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Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-10-09
MAxsrIELn Sent. q. 1857.

EDIroRs ALTOONA TRInUxE-Geniiemen !:
Your letter OF the 22d surprises me. do not
know either of you. am not the author of
any list of papers in Pennsylvania for the
purpose of subsdizing them. l never paid
money to either OF you during the Fremont or
any other campaign. | never paid money TO
any other person foryou. Therefore can not
answer your in,errogatory, "what amount, and
TO whom ~
| have been informed. and believe, the "devil
l. Tue rdilicI or nc>,- uut, 1Ike other sr~e, ~
ventorS, he is likely 10 lose much of his repu-
tation BY Improvements made upon him by
such n communication as II. Bucher Swoope
has furnished, and such an affidavit as one
WV. Woodward has sworn TO and published
in the Philadelphia Neps.
In haste, THOS. II. FORD.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-10-09
Selected for the CnnoSIctE..by Democrat
The Irish Blessing from the Altar

Holy Father OBlarney he stood at the altar,
And delivered this sermon to Dennis 0Brogue;
Arrah, Dennis, ye thief your desarts is the halter,
Ye desarve to BE- hanged, say, Dennis, ye rogue.
an learn We to vote for n heretc thraitor,
Disobeying the holy commands OF your praste;
I'll spake the bad word for your sowl to st. Peter,
lie shall slam Iiivans door in your foul facr, base.
81 declare if the de-il timssis-Eay he fetch ye!
Was to ri,- up just ao- nut of tiis holy spot,
And to ask for my rather he than the wretch ys
sowld your name dirty sowl to- should it, ye
"whoever gives Dennis cup of cowld wa,her
Let alone the poothen-mate or drink. bite sup,
lie will be Of his endless ruin the author;
The earth will gapc open and swallow him up.
"Cursed be Dennis O'Brosue in lis going and coming
In undressing himself, and in putting on clothes,
In spache and in silence, in whistsng and hummug.
In scratching his head ami in blowing his nose.
s.In waking or sleeping, in atinG and drinking,
In snufiug, in chewing, or smoking pire,
In buying and selling, in bodding and winking,
May his praties all rot if they get TO be ripe
"In dancing or kneeling, in standing or sitting,
May that Dennis 0BEogu-, that big blaekgusrl, b.
cursed
In his athicy and coughing and and splitting
May the vasabond's portion be hunger and thirst!
'In smiling and signing IN laughing and crying,
May the curse of the Saints upon Dennis be hurled
In swearing and lying. in living and dying,
Och, bad luck to ye, Dennis, thief Of the world
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-10-09

John Mitchell is on his way to the
North, for the purpose Of purchasing nec-
essary materials for the establishment of a
new paper, in connection with Mr.. W. G.
Swami, at Knoxville, Tennessee, to be
called the Southern Citizen. 1t will ad-
vocatc the rc-opening of the slave trade, as
contemplated by the National Democrats.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-10-09

Charles Kessler, who has for thirty years
been connected with the Reading Eugte,
has purchased the entire establishment.
and the paper will hereafter be conducted
solely by himself The honorcd name of
"Ritter" is no longer associated with the
nAdler."
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-10-09

Care should be taken to keep the Chi,
nese Sugar Cane clear of Broom and ether
corn, lest the former degenerate and lose
Its saccharine quality.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-10-09

Major ii. S. Kupp, ore of the most in,
teliigent and enterprising farmers Of Berks
county, drives his threshing machine BY
little portable engine.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-10-09
Mo-e of the Chinese Cane Syrup.

t4r ic"is"uIs
Messrs. Wordeu & Cornelius, Gentlemen:
send you a sample of the molasses man
ufactured from the Chinese Sugar Cane
As | have not leisure to give you full
description of the process, | will only give
you few facts relative to it, at present.
The number of stalks used in the expert
ment, was 1900. We crushed the stalks
by passing them between the rollers Of
sugar mill (such as groccrs use for crush
ing sugar. The cylinders were set about
onc-eighth of an inch apart. The crush
ing was pretty hard work for two men.
by this operation, We got about four -fifths
of the juice, and pressed the remainder of
it out by an old fashioned cider mill. The
stalks we're not selected with respect to
size, many of them were of medium size,
and some quite small. The quantity of
juice was about NINETY gallons from the
1900 stalks. From this we obtained about
cleven gallons Of syrup, similar to the spe-
cimen sent you. 1t requires much care
in the process of boiling, scumming, and
strainiug, to produce good article. And
although our experience is too limited to
form correct opinion on the question, l
am inclined to doubt if it "will pay" to
manufacture molasses from the Chinese
Sugar Cane, but perhaps better machinery
and more experience may enable US to be
more successful.
Yours respectfully,
j. NJ NEsBIT.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-10-09
FURTHER ExPosrTIoNS !!

We have shown that Legislative Com.
mittees Of Investigation, both in 1888 and
in 1889, have had occasion to condemn
Gen. Packer, either by their report, or in
the testimony elected, of gross Official
misconduct. There was another committee
raised, in 1871, by his political friends,
who, after patient and laborious investi-
cation, proved him awarding, Gas Canal
Commissioner heagy contract to his own
brother, orer other bidders pho mere as res
pcnsiJie as he, and at prices far aboce rhat
those other bidders altered TO do the rorL, for
If gross favoritism is not thus shown-a
favori,ism which renders any public mau
unfit for ofhce-by this report, then We
can not judge Of the constructive force and
power of language!
The committee reported, 10th April, Al.
In relation to the Western Division of the
Main Line, referring to the Reservoir near
Johnstown, they say
"These facts, in connection with the
proof that M'COMB e. BINGHAM's, and
O'FRIEL l. Co.'S bid, at rates nearly cor
responding for the Eastern reservoir, es-
tablish most conclusively in our minds the
opinion that the Western reservoir vas
allotted to MooRHEAD & PACKER at
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-10-09
That Bribery |.

A1rThe Swope Sanderson-Packer prints
have published the affidavit Of an alleged
DIR. Woodward, in effect that Gov. Ford
had named fourteen papers in Pennsylvania
that he had BOUGHT to support Fremon,
| OF these fourteen,we see that sEvES-the
Muncy Luo.inary, the Altoona Tribune,
the Lewstown Gazette, the Mercersburg
Journal, the Perry 4ioocate, and Adams
Sentinel, and the Elk Of Mifilnburg Sur
deny the charge in toto, and prove circum-
stantially their innocence. The strongest
refutation of the whole. cloth lie is, that
neither the Lamiaary, Journal or Tribune
supported Fremont at all the first two
being strong for Fillmore, (tho' both now
for Wilmot,) and the last was neutral
Of the remaining SEVEN, the Harrisburg
HeraH supported Fillmore and is now for
Hazlehurst, the Milton Democrat is warm
for Packer, and our impression is that the
Lykens Journal also was neutral. OF the
four other papers, We know nothing, not
having any exchange with them.
The following correspondence between
the publishers of the Tribune and Gov.
Thomas II. Ford, puts the finishing touch
to the calumny, and shows up Swope as ga
great liar and dirty dog: -
"TH1 sUsE OFFIcE,
Altoona, Sept. -, 1851.
Hos. Taos ii. foRu--.SiT: In the PhiIadel-
phia DHiy Necs of yesterday, We notice
communication over the signature OF II. Bu-
cher Swoope, charging us, on your authority
with receiving from or through you. Si25,from
the Republican Party, during the last cam
paIgn. The said charge is supported by an
affidavit Of one DIR. w. w. Woodward, who
says, under oath, that he received from you
in person, the list of papers said TO be subsi-
drzed by or through you, among which the
name of the Ahoon4 Tribune appears. Will
you please 10 let US know, as soon as practi-
cable, whether you are the author of the
list in question whether you ever paid
to us any money during the Fremont cam
paign or whether you paid money TO any
other person or persons, for US and If so,
what amount, and TO whom, An early COM 1
pllance with the above request, will confer a .
favor upon Yours, respectfully,
MCRUM & ALLISON,
Editors .Altuona Tribune"
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-10-09

The Democrats of Lancaster county cor
daily invited the seventy five "straight"
Know Nothings of that county to join
them and 60 for Packer, Offering them
Koow Nothing representative on the Dem
ocratic County Ticket.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-10-09

The name of the Asylum post Office in
Durell township, Bradford county, has been
changed to FreacLtorn and the name of
the South Asylum Office, in Asylum town
ship, changed to A.yiam. Those sending
communications through either Office will
please take notice, and avoid delay.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-10-09

Let pleasure be ever 50 innocent, the ex.
cess is ever so criminal.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-10-09
CHILLIsoUAoUE, Oct. 5, 1857.

ra- Mrs. WM. T. LINN, Of Buffaloe X
Roads, also sends US a bottle Of Syrup, of
a strong honey favor. The three specim-
eps we have been favored with, vary from
each other in color and discriminating
wide range in modes Of preparation, and
showing that much has yet to be learned
before ascertaining the very best.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-10-09

VALUE OF A TEsTAMEST.-l know at
least one instance of a shilling Testament
purchased at New Orleans previous to the
Mexican war, which not only saved the life
of the possessor, but was the means Of sa-
wing his soul. 1t was in this way: a
Young Illinois girl purchased i small Tes-
lament for four dyzen of eggs at three
cents der dozen; and when her brother
was about to start for Mexico, as volun-
tccr, she put il into his vest pocket. There
it remained, wrapped in the same paper
aad same pocket, until the battle Of Baena
Vista, when the owner received a wound
through the Testament, which broke the
force Of the bullet, which lodged in his
breast, and sent him to the hospital. There
he read his book and the last time | saw
him, he was in an Illinois college, prcpar
Ing for the pulpit, or ratler for Mission
any field in the Methodist Church.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-10-09

NAIVE sec that some Of the Packerites
where Yankees are not very plenty, call
Judge WILMor a New Yorker" He is
a native of Wayne county, Pennsylvania,
and has been citizen of this State all his
days, as we believe some of these assailants
know. (But WIN. Strong, one Of their
candidates for Judge,w New England-
er, and is none the worse for it; but he
has deserted from New England principles,
and should be peppered to death at the
ballot beg for Mat)
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-10-09
TIE VOICE OF AUIUMN,
nr nII.LIAM CULLEN BRYANT.

There comes. from yonder height,
\ >ofl, repinlng sound,
Where forest leaves are bright,
And fall like flakes OF light To the ground.
II is the autumn breeze,
That. lightly floating on,
Just skins the weedy leaS,
Just stirS the glowing trees, And IS gone.
He means by Sedgy brook,
And visits with a Sigh
The last pale flowers that look,
From out their sunny nook, Al the sky.
Ger shouting children flies
That light October wind,
And. kissing checks and eyes,
lie leaves their merry cries Far behind.
And wanders on to make
That soft, uneasy sound,
By distant wood aud lake,
Where distant fountains break FrOmthe ground
No bower where maidens dwell
Can win a moments stay,
Nor iair un,rodden dell,
He sweeps the upland swell, And away
Mourn'>t thou thy homeless state!
Oh soft, repInlnS wind!
That early seek'st and late
The rest II is thy fate Not TO ind.
Not on the mountains breast,
N1t on the oceans shore,
In all the East and West
The wind that stops 10 rest Is no more.
Bv valleys, woods, and springs,
No wonder thou should'sl grieve
For all the glorious things
Thou TOUGHEST with thy wings And muStlcave,
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-10-09

The longest submarine cable ever laid
was that from Varna to Balaklava in the
Black Sea, which was $40 miles long.
The next longest is that between England
and Holland, lis miles. That between
Dover and Calais, which has now been in
successful operation for several years, aud
which in its day was considered great
achievement, is only q mile, in length.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-10-09

FAMILY MUsIC-Nusic, Ike paintings
and s;atuary, retincs aud elcvates and sane
t.fas. Song is the Language of giadncsS,
and it is the utteraucc of devotion. Bat
coming lower down, it is physically bene-
fetal; it rouses the circulation, wakes up
the bodily energies, and dlffuscs lie and
animation all around. Does lazy man
ever sing? We never heard il. Does a
milk-and. water character ever strike Uo'e!
Never Song is the outlet Of mental aud
physical activity, and increases both BY It's
exercise. No child has completed reli'
gious education who has not been taught
TO sing the Songs of Zion. No part of our
religious worship is Sweeter than this. In
David's days it was u practice and study.
-HuEs y9uraal Of Health.
Philip Clark, formerly of Iowa city, re-
turned to that place week or two since,
from California, after an absence Of eight
years. He left wife, children, and a
valuable farm, when he went to CalifOr-
MIA. He finds, on his return, that hi,
wife has long since married, having first
secured divorce and decree giving her
the farm for support. The farm was then
sod and is now in other hands, and his
former wife is in some other part of the
cOuntrv
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

ADvERTIsE.-If you have lost anything,
says the Cincinnati Enquirer, advertise! If
you have found anything, advertise! If you
expect to get anything, advertise! If you
have anything to sell, or wish to buy, adver-
tise! Ifyou want to 60 to Congress, or be
President of the United States, tell it around,
talk about it, or, in other words, ADVERTISED
If you want to marry, get divorce, or adopt
a baby, advertise! 1t is the open sasame of
all things mundane, and one might as well
attempt to hold himself out at arms length
as to think of getting along swimmngly in
this world without advertising. Nearly all
universities and misfortunes are the direct or
indirect results Of such negligence. Troubled
sleep and uneasy coEscences follow quickly
upon it. Premature old age overtakes the
one who never advertises, and he goes
down pennless to the grave, with nothing
bu, newspapers for his winding-sheet.-
Take heed in time; let The public knov who
YOU are, what you are, and what you pro-
nose to do for the human family, and our
word for it, the world will be brighter, the
women lovlier and your bank credit better
Try it.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06
RANK SUSPENSIONS.

In communication which appeared last
year in several of the periodicals of the
country, on the subject of banks, written by
Mr.. Rupert, of Louisville, KY, we fad the
following reference to suspensions!
The Bank of England, which was estab.
lished in 1896, suspended specie payment, and
in 1896, her notes were at discount OF 20
per cent. She again suspended 10 1887, and
continued so till May lS2l-twenty-four
years-durhg a part of which time, her
notes were at discount Of IS per cent. The
Royal Bank of France, which was establish
ed in i7ls, failed, and in l725 she wound up,
when the stockholders found that they had
lost one billion eight hundred and sixty-three
millions livres; TO say nothing of the losses
of the countless thousands OF note holders
who we're suddenly reduced from affluence to
penury and want. The Bank of France,
which was established in 1904, suspended in
1905. The Bank Of Venice, established in
1903, suspended in 1897, when one dollar in
specie was worth thirteen Of her paper. The
Bank of Copenhagen, established in 1876,
broke, and her paper was greatly depreciateds'
The Bank of Russia, established in ITO,
got into bad odor and her notes were worth
only 25 cents in the dollar. Our own Uni
ted States Bank, established in 1871, expert
enced great troubles in 1914, at which time
her notes were al discount Of fourteen per
cent. in New Orleans.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

Com IN BosToS.-There is said to be pen-
~ of small coin in circulation in Boston,
The proprietor of a prominent exchange
office in State street had the curiosity on
Monday forenoon to note the amount Of the
sums of specie offered to him for sale within
few hours. The total was Sl3,54s, in lots
from $4,000 downward. The holders were
somewhat indignant at the terms offered,
which was one-half per cent, and refused
to sell at so low rate, ms il would not repay
them for the trouble of carrying their heavy
burdens,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

A CRuMB OF CoMFoRT.-One of the great
est comforts, when man is in any kind of
trouble, is to be able to blame somebody. He
has done nothing to bring his calamity upon
course he has not; he only
spent s 10000 year, OR some such trihe, for
family expenses, and only paid $4,000 for
store rent. With capital of 100000, he
has only incurred debts to the amount OF
81 900 900, or in that proportion if his cnp-
tai is smaller. To be sure he dabbed a little
in stocks, just TO have something that could
bc instantly converted into money; but If
the Banks had gone on increasing their dis
counts as they did until they got up to l22
millions, he would have come out with a
splendid profit. They were guilty of giving
him discounts when he ought not to have
had them; and now refuse him discounts
when he must have money or break. Clear
~ then the Banks are in fault, and not he
New York Journal Commerce.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

Coon OUT OF EvIL.--1he panic has had
one good result, at all events The Conven
ton which was TO NEE: at Cleveland on the
26th. for the purpose OF dissolving the Union,
has been postponed on account of the finan-
cia difficulties of the country. Whether
they feared they would he unable to raise
money to carry out their scheme of dissolu-
tlon, or to pay their rail road fare, we are not
informed BAH American.
As the present crisis has shown something
Of the manner how the North is living at the
expense of the South, perhaps these Aboli-
ton'sss have discovered that II will not be
profitable for them to dissolve the Union just
at present.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06
Ru,s. ron A pANc-The New York

RULES FOR A PASIc.-The New York
Courier and Enquirer suggests some very
sensible rules for panic. Here they are;
Always buy when, from extraneous eau
ses. such as a Temporary money pressure or
a large failure, people grow timid and are
ready to "sell out"
Never sell on falling market.
Always remember that when stocks IN
ordinarily good reputation, fall, during a
pressure, that they are as sure TO rise again
as the sun in the heavens.
Remember the good old provero-"e;x'
tremes produce their opposites wne'ner W
"panic prices" or other less important 'a'-
ters.
Above all, never lose confidence In lnuins-
ically good property, because temporary eau,
ses cause temporary depreciation but hold
on" in the emphatic language OF the umes'
for tho reaction which is sure TO io'low'
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

A NATIONAL PARTY.-We learn from our
exchanges that the Wing General Committee
of New York have issued an address, which
declares, among other things, that the coun.
try needs great national conservative party,
the elements of which are to be found in the
old Henry Clay Wing party. We, with many
Southerners, are confident that such a politi-
cal organization would save the country from
the impending ruin which hangs over 1t.
The disastrous rule of the Democracy for
the last eight years. has awakned the people
generally TO sense of their rights, interests,
honor and happiness, and we look wistfully
forward to the day when the glorious old
Whig banner will be borne victoriously and
triumphantly by the multitude of our fellow
citizens of the United States "who know
their rights, and knowing dare maintain
them.
A party with such intelligence, patriotism
and principles can never be crushed out,
thoug gh defeated by party destitute of all
those true principles which alone can keep
our nation far iI the lead of all other forms
of governments.
1t began-was born-teated in those times
which tried the souls of all true men, and
yet its effulgent beacon shines forth with
undimed splendor, and il boldly stands forth,
with warning voice, TO guard the "trne and
tried" from evils which the past and present
Democratic administrations have entailed
upon the Union. Unlike the Democratic party,
it has no love or lust for official station or
rule, more than we are entitled to by the
Constitution, and until it is again in power,
we need not hope for better state OF our
national affairs Montgomery Journal.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06
PoETRY AND PaosE.-Some sapheaded

Poetry AND PRosE.-Some sapheaded
youth gets off the following:
The clock struck ten, seized my hat and
babe good night to all, except the lass cour-
ted she came with me through the hall, she
stood within the portal, and gazed upon
her charms, and oh! loHgsd that moment
to clasp her in my arms. She spoke about
the moon and stars-how clear and bright
they shone; said thought the crops would
fail unless we had rain soon. Then edged
little closer, put nv arms around her neck
and gazed upon those rosy lips ] longed so
much, to taste. Said !, my dearest Susy,
I'll never rest contented, II ] leave tonight
without kiss, I'll surely 60 demented.- =
Then up she turned her rosy mouth, and
everything was handy; quick from her lips |
seized kiss, oh Yankee doodle dandy!--
Then off for home started, could no lon
ger stay; with light heart and breeches thin,
| whistled all the way. Hence learn this
truth, ye bashful youth, who seek for we'd
ded bliss, no lass will love until you move
her feelings with kiss.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

Mrs. PARrIsoToN lNcREDuLoUs.- Bos.
ton Evening Gazette has the following Par.
tington in Its last issue:
s.Pm not very Incredible" said Mrs. Par
tington, looking up from the paper and CLAN.
cling over her specs at Ike, who sat making a
windmill out of the frame Of his slate, "and
believe rs much as any ratiouable person
ought to. have believed all about the Dew
il-port boys and the other wonderful things,
and all that has been said agin em; and the
story of u mans climbing pole and pulling
il up arter him, and Of the actor that held
himself out ut arms length, but it is beyond
my belief that a cargo of molasses could
change hands" She passed the paper
from her right hand to her left, rs though it
were hogsheau Of molasses, and then rs-
sumed her reading with u profound idea
tina, the editor in making the statement was
humbuggipg her.