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Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-05-28
Losing Aha Family Scene.

There ia something exceedingly tender
as well as instructive, in the following,
which we take from the ChilFs Paper.
A few years ago, merchant failed in
business. lie went home one evening
"What is the matter % asked his wife
81 am beggared-I have los. my all r'
he exclaimed, pressing his hand upon his
forehead, as il his brain was in a wbirl
"All.' said his wife, "I am left"
"All, papa" said his eldest boy; "hers
am IL "And too, papa" said his little
girl, running up and putting her arms
around his neck. "Ts not lost, papa"
repeated Eddie. "And you have health
left" said his wife "And your two
hands to work with, papa" said his eldest,
"and | can help you" "Aud your two
feet to carry you about" "And your two
eyes to see with, papa said little Eddie.
"You have Gods promises" said the
graudnoth "And good God" said
his wife. "Aud heaven to go to-" said
the little GIL. "And Jesus who came to
fetch US there" said his eldest
"God forgive me .'' said the poor mer-
chant, bursting into tears. 81 have not
lost all. What are the few thousands
which l called my all, to these preciou,
things which God has left me 2" and be
claspcd his family to his bosom and kissed
his wife and children with a thankful
heart.
All mo, there are many things more
precious than gold and bank stock, valua-
bic as these may be in their place. When
the Central America was laundering at
sea, bags and purses of gold were strewn
| about the deck a. worthless as the mere
rubbish. "Life, life ~ was the prayer.
To some Of the wretched survivors, ava
ter, water was the prayer "Bread,
bread - it was worth its weight in gold,
if gold could have bought it.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-05-28

the 5th, and communication was instant
ly sent to the British Admiral, Sir lIous-
ton Stewart, stating her unhappy condi-
ton. The English officer behaved in the
most handsome and generous manner.
ale gave ORDERS" to borrow the language
of one Of our countrymcn on board the
Susquehanna, Dat once that the naval hos
pital on shore should be put in order for
the reception of our sick. The orders were
most faithfully carried out by the sur
geons, who worked all night SO that by
eight o'clock in the morning six officers
aud fifty-seven men were transported to
the hospital, where everything was provi-
ded for their comfort tha. would tend to
their recovery. The boats of the English
squadron from the Indus, ImoUm, and
Devastation, nobly assisted in this duty !;
they even came provided with cots for the
sick men. Surely such conduct deserves
some suitable acknowlcd cement from Con-
grcss. Vice Admiral Stewart, by this one
act Of humanity, has won for himself 4
reputation that will contribute more to his
fame than all the battles he has been en-
gagged in, costring long and brilliant ca
rcer. Com. kcllctt also comes in for his
share of our thanks and gratitude. All
hail to these noble hearted Englishmen,
who generously riskcd their lives in saving
the crew Of this vessel; for they did not
hesitate to place themselves in contact
with the sick when occasion demanded it"
The Susquehanna left as soon as possi-
bic for New YOIk, having on board DR..
Rhodes, a medical officer Of the British
Navy, who gallantly volunteered to assist
her surgeons at the risk of his life. We
are glad to notice that the Senate of the
United States has testified its appreciation
Of his noble behavior BY admitting him to
seat on the floor.
The Susquehanna was placed in quar-
antine on arrival here. She still lies in
the lower bay. She is a noble ship; as
well fitted to perform her part in war-as
her heavy guns will warrant-as she is
calculated to DO credit to our navy by her
admirable build and the perfect discipline
established by Capt. Sands.-Harper's
Journal, (NK) Nay Is.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-05-28

manded the RcSoiute when it was found
necessary to abandon her) who inquired
most kindly into their wants and cheercd
them in his frank, hearty and sailor like
manner. No better specimen Of the gen.
erous, impulsive, brave and courteous
Irishman, has it ever been my good for
tune to encounter. The Commodore talks
Of going home via the United States, some
time in August next. Sec that he gets 4
good reception.
Rev. I. L. Turner, Rector Of Port Roy
al, was iulefatigable in his attentions.
He was constantly among the men, ad-
ministcring spiritual consolation to the i'll
and dying, and encouraging the dcspond-
Ing; he also performed the last sad Offices
of the dead.
On the 9TH Of April, the Susquehauna
went to Kingston to coal, and sailed on
the Sth, having sent twenty one more men
to the hospital.
On the l7th, the men were all dis
charged from the hospital, cured, and
were, by order of Commodore kellett,
sent on board ii. NJ. s. Inaunl, Com
mander Grant, where everything that
could conduce to their comfort was done
by Commander Grant and the officers of
that ship. The officers in hospital were
discharged on the 20th Of April.
To Commodore Kellett, to c. Il Kin
near, NJ. n, to Staff Surgeon Burke, and
to Assistant Surgeons Barry and Lewis ;
to Rev. Mr.. Turner, and to Commander
Grant and officers Of the Inlaum, not only
We, the recipients of their great kindness,
hospitality and care, but our friends and
the American people generally, owe a
debt Of gratitude which they can at least,
try to, in part, repay. As Congress is in
session trust that the papers of the Uni
ted States will advocate an expression Of
thanks, and suggest (for | trust it will
only need a suggestion) that medals be
sent the officers whose names | have men
toned
To Deputy United States Consul r \.
Harrison, Esq, We arc also indebted for
much kindness and attention. His duties,
in the peculiar circumstances attending to
sending to the hospital of the men of the
Susquehanna, were very laborious and
vexatiOus; but they were performed with
great zeal, eheerfulness and exactEess
His father our rrnenr+ .-o-~--Ii- -"
General, who possesses the respect and al
fection Of all classes in Jamaica, has been,
l regret to say, confined to his bed for
some weeks with a broken arm. His
great age (sS) makes it improbable that
he will ever entirely recover. | must not
emit to bear testimony to the kindness We
received from Mr. Hitcbins, the agent of
the Aspinwall stcamers.-Cor. " l.
Ueruld.
The writer then enumerates % dead
on board the Susquehanna, and Gl who
survived the fever. In all, 81 or IS died
out Of crew of say 230l
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-05-28

Correspondence uI tllr Lew gSUufE Nlr'hlclc
PuiLAD., May 10, 1888.
On the I7;h, left home for a flight TO this
eastern city. After seating myself in com
Portable position in a car at the Lewisburg
station, and casting wishlul eye over the
valley of Susquehanna, my native place, the
iron horse made puff, and of he went but
in 4 few minutes halted at Northumberland,
very reluctantly. Then aboard a boat, we
commenced the downward trip by water. At
81, \. NJ, al Po.t Treyerton, We again took
the iron horse for our leader, and in two hours
were in Harrisburg. Having to wait coup
le Of hours, two friends from WilliamSport
and Sullivan went with me 10 the Capitol,
where we found everything pleasant and
thriving. Here, thought we, have our great
men Of years gone by spentmany wintry days
in making good and wholesome laws, (and
may it not be the last year Of our worthy
;ownsman, I. H) The hour having arrived,
"pop went the whistle, and away we sped
through all the big towns, such As lighSpire
Mlddletown, Marietta, Columbia, Lancaster,
&c. Saw many beautiful fields OF grain and
grass, which makes a fair promise Of better
times; and then the fine fat bullockS through
Lancaster county made me wish to be among
them with my butcher knife in hand. Ar
rived IN this village al an early hour in the
evening, and found it considerably in commo-
ton when compared with some other towns
up the West Branch.
On the morning Of the 18Th inst, the Grand
Lodge OF the Independent Order of Odd fel-
lows, met in the Hall, corner of Sixth and
Haines streets, with about five hundred rep
resentalyes OF that body, from all parts of
the State, and assure you l felt proud to
represent lodge IN SO respectable an assem-
blage. Brethren. we have laid good foun-
datlon lei us so on, and the widows and
orphans will bless us. |. S. ST..
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BuckaleW's Treasury HauIs.

There are few if any old members Of
our Legislature, who boast more of purity
of motives, or plead for economy as much,
as the renegade Wing, CHARLES L. BUCK
ALEw-the Chairman OF the Dem. State
Cen. Com who covered SO handsomely
the retreat of Gen. Packer from Judge
Wilmot's challenge, and whose failures,
in the last Legislature, to oust Judgc VIII
mot and Superintendent ilickok, were SO
mortifying. But, notwithstanding his
loud protestatious of extraordinary purity,
he is always to be found-as in the above
cascs-reaHy the worst rat in the Treasu-
r., and the confederate Of the greatest
peculators upon the public purse. Not
only is this pryiay habit exhibited in
such open instances as his holding on to
the Public Works, with leech.likc tenaci-
ty, to the last gasp-not only in arguing
for and marshaling the Party forces to
continue the Canal Board, with all the cx
penses it may create, after all its subjects
of expense have gone-but also in very
cquirocal and we think unconstitutional
forays upon the Treasury, is his prcdato-
ry bias manifest We give two prominent
examples:
First. There had been so much paid
by the State for Attorneys Fees, here
and there, in different cases affecting the
Commonwealth, that in 1856 the Lcgisla-
ture passed a special law to stop this Trca-
sury leak. The ID section of this law
declares
That the salary Of the Attorney General
shall be S30u0 per annum, payable quarterly,
which salary shall be in jIR for aLL services
in ALL cases in the supreme Court wherein
the Commonwealth is party, for ALL legal
opinions or questions of law submitted TO him
by the Governor, the Auditor General, State
Treasurer, Surycyor General, OR Canal Com
miSSionerS, and IN fIH for ALL Fees and Pro-
fcsSional Services whatever TO be paid by the
Commonwealth
Here the salary of the Attorney Geuer-
al, previously small, is raised to large
sum and all honest men supposed SpJ:
.tic'eaf prohibition against paying any more
lawyers fees was enacted But, no,
The same Legislature having passed
bill-against the wishes of the Canal
Commissioners and the party cormorants
who had SO long fattened in the public |
treasury-to sell the Main Line, these
Canal Commissioners-in defiance of the .
plain letter and spirit of the Law-hired |
-FOUR lawyers TO contest the will Of the /
People as expressed BY the Legislature
And you will fud among the State Treas
urers paym ents, for contesting that Act
before the Supreme Court, the following
=, N N. VI. Meredith $1,000
". " bUCkALEW $50
~ III, IL. hlrSt $50
'@S' IA Walton 500
contrary to tie Law ia form and in sub
f:aree, yet the Lgcofoco State Treasurer !
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Total $21o7.4l3 s2Osl,s07
Besides these old organizations, there
are several others worthy of note. The
Reformed Dutch Church Publication
Board have their anniversary in June !;
their receipts usually reaching towards
$4,000, it is estimated will not fall be-
hind that amount. The American Sun
day School Union, which held It's annivcr-
sary in Philadelphia, gave its receipts a,
S65,076 II, falling off from the previous
years. The Young Mems Christian As
sociation receipts 5,527 81; New York
Ladies Home Mission Society Give Pts
receipts Sl,375; Swcdenborgian Printing
and Publishing Socicty's receipts, $3,0lS;
Congregational Union, Sc, l5i; Five Points
House Of Industry, SIS, ,23S; American
Temperance Union donations, $l,9S7.
The expenditures keep about equal pace
with their receipts. The Tract, Bible, and
Home Missionary Societies have suffered
the most severely, and the Foreign Mis-
sionary Societies arc in best prosperity.
The Anti-Slavcry Associations have been
most hurt. The Colonization Society bav-
ing had windfall Of legacies, displays a
good check roll On the whole, the fnan-
cial storm has been weathered very skill
fully -Nep York E.Girg Post
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The Susquehanna Sufferers at Jamaica.
KINGSTON, Jam, May l, 1853.


hays keGn frs fpgoGfd 6 Sd With dhtisrt ths left BY
the .Susquehanna at Port Royal, Of the
circumstances attending the recent NOR
tality on board the vessel.
The United States steam frigatc Sus-
quehanna arrived at Port Royal, Jamaica,
on the evening of the 9th of April, with
one hundred and three officers and men
on the sick list with yellow fever. Ad-
miral Sir Houston Stewart was in the har-
Dor, in II. NJ. ship Indus. The Indus
was blaze of lights grand ball was
in progrcss-and "sounds Of revelry" and
of gaity on board. On the Susquehanna,
the contrast was fearful naught was to
be heard but the groans of the sick and
dying. The whole spar deck was hos
pital The Health officer soon came
alongside, and the ominous answer, "wc
have the yellow fever was made to his
inquiries. He left the ship, and rowcl
to the Indus. In short time, Commo-
dorc Kellet, c. b., and Inspector c. Il.
Kinncar, NJ d., in charge Of the royal naval
Hospital, were alongside. In the brief in.
tcrval between the departure of the
Health Officer and the visit of Commo-
dore Kellett, it had been decided to re-
ecive our poor fellows in the Hospital
and by 6 o'clock A. NJ of the 9th of
April, siriy four men and officers were
landed, and were snugly slowed away in
bed, in clean, thoroughly ventilated wards,
their ship clothing removed, and them.
selves dressed in comfortable hospital ap-
parel. Numbers administering angels"
in the shape of black and cOlored female
nurses, hung over them, wiping the foam
from their lips, applying wet applications
to their fOreheads, administering cooling
drinks, and watching over them with the
utmost kindness, care and uuceasipg vigi-
lance. Previous to the appointment of
Inspector kinnear, the nurses had been
men-fshcrmen, mechanics, anybody that
could bcpicked up outside; but he, know
ing that in yellow fever good nursing was
all important, introduced female nurses,
with the most cmincnt success; and |
firmly believe that, undor God, many
lives were saved by the devotion Of these
good women. In one instance, in the
case Of the only officer who died, bis nurse
jointca t,cice during her attendance on
him, and had to be removed; but, immc-
diately on her recovery, she was again by (
his side, por could she be persuaded 10
leave her duties to another.
During the first day Of the epidemic,
the labors OF e. X. kinnear, Inspector of
fleets and hospitals, and of his able cead-
TUTORS, Staff Surgeon j. Page Burke, and
Assistant Surgeons j. s. Barry and Wm.
J. Lewis, were unremitting. Tc their
skill, kindness and humane attention, and
to the thorough nursing We received, it is,
under God, owing, that the mortality,
frightful as it has been, was not much
greater. We all owe these gentlemen a
debt of gratitude never to be forgotten.
During the height of the epidemic, off
GERS aud men were frequently visited by
Commodore Il kelletj c K (who COM
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-05-28
A WORD TO THE WISE.

Love hailed a little maid,
Rompng through the meadow!
Needless in the sun she played,
Scornful Of the shadow.
"Come with me-" whispered he;
"I.iSteO. sweet, 10 love and reason"
by and by she mocked reply;
cloves not in season.
Years went, years came,
Light mixed with shadow,
Love met the maid again,
Dreaming through the meadow.
Not SO coy,' urged the boy;
"List, in time. TO love and reason.
BY and by" she muSed reply;
"Love's still in season"
Years went. years came;
Light changed to shadow,
Love saw the maid again,
Waillng in The meadow.
Pass no more; my dream IS o'cr;
can listen now 70 reason
keep thee coy Knocked the boy,
"Love's out Of season" [AtiaRtic .Ho"f
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-05-28

/ anu huuitoi pciSiai d4ioMCu lhISS SuuIs
to those lawyers for opposing the public
voice Buckalcw pocketed his share.
Second. To preserve Legislators as
much as possible from all improper bias,
aud to prevent them from lcgislating
money into their own pockets, the Consti-
tuition wisely provides
/ sNo Senator or Representative shall, dur
ing the time for which he shall have been
/ elected, be oppoiaied 10 any c,rH cgice under
the Commonwealth, which shall have been
created. or the emoluments Of which have been
increased, during such time
Is not that, plain? And yet, during
the last session, this Mr. Buckalew, Sena-
tor, was conspicuous in passing law for
the Governor to appoint three pcrsons-at
salary of $4,000 cach-to reoise the PEN
q! code of Pennsylvania. 1t passcd-and
Charles r. Buckalew is appoiuted-to his
utter astonishmcBt, no doubt one of the
Commissioners. Evidently against the
intent aal the terms of the Constitution
as this is, yet fcllow-plunderers are not
wanting to quibblc about words, and at
tempt to explain away the plain article in
tended for plain men. Webster defines
"oflice" and "commissi0n" in almost or
quite the same terms. Any honest man
must confess that the time for which an
appointment or election to salaricd sta
tioa extends, does not alter its nature
Let US count up, then, the hanLS upon
the Treasury thus made by Mr. Chairman,
Senator Buckalow, whose delicate nerves
were so shocked by Judge Wilmot's speech
cs against Slavery and the expeusiycncss
of the State School Superintendent:
Salary and mileage as Senator (say)
S725 per year, or Sli50
Fees against the sale Of the Public
Works-cunlrary TO Law $50
Salary as Code Commissioner-con
trary 10 the Constitution 5000
Totai for TWO YEARS, or S2l0O per
year, $500
This-in addition to his regular profcs-
sional carnings-we should say was pretty
good pay for "watch-dog Of the peoples
money guardian of the purity of the
judicial ermine . and commissioner Of the
penal code
(Those laws make the salaries Of Judge
Knox, Attorney General, $4,000 for this
year-pretty good for him, also J
1t will be further remembered, tina,
there has been no more willing and wait
ing ally of the Slave power, in our Legis-
lature, for years past, than this same Sen
ator Buckalow. In the last session, cspe-
cially, all his admitted abilities were taxed
to the utmost in defence of the Lccomp-
ton project. No lawyer ever defended,
with brazcn face, the most hopeless, un-
doubted criminal, with more tireless zeal
and undertaking energy than Senators
Buckalew and Brewer of Adams 1t was
charged, at the time, that both these men
were applicants for foreign appointments
from Mr.. Buchanan, the purser Of the
slave power. Late runners affirm with
much certainty that Buckalew will be re-
warded with 81, 800 mission to South
America.
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Senator Bigler Vindicated by Sen
atOr Cameron.

la the debate on the Fishing Bounties,
in the United States Senate, on the 18th
inst, Mr.. Bigler, of Pennsy ylvania, oppos
ed the proposition before the Senate, and
moved an adjournment Mr.. Cameron
requested that he would withdraw the mo.
tion for moment, which was done, and
he then described his colleagues tariff
views as follows:
Mr.. CAMERoN-"I desire only to say a
word in vindication Of my colleague, and
think in justice to him and myself
should be permitted to say that word, for
you know | do not often occupy much Of
the time of the Senate 1t is that | am
satisfied be is acting in accordance with
bis well known principles. lie is, | be-
lieve, a freetrade man, if can judge him
from his acts. remember that at the
close of the last session the reduction Of
duty on our great staple, iron, was made,
if not by his motion, at least by his vote.
He agreed to it, and was perfectly salts
fled with it. The result has been to break
up every iron master in Pennsylvania who
had not fortune beyond his business in
trade. Every man who was at all iudeb-
ted in his business has been DESTROYED
The iron business Of Pennsylvanil,
about which gentleman speak here, is
no longer an interest. No man, unless
he has fortune that he has inherited or
obtained from sources beyond his busi
ness. is capable Of conducting furnace
for day.
at may be the policy Of my colleague,
and it may perhaps lc 4 wise one, to
break down all these interests, SO that af.
ter I while We shall stand upon common
level, when we shall be compelled again
to return 10 that protective American pol
icy which our fathers Instituted, and
which took care If the country. If We
were to destroy the dnty on salt now, as
proposed by the Senator from Rhode Is
land, believe after little while the salt
interests would help the iron interests
aud if we take off the sugar duty from
gentlemen down in Louisiana, think af-
ter while they will come To our ground;
and if We should repeal the law returning
fugitive slaves, all the gentlemen in the
niger interest would soon help US 10
take care Of our iron. So, if you run
around these interests, and strike them
down, when we are SO low down together
that We can not take care Of ourselves, we
shall begin to feel as members Of the
same great country ought to feel, each
one willing to serve the other
81 thought this statement was due to
my colleague. thought that it was due
to him, coming from my own State, that
| should make this explanation. +
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Financial Statements Of the Reli
gioUs Associations.

The financial exhibit Of the different re-
ligious organizations located in New York
city, despite the panic of the last season,
which occurred at the very period when
those societies are most prosperous, shows
a continuation of their usual prosperity.
In some cases there has been a falling off;
in others there has been a decided gain.
The figures foot up about equally, as will
be seen:
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-05-28

NJ Our young friend, joins A. GRIEF of ofLcvisburg,who
an Engineer board the susquehanna, and suryi
we'd attack Of yellow fever in the Gulf Of Mcxico
has furnished with the annexed extracts from papers
describing the extremely pleasant Of most part Of
their prolonged absence, well of their frarfu attack
and suiierngs in the Gulf. The eheckerei record will
he read with much interest by Mr. Gs many friends and
ly the public Ecncrally-EDs. LEW CuEON.
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Penny Wise and Pound Foolish. :"

In Cincinnati, few days since, a man,
who resides within twelve miles of that
city, walked into the Citizens Bank for
the purpose Q: obtaining sum Of money
which be deposited there several years
ago Imagine his feelings on learning
tha, the bank had failed six months ago !.
He had not even heard Of the panic
which recently swept over the country
with such a Eevelipg influence, fer he took
l. neTsI7Isr