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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-04-12
Rhode island Election.

Sprague, nominee Of the conservative
Republicans as they are called, is elected
Governor of Rhode Island, by some 200C
majority. There was split in the Repub
can Party of that State, the two factions
being called Radical and Conservatives
Sprague was the nominee of tie latter, and
receiving about half the Conservatives and
all the Democrats, (the latter making the
nomination. was elected. The Democrats
crow over this election as a party victory,
but it is hard to see what they are growing
about
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-04-12
Missouri Railroad bill Vetoed.

Gov. Stewart vetoed the Railroad bill at
last Great excitement was the consequence
in jefferson City, st. Louis, and other pla-
ccs. As it was thought that a quorum OF
the Legislature could not be obtained, the
veto will probably finish the bill for this ses-
sion. Now the people ofNorthcrn Iowa,
who were looking to connection with the
North Missouri road, can and probably will
turn their attention to making a connection
with the K TT. ID. NJ. & NJ Road.-Gatc
Tifu
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-04-12

Forty-five car loads ofcattle were sent east
over the @. D. & Q. Railroad Saturday.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-04-12

New York papers report that trans Allan
tic travel this year will be very heavy.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-04-12

II. ,. BURTON,
Dear Sir Il have to inform
you that young Lady answering to your
description, resided in this place Her name
was Laura Harvey. She left here a short
time ago with young man by the name of
Geo. Lawrence.
Yours Respectfully:
f. HAMBRIGHT, p. O. Crk.
The parties who were in pursuit. and on
the point of overtaking and arresting the
supposed perpetrators of the crime, returned
last week, with the unwelcome intelligence
that they overlook the party they were pur-
suing some 45 miles this side Of St Joseph
but that they di | not answer the description
Mr. Warden turned back from that point
ex Sheriff Lewis, Sheriff Grey, ana John c.
Fisher, went on to st. Joseph but made no
discoveries. Other parties have left since
on other trails, from whom it is not vet time
to hear anything
On Saturday night last meeting of the
citizens of Ottumwa very numerously atten.
ded, appointed a committee to memorabilia
the Governor to offer reward and to solicit
subscriptions to make up the sum of $500
to be offered as reward for the Apprehension,
and Identification in Ottumwa of the perpe.
traitors Of the fiendish crime. The duties
imposed upon the committee, have been
faithfully discharged, and we learn that ape,i
ton numerously subscribed, has gone to the
Governor, and the sum of over $500 has
been pledged.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-11-10

ASCENT or PIKR's PEAK BY Two LApIEs.-
A correspondent Of the Boston Traveller
gives an account Of a trip he and two New
England ladies' recently made to the summit
Of Pixies Peak. When we remember that
Pixies Peak is 14,5o0 feet above the sea
level, aud is situated 10 an unbroken wilder
ness, the feat of these two ladies is remarka
bic. The writer's accoun: of the trip is brief
aud as follows:
The ascent is difficult and exbausting as
several rugged mountains are passed over be.
fore the base 20 Pixies Peak is reached and
the journey can be accomplished only on foot
We spent five DAYS among the mountains.
and during two of them were almost entirely
out Of provisions. Rain fell necessarily, and
forty.eight hours in the cold atmosphere we
passed in drenched clothing. Two members
Of the party-Mrs. Mark H. Blunt, fr.m
Boston, and Miss Addie NJ. Smith, from
Derry, n. III were the first ladies who ever
set loot upon the summit. Nothing but in
vlnclble determination carried them through
the hardsbips of the journey bat though
they each lost eight pounds of flesh in less
than five days, they felt amply rewarded for
their toll, for the view from the Peak is in.
descrlba5ly grand and impressive. IL ex.
TENDS In every direction abopt a hundred
miles, embracing every variety of scenery,
and enables one to look from the same stand
point upon four different territories-K ansas,
Nebraska, Utah and New Mexico.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-11-10
The Printer and the Types.


Perhaps there is no department of enter.
prise whose details are less understood by in
telligent people than the art preservative-
the achievements of the types.
Every day their lives long they are accus.
toned to read tho newspapers, to find fault
with It's statements, its arrangements, looks, -
to amuse themselves upon the discovery Of
some roguish and acrobatic type that gets
into frolic and stands upon his head, or with
some word with a waste letter or two in it ;
but OF the process in which the newspaper is
made, OF the myriads Of motions aud thou.
sands OF pieces necessary to composition they
know little and think less.
They Imagine they discourse of wonder
indeed, when they speak of the fair white
carpet woven from thought to walk upon from
the rags that fluttered upon the back oil
the beggar yesterday.
But there is something to us more wonde r.
fol in it. When we look at the hundred aud
fifty little figures that compose u printers
case, noiseless except the clicking of types,
as one by one they take their march in grow.
ing lne-we think we have found the marvel
of the art.
Strewn in those little boxes are thin par.
oelgrames OF metal, every one good for some.
thing that goes to make up written language
the visible loot prints U: thought upon carpet
of rags.
We think how many fragments of fancy
there are in the boxes; how many atoms OF
poetry or eloquence the printer can make
here and if he only has little chart to work
by, how many lies in small handfulls, how
much truth in chaos. Now he picks the
scattered elements until be holds 10 his hand
a stauza of Grey's Elegy, a monody upon
Grimes coat all buttoned down before. Now
be sets up puppy missing" aad now para
disc Lost" He arrays a bride, "in small
caps" and a sonnet in "Nonpsreil." II le an
nounces that the lsnguishing live, in one seu-
tence-transposes the word and deplores
the days that are evil in the next.
A poor jest ticks its way into the printer 5
hand like little cloch just running down. add
strain OF elegance marches into line. We
fancy We can tell the difference by hearing Of
the ear, but perhaps not.
The types that told of a wedding yesterday,
announce burial to.morrow-pefhaps in the
self same letters.
They are the elements TO make q world Of
Those types are a world with something in it
as beautiful as spring. as rich us summer, and
autumn flowers that frost cannot wilt, fruit that
shall ripen for all time.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-11-10
Remarkable Queer Internal Machine

! The Post Office in Chicago was thrown
! into state of great excitement day before
/ yesterday, says the Times of the Oath, by the
strange antics Of negro woman, who hsd
just received letter or package from one o
the general delivery clerks. The won ap was
wrnglng her hands, screaming and acting
| like one in crazy fit. Upon being question
ed, she pointed to a lively little green adder
that was rapidly wrigglng across the floor
toward the door. This African Cleopatra, il
appears, has Mark Antony living in the
State OF Georgia. Like their most iilustri.
Gus predecessors their social relations have
not been OF the most satisfactory description.
But the sooty Antony was quite as deeply
enamored Of his Cleopatra as was bis Roman
prototype, and being unable to possess her he
resolved that no Que else should. So he
caughrtbe adder, enclosed it 10 pasteboard
box and forwarded it to the object of all
his troubles. She upon receiving il was
slightly surprised at hearing hiss in the Dox,
and almost instantly the greer head, glitter.
ing eyes and barbed tongue Of the aforesaid
adder shot up before her astonished gaze.
She dropped the box with degree of ceeriey
analogous to that with which n bat will drop
q hot potato, and SET up bideous yell, which
caused the CONSERVATION mentioned. The
following is copy of the letter, which fully
dlscloses the motivess of the husband, and
the part the snake was TO play:
MARION, October 18th, 1860
DEAR WIFE: ! must tell you that do
love you with all my heart, and no other but
you. How do You think | can live without
you, dear, loving wife? How my very heart
does ache for you. Now dear wife, do believe
me what tell you, for Gods sake, for | never
loved any other but you. Here is one of
your dear loving pets, and take it and kiss it
Tor me, now, dear, affecctonate wife. Why
don't you come home, if you can, and take
your dear little Simon in your arms and press
him to your bosom, ss you had so much love
Tor me. Margaret, must say that this will
be the last that ] will ever write to you, and
another thiog if you would live with me
would never live with you, for am afraid of
you.
After me writing to you and telling you
that ] would live with you if you would pro.
mise me that you would do right by me.
Well, by Cd, if | can't get along without
you, will kill myself for l never will bother
you any more. am going to get bill from
you, now sure but did want to live with
you, but don't now, and never will SO long as
live, but must say that love you, but
that don't amount to anything now, and |
cont want 1t to amount to Anything, but you
shall have Simon's picture, sure. lfyou don't
get it this winter you will never see him, for
l am going SO far away that you will never
see him. Simon is sick, now
Yours truly. for o conner.
PHlLANDER PIERCE.
Kiss this dear little pet for me, and take it
and sleep with it for Gods soke.
+. S.-They say that the bise is true and
let this bite you and you viii tud out that this
is good little bed fellow.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-11-10
FARMERS 9epartmcat.
Cultivate Blackberries

Seeing an inquiry asking how to SET ana
| cultivate the Lawton blackberry. and bovi,,,
had little experience in the cultivation IS
the blackberry, | will answer the question 90
! lar as ! am able. To many it may seem ,.o
idle waste Of time aud paper 70 oil such
womb answer that, in mauy sections Of ,'i,
country the time is past, and it is 10 be hop,a
that it soon will be IN all, that people can 20
to the hedges, along the fences and waste
grounds OF the farm to procure the accustom.
ed supply Of berries. Il vote for progress >
and progress is found in farmers hsy,pc n
patch Of blackberry plants yielding ot tho
rate of two hundred bushels to The acre
instead OF having them scattered all over the
premises. and at that yielding but II scap,v
pittance for the space occupied.
How to set the plants 10 the irgt ,co.
1t is necessary to prepare the ground. which
shonid be broken up to good depth. uni II
II were trenched or subsoe6 it were oil the
better; but this is not absolutely necasss-y.
The soil should b. well manured any kind os
manure will answer, aud there is no danger Of
getting too much of any Of the mapures com
monty used about the farm, as we find tho
black kberry in the wild state growing on land
as rich as il can we'll be made, auI it is upon
Just such land Gs that we find the haDdsomest
fruit
Inc plants may be set 10 the fall or spring
The more roots taken up with the plant the
better; the roots being the vital part Of
plants, and not the tops, as many seem to
think, Judging by the manner that they plant
trees, briars, &c. The tops ough. to be cut
oil nearly level With the surface of the grousd.
as the growth that is thrown 10 them is taken
from the suckers which spring up from the
roots, and are destined to bear the fu.uie
lruit good distance to set the p'srts is
TO have the rows five feet apart, fer If they
are nearer together than that, the briars will
spread over and make it inconvenient t. cut
t!vate the plants or TO gather the fruit
ihey may set three feet apart in the rows. or
closer, ii desired the farther distance to be
Preferred as the roots run far 10 search OF
nourlshment, and the dry weather will not
affect them so much. Tie the brDpches NJ -
stakes, or, what is better, set post at 9 cll
end OF the row, fasteu q couple of wires o.
these posts, putting the lower wire about tw.
feet from the ground and the other four feet
then tasten the briars to these wires, spu?4.
ing them apart as much as conveuient- he
berries will ripen sooner and be of better
flavor. 1t is good pau to give ther, good
mulch, as it keeps the ground moist and
clean. Lorna
baltimore ITeekly Sun.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-11-10
y Il M 0 I 0 II s .

Alta convention of clergymen, not long
since, il was proposed by one Of the members
after they had diued. that each man shuulh
entertain the company with some interesting
remarks Among the rest, one Grew up his
fancy and related dream. ln his dream he
went TO Heaven, and he described the golden
stteets etc. As he concluded one of tbs
diyiues, who was some what noted for his pen.
urious and money saving habits, stepped up
TO the narrator aud inquired jucosely:
"Well, did you see anything Of me in your
dream 7"
Eyes I did"
Indeed what was l doingH Praying
was 20
'No-scraping up the gold !"
IVASTs to schippen der LucAIa said
foreigner TO the clerk ia shipping office.
"Wsll, sale the clerk, pea in hand, "What's
your namef'
III Is Hans Nannsootet tiastiuidttsdnsdsrs-
museighypworcbslkvenxquigwpainswrimnplo-
rity," said duchy, gravely, splitting out his old
quid and taking in fresh one.
"Heaven 2 said the clerk, al cant write
that. Look here, Mister, what is il 10 Eng.
iish, DO you know p
"YaeT. lch does. II is Yon Smidts"
The poor clerk tainted.
'Mr Smith. you said you suspected the nri.
ssner was rogue the moment you saw him
Why did you not suspect him?' "Becos q
ired my rooms without beating down the
price" is this u rule without any exeep.
lions r Ats rule without no hexceptions.
yer vsrsbip; 'onest men are Railways stingy
and never satisfied 6unless they get shill.
ng's worth o! hsuythIne for tenpenes."
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-11-10

DRANK VITRIoL--At a factory in Chester
county, Pa, little son Of Ebenezer Speak.
man, aged eight years, who had frequently
brought water in the pitcher, went to it to
drink, and before noticed by the workmen or
detected by his own taste, drank a gill or
more of sulphuric acid foil of vitrol), which
bad been placed 10 the pitcher, to be used in
some part of the business. The boy ran to
the house Immediately medical aid was sum.
moned The physician had scarcely hope
of saving the child, under such adverse cir
cumstances but the stomach was fret filled
with water and then empted by means OF the
stomach pump. Common magnesia was al
ministered, which combines With the acid and
forms EPSON salts. The patient was in ter
rble distress and continued to yomit large
quantities OF blood and mucus for several
DAYS. At first the blood flowed from the
stomach almost as freely as from the opening
Of a large blood vessel 10 the arm. The
st-augest part Of this sad story is that the
child, although in very precarious situation,
is likely to recover. 1t is one OF the most re
imarkable cases on record. A portisn Of the
acid which was spilled on bis clothes, eat
through them to the skin.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-11-10

loBBs, THE LocKsMITH, RETURNING In
1851, during the Exhibition of Industry of
oil Nations in London, our countryman,
Hobbs, astonished the cockneys by picking
Bramah's and all the most famous English
locks which had been represented as burglar
proof while, at the same time, not one of
their locksnitbs we're able to pick Newall's
American lock. These incidents were the
means Of making Mr.. Hobbs and the locks
which he took to London quite popular, so
that very promising field was presented for
their manufacture in England, and he, in
company, with an English capitalist, entered
upon its occupancy. a large factory was
soon erected in the vicinity Of London, and
Mr.. Hobbs had several Ingenious machines
constructed to fabricate several parts of locks
which had previously been executed solely
by handlabor 10 England. His lock factory
became the first in that country he beat all
opponents, aud success attended his efforts.
Alter a residence of nine years in England,
We learn from the London Mechanics Maga.
zine, that he has retired from business, and
is about to return permanently to America
with his family. During his residence in
London be has WOO respect, and his work
people seem to have been greatly attached
to him. they have presented him a hand
some testimonial. and an address couched 10
very atiectlonate language. Boston Trans
cript
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-11-10

Few HINTS TO HoUsEEEEPERs. House
Keepers should remember, that coffee which
is purchased already roasted, should be kent
10 close tin chest; that tea, t. preserve its
iull havor should also have the air excluded
that cakes should Likewise be kept in tin
box with tight-itting top, and they will
keep fresh three times as long as If l.ft ex
posed. Bread preserved in the same way.
neyJ need be stale, so much dreaded hy
young persons with strong digestive powers.
That cranberries-just now making their
appearance, and as fine as you ever saw
will keep the whole winter if placed In sweet
vessel with water, in place where the water
Will not freeze much. Good, fresh rice has Il
clear, bright look old rice is frequently
Infested with a black insect which eats INTO
aud buries itself 10 the grain. In lsying up
your stock Of lard for the winter, choose that
for the longest keeping, from hogs over ono
year old; that from young hogs should be
used first. In making "sour.crout." first
scaid out the cask, place few leaves iu the
bottom, then layer OF the cut cabbage, then
stamp gently until the juice appears, then
another layer uutll the cask is full each
layer should have as much ine sal. as can be
grasped in the hand. When the cssk is full.
another topping Of cabbage leaves, then place
board loosely fitting, upon the top aud on
top OF that q stone Of sufficient weight 10
press 1t down properly. Stand away in the
cellar. Remember, that in making sour.
crout everything must be perfectly clean and
sweet, just as much so as in making breau
and pies GermGHtOEn Ielegrcph
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-11-10
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THE OLD MAN DREAMS.

"Oh for one hour Of youthful ioy!
Give bnck my twentieth spring
Ia rather laugh bright haired boy
Inan reign a-gray.beard king
"Of with tho wripkled spoils of age
Away with learning's crown
lear out lifes wisdom written page.
And dash its trophies down
"One moment let my life blood stream
From boyhood's folnt OF ilame
GIVE me one gddy, reelng dream
vi lille all love aud fame
my listening angel heard the prayer,
And calmly sni ing, said:
III but touch thy slvered hair
Thy hasty wish hath sped.
But is there nothing in thy track
TO bid thee fondly stay,
hIIe the swift seasons hurry back
10 ind the wished.for day !
"Ah truest soul OF woman kind
without thee, what were lite
One bliss | cannot leave behind
III take precious--wifel
The angel took a sapphire pen,
And wrote in rainbow dew
The man would be boy again,
And oe husband too !"
"' And is there nothing yet nnsaid
Before the change appears
Neinember all their gllts have fed
With those dssolving years !"
"Wby yes for memory would recall
My fond paternal joys
| could not bear to leave them all
I'll take-my-girl-aud-boys
The smiling angel dropped his pen,
why, this will never do;
The man would DO II boy again,
Aud be u father too T.
And SO ! aughed-my laughter woke
The household with its uolss-
And wrote my dream when morning brol
TO please the gray.hnireG boys"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-11-10

A queer sort of fellow is Lord Byrou's
grandson, who, by tho death of Lady Byron
has lately become Baron Wentworth, aud to
whom will ultimately fall the great landed es.
tate OF the family. From a singular caprice
he learned the trade Of blacksmith, aud
went to work, some years ago, in the Wool
wich Arsenal. he has occasionally visited
his mother, Lady Lovelace, on o Sunday, but
always returned to bis work on Monday
morning. lie is said to have been mauvais
sVst in his youth, who ran away from school,
turned common sailor, for variety, and then
Tor new sensation, took to blacksmthing-
which appears to have pleased HIN well. aud
made steady man Of him. Queer US his con.
duct seems, he may chance to be very sen.
sihle fellow.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-11-10
DEFoREsT, ARMSTRONG G co.
J. P. SHINDEL GOBLIN,
Attorney & Counsellor at Law

SUNBURY PA
WILL attend faithfully to the collection of claims
and all professional business in the counties Of
Northumberland, Montour, Union and Snyder.
Counsel given in the German language.
TT Office one door east Of the Prothonotsry's S
Office.
sunbury, May &c, ls6s.-ly
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-11-10

hES ARE NOT BORN ENTITLED TO EQUAL
hidhrs-lt would be near the truth TO say
mat some were born with saddles on their
oaeks. and others booted and spurred to ride
'oem, and the riding does them good.
m,ie and Liberty are not inalenable.
tae Declaration Of independence is exhu.
'e'sn'ly false and fAilaoious. Richmond En-.
iiutF.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-11-10

HuNoR OF THE CANPAIGE.-The present
political campaign has furnished nothing hap
pier than the following. on Eyeretts rumored
marriage to Southern lady -
BELLE RINGING.
Mr.. Everett "a rich Southern widow" soon weds,
And whoever it can be" makes fools rub their
heads;
But why mystery's made Of the thing can tell,
As he's followed for men;as q well known South
srn Bell.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-11-10

The World, though rough, is, after oil the
best tschoolmsster-bette than study, for II
makes man his own teacher. As Gibbon
said: "Eyery person has two sducations--
one which he receives from others, and one
thos importantly which be gives 10 himself .
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-11-10

BoLoGNA SAusAGe-Tan pounds round of
beef chopped fine, 2! pounds Of the fat Of
pork, cut in very small pieces with q knife,
mot chopped !! ounce mace, I ounce ground
cloves, p ounces black pepper. bruised 10
mortar, not very fiDe; mix all together and
let il lay all night. Next day put it in skins
and let it lay four or five days in the sun.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-11-10

MTNcR PIE.-Oue and n half crackers
three spoontuls of melted butter, half cup of
vinegar, one cup OF molasses, raisns and
spice to your taste. Melt the butter md
vinegar, then add the rest, and hll your paste !;
cover as usual