Pittston Gazette and Susquehanna Anthracite Journal

              TH £ PITTS TO N GAZETTE, AID SMUEM1IA AITHMOfl JOTOAL a SWttkltj D3tnispnptr-( JOtnofrb la Urn. litaturt, |Solitir5, tyt Jficrtnntilt, Mining, Jtlrrjjnifirnl, nub Slgricnlnrnl Snttrnts of Hie Couuhq, tairnctum, imrnai, 3Rtrljnrt fc fflillip VOLUME 2.-NUMBER 5. PITrSTON, PENNA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1851. $2.00 PER AN: EVERTS A CURTISS, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN FISH, FRUIT, OILS 8 PROVISIONS, Now Capt. Enoch Nightingale had said but very little about the various projects that had been Bet on foot with rrgard to the privateering expedition, but he had thought a great deal, and as his son communicated the above intelligertce, his thoughts came lo a focus. A plan of operation was clearly murked out in his mind, and he at once set about the work of putting it into effect. The man who stood second to Capluin Nightingale, mate, was Jabe Haskins.Capt. Enoch Nightingal appeared through the aperture. In a moment more another board was removed, and ere long forty aspiring niter Immortality, and ripenmg apace for it, and having sustained lii.s part with integrity and consistency to the last, quits the singe with modest and graceful triumph—this is the happiest old man. There, that whole life of youlh, manhood and old age. which is spent after this manner, is the best andliappiest life.—Fordyce. From the North Amrrican 4- U. 8. Anthracite Coal. Of the three great anthracite coal field8 of Pennsylvania, the Northern, or Wyoming, is perhaps tho most important, and at the same time ia less known or understood by our citizens, who have looked to the Lehigh and Sohuylkill regions for their annual supply of that necessary article. Few of our readers, perhaps, are aware that of the discoveries of coal in different parts of tho world, a very small proportion, probably not more than one acre in fifty, is anthracite; and the most intelligent and judicious seem blind to the fact, that we are sweeping off hundreds of acres yearly with tlie most ruinous extravagance, while the trade is yet in its infancy. In the insane competition between rival companies, who seem determined to ruin each other and benefit nobody, thousands of tons of anthracite are forced into the market, at a price below the actual cost of mining and transportation, instead of being treasured and economized, as one of the necessaries of life, not to be renewed when once exhausted. The Wyoming coal field lies in along and narrow basin, on the waters of the Susquehanna and Lackawanna rivers, In the county of Luzerne. The widest part of this basin is near the middle of the valley of Wyoming, where the bottom rock or bed of the coal formation can be distinctly traced high up the mountains on either side of the river. 8 But a few years since and the moat knowing in that region doubted the possibility of coal extending far under ground from where it could be seen at its cropping out; and the shrewd agents of the diffei'- ent mining companies, taking their cue from this general belief, found little difficulty in purclasing most valuable coal lands at the mere price of upland farms, or as old fields for coto pasture. Of the honesty of such a course there may be a difference of opinion. This narrow view of the subject, and the disposition to profit by it, was mentioned some year or two ago, in a very able report made by William F. Roberts, Esq., oti the subject of coal on the back lots in Pittston township. The belief was cultivated, by those interested in the river hills, that no coal of any value could be found in the tier of certified lots running to the mountains ; and the appearance of a pebbly rock was confidently pointed to as the crtnglomerate, or bed rock of the basin. The writer had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Roberts in Pittston, 011 one of his visits to the valley, and it was really gratifying to hear him explain the formation of the different coal veins, and the probable extent of the coal field as a Geologist should do, without attempting to prove that one man had all coal, and his neighbor none. Here are one or two extracts from his report. If republished*it would all be found interesting. " In the river and first tier of lots, the coal veins are much contorted, and as 1 before stated, make several abrupt axes and narrow basins; and where these contortions exist, the facilities for mining are retarded, and the coal strata are much more liable to fault than where the axes MY GIRLHOOD'S HOME PRINTKD *KD PDBbllHCP WEEKLY »Y «. M. Kichurt ft H. S. Phillip*, and Produce and Commission Merchants, No. 248, Fulton Street, near Washington Market, New York. C. A B. Woukl call the attention of merchants of Northern Pennsylvania to their extensive «tock of Fish, Fruit, Oil* and Provisions, which they will sell upon as favorable term* as any house in New York city. ■AML. r. EVERTS, I chas. o. curtiss. ( March 28,1851-ly. stout fishermen, all well armed, had come up from their place of concealment. It was but a moment's work to leap on deck, BY KXIUY •KSTRlTnB MAC AI'Mrf. Offict Weil tide of Main Slrtcl, iecond Slory of tht " Long Slort" of H antr Cf- Wood. Brins hark the days, tho sunny hours, C Df KirlhtukI'u thoughtless glee ; The placid stream, the opening flowers— Oh, bring them hack to me. The noon-tide walks, the hallowed eve, The loved, the loat—that brow On which love sat like sunset's leavo— Oh, bring them back to me now. and ere the thunderstruck lieutenant could see from whence came the enemy, he was bound hand and fool, and so were his men, The "Gazctt*" is published every Friday, at Two . Dollars per annum. Two Doli.ars and Fifty \ Cents will be charged if not paid within the * year. No paper will be discontinued until all arrearage* are paL. . , Advertisements are inserted conspicuously at Oni Dollar per square of fourteen lines for | three insertions; and Twenty-f.ve Cents ad•" ditional for every subsequent insertion. A liberal deduction to those who advertise for six ' months or the whole year. . . Jab Work.—We have connected with our establishment a well selected assortment f which will enable us to execute, in the neatest '• style, every variety of printing B^n8 ' printers ourselves, we can afford to do work on aa • reasonable terms aa any other office in the county- All letters and communications addresaed to the GaztUe must be post paid, and endorsed by a responsible name, to receive attention.  while the poor prisoners were set free from the long boat. Obed Nightingale took the helin, and his father pointing a cocked pis- Pliilips1 Fire Anniliilalor. The discovery of an agent by wliicl man is enabled to triumph over this destruc live element, is certainly h gr«at desidera turn. The fact that in every instance ii tvhich it has been fuirly tested, the experi nent has proved entirely successful, i ufticient evidence of its utility, and can lot (ail to work a great revolution in Fin nsurance, and produce results of the high ist benefit to the public. The discovery has been made by a Mr 'hilips of England, who has, also, had hi nvention patented in the United States.— The machines have already been largely utroduced into use in England, and LorC Jrougham has recently broftght forward i till in Parliament requiring every Govern ncnt Emigrant vessel to be supplied will ine or inore of the Fire Annihilators. I s said that orders for these machines arc veeks ill advance, although over two thou and per day, are supplied from the manu uctory of the Patentee. The machine itselfcosts about $20, anC s convenient in size, being about sixteei nehes in length by eight inches in diuine er. "Three or four pounds of Charcoal vith two pounds of nitre and two pounds o )laoter of gypsum, when converted fron i solid to a gaseous state, and combine! vith a quart of water, are all that is ne iessary to form the vanor." 'I he gas ii laid to be entirely harmless, as has bcei Droved by inhalation, and in the use of thi nachine forms a complete protection to thC iperator. It has not yet been introduced into usC u this country, in consequence of ihe grea' lemand for the article in England, when he patent was first granted, but a writei n commenting upon its great importance lays : " The engagements of the Patentee ii England cannot much longer permit him tC vithhold the benefits of this Patent fron his country,.as, by a very proper provis on in our Patent Laws, any foreigner ob aining a patent here is compelled to oile, t for sale in the United States, withii iighteen months after the date of his gran Dr the same becomes forfeited. It is nov lixteen months since Mr. Philips obtainei lis patent in Washington, and therefore vithin two months, he must offer his An lihilators for sale in this country." A wealthy ship owner of New York peaks of it as an indispensable part of thC Dut-fit of every vessel, if safety from fire De consulted, and bears testimony to an ex Deriment recently made on an old hulk o i vessel in the Thames, the hold of wliicl vas filled with all manner of combustibles The writer says : '• The main hatchway was opened, anC nstantly a volume of flame issued from be ow, threatening speedy destruction to thi essel, and compelling the visitors on boari o seek safety in the boats alongside. Ii he course of a minute or two, two mei vere observed making their way througl he smoke to the open hatchway, each car ying one of the Portable Fire Annihila ors. Simultaneously the bottle-like mouth; Df these' machines (which are not mucl arger than two gallon bottles, and not un ike them in their proportion) were tliei lirected into the hold ; the vapor genera ed in them was discharged with a force iccording the statement of the inventor, 01 wenty horse power, and, as if magic, the lames disappeared, and in an incredibly •rief space of time the fire was wholly exinguished ! What more can be desired ? t has now become the duty of the Governnent to take up this invention, and enforce ts use by some stringent regulation in all :ases where Government can claim a right i intefere." _ " Jube" said ihe Captain, " did you know there was a British Clipper just outside 1" tol at the head of the English officer, said " Do you think we are in earnest or not V GEO. W. BRAINBHD 8 Where la my home—my girlhood's homo Of sweetnesa? Has It fled? Alas J His gone; the joyous tone Of its lived cadence dead. Ilring me the happy scenes, which there Passed like a summer's dream, # The softening tints of memory. Era sorrow o'er me came. "Yes." " Well, s'pose we go out and take her." " Do what f" • " Take that Englishman." " Whew r " Hut I'm in enrnest." Jabe looked at Nightingale in utter astonishment." I should think you were," replied the trembling officer. " Then it you don't obey me, you will get a bullet through your head in un instant. Now hail the clipper." 103 Murray, near Wast Street, New York- Geo. W. Bbainkrd, belden. [Aug. 2, 1860.--ly». _____ FAIRBANKS PREMIUM SO AXES, " Scorpion ahoy !" shouted the lieutenant as it for dear life. Pittaton Hardware Store. N. B.—Sold at manufacturer* prices and warranted to be correct [Aug. 3, IB50.—tf. L. W. CRAWFORD, Aoekt, Oh t let me dream I see it mill, With tibil, and win and Sower, Twill serve to soothe a treasured will In Una sad, trying hour. Ilomo or my youth—farewell, farewell 1 Once I did haH your glee: Painful as la tho bosom's swell— Oh, bring It atill to mo. " I con go out in my little Rhody on' take her before she knows where she is.— Now, will you help me ?" " I'll Toiler yer, Cap'ri, cf you go't Hiunder," wasJabc's hearty response, as he now that the old captain was in earnest. Copt. Nightingale took his mate by the arm and led him off. The night wos dark, but still there was a busy scene on bourd the schooner Rhody, which was the heaviest fishing vessel in the place. Torches were gleaming to and fro all night long, hammers and saws were sending forth their music, and when the morning nawned the Rhody was ready for sea.— The old iron signal gun was hoisted on boaril, and placed on a rudo sort of carriage amidships, the cod line buckets and bait boxes had been cleared away, and take her all in all, she bore some faint resemblance to an embryo pirate 01 privateer.In ihe mean time ihe Yankee hud been leftotr a little to the wind, so that she was lot within a little more than a cable's length " M® msm AT WHOLESALE. PROTHINOHAM, NEWELL A CO. (Late W. M. Newell A Co.) while the bold fishermen were nearly all Business Cards, etc. crouched beneath the bulwarks. Some one from the clipper answered the call. for tho Pittston Cazi-tlo. Line* Dedicated to O H , PitUlttn. JAMES L. SELFR1DGE 8 CO FISH, PRODUCE, and general WOMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. 67 North Wharve*, " Tell them schooner has sprung aleak and the cussed Yankees must have HAVE talen the Capacioua Store A'o.67 Broadwan, where they will keep an extensive atoci oT BOOTS and SHOES of the beat style and quality, which they offer on favorable terms. Merchant! of the Wyoming Valley are particularly invited to call and examine our atofi. New York, January 1,1851.—tf. Twas but a simple strain— And yet It woko memories sad, and sweet Of one, whose soft low voice still linger* round My car, tho' years have (led since last we .met. thrown the pump breaks overboard." The poor lieutenant looked first at the stern face of the old man and then at the Oh! many are the chains that bind our Mends To us; awl various the topes with which They're linked, which on some gentle touch doth All The halls of recollection sweet, with Joy Or pain when least we think, and scatter* tar Tho frown of soul rusting care. muzzle of the pistol, and then stretching his lungs to the utmost he obotyed the or- "tow "" ""PHILADELPHIA. Hlsltmi O* MASS a* assort* est or DRIED * PICKLE» FISH, vU: Mackerel, CodCsh, Bslmoa, Itlue Fish, _ Shod, Pork, ("boulders. Herring, Lard, Cheese, lie. Philadelphia, May 30, 1831—0m  EAGLE HOTEL. der. " Now tell them heave to, and you'll run alongside." The frightened officer obeyed, and on the next moment the clipper's helm was put hard down and her main boon shoved over to windward. GEORGE LAZARUS, PITTSTON, PA. The lower upon its drooping slum, The murmuring of yonder lonely stream. The twlnklftig of a star we oil liavo watched, Whisper like magic roods of loved ones gone Into the cold remorseless tnmb—or far Beyond our ken on distant Isles, where mils In mournful chime the Fwa'sutertud hymn. She Is a wanderer far, whose presence Fills my heart lo-nlght. Her lute Is strung 'nealh The orange tree, and its sad music wave To cheer tho souls of earth's degraded ones. Vet who may tell In this her sacrifice Of pleasures sweet at high devotions nil. What burning dreams of home, whatyoemlngs soro For voloos full of love, gives wikl strange depth To music she calls forth, and foil* upon Those stranger hearts, with aoolhlngs calm and pure. Oh! ever thus; the workl can never know The slow cankering pangs of broken hopes Thai prompt* the deeply thrilling strain to foil With more than mortal power, or wakens Aug. 2, 1850. HOLLINGHBAD, WHITE A CO. THEODORE VON PER LEPPE, Houaa, Sign and Ornamental Painter. Seven of the Yankee fishermen were stationed along the lee rail with stout groplings in their hands, and ill less than five minutes the Rhody's bowsprit loomed up over the clipper's weather quarter. Obed shoved the l.clm down, and letting go the sheets fore and aft, the Yankee schooner shot gracefully alongside. " Why in didn't you come up under our lee quarter ?" shouted the English captain, as the fisherman thumped against the side of his vessel ; but before he could utter any more of his wrath, with which he was literally boiling over, he found his dcck swarmed with strangers. The whole thing had come about so unaccountably, and, wiihal, so suddenlvD that hardly a blow was struck by the astonished Englishmen, and before they were fully aware that they had been captured by their own insignificant prize, they were securely bound and most of them stowed away by a strong guard. " Wall, enpt'n," said Jabe Haskins— who had been released from durance vile, as he came aft to where that functionary stood by the side of old Nightingale,— " when dew you think of takiu' us into Halifax 1" * The Englishman looked very hard at his uncouth tormentor, but he disdained any reply. " I say, capt'n," continued Jube in very unfeeling manner," I rather guess as how that ar; exploit o'yourn won't amount to a great deal, will it ?" I But look here, don't, for mercy's sake, go home ond tell your king 'at yeou got took by Penobscot fishermen, 'cause it might hurt his feelins." This time the Englishman's answer was more wicked and unfeeling than hud been Jabe's, for he not only swore terribly, but he even wished that every Yankee in Christendom was in the immediate kingdom of that horned and hoofed individual who is said to reign somewhere beneath the earth. Before the sun had set on the next day, the English prisoners were all landed at Belfast, and Captain Enoch Nightingale Ibuml himself in command of as handsome a privateer us floated on American waters, and until peace was declared and the embargo raised, he carried on a most destructive trade among the British merchantmen. The Best and Happiest Life. AND nr.AI.ERa IN Pin* Slrtet, PUlsten, Pa. Wines and Liquors, No. 11 North Water (treat, and 38 North Wharves, Philadelphia. JA8. ftt. ■OLLINaeitXAD, _ HiTS* BIBE«. Aug. 3,1850. She was manned by twelve men, of whom Jube Haskins took the command.— The people wondered where Capt. Nightingole was, but Jabe set their hearts at rest by telling them that he would get outside as soon as the schooner did. O. R. GORMAN, M. E. Respectfully tenilera his Professional service* to the cifxena of Pittston and vicinity. Office nearly opposite Ike Pott Office, Pittston. Aug. 2, 1850. lj- wn. c. WUITl. feb. 7, 1851 pbot, HOFFMAK 8 Co., EOHWARDlNGa COMMISION MERCHANTS No. 41, North Wharves, and 83 North, Water Street, below Raoe St. PHILADELPHIA. Dr. a. UNDERWOOD, Office in the Building of L. W. Crawford's Hard■ Ware Store, Pittston, Pa. Aug. a, 1850. 'y- In an hour after daylight the Rhody hove up her anchor and made sail, and in less than fivfe hours she poked her blunt nose into the waters of the blue Atlantic. Shortly after the schooner had passed White Head light, the Englishman was made out about two miles distant to the south'rd and west'd, just off the Ledges, and hauling his sheets flat aft, Jube bro't his vessel up to the wind, which was from the uorth'rd and east'rd, and stood ofl toward the latter point. This looked amazingly like trying to run away—at lenst so the Englishman thought—and consequently the flipper was immediately put m full chase, and though she was somewhat to the leeward, still it was evident thul she would not be long in overhauling the Yankee. About four o'clock in the afternoon, the Englishman cuiiie almost within hailing distance, and fired a gun. As the shot came whizzing over the fisherman's deck, Jabe Haskins ut once hove too, and ere the clipper came up. " Schooner ahoy !" "Hello J" returned Jnbe. " Do you surrender ?" " Wal, cf you wan't take us, I s'posc 1 can't help myself. The clipper hove her fore-top sail to the mast m.d lowetd a bo*t, and in some five minutes afterwards her commander followed by some fifteen men, came over the Yankee's side. The first object that met his gaze, as lie stepped upon the deck, was the old iron gun amidships, and llio' the thought of an American pirate nmde him feel sore, yet he could not help laughing at the almost ridiculous scene thus preseuted to his gaze. The twelve green looking fislierman, together with that gun did present a rather ludicrous appearance. " So you are on a piratical expedition I" tauntingly remarked the British officer. " I dono," returned Jabe, with an offended dignity. " I s'pose if i'd cum across one o' your crafts 'at 1 could 'ave took, I should have done it; but I dono as I should a been pirating enny more'n yeou are neow." " How many men have you got ?" " Here's twelve on us, an' ef yeou've got twelve men at ken lick us, I'd like tew see 'em" O. F. BOWMAN, ATTOBHEY AT LAW. and Real Estate Agent. Office on Main Street, optioaite the Foundry, PitUton, Pa. Aug. 2, 1850.—ly. Into life the Poet's mournful themes. We flout upon the surfaoe wave, and deem Thutall as brightly Itow; Ufe's strong deep Under streum Is bidden from cureless eyes. And wo glide thoughtless on till some proud wrock He.-nils us to ourselves, our spirit* wild With grief and desolation. Oh God! from thy high Mercy seat look down Willi compassion deep on those who tread lono Fhores of stranger lands; or wander frsm tho Reference*. Wteoff As Co., PiUston, . Fisher As Bogardms, W ilkosbarrc. Fit an klin Platt Ac Co., Philadelphia ' Jan. 31, 1851.—ly* WELDING P. DENNIS, M. D. Office at J. D. Fonmitn'i Hotel, JoliUHon, Well# St Co, MANUFACTURERS AKD WHOLESALE BEill*' PITTSTON, PA. August 16, 1850.—tf. Iloly luiirlh of hiDmiD. Tim world in but Cnui llarren heath, whore nil if* mingled willi decay. BOOTS, No. 36 Courtlandt Street, J. BOWKLEY A BETE A, Coal Merchants, Aim! yet there Is enough to render us Happier fur; could we but mould our souls To take each bitter draught with mwk content, TheaiiKi'l wings of |Deaco would not thus leave The inner temple of the soul a prey Todsrk unquiet dr^am*. ofici Corner of Main and Kail Jload Streets, Pittstom, I.tiKitNr. County, Pa. Anguit 16, 1850. —tf. {First door abort the Merchants' Hotel ) n*TM w. /oiinson, I S "■ »»**«*.'*• WELLS, J -V. YUIIK i C. T. rl^SON. January 24, 1851. '*• INDEMNITY That triinple song linth called forth many (bought* And pluuged my heart In sorrowful remembrances The silver sky of youth—that much loved friend— The angubh of that porting hour—the chill The Franklin Fire Insurance Co EXCHANGE HOTEL, PHILADELPHIA Office No. 103 Chcsnul street, near Fifth st Of blighted hope*—have come with its deep tones, As If were a tablet true of the sad BIGGS 8 DOEBLEIt, Director*. Charles N. Banikcr, Giorgc W. Richar.ls, Thomas Hart, Mordceai D. Tobias Wagnrr, Ailoljihc K. Rohic, Smnurl Grunt, David S. Brown, Aacob R. Smith, Morris Patterson. Unwritten pant. Otfgn, JfttP York. are farther frorrTeach other. " In the mountain range of coal strata of the third tier of lots, to which tftis report refers, these contortions do not exist; for the coal veins, after basining under, the second tier, crop out on the side of the mountain in the third tier, and these crops are well delineated on the suriace, in a regular unbroken line from Mill stseam gap to Miller's stream. " In the river, and first and second tiers of lots, arejj;impediments to] mining operations in the shape of sand bands and gravel mounds, caused by the change of the course of the waters of the Susquehanna and its tributaries, making their way through the valley for ages past. These do not exist in the third tiers of lots in Pittston township. Another advantage which the third tier of lots has over the river, and first tiers, is its growth of timber, which for mining purposes is abundant in that tier.— Time must come, and that before long, when timber land in the valley of Wyoming, contiguous to the mines, will be worth more than coal land is worth at the present time." | Not long aftor this report was'made in New York, one or two of the wise men of Gotham, who probably thought they oould distinguish between a black horse and a locomotive, were sent to examine these lands, with some intention of making a purchase; and after visiting Pittston, returned home with the assurance there we* not a pound of coal on those lots recommended by Mr. Roberts. Now it ought t6 be known, for the benefit of those gentlemen, and to the great credit of Mr. Roberts, who seems to be a very modest, and is, without doubt, a very skilful Geologist, that recent explorations prove his views entirely correct, and that a very large vein is fouud extending beyond those lots; one that in other parts of the valley is known to be more than twenty feet thick, and when fully opened and exposed, may prove equally Jarge on those very back lots of Pittston. Opposite the Court House, BLOOMSBURG, P*. M. II. O. THE ENGLISHMAN'S EXPLOIT Jan. 10,1851 JOHN GILBERT A OO. Continue to moke insurance, perpetual anil limited, on every description of property in town and country( ut rates as low as are consistent with security.The Company have reserved a large Contingent Fund which with their Capital and Premiums safely invested, uffords ample protection of the insured.Tile assets of the Company on Januury 1,1W1H, and published agreeably to an Act of Assembly, were as follows, vi» J' Mortgages, Heal ICstate, - Temporary Loan, Stock*. Cash, ife., iiY sylvancs conn, jn Wholesale Druggists, Mnny years ago when we were a more boy, we used to sit upon u log stool, at llio feet of Commodore Samuel Tucker, and hear that old veteran relute the incidents jVo 177 North Third Street, A few doors above Vint Street, East aids, PHILADELPHIA. that had come under his own observation during our last struggle with Great Britain. Among the thousand and one stories that we have heard fall from the lips ol that ocean warrior, the following has remained fresh in our memory : JOHN GILBERT* .mi AH H. WKTNi conKTinTi.Y on HaHO, a i.iROF asiuhtMKHT or Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals, Fullers' and Dyers' Articles, Paints, Oils, Window Oliiss, nnd Painters' Articles* Apothecaries' tilussware, Patent Medicines Cf*c., Cf-c. August 30, 1850.—ly. *955,058 G3 90,077 78 - 63,290 77 60,890 00 . 60,038 0-2 On the western shore of Penobscot Bay, between Belfast and Camden, there was a small club of fishermen's cots, inhabited by a hardy set of men, who had from infancy been brought up amid the music of the breaking waves, and who knew no fear beneath the power of mortal man. Foremost among these hardy children of the sea, and occupying the station of a sort of ruler among them, was a middle aged man, named Enoch Nightingale, or, as he was generally called, Captain Nightingale; and never was a man better fitted by nature for the post which he held by general consent than was he. PowcHul and ath- COOPER 8 VANZANDT, IMPORTERS AND p E A I. R R S IN Foreign Wines and Liquors, No. 31 Maw Street, New York. Sine* their incorporation, • period of 20 years, they have paid upwards of on* milium fire  thousand dollars lout by fire, thereby affording evidence of the advantage of insurance as well tin the ability and disposition to meet with promptness, nil ' CHAS. N. BANCKER, Pres't. C. C. Bancker, Sec'y. Persons desirous of insuring their property in Luzerne county or its neighborhood, will reccive attention on application to .  V. L. MAXWKLL, Agent, Wilkesharre, Pa. 81.809,003 S9 The Eye.—The intelligence of affection is carried on by the eye only ; good breeding has made the tongue falsify the heart, and a part of continued restraint, while nature has preserved the eyes to her. self, that she may not be disguised or misrepresent! d. The poor brido can give her hand aftd say, "1 do," to the man she is oblige(l by cruel parents to take for mercenary reasons, but nt the same time she cannot look as if she loved ; her eye is full of sorrow, and reluclnnce sits in a tear, while Uhe offering of a sacrifice is performed in whut we call marriage. E . Rl'DOI.PIIUS COOPE*, August 30, 1850.—ly. CHA«. A. YAMXAKDT, JB. He who, in youth, improves his intellectual and moral powers by the search of truth and useful knowledge, and refines and strengthens his moral and active powers by the love of virtue, for the service of his friends, his country and mankind ; who is animated by true glory, exalted by sacred friendship for social duties, and sot. tened by virtuous love for domestic life ; who lays his heart open to every other mild and generous affection ; and who, to all these adds a sober, masculine piety equally remote Irpm superstition and enthusiasm; that man enjoys the most agreeable youth, and lays in the richest fund for the honorable action, and happy enjoyment of the succeeding periods of life. He who, in manhood, keeps the propensities and private passions under the wisest restraints ; who forms the most select and virtuous friendship; who seeks after fame, wealth and power in the road of truth and virtue, and, if he cannot find them in that road, generously despises them ; who, in his private character and connexions, gives the fullest scope to the tender and manly passions, and, in his public character and connexions, serves his country and mankind, in an upright and disinterested manner ; who in fine, enjoys the good of this life with the greatest fortitude in those various circumstances of duty and trial, maintains and'expresses a supreme revorence and love of God : that man is the worthiest character in this stage of life, passes through it with the highest satisfaction and digrWty, and paves the way to the most honorable and easy old age. Finally, he who, in the decline preserves himself most exempt from the chagrin incident to that period, cherishes the most equal and kind affection*, uses his experi- I ence, wisdom and authority in the most fatherly and venerable manner, acts under a sense of the inspection, and with a view f to the ajDjDrobatiou of his Maker ; is daily H. A. GOULD A CO. WHOLESALE CLOTHIERS, Ho. 221 Washington Street, Corner of Barclay 8 tree t, «■ »• «ottuD.» . "HEW YORK a. a. GOULD. 1 " Never mind about that, Jonathan Also, on Mr. George Daman, 1'iUston, who wi receive application*. [March'2H, 1831 tl We'll take you into Halifax and there, perhaps you will find your match." " The schooner was searched fore and aft, but all that could be found were a dozen old pistols and about as many swords which were in the cabin, while in the hold thev discovered nothing but an array ol empty boxes and barrels. The bnglishman left twelve of his own men to take charge of the prize, and took six of the prisoners on board his own vessel, leaving the oilier six under the command of the officer who had been appointed to the command of the Rhody, nlso left orders that the schooner should be kept close in his wake during the night, as lie intended to see her safely out of reach of the ankee coasters. lelic in his physical mould, bold and fearlcs as the forest monarch, and frank and generous in his social relations, he was beloved and respccted by all who knew him. lie was a jolly fellow too, and often, as his small grey eyes twinkled in his his merry mood, a close observer might have seen a keen love of practical joking larking iu their gleaming depths. *m* We invite the attention of Country Merchant* and others to our full anil desirable stock of Ready-made Clothing, which we offer at very low rate*. Merchants visiting the city for the purpose of purchasing Goods in our line, would do well to give us a call before purchasing elsewhere. September 6, i860.—tf. LOOK TO YOUR INTERESTS ! New Boot and shoe making ESTABLISHMENT. 2d door above I. 8 M. L. Everiit's Storo. WILLIAM C.BLAIR respectfully informsthc citizens ofthi* Village and surrounding country, that he has established himself as above, where he intends carrying on ————  A Lawyer's Toast.—At a recent dinner of the Provincial Law Society, the president called upon the senior solicitor present to give as a toast the person whom he considered the best friend of the profession. "Then," responded the sly old fox, "I'll give you the mail who makes his own will." BELKNAP A (HUGOS, WHOLESALE GROCERS, ANP COMMISSION MERCHANTS No. 252, Washington street, between Murray Cmd Robinson, Nete York, CUIUSCEY BELKNAP. | JAJIES M. (JHICGS- A full assortment of Teas, Coffees Spi«es, Tobacco, 8c. Alto, Butter, Cheese, Lard, anu •mo/ted Meats, on Commission. Aug. 2, iaw.-tf.  BOOT Ac SHOE-MAKING At ihe time of which we write, the fish, erman dared not venture lar out lo sea, for a close blookade was kept up along the coast) and so they were forced to forego the advantages or their best fishing grounds; but a new idea had taken possession of their brains and they had thought of fitting out a privateer against the English. For two weeks had this matter been talked over, and all the arms necessary to personal warfare had been procured, but no  sel suitable to the enterprise could be obtained, nor could they raise guns heavy enough for sea use, even had they possessed the vessel. Of pistols and outlasses, they had enough, and that was all, unless we add one old iron six pounder, which served as a kind of signal gun in cases of heavy fogs and stormy night*. in all its branches; and extends an invitation to those who want good work, and neat its, to give him a call. .... Having a thorough knowledge of the business, and being engaged in it for a number of years in places inhabited by people whose tastes are of the most delicate order as regards their 1intterUntitling, and never failed to give satisfaction while there, he ieets so delicacy in stating that the inhabitants of Httstoa whs may favor him with their custom, will find him the same here, in every respeet. Give me a call at any rate, and if I please at first, ( have no doubt yo«t will come again without calling. Pittston, Nov. 29, 1850.—tf. OCT The happiest day ill a man's life is the day he first thinks«( poetry and milkmaids. There is a pink tinge obout that period of existence, in comparison with which every other poriioi* of our pilgrimage, seems dark, prosy, and miscellaneous. Until nine o'clock at night the Rhody stood on after the clipper, with all sail set, while the latter only carried her mainsail and two jibs. The six Yankees who had been left on board wore secured in the long boat, while the lieutenant in command and live of his men had the first watch. When the clipper struck two bells, the vessels were not more than two j cables' length apart, the prizo being a little to windward, as o\Ving to her bad sailing, the lieutenant wished to keep the Weather guage. The night was quite dark and the Wind which had fallen some since sundown had veered slightly to the northward. While the pritse makers were earnestly engaged in keeping up with the clipper, a very novel scene was being enacted in the hold. One of the boards, which seemj od to form a part of a stationary floor, j was lilted from its place, and the head of It may be proper to state the writer of this article docs not own an acre of coal land in ihe township of Pittston, nor in that coal field, and is only desirous of vindicating Mr. Roberts, who is capable of teaching many of those who would sneeringly detract from his fair fame, both aa to their manners as gentlemen, and in the business of his profession as a practical geologist and engineer of mines. But it is better not to make this article too long, as the reader may not wish a recurrence to the subject of Anthracite, FRESH.GARDEN SEEDS. 4 general assortment of Fresh Garden Seeds iVjust received and for FER(JUS0N Speculation.—A capitalist nnd shrewd observer of men and tilings, being asked what he thought of the speculations now afloat, replied,—" They are like a cold bath, to derive any benefit from which, it is necessary to be very quick in, and very soon out." I March SI, 1851 STEEL I—A superior article of Sanderson tf- Sons Cast BteeJ. fbrsale at the Hardware Store for 20 cts. per lb.; also English and American ® Aug's!'l850.-tf. L. W. CRAWFORD. DR. BREINIG'S Infallible Headache Mixture, a safe and certain remedy for sick headacba, and for all forms of headache except that arising from inflamation, for sale by Aug. 9, I860.—tf. W. FERGUSON. It was just at nightfall that Obed Nihgtingale's shallop (Obed was tho old man's son,) came up the Bay, and as the young man came on shore, he reported that there was an English topsail schooner, a clean clpper built craft, lying off and on between Manhcgan and the Ledges. She was heavily armed, and seemed to play about in tho water as though her heels were made for running. ft?" A Western editor complains of  scarcity of change,—unable to get a  Itlr bill changed. One of his cotemporiJy ries has more reason yet to be dissatisfied, he seldom gets a dollar bill to change. LAWNS can be bought 15 to 20 per cent less at the Empire Store than was known in Northern Penna. [may 9] rpHE subscribers offer for sale a splendid new JL top Buggy, on reasonable terms, or will exchange for Coal. Aim an open Buggy in fine running order for •ate cheap, or will be exchanged for a horse. P WYKOFF 8 CO. BUGGIES FOR SALE! GLASS! GLASS!! and 16 X 'M, irregular sues from 8 x II (o x n furnished to-order. r Sept. 20, 1850. * 53" A writer defending the BlooJiw* in a recent letter says the fact  vealed, » Ihttt woqj»n is a forked animal and i* not as she sccrns lo be, a ' churn on castors." March 21,1851 OOr The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without adversity. OA FIRKINS of first rate butler just received f5w and for sale by W. FP.RQl'SQN 0c'.. i. 1HMI.