Pittston Gazette and Susquehanna Anthracite Journal

              _ . . ■ ■ - —  L-__ - ! r - - - - T - - i 11 * "llini AND SUSQUEHANNA A THRAC JOURNAL. f «?v ka* «i 21 Wttkhj gnuwMSmMb'Sm,liftratart,plttt*,IJrtItrraafilt,Mining,TSerfrnmrn!,anhSlgrtnilnnilSntmtonf t{j? Cmmtnj,Suntrttrtiin,Ummri,8.)-€mbSdUwtorn, 1 PITTSTON, PA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1854. WHOLE NUMBER 223. VOLUME 5.--NUMBEE 15. Hfellanii. he spot, and had gone bui a few steps when the gentleman returned to get a glove which had been accidentally dropped. Ha bad scarcely reached the apot when the earth (gave way, and he was hurled into the angry, murky flood, and never seen again. As the most of its water flows direct from the mountains, it is very cold; and notwithsianding the rapidity of the cut rent, during the sudden changes from cold to colder, which are very common, the whole freezes over in a very short time, sufficiently solid to admit of teams and heavily loaded wagons passing ovea in safety. It does everything quickly—freezes quickly, breaks up quickly, and frees itself in the game manner. One may see fields of ioe, grinding, bounding, thundering from shore to shore in the evening,-— and in the morning it will be as clear of ice as though it had never been frozen. To one who is unacquainud with the nature of the water, the very idea of go ing in it to bathe is perfectly ridioulous, for its appearance speaks louder than words, that "he that is fihhv, let him8be filthy still." But those who are accustomed to it plunge into it, dive, splash, swim, and use soup and towel as though it was the most limpid water. Strange enough, though dirty itself, being what is called soft water, it ia singularly efficacious in making clean. But it is laugh ter provoking to see the deck passengers of a steamboat attach their soiled clothes to a rope, and drag them along in the dirty looking water, to wash them, as they say. The mouth of this river presents a very strange appearance. The Mississippi, above that point, is very clear. The coming together of the two is ver^_visible.— They seem to have no affinity for each other—mingling no more at first than oil and water. At length the division line is broken ; and here is a cloud of clear water and there a cloud of dirty water, which The clouds of clear water become less, amLa few miles below the junction, all is ftfiasouri —muddy to the Gulf. her relations, but is easy, affable, and intellectual in her conversation with those to whom she may take a fancy. She is emphatically a character standing out in bold relief, mJ singilarly prominent among her sex. To Keep Apples.—The most method ot preserving both apples with which 1 am familiar, and THE PITTSTOH 8AEZTTE, GEORGE PERKINS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Plimton, Pn. Cdlce n Bnlld tug occupied by Geo. K. Love St Co., second floor. April '21, lt84. _____ AMD Otm FOREST GRAVES. THE MISSOURI RIVER. course 1 recommend in prefereWJ* bf ill others, is the following : -Having selected the best fruit, wipe it perfectly olean did dry with a fine cloth { then take a jar'of suitable size, the inside of Wliicfi is thoroughly coated with cement, and hattafg placed a layer of fine and perfectly dijr sand at the bottom, place thereon a layer of thd fruit—apples or pears aa (he lease may be—but not so close as to toueh eooh other, and theo a layer of sand ;aud i" this way proceed until the vessel is full.-»- Over the upper layer of ■fruit, a tliickar stratum of sand may be spread and ed dpwn with the hands, in this manner choice fruit,-perfectly ripe, may be kC$c for almost any Iqng'.h of time, If the jar be placed in a situation free from moisture.iHifncbniia Authracite Journal PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY M. RICH ART. D. 8.KOON, ATTTmNRY AT LAW—Odlw Willi Jame* H«l», «q Plttston, i'a. Early Id summer We laid her to rsst, With ber Utile white html* Forming an opinion from my own experience, every one who beholds the Missouri river for the first time, will be astonished that their preconceived notions oi it were so wide of the mark. From. l\e Saturday Evening Pott. Russia Dnlotai England of OoM. From At Philadilphia Ledger. It is a aurfous fact that the blockade o! the Russian harbors, so far from reducing the exports of Russia, has only reduced the capacity of England to pay for those ex. ports otherwise than in gold. In the early part of last Spring, under the threatened prospect of hostilities, exchange on London fell belpvv par at St. Petersburg. But uince the war has broken out, and while Sir Charles Napier was actually lying in the Baltic, exchange has risen above par, and gold been drawn in conscquence from the vaults of the Bank of England, to be transported to St. Petersburg. This extraordinary result has been brotight about by tha Russians shipping their hemp, hides, tallow, 6co., from Prussian ports, while they have been preveuted from receiving in exchange as formerly, their raw cotton, sugar and coffee from the London merchants. England has taken products worth thirty-five million dollars from Russia, since the war began ; while Russia ho3 not taken above six millions in return. titfb• Jtnkini' mm Brick Building, o»« door *D«tk of »*tktrUnd'M Slvr—r llmtrt. A. KKNNER'8 Folded over ber breaM j With the ltd* ewoetty cloeed fil"CltilTTi It JomniL" It pnbllthedeTeryFrldajr, at Two Oolliiii per annum. Two Dolliirt and Fifty Oellt.wlllbe charirudlf uotpald wlthliilhe?»i«r. Su paper will be dlCcoii«liiiu«l until all arrearage are paid A.raaTttBtf astTa areIneertedoonipleuotitly at OnkOoLlar per square of fourteen line® for three tusortloiit andTwKNTY-rivK Ckmth nddltlonalforeverysubseqmn usnrtion. A liberal deduction to those who advertiss fornix months or the whole year. ..... J»s Work.—We have connected with our establishment A well selected a»wortment of Jos Typk which will eua bis us to execute,in the neatest style every variety •f printing.  LIVERY AND EXCHANGE. NEAR THE POST OFFICE, SCHANTON, PA. Heady at all limes to aecommoda.1* with Ike tust of horses and vehicles. Scranton, Feb. 21, O'er her bonny blue eyes; And her smile wns ihe same Which she brought from tbetkleef When an any el she cams To our hearts and our hearth, And we blessed ths u Good Fatbtr* Who sent her to earth. One naturally expects to see itappear like all other streams during a rise or freshet; but it is very different. It is thick with mud, like n pond strongly stirred. The color is nearly that of ashes and watef. The lower the stream, the muddier ia the water ; and the higher it rises, the clearer it gets; or approaches nearer the condition and appearance of other streams. As ive were drinking poor coffee, mixed with an undue proportion of grounds, at a hotel on the bank of the river, one of the company was asked how much cream was necessary to make such coflee right. He looked at his drink and answered immedi ately—"Pour in till it looks like MUsouri River water, and then stop." He was correct. But the river water is excellent, filthy as it appears, if filtered ; and the natives filter it by throwing in some Indian meal or ground mustard ; or, if allowed to remain still it settles vary, rapidly of itsell, leaving a great proportion of sediment. Many pronounce it as good drinking water as the world affords. It is very pure, being fed by springs and melted snow on the Rocky Mountains. S. STEURMER 8 BROTHERS, *Ncftth an onk of the forest Our daughter we laid ; And (he birds sang * Amen I" A* we knelt then) and urayud j The sunbeam* broke softly Boot «*D Biioo ItanUorai. First door South •/ the Rfrlc Hat*i, PUftn, Pa. Thankful for thu liberal patronuge heretolore bestowed upon litem, earnestly solicit ucontln tance of the same. Thorn? wiahing work made up neatly anil eubatuntinllv will find it to their ad vanutgo to give tin in a call, Moderate profit* uud strict punctuality are the mottoes which they cherish. The shudows at noon ; And the wild ilowtm exhaled The sweet incense of Juno. 13usinrss Curbs. Tlie moon-beams fell, holj And white on the aod ; And the voices of evening Cavo glory to God. Then we left her—sweet babel In that forest so dim; And the river's low chnunt Was her funeral hymn ; While thefephyrso gently Touched foliage and wave Thst we knew the winged angels Kept WHtcli at her grave. Twat» a mournful " good night But we daral not complain, For we knew that the angels Would wuke her agalu. BOOTS, SHOES, 8.C., will 1)0 mude to order upon the shortest notice, and the bextuf satisfaction rendered atoll times. March 24, 1654-1* JOB PRINTING, A Neat Star..—A friend of our«D  prides himself on his knowledge of eptqs was very neatly sold by an acquaintance a day or two siuce. The latter exhibited a coin resenibling the new twentyjivp Cent piece, and asked him if he could qtycover anything peculiar about it. ... "I cannot," said he, "but why do you ask V "Because," replied the other, "they can be had anywhere about town for twelve and thirteen cents !" ,. „ "Is it possible !" remarked the judge of coins, "I thought it felt rather light. For how much did *you sajr the)" cOfllH bfc had?" 1 OF EVKRY DESCRIPTION Kntly and expeditiously executed at thla office, on reasonable torma. rw Blanks of all kinds tthcavs on hand. ROBERT B A U R, X3 o o U. - B inder , Xurtk Fast Corner vf rub'u Square and Main Street, n-ilkcjeBurr«. |DICTLTRF. Frames.common, Gilt, and Jlfahogany,orna- I. meiued and plain, made to order, of any size. Job Minding neatly executed. A selection of common and flue pictures, Ji\bu Blank Books,Siuliouery,Novels, Ate..always on hand. Juue 17, ld53. TELEGRAPH OFFICE, IN Piltston Gazette Printing Office, When winter Iny hoary On bill top and vale, And the nun through our window! Looked coldly aud pale. Then another sweet forehead Waxed pule as the snow. And another pure heart Ceased iu tli robbings below. HOTSLB. REMOVED BUTLER HOUSE, To the New Building 2 doors Norlk oj Coolbaugh'i Confectionary In fact, in some particular articles, the import from Russia into England has been heavier than ever this year. Thus the import of hemp for 1854, was 038,553 cwt., against 563,025 for 1853, and 580,- 4tl for 1852. The import of wheat also has scarcely been affected at all.— This import in 1852 was 1,079,230 quarters, in 1853, 3,302.452, and in 1854, 3,- 072,246. Of untanned hides, it is 410,- 441 for 1854, against 452,794 for 1853, and 311,710 for 1852. But this is noi the whole. Instead of paying her former price lor these articles, England has been giving since the war began, nearly twice as much as usual. She is consequently a sufferer in two ways. First, aha is unable to barter off her ordinary share of tropical products bought with British exports, in return for the wheat, tallow, hemp, 8c. of her enemy. Second, she is compelled to contract twice the usual debt, in order to obtain the quantity of Russian articles she requires. £ho is therefore, forced to disburse gold, and to an unprecedented amount. Thus she actually furnishes Russia with those sinews of war in which she is moit deficient; for the Czar wants money far more than men. As long as the hemp, bides and grain of the autocrat's subjects can find this ready market, and can bring back in return the gold of his enemy, he will have the advantage in one particular at least over his enemies.Plttaton, Luzerne County, Fa. SAMI'KL K. BOSSARI) juries Ukea 111. »bor. »t»»d unwell fcnowit to lliu Tnivullu* Public under the »C*.- paucy of James U. Foreman, and refilled it in the he*t manner throughout, would announce to his friends and the public thai his arrangement# for their accommodation ure complete. The sluud Is the WATCHES 8 JEWELRY. We made a new grave. In the miiow and the frost. While the wind from the branches The icicles tossed. And the sun-beams at noon As on diamonds quivered And the moon-beains at nigh! Upon icicks shivered. Now the wind sang the hymna 'Mid the river's rep«»se. Ami the birds were ell gone From Die legion of snows; • Where we made tho new grsvs On the liilhick so white. And in itgony whUpered Another ** good night :w ,||ijl|'i,ifJL THE subscriber has recently received lil'lttPw8i* frotn Now York, a variety of good HI I. l jEEtf V'liK WATCMKtf, which have been «e aVn '1,c,*dfrom hirge assortments at the prin(z8Lt+jjSBmJ cipal Jewelry Kstsitdish meets iu N.York City, and which he will warraut to keep good lime. Also on hand a great variety of The sediment is without grit, and has more the feci of soft soap than any other substance. When it dries on anything, it adhereA nearly like pitch. The great trunk oi' the stream has fewer tributaries than any other stream of its length, and by lar the greatest number of theiri come in above the Falls, two thous and miles (ront its mouth. The •treams entering below that poir.t have their course through open prairies and parched plains, and seem to have no effect on the volume ol the rivar. Boatmen declare there is no perceptible difference from the Falls to the ■noutli, either in width or facilities of navigation."For twelve and thirteen eenta," vu the reply. "Oh!" exclaimed the victfnt, ai the "sell" dawned upon liim, "yea—twelve and thirteen make twenty five f* * BRICK HOTEL opened about one year since in the central pnrt of Pittston, aud is one of the mist commodious and boat arranged Housesin Northern Peuns) 1 van la, and every effort will bu made to render the sojourn of all, pleasant aud ugfee.ibkj. The BAll will abound in the best of Liquors, and tho Table will be furnished wiili all the luxuriesof the seasou. JEWELRY, of the very latest sty le, such as Breant Pin»yFinftr /tin ft. Ear Ritifrfy Hauli C/kDin*, »Vc., all of which he will sell ununitsuully low prices for cush. '"iH1* Deep Snow.—It snowed steadily lor « days in Rochester. Nothing like it hfc occurred for many years. The snow-ia three feet deep in the woods, where thera are no drifts. Trains of cars wtr» embedded in th« drifts in every direct roc.i-i The blockade was perleot from Monday until Wednesday morning. ' n • t bra la —i—— Careful :md obliging Ostlers always iu attendance. Thankful for tho liberal patronage heretofore received froin the travelling public and citizens of the county, he will be happy to see then) at his new location. Pittston. Ai»ril 14, IH34. Clocks und /dutches repalrea at the shortest notice and War rail teCl. JAMES AITKIN. There they slumber together, Away iu the West; With their littie white Angers Clasped over each breusl. With the lids nweetly cloned O'er their bonny blue eyes, And the a;. lies which they brought From their home in the skiee, When aa ungels they came UringiiiKjoy to our heurth. And we blessed the a Good rather* Who sent them lo earth. There we left ihom aweet babes I To nun ember and weep— But the uugela a ill know them, And wake them from sleep. E. A. W. H. Jan'y. 13. 1854. EAGLE HOTEL, H. M., urn* 8 CO. TlfTrfTON, PA, THE above Arm having been dissolved by nqivenirnt between tb«- Pnftiieh», th«« imdervigued II. M. DAMAN' is authorized lo settle in biurineM. II. M. DAMAN. WM. O. PALMFR. «12—If. No one can pass this point without regretting that Missouri and lower Mississippi do not bear the same name, as they are alike in appearance; and their united lengths form the longest rivet- in the world—4,400 miles. w. a. b. B y J. B, STARK, Oct. 13, 1851. PORT GRIFFITH HOUSE, Plf.ston Btpl 1st, 18*4 Its annual rise generally commences about the latter part or April, and continues fining until some time ia Julv. It is altogether governed by tho quantity of snow that has fallen during the previous winter on the Rocky mountains, "where," Kit Carson says, "more snow falls than in any other place on God's earth." Some seasons the rise is Lut slight—fifteen or twenty feet. In others it is very great, filling the valley from blurt' to bluff, a general width of seven miles, and in some places much greater. Such is the rapidiity of the current that great masses of ice have been seen in the hot days of July, as far down as the great eastern bend, at the mouth of the Kansac river. 39 deg. north latitude. Rafts of whole trees, brush and logs sometimes fill the whole current for half a mile wide, in one unbroken mass, putting a check to narigatien for several hours at a time. And it is declared (very doubtfully) that the dead bodies of bulla loes, which '.he Indians have driven upon the ice of northern streams, and slaughtered for their hide* and tongues, after a thaw form an impediment to steamboat navigation! "Dick, I say, why don't yon,turn,the buffalo robe t'other side out 1—hair is GEO. W. BRAINERD tb Co. FORT CHIP KITH, LUZEltNE COUNTY, PA 103 Murray, a«ar West Stroct, N»w Torh «D:o. W. Bkiikkiid, david bcldkn [Aug. 2, ItioO.—lj*. " Bah, Tom, you get out. Do you wtpf pose the aniipal didn't know how to weal his hide? I follow his style." 1 warmest." « o.rr - M. PHILBiN, PROPRIETOR. THE «ub«criber havinz completed hi« new tavern house, at Port Griffith, ia prspurcd to acraiauiodate traveller* and the public generally, in tb« bent manner aud on reaaoaable terma. The i-Mina are convenient, and tin; proprietor will auare no effort* to luake hi* (,'ucnta comfortable. Hi* Bar ia nupplied with eiccllc;nt liouors, and bia table with an abundance of the best the markxU afford. FOETRY~Af^SPOETBY. We know not when wo bave seon anything in tha poetic way, that eainc home to our JecJlngu quite lilui tbe follow lug:— THE BALTIMORE BONAPARTE8. From tii X. O. PietyMi. In Texas the freedom of the press seems to consist in the immunity with which peg. pie may make targets of editors. Ft)» popping an ounce of lead iuto the conductor of the Bugle ol Freedom, a late jtiry at Houston gave a verdict of one cent dam. a«es. t ji j • ♦ BIOIXT DAYS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA. C. R GORMAN 8 Co., PITTSTON, PA., THE PRINTER'S LOVK. Wu love to the blooming roue, Jerome Bonapsrte, son of Jerome and nephew of the Emperor Napoleon I., i* now in Baltimore. Wbtloin France, both himselfand his son, Lieutenant Bonaparte, were naturalized and made French citizens. The father also had conferred upon him the title of Prinoe, and the sou was appointed to a.lieutenancy in the French army. Our Baltimore Prince, however, seem* to bear his titled honors with becoming republican simplicity. He assumes no airs beyond other ordinary citizens, and is seen daily mingling in the avocations ol business. The main pulsion of his lile appears to be the obtaining, training and cultivation of horses. If 1 mistake not he would rather hold lie reins and drive a pair oi noble animals, with a handsome establishment, than wear the imperial crown. He entertains no political ambition, has never aspiied to it, and probably never will. 1 saw him the other day worktug intently lor some hours, endeavoring to break one of -his fine horses to harness. Towards this end did he apply his physical and menial energies with untiring assiduity and iron will, as did the Emperor in endeavoring to conquer Europa, and I must say with better success, lor his puqxwe was finally accomplished, and the animal mov.ed off quite gallantly. He is a gentleman highly esteemed* unostentatious, and a valuable citizen. There is a probability, however, that he may yet take up bis abode in France, though the owner of a very beautiful and valuable estate here. His son, ihe lieutenant, an exceedingly amiable and accomplished young man, never exhibited any extraordinary talent, though circumstances in hi* new sphere of life may discover and bring out the hidden gem. The grandmother, Madame Bonaparte, of whom he is a peculiar favorite—almost a pet—has manifested a great interest in him. On his departure for France, she presented him with 95,000, and promised him the larger portion of her foriuue if he would remain in France and raiie himself to the highest honors, perhaps to the throne. Tim singular lady, though a native of Baltimore, has a wonderful predilection for royally. She professes to despise republican America, and longs for imperial sway, yet her acts arc almost democratic. Possessing an immense fortune, she choos- W to live in a plain boarding house, without even a suite of rooms or an establishment. Verging near the period of three score and ten years, she still exhibits traces of remarkable beauty—priding herself on possessing the smoothest aod fairest skin of any lady in the city. She may be frequently seen on the wharves, at the post office, on 'change, visiting broker*, bankera, and other men of business, collecting rents, buying stock, and participating in other speculative matter*-. . I » She never goes to church, esohews mod. em morality, and has a leligion of her own. Shfe Utlks philosophy, argues politics, ridicules sentimentality, and loves to dwell upon and recount the glories of la belle Franofli She often receives magnificent presents from abroad—supposed to be from her husbapd—and manifests great delight In showing them. 1 have seen her p«rhaps a thousand times, and never without wearing upon her marble forehead a glittering jewel valued at several tfeo«V»nd dollars, ghe holds uo intercourse with lu ull iUi bciiaty ilrr.it. We !»»▼« (o hour our friend* disclose Tb« emotion* of ihe breast. .Agents for Ta|»*eott'o General Emigration am! Foreign Exchange. Persona residing in the country, and wishing to engage passage or Mend money to their friends in any part of Kurope may do so with safety by applying a the Post-Office. Tapscott 6l Go's, receipt will be furnishd by return mail. | Pittston, Aug. 26, 1853. Good stabling attached. * MfCHAKL PHILBIN, P«ft Griffith, June 2, 1854 tf We love to se* Ihn »Mp arrive We'J I. dun to u sh .res ; We lo% uD aoe our neighbors thrive And love to bloss the pool. This condition of affairs is attracting the attention of the British press. Many jour, nals are calling for a return to the old practice of seizing enemies' goods in neutral bottoms. The large quantities of lead shipped to Prussian ports, and thence carried into Russia to be manufactured into musket balls, has particularly exasperated tho British press. Yet what is to be done ? It will scarcely do for England to retract her late decision with respect to tree ships making free goods, especially as the treaty between the United States and Russia pledges this country, in a measure, to enforce that doctrine in regard to our own marine. It will answer little belter to make war upon Prussia, for other avenues for hemp and tallow will open.— The truth is that England is iu what is technically called a "fix," in reference to this matter, and will probably have to pay Russia, as long as the war lasts, from twenty to twenty-five millions, for necessary tallow, wheat and hemp. In other words the Czar will get out ol her every year enough to keep a small arpiy in the field. Such are some of the odd result* of war when waged between a military add commercial power. WYOMING HOUSE, We love to nee domestic life. With uiti lit* rrupud Joys ; We l«*ve to s«e n happy wife, With lulu of girls and boys. (REAR THE KA1LROAD DEPOT.) [tcspectfully tender* his Professional service# to the citiccns of Pitt.ton anil vicinity. O. R. GORMAN, M. D. ARftiVAL OF THE N0RTH£RN LIQHT- ♦ cranton, Pa. J. O. BURGESS, Proprietor. (CJ" Charges Moderate. Ssplcisbe *3, 1H53.  IJtce nearly ojijiotite the Post Office, Fittston Aug.2, lbjtT. ly. We love all these—yet far above All that we ever suitl. We lovo what every priliter loves, To iuvk iirasoaurrioMS rAip. Any delinquent subscriber who can resist aa appeal like the above, surely must have the heart of a brickbat and the soul of a grindstone. Lest there be such, however, totally indifferent to the printer's Lova,we add the follow* lug verses Of malediction : Flattering from the Mines—8838,706 in Gold Dust—Lola Montei Fights an Ed, itor—Annexation of the Sau8toich ft-* lands Hot yet Consummated—VtahNews. The steamship Northern Light, E. L. Titiklepaugh, Commander, arrived yesterday at Quarantine, witfupasseiigqrs and treasure per steamship Uncle Sam, 20 days and 15 hours from San Francisco. The Northern Light brings 300 passengers ajidD $933,704 treasure on freight. The transit Was made in 36 hours from ship to' ship. The mining news from all parts of tha State Is of a very cheering and the country papers abound in items desCri. bing heavy strikes and large nuggets; bftr the universal complaint is want ot wdier, and the diggers are anxiously awaiting Uj£' coming rains. ? A dispatch from Michigan City say's that great excitement prevailed, in conse-" quence of an extensive discovery of tha precious metal at Duteh Gulch. The paus averaged twenty dollars ih gold each. Mr. Washbnrn, U. S. Surveyor, has discovered a Salt Water Lake', in the neighborhood of Kern River and the Tejon eight miles long and five miles wideD this bottom of which is orystolized salt. • ' n '* The pearl and otherffsheries are begin* ning to excite some attentfon in this State, of which they aTe considered to ba the principal resources. tf »*9 Lola Montei and an Editor—A fight- No DR J. A. KANN, Office in_Dr. Curtis' Drug Store, Main Stret-t, SCRANTON HOUSE, •rrOlSITIt SC'E ANTON S it PLATT* BTOBE, PITTSTON, Pa December 17, 1802.' SCRANTON, PA XD. K. KREBSLER, Proprietor. DR. H. WENTZEL, And inay the wicked who refaso To pay thu printer's bill. Be forct*l to truvol without shoes. Right up a flinty hill! H. 1.—A carriage will be in readiness to convey guests %m ibis houss,on the arrival of pawuiger train at Uie Uallroad Depot. ffiepU 23, !8oJ*ly Or eD r man 27* liy • ic 1«. ix WOULD respectfully announce to the people of Pittston and vicinity that after an absence of Home month* he ha* returned and permanently located in the place. He will lDe happy to wait upon any requiring hi* prof'ennionnl services. Thankful for past favor*,hi will endeavor •o merit a continuance of the eame. And never may they turn about, or .It down on i. mil, Until the money they shell out. And send It on by iuiIL Although it changes its bed hourly, and s filled with drilling sands, it is not so unavorable to navigation as might be suppoicd ; lor il a steamer runs aground, such b the looseness of the sandy bottom, and he swiftness of the current, tbat the vessel is soon free to proceed, or back out and eek another channel ; and being hard iground is a rare occurrence. This only iappens during low stages of water. Du iog high water, which lasts a long time, Dy avoiding lite current in asoending, and aking it in descending, navigation is very !asy and rapid. Favorable locations for building cities ire few and far between. If there is not i xocky foundatiou for a site, there is no elling when the river may sweep both ite and city away. Should there be a olid foundation, and beautiful landing, Cv h;ch is sometimes the case) the river nay suddenly change its course, and leave everything some distance from any practicable place of landing. A stoamer on her upward .trip, may lund with ease at her usual place,|und on her downward trip be put to the necessity of discharging her freight upon rugged cliffs or deceptive sand bars. This disadvantage fully ac. counts tor the building of the most beautiful towns along the river at some distance from it, which is a matter of surprise to every one not acquainted with the facts.— Independence, for instance, is a most beautiful town of three thousand inhabitants, situated four miles from the river. It was once the mart of a considerable trade, carried ou by trains across the plains to New Mexico and Chihuahua. At one time they expended several thousand dollars in constructing a railroad to the river landing. Their depots and warehouses were scarcely finished when a sand bar was formed in such a manner that jt was impossible td discharge freight within half a mile of thfeni, thus rendering the whole work of no afail. St. Joseph, a flourishing and rapidly growing placets partly situated on an atluvial bottom. The consequence is, the river is continually and rapidly encroaching upon it A portion of it has been already swept *way, and there is perhaps no remedy. A melancholy accident happened a few years since, which fully illustrates the treacherous, character of the stream and its alluvial shores. A gentlemen, his wife, and other ladies stood for some ttrae oa « bank against which the current awfcbt with cherodcitaie madness. They len HYDE PARK HOTEL, HYDE PARK, PA, By HENRY HUFFORD, Sept. S3, 1853, Cm Cmnnmiutatioits. Office, first door norttvof the Butler House. Pittslcn, Feb, 17,1854 tf WYOMING HOTEL, «• He U Fickle Minded." for th$ Oseitti, By«. W. nSRCESEAI), lf». 833, Greenwich street, near Duane. C. If. A. W.G OOWJD, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN STOVES " I have changed my mind. I did mean what 1 said yesterday, but after reflection have different views." Every " heart knoweth its own bitterness," and why censure another because, in matters which concern his own happiness he is alow to act and to decide ; or even if he abandon aa chimerical to-day the welt tixed plan of yesterday. Have there not been passages in the lives ol all men, which, it known migl.t excuse inconsistencies of conduct ? One source ot grtel, one disappointment, the alienation ot onj friend, may change the current of the life stream, render its waters dark and turbid, and dash the light gay bark of hope upon the rock of Despair. Then the victim altera his purpose—bis faith in man is gone ; but it his faith in God remains, he is not lost. He sets up for himself a cold, calm, rigid code of duty and looks lo it for guidance; saying to the careless crowd 1 love nol men the less, but God '.he more. Oh, how many a heart looks back to the cold grey ashes of the fires burned out, and says : " 1 have altered my purposes." Love has been to him a fallacy, friendship a deceit, ambition a crown of thorns. NEW YORK. TIN, BRASS, COPP1SR, SHEET-IRON, HARDWARE, HAY CUTTERS, J*tr l*. D853. eagle hotel, ar*. us mouth third sr., (Aaorx hack,) cistEbn, and well pumps, CA.RPEyTUKS' TOOLS, Cf-C., CfC., Lackawanna Avenue, near Presbyterian PHILADELPHIA. PA. a. A. lilt AD Y, J H. SHOWN, j Job* 93, IB64— 19W. Church, ScbantoiV, Pa. Order* respectfully solicited and good* forwarded with promptness. F.b.24, 1851—ly.. The Battle of the Alma compaird with Battels in Mexico.—It is stated that the Russians at the Alma numbered over 60,000 men, with a powerful train of artillery, and that the force qf the allies was about the same j aAer the engagement, which is classed as desperate, the Czar's troops were driven at all points by the bayonet, the victors losing about 2500 men. Now if this statement be true, the Russians madf hut s feeble resistance ; the small loss of the allies proves this. The Mexicans would have held out more stubbornly. In proof, it may be stated that at Clierubusco they inflicted a loss of one thousand upon the eight thousand Americans engaged, and at the Molino del Rey, where Worth had but a little over threw thousand troops in all, he lost nearly nine hundred men in leas than an hour. At the same rate the allies under St. A maud and Raglan, in their battle upon the Alma, should have lost something like fifteen thousand men, provided thev had fifty thousand men engaged.—W. Kendall. BRYANT HOUSE, Great Beud Depot, Pa. AADDISON BRYANT, Pbopbihtor. Sept. 1,1854-ly. GEORGE LAZARUS Forwarding and Commission Merchants PITTSTON, PA. OBNT1STK7 WILL attend to forwarding and receiving «"pd* «' his store rcaral Lazarus'* Mutel. Aliguods consigned to his care forwarded with despatch. GEO. W. GRISWOLD, RESIDENT DENTIST. TO. TO®©a. Fashionable Barber and Hair Dresser. In the Room adjoining Cohen's Clothing Store and opposite the Eagle Hotel, Pittston, Pa. WOULLD respectfully inform the public that he has taken the Shop formerly occupied by Lyman Fogg, where he would be pleased to wait on them. Pittston, Nov. 1U53. Prlte. i The following dispatch to the Saqni*; men to Union can be omitted ty Any Who prefer not to read it. It is dated Green Valley Nov. la. carbondai.e, pa. On* doer from Swtiul it Iluyuor, on Main Street rir Cull paid for old gold.  D K. K. 8HELP, SURGEON DENTIST. futiton Pa.—Office wilh. On. Uann and Dorr. July 13, 1854.  Our town «u thrown into ft Stale of  dicrousexcitemeht this forenoon by the' appearance of Madame Lola lilontez rushing from her residence through Mill-street towards Main-street, with a lady 5 delicate riding whip in one hand and a copy of theTslegraph in the other, " her eyes in fine frenzy rolling," vowing vengeance on that scoundrel of an editor, 8c. She met him at the Golden Gate Saloon, the crowd who were on the qui vive following ib Wr footsteps. Lola struck at the editor with her whip, but he caught and twisted it todm her before she could hit him a bio*. She then applied woman's best weapon—her Meanwhile her antagonist con. tented himself with keeping most insulting* ly cool, binding all her endeavors pow* erless, the Divine. Lola appealed, W II miners, but the only response rendered wat a ehout of laughter. Mr. Shipley, the editor, then triumphantly retired, n(yrr ( ing by his calmness completely woro fluC* bit fair enemy. , , 1 Iron, the New York Timea.  " M* Mor.tex-lika iocolMw , ery of the Quota of Spain." The aatko DR. O. F. HARVEY, SURGEON DENTIST. franklin treet, next door to Dr. DooUttte, Architecture. rpHOSE wanting anything 4eeignaled above X will please give the tnibscribera call, who !■ prepared to mute drawing* for buildingu, writn Hpeciflcationa, cf-c. May be found t£o Eagle Hotel. GEO. W. LUNG. Pittston, January 2nd, 1854. The world i* selfish, mercenary—it1 wrings (ho trusting heart until it abandons1 its first high holy purpose, theu—when all is over its victim is " weak—vacillating—un trust-worthy," There is a history of every human being which has but one reader. It is a darksome manuscript, blotted with tears, and wrinkled by muoh handling ; and the one reader bends over it in silent anguish, lifting up the finger of pride between it and the world. Alas ! how proud we are. The Biog raphy of the Inner Life is a sealed book with a gilded binding. We come and go, and wait and hesitate, affirm and retract— and but one on earth, an4 One itl heaven knows Why 1 Deal gently with thy broth, er; for he carries on through lHe a crushing weight of care and grief—no Wonder that he sometimes lalls, or seeks to beguile life's weariness by wandering in forbidden paths. Lift him up—adjust h» burthen more comfortably to hi* weary shouldera—than point Um way to Heaved. B. A* W, II. W1LKES-BARRE, P* November 11, 1B53. COAL BUILDING LOTS. TIIK lubaeriber in D*DW offrrliig for «Me a cholielot with a good home uuil burn uil 11, pkimuillj »ilu»twl iu tbi* Borough. The Hog Mahket,—The number killed around the stalls up to last evening was rising 150,000 head, and add to this the number in pens, the total arrived will reach 160,000 head. It is now thought that the number to be killed this season will hardly reach 250,000 head against 307,000 head last year. The falling off in weight is at the lowest calculation 12 per cent., M that the entire deficiency in the produot will dome within a traction 6f one halfoflaat yea4D yield »r°und the falls.—Louisville Journal, Deo. 5. D. P. FULLER 8 CO., COAL MERCHANTS Ea*l tide Main ilreet, nearly opposite Botokley if Beyea't tlore. Pituton, April I, 1853.  AI.BO, Several vucaiit lota well oalculated for burineM meu of any kind, iu Um coiilw of burineM. ALSU, Lot* for private dwellings, Terms of payment oa»jr. For ',l,hU '"To. THOMPSON. A. PRICE 8 CO., COAL MERCHANTS. Office—-Wett tide Main street, Pitltlon Luterne county, P«. AagtnttO, IBM. . tf. IAST NOTICE. - J. BOWKLEY 8 BEYEA, COAL MB /tenA ft TS— Offtci Corner of Main and Railroad Blrtett, Ptttston, Pa. Angtttt 16, 1850. —tf.  NOTICE is hereby given to all person* indebted to the subscribers to call and jscttle their account* without delay, or they wriilbc placed in the hands of a proper peraon for collection. Remember this is tae last call. Pittstun, Jan. 88, 1853. A. PRICK * CO. MISOELLAHE O US. " Frenchmen arealwajfa dninyuic. B*. fore a native of P*ria aevers his juglar, he •o arrange* hie boots, tabl«, and oo*l scuttle m to form a tableau when hie bedroom door it burst open^L SALT AND FISH. g H BOUND Aiuxtf Salt It) Mcki ami H;racnse Bait In ba C'odtl«h1ke.,b^. tMtmm. rrt.u. J. H.*aB»KIH8, tXCHANQE BROKER. Q0tf in Ms F»1 OJfe«, Mum, ft. m, M| iiM-tf — .tkans t\