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observed upon the east bank of the Susquehanna two miles above Col- 

 umbia, Pa. (intermediate between York and Lancaster) by Mrs. S. S. Hal- 

 deman, to whom it appeared to be vertical, and moving east of north. — 

 This confirms Mr. Kirdwood's statement, and affords an additional 

 fact. II, 



A notice of Le Verrier's planet, recently discoveid, arrived too late 

 for this number. It will be given in our next. 



PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE. 



Our friends at a distance will be gratified to learn that the exercises 

 of the Winter term have opened under the most favorable auspices. — 

 The accession of new students is thirty-eight. The whole number in 

 attendance is already one hundred and fifty, and as we have been in ses- 

 sion only about a fortnight, our prospects may bc^ regarded as unusu- 

 ally encouraging. 



TO THE READERS OF THE RECORD AND JOURNAL. 



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 to say a word, rather in compliance with custom than from a conscious- 

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 able reception it has met abroad, is a sufficient indication of its useful- 

 ness, and furnishes the strongest hope of its future success. We have 

 only to urge our friends, who have, by their continued support, evinced 

 their approval of our efforts, to make some exertions to extend the cir- 

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 involved in the publication, we should be glad to secure some additional 

 subscribers. Renewed efforts will be made to improve the character of 

 the Journal, and from promises of co-operation and assistance which 

 have been given by gentlemen of ability, the Editors hope that its 

 value will be increased. It is our intention to leave nothing undone 

 to render the work all that it professes to be, and in every way de- 

 serving tlie confidence of our friends and the patronage of the commu- 

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 continue to smile favoringly upon our efforts, we commend our labors 

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