Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-05-22
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a MURpEREn TAKEs.-It is stated in the Gin. |
cinnat Gazette, of the l7lh inst, that Charles |
Brown, the mullatto fellow, charged with having
been concerned in the atrocious murders at st.
Louis, the night of the 7lh u has been arres-
ted and imprisoned in Cincinnat there to await the
requisiion of the Governor of Missouri.
THE CANAL COMMISSIONERS have adjourned,
ard are now visiting and inspecting the various lines
oil public wo.ks. They re-assemblo at Harrisburg.
on the LIST Monday of June next. In the mean.
time one of their clerks remains at their rooms.
AMOS GUsTINE, is member elect to the next
Congress- from the Cumberland Perry and Junia,a
district. He was elected without any opposition.
except "Mr, Scattering" who received couple of
hundred votes, to Mr. G's 5000.
KENTUCKY CoseREssIoSAL ELrcrroS.-Fct-
erlists 9-democrats 2. Same result as in last Con-
gress.
TnE LOST FoUSD.-A student at GETTYSBURG
college, was lost some months ago, ON his way TO
Shippensburg. His body has been found in the
gap Of the South Mountain, in q ravine near the
Baltimore road. He was dead, and his body was
muulated by dogs. His name was Gus,avus Mel
sheimer son OF Mr.. Melshcimcr, near Dover, York
county, Penna. fIe is supposed to have been fro
TO death.
SuoT IN THE SrnEEr.-The Tallahassee Sem
tinol states that General Leigh Read, of that place
shot in the street on Monday morning previous
by Mr.. Willis Alison. He expired in about Ia
hours afterwards. Two other persons were acc-
dentally wounded, one severely, though not mortal
ly. The Sentinel refrains from stating PARTICULARS,
as the affair will undergo investigation.
DispENsATIoN OF PnovIDIscE.-The Nashua
Telegraph says tina, Mrs. Rply Of Londonderry,
N. H. was some weeks since safely delivered Of fue
children at birth, and that they are all doing well.
The same woman had three at one birth five years
ago. all of whom are alive and in good condition.
BUnsLAHs ARnEsTED.-Six of the gang ofEn-
glish burglars, recently arrived from England have
been arrested in Montreal. A pormantean was Ia
ken with them filled with skeleton keys, and most
scientific instruments for housebreaking and OPEN
ing iron doors.
| American AMusEMESrs IN PARIs.-Col.
Thorn, the rich American, has SUNDAY evening
parties, at which "blindmans buff" and other gam
blesome games are the recreation of the younger
visitors, and cards are the amusement of the elder
company.
Virginia Legislature sands-in Senate II Wings
and Is Locofocos. In the House of Delegates 6s
Wings and &C Locofocos.
The Legislature of New York have passed the
Appropriation Bill by an overwhelming majority,
The bill appropriates So, 900 for the Erie Canal
Enlargement, 5000 900 for the Black River Canal.
and s55O,O0O for the Genessce Valley Canal-to-
tai, S3.000,000. The vote for the passage Of the
bill stood II, and against i, 33. Eighteen Van
Buren, members poled their votes for the passage of
the bill.
The loss Of the Bank Of Louisiana by its receiv.
ing teller, shows the importance of securing the
vice of honest men. Two houses in that city, made
deposits in one day, one Of $4,000 and one of
! 100000 The teller entered it on their books but
! put the money in his own pockets, and immediate
! ly absconded. He is Frenchman.
CoFrEE.-The Pittsburg American says that
they planting cofite upon some of the Western
praries; with what prospect of success, We do not
| know.
BALLooSs.-An experiment has been made at
Paris to navigate the air in balloons, and it is said
to have been highly successful, at the height of two
hundred and fifty yards, the balloon was worked
with in any direction, even directly in the
teeth OF the wind.
The Manchester IN. H. Representative says,
deliberately, that fire is never satisfied with wood,
the ocean with rivers, death with mankind, and q
coquette with lovers.
CAusHr.--The Baltimore Sun states that shop
keeper in that city, having discovered that many
articles were from day to day missing, commissioned
a watchman to keep a close eye on his premises a,
night. The charley saw one Of the clerks of the
store enter the building with lady, at rather late
hour The clerk then came out with pitcher, and
went TO a reiectoIy, leaving the key in the door
The watchman fastened the door, and put the key
in his pocket The lady was found in the store the
next morning. The gentleman has not been seen
since.
) A thousand barrels Of Castor Oil are made, an
) nuay, in Randolph county, III.
} The amount of produce now coming down the
Erie Canal, says the Troy Whi;, is ncaculable
for the last few days there have been on all average
two thousand tons per day delivered at this city, be-
sides large amount which has gone 10 Albany
Should the grain crop of the interior be as large
this year as it last the tolls the canals will
be far greater than they have ever been before.
GENERAL AND MRs. GAIsKs-The case of Ge