Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-10-22
MISCELLANY.

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MISCELLANY.
Editorial, Condensed and Selected.
Mr. Calhoun, it is snI' has stated his determi-
nation not to submit to the decision of u Nation
al Convention but to lie a candidate for the
Presidency, examination no nomination"
The Army the United States has cen recent
ly reduced from l2,3O0 to 5000. The ratons Of
some the officers have also been reduced.
A correspondent Of the ~ Y Evangelist says
that he never head so much proane swearing in
his whole life, as he lately heard among the mem
bcrs Of Congress.
Some rogues lately stole nine boxes of old type
from rail road depot N New Orleans, suppos ng
it 10 be specie.
At the Common Pleas, Sandusky county, Ohio
Jos. Spcrry was convicted The murder his wife,
and sentenced to lie hung on the 2d of November
next.
Copper 1t Is said one furnace at Mineral Point.
Wisconsin, is smelling copper at the ra'c of 500
pounds per day and lately two Others have been
put in operation. The ore yi,ld I3 to Is per
cent.
The Disturbance IN syria 1t is stated in lac
Paris papers rh., join, int, ference of France
and England for the protection of the Christians
in Syria is ahou, 10 take place.
Caleb Gushing is to he Secretary ofrhe Treasu
~ when Mr. Forward resigns. A pushing fellow
a.: II 1 4 4
Forward.
The Clergy of the East have taken strong
grounds against the reading notices from their puI.
pits, which mer Iy of a secular order. In ina,
ny pnpts they rejected altogether.
Very heavy rains over large section of coun-
uy in Alabama have done much injury TO the cot.
ton crops.
ToJacco.-The production Of this article is
carried on to II considerable extent in Illinois.
1t is reported that our difficulties with Mexico
have been annie ,by adjusted, through the unrrmit
ting exertions Of our Minister, Hon. WlGdy
Thompson.
The Jews ii is saj, refuse to burn lard oil, on
account of their dislike t, pnk.
The Providence Journal chronicles with much
Sttsto the pres,n nee in that city oi "a sea hass,
weighing when die,sed II, sriy one thousand pounds
1t is computed that the export of silver from
South America to Europe. is now Lager than it has
been since the separation of the colonies from
Spain, upwards of twenty years ago.
Louis PhillipIe's daughter, the Princess Gle
menline Whose hand was sough, in auingc by
Prince Of SAKE Cobure, asked three months to re.
feet The time specified has just expired, and the
princess has answered in the negative.
! Another shameful fight took place on Saturday
in New York, which resulted in the death of a
young lfishman, named Jam Goodwin. His
murderer, James Cookwright, ESCAPED,
Economy.-Noah Webster says. that by sub
stitutiug 10 foF unto, in his version Of the bible he
has saved thirty.four pages of close letter. press
A newspaper has just made its appearance IN
Egypt. 1t is printed in French.
The arrival of the L. 5. Cutter Woodbury. from
Vera Cruz is announced in New Oreans papers
Of the 30th ult. She brought $4,000 in specie.
Mr.. Walsh, in one OF his letters, says truly, and
justly, that where is much real Difference paid
10 the female character, so much refinement prac-
iisfd in the social relations between the sexes as
m the u. States.
In the rcigns of the frst kings Edward, OF Eng.
land, those monarchs always slept on straw ttd.,
which then the highest luxury.
The Blush troops fast leaving Canada on
the 9th instant the head quarters and SIX COM
panies of The Coldsrrelm Gumds, embarked at
Quebec, on board II. NJ. $. Thunderer.
Egyptian OLtEsk.-Caplain CislJi has receiv.
ed orders to proceed to Egypt To take charge of the
Ohellsk which Meheme, Ali has presented to the
/ Popc.-Europcars call il the Obesk Of Scsosuis
the Egyptians that Of the patriarch Abraham,
This will he the twelfth ohcl x now in the pos,
session Of Rome from Egypt.
Al Limoges in France has lately been discovered
manuscript the 10th century, in which,, de.
tailed the ancien, mode Of enamel painting. The
manuscript has leen sent to the great pore, lain
factory al Serves, and great hopes entrrOInej
of It's also giving some valuable hints on the old
manner # painting glass.
Post Office Department. nf.--The Postmaster Gen
erdl has ls u,d an oyler that no per.on under SIX