Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-19
MISCELLANY.



Daniel Webster and John NJ Clayton are spar-
ring In the columns of the National Intelligencer
under the assumed names of "a whig from the
start and "VindcI."
great tent during the rain, and be,ook themselves to
a church.
Governor Seward has refused to pardon Colt.
His execution to take place yesterday.
The Wings have swrp, little Delaware by ,re-
mendous majority Of eleven votes.
Mr. Forward the Secretary Of Treasury. viii it
/. srid be succeeded ly Caleb Gushing at the next
session of Congress.
Mr.. Alexander Best has been appointed Post
Ms'cr at DanviIle, in place Of sharpIcss Taylor,
removed.
Nhlo's Saloon in Broadway. New York. has
been rented for church. Morsls must lie impro-
wing in New York.
Bouck the democratic candidate for Governor
Of New York, hss been elected by majority Of
more than 10000 votes
We were oQain visited with fa Of snow Of Sc
vc,a inches in dryth, on Wednesday last
Beef sells at Lexington. Kentucky, at . cents
per pound and Pork ut Alton from to cents
per pound.
! The ceebra,cd Cathedral York Minister, in Eng
land. which was injured hv fire few years since,
ahou, heing repaired, the estimated cos, Of which
is 100000.
! Potatoes are selling Mt Albany, \. Y, at twelve
and half cents per bush,, and of superior quail
/ ity.
! BanBrup's 1t is estimated that about twenty
! five thousand persons have already applied for the
bsncf, Of the ankrup, law, throughout the Union.
Norm N minister lately preached sermon in
/ Nauvoo. In suppcating grace he said "Lord have
mercy upon all fooLs and idiots, and particularly
upon the members Of the Town Council Of Nau.
voo."
-Four thousand copies Of Boz's Notes were sold
by one house in Philadelphia, one hour after they
were issued
! 4 marriage il reported to have occurred recently
! between Mr.. North to Miss West 1t is expected
that they will have some regular norih.,ceN squalls
during the winter.
The receipts of the New Jersey States Prison
exceed its expenses for the current year $4,000.
Iii. said that full hlooded Yankee upon ascer.
tanning this fact determined in view of the the Pro-
fit, to start Psnitcntlay on his own hook
The English Providence Journals announce the
departure of Mormons. or Latter Day Saints, in
great numbers for the United States, 10 join heir
brethern ofNauvoo.
The Grand Jury of Burlington County, n. j.
on "Wednesday last found true bills ssinst Robert
A. Knapp and Alexander e, Rhind, as principals
and John Guest, Jr., and John Downe, Jr., as
seconds, in the late duel fought near Burlington.
Fraudulent Mte.-one dollar notes Of the
Farmer md Planters Bank of Baltimore, al ered
to sos, are in circulation in that city.
The unty paid on silk, from the Treasury o
Massachusetts,, this year, amounts to SS,35l 81
This is about one third larger thaa last year.
Three persons have become deranged in New
England in consequence of the pt aching of tie
Merte doctrlne.
A western paper says, the young ladies who arr
accustomed TO reading newspapers, are always Oh
; served to possess winning ways, most amiable dis
positions, and invarable make good wives. Jus
so!
: Dc.potsm can no more exist in nation, unit
the liberty of the Pess I've destroyed, than the nigh
! can happen before the sun is set.
A gentleman of rank and fortune in ireland
fancics Of hi> legs of one religion and the oths
of another He frequently puts one OF his unfonu
nate legs outside the bed clothes to punish it f.
lis religious errors.
. Oue Watson was banged short time since i
: North Catollna, for shooting neighbor's wife,
B.. Watson had not much of defence. He killed th
9 woman, be sad, brcause she was witch and h'
n 'cou jurcd him.
! Major Noah says In Spain. we were ssnerall