Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-03-26
Editorial MISCELLANY.

The Post Master General recommends change
of postage, making the rates 5 10 and 90 CTS. in
stead of 81 l2I aud Isl, and also that after Sep.
remhcr next papers be charged postage according
to the size.
The North Carolina Banks will resume in No.
vembcr next.
There not the least riot or disturbance a,
Philadelphia account of the recent bank explo.
sions. The city of brotheIy love is redeeming her
good character
Commodore Moore of the Texian Navy is
sweeping the sea, capturing every thing that he
can find belonging To the Mexic,ns. Santa Ana
has commenced hos,es with large army.
At Burlington n. J +, the town councils deter.
mines to gran, no more tavern licences, The ,av-
keepers resolved to open their houses with.
out profit, and fenced them around. Not bad
plan to keep ou, loafers.
The Pope is said to be tce-toralcr and wears
the nedal of the Irish TOTAL Abstinence Society.
Mr.. Morgan Of n. Y. presented petition, ask
ing Congress to assume the rcsponsbl debt of
Mi, ,sssippl, and ejec, her from the Union I!
A horrible murder was committed in Genesse
County, n. Y. by young man named Benjamine,
+. White, who shot his father because he had not
pu, him in possess Of some Of his property.
The court Martial in b Gilmore is now trying
Capt CLARK. Two charges against him are that
he made sailor c "a quantity Of potatoes al one
iime and some Goldfish at another.
The directors of the Bank Of Lewistown, have
guaranteed the payment of every dollar of their
notes in circulation.
The New York canal will not be in order before
the 18Th of April next.
There have been applications for Bankrupt
cy in Massachusetts, than any othsr State i'll the
I Union,
The Florida war is likely to be brought to ano-
lhcr of It's hundred ends.
Rumors are afloa that the various tribes of ln-
dians about TO form grand coniederacy IN the
West, for hostile purposes.
The buildings Of Jefferson College, No. were
burn, to the ground. Damages $4,000. In
surance s62 900
The Baptists in Boston are endeavoring to raise
money to purchase the fremont Theae-Phee
100000.
The Philadelphia Gazette says, that there is
perfect stagnation of trade in that city.
The importation of slaves into Havana is now
prohibited by law.
White houses arc becoming fashionable IN Phil
adephia says the Gazette. Tylcyzed we presume.
/ A bill is row before the legislature 10 punish
brokers for shaving relief notes.
! Al fire in Cncinnatti 10000 Kegs of lard, and
quantity Of pork was consumed. The surface of
Deer Creek was covered with a white scum of lard.
Il generally runs red with the blood of tae porkers.
Dickens and hio lady dnei with Er.PIesident
Adams recently.
Mr.. Norris Of PHILADELPHIA has received from the
Empower OF Russia, a splendid rng, valued a;
$4,000 as a compliment to his skill and ingenuity
in manufacturing locomotives.
-Four of Mr.. Nouis's locomotiv. engines were
shipped at Philadelphis tc,e days since for Rus
/ sis inleadvd for the Berlin aRd Frankfort Rail
! Roai.
The mail between Philadelphia and Po,,syiltS
is nov csnei on the Rail Road sn4 the Sunday
mail restored We hope It wiHbe roslQted through,
out