Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-05-06
An Accomplished ytllalnt

The Charleston Courier of fTuesGay CONTAINS
an exposure of "a great scoundrel, who was in
troduced into the committee there as Dr.
Charles w. Appleton, in the disguise of a Dap
tist minister and declaimer on total abstinence.
He ingraciated himself in the good graces Of n
widow lady, member Of family whose hos
pitality he enjoyed, and ran away with her.
Just after he disappeared with the victim OF his
arts, letter was received from New Jersey,
giving portion Of his history, which showed
him to be one of the very worst OF men. The
first we have of him is at Richmond, Indiana.
where he acted badly-deserted his wife, went
east, married a young lady whom he lived
with for a short time, and deserted. He return
ed to Indiana and to his wife, tcigning repen-
tance. He induced her to 60 to Illinois, there
left her again, came to New Jersey, where, as
Baptist minister, he moved in good society,
and married the daughter of a respectable and
worthy gentleman of New Brunswick. He
soon left for the south on temperance and re-
ligious mission, and in Charleston won the al
fections of the lady before mentioned, whom he
will in turn desert. The guise Of a minister has
been his chosen character, first appearing as
Methodist, then as Baptist. 1t is to be hoped
that so successful a villain will not 90 long un-
punished. lie is said to be one ofvery dlmn-
utvc size, and rather emaclated, and that for
these pecularltIes he may be known among a
thousand. People cannot be too cautious with
regard to the l,inerating classes. The Charles
ton Courier hopes the disclosure Of the niqui-
| ty OF this man will cause our citizens, who
/ have been so often deceived To be more eau
! tious in examining into the character of liin-
Grants before taking them into their confidence.
Venus VISIBLE IN THE DAY-TIME.-The new
! comet is not the only celestial phenomenon
which has beeu observed A Bolognal journal
states, that on the 2Sth ult. truly marvellous
fact was remarked in that city. The planet
Venus showed itself distinctly in noon day it
was visible to the naked eye, and as it was
surrounded by an aureoe, some persons took il
for a comet But it was impossible to be de-
ccived it was Venus, which owing to some
atmospherical circumstances, appeared to the
astonishing spectators.-Letier fOm Paris.
An ATMOSPHERIC PHENoMENoN-On Sun
day afternoon, says the Oswego Palladium
the wind easterly and the atmosphere clear witt
some clouds-we had the most extraordinary
vision of distant objects upon the lake and be
yond it that has occurred for many years. Ma
ny distant Objects which are far below the no
rlzon, became distinctly visible. 1t is not al
unusual thing in easterly weather for the Gaoc
Islands at 30 miles distant to loom up, anC
come into sight. On Sunday they were no
only very plainly in sight, but seemed to have
diminished their distance one half The Duck
and Pigeon Isles, which are some 40 miles of
and which are rarely seen, were in plain view
But what is still more wonderful, the who'll
Canadian shore from Point Peter to the Kings
ton Passage, and the entrance into the ST. Law
renee. was visible With telescope the whol
oomed up IN plain view, -