Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-02-04
MISCELLANY,


Editorial, Condensed and Selected.
Ts1A..-The last news from Te1as is. that the
Mcxicans have been defeated in several skiruishes
and battles.
Coun,erfeas.-M Mexican dollars si,vcred by
new magnetic process, are in circulation in Phila-
,le,phia. They are we'll executed.
Il is stated ,hs, in 274 streets Of Liverpool there
are nine thousand families wholly destitute OF the
sacred scriptures.
Education is a young mans capi,al--for u well
informed intelligent has the lest assurance of
future competence and happiness. A fathers gift
TO his child then is education. If you leave them
wealth you may insure their ruin; at the bes, you
can only leave them that which at any momen,
may be lost.
The N. V Express says, we learn by Pomcroy
& Co.'S Express, that the cars wcte ran the
Tonswa anda Railroad on Tuesday for The first time
thus completing the last link in the chain of iron
road from Boston to Buffalo
A Kno,cing Dog.-A gentleman a, Cambridge,
Mass has large dog, who every day, upon the
arrival Of the omnibus, runs out TO receive the
newsp ,pers, which he regularly conveys to the
family.
The whole number Of persons confined in Mas
sschuset,s for debt, during the year ending Nov. l.
ls42, was 742; for crimes 3593, s9O Of whom
were fems,es.
A New Object Of Legi'ldfion.-Scme persons in
I 4. Il Ia.
Legislature 10 do any thing and every thing, have
presented a petition to the Assembly Of that State,
praying for the passage Of law to prevent distur.
b,nces in singing schools.
The Boston Bulletin says, the proprietor Of the
coiebraied paintings called Adam and Eve, has re.
allied during the last ten years, 100 600 clear pro-
fit from their exhibition.
A Paris letter writer states that the Marquis DE-
Pontallo's carriage has a library, a bedroom, and
cooking apparatus. You touch a spring and ih'
pannels become cuphoauds--i, is night, and 'h'
seats Nv out, extended into beds. You see no steps
hut as the door opens they appear, and when it clio
ses they ou, Of sight.
Kicking ones wife in Boston only costs s.
Kissing another msn's wife in New York doesn'
cost red cent We had rather live in n. York
not because We prefer to indulge in the latter bu
because we wouldn't like 10 live in any place wher
men are privileged 10 kick the women FOR a raiuy V
Heary RoJJery-On the l4th uit. a heavy rob
berry perretra'ed on the premises of Mr..
Haun, Charleston, S. g., by which he lost betwee
| "A lola nd ~ q
bout that amount.
Kind-The boys of one of the public schools i
Boston, recently collected thirty dollars, for II
purpose Of procuring an artificial leg fos one
their unfortunate school fellows
Emigranfs -i4i7 English and Germans srr
4 ed at 81. Louis on the 9th and 2s.h, from Ne
. Orleans 24o Of these are English Mormoas q
!, their way to Nauvoo.
d VIA. Boots-Boo,s for ladies now made
India rubber. requiring neither facing nor butto
a ing, and exactly fitting the foot.-Very well for Il
Is young and Pinmp.
Finances Of Deid,c0re.-This State is in 1t
Mrssed condition OF being entirely out Of debt, al
~ having 5000 900 surplus. She never had bro
en- bank within her borders.
Theodore Hook A lively Hihcmisn exclaim
at a party where ihe late lsmen,ed wit shone d
r., evening star. Och. master Theodore, bu, you
n the II ,ok that nobody can bate
or 4 Feast If Reason,--General Bennett, formc
I'd a Mormon, and one anderson a member
is that choice Brotherhood, lately held a great deb
e. at Chicsgo, ON the question us the Mormon rs
h. sion true -
at An Ertra SeSsien.--Exuact OF letter irC
p- Washington :--"The Cabinet had meeting so'
time since, at which il i, understood the question