Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-01-21

The End of he WorM-We understand that |
in one Of the School Districts >of Hillsborough, |
N. H.. the whole population have become believers
in the decttine Of Mer--cosed their ds,ric, school,
and taken their children home to get prepared for
the Second Advent
FOLLOWERS Of Isaac Uahon.-The passion for
the sport Of angling is great in the neiphborhood
Of London that the liberty of fishing in some of the
streams in the adjacent counties is purchased at the
rate Of ten pound per annum.
DR.. Barker, of Linn, Mass, died very suddenly
on Sunday evening last, from the effects of the
modification of dead body, while engaged in dis
sec,ng. He had small wound in his hand, by
which the infection entered. ...
The returns from sixteen States, Of the appica
tions in Bankruptcy, made in accordance with a
call for Information on the subject by Congress,
show in the aggregate ls,a74 petitions, of which
1884 were voluntary s47l have been finally
discharged.
A number OF ladies of New York have organised
Society, having for its object the introduction of
the Common School System, into every country in
South America.
A son of Mr.. George Rothery Of Newark, n. j.,
was severely injured on Saturday week last, by
ceivng the charge of a fowling piece in his chin
and neck. The gun pointed at him, and the trig-
ger pulled under the supposition that it no,
loaded.
Pnuperism IL, Massnchusetfs.-Tha Commons
wealth supported during the pas, year 1868 pau
pers, or one to every 81 inhabitants. OF these,
2,sO5 are foreigners and 2,3O2 from Great Britain
and Ireland. There are lsl Aims Houses in the
State, with 1881 acres Of land attached to them,
the whole valued at 5000 2sl; in them the average
weekly cos, per pauper is s3 cents. The value of
labor performed in them was $4,000.
Immediately after the arrival of Frank Johnson
and band at ST. Louis they arrested and fined
$40 each under the law which forbids free colorcd
men to appear there without license. Some re-
spectacle citizens became BAIL and the matter was
carried 10 higher court.
The Lost Recmds.-The staunton Spectator
learns, from authentic source that the Books and
Records of Greene county, Va, which were stolen
from the Clerks Office of that county about twelve
months ago, have been recently found by a fox
| hunting party, in a cave in the side of mountain
by putting q piece of lump sugar, the size of
walnut, into teapot, you will make the tea infus.
in one half the time
Messrs. Schoolcraft and Mcleod, of the Mich
gan Legislature, says Western paper, will carr
their mileage this season, at least. One resides a
Mackinaw, and the other at Chippewa; and il
consequence Of the sudden closing Of navigation
both had to FOO, it. portion of the way TO Detroit
A Fatal Phunge-Gov Ellsworth, of CT, lost
very valuable horse and sleigh, on New Years Day
at Hartford While his Excellency was making
call, the animal away, end continued his
till he go, upon the ice on the river, whence h
plunged into the open Connecticut. Neither hors
nor sleigh have since been heard Of
FoLko,cing in the Footsteps New Yorl
correspondent Of the National Intelligencer says
The Rev. Mr.. Paifrey has sold the North American
Review to Mr.. Bowen, and, having taken three c
Mr.. Everett's steps, Ga Unitarian puipn, Harvar
professorship, and the edilotship Of the North A
merican Review, is about to take the fourth, b
entering political life.