Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-11-18
MISCELLANY.
EDITORIAL, Condensed and Selected.

A shock of an earthquake was fel, in Maysvile,
KY, on Sunday night week, abou, 10 o'clock.
The exports oftca 10 Great Britain in the year
ending June 80, amounted to black, 4O,0OOOoo
lbs, green, 1900 5000 lbs total a., 600 600 l5s
The Supreme Court ofNcw York has declared
its opinion in favor of the cons,itutionality of the
bankrupt law.
Dr. Lardner has arrived a, Boston and is lee
turing on ,aoonshine. Understands the subject
Jacksontown, in Huntingdon county, Pa, was to- !
tally destroyed by fire on Monday Of last week.
Strangers in Nep Orieans.-Every ship and
stcamboa, which arrives, brings numbers Of pas
sengers. The ships Sea Lion and Caspian, from
New York. had nearly 500 passengers
VIM. Wheeler arrived at Albany, on his way to
Ohio. on Friday, where he found he had been
robbed of S323, the accumulation of three years of
hard labor q farm.
A paper was recently read before the French A.
cademy, 10 prove the existence of copper in the hu
man body in its nominal state. 1t was known be-
fore that there is no lack of brass in many faces.
State Convention on the 26sh ult.
A new sugar refinery in st. Louis, turns out
800 pounds of refined sugar per day.
An American artist is about to visit Sweden, for
the purpose of taking portrait Of Miss Bremen.
Recitation in Nora Scotia.--Lord Falkland has
dssol, ed The Legislative Council The Wits for
calling New General Assembly bear tes'e 3Oth
ultimo, returnabe on Thursday, the lth day of
January next.
The Louisville Journal of Saturday last says,
1922 900 of cancelled six years bonds, were burnt
ly the Secretary of State Of Kentucky, in presence
of the Governor, judges and reporter OF the court oi
appeals attorney general, auditor aud treasurer.
No man ever prospered who defIauded the print
: er or scol1ed his wife.
Gov. Barry, of Michigan, has set apart Thursday
the 30ih inst, to be observed as day of Thanks
. giving and prayer throughout the Commonwealth
= The annual consumption of tobacco is l0S,0OO,
! 900 pounhs-equal to seven pounds for every man
o woman and child in the country!
b The corlwancrs of New York had procession
in that city on Wednesday, in honor Of their pa,ror
saint-it being ST. Crispins doy.
'. The keeper of the New Jersey State prison, re
q ports SIS prsoners-an increase of IS during tn
+ year. The year, earnings of the prison have ex
r. cocdej the expenses $4,000 80.
7, Married in Springfield, III Mr. lanes Profit,
5. merchant, to Miss Emily n. Landon. The happ,
il bndeg room ought to do a cash business, since h
y can expect only "smaH Profits" at first.
j. C0pper Mae-The mineral wealth Of the grea
ct West is vast and OF increasing importance.-Th
ole will yield 33 per cent Of pure copper.
. Poor Pooth-Has been provoking the ire Of tn
Balimoreans, by appearing before them on tn
stage while "ind>posed," /. e. drunk He wa
greeted, says the Sun, Throughout, the play,b eric
of "urn him out" accompanied by Kisses.
ne More Sia,nese Trim WonsferS-Two chilIre
10 have been born in Lexington, Indiana, ii is sal
n. with the breast bone united the whole length.
u Mnderel-John McKiIlen, of Allegheny towr
by ship, Green county, was murdered Frecport, Ia
he week, it is supposed, by man named Mullin.
oy Paris is lighted every afternoon by 1921 lamp
j. of which 5s9i are supplied with gas, and 7'3.
''' with oil.
-: 1t is stated in the Mining Journal, that li(
:. lives were annually sacrificed by what are teTm'
,,a ''mne accidents