Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-08-10
MISCELLANY,
Editorial, Condensed aud sei,c,

machine shop in New England, capable Of turn
ing out factory machinery, has orders for t.Ueire
months ahead
paper published in Iowa states that the tide
of ofemgration is pouring into the northern coun.
ties of the territory with unexampled rapidity.
An arrival of forty .one ladies had caused great
sensation
STRANGE FIsH--A fish has been caught at
Davenport, Iowa, of remarkable shape, it being
mostly head and shovel nose of great width
its mouth opens wide enough to take in mans
head with ease, and the body quite small The
like was never seen before
PAEDoNs.-Nne Governors of Pennsylvania,
Gov Porter included, have, within 72 years,
granted 1862 pardons to penitentary convicts
ALL SoRrs or IIev.-An agricultural pa
per says ofa hen ofa certain breed that she laid
leo eggs daily in succession.
A man in Canada West Niagara District late.
ly sold his wife at auction for ten cents. The
purchaser re-sod her for twelve and half cents,
thus clearing two cents and half by the opera.
ton This is fact
A man in Indiana has been turned out Of
Wig society for telling them about that roast
beef"
1t is rumonred that the Sylvania Fourerite as.
sociation has broken up.
4 house at Mt. Auburn. near Cincinnati was
completely rid'iIed by lightning on the 2jth ult
Nobody hurt.
A man has been turned ont of a temperance
society for eating corncd beef
INTERESTING TO HUsnANps.-A late English
paper says that in the Court of Queens Bench,
recently. jury refused TO make husband re-
sponsible for eNtravagant millner's bill 10 his
wife, comprehending among other items ten new
bonnets aud iorty-three pair ofnew gloves in Sc
/ ven months
| Van Amburg has been exhibiting two beauti.
/ iul cubs, lion and lioncss, at Windsor Castle,
in her maesty's drawing room
! a London paper states that there were TO- 600
! persons bathing in the Serpentine river at the
same time
DIR. Squibbs has made a new sort of sugar, that
is admirable for sweetenng and preserving la
dies temprrs
Mr. Clay was at Bnc Lick springs July 2l, by
way of getting accustomed to the black and blue
licks ofthe autumn elections
Steam tugs, with screw propellors, have been
! successfully imtrodcced on the Union Canal from
Glasgow.
Mrs Child calls machine hatched chickens
"bereaved orphans"
They have "big man. in Hartford who
weighs 500 pounds.
TmE LAST SURVIVING DRrMMER at the battle
of Bunker Hill resides at Hartford, Susquchauna
county Pennsylvania His name is Rufus Kings
ley, and the old veteran enjoys perfect health and
good spirits.
France is a glorious place for those who a.
dopt the editorial profession. No less than for
ty-seven editors now imprisoned in that coun-
try of quartered frogs.
GoxE BACK To MoRMoNIsu-It is said that
Foster the former editor of the Nauvoo ENposi.
tor, lthe paper that originated the late excitement
against the prophet since the death of Joe Smith
declares he believes Joe To have been prophet,
! and that the Mormon religion, as taught by him,
| is the only true religion.
The Rev Dr. Schaf, late Professor of the Ori.
entail Languages in the University of Berlin
PRUSSIA and Professor elect in the Theological
: Seminary of the German Reformed Church al
? Merccrsburg Pa, arrived at New York from
2 ct ship 81. James.