Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-07-19

Charge which showed him not insensble to the
wrongs o. lovely women, and the jury, after
due deliberation, returned with verdict for
the paintiff of four hundred dollars, to compen-
safe her for lacerated feelings, blighted hopes,
and crushed afFectons--the loss Of husband
worth five thousand dollars, and-nine children.
-SteuJen CN y } Courier.
SHor BUSINESS IN NANrIcK.-A correspon-
dent OF the Lowell Courier writing from Nam
tick, gives the following account of the shoe
manufacturing in that town: "From the 1t
Of April, 1914 to the lst OF April, lS45, there
were manufactured in this town 6l4,200 pairs
of shoes and 1880 pairs of boots, valued in all
at about Si20,OOO. The number of males en-
poyed, SIT number of females, 425 /; making
in all 1902 persons; /; all of them, however, do
not reside here. The amount paid for labor,
though not ascer'ained by the assessors, cannot
he less than 129000-so Gisti bued as to make
sos 600 10 tie males, and about 81 600 to the
Commissioning Sl30 average to all engaged, or
about Isl 10 each male aud & 10 to each female.
This branch OF business, second to none in the
State in importance or amount, has Increased
with great rapIdity during the last few years in
this place. In 1880. only four persons were en-
gagged as manufacturers, now nearly fifty are SO
engaged; then less Than 10000 pairs of ooots
and shoes were manufactured, now more than
620,OO0 pairs are manufactured. In lS3G and
1887. when the statistics were collected, about
q Ioa, IL
,ured, valued at about 100000, and about 400
persons were engaged in the manufacture of
them. The business was introduced here about
1880. and so you see what has been done in the
short space Of fifteen years In 1880 our popu-
lation was less than 900, and in 20 about l.
300, and is now supposed TO be more than l, 100
VETERINARY SCHOOL IN FRANcF-A writer
in The Newark Advertiser gives an account Of
the veterinary school at Abort ~ France. The
| pupils are limited to 300, between the ages Of
sixteen and twenty-five. TIE fee is 800 francs
per annum. Forty are placed there by the nj
mister of War, and are destined for the depart
mcnt of cavalry.
"The course of study requires period of
four years for its completion. The patients are
horses dogs and horned cattle. These are vi.
sited every morning by the physician attended
by the students. The stables are perfectly clean,
neat and ornamented with bright brass. In one
of them saw case OF pneumonio. At the in
dication of the physician, we ausculted the
beast. and heard distinctly the sutcrepiIant ralc,
I 1t was the first time ever thought Of thus eX.
amining horse. Every thing is on the same
scientific plan The anatomy otthat animal has
almost the same nomenclature as the human.
Twelve pupils serve ss night watches OF these
animals, and received all, that may come, ha-
wing fractures, COLES, or any other disease. A.
mong other curiosities there was dog fcted
with Chotea, or ST Nitus' dance, and a COW
with Pa,hiss. Dogs pay ten cents day, and
horses fifty for medical Attendance and nourlsh-
ment."
SINGLrNEss OF puRrosE The l.owel (Mass)