Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-08-14
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The Cincinnati Advertiser gives the follow.
n0 record az to the closing scenes Of lie and
dnsl resting places Of soma Of, ,hst ea,ian, band
OF officers who figured in on, revolutionary
struggle: iDm n
Gen. Mercer 10 usu,lly said to have been
killed 1t the battle Of Psincsisa, but really died
"fsu ,epileptic 6t. in that neighborhood. week
shsr that affair. The popular notion 10 derived
from the fact that he received blow on the
head, from the butt end Of 1 musket, in the
hancs Of British soldier, in full retreat with
his eomrsdes. He was knocked down end stun.
ned for anne time--ss the consequence Mer.
Ger was tssied in Christ Church, Philade,phis.
Patsam wss disabled from active service in
the very middle Of the strife. i779. BY parsly.
tic stroke, bot survived till 1870. being ~
yesrs Of age at his death. He vas buried at
Brooklyn, Conn.,
Wayne died at Erie, Pa, where he was huri.
ed. Al a later date the body was transported
"Ches'er county. Pa. Although nearly quar-.
ter OF century had elapsed. the lincameMts Of
the deceased hero we're distinctly visible. and
the features recognized by persons present; Of
course, the corpse crumbled to dus, on exposure
to the atmosphere.
Schuyler. who deserves oil the credit Of the
c'pture Of Bargoyne, Of which he was deprived
hy Gen. Gates assuming the command. just as
all the arrangements for the battle had been made
at Saratoga. died at New York in 1904
Steaoen, the Cheualier Bayard of our revo.
luton, sans peur ct sans reproche. after vainly
endesvoring to obtain the fulfment BY Con.
gress of their engagements to him, returned to
Utica. New York; the legislature Of which
State voted him townshp-six miles square,
at land 10 that neighborhood. Here in hum.
HE log house he died, end was buried adjacent
IN 1897.
st. Cfair's last resting place 10 at Greens.
hurg, Westmoreland county, Pa. A neat mar.
hle pyramid being erected over his remains by
his masonic brethern.
MiGin. the idol Of Penney ylvsnis. died in Ian.
caster. Pa, and was buried there.
MarWell, who commenced the battle Of Bran.
dywine. BY opposing KnypAa"sen's troops. in
their attempts TO cross Chad ford, died At File.
mineton, NJ.
Montgomery and McDOugsl are buried in
New York.
Alerander-Iord Sterling. At Albany.
Parsons. at Marietta, Ohio.
Morgan. the hero of Coupons, at Winches-
ter. Virgins.
SuliUon, At Exeter, NH.
Scott, in Kentucky.
Knor, at Thomastou, Maine.
Henry Lee, in Virginia.
Charles Lee. lies at the foot Of Gen. Mercer's
tomb, in Christ Church. Philadelphia.
VERy ExPLlcIr "A Yankee riding up to q
Dutchmsn, exclaimed, well, stnnger. for &C.
guantsnce sake what might your name be!'
Wy. my name ish Hsnss Hollsnboaenifin
hoffengraff affsns siuer' 2h.
by Cape Cod that's long 40 punkn vine !!
Well, haint no time 10 loose-l'm On . spe-
culstion. Tell me the wsy to Harrisburg
ITO Harrisburg. Veil you see dst road poa
de hill, pointing in the direction.
o yss, see it,
Well, den. you musht not dake dat roat. You
see dis roat by dc coAlbsnk!'
Yes
Well, dat ish not der roat. too; but you must
20 right straight py tee parn dere. end ven you
see Won roat jhust N, (bending his elbow and
describing it at the sane time,) and ven you ki,
dere, keep right along ill you gi,s turder. Veil
den you will turn dc potato patch round, de
pridge over de river up stream. and do bill up
and directly you see mine prodeer Frits's psrn
shingled nit straw, dsts de house where mine
prodder lives. He'll dell you, 60 peter as
can. And you 60 little pit forder, you see two
roats--you musht not daks bots Of 'em!'
The yankee rode off at the top Of his speed.
Blow EN- UP Don't talk to me about gun.
cotton. said q gen,leman-l'll put my wife O.
gsinst any invention in the world for blowing
p'ople up II the government would get her to
set down opposite San Juan d'Ulloa, the Mexi
cnns would leave instanter.
Our devi! thinks he must bc the man who
was 'blowed up' on a steamboat, end on being
"-ked how he escaped uninjured. replied that hs
was 20 used to being blowed up BY his wife
that the mere blowing up Of q steamboat hsd'n
the least effec, whatever on him
A DISCRIMINATING SRoT. - Two men, Jone
and MsvtiU SUont do.,, hnr,;nr A6sp T.,