Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1848-04-08

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them, which can be done by calling on the
editor of the American who is an agent for
the sale Of these Pianos. See advertise
ment.
70 THE Poem, entitled the "Harvester,"
in another column, is a we'll written pro-
duction. IT is new theme, descriptive of
wonderful invention.
% Lindsay Priestly ESQ.,, was, on mo-
ton of Alexander Jordan Esq, admitted to
practice in the several courts ofthis district,
on Tuesday last.
70 SPECIAL MEssAGE.-The President
transmitted to Congress on Monday last, a
special message approving the course a.
dopted by Mr.. Rush, our minister at Paris
The language and spirit ofthe message will
meet with unanimous response from the
American people. 1t will be found in a.
mother column.
20 The London Times speaking of LOU
is Phillippe's back door flight and the
dispersion of his pussilanimous family, who
had not even the spirit to stand by their
own wives and children, says the French
Monarchy ''died of contempt" of all causes
ofpolitical extinction, the most fatal.
U Hon. JAMES A. BLACK member of
Congress from South Carolina, died sudden
ly at Washington.
20 Fruit trees are greatly benefited by
phospate of lime, (bone dust) or even whole
bones, buried at the root, are beneficial
For pear trees it is especially good.
% GENERAL ScoTT.-By late accounts
from the city of Mexico, it seems that Gen.
Worth has withdrawn his accusations a.
gainst the General-in-C Chief of the American
Army, and that the Court Martial had ac-
cordingly suspended the examination in
his case. One despatch states that Gen.
Scott will soon return to the United States.
The rose is sweetest when it first opens,
and the spikenard roots when the head
dies. Beauty belongs to youth, and dies
with it: but the odor of piety survives
death and perfumes the tomb.
Life is shortened by indulgence in an
ger, ill-will, anxiety, grief, sorrow, and ex-
cessive care. The vital powers are wasted
by excessive bodily exercise in some cases,
and want of due portion in others.
Modest men conceal their Joys as well
as their sorrows, for they consider the one
as undeserved as the other.
Nothing is so favorable to love as little
discord, as the frost makes the grape tende-
rer and richer.
Hear not i'll of friend, nor speak of an
enemy. Believe not all you hear, nor re-
port all you believe.
Religion should be the garment worn
next the heart-too many people make a
cloak of it.
A HEAVY MAIL.-The largest mail ever
received in New Orleans was from Vera
Cruz, on the Goth, by the steamship Massa-
chusetts, at New Orleans 1t contained no
less than forty thousand letters.
QurrE PoLITELY-Louis Napoleon Bo-
naparte has been civily requested by the
Provisional Government to leave France,
for short time, until matters are more set
tied.
Fanciful.-A lively Irish writer speaks
of ga dish of potatoes, roasted on the turf
ashes, Just bursting their drab surtouts, and
exposing the delicate whiteness of their
mealy bosoms."
1t is said, that it has lately become a
common practice to hiss while s'God save
the Queen" is being performed in theatres
of Dublin.
Brewer's Yeast and cold water, with o
milk diet, is said to be certain cure for
the small pox.
.Napoleon's prediction.-"In fifty years
Europe will be republican or Cossack," said
Napoleon on the Island of St. Helena.
.4wfm Prospsct.-A London paper says
Prince Albert's grandfather was the Father
oftwenty-one children.
The Stars and Stripes were hoisted in Sc
veral quarters Of Paris during the late revo-
lutlOn.
MODEL ARTIsrEs.-The Grand Jury OF
New York are attacking model artistic ex-
hibitions through the lessees the buildings
where they are exhibited. Several of the
proprietors of fashionable saloons have been
indicted for allowing such exhibitions to
take place in them. The female models
were completely naked, not even a "rag''
to cover them.
A New perfume is now extracted from
the rose geranium.
Why is thought like the seal Because
its n'otion.
fl Lite More Grape.-A Taylor cam
paign has been started in New York, unde
The title ofthe "Grape Shot,"
SHOULD WE BE so.-Out of the 400, ,OOt
children in Kentucky, 100000 are wholly
without the advantages Of school education