Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1848-11-18
SANTA ANNA.


Santa Anna has been robbed at jamaica
BY scme rascal no. havngc due sense Of the
enormity Of stealing the property of so dis
tinguished perscnage, The jamaica Jour
nsl gives the facts In the following form -
On Friday night last, man was discovered
in the premises Of General Santa Anna, car
rying away box belonging TO one of the
Generals servants The fellow was captu-
red, aud the owner of the box was for taking
his prisoner to the cage but Santa Anna pro-
posed that he should be secured for the hands
of the authorities The box was therefore
taken away from him, and at the suggestion
of the General, he was well tied TO tree, in
such manner that there was no doubt of
his security. The General seemed, however,
to have had some doubts for he got up more
than once during that night TO satisfy himself
that the fellow was safe. About two O'Clock
he again left his bed to have another look at
the prisoner, but 10 and behold his bird had
aown; and what was more surprising, he had
also taken away the box with him. How
he thief managed 10 have nnloosed himself
md made his way into the very place where
n the property he had first stolen was placed
.fter being taken away from him, and then
steal il a second time, no one can tell but
he fellow, who is supposed to be Creole,
las completely outwit,ed the Mexican. No
intelligence has, we learn, been as yet heard
If the thief or the stolen property
RoBBERY OF THE NATIONAL JEwELs.-The
'atent Office, at Washington, on Wednesday
light was entered by thieves, who made
lean sweep of the National jewels, valued at
100000. A reward of $1,000 is offered for
he recovery of the stolen property. The
Washington correspondent of the Baltimore
Upper gives the following particulars of the
obbery:
Late last night, or early this morning, the
oom in the Patent Office Building, occupied
The National Gallery, or Museum, was en-
,red and robbed of the following articles,
IL the Gold Snuff Box presented by The
Emperor Alexander to the Hon Lcayitt Har-
:, American Minister to the Court of ST.
etersburg, (the letter A on the lid was COM
osed Of diamonds, the value Of this article
900. The bottom of it only was found
the room. The gold scabbard Of the sword
'esen,ed 10 Com Biidle by the Viceroy of
cru the sword was not taken. The large
,ttle of Otto Of Rose, from which pertu-
crs could realize $4,000 or $4,000 J the pearl
cklace, and two large pearls, presented to
esident Van Buren, by the Imaum Of Mus
t. The string was cut, and three of the
arls left behind. There were also stolen
edals, copper and silver Of varions Generals
U. S. army, among them that of Gen.
ayne; gold medal of Bolivar, presented
himself tc person who prevented him
N being assassinated, and other medals.
The building was entered BY the robbers
the double front, and ascending to the Ma
.al Gallery, they unlocked the door with a
&C key They then secured the door with
IS inside.
he articles above enumerated were in a
bic case, the glass of which had TO be
zen to reach them. For fear of making
,ise the robbers spread a piece of pink
ting paper with gum arabic, and pasted
the outer.glass, then with knife or
Ger, the glass was broke by prying it a.
nd the edges. The fragments adhered TO
paper, and were thus silently removed,
sevidcut that an effort was made TO slide
* portion Of the outer case, to gain ac'
IS to the treasure but being unsuccessful
inner glass was likewise broken. The
d snuff box was fastened in such man
that its removal would pull wire and
use an alarm OF bell, the sound of which
uld be heard all over the room, but as there
ere no watchman there, no good purpose
as attained by the arrangement. The rob
RS lit is supposed there were two) went out
window, about twenty feet above the
nding. A thick gimblet was found stick
g in the frame, 10 which the end OF a rope
as fastened On the sill bottle of gun
rabic was discovered, and a colt, made o
,pc, with place for the hand, and heavy
ads OF lead. This was the means of defence
"A silent instrument of death. THE owne
an have his property by coming forward ant
proving property!) Some years ago the 5oll
snuff box was stolen, for which a reward o
$500 was offered, and recovered on boarC
of vessel in Baltimore. The watchmcn o
the building were in the basement, and hearc
nothing of the doings of the thievng yisi,ers
The AsrArIc CHOLERA proves by dissec
lion, the Medical Examiner says to be the in
Hamaion and liberation of the various mem
brane of the bowels The contents of III
stomach and intesincs lerment aud putrify