Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-01


o. SSow.-while we were anxiously wai.
ting for snow for weeks past, the Phiadeiphians
were in the actual enjoyment of the article on
Sunday last. 1t commenced showing there, on
Christmas day. Further north, the sleighing 10
good Several persons arrived here, who came
from Ith,ea 10 williamsrort 10 sleigh, the be.
ginning Of tho week.
O. Nsw MAIL RouIa-The citizens Of Dan
vile ere getting up petition for . daily mail
route from Pottsviiis to Danviile. Milton, and
over the Mountains TO wilIiamsport. Distance,
| 60 miles. The main route should, and we pre-.
sumo will be, from Pottsviiis to Milton by way
OF Northumberland, which 10 only three miles
longer. and much better road.
| uv The notes Of the susquehanns County
Bank, and Of the New Hope Delaware Bridge Co.
were no sale at Philadel phia. on Wednesday last.
| CO We are idebted to Lieut. Vim. J. Martin,
for files Of the North Amricaa" and The A.
merican Star" published in the city Of Mexico.
! The North American 10 edited by our young
friend, W. C. TobeY. We make the following
extracts from the STAT: ..st ....
1--WE learned yesterday, that a. an American
was passing through the Almeda, quietly taking
4 walk, a Mexican took il into his head 10 stone
him. After firing one or two volies, he hit the
American in the head. when the latter drew his
revolver and shot him dead"
"SaS FRAScIsco Ball Wagner & Co. respect.
fully inform their friends and the publie that
they have taken tho Ball Room in the Second
street Of San Francisco. and il will be opened for
the present on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
for the amusement Of the public Tickets 50,
admitting gentleman and two ladies'"
90 The CoLrMRrAs CALcrLAroR is the title
ofa new arithmetic, by Alnon Tricknor This
work seems 10 be admirably adapted to the ease
Of common schools, leading the student by
easy gradatons from the simplest to the mos,
complex problems. 1t 10 practiea, work, in.
tended for practical purposes, and should be in
troduced into our common schools. The work
10 published by b. Bsnnan, Pottsville, and is ior
sale at the store Of Henry Masser, in this place,
''.'''' Fos IHk AMERICAN.
At a meeting Of the Bar, convened from the
county Of Northumberland and the adjacent eoun
ties, the 3oih ult., at the Court Honse in Sun
bury, for the purpose Of testifying their repec
for the memory ofther late associate, EsxsK
FER GRIEsouea, Esq, deceased,
On motion of Alexander Jordan. Ssmue
Hepburn was appointed Chairman and Johr
Cooper Secretary. Whereupon Hugh Beilas, in
Producing them with appropriate remsrks, offerst
the following resolutions, which were unsni
monsly adopted:
Resolved, That. considering the long period o
near forty years, in which the deceased has bee,
in the midst Of US conspicuous member of tn.
legal profession-eonsidering the superior talent,
which have distinguished him--his profound ans
Perseverine investigations, and his lucid exposi
tions Of dticnlt snbjects-hs mistaken fidelity
"ss we'll to the court ~ to the client" and BIZ
; exemplary industry,--in . word his eminent q
bility ss Lawyer, and one of the oldest in Penn
sylysnis, We could not. without emotion, rsesiv,
the intelligence Of his death nor without VIC