Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-09-15
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esnTpr place. foa Dotroas.-Doctors ices
n, me mine. In California, are hundred
dollar, a visit. A physician from Westches.
ss, N. ", has established himself on the
h.nt. Of the Sacramento, in log cabin, one
half Of which he uses as store, and the
other a. . hospital; and it is said that he re.
ceives as much gold daily as the average OF
twenty miners.
FLOATING SENAroRs.-The people OF the
Eastern Texas, says the Houston Telegraph,
were to elect floating Senator at the late
election, but we are unable to ascertain who
ID the successful candidate. The waters
have been so high in that section that all the
senators and mails seem TO be afoat.
LARGE DAM.-The Hadley Falls Company,
which has a larger capital than any other
cotton manufacturing company in the United
States, is now building the largest dam in
America, being lO47 feet long and 30 feet
high. The water power is estimated capa-
,ble of driving 100000 spindles.
The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund OF
Pennsylvania, have within the past 'hree
days purchased sll3.5oo of the state Loans
for the sum Of siOo,ooi -. This Is the
first purchase made under the law passed at
the last session.
0CHARLEs, do you really love my daugh-
,er,n "You know do, Mrs. Snipkins. -
."How much do you love her?' "l love her
as hard-as hard as horse can kick
Mrs. Snipkns was satisfied Of the strength
of his affection.
There is no i'll so hard TO bear,
No pain so sharp, no woe so keen,
No poverty so great to bear
As loss of those, who friends have been,
lEarths starry flowers no longer smile,
Heavens stars no longer glow above,
Nor mir,h can more the heart begulle
Shorn of its golden plumage-Love.
Destructive FIRE AT ELMIRA. Loss lOo,-
s00o-Eagle Tavern in Ruins.-On the I'd
inst, the Livery stable of L. b. Fish, was
discovered to be on fire, and all parts OF the
village from where the canal crosses Water
street, at Thompson's Hotel, down 10 Bald
win street, and up Baldwin street, including
the dwelling of Thos. Dunn, were destroyed
A bible and newspaper in every house,
a good school in every district, all studied
and appreciated as they merit, are the prin-
-cipal support of virtue, morality, and civil
lberty.-FrankIin.
sCan you tell me, Jim, where they get SO
much corn from to manufacture into whis-
key!" "Why, no." says Jim, "but | can
tell very well where the corn comes from
after the whiskey is made ?"
The Democrats of Bradford county, have
nominated George Sanderson and Charles
StockwelI, for Assembly. In the Senatorial
district of Bradford and Tioga, John w. Gu
erneey Ks the Democratic nominee.
Eggs which are not very fresh are unsafe
to eat in these times. A little putrid white
of an egg, called added, taken into the sto-
mach, occasions nausea, hence fainting, vom-
i,ing, diarlhu,a, and gripes.
Some poetcal genius, after being on
Aight, penned the following verse:
Men .Srandy drink, and never think,
That girls at all can tell it.;
They don't suppose a woman's nose,
Was eve. made TO smell it.
THE ASSENT
The spell is broken-she mas laid
Her trembling lips againet his cheek;
s0n hers there rs deeper shade
of crimson, but she does not speak
Her voice is hnshed-4her voice is still
''Tis given, half without her will
LIEUT.. BAYFIELD,, an English officer, has
been for 80 years engaged in surveying the
ST Lawrence river, from tine gulf to the head
OF Like Supe riar, and 'is still at fhe same
work he seys there are $4,000 elsnds in
this river ard the eastern waters Of Lake
Huron.
The gold of California will have q great
effect upon matrmony. It isunderstood that
the generality of young ladies new decline to
engage themselves, preferUng TO wait Tor
wear ,or two when the crowd returns from
,he Gaggins, at whch time each 'one ex-
pects 10 catch fifty thousand 8dIlarer-
The Greek Slave, Powers great work, has
been purchased by the Cincinnati Art Union,
and it is expected that it will be put up as
one of the prizes for the annual 'drswing.
A man is doing business in Cincinnati vn "a
room four feet wide by two and half feet
deep He makes money. ....
Poor FFLLow.--The "proud duke" Of
Somerset, as he was called, used to say that
he pitied Adam, because he had no ances-
tors.
The priests of fine Greek church, in order
to encourage the recruits raised for the Rus
sian army, assure them that if they are killed
in Hungary, they will rise the third day at
Moscow.
The Colored Men of Connecticut propose
to have Convention on the 18th instant, 10
consider their "political condition." &c
They want the right of suffrage, and regard
their exemption of taxation as privilege OF