Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-09-22
Mt9celIanebttS Matter.

Hon. w. Gw1N, formerly of Mississippi,
but now of California, has written 10 his
friends in New Orleans, that the people of
California will promptly organize a State
government, and exclude slavery by an over
: Gwhelming majority. a''-''f
3 So. OMNIBUS FARE IN CHARLESTON. - The
Charleston papers are rejoicing over new
omnibus, 10 carry passengers at the reduced
rate of IS cents. What the distance is, how
ever, we don't know.
boat made of gutta percha has been
-,s launched at Cork, and is said TO answer 40
M well that five others of the same kind are in
( course Of construction
e ~ Hellow, steward exclaimed a fellow in
one of the steamboats,, after having retired to
bed: .I.
ed va 'Hellow, steward y
&c what massa =
Bring me the way-bl.'
what for, NASSAU
e. 4 want to see if these bed-bugs put down
their names for this berth before did. If
not want 'em turned OUT
's1 The BROAD CLOTH MANurAcTuRE-The
Boston Courier says out of 5000 looms en-
ployed in Massachusetts alone in the manu-
facture of Broadcloth before 1916, there are
now less than $50 in operation.
MEN, who have extravagant wives are OBJ
apryo1 to h,vo oh, H. Z,
supposed 10 be that their noses are kept to
the grindstone continually.
PETER PENcE.-The amount Of money col.
iected among the Roman Catholics of the
New York Diocese, for the relief of the Pope,
as officially announced, was s6,227 40.
" A son Of the Emerald Isle, meeting coun-
tryman whose face was not perfectly remem.
-sbered, after saluting him most cordially, in
quired his name. walsh said the gentle.
man. Walsh-Walsh,' responded Paddy,
'are you from Dublin? know two ould maids
of that name, are aither of 'em ger mother!'
Short prayers, short prayers, said Lieu.
tenant TO sailor who was on his knees on
board man of war, then preparing for i'm.
mediate action mime is very Short said
the sailor, only this that the enemy's shot
may be distributed like the prize money
the greatest share to the officers.
MARTIAL, the Roman poet, was wicked
wag. Here's one of his epigrams
Whilst in the dark on thy soft hand hung,
And heard the tempting Syren in thy
Hr tongue,
What flames, what darts, wha. anguish I
s- endured
But when the candle entered, was cured.
, To Busy BopY-
~ Oh! pray reflect, consider, Mrs. p,
Before such foolish lie. you give or tell
!, For don't you know, or won't you see
that such wickedness, and nonsense, and
detestable actions, coupled with good deal
'of fuss, will carry you straight to-Beelze-
bub! .. ..
sae,A young lady said to her gallant, please
clasp my cloak Certainly, said he, putting
his arms around her, 'and the contents also
sg There is closer connection between good
sense and good nature than is generally sup
posed.
An American is at Marselles maturing
project to the French Government to connect
that city with Algiers by an electric tele.
graph.
Pew are aware of the orthography of the
word boudoir. 1t is from boulder, TO pout in
the same manner as parloir (parlor,) from
parler, to speak and converse
Parents if you wish to make cowardly,
sneaking wretches of your children, thrash
them soundly atevery opportunity, and you'll
succeed
During the last few years the Secretary Of
the Bible Society in Hungary has been COM
missioned to circulate about 800, 900 copies.
LORD BYRON once said, that, "wi,h all his
1oli'es, he was never guilty of stopping his
paper because its editor happened 10 dis
please him."
The New York Evening Post computes the
number of shareholders in the United States
at one hundred thousand
"Why is it New Englanders always an
swer question by asking one in return r'
"Da athey" was Jonathan's reply.
"a Young Man, aged II years, and young
glrl, aged 10, belonging 10 Providence, Pa,
were married last week.
lhe most mischevous liars are those who
keep on the verge of truth.
II it be wrong, don't do it; if untrue, don't
say Il. Be this thy rule.
Some one calls the time of squeezing girls
hands, "the paimy season of life"
The death OF n little child ia IN tho ,oo,h