Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-11-17
DISTRESSING STAGE ACCIDENT IN
SCHUYLKiLL COUNTY.


On Monday evening last fearful accident
occurred to the Northumberland stage, COM
ing this way, occasioning serious injury 10
several OF the passengers, and endangerng
the lives of all. 1t seems that on starting
from Ashland, 13 miles above Pottsville, the
driver had barely reached the box, when the
horses started at full speed, and on turning
an angle in the road, a very short distance
this side of Maj Burrows hotel. the stage
was thrown over with great force.
/ There were eleven passenger, in and upon
The stage, and among them Mr.. WIN. =,
Smith, of Calawissa, whose wrist was spraiu-
ed Mr. Robert Mccoy, r. Master at Wash
inetonville, Col. county, aud daughter, the
latter o: whom was slightly bruised; Rev
Geo. Foot, Northumberland, his head some-
what injured Mr.. Eastman, and his son, A.
Eastman, OF Bangor, Maine, the latter Of
whom received very severe cut, extending
from the temple TO the lower part of the
face, which was sewed up by DR.. Halber.
stadt, after the passengers arrived at Maj.
Lessig's Exchange Hotel, in this borough
Mr.. Thomas Racer, of Northumberland,
whose head was slightly bruised, and Mr..
Buck, merchant Of Muncy, Lycoming coun-
ty, whose thigh was broken He remained
necessarily at Major Burrows Hotel, Ash.
land, where the fractured limb was skiliully
set by DR.. McWilliams, of New Castle, aud
we learn the wounded man is quite comfort
able, with q fair prospect of recovering ra-
pidly. The driver, Mr.. Ellis, who is said to
be sober and prudent was considerably
ruised.-Potsrille Emporium, sth inst.
cOUNTERFEITsO on THE LANCASTER BANK.
The National Police Gazette states that
Counterfeit $40 notes on the Lancaster Bank,
are in circulation, They are dated January
1st or 2nd (conld not distinguish whichl 1914,
letter B, signed Christ, Tachmar, Cashier.
James Evans, President. Vignette, a naked
female sitting with staff in her right hand,
her face turned left, no spots visible on the
eye, spread eagle on her left side, Uhe right
of the vignette,) resting on n shield ship,
all sails set, on her right, badly engraved
the hull or bottom Of the ship looks like
floating saw log, square at both ends.
Communications Ones on the
State Bank Of Ohio are in circulation--the en-
craving and signatures Of which are so per-
feet as to deceive even good judges. The
engraving is hardly as highly finished as the
genuine, and the paper and printing shade
lighter. The red impression ON the back of
the counterfeit is also lighter than the genu-
inc, and the best, il not the only distinguish
ing mark is that in the counterfeit, the star
OF areola at the end Of the bar enclosing the
words ''State Bank of Ohio" also on the back
is set in the centre of square block, which
is not the case in the genuine and the plate
of the counterfeit, is shorter than the genuine.
HEROINE FOR CALIFoRNIA.-The brig
Ark sailed from Newburyport on the sist
ult,, for California, with 1T passengers,
among whom were three young ladies. One
of them is single woman, without friends
(unless Of recent acquaimiance,) or relatives
on board She goes out on her own hook
Gen. Mariana Paredes, Ex-President Of the
Republic of Mexico, aud who bore so con-
spicious part at the beginning of the late
war with that country, died in the city Of
Mexico on the lfth of September, after
long and painful illness.
The CRY OF BosToS has transmitted one
thousand volumes Of American books as
donation to the city Of Paris.