Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-08-11
all Sorts Of items.


ans. A large public meeting 10 10 be held,
and funds subscribed 10 transport the Hunga.
rians now in England TO their own country,
fully supplied with the means Of being use.
ful to her. Lord Dudley Stuart, the friend Of
the Poles, is at the head Of the movement.
The tone Of good company 10 marked by
the absence Of personalities. Among we'll
informed persons, there are plenty Of topics
TO discuss, without giving pain to any one
presen,-without submitting 10 act the part
Of butt, or Of that still poorer creature, the
wag that plays upon him.
The Directors of the Free Academy in
New York, have adopted Photography as
one Of the studies Of that institution. Its adj
vantages are becoming more appreciated
every day, and before long it will be an in.
dispensable element Of education.
Mrs. Col. West Hendrickson, at Harrison
Ohio, lately gave birth 10 three sons, Wesley,
81 lbs, Worth, Il lbs, and Washington, u
lbs. The mother and family, at last accounts,
were doing well.
Curious FACT One pint Of water con.
verted into steam fills space OF nearly 2ooo
pin,s, and raises the piston Of steam engine
with the force of many thousand pounds
II may afterwards be condensed, and reap
pear as pint Of water.
New ScIENcE-The science of imtuing
the minds of the rising generation with ele-
ments of aris,ocracy, is termed, by the Uni.
ted States Journal, the science Of Naughty.
culture, or method Of refining the breed Of
pumpkins. ..
The loss of life among the Aastriaus before
Comorn, in Hungary, from hea, and cholera,
is said to be immense. fourteen hundred
sick and wounded Austrians had been brough,
into Vienna ~ one day.
YouSc TYRANr.-The young Austrian
Emperor appears 10 be Il sharp fellow in his
way, visiting the army himself and sane
,ionng military executions has had two Ia
dies of rank whipped for splitting at his feet.
CouIpS'r EXPECT ANY THING ELsE.-Some
nights since, lady was taken with cholera
Il, Cairo, Ill.,, but by vigorous exertions she
was saved. The attack was produced by
eaten heartily Of catfish, green corn and Gu.
cunbers, JUS, before retiring.
The Princess of Orange owns eleven steam-
ers, with which she trades 10 different ports
in Europe, going occasionally with her own
ventures as supercargo.
The Pope gave Col. Neil, the Frenchman
who brought him the keys OF Rome, "a mag.
nificent chaplet for his pious wife," aud the
insignia Of the "OIJer Of st. Gregory for the
brave soldier"
ASwoRpswoMAS.- Mary Churchill assault.
ed Joseph Hertz with small swcrd, in New
Orleans, on the 27ih ultmo. Seseral slight
wouaas were inflicted, when the dangerous
darrsel was arrested
HOMEOPATHY IN CHoLrRA.-Twenty-two
homeopathic physicians OF New York and
Brooklyn report, that up to August 2d they
,avcNrealed l62 cases Of cholera, only 23 OF
which proved fatal.
ENrTY Housrs lS ClScrSSATI lit is sta.
ed that there are not less than twenty live
iundred houses in Cincinnati, to let Al thi.
me, the inhabitants having fed from the
revailing epidemic.
RoUsstAU tells US that, to write a good
wc.let..r, you onsht to begin witlou, know
,g wha, you mean To say, and to hasst
ithou, knowing what you have said.
The NATIONAL COMMON School CoNvES
ON. which was to be held in this city 0l
e 22H 'St the present month, has been post
,nei till the l7ih OF October.
The corn crop, the Ha.ers,owh ND
ews says, has been almost entirely blasted
that secrion, by drought. In no case ca,
ere be an average yield.
A CuRIosIrY.-Mr VIM. Rca, Of Cam
idge, Nh, has in his possession whs'
bin, which was taken from nest witt
veral others of natural color.
WELL DosE.-Pure Wilmer, ESQ, i
,een Anne's county, raised 400 bushels {
,eat from fifteen acre lot.
The citizens Of Fon du Lac, Iowa, ha,
lscrbed $4,000 towards the construction
elegraphic hne from Milwaukee TO ,h
y
7As IN PorrsvILLE.-A A location for g
rks in Po,tsville has been secured, and Il
Tks are 10 be erected Immediately.
Counterfeit 81 notes on the Hagers,ow
:, Bank, are in circulation. The shadi
he engraving sdarker than the genuin
he mother and sister of John Mitche
Irish patriot, eailed from Liverpool on I
h July, for this country.
he Salary of the President of Mexico h
reduced from $4,000, and fixed
900 annually, the same as our Preside
owrR's 'aGreet Slave" the "fisher Bo,