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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04
trrom the Nassau IN. p) Gazette, March sol

lriV"i tue Nassnu IN. ~ Gn5ette march 3UJ
TERRIFIC TORNADO AT NEW PROVIDENCE
A tornado, OF most terrific and destruc
tive character, has visited us, causing loss
OF property which will prove ruinous to many
and what is still more distressing, great loss
OF life. We have heard of six persons killed,
and it is feared that there are several more.
During the whole of this morning, the wea-
'her appeared threatening, the thunder be-
ing loud and almost ncessant towards the
south About midday, it became as dark as
we ever recollec. to have seen it, About one
O'Clock, the tornado came up, from the SOUTH
west, demolshins houses and walls, and root
ing up trees.
From the Nassau Gazette, April 8.
We are enabled this evening to furnish our
readers with a rather ample statement of
what took place in the southern suburbs of
Nassau, and likewise of some accidents in
our harbor on that gloomy, and never, by
many, to be forgotten day.
In the southern suburbs of the island of
New Providence, including Grants Town,
Delancy's Town, and Bain's Town, there are
known 10 have been six persons killed sew
enty-four buildings were totally destroyed
three were materially injured, and six slight
ly.
The diameter of this dreadful power seems
to have been from twenty TO thirty yards
And its force is proved in the ease with
which it overturned stone pillars, and smote
into ruins houses ofgreat strength. We have
heard that it lifted one woman to considera.
BILE height from the ground, and that her arm
was broken by the fall Seventy-four house.
it appears, were totally demolished in the
Southern suburbs and some of them were
carried quite away, so that no remains o
fragments of them have been found. A scene
Of more utter Gesolation than that presented
in the path of the tornado, it is almost impos
sible 10 conceive. And that which gave
peculiar terribleness TO its character was it
suddenness. II caused the death Of eight in
dividuals-three men, three children, an,
two women. Ono man had his head com
pletely severed from the body; others thei
skulls fractured, so as 10 cause instant death
One woman died during the Saturday nigh
in the school room, in Bain's Town.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

SINGULAR ENAcTIEG OF THE CRUcIFIxIoN.
"A Berlin paper states that there is in Rus
sia place called Annerdale, where most
singular custom exists Every ten years the
awful scenes of the crufxon are enacted by
the villagers, Some are dressed TO repre-
sent soldiers and Jews, some as Pharlsees.
and many men, women and children STAND
around as the crowd of spectators, while on
the three crosses are nailed figures IN wax,
and al the feet kneel women who represent
the Marys. The whole scene is gone through
with in all the details, and lasts all day
This very singular performance, which has
been kept up since the middle ages, is an
nounced to take place again in the month OF
June of this year, and strangers are invited
to witness il.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

LIFE OF LocoMoTIvE.-It is estimated
in England that the life of Locomotive is
one hundred and fifty thousand miles.
# the value of an engine is $4,000, it costs
four cents for every mile run. The usual
railroad fare for passengers is about four cents
a mile, so that passenger at this rate would
pay no more for his passage than the actual
cost of the wear of the Engine, if no other
passengers were carried except himself, and
no freight taken.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

NATIVE WINrs.-Mr John Williamson,
near New Richmond, Ohio, has vineyard
capable of producing grapes for the manufac-
ture of four or five thousand gallons Of wine
yearly. He sells it generally by The barrel,
at from 81 25 to 81 so per gallon. The
"slips" for this year, we learn, have been
eagerly sought for and principally used for
new vineyards. Mr.. Williamson thinks that
the increase of vineyards this spring will GER
ianly reach 200 acres, being greater in
crease of the vine this year than ever before
We are of opinion that the culture of the
grape in Ohio will excel, in profits, any cal.
cuation yet made.-Cin. Com, APriI 20.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

Pennsylvania AND ONO RAILROAD
Interesting to our Iron men.--The President
of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad Com
pany has advertised, at Pitlsburg, for 5000
tons of Iron of the II pattern, 5000 tons of
which ale to be delivered at Pittsburg and
Beaver, before the close of canal navigation
the present year. This looks like going
ahead. The Pitlsburg Post says none of the
Piisburg Rolling Mills have machinery suit-
ed to making railroad iron.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

~ If the Gazette is really serious about
competing with us for the Post Office ad-
vertiSing, let them make the necessary proofs
at once. Such silly twaddle as that indul.
ged in by the Gazette of last week, shows
its weakness and may serve to amuse the
editor, though it will never convince his
readers. Had the editor any fixed or gov
erning principle, we might reply with some
expectations of satisfying even him. A
few weeks since he asserted that we had
no affidavlts to prove our circulation. Now
he asserts with equal ignorance or reckless
ness that those aflidavts may include our
German subscribers. Another evasion,
equally as profound, is that some of our sub
scribers are not paying subscribers. The
third, that we have larger exchange list.
We confess, we have not only larger, but
much better exchange list, and should
exceedingly regret five had such meagre
list to Gull from as that of the Gazette. Our
exchange list is not surpassed by any paper
in Northern Pennsylvania, and we are sure
our readers will find no fault with US on that
account. In regard 10 publishing the Trea-
surer's sale, we presume, even the Gazette
will hardly question our right to do SO SIM
ply because the editor happened 10 be Trea-
surer.
To cut the matter short, and put an end
to the quibbling ofthe Gazette, we say that
the town circulation of our English paper
is nearly one hundred per cent greater, and
our general circulation at least fifty per
cent greater, than that of the Gazette, and
the editor knows this and will therefore.
never consent TO an investigation of the
matter. II he will, let him Eame his time
and place, and we will agree to submit il
to any dis;nterested persons that can be
named.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

SHOCKING BARBARITY "A Baltimore cores
pondent of the Washington Union writes 10
that paper that on Friday last terrible case
of barbarity at sea, was on that day, brought
before the Baltimore authorities Captain
William r. Gardener and his first mate, Hen
ry Humphreys, of the Frances Jane, were ac-
cused by their crew with beating the cook
TO death on the outward bound passage-a
colored man, named David Thompson. On
the second day out he was accused of being
impudent, and was tied up and lashed with
a rope until the blood streamed from his back.
A few days aflerv ards they accused him of
putting sea water into the vctuals he was
cooking, when bucket of potato pairing and
garbage was brought out, which the captain
ordered him TO eat, and both stood over him
with ropes ends whenever he ceasd eating,
and actually beat until he fell exhausted on
the deck He was then ordered into the ca
boose, but being unable to move, was drag
ged there by the mate, where he was shortly
afterwards found by the second mate, perfect
| ly dead. The accused were bound over in
the sum of $4,000 each, 10 answer at the
next term of the United States district court,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

THE EARTHQUAKE which occurred in the
West lately, seems TO have been particularly
severe in Tennessee. Not far from Nashville
a huge rock, weighing several hundred tons,
was loosed from its bed and precipi,aied
down hill, fortunately doing no injury in its
descent.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

IMPORTANT TO LAWYERS AT the last spe-
cial term OF the Supreme Court held in this
city, Justice Sill decided that in cases of the
publication of any legal notice in a news
paper, the affidavit Of the publication should
show the particular days on which the pub
lication was made i; and that an affidavit
stating that notice or order had been pub
lished once in each week, or twice in each
week, as the case might be, without stating
on what particular days it was published,
was insufficient, and would not be received.
Buffalo Com. AdU.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

10 AN INQUEST was held by Justice
Zimmerman, on Wednesday last, upon the
body of Noah Fasset, a raftman from
Bradford county, who was drowned few
weeks since in the Susquehanna. The ver-
dict Of the jury was "death by accidental
drowning. The body was inferred in the
cemetery of this Borough.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

Powers STATUE OF EvE.-The friends of
Hiram Powers, and all the lovers of Art, will
learn with regret that the great work of our
sculptor, Eve, which has some time been ex-
pected in this country, for Mr., Preston, of
s. Carolina, has been lost by shipwreck off
the Spanish coast We believe it was con-
sidered the artists masterpiece, by his
friends in Italy. 1t was larger than the
Greek Slave, though of life size.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

CASE OF WEBsTER. The Boston Post of
the 29th ult, says it is understood that the
Counsel for Professor Webster have taken out
a writ of error, upon the ground that the or
der in the Municipal Court for certifying the
indictment up to the Supreme Court, was not
fully set forth in the certificate by the Clerk
of the Municipal Court.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

% FETTER's Daguerrean likenesses are
the talk Of our place, as they are the most
splendid portraits ever taken in Sunbury.
Persons desirous of obtaining their second
self, should not neglect to call on Mr.. Fet-
ter, with the assurance OF obtaining pic
ture equal, if not superior to the puffed city
daguerreotypes.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

EXTRAORDINARY CRIME IN FRANcE.-A
frightful crime, which never could have hap
pened out of France, and which bespeaks
recklessness selfshness, morbid feelings, and
an utter absence of religion, courage, and
morals, has just Mortified St. Leu. A rich
proprietor, and maire for several years,
passionately loved a young girl. The fami-
lies were, like the parents in "Romeo and
Juliet" at war and they could not agree
But after several years of pressing solicita-
tions, he obtained the hand of his mistress.
They were married.-A grand party cele-
brated The wedding and the reconciliation,
They couple retired.-At six in the morning
pistol shot was heard. The husband was
found dead an ante-chamber; the young wife
asleep. A letter explained the suicide. 1t
was written evidently before the highest
point OF human felicity, and could not des-
cend He could not bear TO be less loved, or
TO love less. 'I die of happiness"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

The HALF DOZEN INDIANS in Florida still
battle the attempts to remove them. Billy
Bow Legs has evacuated his town with his
followers, and with Sam Jones, has retired
into the southern extremity of the Ever
glades, where they are perfectly secure from
the operation of the army during the sum
mer. "Great country this" as Mark May
berry very originally observes.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

To ApvERrIsERs-The circulation of the Sunbury
American among the different towns the Sus9uehonio'
is not exceeded fequaed by any paper published in North
ern Pennsylvania
THE LIST OF LETTERS is published in this paper,
in accordance with the law requiring them TO be published
in the paper having the largest circulation.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

"SHALL help you to some of the tomatus-
sus ;" inquired young exquisite Of venera-
BILE physician, as he sat opposite to him at
one oil our hotel tables 'No, sir, thank
you," replied the learned savan; "but I'll
trouble you for some of the Patasussus, if
you please" 1t is said the young man never
mentioned "Tomatus-susn again.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

CHAGREs AN AMERICAN CITY.-The Ameri-
cans at Chagres have constructed their mu-
nicipal government, and have elected Capt
NJ X. Taylor, formerly of Baltimore, May or.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

W Press roR SALE.-As we have
enlarged our paper we offer for sale good
second handed Washington Iron Press, the
same on which the American was formerly
printed. The platin measures 81 by 80
inches full. 1t will be sold simply because
we have no further use for it.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04
CENTRE TURNPIKE ROAD.

IT HE Stockholders are hereby notified that an
election will be held at the house of JAMES
LEE, in the borough of Northumberland, on
Monday the Sd day of June next, between the
hours of 10 o'clock A. NJ. and o'clock p. NJ, for
the purpose of choosing officers to serve for the
ensueing year. J.R. PRIESTLEY, PresL
April 27, ls50.--4t
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

The Southern Convention, says the Buffalo
Courier, 'agitates" Georgia after the follow
ing fashion Gwinnette county gives Ia
votes for delegates 10 the Nashville Conven-
ton; Burke county, AZ; Cass, 100; Floyd,
so; Cobb, 1876 This was on the I'd inst,
day set apart by the Legislature TO elect dele
gates. An awful excitement, truly
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

GovERNMENr FUNps.-Mr. Young, the
new Clerk of the House, has selected the
Bank of the Metropolis as a depository for
the funds of the House of Representatives
The funds were heretofore held by the Bank
of Washington, The requisite bonds for the
safe-keeping of the funds were given on
Monday last, by the President and Trustees
of the Bank.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

W An apprentice to the Printing busi-
ness wanted at this office. A good boy of
about ID or IS years would find good
situation.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04
Another Dreadful Steamboat Disaster-Thirty to
Forty Lives Lost.

CLEVELAND, (O.) April %.
An extra, issued from the office of the True
Democrat, published this morning, gives the
following particulars of another terrible steam
boat disaster
On the 2lst, the steamboat Anthony Wayne
stopped at Sandusky, with ten steerage and
20 cabin passengers. She took from the
train "a passengers which, including her
crew of 20, made in all 81 souls on board.
On Sunday morning, when nearly oppo-
site Vermillion, both boilers blew up, making
complete wreck of the boat, and hurryng
from 80 10 40 human souls into eternity.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

NASHVILLE CoNyENrIoN-Vrginia Flee
tioa.-A large town meeting was held at
Richmond on Saturday, eth of April, at
which it was resolved not 10 send delegates
to the Nashville Convention, under present
circumstances-preierring TO await the re-
suit of the agitating questions now pending
before Congress.
The Democrats have gained so far 6 mem
bers, of the Assembly, and the Wings A.
The Legislature will be Democratic.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

A lady of Dr. Steedly, of Owachita city,
Immediately OH returning from New Orleans
lately, with her husband, was seized with
cholera, and died in a few hours, when the
the doctor who attended her devotedly, was
also attacked, and was a corpse in fifty min
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04
PEACH TREES FOR SALE.


&ENERAL Thousand peach trees, about so va
~ retios OF the very best selection, ripening in
succession from the earliest to the latest Also a
very choice lot of
ssa aAPPLE, CHERRY, PEAR, APRICOT,
.IS NECTARlNE,
Ounce, and Grape Vines;
Also, large quantity of
ORNAMENTAL TREES.
Persons wanting Trees, will please forward -
their orders to the 80
Fair View Nurseries,
Morristown, Burlington county, New Jersey, or to
p. B. MINGLE, corner of Front and Market Sts-
Philadelphia. Orders from unknown correspond
cnis must be accompanied with the cash or satis-
factory reference, Trees will be carefully grated
when required for reasonable charge. Descrip-
tive catalogues with prices attached, will be fur
nishcd gratis to postpaid applicants.
JOHN PERKINS.
Morristown, N. J.
il. B. MAssEn, Sunbury, Agent.
April 90, 1850.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

A RIVAL TO CALIFoRNIA.-A letter from
Paris says in the province of Leon, Spain,
the richest gold ore has been discovered All
the inhabitants of Grenada have left the city
for the country; and the sands of the river
Dauro, as well as those around the city, are
filled with the precious mineral. The mono
mania of gold digging is general now in
Spain ; 5000 men were already engaged in
washing, digging, and fighting for the acqui-
sition of these unexpected riches.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

% Congress has yet done nothing Of
importance in the way of legislation, and
propably nothing can be done until the
exciting question of slavery is settled
There is now fine prospect of compro-
mise by the patriotic and liberal minded
men from all sections and we trust that ere
long the whole question will be finally
settled.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

THE WASHINGTON MoNuHENT.-A Wash
ing,on correspondent of the Baltimore Sun,
Sun, says
81 am requested 10 state that no inscrp-
ton for the Washington National Monument
has yet been adopted, or even thought of, by
the board of managers. If ever that subject
should come up before the present officers,
any other language than plain English, for
such purpose, would not be, for moment,
considered"
Very good, the English may be called now,
what the Latin was in its day, the universal
language. There is scarcely quarter of the
world, however remote, where ii is not 10 be
heard The enterprise Of the two great COM
mercial nations whose mother tongue it is,
will make not only its sounds familiar to
every ear, but extend world wide the liberal
ideas and principles which il embraces. A
living language of that influence is not 10 be
despised for the sake of dead one, even
though the latter was once almost as univer-
sal.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

JoBs question, in the 3sth chapter 35lh
verse: "Can'st thou send lightnings that they
may go and say unto thee, here we are?n is
no longer problem. The telegraphic light
nings says great deal more.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

ETTERS of Administration upon the estate
- late of Hon. Calvin Blythe, decd, have ths
day been granted to the subscriber. AL persons
having claims against said estate are notified to
present them without delay.
FREDERICK LAZARUS, Admir-,
sunbury, April 27, ls50,-et
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

TThe editors absence must account for
the deficiency of editorial in our columns
this week.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

D- MoNToUR COUNTY has at length
passed both branches of the Legislature, and
waits the signature Of the Governor. We
can not pretend to doubt the wisdom and
justice of the Act, since the Solons have
passed their judgment upon it; and must
admire the energy and perseverance ofour
friends of Montour. They have fought and
JIed in the cause as if their liberty depend
ed upon their exertions. BloomsburgcrS
were obliged to knock under; but let them
take comfort in their defeat,
For Hercules himself must yield to odds
And many strokes, though with little axe,
Hew down, and fell the hardest tinibered oak.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04
ALSO:
J. H. ZIMMERMAN,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
Sunbury, Pa,

Office in Deer Street, Immediately opposite the
Public School H ouse.
t0 Monies collected and all business promptly and caro-
fully attended to.
April 20, $780,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

A DISASTROUS STORM AND CoNFLAGRATIoN
did great damage 10 the city of Mexico on
the 29th ult. The wind blew perfec, hur-
ricane from the southwest, doing general in
Jury throughout the city, and filling the
streets with wrecks. In the midst of this
gale fire broke out, the sparks from which
set fire 10 two other remote quarters Of the
city. Happily, however, the general solidi,y
which characterizes the structure.of Mexi-
can houses stopped the progress Of the flames
about O'Clock in the evening. About
hundred families were deprived of their
homes by this lamentable catastrophe. The
damage is estimated at 100000. During
the fire the French Foreign Legion, under
the order of M. lie vapeur, the French Min
lister, did good service, and one of its men,
bers was severely wounded. A young sculp.
tor named Jose Maria Miranda was nearly
killed. The Minister of Relations had ap.
pointed committee Of four 10 collect and
receive subscriptions in aid of the sufTeters
and the President had headed the list with q
donation of 500.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04
NEW STORE!
A NEW STOCK OF GOODS.

At the Store formerly occupied by John Bogar,
In Market Street, Sunbury.
FEHHE subscribers respectfully inform the pub
X lie that they have just received and are now
opening
n HANDSOME ASSORTMENT OF DRY GOODS
Consisting in part of
Cloth, Cassimcres, Sattanets, Testing Panta-
loon Stuff, Calicocs, GinghGms, Launs,
Testings, Flannels, CGmbrics, Linens,
Fac Muslins, Handkcrehmfs,
Gloues, SC,
Hardware, Queensyvarc,
DRUGs AND MEDICINES.
ALSO:
A large assortment of
Groceries, Fish, Salt and Plaster.
Ladies Shoes and Caters, Fluid and Fluid Lamps
All of which will be sold OH the most reasona-
bic terms.
E2- Country produce cf all kinds taken in s1-
change at the hest prices.
JOHN BUYERS & co.
Sudbury, April l3, lS5O.--ly
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

IRELAND, Notwithstanding the curse of
previous blighls, is becoming one great potato
field, and to the neglect of every thing else
but barley and oats.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

~ We are indebted to the Hon. Jo-
seph Casey for valuable public documents.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

ROMANTIC IEcIDENT.-The Cincinnati Ga
=stte states that about four years ago, lady
of that city induced a streel-strolling, ntem-
perate woman to give up child, little
bright-eyed daughter, Of six years of age, to
her guardianship. The woman complied,
and disappeared, A short time since, the
lady received a message from the woman,
requesting her immediate attendance, as she
was dying, and had something of importance
10 communicate. The lady went as directed
and found the poor woman in miserable
hovel, and in the agonies of death The in.
formation she had TO give, was, that the child
was heir 10 considerable estate, left by its
father, and that The fathers brother, who had
the disposition of the property, lived some
where down the river. This was all the dy-
ing mother could stale.
After her death, inquiries were made, and
it has recently been discovered that the uncle
is wealthy and respectable citizen of Louis.
vile. He has claimed his ward, and the lit
tie unfortunate is now enjoying an income oi
fourteen hundred dollars per annum, be-
queathed TO her by her own father. "Thi:
may seem like felton," says the Gazette, 'bu
the parties are all known to u.s."