Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-01-18

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night or two since, in Boston, abused the
man who rescued him because he did not
SaUe his Int
AT Boston, on Sunday evening, the East
ern Railroad Company lost one of their
finest ferry boats, by fire. Loss, about $50,
900.
A NOVEL GrN has been patented by
Nanton, of London, the peculiar feature OF
which is, that seventy rounds may be fired
without stopping TO prime.
The best continued deceit
Will hurt its contriver
And periiy will often cheat
It's authors purse OF every silver.
A LAZY WOMAN is almost as great nui-
sance as lazy man.-Er.
Greater. A lazy man you can kick a
woman you cannot.-Pdj!a. San.
STANrED EyvELopEs.-lt is reported that
an amendment is TO be offered to the Cheap
Postage Bill, providing for stamped envel-
opes instead olthe free stamps now used.
In CRAWFORD COUNTY, Pa, during tine
single year past, there were thirty twins
born! so reports the Marshal. That is the
greatest buckwheat cake county, too. SIN
gular coincidence!
An ENORMOUS CAT, caught in the woods
near Croswiess, Burlington county, is on
exhibiting in Trenton. The True Ameri.
can states that it measures 3 feet long and
weighs 42 lbs.
PEOPLE who are always talking senti-
ment have usually not very deep feelings.
The less water YOU have IN your kettle,
the sooner it begins to make noise and
smoke.
THERE are now in the OHIO Penitentla-
ry one lad of II years, three lads of IA,
three of 10, four of l6 One man of 90,
one of So, one Of G6, and one Of "A years
of age.
TIE deficiencies in the United States APP
propriations for the fiscal year, as reported
on Monday last, by Mr.. Bayly, amount to
six hundred and thirty TWO Thousand four
hundred dollars.
BAD BARGAIN.-Two men, pretending to
have Just returned from California, lately
dropped into one of the St. Louis iewelry
stores and exchanged - ounces OF brass fill
ling for some gold watches and jewelry.
CAMEL CoAL,-The Western part of
Virginia a5ounds in the above named spe-
cies of coal, for which an increased demand
is, it is said, growing up on the Mississippi
river and its principal tributaries.
SWELL, CHARLEY" said an anxious pa
rent to an urchln of some three years, on
Christmas, "what did you find in your stock
ing this morning" "Find, father" repli-
ed the hopeful, ''why, I found big hole"
The father gave the boy one cent.
SOCRATES used to say to his friends that
his wife was bis greatest blessing, since she
was a neverceasing mother of patience,
from whom he learned so much within his
own doors that all the crosses he met with
elsewhere were light TO him.
GAME.-Immense quantities Of brantS
and ducks are now TO be found in our mar
ket, in addition TO our usually large amounts
of venison, elk, bear, rabbits, curlew, and
snipe, and forming, probably, the best sup
piled game market in the world.-San
Francisco NewS.
The Archdecons of London and Middle
sex Englands, have been ordered 10 visit all
churches and chapels in which Romi-h
ceremonies are alleged to be practiSed, and
to report every case in which forms are
used not authorized by the rubriC or sane
toned by custom to the Bishop OF London
IT requires $500 sheep to be kept ;
whole year to support the Lawrence, Mass
mills with wool for one single day. They
produce 1900 shawlS per day, and consum,
Cochineal to the value of 100000 per an
mum. Three years since there was no
5000 inhabitants in Lawrence, and nov
there are 10000.
THE Bishop of London has directed th
Archdeacons of London and Mddlesex I,
visit all the churches and chapeIs i
which it is alleged that Romsh ceremo
nies are practised, and to report to him ev
cry case in which any ceremonies or form
are used not authorized by the rubrc, nc
sanctioned by established custom.
JrsT IN TIMR.-On Saturday morning,
merchant of Boston heard of the loss OF on
of his ships, This loss put him in min
that another of his ships then at sea, We
but partially insured. He, therefore, th;
forenoon, went to an insurance office, an
took out policy for $4,000 insuranC
upon her. On Sunday the English steamt
arrived, bringing the news OF the loss {
the second ship.