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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-09-11
SINGULAR AND STARTLING SCENE IN A
CHURCH..

The Boston Journal has The following ac-
count Of singular and startling scene, which
occurred on Sunday in the Frs, Congrega-
,ional Church
During the singing of the second hymn,
rabid dog, Of enormous size, rushed up a
side aisle, and commenced an attack upon
the pew Of Mr.. Jonathan Harrington. Fail.
ing 10 effect an entrance, he sprang with
spasmodic leap to the pulpit. beating furious.
ly against the doors, until he fell upon the
top step, exhausted, and fro,hing with i'm.
potent rage. The audience was Instantly
thrown into great confusion, and general
and perhaps fatal rush for the door seemed
likely to ensue. They were somewhat reas.
sured, however, by caution from the pas.
tor, Rev. Norwood Damon, ITO be composed,
and remain in their seals, as the surest means
Of safety"
At this crisis, Mr.. Ephraim Pierce, youth
Of ls, and son Of Captain John Pierce, step
ped from his place, seized the animal by the
back Of the neck, aud Notwithstanding sew
eral attempts 10 bite, succeeded ia dragging
him from The house unharmed. The doors
were then closed, and the dog fed TO the ad-
joining graveyard, where he was subsequent
ly shot.
After quie, was restored, the choir finished
their hymn, and Mr.. Damon pronounced
sermon on death. A member of the congre-
CATION had died during the previous week.
Mr.. D. took occasion 10 illustrate one of his
poin,s-,he instructive fear in man of death,
and of dangers tending to deah--by The oc.
currences of The hour. He also cautioned
his audience agains, panic in sudden suppo-
sed or real dangers, inslancing the school dis.
aster in New York, and the destruction OF
emigrants on board the Atlantic He spoke
of the necessity Of sel.posse.sion in the exer.
else of sound discretion, and the prompt Sc.
lection Of available means Of safety or rene.
dy. He concluded with wel.merited com.
pliment 10 young Pierce, Ito whose heroism,'
he said, "loo much praise could not be award.
ed" and by reference to 'the great source
of deiverance and preservation in all lime.
Of dunger."
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-09-11

a VALUABLE GoLD MINE IN SourH CARo.
LiSA.-Wm. b. Dorne, ESQ.,, Of AbbevilIe
o'S'f'c', ;. c, has gold mine on his farm
rom which he has taken since the i,,. of
March last, the sum of eieh,y.fous thousand
slx'y-one and half evils. of gold, with onlv
e'sh' hands, and small circle mill, propelled
oy two mules, which only pulverizes abou,
fiteen bushels OF ore per day. A pen,,.n.,
writing from the mine, 10 the Dahlonepa
Signal, says:
"Ihe vein widens as they go down and
retains its usual richness. They are no, ve,
within forty feet Of wafer level. Should il
oass water level and retain in Its present size
and richness, the probability is that it. end
VIII never be reached by the presen, gener.
alton. II the rich shoot that he is now oper-
a'lng on should give out a water level. he
has then got the best gold mine ,ha, know
anything about, The vein shows plainly on
Inc surface, distance of three quarters of
mile in length, and has been tested in several
places, which show width of something like
Tour feet, and tests TO be worth from one TO
two dollars per bushel, and seventy or eighty
eet OF that above water level. Now lust i'm.
asne TO yourself vein three quarters Of
mile in length, four feed wide and eipb,y
feet 10 wafer level, how long will it lake
eighty hands 10 exhaust ~
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-09-11

IRELAND IN ByGoNE DAYs.-1f on any
occasion guest left the room, bits of pa
per were dropped into his glass, intima,ing
the number OF rounds the bottle had gone,
and on his return he was obliged to swal.
low glass for each, under penalty of so
many glasses Of salt and water. 1t was the
practice of some to have 6ecanters with
round bottoms, like modern soda-water
bottle, the only contrivance in which they
could stand being at the head OF the table
before the host. Stopping the bottle was
thus rendered impossible, and every one
was obliged to fill his glass at once, and
pass the bottle 10 his neigbbor, on the per-
il Of upsetting the contents on the table,
A still more common practice was to
knock the stems off the glasses with a
knife, so that they must be empted as fast
as they were filled, as they could not stand.
Sometimes the guests, as they sat down,
put of their shoes, which were taken out
of the room and the empty bottles were
broken outside of the door, so that no one
could pass out till the carouse was over
Ireland Sirty Years Ego.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-09-11
\ 9 Il cit \.
DAVID'S LAST PICTURE.

When Napoleon was overthrown, this
celebrated artist was baniShpd from Paris,
and retired to Brussels, where most ol his
time was passed in secluson. On the pre-
sent occasion he was induced to take an
earl y walk TO See friend, to whom he was
much attached, who was to leave the city
that morning. While sauntering along
near the gate of the city waiting for his
friend, he suddenly caught sight OF sign
painter, carrying on his work in the open
air, though evidently more OF white
washer than painter, yet from the top OF
his ladder he was flourishing his brush in
a masery style, and at times pausing, and
contemplating his work with as much COM
plaCency as Gros could have done to his
wonderful Cupola of ST. Genevieve. The
great painter OF Napoleon passed the self
satisfied dauber twice, not without some
dissatisfied glances at the way he was plas-
tering the background of his landscape
with indigo, by way of making sky. At
the top of the sign, now nearly finished,
was traced in glaring characters, "Break
OF Day." precautlon as indispensable to
point out the artists design, as the inScrip-
tlon "Dutch and Flemish Beer" was to an
nounce the article dealt in by the owner OF
the house on which this masterpiece was
to figure. "There's pretty fellow" said
the artist to himself, "who has as much
knowledge of perspective as cart horse,
and yet, doubt not, thinks himself sec
ond Rubens. He brushes away as if he
were polishing pair OF boots. And what
matter! Why should he not enjoy him
self in his own way %
But when he passed the ladder for the
'hird time and saw fresh layer of indigo
putting over the first, bis patience could
Mold out no longer, and he exclaimed,
without stopping, or even looking at the
offender, "there is too much blue !"-
SCH Do you want anything, sir ?" said
the slgh painter but he who had ventur-
ed the criticism was already at distance.
Again David passed by. Another glance
at the "Brcak Of Day." and another ex-
clamation, "too much blue, you block
head 20
The insulted pasterer turned to recon-
noitre the speaker, and, as il concluding
by his appearance that he was no great
connoisseur, he quietly set to work again
struggling bis shoulders in wonder how
il could possibly be any business of hi.
whether the sky was red, green, or blue.
For the fourth time the unknown lounge,
repeated his unwelcome criticism "oc
much blue !" The Brussels painter color.
ed, but said in the subdued tones of a mar
wishing to conceal his anger, "The Gen
tleman may not be aware that ] am painting
sky" BY this time he had come down from
the ladder, and was standing and suryeyin,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-09-11

CARRIAGES IN AMsTERpAM-A letter from
Amsterdam, in the Boston T,anscripr, says
Burdens are dragged over the pavemen,s
lin Ams,eIdam) on wooden sledges, and there
is a curious vehicle still in use, which has
nowhere else counterpart. If on fine
summers day, gentleman were to ride up
Washington street in coach wilout a coach
box, but placed upon wooden runners, with
the driver walking by its side, and occasion
ally throwing a CREASED rag under the runners
10 diminish the friction, he would probably
have a voluntary and highly enthusiastic es-
cort Of the youthful portion of the community
and be looked upon as candidate for the
insane asylum. Yet, this is precisely the
vehicle that goes squeaking along the streets
OF Amsterdam. II The well-fed steeds who
draw il should be frightened, and run away,
they might attain speed Of six or eight
miles an hour. Dutch horses are seldom
guilty Of such Irregularities.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-09-11

A Coon CEMENT have found gum shel.
lac, dissolved in alcohol, very excellent for
joining broken vessels, i, makes them nearly
as durable as If they were cemenled by
heat | have been using, for years, NOR.
lar which was broken and mended IN this
manner. 1t was broken in pieces, and could
not be then replaced. applied the gum,
and bound The parts firmly together until the
cement was perfectly dry. then pn, it in
use and have continued TO use it ever since.
Ibid.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-09-11

PRESERVATION OF BUTTER. The Washing
ton Telegraph say pa,enl.rght has been
recently granted TO citizen Of Ohio, for The
preservation of fresh butter, by chemical
process, To stand any climate for any time.
IT is stated that Mrs Stowe, the aulhoress
Of Uncle Toms Cabin, has engaged 10 write
a popular Tale upon the effect of the Maine
Liquor Law, intended for wide circulation by
The friends Of the law.
OUR Boston neishbors are having fine times
fishing. A shoal of mackerel has entered
the harbor, and passed around even into the
Black Bay, and are 10 be caught from the
whalves and bridges in almost any lumber.
Nj. AMOS RAYMOND, Revolutionary PEN
sioner, died recently al Allegheny township,
Potter county, Pa, aged s5 years aud 5
months.
The steamboat fare from New York 10
Boston has been reduced from four dollars to
three dollars and twenty-five eenls.
Mrs. FoRREsr, that was, is about to mar.
ry an early love, an English soldier Of fortune
attached to one of her Msiesiy's regiments,
now in Scotland.
The present force in Ireland is larger than
il has been for The previous six months,
amounting 10 upwards Of $4,000 men.
A man on change yesterday called another
''aPuppy'-"lhsl's no disgrace in dog days."
was the cool reply.
WsiT schemes conesais, dvpskenne~ 70.
vesls.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-09-11

A CORRESPONDENT OF the Liverpool Albion
says that, some years ago, there was Jeru-
salemie individual in Paris, who in the pre-
senCe of Dr.. Robertson and all The chemical
savans Of the day, got into an oven aud sang
a song, while goose was being cooked
When he went into the oven, ms pulse was
72, aud rose to 1870. AT the second expert
menl, il rose TO l76, :he thermometer indica-
ting 100 oi Reaumur. Al the third experiment,
he was stretched on plank, surrounded by
lighted candles, and then put INTO the oven,
the mouth OF which was then closed. He
was there FIVE minutes, when the spectators
cried Enough" Accordingly, The door was
opened out he came OF this iery golf, and,
with his pulse a, 200, jumped into a cold
bath, and became as cool as cucumber i'm.
media,ely after.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-09-11

BLooMER HUNTING. GROUNDS The cores.
pondent of the Lowell Courier describes
colony of young Boomers, whom he acci.
denialy stumbled on in New Hampshire, the
other day. This story reveals the pretliest
feature yet, in the new system: "As was
passing up this side Of the White Mountain,
near Conway, says the correspondent, came
upon nest of Boomers from Bos,on-some
fifteen or twenty young ladies from that city
having hired house for The season, and keep.
ing bachelors hail. They wore The Bloomer
dress TO enable them the better TO ge, round
here among the sharp and high places, and
spend their time chiefly in sporting. met
one with light fowlng-piece, another with
several wood-peckers or other birds, third
with basket of berries, fourth with a
string Of trout, &c. You would take them
al first for party of the b'hoys, but they are
all fine young ladies from the city of notions,
who prefer the mountains aud streams, 10
brick walls aud scorchipg pavemenls, during
the hot season'n
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-09-11

THE TABLES TURNED.-The Macon (Ga
Journal says that Ellen Crafts, The fugitive
slave, whose case excited so much attention
at the North few months since, and who
is now in London, has gone into the service
of an American gentleman there. on cond.
,ion that he brings her back 10 Dr.. Collins,
her owner in Macon
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-09-11
HARRISBURG STEAM WOOD

TVNURNIN AND SCROLL SAVING
IL SHOP.-Wood Turning in all its branches
in city style and at city prices Every variety of
Cabinet and Carpenter work either on hand or
turned to order.
Bed Posts, Bausters, Resets, Stat and Quar-
Ter Moudings. Table Legs, Newell Posts, Pat
terms Awning Posts, Wagon Hubs, Columns,
Round or Octagon Chisel Handles. &c.
~ This shop is in STRAWBERRY AL
LEY, near Third Street, and as we intend to
please all our customers who want good work
done, it is hoped that all the trade will give US a
call.
~ Ten-Pins and Ten-Pn Balls made to or
der or returned
The attention of Cabinet Makers and Carpen-
tiers is called TO our new style of TWIST
MOULDINGS. Printers Rgets at 81 per 100
feet. w. o. HICKOk.
February z, lS52-ly.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-09-11
Hast thou power the weak Defend
Light, give Light, thy knowledge lendi
Rich remember Him who gave
Free' be brother to the slave.

SPLITTING The DIyTEsrscE.-Ths Spring
field Republican says: "Ws don't know
whether to smile or sssp over the following
picture Of Jenny Lind, as given BY London
correspondent Of the Inverness Courier"
Under the circumstances, the Hartford
Times suggests to the Springfield editor the
ProPTiely Of bloving lis nose, by way Of
splitting the difference
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-09-11

A Thick WALL-The British Government
are constructing a, Dover, an artificial harbor
for the safety of shipping 1t is to consist OF
space of seven hundred acres, is 10 be en-
closed by wall more than two miles in
length; more than half of which space will
al all times secure depth Of water from
thirty 10 fony-,wo feet a, The lowest tide -
The wall will be 80 feet wide at bottom, and
fifty al top the sides will be eighteen feet
thick, and consist Of immense blocks OF solid
stone, The middle filled in with artificial stone
or concrete, The foundation Of this siuPen'
dous work is now laying by companies oil
men who remain several hours, with diving
bells, under The water, This gigantic dis
play Of human power and skill will, when
fully completed, cost mole Than two millions
sterling.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-09-11

Thar witty publication, "The Lantern"
has caricalure OF General Scott in his pres.
idential canvassiug. He is herein represent
ell as playing an Irish character, with shile-
lah and clothes 10 match. The General is
addressing an IIishman 'as knows beans"
and says to him ;-"Arrah, my honey, didn't
lade you to glory in Mexico !" To which
the Irish voter replies--silenily but eloquent
ly-by pointing his thumb ''over the left" TO
some grim figures which are hung in chains
flom several sallows Can't fool him
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-09-11

MONKEY created some CONSERVATION at
No 45s Broome street N. Y on Tuesday
evening. He entered the house by an upper
story window, and descended to the parlors,
where he commenced demolishing mirrors,
&C., till secured.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-09-11

From the recently published minutes of
the Methods, Church, we find ,ha, the num-
Der of white members is 3s7 1854; colored,
1888 ll3; Indians, 3,327, making total of
529,39l. Travelling preachers, 1859 local
preachers, 4,o36, making grand total of
535 5,os9, being an increase of l4,793 during
the last ecclesiastical year.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-09-11

TALL GAME.-We learn from the Elk
County Advocate that two hunters of that
county recently started drove of Elk. In
less Than FIVE minutes seven of these tan
llered monarchs of The forest" were brought
down-ihe remainder escaped.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-09-11
WIN. M'CARTY,
BOOKS sELLER,
Market Street,
sUNBURY, PA.
TUST received and for sale, fresh supply @
" EVANGELICAL MUSIC

lust received and for sale, fresh supply Of
" EVANGELICAL MUSIC
for Singing Schools. He is also opening at
this time, large assortment Of Books, in every
branch Of Literature, consisting Of
Poetry, History, Novels, Romances, Scientific
Works, Law, Medicine, School and Children's
Books, Bibles School, Pocket and Family, beth
with and without Engravings, every of vari-
say of Binding. Prayer Books. Of all kinds.
Also Just received and for sale, Purdons Di.
gest of the laws Of Pennsylvania edition of 1851
price only 5000.
Judge Reads edition Of Blackstones Commen.
taries, in 8 vols. vo. formerly sold at $1,000
and now offered Tin fresh binding) at the low
price Of $500.
A Treatise on the laws Of Pennsylvania re-
specting the estates of Decedents, by Thomas F
Gordon, price only S4,00.
Travels, Voyages and Adventures,-all o
which will be sold low, either for cash, or coun
try produce.
February, 81, ls5a.-t
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-09-11

MANUFACTURE OF IRoN.-An experiment
in The manufacture of Pig Iron, BY The use Of
"Canrel Coaln in the furnace, has been re.
Gently tried in Ohio, at the Buckeye Furnace,
Jackson county, one mile from the line Of The
Cincinnati, HlIsboroush and Parkersburg
Railway. Commencing The blast entirely
with charcoal, they gradually introduced,
first one quarter, then half, ard finally
three, fourlhs OF "Cannel Coal" Animprove-
menl in the working and yield Of the Furnace
was noticed at each successive addition 10
The charges Of "Cannel Coal" Having push
ed he experiment Tins far, it was suspended,
until the metal conld be tested in the pud-
ding furnace and under the rolls. This has
since been satisfactorily done, and this inter
esling experiment will be further prosecuted.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-09-11

The flower soon dies, but hope's soft r.y,
Unchanged, undying, shines
Around that form where pale decay,
A peaceful heart cnshrines
Like ivy round the bligh,ed tree.
II twines around the heart,
Amid poor, frail humanity,
The only verdant part.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-09-11

JULIA DEAN appears shortly in Boston
The Bee says that Julia is young, pretty,
rich, gay, Intellectual and sp,srisinine-bs.
sides hsing unmortgagsd
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-09-11

A life.preserving trunk has been invented
aud tried at Cincinnati. The contents of
The trunk were found perfectly dry, after
the inventor had made a short voyage on it.
Good life.preservers, in some shape, are very
much needed nowadays.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-09-11

OPENING MANS CHEsr.-George G. Par
ker, lawyer and highly esteemed citizen Of
Ashburnham, Mass, was attacked with pleu-
risy and inflammation of the lungs, which
terminated in The formation OF an abscess in
the chest, completely filling the right side
Dr.. Hitchcock, Of Filehburg, lately performed
the operation of opening The ches, between
the ribs, and drawing of, through silver
tube, more than FIVE pinis Of matter, which
afforded him great relief.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-09-11

Lycoming Mutual Insurance Company.
nR. J. D. MASSER is the local agent for the
IL above Insurance Company, in Northumber-
land county, and is at all times ready to effect
assurances against FIRE on real or personal pro.
perty, OF renewing policies for the same.
Sunbury, April 26, le5i.-tf
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-09-11

REASON FOR REJorcISG. From a private
letter from Seneca Falls n. y, Subscriber
extracts the following do you not consider
il TOO good 10 be lost
"a resident of this place started for De.
lrol, and intended TO lake The Atlantic, OIL
Lake Erie, that being the fastest boat. II
was night when he reached Buffalo, aud the
touters OF The Sullana got him OIL their boat,
making him believe all The while that he
was on the Atlantic He did not discover his
mistake until the next morning, but his an-
ger was somewhat modified when he heard
that, during the night, the Atlantic had gone
down, with three hundred passengers
DoN'r GET INTO HuRRY-A gentleman
was separated the other day from his wife,
in most awkward manner, by simply being
in 100 great hurry. The gentleman alIu.
ded TO, together with his wife, evidently had
intended taking the steamboat Tor Albany, hIt
arrived al the wharf just as the boat was TAX
lug her departure. The simpe-minded man,
oosing all judgment and self'command, in
his hurry to get on board, gave Tremendous
bound, and gained The deck, leaving his bet
Ter half behind and didn't discover his mis-
take, until he, in scanning the space over
which he had leaped, discovered his wife
standing on the dock.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-09-11

ADuLTERATIoN IN COMMON ARTICLES OF
FooD.-The London Lancet in exhibiting the
extent 10 which articles Of food, in common
use, are aduierated in England. The result
of series OF analysis Of the various articles
OF consumption, tends 10 show that in hardly
a single commodity, is there such thing as
absolute honesty. Periec, purity, as regards
the quality and genuineness of tea, coffee,
milk, cocoa, and fifty other articles besides,
is proved to be almos, fabulous; such a thing
does not exist, except in isolated cases, and
then not Intentionally on the part OF The deal
er. Among the latest articles analyzed is
Cayenne pepper, OF which four samples only,
ou, of twenty. y.eiehi, bought of different deal.
ers, were found 10 be genuine.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-09-11

remember, remember,
When went hookin' peaches,
How dog came out and caught me
BY the surplus Of my breec-pantaloons
How hung on to the bushes
How the dog hung fast to me,
Till my crying brought man who
Flogged me, "ohul le."
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-09-11

TNK--Bonreau's celebrated Ink, and also Con-
sres ink for sale, Wholesale and retail BY
December %. 1850. n. B. MASSER.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-09-11

EREsH Vanilla Bean Of superior quality
- just received and for sale by
july 81, isss- H.B. MAssER