Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-01-17
A STRING OF ITFMS.


TINE is file, that wears, and makes no
noise.
The Western Pennsylvania Press, wish
the "Small Note Law" repealed.
The Fires in New York, during 1851,
numbered 364
WILLIAM AND ELLEN CRAFTS, fugitive
slaves, are attending school in England.
He that does you an III turn will never
forgive you.
in St. Louis, last week, a little gill, aged
years, of Mr.. Steinback, fell INTO a po,
of boiling lard and was scalded to death.
THERE are five Sabbaihs in February this
year no similar occurrence will take place
again ill 1880.
Sixty car wheels were broken by the en-
treme cold, on the Little Miami Railroad, in
one week.
F. A MAN is exhibited at New Albany who is
only 10 years old, and already feet high.
He beats Jim Brown.
"l HAVE turned many woman's head,'
boasted young nobeman of France. "Yes,n
replied Talleyrand, 'a'roy from you"
NEW YEARS BALL was announced in
Chicago. The managers we're all ladies', and
the cards invited "Yourself and gentleman
SMoKE.-During the past year there were
$2,52l 600 worth of cigars imported into
the United States.
SINCE the lst of August last, the receipts
of the American Board for Foreign Missions
have amounted 10 $Sl 1892.
A MANS wedding-day is called his "bridal
day" The orthography of that word is
wrong-it should be written bridle-day.
SKATING PARTY of about forty or fifty
ladies and gentlemen, left Cincinnati, few
days since TO join in that amusement in the
neighborhood Of Judge McLeans.
ONE thousand tons of tobacco are annually
squirted over the face of creation, and TWEEN.
ty tons of ivory are worn out chewing the
weed every seven years.
LIFE AT A BALL.-"Sir-Ire regret extremely
that am engaged for every set during 1852.
But can put you down for the first set in
1853, if you wish"
WE see it stated in the western papers
that DR.. kinkel has collected the sum OF
1000 among the Germans of the West, 10
a;J II
HoGs.-l, is estimated that the number of
hogs killed, or TO be killed in Cincinnati,
during the present season, will amount
to upwards of five hundred thousand
Coon WIFE.-The wife of Amos Blown
ing, of Fleming county, Ky, raised 43 hogs,
mainly by her own care, which weighed II :
1913 pounds; or an average of 400 pounds
MIR. John w. Millson, of Philadelphia,
who spent fifteen years and a large fortune
in vain eflortsto discover perpetual motion,
died at St. Louis, few days ago.
THERE is s'school Of design" for girls
in Boston, first opened in October last, by
VIM. j. Whitaker. He had but seven pr.
pills, but the second term opened with sixty
pupils
A DUEL has been fought in Chihuahui
between the well known Z. Angel Trias auC
an American who had spoken slightinely O
the Mexicans Trias was wounded, aud III,
American killed.
THE Caddo La Gazette of the 18th ult.
says that a party of gentlemen recent,
bagged, in less than two days on Soda LAX
665 geese, brants and ducks. They wer
all shot on the wing
A FAIR Hlr-"Here you bog irot,er," sal,
hall dandy soap.ock TO an Irish LAHORE,
''come tell the biggest lie you ever told i
your life, and III treat you 10 whiskey
Gan by my sowl, yer honorss gentleman.
retor,ed Pat.
WHEN Kos,UTH parted with the remnar
of his army, in Hungary, he asked his so
diers to swear, that in case he died ia a fo
eign land, they would bring back his bone
10 be buried in Hungary. They decline
doing that, but swore that they would brir
him back in triumph, oIire.
CALIFORNIA, great and astonishing as
her resources, has her wants. THE count
in midsummer wants rain; in winieg,
waass a little more dry weather; but /,
great want is the want of women, aud so.
eiy, in California viii inevitably decline
barbarisn and the widest anarchy, unls