Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-02-21
A STRING OF ITEMS.

The Vice President OF The French kepuo
lie has resigned
Or 10 arrests made on Wednesday, in
New York city, 40 were for drunkenness.
TWAS a beautiful custom TO hurry the
dead al twilight
ACCORDING to Dr.. BAIRD, the national
debt of France is 81, 200 ooO,o 900.
LARD, it is said, will make hens lay
Tried it on ours--no CO.
THERE were lo2 deaths in Washington
city, during January.
In Andalusia the men do the cooking, but
the washing is done by the women.
THERE are 1888 public carriages al
Paris, in which 2oO,o54 persons ride daily.
GooD.-The Delaware is open, and the
spring trade of that city is commencing.
In Baltimore during 1851, there were
4539 deaths.
"Loa Montez," said Bemus, "is pure in
nocence.n "Yes," replied Mary Lee, "she
is pure in-no.sense."
A Boa Constructor, 10 feet long, has just
been added to the collection of the Jardin
des Plantes.
THEY are to have two additional Luna,ic
Asy!ums in Ohio. The sum of 100000 is
10 be appropriated for this purpose.
WHITE shad were caught in the Cape
Fear river at Wilmington, n. c., on SatuI-
day last.
DURING the past year 4i,ooo Immigrants
landed in Canada, and of this number up
wards of 10000 were Irish.
THE late shock of an earthquake at St.
Louis overthrew inksianJs and glasses, and
Jared tables and chairs
EVERY oyster that is swallowed, as it is
taken from the shell, has heart pulsallng
about ihirty-seven times minute.
THE celebrated Fanny Wright slipped and
fell at Cincinanti, few days ago, breaking
her leg.
LADY BYRON, the widow Of the poet is
living a, Southampton, England. She was
Miss Mbanke
WILLIAM T. LINsoN, Esq, postmaster at
Winchester Mass was killed, a few days
ago, in rencontre with Matthew Lewis.
A Frenchman, wishing TO speak of the
cream of the English poets, forgot the word
and said ode butter of poets'
THERE are more newspapers published II
Canada than in the British Islands, exclusive
of London.
THE French Law, requiring newspaper
articles to be signed by the writer's, is TO be
abolished.
A mummy has been discovered in the
Cryp, of ST. Stephens Chapel, London. i
is supposed TO be the remains of an olt
Bishop.
MIR. MAcAuLEY has still further postponed
the publication of the third and fourth vol
umes of his history, in order TO make use o
fresh material that has reached him.
THE cost of single track Of the Pennsyl
vania Rail Road, from Philapelphia 10 Pitts
burgh, is estimated al Sl2,000,000 An ad
ditional track will cost S3,6oO,000.
WAsHINGToN CRY is SAID 10 be increasing
considerably in population, and quite Trad
has sprung up there since the completion O
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
A CRAZY Englishman whose offer of mar
riage was rejected by the Countess de Be
carme, has lef, her O,Ooo francs by hi
will.
AN OLD BALLAD thus gives The genealog
of Snow-which we have been blessed wit
in abundance
"NIy father is the Northern Wind,
My mothers name was Water;
Old Parson Winter married them
And I'm their hopeful daughter"
In airing room, both the upper and low
er parts Of The window should be opened, a
the heated air, which from lightness alwsy
ascends, will pass out OF The top, and Ii
fresh cool air come in the bottom.
LEMONS of fine quality are grown in II
open air in Louisiana. The editor of Il
Picayune, lately saw one. 1t measured 81
teen inches by the shorter circumferenc
and weighed two pounds one ounce.
A Mr.. BARBER, Of Barre, Mass, has becon
insane in consequence of surrenderiug hiI
self to the "spirilual writing" manifestation
His wife, and other members of the fami
are said to be in a similar slate.
MR. MscAuLEY has delayed the public
ton of the third and fourth volumes of his Fl
tory Of England, ia consequence Of his havi
Obtained some new information, relating
King William Ill,