Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-02-05
A STRING OF ITEMS


Hasty climbers have sudden falls
PLESrY-coun,erfeit dollar notes on the
Lancaster Bank.
THE lady Of Senator Douglas expired in
Washington on the 10Th inst.
Glove making employs nearly 5000 of the
Parsians.
HUNKS says, giving vic,uals 10 The poor on
ly encourages hunger.
In England they have way Of carboni-
zng gutla percha, and applying ii 10 razor
srops.
The Caloric Engine, if applied successful
ly to locomotives will be an important saw
ing in the cost OF running The trains.
THE longest railway in the world is the
New York and Erie, which is 467 miles in
length.
Four churches in Boston have lately con-
tributed Sll 900 to the cause OF foreign mis-
sions.
W. WICKER, ,dltNoluAiouuiy oo'o'S') oSSN
LOG years, died in Pike county, Ala on the
Goth ul'.
THERE are now thirty.four "companes,"
"families" and ,roupes," travelling and giving
concerts in the United States.
DURING the past season. one auction house
at Chicago is said to have sold 1900 barrels
OF apples for sl5,32s.
portrait Of Mrs. Stowe is on exhibition
at Bridlesmnh- gate, Nottingham county, Eng
land, at two peace peep! That's popular
ity
Ir is not the height 10 which men are ad-
vanced that makes them eddy; it is the
looking down with contempt upon those be-
low them.
Four thousand persons of Kane county,
have sen, petition 10 the Illinois Legislature
asking tha, body TO pass ,he "Maiae Liquor
Law.n Ii was 55 fee; long.
WE learn by the Lebanon (Ky.) Post, that
Mr. Merrimac, of Nelson county, died last
week of the black tongue This terrible
scourge prevails 10 considerable extent in
that section,
ONE Of the most beautiful incidents OF the
Railroad celebration al Wheeling, was the il
Elimination Of the wire bridge across The Ohio
It presented magnificent spectacle.
THE prick OF pin often gives more acute
49,, A., ,,eb ;naiotal I,a lapcpt Sn
we pass through life our minor sorrows are
frequently harder TO bear than our greatest
Affections.
subscription of $4,000 has been started
in Boston 10 enable Miss Mensler, who lately
created sensation al concert in that city,
to complete her musical education in Italy.
Hon. ABBOT LAWRENCE and Robert G,
Shaw, of Boston, have signed petition IN
favor of the repeal of the new liquor law Of
that State.
MEssRs TIDDEN YOUNG, O! Boston, have
taken the contract for building the Allegheny
Valley Railroad, from A,tica to Olean, 10
miles, for the sum OF 81, $780, 900 They are
TO receive $500, 900 in stock, 500 900 in bonds,
and 100000 in cash.
PRoFIrs OF UNCLE TOMS CABIN-Mrs H
B. Stowe received last week, from her pub
fishers, Messrs Jewett & Co, of this city.
the sum of $40 900, this being her second
payment as copyright on Uncle Toms Ca
bin, making upwards of $50, 900 received by
her in nine months Boston Atlas.
A change has taken place in the fashion
of mems garments. Oyercoats and frock.
coats are made 10 reach the knees, and the
pataloons are full aud long. The bob,ails
now sporled By 'young America" reaching
down nowhere, and the tight lfowsers (such
saving in cloth 10 The tailors,) must weld
to common sense, and ordinary decorum.
ETIQUETTE AT WASHINGTON The we,l.
thy banker Mr.. Riggs, recently gave a
large dinner party, at which the Russian
Minister, M Bobisco, was honored with ,ba
seat next TO Mrs. Riggs. NJ. Sartiges, the
French Minister, complained with warmth
because no lady was assigned 10 him say
ing tha, if the host were moi ignorant o
Europeon etiquette, Minister OF Franc,
should have been better treated. Mr.. Rigg
replied that he knew nothing Of ForeigI
customs, but deemed that be had right il
his own house 10 do ~ he thought best.--
IT.. . A.;, b.. nrodnced a Great sensafion II