Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-09-17
"A STRING OF ITEMS

The printers bes, letier-le, her 90.
He that changes his opinions correcs his
errors.
SILENT contempt is more CALLING than oren
rebuke.
FOR the evidence Of truth look a, the truth
itself.
GOLD twenty-five cent pieces are becoming
abundant. They are of California coinage
A viriuous youth will make happy old
age.
Queen Victoria has prohibited the Polka
being danced in her presence.
THE true cure Cor half the human
maladies is employment.
Is Ilollidaysburg, on Wednesday, lioness
attached 10. a menagerie, gave birth TO three
cubs. They are alive and doing well.
On Tuesday there was one million ttco hun
dred thousand dollars in the Sub Treasury at
St. Lonis.
CAPTAIN INGRAHAM's conduct in the Costa
affair, has the sanction, not only of his own
country, but of nearly all Europe.
The Lebanon Valley Railroad is about TO
be commenced, since the decision in favor
of Municipal Corporation subscriptions.
FANNY KgMBLE says that no man can be
good Judge of wine who is addicted TO
brandy smash and gin.cocktail.
CAMEL Coal, of superior quality, it is
said, has been discovered five miles below
Farmont, Va.
WHERE DO THEY COME M?-Of the
twelve hundred prisoners on Blackwelrs Is
land, only three hundred and nineteen are
Americans.
WIN. PRIcE died in Luzerne county, on the
Oh ult, from modification in the arm, which
was caused from slight scratch of a beef bone
upon one of his fingers few days previous.
The dandy who was "siruck with an idean
was not seriously injured: as the weapon was
very sleht one. Such an accident is not
likely to happen him again.
THE fever has diminished in the town Of
Pensacola, Fla , but is raging 10 such an ex-
tent in the Navy Yard there, that all COM
muncalion with the outside is inierdicted.
SINCE 1902, fourteen hundred cadets have
graduated from West Point. General Joseph
q. Swift, who headed The list for 1902, is
still alive, and in excellent health.
THE New YORK TRIBUNE has formally and
finally taken leave of the Wing party, and
declares that hencefor,h the Tribune shall
fhave no ticket for State or other officers un-
der its head"
The leading retail dealers in liquor, in
New York, are moving TO advance the price
from SIX to ten cents glass. If they were
TO make it twenty-five cents glass, the com
munity would benefit by it.
DEATH IN THE MISEs.-On Monday, in
the mines of Mr. George Repplier, at New
Castle, an explosion of fire damp occurred,
which burned three of the miners so serious
ly as 10 leave no hope of their recovery
Potsviile Emporium.
THE Supreme Court commenced lis session
on Mordty, the 5,h inst, in The Court House,
in Pitisburg. There are ia causes from
Allegheny county alone. This term will be
the longest ever held in Western Pennsyl-
vania.
The Premiums of the Annual Fair of the
Pennsylvania Agricultural Society, 10 be held
a, Pitlsburg, on September 9Th, 2sth 29lh
and 3Olh, will consist of silver medals and
silver plate, and exceed in value $4,000.
ingron Star says, will shortly take up his res
lence in Illinois. His now heavy interests,
in connection with their Central Railroad,
make this change of his location desirable.
B1sroS, they say, is the richest city in the
word in proportion 10 its population. If it:
taxable property were equally divided. every
Bos,onian would have fourteen hundred and
forty dollars.
THE price of passage to California, which
a lew years ago was S0UU IN tne U ., maj
line of steamships, now cos! as follows -
Through tickets, frs, class cabin, 500; sec
ond do, SIS; steerage with bed and board
$50.
DEPTH OF NIAGARA RIvER.---An English
gentleman, who has been endeavoring 10 as
certain the depth of Niagara river at the
suspension bridge, has al length succeeded
At one point he finds The depth TO be l25
feet.
THE City of Madison, Ind, by recent vote
of Council, authorized a subscription OF
$500 900 10 the stock of the Madison and
Erie Railway Company, in addition 10 a like
sum before made. City Bonds have been
directed to be issued for the whole s4Oo, 600
DIAMOND NECKLAcE.-A rich case of lew
elry Is on exhibition at the Crystal Palace
Among the articles is a necklace, containing
,hir,y-eight pearls, weighing ss5 grains, and
one diamond, weighing AZ grains. The dia
mond is valued Al $4,000, and the whole a
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