Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-02-18

Hath he impated,-but1 speak of him
AS he is known to ALL tWoEpswoRrn.
----
Mrs. Sukey Wright, aged 1875 years, diea
in Baltimore on Wednesday.
Judge Mason, u S Minister to France,
arrived in Paris on the 9th inst.
He who puisues the stag, regards not The
hare. anonymous scribblers, remember
Wealth is The sun which gives content, be
one dollar or thousands.
man too busy 10 take care OF his health
is like mechanic 10 busy 10 take care oi
his tools.
He submits himself 10 be seen through
microscope who suffers himself TO be caught
in a passion.
The bes, bred man is he who is possessed
of dignified ease 10 reconcile him 10 all SIT
nations and society.
A Chinese merchant at Sacramento, Cali
tornia, advertises that among his goods re-
oeived, he has ''dried worms for sonp."
The Sacramento Journal estimates that
thirty barrels of egg-nogg were consumed or
drank in that city on Christmas day.
Pearson Harden, aged 13 years. was drown
ed at Reading on Monday, while skating on
the Schuylkill river.
1t is said there are $1,000 or $1,000 Ger
mans in Louisville, and the number is in
creasing rapidly.
The Portsmouth IN. H. Journal nominates
Edward Everett as the whig candidate ioI
the Presidency.
There died at Moscow, on the 14th o.
October certain Peter Sosnowsky, agec
1872 years month and 25 days.
During 1853 there were 29S, ,4S4 tons o
Anthacite coal received al Boston; bein;
ASSES tons less than 1852.
A petition has been presented 10 the New
York Legislature, asking for law prohibit
ing the use of Tobacco except for medica
purposes.
A violent, storm OF thunder and lightnin!
occurred at Burlington, Iowa, JAN 90, whel
the thermometer was at 90 degrees below
zero.
A young man named Joshua Kelly hung
himself last week, in Ludlow, VT, because
he had his cloths and S14 in bills burnt it
conaagralion.
II is estimated by the census tables tha
the number Of men engaged in Londor
alone upon he omnbuses on Sunday; is a:
MANY as 5000.
'There is woman at the bottom OF al
mischief" said Joe. "Yes," replied Char
ley" when used 10 get into mischief, my
mother was always at the bottom of me.n
Cham, the caricaurist, represent Duma
seated on a car, writing with one hand
working the crank of printing press will
the other, and distributing his Journal righ
and left with his feet.
Two hundred persons are already employ
ed in the new straw maufactory at Nanlucke
some OF them being, according 10 the Mir
ror, "females Of the first families on lhc
island.
" HEN VIC uiohuci VI SIN uuWeOueu uauSn
tiers "regrets that The time will come whe
the dear things must be parted" i, is sig
that she would like 10 go into mourning o
that account.
This fine stanza is from poem in the N;
tional Era, on the death OF Webster;
How well he fell asleep
Like some proud river, widening toward the sea-
IL.
Life joined eternity.
TEMPERANCE IN VIRGINIA.-The commi
lee of The House Of Delegates of Virginia,
which was referred The petitions Of numero
citizens of The commonwealth, praying for II
passage of law prohibiting the sale or ba
Ter of any intoxicating liqours, under cerla
restrictions and penalties, have reportt
against the prayer of The petitioners. tt
Richmond Whig considers this report pre-
ty sure sign that there will be no legislali,
enactment on the question this session.
BABY EXHIBITION. The COMMITTEES OF II
Southern Central Association have been al
lhorized 10 offer the following premiums
be awarded al the next Fair in Augusta -
lis premium, silver pitcher, $50, for III
hanlsomest and finest babe two years old.
I'd premium, silver pitcher, $25 for th
handsomest and finest babe, one year old
81 premium, silver goblet, slo for III
handsomest and finest babe six months old
The children TO be clothed in domestic f;
brics, the premiums awarded under the d
1ection of the executive Committee.
RLUsuING.
Alas! that in earliest blush
Our danger first we feel
And trembe when the rising flush
Betrnys angel seal
Alas for care aud pallid woe
Sit watchers their turn,