Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-02-25
A STRING OF ITEMS.

Iucy Stone realized one huh"'eu uo
mar nigh, above her expenses, by her lectures
a, Louisville, Ky. .+-.
Exponr OF Pres AND PoULrRY-p,s anu
noul,ty are shipped tNew Yok Tor E"glSnu'
:, snrwsr 10 orders from that county
The psrisjan editors speak Of new
French dish recently come inlo iash'on-
namely, fried rat,lesnakes,
Francis NJ. Shaw, for some time The gem
,lemunly agent Of the associated press IN
Washington city,is lying very i'll.
Moose is said TO be very plenty in the vi
cisi,y of Moosehead Lake, Maine, and large
ouas,ities are killed for the Malkets N
RAW flesh is still eaten in Abyssina; aud
Mr.. Parkyns, the most recent traveller In lhai
county pronounces i, COED when eaien
warm from the animal
Like unto q fruitful vine is Mrs Frazer, OF
Slack county, Ohio; she has presented be'
husband with six children within year,
having achieved tripets twice.
An exchange paper undertook 10 announce
the arrival Of Archbishop hughes in Havana,
Cuba, and 60; it Carnival Of Archbishop |
Hughes in Heauen !"
THE Chicago Journal eivos the names Of
ten railroads which centre in that city, and
over which seventy five trains daily leave
and arrive.
The American Express Company, says the
Albany Argus, have Just expressed through
via the Canada road from Albany 10 N York,
zoo dozen live quails and one live prairie
wolf.
CHARLESTON, Feb, lo.--.The Georgia
House Of Representatives have passed the
bill TO remove the Seat of Government fIom
Mliedgeyille 10 Macon. The Speaker gave
The casting vote.
The Mlleries in Portland have renewed
their zeal of late, aud confidently predict the
end Of the world this year. Some fix the
time 10 be on the Goth Of May, when the
great eclipse occurs.
THE Geneva Gazette says that no less than
sixteen axles of railroad cars were broken on
the Central road the week before last
They became contracted by cold, and snap
ped off like pipe stems.
SOME of the papers look at The election OF
Fessenden 10 the U. S Senate, from blaine,
as the result of the Nebraska agitation, aud
the desertion of Democratic members III
consequence.
The Turkish commandant al Rahova,
tDanube,) is Genge Aga, the same who led
the storming party at MissOlonghi, nearly
thirty years ago, and, although now grey
beard, retains his rame of "ioulhiul Aga"
A self.expauding pet'icoa, has just been IN
vented in Paris and is all the rage with the
''fashion." II is filed with air through a
concealed pipe by the wearer, and can be en-
Iarged or reduced in size a, pleasure.
Wood cut in February is better than that
cut in March, as there is less sap in it. The
quantity OF water in the different kinds OF
wood varies from % TO so per cent. In a
cord Of green wood there is contained 1900
pounds Of water.
The Central Ohio Railroad, which con
meets with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
al Wheeling, will, it is announced, certainly
be completed 10 the Ohio river, so as TO carry
freight and passengers through in the month
of August next.
JoHN WENTWORTH, editor OF the Chicago
Democrat, has just sold lot in that city, Sc
by $50 feet, for $40 900, making, according
to the Democratic Press, about 100000
worth Of property he has sold within year
and he has more than as much still on hand
OK the third instant the ice on tho river
tSt. Louis broke up with crash, destroying
six steamboats, lying at the wharves, besides
inluring other property 10 considerable
amount. Loss over 500, 600. During the
appalling scene the excitement among the
people was intense.
IT is positively stated, in letter from one
of her Maiesiy's ships, under command oi
Admiral Dundas, at Consiantinople, that after
the destruction Of Sinope numerous pieces oil
eighty.six pounder's shells were found there
'''NlNNS WIN hHS ulOdu arrow Dl iDS ENnllSN
dOckyards.
IT is mentioned, in Russian account ot
The battle Of Akhalyck, in Asia, that the
Russians gave no quarters 10 any but Turks
One sun served by Poles, was charged by
Bagawoulh's dragons, and the artillery
men, in despair, flung bullets with lhci
hands at the heads of the Russians
lHE caravan OF pilgrims, which recently
'e'nrned to Damascus from Mecca, prcienl
that they found or the tomb Of Mohaumel
letter addressed 10 the Sultan, in which lhe
prophet promises him victory over the Rus
slams The letter was, it is sail, immediaiel,
forwarded to Consaninope
aiAKlNG UP LOST TINE = An elderly lad
writes 10 a fIiend "a widower with ,e,
chi'dEen has proposed and have accented
ms is about the number should have bee
emitted 10 if had been married a, the p,c
per time instead of being cheated into
neneni'yp Sensible 10 The end.
Col BENTON is reported 10 have said 70
fTiend, while conversing on the Nyb,asl
question, "Lllle Doug, douglas. sir, is dea