Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-06-24

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an ,hs fruitful subject of The dirty streets o.
1 New York. Jfihe present bot wea'n'' '"s'
1 The cholera may assume an ep'dem'c ao'"'
| hv The end Of another week, Il prevails as
much In Brookiyn and Williamsburg as u"
New York city. ~ wArFoga
/ wAsHrsoTon NATIONAL MosumEST.---The
managers Of this work have issued an sppeal
TO the nation for aid, saying that the funds
are now nearly exhausted, and that unless
| prompt and jealous efforts be made 10 raise
money, the work must be discontinued. The
monument is intended TO reach height
Of STA feet, and il has already been erected
10 an altitude Of i54 feet, at cost Of $780,
900. .r
SLAVES FOR NEsRAsKA.--A letter from 81.
Louis Of recent date from person said to
be very reliable, speaks Of the writer having
seen pass through that city on their way to
Nebraska in charge of their owners, num-
Der Of gangs of slaves. The writer doubtless
meant the territory Of Kansas, as there seems
10 be popular confession in regard TO the
two The 81. Louis Republican quotes this
statement, and remarks that possibly it may
be true, though the editor does not be.
lieve it.
The PENNSYLVANIA STATE FAIR, this sea
son, will be held on the Powelton and Biug.
ham Estates, in The Gath ward, Philadelphia,
near the Marke, street bridge, site most
advan,ageously located for the convenience
Of agriculluIist reaching the city from the
interior By railway. .as.,.
| terrible tragedy occurred at Millville,
Mass. on Saturday night. Alexander Hewitt,
in fl Of Jealousy, shot his own wife, and
a man named Owen Brown, TO whose house
she had fled for protection, and then commit
ted suicide by taking slrycbnine. Mr.. Brown
died instantly. Mrs H. fingers, but cannot
live.
Governor BIGLER has issued the death
warrant for the execution of Coutand c
Johnson, convicted al the last session of the
Dduphin County Court, for the murder OF Ma
ihauiel ?. Colyer. The execution is 10 take
place in the Jail yard, a, Harrisburg, on Fri-
day, the 25th Of August. ra
HEAVY FAlURE.-Boston, June I5-The
failure of one of our leading merchants,
largely engaged in the East India and Cali.
fornia trade, is announced. His liabilities
are estimated at s25o,ooo, which will fall
chiefly on the South.
GoUGING WITH AN AUGER.-On Monday
night a shipwright al snip yard in Essex,
New York, who was boring hole in vessel
side with an auger, requested a young man
named Moses Burnham, Jr, 10 60 inside and
see where the auger would come through
He did so, when the auger having passed
through the wood, suddenly struck him in
the eye, taking i, from his head altogether.
A GAME CocK.-The Cheltenham Eng.
land) Examiner, gives an account OF keeper
of fowls being attacked in cellar by his own
game cock, which few from its perch and
drove one Of its spurs into the unprotected
crown of its master. The spur broke, and
the portion which stuck in the mans head
had 10 be extracted with pincers.
A PARADox.-The N Orleans Delta, de-
scrlbing the career of a tlas" young man, has
the following "Franeis imbibed somewha,
extensively, ana Notwithstanding the positive
assurance OF certain moraliss, that drunken.
ness brings out the truth. he was shortly al.
forwards found lying on the sidewalk, &C."
TALL WALKING.-M Mr.. G. Voorhies, Of Wes
Sparta, N Y, some lime since, carried the
mail, weighing forty pounds, 10 Keyservlle
, a distance Of seven miles, in one hour. He j.
about 10 walk from KeyseIviIle to Auburn, q
, distance Of seventy.six miles, in one day, fol
wager Of $500, as soon as the preliminarie
are settled. le4 N4 $3.50 t-. +4
DEATH FROM A WAsp's SrING.-Mr. Ishau
Williams, of Madison county, Geo., came Il
his death on Monday, 2sth ult., from being
slung on The arm by wasp. He died il
less than ten minutes after being stung.
, Mrs. PartIngion's niece, npon being iolt
by young lawyer, that in the country wher'
he resided they held court, four times year
ola me why you ain, half up to the bust
ness-lhe young fellows here come court
ing three times a week.n
The ScHooLMAsTER ABRoAD.-The Ian
caster Inland Daily has received the follow
ing communication :-"Mr. Eddyiur: Sir
I'd better keep ure mouth shet about then
rowdeys' and save hoss. hiding Ur wochi.
Mr. w. +. Wood has had an interview
with Mrs. Robinson, the veiled murderess
and repeats his declaration that she is moi
member Of the Wood family.
A LAWYER named Evans, was tried il
Greenupsburg, KY, lately, for grand larceny
in stealing the pocket book Of Professions
brother, which had been leh on a bench i
the Court House. The prisoner made al
eloquent speech in his own defence, resiin
his case on the point "lha, lost property can
; not be the subject Of larceny" aud he wa
: acquitted.
An ElRTRaUAEE occurred on the 9th uli. I
osiaca, Mexico, causing some inconsiderabl
n damage.
!, LIME DVsr ON PLAsTs.-An English OF
" ehardisi protects his trees from esierpilleI
= aud other Insects by shaking over the youn
foliage quick lime pulyefised and siile