Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-05-27
A STRING OF ITEMS.

vent them from stopping W o"
there.
c.s was introduced into Rio de Janeiro,i"
,h, FIRE, time. on the 25th of March last
Water had previously been introduced
through iron tubes
Ono MIR Russell has been arrested III bos-
,or for fishing illegally. His product, con-
sis,ing of four thousand fish, was selzeu ana
sold. Unfortunate Russell.
When man stops his newspaper on ac-
co uni of pecuniary forebodngs, we consider
him about as gone case as il he should con-
clude TO stop his daily bread for fear he
should come 10 poverty.
The property of Washington city for this
year. has been assessed at ten million eigh,
hundred and eighty thousand four hundred
aud foriy-fve dollars.
ABEAUTIFUL EPIGRAM.
-,. suaight is the line OF duty, H- |
Curved in the line of beauty
Walk by the first, and thou shalt see
The other ever fellow thee.
wealthy farmer of Allegheny county,
Pa, had a verdict of fifteen hundred dollars
rendered against him for a breach of mar.
rage contract. He was only serenty gears Of
age.
ENrMIEs.-A man who has no enemies is
seldom good for anything. He is made oil
that kind of material which is SO easily
worked that every one tries hand in ii. A
sterling character-one who speaks what he
thinks-is always sure 10 have enemies.
In Charleston, S. c., the Courier reports
Mr.. Fillmore as saying: al believe in the ex-
pansive growth of our Republic, and am thor
oughy persuaded that she is destined TO COY
or the whole American continent with he
starry banner and her free institutions"
HOPE FOR CoNsuMPT1vEs.-Dr. Simpson,, OF
Edinburgh, it is said, is working wonders
with consumptive patients, by having them
well rubbed with warm olive oil. Sumo OF
the patients have increased lS pounds in
weight in seven or eight weeks.
MARRIAGE between persons OF the same
age Is an lnStItuliOIl vi 'oN'
tween an old man and young woman is an
institution of man. Marriage between an
old woman and young man is an institution
of the devil. H"
"Does your arm pain you much, sir =" ask
ed young lady of gentleman who mad
seated himself near her in mixed assembly
Al. tho hack oF lpr
chair and slightly touched her neck. "a no
,iced it was considerably out of place, sir"
replied she F; 1" that's ALL" The ann was
removed. m -.
A marriage took place in the picture gal.
lery OF the Crystal Palace on Thursday The
1lth inst The parties were two yonng pei
pie afrom the country" The clergyman
who ''bound their loving hearts together" is
the Rev. Mr.. Marks, of the Methodist Church,
in Bedford street.
A Vermon,er once expressed his opinion
of a person in the following style of classics:
aI could iake,n said he, "the little end OF
nothing, white it down 10 point, punch
out the pi,h of horse hair, and put in forty
thousand such souls of his, shake them up
and they'd rattle"
PROSPEROUS INSTITUTION. Dickinson Col
lege, al Carlisle, Pa, is said to be now ir
most fourishing condition. The catalogue
for this year contains the names of 81 seniors,
36 Juniors, 33 sophomores, and, 81 freshmen
total of under graduates 147. In the pre-
paratory department there are 95, making
the whole number of students 242.
A True REMARK.-A witness in a recent
gambling case said, in reply to question by
the couri, ~ do not consider liquor as an arli.
Gle Of value" There was a laugh, upon
which he added-"and for this reason, new
er knew any person become rich by consum.
ing i,n There was much for reflection in
the words.
REvoLUTIoNARY SoLDIERs.-There were
231,79l soldiers engaged in the revolutionary
war. Of this number, there are now less
than fourteen hundred living, whose age.
must average nearly ninety years. Seventy
three have died during the pas, year. a
few years more and these venerable octoge
narians will only be known in the pages Of
history.
THE Calaveras (Cal.l ChronieIe relates that
while a Mr Hough,on was out hunting, re.
Gently, on returning to his home, he heard
cries OF murder proceeding from his cabin
On rushing TO The door, he found his wife on
the floor struggling with a villain known hs
Cred Jack" when he raised his gun and
shot The TuiIian in tue head,
osE OF THE HISTs.--A school.boy, lately,
Who thought his pocket money came rather
seldom, thus addressed his father: DPleass,
papa tell me II the words, T. plnfibns unnm.
arc still on our quaner doliais ~ eOf eour.s
hey are, you stupid boy,n said papai ,bui
Why 40 You ask ,halp' "Beeause. % ,er,,. A
yoane Hopeful, ''il is now such a iong ums
since had one, that almosI foreol.p
LIZ ssRylcE.--la 1850, a l,iaI took ,l,,,
"a Conneel.sai, undef lhs sseond Of ,hs nl,.
Lass, prohibiting klssing. Tho oa.nd,n
were safah Tsnls and Jaeob Nealiee. /
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