Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-04-28
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TERRIFIC STORM AND MARROW EscAPE.-
n tremendous storm recently passed over
Newton and Neshoba counties, in MISSISSIPPI
pi, prostrating trees, fences and houses in
all directions. Among the latter was log
house, occupied bya newly married couple,
who were completely buried in the ruins Of
their dwelling. After while the wife sue
ceeded in liberating herself but finding it
impossible to get her husband out, she set
out and, brnving the storm and darkness, at
length reached neighbours house, about two
miles off, where assistance was procured. and
her hus usband restored to this brave woman
unhurt
EAsToN, Pa, April 22-A destructive fire
occurred here last night, the work Of an in
cendiary. About ten buildings were DESTROY
ed on Riue alley, between Front and Second
streets. The lossis estimated at twenty thou
sand dollars
Howard & Co.'S Express stable was de-
stroyed, together with five horses and sever
al wagons. The Methodist Church on Sc
cond ST. was wholly destroyed, and the Par
sonage adjoining barely escaped. Among
the other sufferers are Messrs. f. & w. Kei-
let, carpenters G. Allen, baker Ripple &
Lines, lumbermen.
New ORLEANS, April 1S.-Thc steamship
Black Warrior arrived to-day from Havana,
bringing dates to the 18th inst.
She stated on the part of the authorities,
that MIR. Peck was arrested by mistake.
Sixteen companies Of mulattoes were being
organized at Havana,
The Black Warrior reports having passed
the sloop-ofwar jamestown off the Moro.
AN AMERICAN CITIzEN.-Thc New Orleans
Delta says that Secretary Marcy telegraphed
to that city FOR the proof Of the assertion that
EStrampes was an American citizen. The
records of the Fourth District Court show
that Francois Estrampes arrived at New
! Orleans from Havana in 1874, then being a
minor, and that the proper steps having been
taken, he acquired the rights OF citizenship
on coming of age.
DREADFUL DEATH.-On Saturday last u
young man, named Bacon, crossing the rail-
road bridge at Rochester, New York, was
overtaken by locomotive. and jumped on
the railing to avoid it.. After the locomotive
had passed, he could not be found, and is sup.
posed to have fallen into the river, and OF
course gone over Genesee Falls.
ST.. Louis, April o. During violent
storm on the night of the 18th inst, the
Arcadia High School, at the town of Area
dia, in Madison county, was struck by light
ming and set on fire. Four boys pupils of tho
school, who were asleep in the building, were
burned to death
ANOTHER FATAL MISTAKE BY AN APoTHE
cARY.-A little daughter of Henry Tollver
of COurtlandt street, New York, died, a few
days ago, from the effects of tartar emetic
prepared by the mistake of an apothecary
instead Of pulvis antimonialis." Why vii
not our medical men write their prescription
in plain English?
SINGULAR CAsuALTY.-A few days since
as Orlando Hall was standing on a raisn box
in the cellar of his store, at Upton, Ohio the
box tilted, throwing him backwards, when his
neck struck upon the chime of a headless
barrel, and was broken, causing his deatl
instantly,
The FOREIGN LEGIoN.-The Halifax IN.
ST. Journal, of the I'd inst, announces the
arrival at that port of the first instament OF
recruits for the foreign legion, consisting OF
| seventy men, mostly Hungarians and Ger
mans The Journal anticipates no difficulty
in raising the full complement l50O0,) and
| states in conclusion-"ln Philadelphia, at
evening meetings held for the purpose, a
full company was volunteering each night"
SoARcITy IN MIcHIGAN.-Hay and fodder
are unprecedentedly scarce in some parts of
Michigan, and stock is actually perishing for
want offood. Tame hay is not to be had at
even twenty dollars per ton.
PLENTY OF CoAL.-There is It is asserted, an
abundance Of stone-coal in all parts of the
Territory ofNebraska. Fine specimens have
been found at the mouth of the Platte river,
MARTIN VAN BuREN, Jr,, died at Paris
on Tuesday, the Goth nit. He had seatd
himself at the dinner-table, when his head
i.h forward on his breast and he expired
without word-without a groan.
LAST THURSDAY was appointed by the Mil
lerites for the destruction Of the world, but
the performance did not come of, and is now
indefinitely postponed. a
TIE IScENDIARy SENTEscED.-0n Satur-
day last, James Dickson, convicted Of arson
at Pittsburg, Pa, was sentenced to five years
Imprisonment in the Western Penitcniiary