Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-12-29
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wharf few days ago, which led many persons
had committed suicide, have almost been
proved to be sham. A Miss Eliza Form.
wad called at the 10th ward station house
on Thursday, and stated that she believed
she was the only person Of that name in the
city of Philadelphia, and that she was GER
tainly alive and we'll. The friends of Miss
Fornwald had come to the city from Catta-
wissa, supposing her to bavo committed
suicide. The scoundrel who perpetrated
such hoax might be ducked in the Della.
ware, at Maiden street wharf without any
serious damage to his moral constitution.
MERCER PorAroEs the early part Of the
present century, John Gilky one Of the early
settlers of Mercer Co.. Pa, produced from
seed the justly celebrated Mercer potatoe.
which was afterwards cultivated by MIR Pear
son, of Mercer Co.. in the neighborhood of
Darby, Delaware Co.. Pa. whence it spread
over the Union. Thus Gilky poor solitary
"exile Erin," has done more to benefit man.
kind than many hero ola hundred battles,
and it has been proposed to immortalze his
humble name by calling the" NJ ercers" from
henceforward "Gilkes'
No ACCOUNTING FOR TAsTEs.-On the
occasion of two opposition boats starting
from Pittsburg one employed German
band to attract passengers; the other being
minus the music, and not desiring to be out
done, started the steam whistle, which COM
pletely drowned the music of the band The
mayor being called upon, declined to interfere,
saying that zone was specimen of German
music and the other genuine American"
INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 20.-The opinions Of
the Judges Of the Supreme Court, in the case
involving the consttutionality of the Prohibi-
tory Liquor Law, were delivered to-day
Justices Perkins and Davidson take grounds
against the law in toto. Justice Stuart sus-
tanned the law except so far as it relates to
manufacturing search, seizure, confscaton
and agency. Justice Gookins sustains the
whole law.
LONG SENrEscE-Hs honor, Judge Hop
per- on Saturday last sentenced the negro
woman Phoebe, found guilty in seven cases
of enticng and assisting the slaves Of Col r.
b. Carmichael to run away to torty-two
gears and sir months imprisonment in the
penitentiary shortest term for which
she could be sentenced. Phoebe is now
about fifty years old, and it is hardly possible
for her to out live her term -Centresille (Nd.)
| Sentinel.
THE VALUE OF TIME.-Passmor William
son claims damages for his Imprisonment by
Judge Kane, to the amount of $4,000, which
is at the rate OF $4,000 week for the time
he was confined. The Judges OF the United
States Courts will be obliged to get thei
salaries raised. A poor man will not be abl,
to hold the Office, at this rate.
A Jusr HIr.-A few Sundays since stran
ger clergyman, who was officiating in a churcl
in Providence, r. l., after reading nearly
dozen notices, seeing some half dozen mort
before him remarked that he supposed h,
must read them as he was not in his Owl
desk, but he thought it really wicked to u
dopt that method Of cheating the printer.
LEWIS BARNuM has recently recovered O
the New York and Erie Railroad Co., the val
ue of an overcoat which was stolen while lef
in his seat in car at an eating saloon station
in compliance with notice posted by tn,
Company, that passengers to retain their seat
must leave something in them.
THE DEAD LETTER OrFIcE.-Durin the las
quarter, nearly 100000 letters were opene,
in the dead letter Office, Washington. ID. L
to 5000 Of which sum Of about $4,000 wa
found, seven-eighths of which has been re
turned to the owners, and the remainde
transmitted agreeably to the regulations Q
the Department
Coal FIELD ON FIRE.-The railroad be
tween Lockhart's and Lauderdale Springs
Ala, runs over n bed of Ignite or COAL
About four weeks ago man applied fire
this bed and it has been burning ever since
The atmosphere for miles around is lade
with the stencil Of burning sulphur.
A CosTLYA ANIMAL.-A vessel, called Robel
Peel, which has just arrived in the Loir
France, from Sunatra, has brought magni
icent royal tiger for one of the public menal
cries. Forty armed men were, it is state,
sent to capture him. but he killed ten an
injured thirteen of them before be could b
secured.
VALUABLE SrocK.-Among the impor
} from Hamburg last week. at New York, wei
two bulls, which were valued at 95 90 eac
and entered accordingly at the Custom Hou:
} as the cost price at the place Of purchase
! Germany. 1t is well for the importer thel
WAS no duty on them. Animals for bree
are free.
LONGEVITY IN CHILI.--The director Of Il
, statistical Office in Chill publishes the nam,
and ages of nine personS--the youngest
', whom is lis, ond the Oldest 1873 years
|, age. One Of them, who is 1923 years old, r
Gently married widow Of only 80 years.
. A FAIR "TAKF oFr."-The Cincinnati Obi
r Times says that few days since three your
men arrayed themselves in crimson hors
( blankets, and paraded the fashionable pror
: enBdes IN that city, causing the ady-lil
young gents with the shawls to blush not
, little.
No NUMIsNAToLoGIsr.-H Mann,
a speech recently delivered by him, says tn
"a dying miser will pinch dime until Il
eagle upon it screams" Unluckily, howeve
: for the learned gentleman's accuracy. there
no eagle on dime.
a MEDICAL BuLL.-The following is an e
act copy Of a printed label on the medicii
: boxes of a chemist in Buffalo, New York.
0 Cough Lozenges. Dose-One, three tim
d a day, at bedtime"
h A MAMMOTH TURsIP.-An English turni
!. weighing 26t pounds, without the top, whi
n of itselfweighed about 10 pounds) was raise
) this year, by Mr. Paul .Whitcomb, of Asht
4 Mass.
0 WASHINGTON, Dec. ..20.-The report th
3 the original copy of the Declaration Of Iud
!. pendence has been stolen from the Pate