Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-09-08
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The DANISH SOUND DUEs.--The London
News speaking Of the Sound dues question
between the United States and Denmark.
states that Il diplomatic note had been ad-
dressed to the American government by the
Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs, rcmon-
strating against the course Of our govern
ment in giving notice Of its intention to ter
inmate the treaty of commerce andamity now
existing between the United States and Den
mark and intimating that the manner in
which the American government had pro-
posed to abrogate this treaty might effect
future negotiations, by giving rise TO difficult
ties that could have been avoided. The
National lntelligencer, in answer TO this,
says it learns from q reliable source that
there is not one worp Of truth in this state
mert. The English and French papers treat
this question as if q war was imminent be-
tween the United States end Denmark. In
this country there do not appear to be any
such fears. These Sound dues are tolls
claimed of ship-masters passing through FL
sinore sound, amounting to $50 or $40 on
every vessel The Danish Government
claim them as necessary to pay the expense
Of keeping up lights, landmarks, &c, along
the coast, though it gets, in common with
every other mercantile country, the benefit
of the lights and landmarks on the American
coast, and at the expense of the United
States government The levying of such
tolls by the Danish government is considered
little better than the Algerine practice, in
former years, of making other nations trading
in the Mediterranean pay tribute to it, and
which the United States government broke
up so decidedly, declaring that it would pay
millions fer defence, but not cent for
| tribute
THE ATLANTIC TEIEGRAPH.-The loss Of
the telegraph cable connecting Nova Scotia
with Newfoundland, from Cape Breton to
| Port au Basque will, it is said postpone the
enterprise till next year after considerable
outlay of money fruitlessly. The expenses of
! the excursion in the James Adger, it is sta
ted exceed $4,000.
The cable has not been lost" only "mis-
laid" and arrangements will, no doubt, be
made at once to recover it. The wire it
would appear, had been paid out to the dis
tance OF some forty miles, when, by some un-
/ toward accident, the nature of which We have
yet to learn, the connection on board the
/ steamer broke, and the wire snapped and
| dropped into the sea. TO recover the wire,
and 60 on with the work thus temporarily in
! terrupted it will be necessary to begin fish
! ing II mp, at the st. Johns end, and follow the
line to its other extremity
WASHINGTON, Sept 4.-The funeral of
Judge Cranch took place to-day, and was
attended by the members of the Bar, the
Judges of the Courts, the municipal author-
ties, the President, and the Attorney Gener-
al. The services were performed by the
Rev. w. ii. Furness, of Philadelphia
The Norfolk Committee waited on the
President, to-day, to obtain Fort Monroe as
a refuge for the remaining citizens eff Norfolk
and Portsmouth, and were courteously re-
ceived. The Cabinet is in session tonight,
considering the subject. The Committee an
ticipate favorable answer, tomorrow.
All the ward committees appointed by the
meeting at the Merchants Exchange, TO make
collections from the citizens, for the fever
sufferers, have not reported, although 1928
was paid in tonight. This, added to the
previous contributions, makes about $4,000
collected for that purpose.
THE EPIDEMIC AT NORFOLK The accounts
of the fever from Portsmouth are more favor
able but in Norfolk its viruence seems TO
increase. A correspondent Of the Ledger,
writing from there, says there are $50 persons
now lying i'll with the fever. The sympathy
of the country with the people of Norfolk
seems generously active. A contribution of
| $3.50 was raised by the citizens of Columbia
Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, which has
been equally divided between Norfolk aud
Portsmouth. With this contribution, the
citizens of that place also sent a physician,
Dr. A. Clarker Smith, and Mr.. d. r. Craver
an experienced nurse.
letter from Lancaster informs us that
ter, was robbed Of from $500 TO $1,000 on
| sunday night S''' v"