Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-10-27
OLD SERIES, VOL. rs. NO. 5.

GrEAr SQr1RREr HuNr.-Cn the 10th O.
September there were two paltl orFaHlZed
at Defiance, Ohio, for 9 squirrel hunt; ono
party, headed by II. L. Down, and tie other
by Mr.. BoGineer. The whole number oi
squirrels killed was eight hundred and iiteen,
averaging over lcrty each. Down, hlmseIfi
killed lis. ........
The MovsTACHE IN THE PULPTT.--A writer
in Il late London periodical states that nearly
all the English clergymen, living between
two and three hundred years ago, wore the
moustache. In his list Of those who wore
the beard on the upper lip. we iind the well
known names OF John Donne, George Her
hert, Robert iIcrrick, Jeremy Taylor, Tho
mas Fuller aud Robert South. The famous
John Knox, and The celebrated John Bun
| yan, wore the moustache.
The receipts Of tho Galeua and Chicago
! illinois, Railroad have been over Sl.200,000
| for the past six months-cnough after allow.
ing 80 per cent. running expenses, to pay
half yearly dividend OF II percent. Oh the cost
of tie road. S5,6o0,O00. The length Of the
road is 22l miles. r.
HEAVY OANAGrs-Miss Mary z. Asberry
recovered u judgement for S4,9lG against
George Swarts, in the Nicholas (Ky.) Circuit
Court last week for SANDER. A trial for
breach Of promise in the Fleming (ky.) Court
last week. resulted in al award 10 the plain
TIL OF $4,000.
TUE FIrsI CARGO from j JAPAN.-Tho schr.
Caroline L. Foote, which arrived at San
Francisco, Cal, on the lsth ult. brought q
cargo from Japan, consisting Of ,Japancse
rice, said to be Of Il superior quality, ard lao
cases OF fine silks and other articles manu'ac-
tured by that curious race. This is the first
cargo brought from there to the United
States,
A SLIGHT NiSTAEE "A i5| Gays since,
conductor ofl Inc Hudson klyer railroad
started from Albany ). 4r on a Cunning
excursion ana was iucEy enough to i"ll Ill
Wild geese OF which he shot five. The ia
blcs were tu.nrd however. when the moor fell
low found they were choice imported geese.
the property 81 one of the directors Of the
Railroad, and he cad TO nav 81 . niece for
his game
IHE GRAIN ~ AFETT.-ihe New ork EI-
press oi thursday las! says: A reaction reg
followed the excitement witnessed IN tie
grain marHct lew days past 10 sci! wteat
IN any considerable quantities, huluers hav"
TO concede ten cents bnShe Corn is rather
better OWING TO the ti9h, supplies on hand
fiour Is from one to two shtiNngs i"wtr-
The purchases Tor export have ceased ioE
the present.
Com IN THE Arcrrc Rrcroxs-Co1d in
the Art;r rpriois is rnrch mora en1rrohlc
than would be gupnosed. On going ont in
the morning. the first breath Won take piyes
q tickling sensation to the lunirs. and Won C.el
il clear lhrouuh Them. rs thGnrh Won were
tic first breath IN limos sa.n, to don't them
selves to it. and tnough the tbermorcters
stand at Grty or hiyfy decrpes below zero
they eXpcriGnca no great ipronvp,.ipo,o At
, such n tpmucraturr. if Won nIe ver,,,I, cloth.
ed, YOU may 90 ort and exercise on the ice.
quite cumlortablv when thorc ia no wind
\ HCsu FOR NATuRALIzATIoN.-Sin tho
18Th oi january last i531 aliens have recei-
Veu thelr hna papers oi Naturalization from
the superior Court, IN New York City and
40I3 IN the Court oi Common HIeas, making
the whole number IN both Courts 5000. pu-
ring the past week an average OF about lOU
per day have received their certificates from
= the Court Of Common Pleas, and 40 or SO
rom the superior Court. On Tuesday the
w4"ie hGh,her III both Courts was l43. AZ
tHis rate me number yet 10 become voters
before election wall be 100, or total OF
10000 from the lst OF January to the 1St o!
NovemhPr OF the present year. or exactly one
thonsan1 per mouth, or twelve thousand per
= year.--I0h'!a sun
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