Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-07-21

fiGry at Jefersonuille.- man, 73 years Of
age, died on Friday night last Of an affection |
OF the heart-having performed on the day
previous to his death his allotted task in ap-
parent good health. He leaves a property
valued at 100000, and was incarcerated for
the period Of two years for the crime Of for
gerry to the amount of S25 (! The old chap
was mserly in the extreme, denying to him
self the smallest luxury beyond the prison
fare Of bread and water and beef's-head dbroth
Many anecdotes are related Of this old scamp,
which go to mark him as one Of the oddities
of his species. At the time of his arrest for
the alledged forgery, he was rendered counsel,
who pledged themselves to clear him of the
charge for the fee Of $500. To this the old
man replied, that "if convicted, the sentence
would only be for two years, and he didn't
think he could make his expenses and $3.50
year out of the penitentiary, and it would cost
him nothing to live there, and he would save
that much any how!
THE REASON WHY.-It will be remembered
that telegraph despatch some days since
announced that Mr.. Thomas Winans, of Bal
tmore, illuminated his grounds in honor of
Russian success in the crimea. 1t is stated
that this gentleman was many years in Rus
sa as an assistant Engineer with Col. Whist
Ter, and acquired there fortune Of $2,000,000.
He now owns and lives upon q magnificent
estate of six acres, in heart of the city of Bal
timore. He is an extensive builder of loco
motives, and had, as it was stated, subsist-
ing contract with the late Emperor, for sew
eral hundred locomotives, amounting in all to
$4,000, 0,000.-Lockpor Courier.
No RESPECT FOR RoYALTY.-The Countess
of Monteio, who is the mother of the Empress
of the French, intending shortly to go to Par
is to see her daughter, sent all her jewels in
the Ambassadors despatch-bag, directed to
the Empress, supposing that to be the safest
way. BY some means or other, chief of the
Carlists got information of the fact, posted
some of their men on the road, seized the
booty, and escaped without discovery. The
loss to the Countess is estimated at over
100000 sterling.
WASHINGTON, July 14.-Mr. Weller, the
German Minister to Central America, is now
in this city. He returns to his post by the
next steamer.
SECOND DESPATCH.
WASHINGTON July 15-The Union, of this
morning says the American officers sent to
the Crimea were entertained with splendid
hospitality at Berlin, by the Russian Minis
ter, and at Warsaw by Prince Paskiewitch,
and have accepted an invitation to visit the
Emperor at st. Petersburg.
HoRRTBLE REvENGE-Dr. Radcliil, who was
fond of the pleasures of the table, was one af-
ternoon comfortably disposing of a bottle of
wine, when countryman entered the room,
and begged him to come Immediately to his
wife who was dying. 81 can't help it, my
fine fellow can't come till | have finished
this bottle" Now it happened that the
countryman was large, strong man, and the
doctor very small one so it occurred to the
former that his best plan was to seize the
doctor and carry him off on his shoulders.
He did so and while he was bearing him
along, the doctor, bursting with rage, ex-
claimed-"You villain, IH cure your uife.'
and he was us good as his word.
REMARKABLE PERToRMANCE.-Mr. Noah j.
Noyes, of Newburyport, Mass, walked from
that town to Boston, about 40 miles, on the
Sd instant, spent the 4th in seeing the sights,
and on the 5th the old gentleman, who is over
S5 years of age, walked home again, and went
to work in his garden next morning, appa-
rently as fresh as usual.
ENORMOUS SALARY.-Chas. Matthews is
said to be engaged at the city of London
Theatre, at the almost fabulous salary fl50
per week This is the same Chas. Matthews,
who, not long since in answer to question
propounded to him by the Commissioners of
bankruptcy, said, that with strict economy
he thought he could live on the sum Of Gl0,-
600 year."
HANDSOME PREMIUM.-It is stated in the
London Publishers Circular that the sum of
glO00, offered by the proprietors of the
Times, for the discovery of a new material for
making paper. is likely to be claimed by
Mr. Watts, who had produced an admirable
article from wood shavings and bran, and
obtained patent for it.
PATENT "DICKEYs."-.A man in New York
has invented, patented, and introduced
paper "dickey," which he sells at three cents,
and warrants to stand with the mercury at
90 deg. in the shade He makes the article
by machinery, at the rate Of a thousand per
hour, starches and polishes them until they
are as brilliant as if made of linen They are
provided with guards against bending or
breaking, and in fine, they can scarcely be
distinguished from linen collars, except by
tearing them.
DETERMINATION longer l live" says
Sir Il. +. Buxton, "the more | am certain
that the great difference betwsen men-be-
tween the feeble and powerful, the great and
the insignifcant-is energy, invincibe deter
mination, a purpose once fixed in, and then
death or victory That quality will DO any
thing that can be done in the world and no
talents, no circumstances, no opportunities,
will make two legged creature man with
out it,"