Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-06-16

LUCKY MAS.-KINDNEss RENFMpKnxp
When Mr.. Albert Morgan kept the Pavil
ion, at Gloucester, several years ago, one
his guests was an Englishman, named Frs
kline. He was attacked with the small nor
and, while all other attendants deserted him
Mr.. Morgan ministered faithfully TO his wants
till he recovered. A day or two ago. wo
learn, the British Consul communicated to
Mr.. Morgan the intelligence that Mr.. Erskine
had deceased, and left him by will the sum Of
S125,000. This is q munifcent instance ~
English gratitude, and the recipient of the
good fortune is quite worthy of it. We trust
the figure is not set too high.-B0ston Post.
PRfcE OF LUMBER.-The Coambia snv
gives the following as the wholesale prices Of
lumber at that place on the lst Of June. In.
ferior Gull boards and grub plank, Sll; cul.
ling do, Is; I'd common do, 20; lst common
do 80; panhel do, 81 5O hemlock boards
and scantling, II so; do. do long lengths.
Is; pine scantling according to length and
quality, Ia II; plaster lath, IS q 8; shin
! giles, IA l8.
To BE BRoUGHr BAcK.-Tt is stated that a
number of phiianthropists of Boston have
raised money enough to bring back the wo.
man lately sent to England as a pauper, 10
| give her two hundred dollars in addition, to
make the return voyage comfortable, and
! have agreed TO raise one thousand dollars, il
necessary, to take care of her and her child
after their return.
Gov. Johnson RENoMISA1ED 1S GroRurA.--
| The Savannah Republican, of the 9TH inst.
! learns from a passenger who arrived in tho
| 10 o'clock train, that Gov johnson was
unanimously renominated by the Democrats
Convention assembled at Milledgevie.
! SPRINGFIELD, Mass, June 7. 1S55.-Tho
Directors of the Western Railroad Company
offer reward of $1,000, for the detection and
conviction Of the parties that placed obstruc-
tions on the track near New Worcester, Gu
Tuesday night.
BALTIMORE, June THE Artic expedition
ships, (Artic and Reease,) were spoken yes
terday morning, lat. 40, long. 60 33, making
! good headway. The steamer was in tow Of
the bark.
EAsroN, Pa, June Yesterday canal
boat, coal laden, with two men and boy on
! board, went over the Lehigh dam at this
place, and all three were drowned. The boat
was sunk
BosToN. June "a duel was fought this
afternoon in Roxbury, between two French
sailors. Pistols proving Intellectual, one stab
bed the other with knife.
THE PORTLAND State of Main sayz tho
police visited the house Of Mr.. Dakin in search
Of liquors, and stole S26 from the pocket o.
Mrs. Dakns dress, while Mir. and Mrs.
ID. were absent from home. In that way the
Maine law can be made "a good thing" for
1.-THE authorities
THE MASSACHUSETTS LTQuoR LAWN
opinion, signed by Rufus Choate. Elias Mcr-
MI nd {
touching some points Of the liquor law, and
pronouncing them irregular and uncoustitn-
tional, has been furnished TO the wine mrT-
chants Of Boston, Mass.
ORIGINAL PAoKAGEs.-In Detroit, in q
liquor case the City Court decided that a
bottle of champagne was an "original pack
age" and discharged a complaint based on
: the drinking Of it. At Niagara the original
packages come in from the Canada side, II
measures as small as gilsl
CANADIAN RrrLEMEN FOR TIE CRIagA.--A
company Of sixty Canadian volunteer rife
men passed through Albany. n. Y, on tho
4th inst, on their way to Boston, Mass,
where they expected to take ship for Con-
stantnople, being bound to the Crmea.
THREE MEN SxoruERED.-Last Tuesday
morning. 9th inst, three Young men, nance
Thomas Faulie, Thomas II. Tippett, and Al
eXander Rowe, were suAocated by inhalnl
sulphuric hydrogen gas, at the mine Q
. Messrs. John and l.. Carter, at Tamaqua
Pa.
, Christopher Columbus Andrews, who went
to Kansas last winter, and afterwards pro
claimed in the New Hampshire Patriot that
) Kansas was in no danger of becoming q Slave
State, has received a fine, fat Office in the
Post Office Department in Washington.
WASHINGTON. June 5.-The recall of Mr.
Perry, as Secretary Of Legation at Madrid
was necessarily delayed until his successor
could be selected. His letters addressed tt
the President, recently published in the Ma
tional Intelligencer against Mr.. Soule, wer
f the immediate cause of his recall. MIR
Buckingham Smith, his successor, held
similar appointment under Mr.. Letcher FOR
f merly Minister to Mexico.
WASHINGTON, June 5.--Ihe result Of tht
municipal election of yesterday may be sum
, med up as follows -
: The Americans have lost six councilmel
: ! and gained four Aldermen, so that their ma
= jority on joint ballot will be Is.
= The average American majority On III
general ticket viii be 553.
: VoTlxG on AGE-On the recent electio
. day in Virginia, resident OF Hampshir
:. county, aged IS years, cast his first vote
+ which was for Henry A. Wise.
: AN OLD ARcHBIsHoP.-The oldest eccles
:, e astic now living is Samuel, Archbishop Of tn
" United Armenian Church at Lemberg j
: Galica. He is l04 years old, still vigorous
% and strictly observes the severest fasts.
ANOTHER BRIDGE ovERTHE NIAGARA.-Th
Buffalo (N. " papers are advocating th
propriety of bridging the Niagara river, OF
poste that city.