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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-12-01
GLEANINGs FROM OUR NEIGHBORs.

MnroS.-We learn from the lfiltonian
that corn is selling at so, So and GO cents per
bushel and is dull at that. Large quantities
had been bought several weeks since by spec
ulators, and much of it spoiled. "Served em
right" We have no sympathy for grain or
provision speculators. The editor is down on
the handsome Colonel of the Democrat, for
saying, in relation to the contemplated car
factory, that "he would rather see it commen-
ced than so much talked Of and charges him
with throwing "cold water on the town i'm
provements. The Colonel should be less eX-
trayagant. and not waste this valuable beve-
rage, which is fast coming into use for the
purpose of dilutng and neutralising bad
brandy. The only trouble is, that the legis-
lature may prohibit its use, in quantities less
than n quart
The Colonel, in the Democrat Of the 18th,
announces that he is "still alive" which is
rather surprising, under the pressure of the
numerous good things he acknowledges to
have received. He commends highly the
farm Of Judge Montgomery and his skill as a
farmor-hs excellent potatoes, turnips and
cabbage The Judge, we know, generally
manages well whatever he undertakes.
LEwrsDURG.-The papers of that place are
busy discussing the division question with the
| lIitonion. The Chronicle imagines that our
neighbors of Milton are aspiring to become Il
county seat, and says, we have heard for some
tine of the secret offers by few malcontents
to try to renew agitation and turmoil respect
ing the Union county seat, and the most lalse
and ridiculous stories are set afioat to pre-
pare the public mind for bold stroke at
some time deemed propitous. The plan was
briefly this-to just take Snyder county and
the western part Of Union and attach then
to New Berlin; the remainder of Union anC
the upper end of Northumberland OF course
TO be annexed to Milton-leaving Middle
burg and Lewisburg with County Sites erect
ed by the edict of the people under the law
utterly useless.
WuIIAMsroRT.--Two strangers calling
themselves w. f. Stoddard and j. W. Lee
were arrested loI paSsluS So""''''''' ''''0 ~
. the Easton and other banks-S2OO0 wer
found in their possession. The Railroa
ticket Office was robbed Of $500. John an
4 Chas. Carpenter, employed on the Eimir
road, were arrested on suspicion and one
e them ACQUITTED; Hughes Hotel was robbie
f of S25 worth of silver ware.
D JERSEY SHoRE.-Mr. Cummings, editor
e the JedeHe has retired and intends settlin
e in Iowa. The Republican says:
d "The steam excavator, at work in the dee
o cut opposite that place, on the Sunbury an
Erie Railroad, is removing the earth in
" manner calculated to excite the wonder of
son of the green isle. 1t is removing on a
s average about three hundred yards OF cart
= per day and if not interrupted will be able
. clear the cut in the time specified, which "
!. believe is about one year from this time"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-12-01

IN pursuance OF an order Of the Orphans Court
Il of Northumberland county will he exposed to
public sale. on
MONDAY, the 7th day Of JANUARY, next,
at the Court House in the borough of Sunburv,
the following described real estate TO wit: let.
A LOT OR PIECE OF LAND.
situate in Upper Augusta township, adjoining
lands of Hartman G. Kline, land cut oil under
the $500 law, from this described tract, and set
apart for the of The children Of the inestatc,
and approved at November Term 1855, and he
next described piece, containing fifteen acres,
more or less Also the undivided ha If of a tract
of land in said township adjoining the first de-
scribed tract, and land Of Stein and Of James
Campbell containing about thirty five acres. Of
which about tmenty five acres are cleared, and
on which are erected Log House and EtabIe.
Late the estate Of Adam NeiGig. deceased
Sale to commence al | O'Clock, p, Nj. of said
day, whom the terms oj sale will be made known
by
DAVID EEESER, Ad'tor.
by order Of the Court,
Jno. p. Purse, Clk. O.C.
Dec. |, 1855.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-12-01

IB A GOLDEN RULE.-One of the rules Of
the Reading Railroad got up in neat vol
ume, for the use of the conductors of the
Passenger trains, is as follows:
"In all cases Of doubt and uncertainty, in
variably pursue The safest course, even if it
should delay train full of impatient passen-
gers"
We look upon the Reading road as one of
the best managed roads in the country 1t
is said that not q single passenger has ever
been killed on this road, while in his seat
Yet the tonnage of this road perhaps exceeds
that Of any other in the world.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-12-01

COST OF RAILWAY RUSSIHG.-The cost Of
the smallest locomotive in use. is from six to
eight thousand dollars each. The largest,
which weigh thirty tons, and can draw train
of sixteen cars holding eleven hundred pas
sengers, is twelve thousand dollars. A first
class passenger car costs three thousand dol
lars ; second class, eighteen hundred freight
car. six hundred.
The Erie road-four hundred and fifty nine
miles long-has two hundred and three loco
motives, one hundred and two first class pas
senger cars, twenty eight second-clasS, forty
eight cars for baggage and mails, twelve hun
dred and twenty-five box freight cars, eleven
hundred and eighty platform ditto, two hun
dred and ninety cattle cars, and one hundred
hundred and eighty-eight vehicles, worth
about four millions Of dollars.
The Erie road employs five thousand men,
to wit: Twelve superintendants, forty-four
passenger train conductors, eighty freight
train conductors, four hundred and fifty en-
gineers, four hundred brakes-men and bag
gage-men, six hundred and seventy machin-
ists ninety ticket sellers, sixty telegraphic
clerks, one thousand laborers, eight-hundred
track repairers. and others. The company
pays in wages and saleries one hundred and
twenty thousand dollars q month, or million
and n half annually.
There are single miles of the Erie roae the
grading of which cost one hundred and seven
ty Thousand dollars a mile, and the bridge
over the starpcca Creek cost three hundred
thousand dollars In fact, railroad is u very
| costly piece of business, and Erie stock is
huctating
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-12-01

rsr Hon. Jno. j. Crittenden, Of Kentucky,
formerly Attorney General under Gen. Tay-
lor, who is one of the most prominent candl-
dates of the American party for Presidents
recently delivered speech in Philadelphia,
from the balcony of the Girard House, from
which we make the following extracts
Fellow Citizens-I am a kentuckian;
am more than Kentuckian; am an Ame-
rican citizen. (Applauss.)
am such by nay principles and the senti-
ments of my heart. do not desire TO be a
partizau. The long experience Of life time
makes me rather ambitious to be patriot
than partizan. In the performance OF that
duty, desire to do whatsoever l can to pre-
serve the free institutions of my country pure
as they came from the hands of our foreiath-
ers (Applause.)
Here in your great city was the Declara-
tion of Independence pronounced. Your
great State contributed TO make good that
declaration, and to establish the freedom
which you now enjoy-l wish to see it pre-
served.
/ am of the American party. Three
cheers were proposed and given for the Anne
rican party, and then three more for the
| Union.)
have adopted it from no selfish consider
alton. have adopted and intend to pursue
it without fear of consequences, from sol
emn conviction that it is my duty to my
country to do SO. i am single individual
MY voice is weak and small one but il
shall be devoted TO this cause, from q solemn
conviction of my heart that i owe it to {
country that has bestowed on me honors anG
powers far beyond my deserving. l have nj
pretsnsions and no aspirations whatever
| mean 10 do my duty in this great cause J
mean TO preserve the sovereignty Of thi
great country 10 the people Of this country
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-12-01
PROCLAMATION.

n Office is hereby given that the several
~ Courts of Common Pleas, General Quarter
Sessions of the peace, and Oprhans' Court, Court
of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery,
in and for the county of Northumberland TO
commence at the Court House, in the borough OF
Sunbury, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ. on Monday, tie
9TH day Of January next, and will continue
TWO WEEKS.
The coroner, Justices of the Peace and consia-
bes in and for the county of Northumberland, are
requested to be then and there in their proper per-
sons, with their rolls, records, inquisltlons' ana
other remembrances, TO do those things TO theu
several offices appertaining to be done Ana all
witnesses prosecuting m behalf of the common,
wealth against any prisoner are also requested ana
commanded to be then and there attending III Their
proper persons to prosecute against him. as shan
be iust-and not TO depart without leave al their
peril Jurors are requested to bepunetuai m Their
attendance, at the time appointed agreeable to
their notices.
/ Given under my hand at Sunbury, the lst day OF
Dec'ber in the year Of our Lord one thousand
| eight hundred and ffty-iive----and the lnde-
pendence of the United States of America the
! 18th.
God save the Commonwealth.
HENRY WEISE, Sheriff.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-12-01
THE FREEMAN'S JOURNAL,

The official organ of Archbishop Hughes,
never loses an opportunity to attack the per-
son or the policy Of Ex-President Fillmore.
To show our readers how our statesmen are
reviled ana the republican sympatbies OF our
country mocked. we make an extract from
last Saturdays Jonrndl, which, referring TO
the civilitios bestowed upon Mr.. Fillmore in
Vienna, says:
"Some of our European contemporaries do
certainly make great fools Of themselves by
the discriminating way in which they lavish
their attentions on Americans whom they
suppose to be influential. This Mr.. Fillmore
was never elected President of the United
States, but only to the very inferior post Of
Vice Pres dent. The occurrence of General
Taylor's death made him acting President.
During his administration and by his act, an
American national vessel was sent to Con-
stantinople for kossnth, and Mr.. Fillmore
never showed strength enough to crush the
un-American sympathising with foreign red
republ.canism, which did so much TO excite
distrust Of American institutions and inten-
tons on the continent of Europe. 1t was Mr..
Fillmore's Secretary of State who laid him.
self out to worry and annoy Mr.. Huseman
! the Austrian Charge--so much so that the
latter retired from Washington till the end
of his administration. 1t was the weakness
| of Mr. Fillmore that allowed constant fever
/ Of pretended Intervention" in European
affairs to excite and do mischief at home ant
abroad. i was only on the accession Of the
Democratic party to power that these foreigl
scapegallowS received their final quietus.-
We have no objection to Austria paying
court to any American but We think, never
theless, that in this case the Austrian eagl,
is goose.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-12-01

r4r New counterfeits ere multiplying as
fast as the new Banks go into operation.-
Already counterfeit $5 bill has made its
appearance in Philadelphia on the Consoli-
dation Bank, one of the new Banks which
has just commenced business:
ANOTHER CouNTERFEIT.-A counterfeit So
bill on the new Consolidation Bank of Phila-
delphia, has just made its appearance. 1t is
a photograph Of the genuine bills of the
Bank, and Of course is very fair likeness,
but the fraud is one not calculated to stand
the slightest scrutiny. On the genuine bills
there are two red VS. in the body of the bill
which in the photograph are black, and the
signatures Of the officers resemble lithogra.
phic ink, instead of the bright black OF wri-
ting fluid. 1t might carelessly be taken as
genuine, bat little care will detect its true
character. There are new counterfeit $5's
on three Of the Philadelphia Banks, now in
circulation, namely: Mechanics Bank, Com
mercial Bank, and Consolidation Bank
Examine closely all S5s offered purporting
to be on either Of these Banks.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-12-01

WAsAINGroN, Nov. 25.-The Union says,
that it is authorised by the State Department
20 say, that Mr.. Buchanan had two conieren-
ces with the Earl of Clarendon, in relation to
the West India squadroa. The Earl declar.
ed that the squadron had been despatched for
no purpose uafriendly to the United States.
It's object was 70 protect the commerce of
Great Britain against Russian Priyateers.
three or four OF of which wece fitting out al
New York, one being nearly ready to go to
sea
This particular vessel was a large, fast
clipper, specially intended 70 intercept Brit
ish ships conveying geld to Europe from
Australia, with the purpose FIRST TO capture
one of the Cunard steamers. In justification
of this statement, the Earl of Clarendon re
ferred to the case of the bark Maury, ns rep
resented in the afidavits communicated b,
Mr.. Barclay to Mr.. Crampton, and by hin
transmitted to the British government, an
tt iLs same time laid before cur government
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-12-01
New Advertisements.
GENTLEMEN'S CLOTHING!
JOHN W M MARTIN
SUNEUHV, Pa,


sUNBUaV, Pa.
Respectfully informs the citizens of Sunblry and
the public generally, that he has just received
from Philadel phia, choice and select assortment
of Cloths Cassimeres, &c viz:
French black Cloth, plain and twillcd.
Black Beaver do for overcoats.
Fine blue cloth.
Claret cloth.
Cassimercs-french black corded.
do do do Doeskin.
de do grey mixed Doeskin.
Vestngs-plain olack silk velvet
do Figured velvet. Plush velvet.
do Black satin figured.
Wooden Shirts and Drawers.
Gen,lemen's Pocket IIandkerchiefs.
do Neck-ties.
All of which will be sold or made up to order in
the latest and best style.
Sunbury, Dec. |, lS55-tf
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-12-01
noRn,nLr TRAGEDY IN onIoAeo.

Last evening about o'clock two dischar-
ges of a pistol were heard in West Randolph
street, between Peoria and Sangamon streets.
and Alderman Ellithorp, who was near by,
rushing to the spot, found Edgar A. Inger-
soil, tender of the Randolph street bridge,
with pistol shot in his breast, and his wife
also shot in the breast, staggering away,
while the instrument of death was still in the
murdefer's grasp
Mrs Ingersoll was taken to the house Of
Mr.. Shaw where Drs. Freer, Brownell and
Holister were called TO her assistance, and
at last accounts she was still alive. with
possibility of recovery.--She was shot in the
left breast, between the third and fourth
ribs.
Ingcrsol never spoke, aud died about s
o'clock
He was shot in about the same place that
his wife was In his pocket was found thirty
| three dollars in gold, and letter of which
| the following is literal copy, dshows that
| his action was nremeditated II was written
in pencil on both sides of small piece of
paper and is intended for brother residing
in tbs city, who has q carriage shop on Canal
street.
"CGfcAGo, Nov. 4, l955.--Dear Brother
Chafles,--I would like very much TO see you
but time will not permit. l will ask one
favor of you and the last, l beg of you to see
that Lizzie and myself are Buried together.
wish YOU to take Ida Amelia Ingersoll in
: your care and give her my gold watch that
: she may have it as present from her father
. am sorry to think that am about to CON-
nit this offel deed, but my feelings are more
! than l can express. Life is sweet, but had
sooner part with it than be separated from
f; one that love so dear no one can know my
. | r., tl,s, l,,-a ,ontt loin
. shall fetch this letter to close by bidding
You adiew Give my love to father and moth
r er and Brothers.
, Your Brother,
= EDGAR Z. INGERSOLL."
. Upon his person was found two cheap pub
: lications which appear to have been recently
purchased and read. From these the miser
able man may have received the idea Of bis
. desperate crime, or By them wrought up tc
its commission
The little Ida Amelia referred to in the
letter is an infant Of about a year and a hal
old She is, indeed, brought TO q sad or
: phanage.
; 1t appears that the principal actors in this
tragedy have been on terms Of disagreement,
for some time, on account Of the brutal treat
: ment of the husband, and she had commenced
suit of divorce Ingersol had just returned
from Cincinnati, where he had found hel
brother, Charles l. Morrison, and brought
him here to endeavor to effect reconciliation
between them. Last evening he called fo
her, and after much hesitation on her part
they went out for walk and on their return
and just before reaching her residence hi
, fred. What their conversation was no on,
knows, but it is probable she persisted in he
: determination to live apart from him.
, P. S. At the last accounts, Mrs. Ingersol
, was improving in her condition, and woult
probably recover.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-12-01
NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given by the School Di-
\ rectors of the Sunbury District to all Col
lectors of School tax for said district. and all
Treasurers for same, who have not settled their
accounts, that S. r. Peale, d. w. Shlndel and
James Beard have been appointed to audit AL
accounts with aforesaid district which remain un-
settled. and that they will meet at the office Of
S. r. Peale, Esq, in the borough of Sunburv,
on Thursday, the 9th day of December, prox..
at 10 o'clock, a. NJ, for the purpose above ma
med, at which time and place said collectors and
treasurers are requested to attend otherwise set
tlement will he enforced by law forthwith.
SAMUEL GUSSLER, Pres't
Levi Seasholtz, Sec.
Supbprv I)oc
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-12-01

s8 WINTER--ln some of our northern
states and in Canada they are already enjoy
ing the music Of the merry sleigh bells -
We have not yet had any thing hut slight
attempt at snow. There must have been
somewhat more, eastward, as the coal cars
from Shamokin came in one morning last
week, entirely covered with vestment of
snow. The weather, the last week, has been
cool, cloudy and bosterous, with occasional
streaks Of sunshine.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-12-01
EDITORS TABLE.
Rnsiness Nntices.

NEW CLoTniNG.-We refer our readers to
the advertisement Of John V. Martin who has
just received an excellent assortment Of Cloths,
Cassmeres, Vestings &c. Mr. Martin has dis
played excellent taste and judgement in the Sc
lection his goods.
New GooDs.-E. Y. Bright advertses a new
supply of choice dry goods, groceries and other
articles just received.
ORPHANs' CouRT SALE.-David Reaser adj
minisirator of A dam Neidig decd advertises the
real estate Of said deceased for sale.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-12-01

ng' FIRE OF A GRAIN STAcK.--On Saturday
morning, about 9 o'clock, our citizens were
summoned 10 fire on the property of Col
Jno. Haas, near the Philadelphia & Sunbury
Railroad, about mile from town. The
sparks from the coal train had set on fire a
stack of oats, which was entirely consumed
There was a stack Of wheat between the
burning stack and the barn close by, all OF
which were in imminent danger. The Coon
INTENT and WASHINGTON Companies were
promptly on the ground and did good service
in protecting the barn and the grain stacked
around it. Grain should never be stacked so
near rail road There is always great risk.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-12-01

Eay' TEACHERS INsTITUTE-We have recei-
we'd from the County Superintendent com
munication, requesting the teachers Of this
county TO meet at TIE court house, in this
place, on Tuesday December 18th, to orga-
Mise u Teachers Institute. As the communi-
cation has already appeared in some of the
papers, we merely refer to the subject.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-12-01

pB We are requested to invite all our citi.
zens who are desirous oc organizing Literary
Society, to meet it the Court House on
Tuesday evening next. Judge Jordan will
preside, and an address be delivered by Gen.
Clement. Ladies and gentlemen are invited
to attend-and especially the young men,
whose interest it is desirable to secure in the
organization.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-12-01

NEW HAVEN, CT, Nov. 25.-Yesterday
evening two policemen, named Thomas Cum
mings and VIM. Grant, attempted to arrest
man in an Irish groggery, when gang
present fell upon the officers and beat them
so severely that Cummings died this morning
of his injuries. Grant, it is feared, cannot
recover.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-12-01

MIXTURE OF CoPPER WITH IRoN.-Dr. Di-
onysius Lardner says that the admixture of
one per cent. of copper with cast iron, while
in state of fusion, was found by Mr.. Per-
kins, the inventor of the steam gun, to pre-
vent its bursting under extreme pressure-a
fact in metallic manipulation that of much
importance to mechanics.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-12-01

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-My former des-
patch having been authorizedly contradicted.
! repeat, on the best information, that the
present determination is not to forward CO.
pies Of the Presidents message for the dis
tant newspapers as heretofore, in advance of
its delivery to Congress. 1t may not even be
printed till that time.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-12-01

BB THANKSGIVING DAY, in this place,
passed of without any unusual mani citations.
Perhaps no individual had occasion to render
up thanks, with a more grateful heart than
DR.. Bealc of Philadelphia, who was pardoned
by Governor Pollock, and liberated on that
day, from prison, in which he had been con-
fined nearly one year.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-12-01

Eg BANK OF NoRTHuMRERrANp.-O
Monday last the first meeting Of the new
Board Of directors was held, when an election
for President took place, which resulted in
the election of William Cameron, Esq, Of
Lewisburg, by unanimous vote.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-12-01
AGENTS / AGENTS =! AGENTS |

AUEN 10 AUEN 10 AUEN 10
Persons accustomed to procure subscribers
for Books, Magazines &c, or get up clubs for
newspapers, are requested to send us their
names and address and We will forward them,
free of charge, specimen number of publi-
cation for which they will find ready sale
and we will allow them a commission of 90
per cent for their services.
j. BRADFORD Il BROTHER,
No. Courtland ST., New York.
December l. lS55.-3t.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-12-01

81 Coon CoRS.-Charles Stout, of Mont
gomery county, has raised IL acres of corn.
which yielded, by actual measurement, 104
bushsla Of shelled corn per acre
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-12-01
ca 1t will be seen, by reference to our ad

Ca 1t will be seen, by reference to our ad-
vertising columns, that a meeting of the
"GooD INTENT" Fire Company will be held at
the Court House. on Monday evening next
AS matters of importance will be brought
before the meeting, it is hoped that every
member will attend. Also, all persons desi-
rous of joining the Company are respectfully
requested to be on hand
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-12-01

DEPARTMENT OF COMMON
SCHOOLS OF PENNSYLVANIA.
HarriSbarg, Nov. %, 1855.
FkHO the School Directors of Northumber-
a land county. Gentlemen: Application
having been made by the Boards of Directors
Of majority of the School Districts in Nor
thumberland county, stating their desire to
increase the salary of the county Superinten-
dent of said county: you are respectfully re-
quested to meet in convention at the Court
House, in Sunbury, on Saturday the 22d day
of December, 1858, at one o'clock in the af
tornoon for the purpose above stated, accor-
ding to the terms of the eighth section of the
Supplement to the School Law, appro we'd
the Sth day Of May, 1885.
Very Respectfully Yours,
A. &. CURTIN,
Superintendent of Common Schools,
Dec. /, l955>-3t.