Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-11-03
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celebrated physician and Chemist, DR.. j. q.
Aver. His Cherry Pectoral, every. where
known rs the best remedy ever offered to the
Public for Coughs, &c.. has prepared them
70 EXPECT that any thing from his laboratory
would be worthy of attention. As no one
medicine is more universally taken than q
Physical Pill, the public will be glad to
know of one from such trustworthy source.
We happen to know and can assure them
that this article has intrinsic merits, July
equal to any compound that has ever issued
from his Crucibles, and consequently is we'll
worth trial whenever such medicine be-
come necessary Racine Com. Adc.
RENDERING TEETH ISsENsIBLH TO PAIN
The Dublin Hospital Gazette states that
diseased teeth have been rendered insensible
to pain by o cement composed OF Canada
balsam and Stacked lime, which is to be in
serted in the hollow of tooth, like q pill.
1t is stated that such pills afford immediate
relief in all toothuches but chronic cases of
inflammation This remedy for toothache is
simple, safe, and can easily be tried by any
person.
THE SICKNESS AT THE SoUTH.--A letter
from Starkvle, Miss, says: The whole
country has been visited by severe sickness,
and have not witnessed for many years SO
much distress as during this fall aud the past
summer At one time there were not
enough well persons to wait upon the sick.
The cotton in this region cannot be saved, as
the hands are not able to pick it out Meat,
grain, &c, are abundant, but groceries scarce
AN IRISH WARpRoBE.--At oil auction sale
in a country town, trunk was put up, when
one of party of Irish aborers observed TO n
companion pat, i think you should buy
1 tlot A ~ H.. .eba I Al
replied Pat, with some degree of astonish-
ment. Put your clothes in it," was his ad-
vsers reply. Pat gazed upon him with a
look OF surprise, and then, with that laconic
eloquence, which is peculiar to a son Of the
Emerald Isle, exclaimed-"dn' 90 nakedr
There are eight American Surgeons at
tached to the Russians in the Crimea, namely,
Drs. Eldridge, Jones, johnson and Stoddard.
from Maryland. Drs Reed and Denninger,
from Pennsylvania; DR.. Holt, from South
| Carolina; and DR.. Smith, from Louisiana !;
who are all treated with much consideration
and respect by the Russian officers.
A FREAK OF NAruRE-A gentleman has
left at the Office Of the Michigan City Enter
prise portion of pumpkin which contains,
in the cavity where the seeds should be, q
number of young pumpkin vines, from three
! to four inches in length. The pumpkin, when
cut, was to all appearances perfectly sound.
Curious AMALGAMAT1oy.-Ther is a tree
on c. r. Alsop's farm, in Middletown, Conn,
which is three feet in diameter. and is one
half maple and one-half white oak The bo-
! dy Of the tree is round and smooth and the
junction OF the two varieties is marked by a
p slight ridge on the bark, which would hardly
be noticed.
BRIGApIER GENERAL HIrcBcocK.-This
officer, who has just resigned his commission
in the U. s. Army, is said to be the one to
whom Gen. Scott gave temporary leave of
absence short time ago, and respecting
whom the correspondence took place between
the General and the Secretary Of War, at
time publicly referred to. The Secretary OF
War ordered the officer back to his post,
whereupon he threw up his commission.
General ii. entered the army i'll 1911.
New YoRK, October 2s-.Jas. l.. Breese,
was arrested AT his rooms in Chrystie street,
to-day, and about $4,000 in counterfeit bills
iound in his possession, and also quantity
o. plates. Amongst the bills were los and
SIS on the Bank of Jacksonville. Fla. 2's on
the Northern Indiana Railroad COMPANY
3's on the Exchange Bank of Alexandria, ID.
G., and others. Every appliance Of counter.
feiting was also discovered.
The Poet some where speaks of "winter
lingering in the lap of spring" which it needs
no poet to tell us the case here this season
the last two days having been decidedly win.
try Nor does it need poet to inform the
public that for all sorts Of weather there is a
very abundant provision Of suitable and fash
lonable clothing at Rockhil 4 Wilson's cheau
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Franklin Place.
! Bosros, Oct. 26.-Dates from ST. Thomas
to the 9th inst, have been received by an ar
rival at this port.
santa Anna with his daughter and q nu-
merous suite, had arrived recently, and been
visited by the Governor, American Consul
and all the other dlgnitaries OF the Island.
FIRE.-We learn from the Selinsgroye
Democrat, that the Freeburg Academy was
destroyed by fire on Saturday afternoon the
18th nit. How the fire originated is not
known The loss is estimated at $4,000 but
is insured in Lycoming Company for $4,000
SPORTING WoMEY.-A match game of bill.
lizards for $4,000 is to be played in New Or.
leans soon, between two Creole ladies of the
first respectability." These women are sold
to have few equals at the game, even among
gentlemen, in the United States.
The Cincinnati Baby Show proved to be
an entire failure. Barnum has brought suit
for libel against the "Commercial' for mali.
ciously assailing the enterprise" and defa.
ming his character. 1t will be an interesting
suit.
The Postmaster General has directed that
each distinct circular, no matter how many
may be printed on a sheet must be charged
with postage as one circular, or the whole, il
sealed, with letter postage.
BosroN, Oct. 29.-There has been another
unsuccessful attempt made in the Municipal
Court to procure a conviction under the Pro.
hibitory Law. The jury has been out ten
hours, but cannot agree upon the constitu.
tionality of the law.
HEAVY REcEIPTs.-The receipts at the
United States Agricultural Exhibition a,
Boston, last week, amounted, it is said to
nearly fifty thousand dollars. This is, we be.
ileve, without parallel.
The citizens of Shrewsbury, York county
Pa, and that vicinity enjoyed the rare sport
of sleighing on Thursday last