Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-12-13
aflistellancous.

SEVENTEEN sBsARs.----Within about one
vuut pas, tea Diavh ueurs nave Ucru ltuppeu
by the men employed at the Rattling Run
Saw Mill, of the Dauphin aud Susquehanna
Company, and seven more have been shot in
the same neighborhood.
1t seems rather extraordinary that such
numbers of these black republicans" should
be found within 81 miles of Harrisburg, the
seat Of Government OF this Srate--but as
the locality they frequent is in the upper end
of Dauphin County, perhaps the peculiar pol
itics OF that County may account for it.
An Illinois Editor, Speaking of rogue Who
lives in his vicinity. says "'fhe rascal hasbro-
ken every bank, and jail and Sabbath, We have
had in this country for the 1--we years"
A Mon who avoids nAtrmouy on occount
Of the cares OF welded life, is compared to
one who would amputate leg to save his
toes from corns.
An Illinois Lawyer, defining thief, wound
up his speech to the jerry in behalf of his in
jured client with the following rousng ngappeal {:
True he was rude--so air our bears. True
he was rough--so air our butialers. But he
was a child of freedom. and his answer to the
despot and tyrant was, that his home was on
the bright setting ofthe sun"
A Bremen Journal contains the following
advertisement "a young gentleman on the
point of getting married is desirOus OF meet
ting man experience who will dissuade him
from such step. Address" &c.
Lucky AND LIBERAL--Mr. Lind, Of Chi
cago, Illinois, who recently donated 100000
towards the erection ofa University, is na-
tive of Scotland, and arrived il Chicago in
1897, with his entire capital, about ten dol
lars, in his pocket.
A GREAT HONEY CRoP.-Mr Quimby Of
st. Jhonsville, Montgomery county, n. Y,
has sold this year upwards Of 10000 pounds
! of honey. Himselfand son make the produc.
tion of honey business and undoubtedly a
very profitable one The honey is deposited
| by the bees in small cheap boxes. with glass
sides and ends, and sold in the same by
weight, including the weight Of boxes
The New York canal tolls for the season tc
the 18th inst, foot up 81 500 ,3s9-s dehcien,
cy as compared with the same period Of 1855
of Si2,4S7.
NOVEL INDIAN THEFT.--A gentleman from
| San Antonio, Texas, informs southern con
Temporary that on election day at that place
| six horses and two camels were stolen from
Captain Wayne, of the United States army
| by the Indians. Pursuit was made Of the
thieves but with what result was not known
when onr informanrsleft
Jesse Deckert aged 3s years, captain o
the canal boat, Mary Deckert, Of Liverpool
Pa, was accidently killed at Philadelphia oil
Monday.
The Governor of South Carolina advocates
the revival Of the slave trade, and thinks
every department Of labor should be 10 the
hands Of slaves.
The following notice is posted conspcousl.
in n publication Office Down East ;-"shu
this door, and as soon as you have done talk
ing on buisuess serve your mouth the som'
way" A good idea.
The Messrs. Ames, shovel manufacturer
Of North Easton, Mass, have given the sum o
S2300 to releave the Kansas sufferers.
Col. Summer is on bis way to Kansas, t
take charge of his command, and suppressed
Col. Cook.
The Toledo Ohio) Blade of the 18th, state
that the quantity of wheat and corn accumu
lated at that port is about half million G
bushels.
Guizot has gone TO book writing again. ii
has Just published his Causes of the Success
of the English and American Revolution"
A submarine telegraph between the Unite
States and Cuba is in contemplation.
There were seven towns in Vermont wher
the vote was unanimous for Fremont