Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-02-07

PERPETUAL G0vfRToR.--t seems ina,
owing TO the blundering Of the last Legisla'
ture Of Mississippi that State has perpetu
al Governor. The Nacbez Free Trader oI
Tuesday last, says; yf
In bis late message to the Legislature on
this subject. which we publish this morning
Governor McRae says that he is Governor
for life. We should have no objection to his
being Governor Of Mississippi for many
years to come, but the organic law Of the
State provides that the Governor shall be
elected every two years. But it seems that
the betchwork Of the Legislature Of 1854, in
Submitting changes to the Constitution, has
managed 10 make the term OF governolship
perpetual, and no one can tell when the Off
cial tern of the Judges and members Of the
Legislature will expire. The whole affair is
in mud. and for ourself we cannot see who is
to decide the point in question.
IScKspfsRY FrRE.--. Early on Thursday
morning, an old stone warehouse the proper
ty OF the Pottsville and Danvile Railroad Co.
situated below Mount Carbon, Pa, was set
on fire and destroyed with its contents, con-
ssting of $1,000 OF oil, belonging TO B. Il. Tay
lori $500 worth Of hay, the property of AS
Moorhead Of Pottsville, and a snail amount
OF hay, belonging to Shelley. No insurance
on any of the property.
SLEroH UPsTr-HoRsE KrLIEp.-Last Fri
day evening, as Gen. George Wynkoop and
Mr.. Jos Elliot Of Pottsville, Pa, we're re.
turning from Minersvile to the former place,
their sleigh was upset and both the gentlemen
badly bruised, and the horse, very valua-
ble animal, ran off and finally found dead in
the open timbers of rsilrond bridge, having
proba bly,, been killed by locomtve.
A LEGAL DEcrsroN.-In q law court in
Edinburg, Scotland in a case relating to the
property Of an officer Of the Franklin Expe-
dition, DR.. Raes evidence was confirmatory
of his previous opinion, that the whole Of the
Arctic party must have perishediu May, 1850,
after resorting to cannibalism TO prolong
their existence. He stated from his own
knowledge, that the Esquinaux themselves
occasionally perish from starvation. The
Court so decided it.
PRESENT ron QUEEN VIcToRIA.--Mr. John
Tickner of N obile, Ala has boxed up pair
OF horned owls, and sent them to her Majes-
ty, Queen Victoria. They were taken in the
woods of Baldwin county, Alabama, and
from their size and breeding, the doubt is
expressed whether such pair can be found
in all the Geological gardens OF Europe.
"WoMEx's RIaHrs. A mother and four
daughters, who all reside in Northampton,
Mass, have had seventeen husbands amongst
them. The mother has had 4 one daughter
4 ; and the other three dausters each.
SENTENCED FOR MAIL RopBERY.-John T. |
Sanford late postmaster at Florence, n. Y,
pleaded guilty to the charge Of robbing the |
mail, and was sentenced to ten years impri-
1LLINoIs.-The State Of Illinois has paid in
he last four years $4,000 Of her debt
During the same period she has bniit Two
thousand, six hundred miles Of railroad.
Catawbs Brandy made at Cincinnati, Ohio,
las recently been purchased, it is said at S5
per gallon for expectation TO France for the
purpose of flavoring foreign liquors.
AN INrosroR-A beggar woman, while
soliciting aims in Brooklyn, " Y. q few days
ago accidently dropped her bank book, on
which over $500 we?e found to her credit.
TALL TRsE.-The Chatauque IN. " De-
nocrat states, that pine tree was recently
,ut in the town OF Carol, out of which were
,ut nine l6 feet saw logs, and one II feet log.
The stump and top must have made the tree
$50 feet high.
An exchange paper says that the girls in
some parts of Pennsylvania are so hard up
for husbands that they sometimes take up
with printers aud lawyers.
John Shannon, a citizen Of Perry county.
was frozen to death at the Cove Station, on |
Saturday night. He had been drin king, and |
was frozen while on his way home.