Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-12-05

Not ExAcrLY.-The New York 7ribuac
has an editorial in which it states, lopropos of
the Presbyterian Synod of Missonii refusing
To join the recent pro-slavery secession from
the New School Church. that the pIesby-
ierians are rapidly becoming Congregations
lists The Tribune never made more awful
mistake in its evculin. lirei the New School
freshyterlans are becoming less Congrera-
'ionn every day; they are sepearating from
the Congregntionalists in the matter OF Home
Missions and there will probably he BEETLE
IN the American Board very soon, because
the Congregational managers Of the Board
r"luSe to ailow the Presbyterian missionaries
IN Inreign lands to form Presbyteries. For
further particulars see the Americu PreS5y-
ierlcH or The New York EraagsiiSi pGSsim.
WILD SILE.-The depths Of the Central
American forests will probably Yield some
rev erticles of commerce In the Ooucha
there is found hanging from the trees sayt
ni sack, some two feet in depth, which is the
nest Of species Cf silkwo Tie silk is
woven over the inside of this sncl. In 1874,
six pounds were sent 10 England, where il
was made iGto handkgrchieis O! excellent
quality A profitable trade in this article
n'ight, perhaps. be established, rs this mate
rinl can he gathered in any required unantitv.
An old Mexican author speaks Of Wild silk
ns abundant in the lSthmnS Of Irhunntepec.
and states that the natives were accustomed
l." gather it for expectation to Spain.-Clt!:-
Jorntd paper.
STEAM CARRIAGE has made It's appear
ance in the streets og Manchester, near
Pittsburg. IT ran over the streets like n
thing OF life. turning corners and dodging
rniS. The driver Ct an omnibus, seeing iunn-
WALTON IN thus experiment, put whip to his
horses and tried 10 Outrun the steam carriage
bnt the latter left his coach so far behind,
that the omnibus driver was laughed ut by
the spectators. The steam carriage went at
the rate of nine miles an hour with pressure
of sixty pounds. The inventor is John s.
Hall, OF Manchester.
CouNrEEFEErERs ARREsTRD-The police Of
Cincinnati, Ohio, recently arrested some men
on II charge Of countclieiting. and captured
some monlds dies, &c. While conveying one
of the meu, George Williams, to iall, they
noticed that he very frequently took a chew
ol tobacco from his puntuloonS pocket, but On
examining his person, only one or two piecies
or cola we're innnd hut on the officers requiring
him 10 open his mouth and disgorge his iohac-
co quid. treniy one counterfeit hree cent pieces
were found IN the tobacco.
nGcAPITATFD.-DanielL Lynch, passenger
on the steamer North Americp, between Ron
don't ard New York, was caught in the ma
chlnery last ThngSday night AMI had his head
taken clear of from the body. The body was
untouched.
4 LosNG CoNcFRY-The receipts into The
State Treasury of Ohio, from the Canals for
the current year, were S3l4,1IS, aud the eX-
pedeaditures, S339 072,
A GAME OF CHEcEERS.-The colored men Of
Chicago, Illinois, have challenged Senator
Douglas To meet Fred Douglas in discussion
relative to the rights and capacities O! the COL
cred race
a FAMILY PARrT,-Captain Linus Wash
burn OF Middleboro', Mass, who died few
days ago was buried by the side Of his five
wives, the last OF whom died one year ago.
Two NEW TERRToRIEs.-l 1t is generally,
that at the next session ofcongress
oils will be introduced for the organization
J OF NO new NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. aud Sierra
Adre.