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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-23

RAFFLIYG FOR BABy.-The Dubuque Ex-
press relates that q woman recently came to
the Minnesota House, in Dunleith, with a
young child, and after stopping day or two
suddenly left minus the baby, and did not
return. The landlord happened to go over to
Dubuque, and mentioning the circumstance.lp -
a couple of friends, married, but childless, one
of them proposed to adopt the little one as
his own. The other Immediately made the
same proposition when dispute arose as to
which of the would be parents" should have
the iniantile waif. Finally an appeal was
made to the dice.box. Quite number OF
people gathered around the table, interested
spectators of the singular contest, and the
winner named Bessler, was greeted with
shout Of applause. The child is pretty ut,
tie girl, three weeks old, and its new found
parents are brimming over with happiness.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-23

How TO PLANT TREES AND DSHRuBs.-Y Young
trees and shrubs-such as rose bushes-ifre
ceived from distant nursery and appear
dry and withered, shopld be treated as fol.
lows: Dig trench in the ground just as
long as the trees or shrubs and roots, and lay
them down in this; cover with little dirt,
pour on pail of water and then cover all
over with six inches Of earth. In forty-eight
hours the buds vii! be swelled out tfull, and
then you can plant them out. This was the
method recommended by the lamented
Downing and we have found it to exceed per-
ectly.---.Scientifc american.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-23
LEASE OF VALUABLE COAL LANDS

yT>HE Northumberland Improvement Compa-
Il ny invite proposals for the Lease of por-
ton OF their COAL VEINS, situate on their
property in Northumberland county. Pennsylva-
mia, two and half miles above the town of Shs-
rnokin, and directly on tho line OF the Philadel-
phis and Sunhury Rail Road
The Veins Of Coal are well located for easy
and profitable operation. Apply TO
JOSEPH 8. DIXON, Agent,
Mount Carmel. Pa
CHAS. FOLWElL, Sec'y.
IL South Sd street, PhilsdePha.
March 7, lS57.--3m
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-23

DESTRUCTION TO House. Buos,-The French
Academy of Sciences is assured, by Baron
Thsnard, that boiling soap and water, con.
sisting of two parts of common soap and 100
parts of water by weight, iniailbly destroy
bugs aud their eggs. IL ia enough to wash
walls and woodwork, &c, with the boiling so,
luton, to be entirely relieved from this horrld
pest.
A shawl was lately sold in Philadelphia for
for sl,425. In the same city, women make
shirts for Elk cents each.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-23
T. q 0 { tr y
SPRING VOICES.
EY JOHN WILSON.

Come forth, come forth it were sin
10 stay at home to.dsy!
| Stay no more. lettering Within
Come to the woods away
Inc long, green grass is filled with flowers,
The clover's deep, dim red
Is frightened with the morning showers
That OH the winds have fled.
| Scattered about the deep blue sky,
In white and flying clouds,
Some bright, brief rains are all that lie
Within those snowy shrouds.
Now, look our weather glass is spread
The pimpcrnal, whose flower
Closes lis leaves Of spotted red
Against Iainy hour.
lhe hrst pale green is on the trees
That veidure more like bloom;
fon eim-bough hath hord of bees,
Iured by the faint perfume.
The cherry orchard nings ON high
Its branches, whence are strown
blossoms like snow. hut with an eye,
Dark maiden, as tkine own!
RS Net oui iibNtfs arc Chiefly tnnsO
Which Gil The sun.touched bcugh;
Within the sleeping soil repose
Those Of the radiant brow.
But VIC have daisies, which, like ,ovo
Or hope, spring everywhere;
And primroses which droop above
Some seli-consuming care.
So sad, SO spiritual, so pale.
Born all too near the snow,
They pine for that sweet southern gale
Which they will nevtr know.
It is too soon for deeper shade;
But let US skirt the wood,
The blackbird there, whose ne st is made,
Sits singing to her breod.
These pleasant hours will soon be flown;
Love make no more delay
am too glad TO be alone,
Come forth with me to day.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-23
JOHN STONE s. SONS,

No. IS, Second Street PkiEddelPhid.
ARE now receiving then spring importation
N Of SILK and MILLINERY GOODS, con-
sisting in part OF Fancy, Cap and Bonnet Rib,
hons. Satin and Mantua Ribbons, Glace and
Plain Silks, Marceines and Florences, Black
Modes, French and English Grapes, Iarlatane
Maline and Illusion Laces, DC Also. iui
assortment of French and American flowers
which they offer to the trade on favorable Terms
March %, lS57,-2m., 7, 2.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-23
HARDWARE and QUEENSWARE
rATE\T WHEEL GREASE.

SI>HIS Grease is recommended to the notice o'
Wsgoners Livery stable keepers, &C., as
being SupEuIon to anything Of the kind ever in
,roduccd. As il does not gum upon the axles
- is much more durable and is not affected by
the weather remaining the same in summer as
in winter. and put up in tin csnisters at 37t and
as 'nts, for sale by A. w. FISHER
IA
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-23
Sslett 4ostrg.
THE COMET.
ny O. W. HOLMES.

Tho Comet! lie is on his way,
And singing as he flies;
The whizzing planets shrink before
The spectre of the skies!
All we'll may regal orbs burn blue,
And satellites turn pale,
Ten million cubic miles Of head,
Ten billion leagues Of tail
On. by whisting spheres OF light,
lie flashes and he Bames;
He turns not to the left nor right,
He asks them not their names;
One spurn from his demoniac heel,-
Away, away, they fly,
When darkness might be bottled up
And sold for "Tyrian dye"
And what would happen to the land,
And how would look the sea,
If in the bearded devils path,
Our earth should chance to be7
Full hot and high the sea would boil,
Full red the forests CLEAN;
Methought saw aud heard it all
In dyspep,ic dream.
saw a tutor take his tube
The Comets course to spy
beard a scream--:be gathered rays
/ saw a fort-the soldiers all
Were armed with goggles green;
Pop cracked the guns! whiz few the balls!
Bang went the magazine.
saw poet dip scroll
Each moment in tub,
read upon the warping back,
The dream Of Beelzebub !"
lie could not see his verses burn,
Although his brain was fried,
And ever and anon he bent
To wet them as they dried.
| saw the scalding pitch roll down
The cracking, sweating pines.
And streams Of smoke, like water-spouts
Burst through the rambling mines;
/ asked the fremen why they made
Such noise about the town;
They answered not, but all the whilo
The brakes went up and down.
saw roasting pullet sit
Upon baking egg: ...
! saw cripple scorch his hand
Distinguishing his leg:
I saw nine geese upon the wing
Towards the frozen pole,
And every mothers gosling fell
Crisped to cracking coal.
saw the on tina! browsed the grass
Writhe in the blistering rays,
Tie herbage in his shrinking jaws
Was all fiery blaze;
saw huge fishes boiled to rags,
Bob through the bubbling brine;
And thoughts Of supper crossed my soul /;
! had been rash at mine.
Strange sights strange sounds! o, fearful
dream!
It's memory haurts ne still
The steaming sea. tho crimson glare.
That wreathed each wooded hill;
Stranger if through thy rceling brain
Such midnight visions sweep,
Spare, spare, o, spare thine evening meal
And sweet shall be thy sleep!
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-23

Ii yam in Chinese means the god Of ,ha
moon, or night. Hee-ma ia Indian is the
sun. Hee-ma in Chinese means the god of
The sun, or day. Wollae ia word commonly
used among the Indians 70 designate friend;
it also means ''man." Walla in the IIindo.
stance means man. Numbers of other
words could be given. but shall make these
suffice for the present.
No doubt need be entertained concerning
the assertion Of the Chinese in coming TO this
continent at an early period nor can We in
terpret condolences 80 universal, so minute.
so remarkable, without coming TO the couclu-
sion. that they both sprung from one COM
mon source. The Chinese Fusang is no other
than the American California and Mexico:
aud the Oriental discoyerers consequently
claim the honor of the discovery, a thousand
years earlier than any other nation.
The period when the continent was first
discovered may still remain mystery, hidden
in the deep recesses Of the past. II ever il
be found, it will be almost likely iI some OF
the Oriental records for in them we find the
most ancient history, whose dates, reaching
in the night Of time, inform US Of races now
extinct, whose crumbling monuments attested
civilization different from that of the mo.
dern world These ancient races progressed
in some arts, which to us are almost unknown
and they must consequently have attained n
degree OF refinement which many Of us al
present know but little of Yet withal. they
seem to Us to have been in Ignorance, because
we can but family SEQ them through the dark
clouds from which VIC have issued.
JAMES HASLEy, Chinese Interpreter,
Chinese Camp, Tuolumne co.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-23
JOSEPH RUSSELL,

UmBuELLA AND P.RAsoL LMANuFAcruREH,
No. North Fourth Street, N. w. Corner o.
Market, Philadelphia.
HAS now on hand an extensive assortment
HI of the newest aud mast desirable kinds, in
eluding many NEW STYLES not heretofore
to be had in this marSet. An examination o.
our stock is solicited before purchasing elsewhere
March 7. Ish7.-3m c
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-23
Front Street Wire Mandatory.
WATSON. COX s. Co.,

No. 40 North Font Street, corner Of coomb's Alley
between Market aud Mulberry (ATeh) slIees fhl'aael-
phia manufacture uf superior quality brass htu ito
Nire Sieyes of all kinds Brass aud Copper Wire Cl"h
(nr Paner Makers &c. Cylinders and Dandy Rolls CO.
yered ia the hest maMier
Heavy TwIied Wire for Spark Catchers, Sleeves foi
Brnss aud Iron Founde,s Screen Wire, Window Nne
safes, Traps. Dish Covers Coal and sand screens &c
Fancy Wire Work Of every descIi piion.
March Il, lo57-3me
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-23
Citrate of Magnesia

TASTELESS SALTS.
yHNHIs preparation is recommended as an eS.
4 ceent laxative and purgstiVe. 1t operates
mildly, is entirely free from an' unpleasant 'as,s
resembling lemonade in flavor, prepared ana sold
by a. W. fiohh"'
sunbury, March IA, 1885.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-23
NEW ARRAHJGENd
Fresh arrival Of
RUGS, PAINTS, OIL s, &c.

DRU G S, PAINTS OILS, &c.
VyHE undersigned having taken the store for
Il merly kept by William A. Rruner. is now
ready to fill orders and prescriptions at mo-
ments notice. He has large and well selected
stock Of fresh and pure
DRUGS, CHEMICALS,
Dye-stufis, Oil, Paints, Glass, Putty, and all
kinds of Patent Medicines.
FRUIT AND CONFECTIONERY
Tobacco and Imported Segars of the choicest
brands. Fancy Notions toilet articles and Per.
fumery of all kinds. Tooth and Hair Brushes
of every variety.
Cam phine and Fluid aiwdys on hand
Customers will find his stock complete, COM
prising many articles it is impossible here to emu
merate, and all sold at moderate prices.
Remember the place, next door to Z. Y.
Bright's Mammoth Store.
A. w. FISHER.
Sunbury, March IA, 1857. ~
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-23

Samuel D. Grimes died few days ago in
Pike county, Georgia, aged ITO years. having
been all his life healthy man.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-23
FURNITURE POLISH.

@. .RAE'S Premium Patent Enamel Furniturs
Polish.-This polish is highly valuable for res,or
ing the polish on all kinds Of Furniture. Glass
Carriage Bodies Hair Cloh, &c. Also, for re
moving spots, hiding scratches, &c. &c. War
ranted to dry Immediately and retain its gloss
Price so cts per bottle. Sold by
A. w. FISHER.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-23
New Wall Paper Warehouse,
BURTON & LANING,

ATANUFA cfURERS and importers, NO. i2i, Arch
wi street, second door abOve SIXTH Phlhdelpha wheie
may be found the largest and best selected stock IN ths
City.
COUNTRY PURCHASERS may here be aecommo-
dated without the Inconvenience of looking lufther arc
may be assured that they will receive the advantage O
their money. - BURTON LANiNGt
i2I ARCH street, above Sixth, Phlade phia.
March 2s, lS57.-3mc.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-23

Apples, Bananas, Pine Apples, Dried Fruit,
Onions. Oranges. Shell Barks, Raisins,
Beans, Lemons, White & Sweet Figs,
Turnips, Cranberries, Potatoes. Poultry.
Peaches, Ground Nunts, Chesnuts, Eggs, &c.
Foreign and Domestic Produce and Fruit gen
erslly,
February %, 1s5y.-ly
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-23

COUNTY oRDERs.-County orders taken
" as cash for goods, and on note or book 40
COUNT by h' l. p"i"" WV
Nov. Ssi 1850
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-23

LOCUST MOUNTAIN C0LLIERY
SUPERIO w H1TE A 5 IL
ANTHRACITE COAL,
rom the Mams,eth Teia, far Furnaces, ound
ries, Steamboats, and Family use,
BELL, LEWIS & co..
dT. CARMEL, NoarHuMBERLAND CocxrI, Pa.
SIZES OF COAL
LUMP, for Blast Furnaces and Cupoiss'
STEAMBOAT, for Steamboats,, Hot Air
Furnaces and Steam.
! BROKEN For Crates, Stove. and st...
srnvE, For Stoves, Steam and burning
NUT, ! Lime.
PEA for Limehurnors and making Steam.
Orders received at Mt. Carmel or Northum.
,,rland Wharf, will receive prompt attention.
NJ. d. BELL,
ID. J. LEWIS,
WILLIAM MUIR.
Nav q ls56-u
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-23
L. G.. IVES
Produce and Fruit Store,

No. Is North lNarces Philadelphia.
Shipping and Country Oorders promptly filled
on responsible orders.
Farmers and Dealers Produce Sold on Com
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-23

TNobacco and Segars.-2o,000 Imported
Il Segars of various brands. Eidorado, Fig
Csvendish and fne cut tobacco at
y. A. w. FISHERS.
sunbury. March "a, 1887.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-23
DILwoRTH BRANsoN j. co.
Hardware Merchants,

Having removed from No. SO to No. ~
Market Street, Philadelphia,
Are prepared, with greatly increased facilities
~ 6II orders for HARDWARE of every variety
on hes, terms, from full assortment, including
RailroLu Shovels, Picks, DC.
Couptrv merchants and others will hnd IL "a
heir interest 10 cal! and examine our STOCK be-
ore purchasing elsewhere.
Anil L. lRh6-lY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-20
Later from Mexico.

Late advices from Mexico via New Orleans
state that another Santa Anna conspiracy had been
discovered, and, by the prompt action of the Gov
eminent only frustrated The revolution was to
have broken out on Friday, the 18th uit- and all
that dav, the day before and the day after, the
city was filled with excitement and alarm. SO
great was the fear Of some-especiallya among the
foreign population: who had only read Of popular
excuses In Mexico-that they closed their shops
during the morning Of the expected revolution.
The hour OF midday passed, however, without
any outbreak, 1.-THE Government in the mean time
having quietly made several arrests, which fTus-
trated the whole plan,) and doors were again
opened and business resumed as usual, though
the city did not become perfectly quiet again for
two or three days after.
On the lst instant, military detachments were
sent to san Angel and Tacubaya TO inquire into
certain alleged revolutionary symptoms. Sundry
arrests were made by military officers.
The Mexican Congress had commenced its ses
sion, and was busly employed in settling con-
tested elections. One or two of the members had
refused to take the oath to support the Constitu-
ton.
The now assured success Of the Tehuantepec
route has given wonderful i'm petus to everything
on the Isthmus Among other things, the Su-
preme Government had, by special decree, au-
thorized the foundation of three new cities there
on one at the mouth of the CoatZocoalcos, to be
or the head of small boat navigation and still
another in the Sierra, to be given the name Of
"Humboldt -
The radical papers make very good use of the
Pillow letter, touching the armistice before the
City of Mexico. The name of Antonio Lopez de
Santa Anna is published in flaming capitals at
the head of their columns ''the traitor who
sold his country to the Yankees for n million Of
dollars, receiving ten thousand thereof right
down.
all along the Mexican coast, at Vera Cruz doing
considerable damage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-20
EVENING STAR.
SPIRIT or THE MORNING PRESS
WASHINGTON CITY:
TUESDAY -............. October 90, 1857.

The Union points out with much force the
impropriety of the recent act of eight Of the
thirty-two judges of the Superior Court of the
State of New York, in assembling and giving
IN extra judicial opinion upon the subject of
the legality of the suspension of the banks Of
that State
The fnfefttgeHcer commends the spirit Of
broad nationality displayed in late meeting
at Boston Of the political friends of Gov. Gardi-
ner; and gathers from exchanges that there
are already 80 900 operatives in the immediate
vicinity of Philadelphia ont of employment;
1880 who lately worked for the clothing stores
in Cincinnati; that all the cotton mills of the
Lowell corporation have ceased work, and that
the carpet mills of the same corporation work
but FIVE instead of six days in the week; that
the mills of the Middlesex corporation are
gradually stopping their operations; and that
In New York the Methodist book concern have
discharged all but so Of their 800 hands and
further, that 1000 cigar makers have been
thrown out Of employment in the same city
What a state Of things-this-to have been
brought upon the country, for the most part
by the improper specula tons and mismanage-
ment of those entrusted with the conduct of
the affairs Of the chartered banking institu-
lions of the nOn-slave-holding States,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-20

ANNUAL REPoRT OF THE BALTIMORE AND Ouro
RAILROAD CoMPANY.-The annual report of IN ,
President and Directors of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company was read to the stockholders
at their meeting yesterday. 1t exhibits favora.
bile state Of affairs for the Company. The gross
earnings of the main stem have been 81 GIG .0oe =
80, being an increase Of S23i 0i7 o. over the pre
crding year, and 1905 sis 10 over the fiscal wear
of 1855.
The affairs of the Washington branch are ex-
hinited in prosperous condition. Its revenue
Tor the fiscal year amounted to S45i 450 "a, being
an Increase Of SIC, rs over the previous year.
semi-annual dividend ofAh per cent has been
declared upon this branch.
The following gentlemen were elected direc-
tors by the stockholders: I'd p #H.s
Johns Hopkins. Columbus O'DonnelI. Jno w
Garrett, Nathan Tyson, saml w. smith, fran.
CTS Burns, wesley starr, William A. Hack. AL
len A. Chapman, John Shear Nicholas. WiiIia, m
w. Taylor, John Gregg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-20

DEsTRUcTIvE FIRE AT CHICAGo.-A destruc
tive fire occurred in Chicago yesterday mornino
consuming property to the value of $500 ,OOO only
half of which is insured. John Dickey, Peter
keuvan, fireman, Mr. Barnum, proprietor of a
variety store, and Mr.. Clark, merchant were
killed by the falling of the walls Of a burninu
building. Fears are entertained for the safety NJ
others who are missing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-20

PoLITTcAL.-The Democratic members Of the
Tennessee Legislature have determined in eau
GUS to I'LL, by election, the vacancy to be created
in the Senate Of the United States by the expira-
ton of the term of the Hon. John Bell No day
FOR going into the election has, however, been
determined on. An effort was made to do so Oh
Thursday last, which failed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-20

CENTRAL RAILROAD AcCIDENT.-Mr. Clinton
l.. Bronson, one of the passengers injured by the
accident on the Central Railroad, died at Syra-
cuse, on Saturday morning
Mr.. Pettinger, another of the injured passen-
gers, is in precarious condition, and Miss
Franklin remains low, but is not considered in
immediate danger. The remainder of those in
iured are doing well
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-20

The NEXT CALIFORNIA STEAMER.-The steam
er st. Louis will take out the California mails
and passengers on Thursday. in place Of the
steamer Northern Light, which was advertised
to sail from New York today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-20
PERSONAL.

80. Hon Jere Clemens, of Ala, is at Browns
go: Rev: w. A. McVicker, New York, Capt
a. w iiabersham, U. >. N, and Capt J G.
Clarke: a. s. A, are at Willards'.
-. T.. J. DeHaven, u. 5. ~, and the Hon
Mr.. Mchibben, NJ. e. elect from California, are
among the guests at the Kirkwood House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-20

0@NOTICE.-Those members of the Metro
IS polItan Mechanics Institute who intend to
avail themselves of the invitation of the Mary land
lnstitute To visit their tenth annual Exhibition,
requested To meet at the Railroad Depot TO MOI :
ROW MORNING. ut o clock, for the purpose of
leaving at that hour.
1t TIC. MAGRUDER, SEQ.
TSLA Esq F ESTIYA 1.-The Ryland
Po,nmac Hail Island from f,ctoher ,atn 70 81 50 ;t
tancy Articles and Refreshments of various kinds
Will be offered for salc.
Season tickets 81 cents-to be had at the door,
Single admission 121a cents.
The patronage of the public is cordially solicited.
q Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-20

IL Two thousand barrels Of -four arrived at
PaTkeTsburG, Va, for Baltimore, on Sunday
night, and further shipments are now looked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-20

T'H1S Is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the sub
I scrlber hath obtained from the Orphans Court
OF Washington County. IN the district of COLUMBIA
i.tteTS OF administration on the personal estate e
John SIS, late of Washington County, deceasei
All persons having claims against the said de
cpased are hereby warned to exhibit the same with
the vouchers thereof, the subscriber on or befnre
the 10Th day of October next they NAV otherwise
by law be excluded from all benefit of said estat
Given under my hand this 2Oth day of October 1857
ELIZABETH W. SIS
&C % T3w+ admin,stra,t,;~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-20

A CARD TO THE PUBLIC.-We shall cod
- tInue selling out about one week MORE ann
hence beg our friends who are IN want of bargains,
nor 20 Iet the present opportunity pass ty.
Those who owe small accounts will greatly
ooige us nv settling up before We close.
during The Few days remaining we shall offer our
goods at great discounts. ~
Ill. j. MCLAUGHLIN d CO.
0o17 % Pa. ay :. BET. Htk and OF r. ais