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

Ear FOREIGN INMIoRATIoy.-Up TO the first
Of November, the number OF foreign immi-
grants arriving this year, at the port OF New
York from abroad was l63,633, being Oh in
crease Of 56,557 over TIE corresponding Pc
riod of last year.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-12-05

" WILLIAM DONALDSON, Esq, has been
elected President Of the Anthracite Bank of
Tamaqua, in the place Of Richard Carter
Esq, deceased.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-12-05

ey' FRANCES McGrIxcnr. an irish woman
was killed on the Reading Railroad, near
Auburn, last week.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-12-05

" Preaching on next Sabbath in the
Presbyterian Church. will be in the afternoon
at O'Clock, instead Of the morning.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-12-05

o." 1'nE UNIoN BANK, OF Reading, has
been organized by electinc David Mcknight
President, and Z. b. Mcknight, Cashier.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-12-05
SATURDAY, DECEMBER s, 1857.
H. B. MAssER, Editor and Proprietor.

To ADVERTISERS The circulation OF the smbury
American among the different towns the susquehana
sno' exceeded fequaled by amy poper pabsed North
era Pennsvivanra.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-12-05

Ca INDIAN Friday, Saturday.
and Sunday last the weather was mild and
pleasant. Monday evening it commenced
raining and the indications were warm spell
of wet weather.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-12-05

rT THANKSGIVING DAY passed of as usual
in this place. The stores and hotels we're
closed.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-12-05

Near McEwensville, on the 9th inst, MI.
SOLOMON TRUCKENMlLLER, in the
I3d year Of his age--for many years much
respected citizen and leading member OF the
Lutheran Church.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-12-05
PETIT JURORS.

| Jacob Heller, Rush,
. Aaron Hickman, Lewis,
5 WIN, Persiug, Upper Augusta,
4 Benz. Caterman, Lower Mahonoy,
5 Peter Bordner, "
6 Eli Keeler, Upper Augusta.
: John X ohr, Milton,
s David Clark, Point,
Q John Foy, Lower Augusta,
10 Wilson Hertshiser, Delaware,
IL VIM Fiugbon, Lower Mahonoy,
II Wm. Nj Musselman, Sunbury,
Is Geo. Weiser,
ii Samuel Keefer, Lower Augusta,
Is John Yeruel, Alt. Carmel,
l6 George Rohrbach, SGnbuGy.
II Samuel j. Ilouswert, Lower Augusta,
l0 Robert Widen, Milton,
10 Henry Arnold, Lower Augusta,
20 Elias Brosious, Sudbury,
Il John Ebling, Jordan,
% George Bucher, Sunbury,
% Wm. G. Follmer, Turbut,
"a Abraham Geisi, Upper Mnbonoy,
25 Berj Hoover, Upper Augusta,
2G Christian Wensel, Jordan,
p Wm. 4, Grant, Sudbury,
% VIM. Hoover,
20 ID. y. McWnliams, Shamokin,
30 John b. Heller, Chilisquaque.
81 Aaron Castor, Lewis,
80 Peter o. Campbell, Milton,
SO Charles Bacon, Upper Augusta,
81 Isaac Hertz, Milton,
80 VIM, Sampel, Delaware,
30 Andrew Kutz, Chilisquaque.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-12-05

ES We have heard it suggested that
good cooper is wanted in this place and
might DO well.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-12-05
LIST OF CAUSES.

NOR trial in the Court Of Common Pleas Of
II Northumberland County, to be held at Sun.
bury, on the first Monday Of January, 1858.
PLAINTIFFS. DEFENDANTS.
George shily, VS. A Dunt elhereer's admir-.
]. B..Smith's ex'rs. vs. w Higgins
same same.
Peter Dickson VS. Shaffer & Co.
Harriet Jenkins etat VS. North d. Imp. Co.
VIM X Martz vs. B Masser
John Bowen same
Leib for Hammer VS. Sunoury Canal q W. Co.
Ira + Clement VS. VIM McCarty
Samuel Savidge VS. John Smith
Helfensten for Patton VS. II. Is. Weaver & wife
Henry. Weise, VS. Thos. Baumgarjner,
Jos. nago, vs. Northern Central X. X. Co.
James Malone VS. sunbury Canal & w. p. Go
Woolverton & Clement Francis Eckleman
r Fagely & Co VS. VIM Seasholtz
Hasg & Brown VS. VIM L. Dewart
same
James Malone vs Phila & Sunbury RI Co
z Helfenstein VS. Jacob Gass
Yarger vs VIM Shesfler,
Thadeus Morgan VS. 4. & D Goser
Catharine Stroh, vs. Cbas Stroh,
Sarah Sweeney, Admir-, VS. Samuel Teas
Philip Sarvisvs Commissioners efNorthumbdCs
John Young VS. John w. Peale,
Isaac Brown Thomas y. Stadden
Henry Latsha VS. Michael Hetrich
Lonsrc In Of Helfstein VS. VIM J. Helfenstein
Franklin Potts Boyd, Rosscr & Co
Femming In &C., VS. WIN l. ilelfenstein
Kelley In &C., ys same
Ann Nj Seitz VS. Henry Lehi
| Jacoh Hilhish ---. VS. JssfI- yTessssz------
Giant for Whecland VS. Montagueis adm'rs
Mary Wilson VS. r. M. Frick
same VS. VIM. NJ 'Ceery
Isaiah Wilkerson VS. Susquehanna Coal Go, do
| William Kriegbaum VS. Samuel John,
Samuel John VS. ID. Gibson and wife,
James Rice VS. George A Keeler
| Christian Miller VS. Jacob SsashoitL
Geo Weker VS. Hugh Bellas, &c
S Bi,tenbender VS. Sunbury& & Erie r R Co.,
Charles Fidler William Houpt
! Isaac Brown VS. John s Peterman
| \ Livermoro VS. Sunbury q Erie Il Il Co.
Shipman Auchmuty VS. Jesse Auchmuty
George Burns VS. Geo. G. Welker.
DANIEL BECKLEY, Proth'y.
Prothonotay's Office,
Sunb,ry, Pee. |, 1857.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-12-05
LIST Or JURORS.
For Northum berlnnd County, for tbt
January Term, A. d 1858.
GRAND JURORS,

For Northum berland County, for tbt
January Term, A. d 1858.
GRAND JURORS.
! Samuel Beaver. Lewis.
2 Jacob Fry, Chlisquaque,
3 John NJ. Patton, NJ ilton,
Samuel Grant, Sbsmokin,
5 Simeon Hepner, Lower Mahonoy;
Joseph Hughes, Lewis,
John Nicely, Delaware,
8 Jacob Dewitt, Lower Augusta;
9 Fred'k Haas, jr., Coal,
10 Jamas Newbury Point,
IL Henry Weaver, Delaware;
y Peter ShaGer, "
l3 Jacob Mowry, Coal,
IA Martin Rshel, Chlisquaque.
Is Matthias Bohner, Little Masonoy,
l6 james Rothermcl, Delaware,
II Joseph Evert,
Is Samuel Buskirl, Milton,
10 John HoG, Shamokin,
20 John Mutchler,
u Wm. H. Cherington, Coal,
% James Cathcard, Delaware.
% Samuel j. Cobey, Turbut.
u Andrew Deiaenderier, Su bury.
TRAVERSE JURORS.
Henry Haas, Upper Mabonoy,
VIM. Ammerman, y Shamokin,
d. B. Montgomery, Lewis,
Wm. J.. Montgomery, -
5 jacob Reiter, y Northumberland,
MEhael Arnold, Lower Augusta,
Philip Follmer, Turbut,
Chas. Truckermiller, Delaware,
Q Jacob Crawford Delaware
10 d. b. Leinbach, "
IL Michael Bower. jackson,
u Peter Bonner, Coal,
l3 Henry Coahler, Milton.
If solomon Martz Shamokin.
Is John Stitaal, Delaware,
Ii jonathan Rishel, Chilisquaque.
II JOS Feger, Washington,
Is John b. Snyder, Milton,
10 George w Evance, "
20 Wm. Michael, Lower Mahonoy,
q Samuel Reeder, Rush,
90 John Caldwell, Coal,
% Chas. Rother.nal, Washington,
81 Jacob FGGely, Lower Augusta,
% Simon Houpt, Zeibe,
&c Alexander Porter, Sunbury,
81 John u. Fry,
% David Fagely, Shamokin.
~ CnaFIes bOsSleF, Lower augusta
50 Albin Hughes, Rush.
81 Samuel Rothermel, Little Mahonoy,
32 Jacob Yordy, Herbr,
80 George lleim, Washington,
81 Johu Best, Uhilisquaque,
% Jacob Stumm, Turbut,
So Daniel Wolf,
81 Daniel Fisher Upper Augusta.
80 JOS. Hoover, Shamokin,
80 Jonas Eeitz, Washington,
40 Samuel Baisse, jr.. Upper Mahonoy.
IL Jacob Neime, \ orthun,berland,
AZ Benjamin Hendricks, Sudbury,
43 john Faggart, Lewis,
A Able Gibb!ns, Point,
A. Geo. Christmon, Lewis,
46 Daniel Haas, Saubury,
- Daniel Keller, Shamokin,
48 Isaac Beidelspach, Point.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-12-05

The sum total of racing prizes for the past
year in England has been calculated in Bells
life at ono m.Aion and forty seven thousand
dollars.
A petr.fed deaI's head was fond near
WllA:bJrre last week.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-12-05

BALTIMORE, Nov. 30-Ex- President Pierce
aud lady left here this afternoon in the Nor
folS boat TO embark on the steamer Powhat-
tan for Madeira. The Ex-Presiient was
escorted TO the boat by the City Guards.
Mr.. Pierce received great attention from
BaltimoreaEs. There was an immense throng
1T the Norfolk boat, and on his arrival there,
he was warmly cheered. lie rode in an open
carriage, accompanied by Mayor Swami.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-06-18
SaIaratus in Bread.

Saleratus is becoming almost as necessa-
ry with our people for the production of
bread, as flour. The wholesomeness of its
use is questioned by a Philadelphia paper,
which says: F sa
If our Western friends can in any way,
teach their wives, daughters, or cooks to
keep the pearlash out of their ead,-all
the yellow people, especially the yellow
children, who are supposed to be turned
yellow by the fever and ague, bilious fe-
vers, &c.,-will soon be returned white
1t is great mistake to suppose that the
yellow countenances of the West come
from bile,-when it is only the enormous
quantities of pearlash eaten in the bread
that is reflected through the skin.
Bread is the staff of life,-it is said,-
and so it is,-but it is the staff of death,
too, in this country. Bad bread kills about
as many people here as bad rum. So many
people eat poisonous pearlash for bread, that
they die of it by inches. Dyspepsia,-that
great monster disease of our country, that
deranges the liver,-br:ngs on costiyeness,
and thus finally, what kills the human vic
tim is half the time, "Pearlash."
Here in the East-out of New England
we have nearly driven off the pearlash
salaratus cooks-but not altogether
Pearlash lives here yet in bread-but in
the cities and towns we have whipped out
the murders. In the distant Western
towns, howeyer,-beyond the good hotels
of tho Lakes, and on tho Rivers,-Pearl-
ash, however, under the name of salaratus,
is King. 1t is pearlash, for breakfast, pearl
ash for dinner and pearlash tor supper
1, is not any. wonder, then, that white
people East turn yellow West, and sicken,
mot of fever and ague, bilious and
congestiye fevers,-but of Pearlash three
times per day. -.-5 -...t -,I
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-06-18
Making a Needle.

wonder if any little girl who may read
this ever thought how many people are all
the time at work making the things which
they every day use. What can be more
common, and you may think more simple,
than needle! Yet, if you do not know
it, l can tell you that it takes great many
persons to make needle; and it takes great
deal of time, too. Let US take peep into
needle factory.
In going over the premises, we must pass
hither and thither, and walk into the next
street and back again, and take drive to a
mill, in order to see the whole process
We find one chamber of the shops is hung
around with coils of bright wire, of all
thicknesses, from the stout kinds used for
Goldfish hooks to that of the finest cambric
needles. In room below, bits of wire the
length of two needles, are cut by vast pair
of shears fixed in the wall. A bundle has
been cut of, the bits need Strengthening,
for they come off from coils.
The needle is thrown into hot furnace,
and then taken out and rolled backwards
and forwards on table until the wires are
straight. This process is called rubbing
straight" We now see a mill for grinding
needles. We 60 down into the basement
and find needle pointer seated on his
bench. Ho takes up two dozen or so of
the wires, and rolls them between his thumbs
and fingers, with their ends on the grind
stone, first one and then the other. We
have now the wires straight and pointed on
both ends. Next come the punching of the
eyes, and the boy that does it punches eight
thousand in an hour, and he does it so fast
that your eyes can hardly keep pace with
him. The splitting follows, which is run
ming a fine wire through a dozen, perhaps,
of these twin needles. a.-r.
A woman, with a little anvil before her
files between the heads and separates them.
They are now completed needles, but though
rough and rusty, and what is worse, they
easily bend. A poor needle, you would
say. But the hardening comes next
They are heated in patches in furnace,
and, when red hot, are thrown into a pan
of cold water. Next they must be tenn
pered; and this is done by rolling them
backwards on hot metal plate. The pol
ishing still remains to be done. On very
coarse cloth, needles are spread to the num-
Der of forty or fifty thousand. Emery dust
is strewed over them, oil sprinkled, and soft
soap daubed by spoonful over the cloth,
the cloth is then rolled hard up and with
several other of the same kind thrown into
a sort of wash pot, to roll to and fro for
twelve hours Or more. They come out dirty
enough; but after rinsing in clean hot
water, and tossing in saw dust, they look
as bright as can be, and ready to be assort-
ed and put up for sale. But the asserting
and doing up in papers, as you may imag-
inc, is quiet work by ITSELF y e7
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-06-18
About the Birds.

The National Intelligencer gives the
following beautiful instance of the kindness
towards each other by the birds:
"a gentleman observed in a thicket of
bushes near his dwelling, collection of
brown thrushes, who for several days at
tracted his attention by their loud cries
and stiange movements. At last curiosity
was so much excited, that he determined
to see if he could ascertain the cause of the
excitement among them. On examining
the bushes he found female thrush, whose
wing was caught in a limb in such way
that she could not escape. Near by was
her nest, containing several half-grown
birds. On retiring little distance, CON-
pany of thrushes appeared with worms
and other insects in their mouth, which
they gave first to the mother, and then to
her young, she in the meanwhile cheering
them in their labor Of love with song OF
gratitude. After watching the interesting
scene until curiosity was satisfied, the gen
tleman relieved the poor bird, when she
flew to her nest with grateful song TO her
deliverer, and her charitable neighbors dis
persed to their usual abodes, singing rs
! they went song Of praise"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-06-18
Marriage Excitement in Belle.
f0nfaine. - l.

The Springfield Nonparsa gives the par
ticulars of marriage in Bellefontaine, be-
tween school teacher named David Par
sons, teacher in the Jefferson High School,
and one of his female assistants. 1t seems
that Parsons had but recently been divorced
from his first wife, when the second mar
riage with Miss Osborne was consumated.
The NonpareI says: ''The wedding,
however, had been well prepared, the par
ties giving one of the most splendid enter
tainments which Bellefontaine ever witness
ed. The way the candy and chicken fix
ins' were strewn around, was caution to
old fogyism. 1t is needless to say that
such tempting bait took and that the as
semblage of fair women and brave mem
was somewhat 'numerously large.
On Sunday last, the Rev. Mr.. Raffens-
berger, an old resident of Springfield, poured
hot shot from the pulpit into the midst of
the matrimonial contraptions, declaring in
round terms that portion ofthe commu-
nifty had been bribed by little confection-
ary. (candy) into witnessing an adulterous
marriage! 80 a. a.tL
This produced, of course, tremendous
excitement, and a war between preacher
and teacher commenced. The people of
the town separated into factions, and the
champaign commenced on Monday night,
at which time Mr.. Parsons and his two
wives, one that is, and one that scas, were
hung in effigy. .r
The excitement increased at this demon
stration, and visitor to this usually quiet
community would imagine that not less
than dozen Boyd and Martin elopement
cases were in progress. sfa
We understand the partizans of Mr.. Par
SONS, the teacher, are about to retaliate on
the partisans of Mr.. Interchangeable preach
er, by hanging the latter gentleman in-a
la Parsons, at his own church. o' -
1t is rumored that Parsons will sue the
Parson' for slander. If so, the fun has
Just commenced, and rich law suits-long
drawn out, and sweetened by delicious tes-
timony-wil be the result, The greatest
town in Ohio, just now, is Bellefontaine? 4?
"Pitch in, gentlemen, we arc all looking at
you," - .a
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-06-18
CRACKED EGGS ANpA CRACKED NOSE

CRACKED EGGs AND A CRACKED NOSE.
-Cornelious Hack, young descendant of
Abraham, went to market, this morning.
Among other articles with which he wished
to fill his handy basket, was good supply
of cracked eggs. Why he wished cracked
ones is a matter of no importance to US,
but we know he was determined to lay in
quantity Of the das.:;ssaa ~ I s.vis Finay,
ne cane across sturdy Dutehman, named
Jacob Kramer, who had exposed for sale
upon curbstone, flour upon the one hand
and eggs upon the other. 1 l'-
aMine friend" asked the would-be pur-
chaser, shave you any cracked egg you
would sell cheap" -
"Crack-ed eggs" replied Jacob, some
what astonished, "No ish got noonn
cracked but if you vsnts'em cracked, unit
puys 'em, by shinks cracks'em for YOU"
"Vat you means, by dat ehl" asked
Cornolious, somewhat offended. "You
wants to insult me, eh? You is YOU big
green Dootehman."
"Unt you bes Won tam Shew," promptly
replied Jacob, as he redeemed in the face.
The next moment there was loud crack,
and Jacob saw stars. Cornelius had plan
ted his fist on the egg-vender's nose
This was followed by cry of fight great
commotion in market, and flow of blood
from Jacobs probocis. The officers inter
fered and the two were marched off to the
Police Court. The result was the searcher
for cracked eggs was fined 80 and costs
for cracking the nose Of the egg-vender.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-06-18
HaIlenbeck, the seducer of Miss
Sfeadm0U. -s e.

We have already published the particulars
of the elopement ofa Miss Steadman, from
female academy at Auburn, with mar
ried man named Hallenbeck We find in
The auburn american the following ac-
count of an interview between the villain
and his deserted wife,: @ 1854
ave learn from gentleman belonging
to the Northern Hotel in this city that Hal
lenbeck-the seducer of Miss Steadman-
was there on Monday, the 25 inst, and
that an interview took place between him
and his deserted wife. She is described as
beautiful and interesting woman, of un-
impeachable character. Hearing that her
husband was there, she came with her little
child in her arms to seek to persuade her
wandering husband to return to his wife
and family. The scene is represented as
one calculated to draw tears from one with
heart of marble, as the heartless seducer
was called to confront his virtuous and in
iured wife and forsaken child. ~
"The step-mother of the seduced girl had
likewise heard that the destroyer of their
honor and peace was there, and she also
appeared to him to upbraid him, but toward
all he manifested brutal insensibility,
while the bystanders were affected to tears.
1t was scene to melt the hardest heart,
as the mother stood with her child in her
arms and offered up prayer to God to
turn the heart of her unfaithful husband
and the unnatural father of her children
again to the family which he had so cruelty
deserted. He maintained solid indiffer-
ence-treating her supplications with con-
tempt, and even spurning her from him
with violence only to be found in a savage.
At first he told her she could not stay under
the same roof with him, but at length con-
sented that she might remain for the night.
"When he was shown to her room, she
arose up almost insane with agony and her
eyes streaming with tears, and extended
her arms to meet him, when he turned
upon her with sour and angry look, and
babe her, in q surly tone, "Sit down! sit
down. The wreched wife, bursting into
a fit of uncomfortable grief, inquired, "What
have-I ever done that you should treat
me and my dear little children in this man
ner?" His only reply was, II don't love
you, and can't be happy with you: you
must forget me, and you can find some
one else to love you" This british prop
osition threw her into fit of wild and al
most maniacal agony. He refused TO re-
ceive her and treat her as wife, but threw
himself, with his clothes on, across the foot
of the bed, and in the midst of her groans,
cries and tears, fell asleep and slept sound
ly till morning, when he took the cars and
left her at the hotel. The landlord kindly
conveyed her and her child to Port Byron
TO her friends.
s'Is there no law to reach such q heart
less scoundrel as this Hallenbeck? Ifthere
is, let it be enforced. Let the press, at least,
publish this practical free-lover, and hold
him up to scorn of every honorable man."
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-06-18
Dred Scott.

Dred Scott, his wife and children have
been set free. While the case was pending
IN the Supreme Court, it was announced
whatever the decision might be, would Be,
emanclpated. So it is now evident that
the case was prosecuted for the purpose of
procuring decision from the Supreme
Court upon the political questions arssnq
in the case. Otherwise it is incouceiyable
that litigation so expensive should have
been carried on, and the foremost LAWYER
in the country employed, at an expense to
somebody greater probably than the whole
value of the Dred Scott family; and in the
end the property in controversy should be
voluntarily surrendered by the successful
party.
It was sham suit, and the decision Ger
tainly shameful. l e 7z-a
A st. Louis paper describes the appear
ance of Dred recently.
"The real original bred, says the st.
Louis Ledger, was the lion of the Court
House Saturday morning. About ten
o'clock he made his appearance on the steps
Fronting Fourth street. He was soon recog-
nized and surrounded by score of law
yers all congratulating him on his enviable
notoriety. Some said he was the most
celebrated character of the present day
that he caused a greater stir in the United
States than Lafayette himself and advis-,
ed him to go to Boston, exhibit himssf
there, and from thence to London, but be
sure before he left for England, to get an
introduction from Mrs. Stowe to the Dutch
ess of Sutherland, and that doubtless his
fortune would be made. Others advised
him to join the Black Republicans and
stump it through the State for Major Rol-
Inns during the ensuing canvass, while some
others advised him to join the church
"No massa," said Dred, "me not 60 to
Boston, nor to England; nor to the stump
neider; me stay in st. Louis with massa
Labaum." Dred is a small pleasant look
ing negro, between so and so years ofage,
(of course,) somewhat the worse of wear
and tear. He wore moustache and i'm
perial, and was dressed in suit of seedy
black" IL -