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

serday the loss Of the Barque Caspian, nea
Bahia Honda. (not Baracoa,) while on he
passage from New Orleans to Boston, an
tbe death of Capt. Troufatan. When th
vessel struck, the captain was washed over
boarti and was found the next morning en-
tangled in the mangrove bushes, and die,
from exhaustioE few minutes after be wa
discovered ny the people on shore.
When the vessel struck it was found i'm
possible for boat TO reach the shore, and OF
board were the wife of tie captain, her siste
and two children, beside crew OF twenty on
persons. There was the shore in view ant
persons standing. At length small dog oi
board was put overheard, with the end OF
bnll of twne made fast around his neck. H'
reached the shore 10 the JOY of all. A thu
line was then made fast to the t~inen ana maui
ed in shore, and again by its means stout
bawser was got on shore, which being hove
taut by windlass on boerd, the two ladies
and the children we're succ essively placed IN
a chair. which was suspended from the haw-
ser, and hauled through the suit and waves on
shore.--Ne,u York Advertiser.
LYNCH Law IN ALABAaA.--BIrning a
Neoro. find the following accoSnt oi
the burning of the negro. at Abbeville, ala,
in the Euaua Native. The crime for which
Nose was burned, was the murder OF his mas
ter: A large concourse was assembled NJ
Abbeville, numbering from 1000 to 5000.
The negro was taken from tho Jail by the
guard no opposition was offered by the She
riff The place was arranged before the negro
arrived. A green pine stake was set in the
ground firmly. and around that, q pile OF fat
pine wood was arranged in diameter about
six feet, and about four feet high. He was
nd fac tn ha hniprp
FIRE was placed to the pole, the wretch made
the following confession: That he had muir
dered his master but would not have done it
had il not been for a white man." He made
some other confessions. duplicating white
mau aud another ne 20 in the affair. Our in
formant says, that when he left the fire had
already consumed his head, legs and feet, and
that they we're piling on more wood to finish
the body.
THE ALTOONA MuRpEn-Anothe. deye!-
oDment has been made of the strange affair
which occurred couple Of weeks ago near
.Altoona. The sister-and brother-in-law ar
rived in the latter place on Sunday last and
identified young Norcross and on Monday
had the body conveyed TO tho home Ct his
friends in Massachusetts,. They stated that it
was known by a letter they had received
from Duneth, Illinois, that he had $1,000 on
his person when he left that place. The
name Of the man who is supposed to be his
murderer is David McKim, OF Wilmington,
Delaware, and not Mckinney, as he register
ed his name in this city. He is well kuownto
the police of Philadelphia and otherplsces in
the East but had been ia DuHleith for some
time working as biiudmaker. A public
meeting was held in Altoona on Saturday eve-
MnS isS.' anr s'eps s"Miu r w, ~" 90, of tho
Verhoe 70 o"e' n.",,.ioo ,,as toLan nm IN
mn'He'e.i ~ s,ars ,atan ror osk;ng Tho
s,a w ..e 81 81 r,a,to- Wp;t,s6,,o D;snctcb
"o'eno' w 'Ae'
FATAL DUET IN New ORLEANS, LA.-The
New Orleans tIa) Picayune of the 10th inst,
saw, that on the day previous. duel, at f.
teen PAGES, with double barrelled shot guns,
ON the Metairie Ridge, came of between Mr..
Geo. w. White and Mr. Packenham Leblanc
10 when 'he la.ter ,,, Mas sn0t ta'Vs Gs, d;s iH
'sa 'ea.e ""' '"'
eINs"'
SAD CAsE.-In the Ohio Penetentiary,
there is a young prisoner, who entered about
u year ago for some small offence against the
laws. He was troubled with weak eyes, upon
which the prison doctor made forced opera
,on, Totally destroying his sight. The prison.
or resisted the cruel operation til lie was
wv, ""5 ,ha crnel cnnnins of Ria physician
pS, ,sn,u u"n ha was ma1a stone blind A few
~ 49, 400 tbe time for which he was ipcar-
or..od "e.a syr;rea vithopt friends money, or
80 s;.s. ha nbn.a - ramain and wear out his
49, 80: tha. d;sor,cafnl soltod. The Legis.
80. -, ,a"sn;nn of tho ortraue referrsd il to a
S'a;.i Tnn,n,;t,oe of Invrstioa,ion
0P'''"'
MATRIMONIAL INCIDENT IN BosroS'--A re-
spectacle young woman, dependent upon her
davs ago in Boston, 10 young man who pre-
tended exceeding picty, and was or assumed
TO be a member Of church il that city.
They were married on Thursday night, and on
Friday morning the new-made husband fed,
taking with him about $780, the accumulated
savings of the unfortunate girl for the past
years.
mi ,, "a,
forrsViLLE'-ih nc miner 'ontna' eso'
mates 'hs popnlalioh ol .ne oorousn oo at az ~
500. aud sums up an aegregale o. 1o,s4O ,n-
habi'ants lying Sitn.n rau'us p 1' 'our 'n'ie'
from the once oi tiial paper u" owns nono 1o'
ciuded are Mnerss,iie, 'I5o, o. G'a,' oeEn nI1'
Scnuy.Hi'i i,n"' ,nco 80 os.la .'i, 80.
lsvs ha nn;ted with Pottsville in the course of