Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-06-06
RUSSIA AND PERSIA.

ARE TELEGRArHIc OPERATORS OBLIGED TO
pIvuLGE On Tuesday last, person sent to
friend in New York o teiegraphic despatch,
advising him to leave town, as warrant had
been issued for him Oh charge Of bastardy
10 ascertain the residence Of the offender,
officer Clinton called at the telegraph Office,
yesterday, and demanded copy OF the de-
spatch. The clerk refused to give it up
Officer Clinton returned to the Police Court
and reported progress. Justice Pearsons
took the matter into consideration, and says
the clerk is bound to give up the despatch
and if be refuses can be sent to Jail for con-
tempt of Court. The officers Of the Company
take opposite ground, and say that the clerk
did right, aud that he shall not hand over
that despatch should q warrant issue in the
matter. We expect to see very interesting
lawsuit spring from the question.-Albany
Journal.
PorAro-pIooIvG BIT MAcuIEERr.-Eyery
ens who has dug potatoes and felt the back
breaking, head-achiug trials which accom-.
pany the tedious process will fell bound oi
pleasure on learning that Yankee ingenuity
promises to supersede by machinery the af-
fictive labor of gathering this important har-
vest. Captain Taggart, of RoXbury has pat
en.cd simple contrivance for the purpose
which an agricultural house in Utica is abou,
10 carry it into practical use. Its plough
shaped machine, with double set of revol
cing metal fingers, which take up the favor.
ite fruit winnow them from the earth, depos
ite them in baskets hung on each side, or il
couple Of rows upon the earth. With pail
OF horses man, it is calculated, can dig from
six to ten acres per day. We shall watcl
with curiosity the results ola trial Of this yer,
useful invention. Ii will work very impor
tant reyolutionin potato raising, if success tul
--Bo9toa lrarellOr.
SINGULAR MORTALITY AHoS0 SWALLOWS
Fer many years past, the chimney swallow
have in Spring and Autumn congregatet
about the old Brisbey house in West Spring
field, the chimney Of which occupies nearl,
one-third of the building. On the 2lst anC
zjd inst, sir hundred swallows were fount
dead about the premises, and it is supposel
that they died Of cold and starvation. W.
have doubts Of this as we have heard Of NJ
similar cases in this region. They were seel
TO fly up, lutter in the air and then fall +; ant
we inclined 10 to think that they were poi
soned in some way BY the gases Of the chin
sry.
GRElT TRoErISo.-The Springfield A Argn
says that Mr.. p. A. Rockwell, of that cit
together with another gentleman, went fish
aug pn L TIuuJ IuSl III uTuuNIue, uHu DOlu u
gether caught one hundred and forty trout
Mr. Rockwell himself cought one hundre
and twenty. This is great days work.
"WHAT SHADOWS VIZ ARE."-Durng tn
last week three distinguished men wer
called away by death, viz: Senator Adan
Of Mississippi, Senator Butler, OF Sout
Carolina, aud Senator Bell, Of New llamI
shire.
GREAT SHAD FIsIUYo. We learn that til
finest shad fishing known for many years wa
enjoyed on Monday at liadly Falls. At I'll
hrt three hauls they took an aggregate Of
300 and at the fourth haul 2, 800 more, maxim
1900 shad at fonr hauls--s plump Sl,OO
Worth.-Sprinafeid Rep0b.
About twelve thousand people Of color lie
the United States for Africa daring the lai
year. More than half Of them were emanc
pated for the purpose.
Senator Biger, OF this State, is now on
tour Of observation through the wester
states and Territories