Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-06-12
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Two sons of Jacob Lees Of Reading, we're
drowned last week.
An Old School Presbyterian Church has
been organized at Harrisburg, Pa.
At this season spare the birds. DO not
wantonly destroy them. 1t is wrong.
Five of the principal newspapers in Mis-.
souri, are openly in favor Of making that State
free State.
SYow.-Snow fell in Coudersport, Potter
county, on the 2lst ult, following in the wake
of severe hail storm.
Mr.. Lewis Cass, Jr,, has resigned his mis-
sion at Rome the resignation to take effect
when his successor shall be appointed.
The Washington Union urges the impcr-
tance Of strengthening the national defences,
aud intimates that there is gross insufticiency
in the preparations for the contingency OF a
fragrant war.
Death OF Z. S. SENA1oR.- Hon. John
p. Henderson, L. S. Senator from Texas,
Friday evening. lie had been suffering for
several months with pulmonary disease.
Mr. Stanton, the great English chess play
err has indirectly declined accepting the chal-
leuge Of Paul Murphy, the champion Ameri-
match be played in New Orleans instead Of
Europe.
OF the ex.Presdents there are now living,
Martin Van Buren,, at Kinderhook, New
York John Ter at Sherwood Forest, Vir.
ginia; Franklin Pierce, at Concord, New
Hampshire and Millard Fillmore, at Bufa.
10, New York.
Three pugnacious cock-robins flew with
such force against Elijah Lincoln's parlor
window, in bingham Mass. that they broke
two panes Of glass, and one Of them broke hi:
red Breast and died OF course female was
the cause of their quarrel.
John Allen, of Paducab, Ky, has to pay
$4,000 for not marrying Miss Smith and he
baby, after promising to do so.
tY' Is the baby Of manageable age, snt
how is the law regarding bgamy in Ken
lucky?
HEAVY LossEs-A recapi.ulston Of th
damage done by the recent hail storm in th
vicinity of Fredericksburg, Va, estimates tn
loss to be Sl50000. Over 100000 bushel
of wheat were destroyed within a length o
ten and breadth Of three miles.
A LARGE RArT.-The Largest timber raj
ever floated down the Susquehanna river, wa
brought to Wrightsville, Pa on Tuesday
1t was Aoated out Of the Sinnemahonine
creek in sections, and RATED at Lock HaveI
1t is 349 feet long and % feet width.
LEGAL PoINTs on THE HIGHER LAW
!, lawyer at Madison, Wis objected to jur!
man because the juryman declared that if th
law of the State was opposed to Gods la
he should feel obliged to obey the latter
But Judge Collins overruled the objection
on the ground that it was not to be presume
that the laws of the State were in confi(
!. with the law Of God.
TwENTY-oNE PRISONERS at Wethershel
r Ct, have applied for release from Sta'
! Prison. Among them is John Barnhar
, who shot his father when he was only ls yea
! old, and was sentenced to be hung. His Sc
: tence was commuted to imprisonment f
/. life, and he has now spent rs years with
a prison walls.
|. NORTH CAROLINA is bad State to indull
e iu more than one wife. II. G. Bartlett, CO
d victed of bigamy. was sentenced to be bra
/. ded on the left cheek with the letter b.,
S receive 39 lashes on his bare back, to be il
Y prisoned thirty days, then to receive 80 lash
II more. and to be let loose. He has marie
, | four wives,