Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-03-20

FIRE.-About halfpast six o'clock on
Saturday evening, fire was discovered in the
cupola of Dickinson Seminary. The fireman
were upon the ground in a few minutes, and
succeeded in extinguishing the flames before
they had done serious injury. A new cupola
will repair most of the damage, excepting
what was necessarily done by water. The
fireman deserve the highest credit for their
conduct on the occason-better work could
not have been done. Tho building is six
stories high and the cupola rises nearly
twenty feet above it. The flames started in
the very top of the latter, and by the time
they had reached the level of the roof, such
a body of water was brought to bear upon
them as to extinguish them in a few minutes.
-Lysoming Gasette.
NEUTRALITY OF THE IsTuMus OF Panama
1T is rumored that the New Granadian min
lister at Paris has signed treaty with
France, securing the entire neutrality of the
lsthmus of Panama, and that he has also
concluded like treaty with Russia, through
the Russian Ambassador at the Court oi
France. 1t is also said, that prior to the
reeeat change u the English Ministry he had
negotiated q convention with England foI
the same purpose, but it is not stated whether
it has been actually signed Or not.--Baltimor,
Sun.
1t is stated that there nre about one mil
lion bushels wheat in store and about sixt,
thousand barrels of -four at Chicago. Whea
is selling at SO and 55 cents. 1t is the gene
raj opinion that two million bushels of grail
will be ready there for transportation upol
the opening of navigation.
THE LANCASTER BANK INVESTIGATION
Governor Packer has appointed the following
gentlemen Commissioners TO investigate tn
affairs Of the Lancaster Bank, under the nc
passed at the present session of the Legisa
ture Hon. ThoS. II. Burrowes, OF Lancaster
Hon Geo. Darsie, Allegheny; and Hon.
Y. james, Warren.
FREE NEGROES IN MARYLAND.-The Bait
more (Md.) Clipper says that the small Stat
OF Maryland cou,S ins greater free negr
population than the n.;,ghty Empire State {
New York, by over 25,G00; and exceed
Pennsylvania by over 81 900.
THE LEGISLATURE OF Iowa has pnssed la
Tor raising company Of mounted voiGteel
to protect the southern frontier against h,
Sioux Indians
STRUCK FOR Low Provisions en-
ployees of the New York and Erie RaiIroa
Company, in the village of Dunkrk, hay
held an Indignation meeting on account of Il
high prices charged for groceries and prov
sions by the dealers in that place. The
passed resolutions declaring that they wi
purchase their supplies in New York cit
and save from 25 to 70 per cent. An assoc
alton has been formed for this purpose
Buffalo AdOertiser.
Some talk Of the approaching abdicatic
OF the Pope as a certain thing, and areaC
has Father Ventura, been spoken of as b
successor.
During the past year twenty six revol
tlonary soldiers have died, as have also tive
ty-iive persons of one hundred years of al
and over.
Professor Gould, of Cambridge, has made
calculation by which he proves that the sun
96,l60000 millions of miles distant from Il
earth, instead of 95,OO0,0O0, the usual comp
tation.
light took place in the Court House
Reading last week, during session of Coul
ombatants--four-Gned in sur
ranging from $5 to $40. and each held
$500 each, to keep the peace for one year.
SsAus-It is said that tho consumption
snails in Paris has increased to such on exte
as to seriously iujure the oyster trade.
whole side Of the new fish market is deyot
TO these delicacies.
CHRISTIAN GRAcE.-The moro beliey,
love God. the more tGey love one another !;
the lines of circle, the nearer they come
the centre, the nearer they come TO ca
other.--Charnock.
TnE COMET. discovered at Cambridge {
servatory, on January is yet visible. Il
comet is believed also to be periodical, Q
to be identical. with that which was 81
10 1870.