Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-05-08

abo,isho5 the penalty for usury, and permits
contract to be made for any rate Of interest,
but provides that no more than six per cent.
can be collected by compulsory means, aud
leaves that as the legal rate,
/ ~ Tie .Siomolin Journal and Farmers
and Miners Adcocate, published by John
/ Robins, formerly Of Milton, made its appear
ance on Saturday last. The journal is
printed on good paper and is neatly got up
! in its mechanical arrangements.
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! a TERMBiE CRIME REVEALED a MuR-
pEREG FERRETEE Or We published, about
! two weeks ago, II detailed statement Of tie
! finding Of tho bones nLd clothing of a man in
! the woods, about sixteen miles from this city.
! his publication has elected full eXplana-
/ tion Of the mystery, revealing the name, resi-
dtnce and occupat or OF the unfortunate man,
ana the circumstances Of his death. His
name wac ohm Mickey. lie was railroad
/ conductor, and was murdered and robbed OF
a large sum OF money in August last, aud left
! by Li5 murderer to rot in the woods where he
wa3 found. The name and present wherea-
/ bouts of the probable murderer are known,
and the proper legal authorities are already
/ in hot pursuit Of him.-Detroh True Press
! 2jM.
| THE BILL 10 revise the Penal Code Of the
State. was nossed at the close Of The session
! Of, the Legislature, and the CoYernor, with
advice and consent OF the Senate, has appoin-
ted Ellis Lewis, John c. Knox and Charles
/ a. Buckaew, commissioners to revise the
same. Mess.s. Lewis and Knox were both
late judges Of the Supreme Court. Had Co.
vernon Packer pursued the proscriptive
course of President buchanan. neither Judge
Lewis nor Mr. Buckalew HLecomptonites)
would have been appointed. But he has a
JuA'eF anu u0S'el loeu u oiueiai p'oPs'e'y'
CrR,ors louLing over the LIST Of nnrn.
bers Of Congress. ,hirty wears AGO, as nubiish.
ed in Niles Rerister 6i December lpo5 we
notice curious circumstauce--lLe list con.
taius the hll names Of every member Of the
House Of Representatives but one. There
was q new mrub,r rrnm Tennessee. whose
christian nam. couIA not la oscertaipad nv
the com,.iler and so he mt him d,wn thus
- PIX Somr twenty wears sGterj;ord
This ohscor. gentleman. of whose identity
"e't was so mug Q"rS|o" !" -" ""s e'es'
Yea Ie9I"eHI Z! LAe L1'eu 1'@'cs'
TIE I.lvl1Ur,S TO BE Ou1poHr-A bigger
shin than tho Leyiailnu'is talked of ia Eng.
land. II is intended that this new monster
shall carry OOO TONS morn hnr the LrvitLi.n
--is tn RIM rost,-. opl draw loss wafer An
ppoine,r !, Iiv.rrool naord Clorc nronosps
ia Lu.lI a shirI npu foot in i,nn,h N reet
beam. and only 30 feet from the deck to keel
,,nt.i,,r 10. narraa,i, Co.. In,.n,,nI ,si bor
S.uts Ptte'lIy square. IN size sue "ou!d oe
'',ToV 'UHs'
We WA nov oe surprised 10 near one VI
mess .ntSe Gays mat some engineer proposes 10
e".'G o''"9e across Inc A'ahtc, Win
no'c.S' "rtnnseu al convenient u!"tahces
'P1''' 'O' Tue c0m'oE' o' Fa'e"erS.
RrJolcIXGs AT WAsnIyGroy-PAssAGE OF
THE KANSAS IiusiiuQton May 81 .ast
night O large crowd collected beryre ,he f'resi
dents house when apnon were fred amid mu.
sic, from the Marine Band. President Bu.
chanau appeared at the window and returned
thanks for tho honor, saying that the best
interests Of the country were involved in tho
contest which had been SO happily terminated
and he hoped and believed that the passage
OF the Kansas bill would tend TO promote Ne
peace and prosperity Of the CnioG.
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our OF "'s iF.NaIes were arrested a"d tiied
German Methodist clergyman. They rayIail
him as he was leaving the church after all even
ing meeting, and pel,ed him with stale eggs A
brother of the church, who attempted to shield
the preacher, knocked down and roughly
handled The reason alleged in the ex,cnuation
was that the clergyman had made some unwar-
rantablc innuondos in the pulpit against the
y CHALLEEGE.-N hen Judge Thatcher,
many venfs ago, was member Of Congress
rom Hassac"nSettS' he was challenged TO n
I"ei 10y Mr.. BIonnt, member from North
Carolina tor words spoken in debate The
Jaage, t on rsauIHs the message LFon blonnt,
after au using his Wig and revolutionary hat,
Give my respectful compliments to your
master aud tell him he cannot have n definite
anawer to his note to-day. Let him be ma.
tient short time, till | can write to port.
land and receive an answer. always cons Il
my wife on matters of Importance, well know
ing that she is better Judge OF family affairs
takes ChnlPn hf