Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-10-23
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GOVERNOR BANKS or MASSACHUSETTS AT
Tackled BY MAD WoMAy.-Governor Banks
visited the Northampton Mass Insane Asly-
um on the 9th Of September, and while view
ing the inmates, Mrs. Phelps, the woman
who some years since was charged with poi
son!ng her husband. and afterwards became
deranged, seized the Governor By the arm
aud declared that "she would instantly drag
him to eXecuton-it was useless to resist
she was commissioned 20 hang him aud must
do it :" and suiting the action TO the word,
she seized him by the collar, and probably
but for his earnest resistance and the timely
aid of Dr. Prince the Commonwealth would
to Gay have beon without her Chief Execu.
tive Magistrate.
FEMALE CLEREs So many clerks are pro-
wing defaulters, we wonder employers DO not
employ young women instead of fast young
men. The girls don't go on benders and
spend their employers cash, and many Of
them are as we'll qualified to perform the
duties Of clerkship as the generality Of
young men.-Ecchaags.
ELorENENr.-The New Orleans LA Crcs
cent states that lady, the wife Of most
respectable merchant Of that city, and the
mother Of three children, left the house Of
her husband, who is now in the North, for
parts unknown. She left note for him.
stating that be need not trouble himself
about the children, as none of them were his
A relative of the lady followed, and had an
interview with her, beseechng her to return,
&c., but she sparned the idea. alleging dis.
parity Of age, disagreement of temper and
other things, as full justification for the step
she had taken.
TIE TASTES OF WoMEY.-W Women vary in
taste in regard to dress MS much as men do
and this is their prerogative. Women also
differ about boards. Some like em aud
others "set their faces against EN-" Many
girl who scOlds about moustaches has no
objection to have one on her own lip-pro-
vided it belongs to the right fellow Who
wrote tho following saucy epiGramP
Kate hates moustaches so much hair
Makes s1e'? l,ok like bear;
But Fanny. who m thought can ie,ler,
Bursts out, "The more like bears the better,
Because" cher pretty shoulders slruggne)
"Dears are such glorious chaps Ior hugsmg"
The ATLANTIC CABLs The New York
Times states that the wurkmen employed in
cutting up the cable in the machine shop at
the Brooklyn Navy Yard, found break
short time since in the communicating cop
per wire about three eights OF an inch long,
luEOuSu NuICH lue saw pdSntu W tue sOiIu
gutta berchn, showing that the disconneGtiou
must have occurred during the process OF
manufacture, aud therefore leading TO the
very great probability that other similar le.
sious may have occurred in other parts of the
cable.
PITHY CoRREsPoYpENcE The following
correspondence is said to have taken place
between New Haven merchant and one Of
his customers. "Sir-yonr account has been
standing for two years ! must have il set,
tied Immediately" To which ia reply, "Sr
things usually do settle by standing ! regret
that my account is an exception. IL it has
been stdndi"g too long, Suppose you let il run
little"
The Rev. Mr.. Sithkins, who by the way has
o holy horror Of grammar and photography
thus describes the departure Of a. saint
When drrore al the honse OF my diseased
friend, he was psrspiring bis last, | stood by
his bedside, and said, as he was too far gone
to talk, brother. if you feel happy now J'si
squeeze my hand, and he squose H.
Forty.nino Of the Camels belonging to the
| United States are now at Campo Verde, sixty
mles from San Antonio. Only one Of those
imported has died while ten have been added
by birth These young American born cam,
els thrive we'll. and promise to grow up equal
in oil respects TO those imported.