Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-01-02

/ The Meadville (Pa) Journal learns Of an.
attempted murder and suicide, the parties be-
| ing former Penusylvanians, residents of Craw.
ford county, Michigan. The Journal SAYS
I"Charles SouthWick, formerly employed as
q carriage trimmer here. conceived an attach
! ment for u NJ ISIS Laura Evens, also recent
/ resdentin this place. The lady did not re-
ciprocate the feeling, and removed not long
/ since with her father to Michigan Thither
| 1t would seem, Southwick followed her with
some bad intent. He there renewed to her
hs soiIeitations, and was rejected. By some
means he gained access TO her bed.ro at
night, and with razor cut her throat. She
escaped from the room to that of her father
gave the alarm, and on search being made
SonthwicE was found lying in her room, hav-
Ing attempted TO commit suic ide by cutting
his own throat. At the latest accounts both
were alive, but lying in very critical situa-
tion.
CosT or PURL;C BUILD1NGs IN WASHINGTON
The latest estimated cost the Capitol ex.
tension is S5,5l0l5 leaving to be appropri-
ated the sum of $l,l85,l53. One million
will be required for the next fiscal wear.
There was balance on hand, on the 1st nit,
Of &594,225.
The construction of the General Post Office
bolIding was estimated to cost $3.50 600. but
COO,OOJ have been appropriated already, and
another hundred thousand will finish The wor,
The dome of the Capitol was eetimated to
cost S94j,eO0. There has been no iucrease
on this estlmate-another appropriation of
G245, 600 viii comp!ete the work but there is
money enough on hand for the next fiscal year,
and no further appropriation is asked for q.
present.
REcovERY or LETTERS STOLEN By TuoKRR.
HAS,-Mr llolbrook the special agent of the
Post Once department, who arrested Tuck.
ermdn, the mail robber reports the recovery
Of over four hundred letters for foreign ports.
winch have not been violated, and which were
forwarded by the steamer Of Saturday. 5th
asst from Now York for Liverpool. These
letters were mailed at New Orleans on The
Tth uIt, and left New York for Boston on the
night OF Saturday, the 7th Among them
are many letters from San Francisco and
other places in California.
ANOTHER ACCIDENT FROM THE USE OF Brpy.
lNG FLUID.--A few evenings since, Young
lady in South Third street was sittiag al a
table reading by the light Of auid lamp.
which by some accident was upset, spillinr
the contents over her clothing and setting
them on fire. She immediately gave the
alarm, and By the timely assistance of her
friends, WIS no doubt saved from horrible
sulterings ifnot death. Her injuries are only
slight, but sufficient to prevent her ever resu.
ming the use OF that dangerous light.
FAsr WoRE.-A Mr.. Miller, of Carlisle
Pa, one day last week, for a wager, undertook
to husk Sc barrels Of corn from sunrise TO
sunset, which he more than accumulated
having husked 37l barrels in less than nine
honIs, besides tying up the fodder The feat
was performed on the farm Of Mr. Graham.
adjoining tie borough.
WHOLESALE RoBBERY HY CHLoRoroRN.-
The American House. at Gottenburg, Wis.
was entered on the 29th utimo and The in.
mates OF one chamber, beiog tive persons. were
dosed With eLlorofufm, ,ae room rausacked
aad the clothes OF tie slesTgrs taken out into
the streets 4 lgsnsacked OF their contents.
yalaed al S6si.
TIE estimate Of gas consumed in liqhting the
new Hall Of representative at Washington. is
5000 iset per hour, al cost under present rates
Of s26.
The salary Of the Governor Of Georgia ba.
been raised to $4,000.