Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-07-17
Clruninos EDITORIAL on0 6rlrttco

A valuable horse, belonging to Mr..
Wilson, of Sny6er county fell dead in front
Of the Montour House. Danville. on last Sat
urday afternoon week. Mr.. Wilson. 20 save
a protest in Bauk, had er.heatcd the animal,
the day being very hot and snltry.
A GRowING CrrY.-At the present time
there are liz brick or stone, and SO frame
buildings--in oil 400-now going up in Mil
waukee. at an aggregate cost Of one million
one hundred thousand dollars.
Five French missionary priests md six
sisters Of charity embarked lately at Havre
for Texas.
Henry Kurtz. German, was drowned in
the Susquehanna, near Columbia, Pa., On the
4th inst.
The Mohawk Dutchmen use ladies framed
skirts for scarrcrows The birds think there
is some trap about them" and keep O safe
distance !-LewiSJurg Chronicle.
"a" An empty crows nest, perhaps
WESTERN STEAMBOAT ACCIDENTs-The fol-
lowing are given as the main losses on the
Western rivers for the six months ending
May Is. 1888 :-Stcamers burned, ID; ex.
ploded, snagged, . collision, 8 total loss,
26 total lives lost, CO.
DEATH WARRANTs-Governor Packer, on
Thursday week, issued the death warrants Of
the following persons:
John Lutz, Allegheny county, TO be exc.
cuted October lst; William John Clarke,
M0rtour county, to be executed Septc mber
oath; Mary Twiggs. Montuur county TO be
executed October 22d.
kHLED.-Durirg the heavy storm that
! passed over this place on Sunday evening
last. the lightning struck stable and killed
| two valuable horses belonging TO John +.
| Herr. Proprietor of the Farmers Hotel in
| North Ward The horses were standing to-
/ gether they fell side by side, and apparently
/ died without single uggle.-Moatouy
/ american.
PEuuoy.-A petition for the executive
clemency in behalf of Mrs. Twiggs, has been
extensively signed by the citizens of Danville
and yicinity.-Mont0ur american.
BARON WETTERs1EpT, on Saturday, pre-.
| sented his credentials TO the President, and
was received as minister resden. Of his Ma.
jesty, the King of Sweden and Norway.
FRlGnTFuL ACCIDENTAL few days ago. a
| yoang man, named Iiealey. was sitting in
front Of moving machine, fixing the knives
when the horses started, cutting both his
legs of, and causing his death in few min.
HbSSi bNS' WV, 'boNho Npuutl,
Joseph R. Chandler, who has been. for
some years past. connected with the editorial
management OF hhe "Cdfk0Iic Herald," an.
nonnces his withdrawal from that paper. lie
will shortly depart on the mission TO which
he has been appointed by President Bucha
nan.
| CAUSE AND EFFECT spples have
made their appearance in our market. We
fear that it will soon become our unpleasant
DUTY TO chronicle numerous cases Of dysentery
and cholera moTbus Persons who superin,
duce sickness by eating such trash as green
apples, are deserving Of little sympathy
Harrisburg ItiegrGph.
Hon. Henry ID. Foster OF Westmoreland
4 county, has received the unanimous nomna
tion of the Democrats of the Westmorrand
Indiana aud Armstrong district, as their can
didate for Congress.
MONEY FoUND IN A TREE.-The Norris
town RegiSter mentions that q story is ahoat
in the lower end of this county, TO the efiec
that some $4,000 in silver cou had beer
fonnd in hollow tree which was cut dowI
near Schultsvile short time since. The
occurrence is said TO have taken place on The
farm OF Mr. StauGer who had sold the tre,
to another person.
The GGsette de France a legiiimist journa
in an article on the Regina Coli incident
says England is insulting u.s." and con
cudes by asking. When shall We cease tS
be dupes, and compel England, by our atti
tude, alone, TO treat us with the same respec
a. tbe United Statesr'