Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-07-10
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Rev. Jabez Bunting d. D., the most en-
inent of the later Methodist Divines of Eng
land, has just died.
CnEAP FLoUR.-One thousand barrels Of
feur are contracted for in Cincinnati, Ohio,
by parties in Indiana, at So per barrel.
~ Tue Philadelphia Daily Ners has put
on a new dress, and looks very much i'm
proved.
The Prize Property discovered at Luck
now is said already to amount to million
and quarter sterling.
Mr.. Chas Dickens, has settled 5000 a year
on his wife, from whom he has separated.
Ice NJ ABE BY SrEAM-A steam machine,
for manufacturing ice has been put in opera
tion by London firm. The cost Of the ice
will be 10 shilings per ton.
An antidote to strychnine is said to be
milk. The Baltimore american states that
the life Of a Newfoundland dog was saved by
pouring milk down bis throat after he had
been poisoned.
The Soulsby quartz claim in Toulumne'
California, bids fair to be the richest in the
world. One mill was grinding out $1,000
per day, the rock yielding gold at the rate OF
S-p9 10 = aUO per Ton OF rock.
A TEAM OF PIGs.-Gov Cumming
testifes to having observed wagon on the
road from Salt Lake City to Provo, which
was drawn by pigs harnessed TO the tongue
by an ingenious combination OF straps and
cords. In it was seated u fat man, who ex.
cited his team even into trot, by the aid of
a black k.snake whip.
THE WHEAT CRor.-The Port Tobacco,
(Md.,) Times, reports the harvest in full prog.
ress in that county but says the accounts OF
the yield are very unfavorable. In Summer
set county, however, the yield will be very
fair, Notwithstanding some damage by rust
and joint worm.
\ WELL MANAGED RAILRoAp.-The Bos-
! ton Mass Journal says The Boston and
| Lowell Railroad has been in operation twen-
| ty- three years longer than any road (throngh-
out its whole length) in the country and yet
uot one passenger has ever been killed on it.
| This fact speaks volumes in favor OF the man
agement of the road and the Intelligence and
care Of the employees.
| ALGERINEs AND NEAPoIITANs.-At Bona,
Africa, the native Algerines, angry at no
rain falling, seized half dozen Marabouts,
and plunged the holy men into the sea, keep
! ing them in the bath until shower came
| 1t actually began to pour down at once
The Lazzaroni at Naples ore trying sim
liar experiment against the lava of Vesuvius
with wooden doll of 81. Januarius.
THE Coal TRADE.-The quantity sent by
Railroad this week is 36,0l0-by Canal al :
| 740-for the week so, $50 90 tons, which is
an increase over last week, but is less by
1855 tons than for the corresponding week
last year.-WnerS' Journal.
CRors IN INDIANA Co., Pa.-The crops
throughout this county are said to be growing
finely and the last few days of hot weather
have had a wonderful effect in maturing their
growth. Their is every indication OF an
abundant yield. Corn is the only backward
crop, but the present rate of temperature is
eflecting wonderful improvement in it.
SHIPMENT oE VEGETABLES The Norfolk
(Va.) Day Book of Wednesday last, says =
The operations in this line have reached the
enormous amount Of eight thousand ire hun.
dred barrels since yesterday afternoon. The
Caledonia, bound to New York, took l0C
bbls the North Carolina to Baltimore, 800
the Louisiana, to Baltimore, 1900. the james
town to New York, $500; the Pennsyl
vania to Philadelphia l000-total $500 bbls
This truck will average SO per barrel, and
foots up the snug sum OF twenty-five hOuSanG
fre hundred dollars worth of vegetables il
two days.
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY-The Wilmington IN
O. Journal Of the 29th ult., says that on tha
morning Joshua Rouse, who had been fol
several months an inmate of an insane asy
lum, killed his father his wife, and his tw,
small children, cutting their heads OF with al
axe at their residence, near Whiteville, Col
umbus county n. g, A Boy who ESCAPED
the maniac murderer, alarmed the neighbors
and Ronse was arrested and safely lodged il
Jail.