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THE MILITARY COMMISSION IN,
KANSAS. ..-.--.

ST.. Louis, August 2S.--Leauen,corth, /.
August 26th., per United States express
TO Booneville.--Fhe military commis..
sion authorized by tho Secretary Of War,
to adjust certain differences between the
Quarter Masters Department and the
contractors, who furnished mules for the
Utah expedition. met yesterday at Fort
Leavenworth. Present, Major Sherman
Lieut.. Col. Roberts, and Gen. Gaines.--
The board made two Intellectual attempts
to organize; and its preliminary proceed
ings were exceedingly inharmonious.--
The question Of precedence of rank, had
been definitely settled last evening.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-09-01

The Poetry OF PnYsrc. Doses have
always been associated in our minds with
wry faces, and medicine has seemed from
the days of childhood, another word for
nausea and disgust. lis remedies were
the worst part of sickness, and pain was
not SO hard TO bear as the revolving por-
tons we we're compelled to swallow for
its relief. DR.. Ayers preparations her
aid another era His Cherry Pectoral is
like honey on The tongue, and healing
balm on the stomach His Pills Try
them they are sweet morsels to the
taste, and glide Sugar.shOd over the pal.
ale. but their energy although wrapped
up, i there, and strikes with telling-force
to the very foundations of diseaSe.--
[ Cincinnati Citizen, O.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-09-01

The FATAL HEAT IN INDIA.-The
heat of the summer in India is said to be
the most severe known for quarter of a
century. The correspondent of The Lon
don Times says:
All over the North West the troops
are being housed, and operations cease
until the fierce heat has little abated.-
The sun has been more deadly than the
enemy. AS if 10 try the endurance of The
Englishmen 10 the utmost, the seasen has
been such as has not been known since
1893. Those who know Bengal, will
understand it, when | say, that on the
18th inst, one clergyman in Calcutta
buried forty.eight Englishmeu, chiefly
sailors. In one ship, the captain, chief
mate, and twen,y-six men had all appo-
plexy at once. Nine men from Fort
William buried ole morning from the
same cause Her Majesty's 10Th, at Bar
rackpore, who were nearly all under COW
er, and who are most carefully looked af.
ter, have two hundred men unfit for duty,
from immense boils, .....
All over the country, paragraph after
paragraph announces the deaths of sc
many ne at such place from appoplexy
Fortunately the rains are setting in, and
in month it will be comparatively cool.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-09-01

New CHURcHEs.-The Birmingham
NJ. E. Church, commenced last fall by
Rev. H. D. Fisher, now Of LeavenworLh
City, Kansas, is almost ready for dedica-
tion. It is beautiful brick edifce, with
fine steeple, and located on one of the
most eligible sites in that borough. Rev.
G. A. Lowman, the present pastor, is
experimenting the work. The new AS
bury Chapel NJ. e. Church is rising as if
by magic. The brick work of the first
story is completed. This building will
have the largest audience room, with one
exception, Of any Methodist Church in the
city. The pastor, Rev. W. A. Bell,
though in feeble health, is doing much
toward this great undertaking. The Du-
quesne Borough. M. E. Church. under
the efficien! management Of Rev. James
Mills, who has pastoral charge, is pro-
crossing finely. The stonework of the
basement is nearly completed, and ample
provision has been made for tie early
finishing of the structure, at cost Of
about three thousand dollars. The build.
ing is 43 by SO, two stories high.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-09-01
England.

Here are number of facts in portable
form which may interest our readers:
Since 1859, when the present Protes-
tant ChurchOf England was firmly estab-
lished by Queen Elizabeth, the majority
of the people Of England have been
Protestanis. The Roman Catholics are
believed at present TO be less than one
million of the population. The adherents
Of the Church Of England form about one
half of The population. The most nu-
merous classes of Protestant dssenters
are the original connexion Of Wesleyan
Methodisls, the Independents, or Con-
gregalionalists, the Particular Baptists.-
The Protestant Episcopal Church is es-
tablished by law. and her two archbishops
and "a of her bishops have seats in the
House of Lords,
The government of England is lin
tied or constitutional monarchy, heredi.
tary in the Guelph family, or house Of
Hanover, who acceded to the throne on
the death of Queen Ann, the last Of the
Stuart family, in l7l4. The Legislature
consists Of three bodies, whose united
consent is required to give force to their
enactments. l.. The Sovereign g. A
House Of Lords of about 430 members,
with hereditary membership and titles !;
and House Of Commons, elected, at
least once in seven years, by the people.
This constitution was established at the
revolution Of 1859, since which time it
has not been altered, except in 1882,
when, by the Reform Bill, the election
of the House Of Commons was placed
chiefly in the power Of the middle classes.
The House Of Commons consists of 656
members: 500 from England, los from
Ireland SO from Scotland chosen mostly
by householders paying yearly rent Of
gl0 or upwards They have The control
of the public purse, which places the eff
feclive power in their hands. This con
stiIution, with religious toleration, free
press, trial by jury, the hapeas corpus
act, and freedom Of trade. give the British
people an extent Of liberty not enjoyed by
any other nation Of the great COL tinent.
CONVERSION OF ONE OF THE Foxes. -
We learn thai Miss Margaret Fox, one Of
the notorious "Fox Family" the origina-
or of hat humbug of humbugs, "Spirit-
ualism," has joined hefselfto the Roman
Catholic Church in New York, 'Tis
well; The rule is--irom one superstition
to another. Horace Greely, Of the Fri
bune, It is stated in the public prints,
''stood by Miss Fox the whole time Of
the ceremony Of initiation. Is he exam.
ming the sway Of the going in of the
gate" with view Of knocking at it some
day?
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HAMPTON ROADS, Angus. 2s.--The
Prusian bark, Lizette, forty seven days
from Pernambuco, arrived to-day, with
sugar. .a aAubt If31 ,.l
The ship Cornthian, of New Orleans,
sailed to-day for Liverpool. Crew con-
valescent. ' .ur aaga-+.
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VAmSo oOShhNAa
Grand Rapids (Wis.) Eagle. i.

The TELEGRApH AND THE BIBLE.-~
"Canst thou send lighinngs that they;
may go, and say unto thee, Here We 81
are." la shsa n i31ii5l is3g
"Who bath divided the water couised
for way for the Lightning 7"
b "The Lord on high is mighiier than thseI
noise Of many waters, yea, than the
mighty waves Of the sea-" "a 8g'53gll4
ale made a decree for the rain, andal I
way for the lightning" alie aI3A.
"He directeth His lightning into tAeIl.
ends Of the earth" aif.f aia E3is
"Thc lightning cometh out Of the East
and shineIh even into the West"
ellis lighlnings cnlighten the worlda
"There are many troubles which you
can't cure by the Bible andihe hymn K
book, but which you can cure BY q good
respiration aud breath Of fresh air..
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-09-01

CHARLESTON, August 2s.-Captain
Bolles, ship Camden, died Friday ffo.n
yellow fever. Africans on SLAYER Echo
are al Quarantine. 5at'h,4
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-09-01

A HELPING word to one in trouble is
often like a switch on railroad track
one inch between wreck and smooth
rolling prosperity.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-09-01

SAVANNAH, August 2s.--Dr, w. s.
Haiden, of Byran county, was killed at
his residence, by his step.son, George
Land. isgel VA IL, la5 a,a.i
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-07-10
SHERIFF SALES.

By virtue of certain writs of Fieri FdciaS
issued out of the Court Of Common Pleas of
Northumberland county, to me directed, will
be exposed to Public Sale, at the Court
House, in Sunbury, on Saturday the 9th
day of July, inst, (ls5S) at l o'clock =. NJ,
the following described real estate, to wit
Two Certain Lots Of Ground, situate in the
borough Of Sunbury, Northumberland county
in that part of said town commonly called
Hendricks and Clements addition" con-
tanning each so feet in front on Chestnut
street, and about 1870 feet in depth, adjoining
lots of Daniel Iienninger on the East, and
Benjamin Hendricks on the West whereon
are erected two.stOry frame house and q
frame stable. Seized, taken in execution,
and to be sold as The property Of William
Atkins.
Also, at the same time and place, a certain
lot of ground, situate in the Borough Of Sun
bury aforesaid, and marked on the general
plan Of said town No. 3l9, fronting on Whor-
ileberry street on the North and bounded
by Blbcrry alley on the South, on the East
by lot No 3lS, now owned by William
Hoover. auG on the West by lot No. 800,
owned by Margaret o. Lyon; containing 60
feet in front and 230 feet in Depth whereon
are erected two-story frame house and
kitchen. Seized, taken in execution, and to
be sold as the property of Henry Petery.
JAMES VANDYKE, Sheriff
Shcrif's Office, Sunbury,
IpI,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-07-10
PROCLAMATION.

NOTICE is hereby given that the several
~ Courts of Common Pleas, General Quarter
Sessions of the peace, and Oprhans' Court. Court
Of Oyer and Termner and General Jail Delivery
in and for the county of Northumberland. to
commence at the Court House, in the borough OF
Sunbury, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ. on Monday, the
2nd day of AUGUST next, and will continue
ONE WEEK.
Tho coroner, Justices of the Peace and consta-
bles in and rthe county of northumberland, are
requested to be then and there in their proper per-
sons, with their rolls, records, inguisitions and
other rcmcmbrances, to do those things to their
several Offices appcrtaining to be done. And al
witnesses prosecuting IN behalf of the Commonl
wealth against any prisoner also requested and
commanded to be then and there attending in their
proper persons TO prosecute against him, shall
be just-and not TO depart without leave at their
peril. Jurors requested to be punctual in their
attendance, at the time appointed agreeable to
their notices.
Given under my hand at Sunbury, the Goth day
of June in the year Of our Lord one thous-
and eigh' hundred and fifty -eight-and the
independence of the United States of America
the SD.
God save the Commonwealth.
JAMES VANDYKE, Sheriff.
SherilI's Office, Sunbury,l
June 26, 1885,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-07-10

BITTEN ny SNAKE.--A man attached to
Ball Cos Amphitheatre, was bitten by q
snake, yesterday forenoon. The snake wns
that exhibited by the "old Snake women"
so familiar to our people, nud which has at
tracted so many curious eyes at a centa peep.
Tho Snowman was desirous Of purchasing the
,snake.--a rattle snake, with some half doz-
On rattles and for the purpose of driving
profitable trade. the old lady seized it by the
neck, holding it up TO his admiring gaze, with
the assurance that she had charmed it into
perfect docility. The would.be purchaser at
tempted to take his snakeship in the same
manner but seizing him too low on the neck
was bitten in the thumb. DR.. Rutherford,
being Immediately called upon, administered
over quart of fourth. proof brandy, making
him almost instantaneously drunk and insen-
sble. This proved successful antidote to
poison, aud the man is now doing well,
having escaped all the dreaded effects of the
bite. We have not heard whether negotia-
tions were resumed for the transfer Of the
snake but should rather think the man had
enough Of that kind Of crilter.
Since the above was in type we have learn
ed, from DR.. Rutherford that the effects OF
the poison is he thinks, killed, but that there
is still danger Of the effects of the bite. The
mans name is John Madoe. He has been
resident Of Marathon, CORTLAND Co., n. Y,
where hie relatives reside. His friends there
have been written to, and the man himself
taken to the Poor House--the Circus COM
pany having left without making any provi-
sion for his comfort. He was formerly raft
man .-Hdrrisburg Telegraph.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-07-10
LIST OT JURORS
For Northumberland County, for The
August Term, y. ID 1888.
GRAND JURORS.

For northumberland County, for th
August Term, y. ID 1858.
GRAND JURORS.
George B. Sintou, Coll,
= Peter Swartz Jordan,
John Hover, Lower Augusta,
A Jacob f. Cougar, Milton,
5 John f. Dentler Delaware,
Jacob Noecheo, Shamokin,
! Henry Morgan, northumberland,
Dauiel Everett, Coal,
9 George Rem, Suubury,
10 Fleming Nesbit, Chiliisquaque,
II Philip Schreyer, Milton,
IL William Farron, Shamokin,
10 Samuel Blair Milton,
ii Peter Ruch, Northumberland,
- Isaac Marsh, Turbut,
Is Samuel Bovele, Lower Mahanoy,
Il John i. Heller, Chillisquaque,
Is John Troxell, Milton,
10 jonathan 3ordner, Lower Mahanoy,
30 John Boughner Coal,
2l Charles Kase, Rush.
22 Henry Haas, Shamokin.
% Franklin A. Clark, Coal,
"a Michael Brown, Upper Mahanoy.
TRAVERSE JURORS.
l Joseph Kennedy, Rnsh,
= Jeremiah Longsdorf jackson,
) Hugh Martin, Chillisquaque,
4 Charles IIeehman. Turbut,
John j. Ritter, Turbut,
6 Robert Cummings, Chlllisquaque,
Gideon Roadarmel Coal,
s John n. Conrad, Lower Augusta,
9 Christian Wentzel Jordan,
10 John b. Scout, Northumberland
IL John Bohner, Jackson,
u Ebenezer Bastian, Sunbury,
l3 Philip Gibbons, Point,
II John Shriner, Northumberland,
Is Valentine Klaze, Shamokin.
l6 John G1lick, Point,
II Samua i. Burrows, Lewis,
is Daniel Carroll. Sr., Turbut,
10 George Helm, Washington,
20 John Dottinger, Shamokin,
81 Samuel S. Malck, Lower Augusta,
20 Daniel Kramer, Cameron,
% Joshua Cole, Turbut
"a Alvin II. Alexander, Coal,
% Andrew Killer, Chillisquaque,
26 Isaac Brown, Milton.
81 Peter Hleman, Sunbury,
% Daniel Shatfer, Jordan,
% William Osman, Rush,
80 Samuel Trego, Lower Mahanoy,
81 Miner g. Marsh, Turbut,
81 John w. llulther, "
33 Abraham Bingaman, Lower Mabanoy,
"a Daniel Dressler, Chillisquaque,
35 Isaac Deppin Jackson,
| So John Meugar, Lewis,
81 Jacob Huntzicher, Lewis,
| 3S Oliver b. Hoffman, Coal,
80 John Kepperling, Northumberland,
10 Peter Masser, Sunbury,
Al Henry Peters,
~ William Harrison, Northumberland,
43 Henry NJ organ, Point,
A Samuel Fetter, Sunbury,
! 45 Daniel Smith, Jr., Delaware,
46 Israel Dunkeberger. Little Mahanoy,
/ AZ Amos Anderson, Delaware,
/ AZ George ii. Coder, Coal.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-07-10
TkkE "OLD DOMINION"
GcTTEE POT.

Thousands Of this new Coffee Pot have already been
rapidly on the increase Whcrsvcr introduced 1t has
given the complete isiaction.
TIE OLD DOMINION COFFEE TOT.
Makes better coffee than possible to Obtain in any
other way because, by ingenious but simple arrange
ment, the hOusekccper may boil her coffee any length
Of time without loss uf aroma thus securing all the ele
mens of the coffee III hel natural and proportional com
bnctlOns.
THE OLD DOMINION COFFEE POT
Gives healthy beverage Nervous, dnspepic, and bill
ious persons who had dared to coffee for years
have been able to drink their favorlle beverage again
when made in this boiler, and without an occurrence
ot any OF the old unpleasant consequences ~ healthy,
because by they of condenser, evaporation is pre-
vented and the coffee be boiled long enough to- release
all the natural elements Of the berry, aud get them in Just
proportion in the beverage.
THE OLD DOMINION COFFEE rot
Is the most economical, for nothing being lost by
poraon in boiling fourth less coffee is rcqulrhd
while the beverage is stronger more delicious.
THE OLD DOMINION COFFEE POT
Never fails to do its work right Cook spoil
your cup of coffee by neglect ogetuncss after she
has placed the boiler on the stove or range.
THE OLD DOMINION COFFEE POT
Is manufactured under the patent for the United States
by
ARTHUR, BURNHAM GILROY,
III & ll9 South Tenth Street, Philadelphia.
r Also, manufacturers Of the United States of ArurS
Celebrated Patents Alright Selt-Scaling Cans Jars.
July 8, lS5S-it
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-07-10

What q volume of thought there is in the
following item which is going the rounds;.
"A YouHG SuICtDE.-A little girl, twelve
years old, attempted to commit suicide at
Boston, the other day. She had been severe.
ly punished several times by her teacher, and
fearing further chastisenent, she drank tea
cup full of burning fluid, but an emetc saved
her life. She gave her reasons for the act
that the girls 'picked upon" her that she
was called stupid" and her teacher had pun
ished her. and she was tired Of life"
The world will never know now many peo-
have been made stupid by the simple cry of
Ounce" which has been hurled at them. The
late Gov Marcy was stupid" boy until he
got teacher who had sense enough to treat
him 'intellgently anl .,ankly, instead OF "lar-
rupng" the future statesman for every fault.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-07-10

BE IT ORDAINED, By the Brgesses and
Council Of the Borough Of Sunbury and it is
hereby enacted by authority Of the same, That
on and after this date it shall not be lawful
for any Railroad Company, TO allow their
locomotives or trains Of cars to run within
the limits of the Borough at greater speed
than at the rate OF five miles an hour under
the penalty of twenty five dollars for each
offence TO be recovered as debts of the same
amount are by law recoverable.
On motion. The above ordinance passed
unanimously.
By order Of the Chief Burgess.
JNO. w. BUCHER,
Sunbury, July 3, lS5S-2t Torn Clerk.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-07-10
WHAT ONE GREAT lIIND CAN ACCOM-
PLISn.

The "preat ones" of the earth have been
Justly designated as such for having achieved
ends and objects unattaned by their fellow
men. If we trace the rise and progress oil
them. we shall see, that not only has their
success been owing to new idea or original
surgeston but in far greater measure to
the systematic mode of carrying out the pro-
iects, and bring them to successful issue.
In no instance has this fact been more truly
cxemplifed than in the career and lightning
speed progress to fame OF Thomas Holloway,
and the proportonate universal dissemination
Of his Pills and Ointment as q specific for
nearly every disease of the human frame.
We have been fortunate enough TO learn
from his own lips the mOduS Operandi of this
woodworking system, which evinces its su-
noriority not only in having reached the
name of perfection, but in keeping afloat this
mighty organization, "harp OF thousand
strings" to keep in tune.
Let the reader conceive to himself the pos
sibility of creating aud continuing in working
order a business from whose focus two artl-
cles. with tho simple cognomen oil Holloway 8
pils ana Uolloway's Ointment, are kept
nernet tuaHy in the hand and within the reach
Of one in every hundred Of community, aud
that community contained 10 no less limits
than the circle of the edrths 6rodd SURFACE
Now this is not only accomplished pat uone
with ease and hrrmony withal these almost
ubiouitous remedies, called originally tas We
are assured) from the vegetable productions
of that soil which gave US birth, are moreover
SO compounded, from careful study ana re-
search as to act with divers tendencies, bu'
wonderful unity of effect the individual pro
nerties of IIolloways medicines become pas
Sire or active to suit the exigencies oil The
case, the Pills containing both tonic, as wei
as detergent qualities, develope the one Of
the other, vs the symptoms OF the patients
case NAV demand the Ointment being al
"expellant' as well as healing application
takes similar mode of attaining the desire'
end, thus mutually assisting, nature TO cas-
off the common enemy aud supduihg tn'
temporal reign Of fell disease.
Much more could be said on THIS point Una
can we'll come within the scope OF this shor
article, which we have thought it our duty U
devote to O casual glance at great underIa
King that may have escaped the Observation
and consequently the due appreciation OF
great portion of our readers system con
ceiyed as it was, aud carried out as II is, D
master mind. We will at some iuture tlul
render some further interesting particular
with regard to this peerless ana unpfees
deptsd enterprise .-niiuavt AeTs'
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-07-10
JURORS FOR SPECIAL COURT,

9th day Of August, A. d. 1858.
l William Nesbit, Chillisquaque,
. George Geist, Sr., Jordan,
3 Matthew Bennett, Lower Augusta,
4 Isaac Boyer, Lower Mahanoy,
5 George kutz, Turbut,
6 John Kuns, Lewis,
John Foust, Chllisquaque,
8 Isaac Seller, Sunbury,
0 Seth Cadwalader, Milton,
10 John Mauser, Point,
IL George =. Kemp, Lewis,
II Reuben Zartmau, Jackson,
l3 Andrew Laverty, Lewis,
Ia John Adams, Rush,
Is Joseph Yandyke, Northumberland,
l6 Lucas Young, Lewis,
II Albright Jones, Northumberland,
Is John Harman, Jr., Lewis,
10 Peter Reeser, Zerbe,
20 John Clark, Sunbury,
81 Simon Genres, Nj iltou,
22 Jacob Kremer Chillsqunque,
% David hartman, Washington,
"a George Bastian, Jr., Sudbury
25 Thomas Teas, Milton,
&c Simon Coble, Washington,
81 John Bowman, Sr., Lower Mahanoyi
% Philip Metler, Rush,
20 John Martz, Milton,
80 James Russell, Chilisquaque,
81 John .. Conrad, Lower Augusta,
30 Asa Everett, Turbut,
SO John Riddell, Delaware,
"a Andrew Kieher, TuIbut,
80 Samuel Caldwell, Lewis,
SO Silas Wolyerton, Upper Augusta.