Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-01-16

SINGULAR ACCIDENT ON CHRISTMAS Ers.-
Among the decorations of St. James (Epi,
copal) Church at Greenfield, Mass, on Christ
mas Eve, was large and beautiful Star in
the East" set some forty feet above the pull
pit, and lighted by fluid lamp. In the
midst of Rev. MIR. Flint's sermon the stay
took fire, the evergreens blazing up in very
startling manner. Seeing that the star could
not be immediately reached and unwilling to
lose his congregation, Mr.. Flint continued his
discourse, when suddenly the burning mass
gave way and fell upon the reverend gentle
man, fluid lamp striking him on the back and
scattering the blazing fluid in all directions.
Fortunately the fire was extinguished before
it had done any damage, and Mr.. Flint was
unhurt. His escape is -eparkable,-,S Spring
field Republican.
A POLITICALLY DEADLY CLINATE.-The
Governors Of Kansas are a short lived race
rea! political ephemera Governor No. L, A.
II. Reader, reached Kansas October e, 1884
| removed July 81, lS57-term of service, ten
months. Governor No ., Wilson Shannon,
reached Kansas September ], 1854 removed
August Il, l0j6-term OF service, thirteen
months. Governor No. & John w Geary
reached Kansas September | j, 1866 returned
in March, lS57-term of service about seven
months Governor No. A Robert j, Walker,
reached Kansas May "a 1857 resigned De
cember I, l657-term of service o little over
eoyen months.
A MODEL FArnkR.-The Detroit (Mchi
gam Tribune says that the insurance com
! pauies refuse to pay the $4,000 for which thI
! life of MIR. Holden was insured, who was Sc
myteriously killed at Ann Arbor, Michigan
! L. l,ll yph irh fol. frn m
! his body exactly fits the pistol which wa,
found short time since in marsh a shor
/ distance from where Mr.. Holdcn's body was
| discovered. The insurance companies con
tend that Mr.. Holden committed sucide Il
benefit his .tuniiy
Miss GERTRUDE K EMILE grand daughte
ofthe late Charles Kemble, and daughter o
the late j. Nj. Kembe made her debut OF
Wednesday evening", the 10th utimo, at st
Martins Hall, London, in the leading sopran
music of Handels Messiah" The Dali
News speaks in high terms of the quality Q
vice as we'll as the style of singing. Ssh
possesses" says the critic Of that journa
"the genius Of her family, and there Gun be n
doubt about her future"
MYsrEtros.- Lovers of the horrible wi
appreciate the following:
"A mysterious murder has recently occu
ed. at Memphis, Tenn. An lrishwomal
known as Big Mary the keeper of a boarding
} house is living with her seventh, husband
, Three of her former husbands and a son ha1
met their death in her gloomy abode, and ht
other three husband died by violeuce. I'll
: other night the nephew of this singular won
? an vas mysteriously murdered in the san
house, where his remains we're found by Il
police, surrounded by some twenty of the i
= mates ou their knees, praying for the repo
= of his soul. The case is still! involved
mystery"
The C5sr OF A LAuECH.-It is stated th
, it will cost S350,000 to launch the monst
steamer Leviathan. This immense sum
. money would be sufficient to build a larI
packet ship and load it With elegant al
I fashionable garments from the Brown Sto
Clothing Hall of Rockbill & Wilson, No
, 6O3 and COS Chestnut street, above Six
e Philadelphia.