Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-07-31
@lranin9s editorial ano Grlsttro.

Many young men are leaying Philadelphia
Tor the new gold region.
There ate 10000 women employed il
matchmaking in Switzerland.
Que thousand boxes cf peaches arrived a,
New York on Monday 10 The steamship Co
lumbia from Charleston.
"A good Minister prayed rervently for those
OF bis congregation who were too proud to
kneel, and too lazy to stand
In England, the average Of life exceeds
that OF France by eleven years, notwithtaud.
ing the superior French climate.
John McDish, giant from Georgia. pas
sed through Norfoli on Friday. He weighs
500 lbs, and is said to be Z feet in height.
B. Perry and A Keevil convicted at Pitts.
burg oil selling lottery tickets, have been SEN
fenced to the peniteutlnry Tor one year each.
Letters from San Francisco give gloomy
accounts from expected depreciation in pro-
perty there, in consequence of exodus to Fra
zier river.
Some wsg, writing from Carlo, Ill.,, since the
subsding of the flood. says there are now in that
city i52 distinct and different smells, and several
wards yet to hear from
There will he total eclipse Of the sun on the
hth OF September next, visible in the United
States ohy atextreme southern points.
Professor, Morse sails for Europe, with his
family TO day, to be absent yeUr or more. The
! Professor, it is stated, has already received the
first installmcnt of the $500 900 presented him
by the Russian government Tor his tolegraphic
vention.
IoNG ORIrUARlEs.-At a meeting Of the
editors of the Southern Methodist papers, recent
ly, it was resolved 'rhat we regard the publish
ing OF long obituaries an evil"
Lord Byron once said, " gu never knew
mans temper until you have been imprisoned
on board of ship with him, or a woman's un-
I'll you have married her."
CARPENTEEs BIlr.-The following bill
was lately prese Dted to 4 farmer in Sussex
TO hanging two barn doors and myself
seven hours, tour shilmes and six.pence."
WBoRTLEBERR1ES- Trenton IN. JO
True American .ays that the whorteberry
crop in the southern counties is short, this
yoar, there being in many places nothing
but n "beggariy account Of empty bushes
where l.st year, the bushes were bowed to
the earti with their burtheru of luscious ber-
ries.
The CROPS IL EN6LAYo.-The agricultural
returns 'ecelved in England Indicate much
earlier harvest than has been witnessed for
many y'ars. The grain aud hay crop prom
ise grea abundance.
HooP,.-The fashonables Of Philadelphia
no longr wear Hoops to any extent. They
are worl 50 as to be scarcely perceptibIe.
which gyeS then neat aud graceful form.
Large Hoops are now only worn by the under
crust.
A DE,ENDANT OF Boru WAsnryGroy AND
a u ,1Vr En,
purtes Ie united in the person of Madame
Mulat, rce-regent Of the Mount Vernon AS. |
socaioiilor Florida. She is.the grand niece |
OF Washington through the Lewises. By !
her ariage with Achllle Murat she became |
the nlec, in-law CT Napoleon the First
SUIcnE ON A RAILRoAD.-Mrs. Margaret
Dnll. fr,r, Beaver county, Pa, where her !
husbandresides. threw herself before train
of cars N the Pennsylvania Railroad near
Denny's Station, on Friday last, whereby |
both he legs were cut oil, causing her death |
in few hours. She declared size was tired |
of life.
PROMISED DEvELoPENENrs.-it Ia.,mp in |
that Sectetoty Stanton. now onI!lN6e, will, if |
L-s-aS~-opon nubIIsS "a Ivcucr y" --'-- MI !
Of Pennsyi i,anid, in which the aforesaid Big
Ter, denoqnces the President and cabinet for
renounciDg the doctrine OF popular sovereign
ty.
FROGS are row q regularly quoted article
in the New y ork market. The last report
reads, "lrogs are in demand and sell at one
dollar per dozen. These are fast becoming
iayoritc dish. aud the demand for them is be-
coming constantly greater"
The CRors OF New JERsEY-The Patter-
son IN. j. Gsardian has made inquiries re-
Gently somewhat extensively frOm farmers
residing in various parts Of Passuc and Ber-
gen and is gratiiied to learn that the pros.
poets of abundant crops were never more
fattering.
IMPORTANT TO THE MIMrARY.-Only the
llth Division Of Peunsy lyania is ordered to
the Camp Of Instruction at Wllliamsport in
September, and will be paid. Other compa-
nies are only invited and will receive no pay.
So says u writer in the Pennsylvania 1ele
graph.
Mr. kARP, proprietor Of line OF stages
from this place to northumberland, seems
determined to take the field. lie is now car
rying passengers through for l21 cts, and
We understand he will in short time ticket
passengers to Harrisburg via the North Cen
tral road for the same fare charged from Sun
bury 10 Harrisburg. Go ahead, so much tie
better for the people.-WoHtow American.
Almost FIRE.-The alarm of fire on
Friday evening was caused by the upsetting
Of flnid lamp in Mr.. Lewis drug store The
fame communicated with a fllid barrel con.
taning small quantity which exploded. The
fire was however subdued without any mate
rial damage, except that OF severely scorch.
, ing MIR. Levi in his efforts to extinguish the
| flames. Ibid.
! THE PEACH CRoP IN MARYLAYp.-The
Elktou (Md.l Democrat says We under.
stand that Mr.. Nathaniel Wolfe, Of Kent
county, has sold the fruit of one of hs Or
chards on Sassafras river, for $1,000, to be
| delivered upon the shore. We also under
stand that Mr.. Reybold, proprietor Of the
Casseday peach farm, in Sassarras Neck. in
! this county, expects to realize over $4,000
| from his orchard this season. This would
seem to indicate that there has not been a
total failure of the crop, SO far us Maryland
/ is concerned.
curious story is current about Fuad
Pachn. 1t is said that the real cause Of his
indispostlon is grief on hearing that his only
daughter bad been compelled to enter The
! SUtan's harem. Fuad who is more of an
European than Turk, aud who had given
his daughter an excellent education. had
hoped for her brighter fate than the satis.
faction OF the Padishah's Sensual phantasy.
HALE FARE To CLERGyMEx Penusyl
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