Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-02-06
}. OLD SERIES, VOL IS. NO. 90

| SAD MIsTAKE.-Mai. Beale. the chIvalrous
| VermoDter, has Just returned from bis Euro.
pean tour, but his fellow. tcwnsmen are aston
ished aud horrifed at his altered appearance.
When in Paris he challenged a French Col
onel, and the weapons being swords, at tho
first stroke, the majors nose was severed
close to his face. Hastily picking up and re-
placing the organ, be tied bis handkerchief
over it, After leaving on the bandage for
eleven days he removed it. when TO his con-
sternaton he found that he had placed it
wrong side up and il was now healed. al
though it looks ugly, he finds it very convent
ent for taking snufl.-AugUsta Constitutions
diiSt.
A FAlruru1 Doo.-Dtriog The time that
! Comstock was engaged in numbering bis fa-
ther and mother, near Hamilton, n. Y,e
few days ago, dog was in the room, and the
prisoner afirms that during his bloody work
this animal several times attacked him that
be tried to kill the animal and get his heart,
but was ioiled in his efforts. After he lay
dewn. the faithful dog sat all night watching
by his li'eless mistress During the whole
examination OF the bodies on the inquest, this
faithful animal remained under the bed, and
could not be removed from the room.
BEAUTIES OF THE LAw.-At the recen;
| term Of the Circuit Conrt of Tazewell. Tunn
a fellow was arraigued for stealing raw hide.
| lie alleged that he had purchased it from o
negro. The attorney for the Commonwealth
admitted his statement and he was acquitted
out was Immediately indicted for trading with
a negro. Thereupon the accused introduced
two Witnesses TO prove that h hal sto,en
the hide, when he was Of course discharg-
ed and having already been tried for
stealing he could not be tried the second
time for the same offence, and was turned
loose unpublished.
a "RELGous PAPER" or CHICAGO, lii
The Gospel Banner says Chicago is poor
place for Yankee. The climate gives him
the ague fever. The water brings on diar-
rhGa. The food, as cooked by The suckers,
produces dyspepsia. The whiskey, tincturcJ
with strichniue, makes him crazy. Or, if Il
temperance man, three per cent a mauth is
sure TO bring on the blues. Throughout the
entire western country, homesick men are
plenter than anything else. No more wise
and prosperous men will emigrate thither by
our advice.
FLOWERS IN WtYTER.-Mrs. Joseph s. Pike
sent us beautiful bouquet OF flowers, gath
cred in her garden-from the open air-on
Thursday, Dist of January. There were
GaIden Piuks ard Celandino 10 full grown
zen anu us iItSl US ID q uNe, win NalleGatGG
Punsies in full bloom, We doubt whether
the memory Of man runneth back to win
ter when vegetation was in such II state on
the 2lst day of January il this toyn.--Ner-
6urapoH Herald
AFTER TIE WGTHEssEs.--An u officer Of Con-
gress arrived in Boston on Friday to summon
before an investigating Committee Of the
House, certain persons who are supposed TO
know in what manner the sum Of $61 GOO. ex-
pended by Messrs. Lawrence Stone [S Co.
was distributed at Washington. One Of the
parties called upon was absent rom the city,
and was not found by the National official.
a Coon SIZED PLAYK-Thcre is now on
exhibition at the Merchants Exchange in
New York, red wood plank from the Men,
docina saw mills, California. 1t ia-asures
II feet long, feet inches wide and inches
thick.
U. $. PATENT OrrIcE.-The foloHina pat
ents were issued TO Pennsylvania for the
week ending 9th inst TO II. B. Masser, of
Sunbury, Pa. for improvement, in icc-cream
ireezers. Jeremi0eh T. Smith. Of IIummels-
town, Pa for improved corn.sheler. b. Vi
daI, of Fh!'adc' pLiu. Pa, for improved scroll
saving mJchines. Bengomiu H. Shedaker.
OF Ph!adelphia, Pa, as iguer to Edwin Ben
der OF same Place, for improvement in the
construction Of marquery floors.
SAuc@ -ITalfc .eo cup fail of batter, one
and half of sugar, well worked together, and
a glass Of wine turn boiling water TO this a
little while before it is wanted