Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-03-20

Lancaster Bank Notes are now bought by
the Brokers ut 20 ceuts on the dollar, while
some will only give Is cts. The safeguards
offered to the note-holders in the provision
of the charter which made the stockholders
individually liable to the extent Of the stock
held by them respectively, appears to be no
longer regarded available for any practical
purpose and many credulous persons who
we're led to believe the notes would eventu-
ally be paid in full, will suffer severely for
their misplaced confidence.
A SINGULAR statement has been published
in the Pittsburg Post, to the effect that
man has recently been arrested in California
who confesses that he murdered DR.. Samuel
II. Norcross, for which crime be says M Kim,
an innocent man was hung.
WE SEE an account in the Mauch Chunk
Democrat Of a collision which took place on
last Saturday afternoon, between two coal
trains, on the Schuylkill Valley Railroad,
two miles below Mauch Chunk; and caused
was killed. The engineer had his leg broken
and the fireman his arm, and breaksman his
head cut considerably, while another one was
injured. The wounded men are doing well
none injured so seriouly as to prove fatal.
THE ST. LOUIS HOTEL DIsAsTER-The in
vestigation of the charge Of murder and
arson against Taylor, alias Sanders, in st.
Louis, is in progress. Wm. S. Kennedy,
| Coroner of st. Louis, testified that he found
4 blood on the body of Ephraim Doane, and
could not account for it. The evidence
against the accused party is not strong
VIM. Sharpe, watchman of the hotel, has
died, making the list of victims twenty-one
BUFFALO RuM.-It appears that the liquor
sold in Buffalo is perfectly "orful." The
Advertiser gives the following description o
it:
"The brandy is poison, the whiskey of tha
variety known as ''hardware" strychnint
would improve it-and the gin is kept II
glass bottles simply because ii could Gu
through the stores 9f barrel IN fifteen nan
utes."
DEADLY WEAPONS bill has been intro
duced lately in the Pennsylvania Legislature
having for its object the suppression of th
carrying OF concealed weapous-knucklers
sung shots, ect. The most important featur
in the bill consists in its giving power to tn
courts, in case of conviction OF aggravated
saults by means OF the use of these weapon;
to sentence the offenders to the penitentiary
MoxroUR IRON WoRKs.-Operations hav
commenced at one Of the furnaces whic
will be put in blast next week. The old mi
will be started towards the end Of this montl
Not more than between 200 and 300 me
will be employed at first, unless a change fo
> the better should come over the iron trad
, very soon, of which there is but poor pro!
, pect at present.-DdnUitte Democrat.
EDITORIAL OPINIONS. editor Of I'll
american Ag1icuituriSt, who processes to b
0 familiar with the working of machinery, desi
ed to purchase Sewing Machine, and aftt
examining all the various styles in the markt
says For our own family use, We becan
. satisfied that GROVER a. BAKERS is the bes
, and we accordingly purchased it," HoraC
, Greeley, in referring to this extract OF b
brother editor, writes To all OF which u
: Tribune says, Amen!" We feel disposed
say so too, and advise our lady readers
I make themselves familiar with the GROVER
) BAKER Sewing Machine, if they value heali
? and comfort.
: "THERE SHE Blows !"-On Monday las
!, three whales appeared of Southampton, n. ,
Q in Long Island Sound. Several boats INN
diately pushed through the surf 10 puIsu
and after short chase, a whale which, it
9 believed, will yield 40 barrels of oil, W
0 killed, and towed TO the beach.
Tue MODERN BADEL.-It was stated at
recent meeting of the New York Historic
!. Society, that eighty languages are used
business and social intercourse among &
. inhabitants Of that city.
n CADETS APpoISrED.-The President b
h appointed the following Cadets at large
j. West Point George Mckee, Samuel
: Mansfield, Singleton Van Buren, Wi!lis
b. Beebe, George N. Bomford, William
Belts, Charles r. Suter. William Bartle
). Roland s. Mackenzie and John X. Block
d 1t is stated that General Sam Housto
3 of Texas, intends making Arizona bis fatu
home.