Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1859-04-09

Tue HABITS OF TIE "WANDEGER" NEGROES.
A correspondent Of the So6thern Recorder
writing from Jacksonville, Ga, gives the
'OilU wing account OF the wandering a fri
cans that were recently in duress, for some
Jays at that place. "Hbe most OF these ne.
groes are very likely, and are from six to
weuty.onc years old there is only one wo.
nan among them. They seem perfectly
lappy, oGd are as contented and free from
are as if roaming their native wilds They
'emain ir jail only al ight during tie day
hey are permitted the freedom Of the yard
some Of them are quite smart, and all are
iuck TO learn. At first, they could not
peak word Of English several Of them
lnce they have been here, have mastered
1aUy words. Money and Is hiskeY are favo-
ite words with them-sll love money, and
II appear to love whiskey They seem to
ave q knowledge Of the value OF coin, but
one OF our paper currency. | gave one an
rder for something a. a store since which
ime oil scraps Of poper are in great demand
'ith them. newspaper was torn into
mall pieces aud carefully put away, they
huki0g 1t will answer the same purpose us
loney. Their dances and sports are very
muslug and original Most OF the older
nes are quite ingenious, making knives and
thcr things out Of iron hools and sardre
oxss. They are very fond OF fne dress, and
omc Of the boys OF the place have put gay
b5ons through the holes in their ears, which
Iakes them quite proud. ! don't think they
ave any idea Of G0d, have taken some
aias TO find ont their belief in Supreme
eing bat have failed. They are from three
llercnt nations or tribes, there being three
Illerent marks or tattoos among them, in
lcatlug, as they say different nations, or
arhups as moro reasonable, different castles.
hey soon learned some protane words but
eng told It was wrong 10 use them, it is
,dom they Will do 60, saying mGrte bad,
hen asked to repeat them.
Tue SCsHUEu4ANA LUMBER TRADR-Large
lantitles OF lumber aud timber are now arri.
ng AT Nrghtsyille, Columbia aud Marietta
n. Over fifty RATS Of lumber were living
ong the shore on Wednesday last. The
irightsv,lls Star says:
buyers Of ths latter are generally holding
7 for better qualities or lower prices. though
learn that tirms owning tho mills 10 this
ace have purchased upw0rjs Of forty raft,
TO ruesoay evening, at fair rates. The
ices Gs yet are irregular, varying as pei
iaity, from eight to twelve ceDts and even
CHER. There was lying Of the wharf as n 4
,lta, on Monday last, raft Of pine timber
lued by its owner al over $4,000. The raf
insisted Of some lfly sticks Of timber. fo
lich the owner asked $40 per log. One G
logs was % feet long, and another :.
4.
The CoIdmbia Spy says that the rive
Gre at that place is lined from be bridge Il
dam With hundreds Of rafs from the hea'
ters. But little lSmber has thus Far bee,
posed a. = large qusatity being run 10 ,h
ser Rarkeis. 'T,ees are still unsettled
river NEE "bulligg~ tts Glarket with III
OF dolorous reports of the Vp.riyer rnpers
lyers are confident of The supply being u
&c as iR 1855. sns " no rneans willing |,
rchase at high rates. supply and demant
I accommodate theWsslYsa % each 0the
hin a week or two, however. sad The mar
rates become fixed,