Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1859-04-23
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The mortality Of New York City is greater
than that Of any other city in the world.
Ndptha is fluid bitumen; Petroleum. viScid
bitumen, and asphaltum is hard bitumen.
1t is estimated that the consumption of H.
quors in California, is 5000 gallons per day.
The mayor of Reading has ordered the po.
lice OF that city to arrest all minors hanging
about bar rooms in the evening.
The Dalton horse has been matched to 90
FIVE miles inside of fourteen minutes. The
match is for $500. The trial is to come of
some time in June.
The reason why sailor is called tar is
because he Is constantly pitched about by the
ocean.
"Harris' Park" to contain about one acre
Of fground surrounding the grave OF John llar-
ris, is shortly to be enclosed 10 Harrisburg.
A goose, few days since, attempted to fly
over the barn Of Robert Pollock, Of Perry
township Clarion county, Pa, when the wind
drove ii upon the Lightning rod, which pene.
trated its neck and killed it instantly.
The Episcopal Chapel in Bloomsbury was
struck by lightning during the heavy thunder
shower Oh Monday evening, llth inst. The
damage WAS slight.
A Lancaster paper says. there were 1900
carriages came in from the country to the city
on the great money market day-lst Of April
and estimates that the exchanges of cash
made there on that day amounted to One Nj il
lion of Dollars.
Judge Read, Of Penrsylvania Supreme
Court, has decided that IAN orphan is faith
erlsss child" This is in opposition 10 the
Directors Of the Girard College, who had re-
fused admission into their Institution Of q boy
whose mother was living.
DIsrRANcnsINs NEGROES IN OnIo.-Both
branches Of the Ohio Legislature have pass
ed bill to prevent persons in whole Of in
part, Of negro descent, voting at State, Coun-
ty or City elections.
MIR. Neall offered a resolution giving the
committee, appointed at an early part of the
session, to investigate affairs Of the Shame
kin Bank, power to sit during the recess, and
report to the next Legislature. Not agreed
to.
Mr.. HammersIey moved to discharge the
committee altogether Agreed to.
To KEEP HANS NICE FOR SUMNER UsE.-
Tie them securely in paper, and cover closely
with ashes. This keeps them sweet and pro-
Its them from all insects.
a slight change occurs in the running time
Of trains of the Catawissa road the only
change we learn, occurs with the morning
train going TO Philadelphia, which passes
here IL a. NJ instead Of 10 Is A. NJ. as
heretofore.- Miitonian.
The Bengal Tiger that injured Miss Noble
at the National Circus, died recently, from
the effect of injuries received, as is supposed
at that time. The skin has been presented
to the Academy Of Natural Sciences. Miss
Noble has entirely recovered. Her face is
scared, but not enough to disfgure her.
Phita. Ledger.
PoIsoEED.-The child Of j. X. Zook, resi-.
ding near Lewistown, was poisoned TO death,
a few days since, from eating ratsbane, which
had been laid aside for the distraction Of rats
with which the house was infested.
| Pew system ABASDoSED.-The Metho-
dsts of Hollidaysburg tried the pew system
in their church for several years, and not find.
| ing ii to work we'll have abandoned it, and
returned to the old system Of free seats.
A locomotive was blown up on the Read
ing railroad on the 30th alt, near Philadel.
phia, killing two men aud damaging property
in the vicinity.
Poisonous FLOWERS. children have
recently been poisoned in Georgia by eating
the flowers Of the yellow jessamine.
Mr.. Beale. Of Ohio, has recovered $500
from railway corporation Of that State fol
having been elected from the cars because hs
refused to pay Eve cspts additional fare foi
tickets purchased on the car.