Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1859-04-30

TIE EXPRESS BUsINEss.-lt is q low esti-
mate to state that in this country alone the
value of goods carried this year by Express
Companies will be over five hunGred millions
of dollars, more than Fifty millions of dollars
which is carried distance Of four thousand
miles The earliest advertisement Of an Ex.
press Of which we have record was in Bos.
toa paper, February 23d, lS39,lgiving notice
that VIM. +. Harnden would run nn Express
Car between New York and Boston four
times week. The first Express wagon was
wheelbarrow, and it was amply large
enough for the business for two years.
THE Fruit CRor-The "croakers" can
now shut their mouths. From every section
of the country we have reports that the
peaches and other early fruits have escaped
injury. The prospect now is that the fruit
crop Of 1859 will be such as to gladden. the
hearts of growers and consumers. Iu this
county there will be profuson Of all the
different varieties of fruits. Let us give
'hanhs.- Harrisburg Telegraph.
RoRRED.-The Hotel of Mrs. Ginter, in
New Columbia. was robbed on Friday last OF
$3.50 and gold watch, belonging TO some OF
the inmates Of the hotel. A pedlar who
deals in rat poison, stopped at the Hotel the
night previous and during that day asked
permission to 60 up stairs 10 change his
clothing, which was given him, after which be
departed. The same day the money and
watch. which were in trunk up stairs, were
missing and the pedlar was suspected Of com.
mittng the robbery. He was pursued but
could not be found. Mtltonian.
DANGEROUS SPoRT.-The altoona 7riLUne
states that u couple OF boys Of that place in.
dulged in game of guillotue, which came
near proving fatal to one of them. One OF
the lads placed his neck upon block, and the
other picked up an axe and played the part of
an exHutoner. Fortunately the victim
struggled sufficient to remove his neck from
the block, but the descending axe caught two
oi his fingers, one of which was entirely, and
the other partially cut off,
SINGULAR FREAKS The well.known Ned
Bantline arrived in Troy, n Y, on Saturday
afternoon, and amused the passengers by his
singular conduct. He bought out the orange
dealers and maple sugar pedlars on the ears,
and divided the things freely among his fellow
travellers On his arrival in Troy he collec-
ted crowd Of over q hundred boys and mar
shalled them about the streets in the vicinity
OF the depot. to the amusement of citizens,
He made them patriotic speech, fed them
with apples, and gave three cheers for Wash.
hB'ou' wv JuulISu lDlO chlIlhEe
and was seen no more.
The East Pennsylvania Railroad will be
completed during the course Of next week
and the Directors confidently expect 10 have
their arrangements made for opening the road
for passenger travel and freight trausporta.
tion by the first of May. They have 6ually
concluded to lease il TO another company, but
to-work the road themselves. This will not
interfere with auy of their plans for Att tin
and accommodating through trade an agree
ment have been CONCLUDED With the connec.
ting roads TO carry passengers and freight
through from Harrisburg TO New York, with.
out change Of csrs.--Redding Gasstte,
Yours is hard case" as the fo1 said to
the oyster.