Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1859-05-21
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LARGE FAILURE-Jacob Little, the well
known broker of New Y ork, has failed to the
amount Of Two millions of dollars.
ANOTHER NIcTM.-Jacob Woernor, of
Williamsport was recently found dead in his
bed The coroner's jury rendered q verdict
Of death from intemperance.
SIX MURpERERs SESTEScED-In New
York, on Saturday, Judge Davis OF the Su-
preme Court passed sentence upon ak muir
derers, as follows -
The young Chinaman, Quinbo Appo, who
murdered Mrs. Fletcher, was sentenced to be
hung Jean Bosquet, the Italian who mur-
dersd fellow countryman, to the pententary
for life NJ ichael Flynn, who killed Freeman
Cutting, ten years imprisonment John
Glass. ex. policeman, for the murder OF vii.
liam Decker, twenty years Imprisonment
James Higgins an sccompice 10 the same
crime, twenty years; John Peromer, who
killed Charles +. Sturgis in a restaurant, -four
years Imprisonment. The Court also sen.
fenced Joe Coburn, the fighting man, to three
years in the penitentary, for deadly assault
upon policeman while in the discharge Of
his duties.
GREAT MORTALITY OF Hoes IN ILLINOIS
Mr.. Wiley Grafton, a farmer OF Pleasant
Plains, Sangamon county, writes to the State
Register, under date OF May 5tb, as follows:
Last night fed my hogs as usual, they all
seemed to be feeding and doing well on pas
ture. i went TO the pasture this morning
about eight clock, and found seventy hogs
dead, nnd many that were dying. At 10
o'clock there were ninety dead, and at II one
hundred and nine. The averge length of time
that they would live after taking it, wonld be
from fifteen to thirty minutes. Ill efforts to
administer relief were IN vain.
The fatal disease is carrying away large
numbers Of hogs in the vicinity of Decatur
Il is said sangamon-riveri is covered with their
dead bodies.
GREAT Ii ALL STORM AT u JACKSONVILLE KY.
On the 29th ultmo an extraordinary hail
storm passed over Madsonville, and the ada
cent country Of Kentucky. The Mercury
says: Three Of the stones were y st and l0l
inches. Others, apparently Of greater dimen.
sions, were broken to pieces by falling. Up
on close examination these stones were found
to be porous in texture about the centre, and
in some instances hollow. The weight Of one
some time after the storm, was equal TO one
pound.
The descending of these extraordinary
masses OF ice is said TO have presented spec
tacle truely magDifcient-one ofteriic spen.
of glass were broken out Of the windows of
one Of the hotels, and COW killed outright in
the street. The cloud was from the north
west. Thunder, lightning, and but little wind
accompanied the first shower, which lasted
nearly half az hour In less than an hour
this shower was followed by another. with
some wind.
FIRE.-SDuring The past week FIRE has been
raging on the mountains surrounding Cogan
Valley, and great destruction of property has
been the consequence. The fire burned rap
idly on the mountain, and at some points it
came down into the valley doing considerable
damage TO lumbermen and others. Mr.. IL.
d. Perkins lost fine lot Of logs, valued at
least at S25,000. A pile of lumber, contain
ing about SO, 900 feet, belonging to Jas. Wood
was also consumed. A large lot Of slaves,
owned by Mr.. Carter, were burned. In ma.
ny places it was almost impossible to keep
the lire from the mills. The mill Of William
ii. Cline, and also that Of Mr. Carter, were
10 eminent danger, the fire being very close.
We have not learned the total damage, but
great destruction OF timber has been occa-
stoned and the loss is very hsavy.-Jersey
Shore Republican.
SUIcIDE.-We regret to learn that John
Hotter, residing in Turbut township, near
this Borough committed suicide on Wednes.
day evening last, by hanging himself iu q
stable, near his residence. He was a quiet,
inoffsnsive man, and no reasons can be assign
ed for his rash act except that he was under
the influence Of liquor. Formerly he was
addicted to ntsmperance. but has been lead
ing sober life for some time, and became
member Of the Lutheran Church, at this
place. For the last few days he has been in
tewn and getting in company with some of
his former associates, was induced to drink
sgaiD, aud thus ended bis career in this world.
he was about 6S years ofsgs.-Ifihsnian