Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1859-04-02
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tbs WHEAT CRoP IN MicuI0AS.--Tke De-
troit Mich. Advertiser learns from oil Sec
tions OF the State that the growing wheat
crop is in most prosperous condition, and
that If present appearances are not disturbed
by some uGtowsrd calamity, the next crop
OF wheat will be uneaqua'led in this country.
GooD.--The Mayor Of Reading, Pa, has
ordered the police to arrest all minors found
hanging about bar rooms in the evening.
The number of dstine. species of insects
already known and described cannot be esti.
mated at less than two hundred thousand
there being nearly twenty thousand beetles
the catalogue, most Of which may be seen in
the collection Of the British Museum.
PREnDEYrIAL ApPoIyraEsrs.-TbeP Presi.
dent has made the following appointments :
Edward II. Geary, of oregon Territory, TO be
Superintendent of Indian A fairs for the Ter
ritories OF Oregon and Washington WIN. w
Champman, of Oregon Territory, to be Sur
veyor General Of the United States for the
District Of Oregon.
THB GRowISG CRors.-Texas papers from
Austin, Gonzales, Victoria and Mntagorda,
give the most cheering accounts OF the wheat
vest. From Ohio and parts Of Illinois, also,
the papers report the wheat hs presenting q
thriving appearance, nnd covering much lar.
ger area than was sown last year.
WONDERFUL EscApE.-Michael Magippis, a
watchman on the Pennsylvania Railroad,
walked over q precipce of l2S feet, at the
Pack Saddle Falls near Pittsburg, last Fri.
day night. He managed TO crawl to q neigh.
boring house, and was still olive at last &C.
counts
During thunderstorm on Friday week.
while the family of Mr. Jacob ShofT, a farmer
who resides near Columbus, Ohio, were eating
dinner, the lightning struck valuable COW in
his barn, killing her instantly, and the same
flash broke into pieces every plate on the ta.
bic where the family was eating, and actually
melted some Of the softer metal upon the
table, without in the least ujuring any person
present.
UsFoRTuYATE.-Of the large stock Of choice
cattle, purchased by Mr.. Barret, of Hender.
son, Kentucky, in England, at q cost of more
than $4,000, only one COW was alive on the
arrival Of the ship at New York. One after
another Of the valuable animals sickened and
died among them was q bull which cost
about $4,000, and cow for which $500
was paid.
Uriah Hyde, farmer, who disappeared in
the autumn Of 1851, and was supposed to be
murdered, u body being found which it was
thought was his, has recently been discovered
living in Jefferson county, New York No
reason is made public for this singular fight
and concea\ment.
STATE AGRIcuLTURAL SoCIErY. Tho exc.
cutive Commit,le, composed of all the Vice
Presidents of the Pennsylvania State Agri-
cultural Society, met in Harrisburg on the
10th. Every section Of the State was well
represented. The Committee, appointed at
the last meeting of which President Taggart
Is Chairman, to receive proposals and decide
upon the place Of holding the next Annual
Exhibition, was continued, and the Secretary
and Treasurer added to the Committee An
election for officers to serve for the ensuing
year was held. George II. Bucher, of Cum.
berland county, was elected Treasurer and
A. o. Hester, of Dauphin county, Recording
Secretary.
NICE QUESTION DEcIDEp.-Under an act
of Assembly, says the Pittsburg Chronicle,
locomotives are compelled to whistle before
coming to the crossings Of the public roads.
Ii they do not, the company is liable to q
penalty. But If she locomotives whistle and
thereby frighten team Of horses, and seri.
Gus damage be done which is not unfre.
quently the cass-who then is TO pay2 This
question was decided iu Norristown, last
week, in the case OF Stephen d. Kerkner vs.
The Philadelphia and Norristown Railroad
Company. This suit was brought to recover
damages for injuries done to a horse OF plain
tiifs, in consequence Of blowing the whistle
thereby frightening the horse, so that he ran
back, caught his foot in the switch, aud
sprained bis leg, SO that he was rendered
unfit for use for long time after. The de-
fence was that The company was not respon
sible for the accident. Verdict in favor o
defendants.