Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-12-01
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DR.. Livingstone, the African traveller, has
eel heard Of lie was safe and well up TO
as May, and reported that the natives Of
Africa eviuce less hostility to travellers than
formerly.
ACCEPTING AN OFFER OF AssIsTAHcE.-The
Nashville (Tenn.) Union has seen q letter
from Gov. Gst, OF South Carolina, accepting
the services Of O gentleman OF that city, who
offered 20 raise o corps OF volunteers, in case
they should be needed by South Carolina, in
defence of her rights and honor.
ca The name of Gen. Cameron is men.
toned in many of the Republican papers, in
connection with the new Cabinet. We doubt
much if the General would be willing to re-
luquish bis seat in the L. S. Senate for q
Cabinet ointment-certainly not without
some reluctance on his part.
A little son of Robert Nef living on MIR.
| Fichthorns farm in Kelly township, on Friday
last, was in stable with horse, and moved
| towards it's heels, when the animal kicked the
| boy in the face aud head, and afterwards
trampled on his breast, inflictng dreadful
wounds, under which he breatbed some hours,
New CoUNTERFEIT.-A new counterfeit
| $50 note on the Farmers Bank of Reading
has made its appearance. 1t is evidently
altered from the plate of some broken
| Farmers Bank" OF another State, and being
entirely different from the genuine $50 bills
of our Farmers Bank will deceive no one
who is familiar with their appearance.
A Thick SKIN.-During an exhibition of
] inai at b,
night of the 10th inst, it was proposed to
show that the hide of the rhinoceros was ball
proof Captain Travis, the celebrated pistol
shot, then fired bullet at the animal which
| fell fattened to the floor. not breaking the
skin, nor even causing the animal to vince,
when struck.
"EGyPr," as the lower part of Illinois has
! long been politically termed, has turned up
nearly as usual in the late election, notwith-
standing shat State has gone for Lincoln so
largely. Ten counties of Egypt gave Doug
las l2,2lS. Lincoln 1880, Breckenridge 972,
| Bell 922. This is about one hHlf the region.
! The remaining half. however, 10 even more
| decidedly Democratic, for it has given Doug.
las $4,000 majority
STAGE PAY-.Miss Cusbman, 10 eight
weeks, has realized within a few hundred of
! $4,000, making her income, il measured in
| the same proportion, more than double that
! OF the President of the United States. Mr..
! Forrest gets even shade still better terms,
and even many stock actors receive steady
yearly income her than that of our Secre-
taries of State. Mr. Brougbam received last
season, at Wallack's Si15 a week, besides
benefits aud allowance for his pieces Mr..
Lester Wsllack receives Sl25 a week ; Mr..
Blake Sll5, and Mr.. Walcot Sl00.-N J.
Times.
DESIGNATING THE PuLPIT The Boston
(Mass) Transcript, alluding to Berkshire
county, in that State, says They have a
new way Of advertising newspapers writers
in Berkshire, which Bonner should not be
slow to adopt. A clergyman in the south
part Of the county lately announced from his
pulpit that the local paper of the succeeding
week would contain poem, and such of his
congregation as missed reading it would lose
a valuable literary treat. The production
was by the minister's wife, and OF course was
generally perused."
| WAsH!EGroK GossIP.-M onsieur A. Bergh.
mans, the Secretsry of the Belgian Legation,
II is reported, viii! soon wed Miss McA-,
a Philadelphia belle, who has frequently
graced the White House during the present
administration. Already the diplomatic cir
Gle is graced by Madame de Treilard, of
| New York Madame dc Stoeckel, of Massa.
chusetts and Madame Won Limberg, Of
Michigan, whose husbands represent France,
Russia and Holland Now, q fair Pennsyl-
vanian is to be welcomed, and u series of
pleasant entertainments will greet her on her
arrival.
THE "WINANs STEAMER" A SuccEss.-Tbe
Messrs. Winans, Of Baltimore, Md. are said
to be making their arrangements 20 begin, at
an early day, the construction OF another
steamer after the model and construction Of
that which, for a year or two past, has at
tracted the attention of the marine world
The new steamer will be 200 feet long, and
will be propelled by two wheels driven by
eight engines Of immense power. She will
have space two hundred feet long and
thirty in diameter. The main shaft will. ac-
cording to the specification, weigh thirty.
tons. The new ship will be constructed with
pressure engines, and the builders have no
doubt Of success.
Every advocate of the doctrine OF Secession
10 the free States, aud hence OF the disunion
sts in the South, supported Breckinridge
and Lane at the last election. Tbs men Of
this class claim to be Democrats and We
perceive that the Boston Post is publishing
editorial articles under the title Of Secession
not provided against in the Constitution
"The coercion Of q State unconstitutional
Alta moment when the Republic is in peril,
aud when internal enemies, without the slight
est Gauss. are plotting to over throw it, men,
calling themselves Democrats, and forgetful
of the example of Washington, Jefferson, and
Jackson, take the eide of Disunior, and
coldly argue that citizens of State have a
right, at any time, to break up The Confede-
racy 1t ought TO be added, however. that
the Boston Post. like the most Of its school
is paid out of the public Treasury for it's
treason, at the rate OF six thonssnd dollars a