Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-10-06
Misttllantous.

GEN. HorsToS has written a letter, under
date OF the 3lst of July, in which he denies
| having withdrawn his name as a candidate
but wishes the electoral vote of Texas to be
cast without reference to himself, "for any
national man, most likely to defeat either
sectionalism or disunion." That means for
DOUGLAS of course. He is the only ma
t'onal man" at oil "lSey to defeat either
sectionalism or disunion."
PorAToEs IN MIssoURI.-The st. Louie
| (Mo) Democrat says that the potato crop has
been unusually prolific and fine 10 quality 10
| that vicinity, and that some farms ore sending
oil vast quantities daily, not only to the parts
OF the State which have suffered from droght
but to Kansas, New Mexico and even to
Utah.
BOGUS CoIS The Philadelphia Inquirer
mentions fourteen styles OF counterfeiting
coin. 1t is estimated that fully ten per cent OF
all OF the apparent gold coin 10 circulation is
bogus, much Of it being so admirably executed
as to deceive bank officers and other irst.class
judges. The natural and legitimate loss in
value Of gold coin in immense. The estima-
ted loss on the coin in circulation in the
Uhltod States is over 81 100000 per annum. .
Rev. JouY HERsBY This venerable tho
eccentric Methodist minister thus describes
his personal habits:
! l have endeavored to circumscribe my
Wants by living in o plain, sefdeuying way,
having nsed no animal food OF any kind. lex.
cept when in Africa neither tea nor coffee,
Tor nearly forty years, always rising at four
o'clock, winter and summer, and yet few men
have enjoyed better health than have been
blessed with, aud not many in modern times
have preached oftener or used more ply steal
labor.
HOUSES FOR EGYPT.-A firm Of Cambridge,
Mass, have contracted to build eleven dwell
! ing houses for the Egyptian government. All
the wood work Of the houses i, to be compile
ted IN this country even to fitting the locks
and hinges on the doors. They are to cost
about $4,000 each.
LocUsTs IN NEW. RussIA.-1n New Russia
the locusts ere causing great deal of loss
They march in enormous masses often cover
ing q space twelve miles by two, and have at
last crossed the Dnester into Besesraba-
Ten thousand men from this province attemp-
ted to stop them on the bank of the Dnies.
ter, but we're unable to co so. Every possible
means Of destruction have been put in oper.
alton, but without egect
EBr 1t is estimated that the growers of
Otsego county, n. " will this year receive
about 100000 for their hops.
eg Murat one day complaining to Nausou-
ty that the cavalry had not vigorously execu-
ted charge, Nausouty replied, THE horses
have no patriotism; the soldiers fight without
bread, bat the horses insist on oats"
or the sixteen of the California State Sena.
tors holding over who will vote for MrGwn's
successor at the next meeting Of the Legisla.
ture, six are known to be Douglas men, and
several others ore Don.committal. Mr.. Gwin
will never again be elected Senator from Cali. |
fornia. He is dead cock in the dit"
The Louisville Journal, commenting upon |
the result OF the Kentucky election, says that
POLITICALLY, MIR. Breckenridge is as dead as il
be had lived before the food, and had not |
been admitted to the Ark"
INTERVENTION, North or South, means DIS |
UNION; Non. Intervention promises peace, fra. |
ternity, and perpetuty to the Union, and to
all our cherished Institutions. A. |
DOUGLAS.
The three Democratic papers of Portland, Ore.
gon, are out for Douglas
Hindmau, the Disunionists Congressman
has been defeated for reelection 10 the /
Helena (Arkansas District, by Sypert, the
Union candidate.
WAGRRs on kEsTucKy.-A gentleman o.
means offers the following wager through the
columns Of the NichOlssvlle tkentucky) De-
mocrat, that Breckinridge will be beaten in
November in his own ward city, precinct,
county, district aud State. The wager is Que
hundred dollars on each Of them.
"Mr. Speaker" said a member OF tho Legs.
lature, discussing bill for the regulation OF
the timber trade, ~ know these tmber.mer-
chants to be most egregious rascals-I was
in the timber line myself twelve years"
The Garden of Eden might have been 10.
Gated in Kansas. The Bible plainly says
that the rivers Of Paradise arose from one
source, and, flowing out Of the garden. divi'
ded iu four great rivers, running in different
directions. Nowhere but iE the south part
of X ansss says the Botislo Express. such is
a thing known on earth.
II being proved in q trial at Guildhsll.
London, that o mans name was really Inch,
but who called himself Linch:
AZ ses," said the Alderman, "the proverb
is verified in this man. who, being allowed
an Iucb, has taken al L."