Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-11-03


camation Of the President, dated the DIST
August last, there will DO offered at publc
sale, at the Fort Scott Lund Office, in Kan
sas, on the Sd aud 18th of December next,
about 100000 acres OF public lands in that
district, excepting reserved tracts
FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE PoRr GRIFFITH
Coal MIsEs.-On Thursday q car, containing
twelve miners, employed in the Pennsylvania
Coal Company's Works, at Port Griffith,
while going down a slope of 1900 feet, was
precipitated to the bottom when half way
down, by the breaking of the rope. Eight Of
the miners were instantly killed, and two
others received serious injuries and are not
expected to live.-NinerS' Journal.
THE Coal TRApE.-The quantity sent by
Railroad this week is Al, ,558 03-by Canal
1886 l0-for the week S0,S74 l3 tons
against 76,426 tons for the corresponding
week last year.-Miners' Journal.
BAD LUCK AND Coop LUcK.-Bad luck is
simply o man with his hands in his pockets
and his pipe in bis mouth looking on to see
how il will come out. Good luck is man OF
pluck with bis sleeves rolled up and working
to make it come right.
1t is vain 10 hope to please all alike. Let
man stand with bis face in what direction
he will, he must necessarily turn his buck
| upon half the world.
A NATIONAL EPITAPn.-Many years ago.
| Elwood Fisher predicted that the eptaph
which in future ages would be inscribed upon
our political tablet would read as follows:
Here lies q people, who, in striving to
| give liberty to the negro, lost their own
| freedom"
The Wife of q cotton broker, at Montgo.
| merry, Ala received and opened despatch IN
the absence of her husband. 1t ran, Your
darling sick-Saint Nicholas-send 1000
true ove-only- Mary-New York, Sept,
CO." Jealous raving and fainting fits employ
ed the wife until her husbands return, when,
curbing her feelings, she handed him the
missive. She was comforted by an explana,
tion from his eypher book of the contents OF
the despatch.
A Sign OF THE MEs-The day after the
receipt of the news oi the Pennsylvania cleo
tion here, forty letters addressed TO his
"Excellency" Abe Lincoln, were, we are told,
deposited in the post Office here for transmis'
sion to the rail splitter. Wonder if the wri'
ters want job ?-NeW Orleans Delta.
The Inhabitants of Paris ore to be gratfficd
with another magnificent promenade. The
Emperor has given orders for the construction
of road around Paris, within the for!ifca'
tons. 1t will be twenty miles long and one
hundred and twenty feet wide. The foot
paths will be bordered with trees.
) The VINTAGE IN THE WEsT.-From all
sources we learn that the yield of the West.
ern vineyards will be very great. The Iowa
, Republican says THE vintage Of this year
will be extraordinarily rich. From every
side we hear the most encouraging news-the
most wonderful from Nauvoo, Illinois, where
, the yield borders on the fabulous. And yet
, in spite of this immense quantity OF grapes
the price has not fallen below ten cents pei
pound. At this rate, the price of wine can
not fall"
GARrBALDI-The candle factory destroyed
, by fire few days since, at Vanderbilt:
; Landing, Staten Island, was owned and occu
pied by an Italian, the partner Of Garibaldi
in the some business, at the same place, 9
few'years ago. Ths loss is but $4,000; anC
one account says Garibaldi still retains his
interest in the concern, though Others deny
this. Notwithstanding the versatile employ
,, ments in which Garibaldi has been employed
y his family is descended from the ancient
:, nobility of Genoa. 1t is stated that, ever
/ now, in the exciting scenes in which he is tbt
. Busy actor, Garibadi frequently finds time tc
a correspond with old acquaintances in th
country.
g RErRIBuTIoS. oS.-Wben the Democratic Ma
tional Convention was in session in Charles
/, ton, Gen. Joe Lane telegraphed to tn,
d Oregonians to "go out" When the Demo
cratic State Convention was held n Oregon
General Joe Lane advised his friends Their
. to "go out" and set up separate Breck ans
Lane party. There has lately been an elec
tion in Oregon, and q Democratic Legisla
% ture met and elected United State Senators
and it has returned the compliment, and sen
!. word to General Joe Lane himself to "g
;, out" OF the United States Senate. A Dou
|, glas man is elected in bis place.
e The apple crop throughout New Euglan
y is an immense one, and has rarely ifever bee
c. excelled. The fruit, generally, is fair {
c. good quality, and so cheap in many localities
4 that it will not pay profit even to steal th
d. best varieties. The Worcester Transcril
y says that the price Of excellent Baldwins
that city is seventy'fve cents per BARREL
Some farmers in Worcester county hay
II many persons whose orchards yield MOI
"a than thousand barrels of excellent apple
y, 'v There is market for them at the South. A
u Mobile, decent apple, it is reported, sci
:. for half dime.
u SALE OF CoLLIERIRS-The Sherlh SOLD u
20 Colieries belonging to MIR. George S. Re
tn plier, at Ashland. on Thursday. The Tunn
Colliery brought $4,000 and the Locu
be Mountain Collery $4,000. They were pu
he chased by MIR. Chas. A Repplier, of Philadt
- phia. The Red Ash Colliery at Minersvil
- sold for $4,000, aud was purchased by Il
\ land owners. These Collieries cost Mr.. Re
V plier upwards of 100000. The Bro;
Mountain Colliery, on the Pott & Bannt
na tract, was to be sold yesterday, but up to Il
"a. time of our going to press, we did not lea
whether it was sold or not
10 We have since learned it sold for Sl40O
and was bought by Mr.. Charles A. Reppli,
=, This Colliery has cost in the neighborhood
W 0000.-lIiners' Journal.
in THE STARS AND STRIPES. ashingt
he seems to have been the inventor Of the th
IT. teen stripes signifying the union OF thi.te
- colonies. This flag was raised in Janua
l7T6, and was confirmed by Congress in II
+ with the addition Of thirteen stars on bl
" field. On the 4th of April, 1913, it was ent
IL ted by Congress that the United States q
''A should consist of thirteen stripes, alternate
, white and red, with twenty stars, white
no blue field, and that one star should be add
ca for every new State. the addition to be ma
lu, on the 4th Of July following the admission
er each State,