Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-05-19
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r. p. Flouken of Pennsylvania, and Il.
Randolph Hardin Of Georgia, have been
appointed snd confirmed as Association
Judges Of Utah, in place Of two Judges re.
Gently removed.
DRowYED.-On Friday morning mnn by
the name Of Grouse was drowned IN the Mid.
dlecreek, near bis residence in Washington
township. He went into the creek, which
was very high at that time, in q canoe to get
one Of his sheep which was in the creek, and
in trying to lift the sheep into the boat, cop.
sized, and he sank TO the bottom to rise no
more.
The creek was dragged with a seine, but
at last accounts be wos not found Middle.
burg Tribune.
Mrs BLUE, wife of Sheriff Blue, found in
McKinleys bed, on Sunday evening last, an
iron bar, with point to it, measuring about
one and a half inches in circumference, and
one and half feet in eDgth.-1iontour Ame.
ricdn.
DRouonT IN WIscoSslS.-Tbe spring wheat
10 Wisconsin was sowed at the usual time, but
no rain has fallen since the lst of April, and
the farmers are anxious about their crops.
Letters Of The I'd inst, from Milwaukee, say !:
1T has rained but three times, in this city,
since August 18th, 1859; the country is suf.
fering, and water to drink is scarce 10 the
CITY,"
CHuRcH STRucK BY LIGHTNISG.--A few
nights ago the church in which the German
Reformed and Lutheran congregations have
been worshipping for thirty.fve years in
the village of Rohrerstown, was struck by
lightning, and considerably injured. The
electrict fluid ran down the chimney shatter.
ed the roof Of the building broke a large
stove in pieces, knocked out nearly every
pane OF glass in the windows, and otherwise
so injured the edifce that the congregations
will be compelled to erect new church.
TIE MONSTER GUH.-The immense cannon
cast at Fort Pitt works, near Pittsburg, in
December last, has been so far completed as
to be ready for shipment TO Fort Monroe,
where it will be tested. In making this
monster, $4,000 pounds Of metal were pour.
ed into the moulds for the rough casting
but 10 the lathe the weight has been reduced
in the finishing, to about $4,000, or twenty.
four and half tons. The bore is fifteen
inches in diameter, and about fourteen feet
long. II is large enough to hold sirtee,,
bushels, and a stout broad shouldered man
may easily enter it and pass down to the bot.
tom.
The JAPANEsE.-The Japanese have reached
Washington city, to sign the treaty recently
inuue Will tueu oy tue Culteu DtdteS. uls
is the second embassy which has ever lef,
Japan. The FIRST was to Pope Gregory XII
in 1884, when the King of Bongo, with those
Of Arina and Omura, sent an embassy
Rome, to lay at the feet of the Pope
homage and obedience OF the Christian y
, of japan. Two Princes we're on
bassy. The voyage to Europe
Gus one, and they arrived in |
years after their departure frc
having stopped in India on their
: were received in Lisbon with gre
and multtudes Of the people hoch
churches 20 see them. They ha'
reception at Nj adrid, where KIM
Second came persoally tc pay HI
them. Pope Gregory gave the.
reception 10 Rome, ard oil the
; sons Of distinction joined in the
The knighthood of the Golden Spu'
. ferred upon the Princes, the Pope
: the sword and girdle, and the Amt
: OF France and Spain buckled on the
They we're conducted back with simil
mony. They returned to Nagasaki iu
:, The two Princes became Christian mis-
ries, and one Of them sealed his religion
fession with his blood, when the Jap
4, expelled tho Jesuts, and shut therr
: out from oil foreign itercourse. Varc
temps have been since made to re.ope'
Q municaton with the Japanese. 7
I bassies sent by Russia have faile'
, an entrance into the country. {
Perry accomplished what so many
) and the present visit of the Japn
bassy is the. result Of his undertakir
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