Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-04-13
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land, to New Orleans spectators, at tro cents
per acre.
1t is stated that Gov. Curtin has appointed
Capt. Given. OF West Chester, Adjutant
General of the State.
The Southern people are gruubling At the
duty Of two dollars ton on ice. 10 the
South during the heated term, ice is not
merely luxury, but necessity.
The tariff of the Confederate States on
Northern manufacturers is already found TO
be burde3some by the Southern merchants,
and. it is said, will be reduced when the
Southern Congress reassembles.
Two men had q quarrel in West Chester a
day or two since, when one struck an axe into
the skull OF the other.
There are five living ex. Presidents of the
United States-Van Buren,, Tyler, Fillmore,
Pierce aud Buchanan.
The salary of the President is S25 900 per
anuum of the Vice President, $4,000; Of
each member of the Cabinet, $4,000.
Wild bees have been found in California
something unusual for the State which fur.
nishes everything else.
There is bright Chimes editor in Sacra.
ments, named Ye Yuue. lie writes WELL
and is fond of the lades-just now be is 10
jai! for abducting oue.
10 Erie county. Pa, woman named
Barnes. los years old, is living She is the
widow of Revolutionary Peusioner, and re-
ceives pension.
John Morrissey, the pugist, is reported
to be dead 1t is said that he died on last
Saturday morning, in New York, Of putrid
sore throat.
Colonel Fremont has arrived in Paris,
taking with hin a despatch bag 10 the
American Legation.
Amoug the officers OF the Confederate"
army, the only name from free State is that
OF John Lane. of Oregon, son of the late
candidate for the Vice Presidency.
An EpIroR APPOINTED Raymond,
of the Blair County Wig who was candidate
for Postmaster at Holiday sburg, has been
appointed Mail Messenger tor that place at
a salary OF $500. II the NJ ojor is thankful
for small favors." OF course he will accept the
appointment-Harrisburg Telegraph
| THE VIRGIYIA "Ou. FEVER The excite.
meDt growing out OF he discovery of oil 10
Virginia, continues unsbated. The Wheel.
| ing Iteitigencer says: Kanswha river ia
literally covered with fat boats and the boat.
men are now on strike. They ask two
dollars a barrel for taking the grease to
| Psrkesburg. The producers are only willing
to give dollar and fifty cents. Lands are
leased on both sides OF the Kanawha at eDor
mons rates, the leases extending from four To
Eve miles into the interior. The number
engaged in th- production OF oil from Park
ersburg to Burning Spring Springs Run il
not less than 1000. The oil is fouuo at from
l25 to 225 feet, from wbcn distance the cos
of the boring is abont 81 per foot. Large
supplies OF barrels are received from Balti
more, the slaves for which are shipped from
the country where the barrels are now being
filled with "the greasy" Sub,lesses canno
be had in the vicinity of the large producing
wells at less than from one TO three thousand
dollars an acre.
PLANT A TREE. Yes, plant two, three, or
half dozen OF them. ftbey all grow an'
thrive, il will be an easy matter TO oeplete th
redundancy by removing those that are no
needed. Plant them along the sidewalk e
catch the dust from the hot streets, and Il
draw the bsrbs from the fiery shafts Of thu
summers sun, ere they reach your chambe
window. Plant them in your front yard
where you can sit under them and watch the
shattered moo1besms glimmer through thei
waving spray aud hear the night winds mur
nor their mystic wooipgs with the sighin,
branches. Plant them wherever you can fnC
spare patch of unoocuped territory on you
premises, large enough to dig hole in. 4
city without trees is o naked thing, unfit I,
be seen Give nature half chance, an6 sh
will clotbe our streets and yards with vest