Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-05-18

among strangers, who became as attentive to the
soldiers wants as long tried friends. Therefore,
Res ,lved, That for the kind and bountiful hos
pitalty extended to US by the citizens Of Sunbury,
we will ever remember them with grateful hearts,
and If the opportunity should ever present itself,
weuld be pleased TO return the favor tcn-fold.
Resolved, That for the long life and happiness
OF the fair ladies' Of Sunbury. whose kind and
willing han is, have faithfully served us, we will
ever pray.
r. GUSTIN, Captain.
HIS LUCAS, LIST. Lieut.
WIN Russell, Orderly.
w D. Hour, Sec'y.
Sunbury. May 18th, 1861.
Ey Nor Owe find the following item
OF news iu the last Lycom;ng Gazette:
at will remoin dark spot on the fair
name Of Pennsylvania mat some Of the north.
ern tribes, who had the fullest benefit Of the
hospitality of Sudbury, most shamefully abus.
ed the churches and other buildings OF that
town, while qnartered 10 them. II such men
should get killed during the wa.. why--well.
better men may be, aud are more likely to be,
killed"
We can assure our respected cotemporary
that We have heard no such complaints here,
and upon inquiry, find, that with the exception
Of few broken legs OF benches, in the Luth.
eran Church, there was no more damage done
than could be reasonably expected in quar-.
tering 600 men. Though baiing from the
"Wild Cat Region" the men, almost without
exception, were we'll behaved while here.
gsg' TUE "Cx hos" REGlMENr.-This re.
giment is composed of the Washington Ar.
tlery and National Light Infantry Of Potts.
vile, the Ringgold Artillery Of Reading, the
Norris city Rifles, Norristown, the Logan
Guards, Of Lewistowu, the Doylestown
Guards of Bucks county. and another Com
pany, The officers are as follows
Colonel-HENRY l.. CAKE, OF the Pottsville
National Light Infantry
Lieut.. Colonel-Capt. SELHRIMER, OF the
Lewistown Logan Guards.
Major-JAs. Fl. CAMPBELL. Representative
Of this district 10 Congress.
| U New MILITARY PUBLrcArIoH.-T. B.
Peterson & Brothers have published cheap
work for the instruction OF all volunteer re.
cruiis, 1t is called The Soldiers Guide, O
complete Manual and Drill Book, for the use
of all volunteers, Militia and the Home Guard
adapted to the discipline and drill Of the SOL
dier Of the present day in the United States
Army, by an officer of the U. S. Army. II
is sent by the publishers to asy place. to any
one, free of postage, on receipt Of twenty FIVE
cents in letter.
gy II. r. Rouse, Esq, who was killed by
the recent explosion Of un oil well near Titus
vile, had already acquired large fortune
with still larger in prospect. He has left
some $4,000 to the poor OF Warren county
The well now yields SOC barrels of oil pei
day.
~" The RED WuIrE AND BLuE.-The ladie.
OF our town are wearing aprons, rosettes nnt
head dresses Of red, white and blue, as a toker
Of their sympathy with the Union and its gallan
defenders Our ladies are all pluck to the bach
bsne, and SO full Of patriotism that they find i
actually necessary to be hooped in order TO con
tain themselves.
Ca BURNING CITIES The New Yorl
Herald publishes letter, giving Information
OF plot said TO have been concocted by tbt
"iuner temple of the Knights Of the Colder
Circle" for the destruction of Philadelphia
New York aud Boston, by incendiarism, will
ihe knowledge Of JeI Davis. r@ 90.
A correspondent OF the Bradford Peporter
writing from Camp Curtin" and giving a,
account of the detention of the soldiers q
this place, thus alludes to their treatmen
while here:
Though disappointed, the men soon be
came reconciled in view Of the exertion
which the ladies' IT ie for their convenience
and when it WAS remembered that there wer
upwards of 600 hurgry man to feed aid lodge
and that both were done 10 the satisfaction O
all. the amount of praise to which the ladie
of Sunbury are entitled can be estimated"
rE The ladies CT Cattawissa have present
ed to their town beautiful National flag
ii was thrown TO the breeze from the house
tops Of two "Spart0D widows" living oppo
site each other on NJ ain street.
AsToR's When @ rich ma
once begins to give there is no telling wher
arm into his lengthy purse and drew out S4
100000 as q gift to the Government. ii
then made another dive and brought up $40
100000 more which he offered as q loan
Next he gave $4,000 10 the volunteers i
New York. Now he offers TO Gov. Morgan
for the use OF the State Government, a larg
riding school building aud several unoccupie
stores, free of expense, for the deposit of arm
or the quartering of troops. We are persua
ded, however, that there are many men VIII
would gladiy'copy Aslor's liberality did The
possess Astor's wealth.
Council Proceedings.
SuSDuRr, May 18th, 1861.
Council met pursuant TO call, Chief burgess i
the chair. Members present, Dewart, Bright
Zettemoyer, Rohrhach, boyer. Handricks, Stroll
Wiyert, Shindel, Bucher and Grant.
Minutes of last meeting read and approved.
: Chief Burgess appointed Finance Commitle
as auditors for the ensuing YEAR