Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-04-06


spprats that the Congress ~ the Seee6ed
American States have resolved TO raise an 9
per cent, loan OF E3,000, 900, redeemsble in
ten years. Az the new Confederacy includes
70 its total population OF 5,l000V0 no less
than l.O50,000 who are pledged TO repuda
ton, it is difficult to understand the possibi.
ity Of such an amount being raised either 10
home or foreign markets. This feeling is in.
creased by the fact that, indirectly, the entire
population msy be considered to have sieni.
ted their approval Of reputation as princi.
pie, by having selected Col. Jefferson Davis
as tbcir frat President. This personsge has
long been regarded as the apostle OF repudia-
tion, and the holders Of Mississippi bonds
have reason TO remember his celebrated
speech, delivered within the legislative ball
built by British money, 10 which be ridiculed
the crocodile tears" OF the dupps who had
ventured to petition for the payment Of their
claims. - london 7imes, March l6M.
A NATIONAL Convention Seward, il
is we'll known, is engaged 10 preparing a reply
to the demapd Of the Commissioners of the
"Confederated States" which is intended also
to be a proclamation to the People OF the
United States, touching upon all the ques.
tions involved IN the crisis into which the
country is preciptated, and celebrating fully
the policy which will be pursued by the Gov.
ernment of the United States. This policy
will be emineDtly one Of peace. He will a!so
doubtless recommend the calling Of Nation.
al Convention to settle our difficulties as the
| only feasible plan left to us We will add,
that should this convention fail, after full dc.
liberation, in bsrmonizing our troubles and
disturbances, final arrangements will proba.
bly, be entered into for peaceful and perma.
uent separation. However painful this would
be- il oil other measures fail we shall be
obliged eventually to look this question 10
the face.-Germdntoun Telegraph.
PAisrvL CASE OF HrpnorHoprA--DrArn OF
A LlTrLs GiRL.-The Lancaster Express says
that ION Friday evening last the village Of Mount
vile. in that county, was thrown into much ex'
element and surprise by the report that Frances
Marks, girl of fourteen years OF tge, manifest.
! ed symptoms Of hy drophobia. On investigation
the report proved only too true, the symptoms
showing themselves in an unmistakeable manner,
and which gradually increased until Sunday
evening, when death released the unfortunate
girl from her sullerings. 1t appears that during
| the night about six weeks since, Frances aud her
sister Lizzie were going TO or returning from a
neighbors, when they were attacked by a dog and
bitten severely. No suspicion was entertained
at the time ihatthe dog was rabij, from the fact
!
was with The girls at the time. On Friday even
ing however the fearful truth became apparent
as the symptoms gradually developed themselves
The sulerings of the unfortunate girl were intense
the frightu convulsons and distortions peculiar
TO the dreadful malady showing themselves thro
Its various stages. Frances, however, bore her
suTerings with fortitude ard resignation and died
in the conviction that she was about entering
worl] where suffering was unknown. lizLle
the sister, had not, up 10 the latest accounts, eI
hibted any symptoms OF the disease, and it II
hoped that she will escape the dreadful fate Of he
sister,"
TuE SrRUGeLE FOR THE DSIos IN fIReisiA
The fin move Of the disunionists was to stea
"a revolution" on the people OF Virginia Their
design was to carry them "high and dry" out U
Union without consulting the people. Hisap
pointed in this they set to work to deceive an,
cejole the masses promptly by urging then
Ia vote against a reference OF the action OF tn
Convention Of the people the source Of all po
h;ical power. They were too Jealous CT thci
liberty. however to fall into the trap set for them
The result OF the elections filed the precipitation
for time with dismay. Finding, however, the
their we'll nigh desperate. they are no,
resoIting to desperate remedies. Az The com
menceInent OF the session Of the Convention
"hot haste" was their motto; every thing was 1
he done with a rush. Fooled in this, they hav
now fallen on the opposite tack. Delay is no,
the word; their purpose is two fold--hrst,
bring odium Oh the Convention, and, second. I
gain tine to operate, by means Of bogus instrut
tous, on the more timid Of the conservative mer
bCrs.
The Mrssiso ForSp-Several month
since Thomas !lgentr,z. o! York. sbsconde
from home. Nothing was beard Of bis where
J sbouts until a few evenings ago. when tw
men discovered bis dead body 10 the Codoru
creek near York