Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-08-24

a MAN AND HIS WIFE KILDED BY LIGHT.
MING A terrible occurrence transpired one
day last week, near Winchester, Crawford
county, Ohio. y farmer named II lainey und
his wife were out in a field making hay, when
u thunder shower cOmlng on, they fed for
tree for shelter. Mr. llainey stood near the
! trunk of the tree with u fork in his hand. the
tines Of which were pointed upwards While
IN this position the fork was struck by light.
ning, and Mr.. Ii instantly killed, aud, sad to
relute, his wiie, who was but lew feet dis.
| tunt, shared the same terrible fate The
handle OF the fork was shivered to pieces but
otherwise bat little trace OF the electric fluid
was left behind.
The INCOME TAX.-Snme misapprehension
exists on the subject of the income tax The
act provides that the tax shalt only be com
| pnted on the excess Of the Income over SSOO
! after all the other taxes &c, have been
deducted. Thus. if PERSONS income is
! $1,000, and his other taxes amount to SlOO
the income tax is only TO be computed on
! $1,000. Almost every newspaper which has
spoken OF the DILL, has said that it is to be
computed oh all incomes which exceed $500
imI lying that II u persons income for in
| stance in $500 and ms other taxes SlO0
the income taX mast be computed on Sl2U0
| Ills is not the case.
CONTRABANDs.- AT last accounts :hp:e
were ahout 900 coutrnbaud slaves at For
tress Monroe, VIZ: $50 mSn, l15 women, and
! S95 children, valued III the aggregate at half
a million dollars Gen Butler recommended
and Congress adopted the recommendation,
that since The slaves are used as an efficient
means in sustaining the rebellion against the
| authority Of the United States, all those
| belonging to persons in insurrrctOn and
escaping within our lines, should be either
smolnyed snd paid Tor their labor or given
their liberty tn dispose Of themselves as they
see proper. This is most wise decision.
TIE Democrats and Republicans Of Ches.
ter county have agreed to unite upon one
ticket at the coming October election. This
is noble aud patriotic. Some Breckinridge
| smypathZrrs with secession will, it is suppus.
ed, as they will everywhere, ron a ticket al
their own-and be hopeiessly defeated. - Ger
| Tel.
DEATH OF GENERAL WHEAT.-A letter
received from relative of General Il. C.
Wheat, residing in Washington, states that
General Wheat, who was reported as mOrtally
wounded at the battle of Bnl Run. has since
died of bis injuries. This makes the reh"l
loss of staff and regimenlsl officers as fol
lows: Two Generals. one Brigader General
seven Colonels. and two Lientenaut Coinnrls
The Federal officers killed were bot one
Colonel, and one Lieutenant Colonel.
MusKErs FOR GEN. FREMoNr.-lIr. Hoey
Of Adams' Express, Company, On Friday last
transported from New York to ST Louis
twenty Thousand Austrian riard muskets
purchased by Gen Fremont They were
received hv the Borussa few weeks ago.
Twenty thousand more. which arrived 10y the
Ssxonla, and are in boHd iD New York will
soon follow.
SHORT WAY TO MAKE MoMEy.--Thp
military chest of the rebel General Garnett,
which was captured by our troops, was found
To consist Of shee's OF the unsigned notes ol
the FairmOuDt Bank. The President of the
bank accompanied General Garrett, as one
of his staff, signing such quantities of the
notes as were wanted from time to time
Tea is selling at Fredericksburg, Virginia
at two dollars per pound and sugar ut fifty
and sixty cents. Gold at Montgomery is u
cents premium This is a mere trlhe TO what
there will be after awhile.
GEN. CAss.--lt is said that Hon. Lewis
Cuss is writing, and intends to publish the
history of the evrnts which, in his knowiedRe
have produced The present state OF things
with the slave oligarchy.
The military CLoTHING nEPoT - Rock
hill ~ Wilson's Brown Stoue Clothing lall
appears TO be the leading house for the mann
faetare Of military clothing. ln the upper
stories they employ some twenty cutters. and
sbout seven hundred hands are constantly en-
gagged in makiug up the work. Over three
thousand coats we're made up by this firm in
ten days. for the State. besides full suits for
several companies Of Home Guards, aud for
officers of the army and navy. The location
of this well-known establishment is Nos. Goa
and COS Chestnut street, Sboye Sixth, Phila.
J delphis.