Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-30
Err 30, 1861. OLD SERIES, VOL. 90, NO 10

| The Richmond correspondent Of the Charleston
"Mercury," ofa recent date says - A mong the on
dts and recent rumoIs, ! may mention the follow
ing :-Genera Wise Is dangerously sick. Cen
crsl 1'oombs is said TO have said there will be no
| fight at Manassas until next spring. There IL
enough tobacco 10 England to last twoyears. Ton
thousand bales Of co ton ct a certain point in
Florida, waiting for the Yankees.
IL OrEnAToiH.-The entire works of the MGR.
rimack Cooperation, at Low ell, willie started up
az soon ga the necessary repairs of the machinery
now under way lie completed, This copo.
ration, when fully under way, employ about 100
females and between 700 and 500 males. They
manufacture print cloth for calicoes, and the
"Merimack prints" are known the world over.
lSnA HuBBKR BrAvKrrs.--The Trenton
state "GGzette' says :-"Next week Mojor G. NJ.
Herbert will visit regiment on the Potomac
under the direction Of the Governor, fo- the pur-
pose Of distributing the india rubber blankets to
the men. About seven thousand have been pro.
cured-enongh to supply all who are yet destitute
ct this article. SO necessary to health and comfort
in the camp"
Army SuoEs Tho experin ent Of making
army shoes in Linn has not been successful
one-the largest establishment Of the kind in tho
town having burst up. leaving one hundred hands
( to bear very heavy loss. Others who undertook
the business have given 1t up as bad 700,
AccErTABLE GIyrs The ladies' Of Rhode
Island are preparing to send to each volunteer
from that State Christmas gilt Of a pair of socks
and nittens, tho name of each soldier, with that
! Of the company to which he belongs, to be at
tached to the articles
LANCE CASyoS.--One of the largest cannon
ever made in the country, was cast at A lgers'
4 lFv u f,t,sh
under the inspection of Capt. Taylor ofthe United
States Navy. 1t weighed so 90 pounds.
In California a seccssionist entered an eating
house in Martinez, and called for "fire.rate
jeff Davis meal. In due course of time the
waiter placed before him large covered dish.
On removing the cover, Secesh found snugly
coled up hemp rope with a slip moose at
end He lett-had no appetite.
a honest Hbernian tar, who was favo-
rite of Paul Jones, used to pray n these words
every night when he turned in: God be
!hanaed, | never killed man nor no man
never killed me. God bless the world, and
success to the United States"
lfyou want to have man for yonr friend,
never get the III will of his wife Public
opinion is made up of the average brejudces
of Nomankiud
Wink at small injuries rather than avenge
them. If to destroy single bee you throw
down the hive, instead of Que enemy you have
q thousand.
Men who would not Cor the world utter u
falsebood, ore yet eternaly scheming to pro
duce false impressions on the minds Of Others.
respecting facts, characters and opinions.
Some idea pf lhe coast ai whr nay - CLEAN
ed from the expense Of firing two thousand
shells at COnfederates in the fgth ut Green
Orier. They averaged between fifty aud
sixty thousand dollars.
Masonic friend rejoices that the rebel
envoy, james NJ. Mason, is no longer free
| Msson.
The REWARD Of thiog we'll done is to have
done it,
! Most books 10 these days are like some
kinds OF trees-a great many leaves aud DO
| fruit.