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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-30
Naior.Ganeral Fnlleck.

General Henry Wager Halleck. WHO hes
beeG appointed Major General, commanding
the Department Of Missouri, is a New Yorker
by birth, baviGg been born on Long Island, in
the year 1918 He outered the West Point
Military Academy n 1895, was graduated 10
1889, ranking second 10 bis class, aud entered
the army as Brevet Second Lieutenant Of
Engineers his CON mmission bearing date July
lst 1899. lie remained at the Military
Academy until JuHe Of the next year, as Act.
log Assistant Professor OF Engineering; in
i8il he published a work on "Bi,umen and
its uses )" he was made FIRST Lieutenant in
January, 1876, and published an able work on
the "Elements oil Military Art aud Science"
n I84G.
Shortly after tho Mexican war broke out.
Lieut.. liaileck, was sent to California and in
September l6lS, 70. 3. brevelted captain
for gallant conduct 10 aiFairs with the enemy
on the l9th and Goth Of November, S47, and
mertorous service ii California, Moy lst
lS47"
Ia California be was engaged in the mill.
tGry government, as Secretary OF State, undcr
General hearney. Colonel III Srson and Gene.
raj Riisy. from l647 to December, 1919 At
terwards be became chieT of the STAB Of Com.
modore Sbubrick, n the further united naval
and military operations on the PaCiic coast.
lie was also o member Of the convention
which met 10 lS49 to rRme the Constitution
Of the State, and was ca The committee Which
drafted tue Constitution.
He was made Capta.a of Engineers in July
1888, and resigned his commission the follow.
ing year, August |, 1904 From the period
nntll tSe present year, he was engaged Ia the
practice OF law in San Francisco, having da
ring the most Of that time been . member OF
the legal firm OF Halleck, Peachy, Piliiogs i
ferke.
General Hollack has recentl, IN blshed Hr
lmportan: work 90 "IGtetDatioLal Law" the
fruit OF fifteen years stn6v.
Since the breukug out Of the praaout wsr
the Government has recalled him 60 the army
and be now bas the c.-S,aissios ai Maior-
General, naurg from ire .0th 0t August last.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-30

take place in the management of the Illinois
Central Railroad ss its vice President aud
chief engineer. After. three years of work
upon that road be became general superin-
tendent Of the Ohio and Mississippi line. lie
was acting on thrt pcet when the rebellion
broke out.-Govs7S,.r Curtin. with his pecu
liar sagacity and kds=siedge Of meu. and still
recognizing him ns q citizen of Pennsylvania
applied to him TO undertake the organization
OF the volunteer forces in this State but he
had previously accepted o similar offer from
Ohio. In assembling the forces Of the latter
State, and in placins them upon an efficient
war footing, be exhibited so much OF that
determination aud originality which had
characterized his former services in Mexico,
and was appointed Major Geoe,al in the
United States army. with the commend of a
department, which Included Ohio and western
Virginia Since that time his record is not
history--it is the present.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-30

Mr. JonY SLlDELL, at present residing at
Fort Warren, is u native OF New York. Ills
father was very respectable tallOw chandler,
and for some time President of the Mpcban.
ic's Bank. Ia the times when the compact
part of the city hardly extended above Hous-
ton street, the family residence was OF the
BlOomingdale road at or near the present 10.
tersection Of Thirteenth street with Broad.
way, aHd is still standing. One Of the promi.
nent events Of j ohH Sldelrs life iu this city,
vas bis duel with Stephen Price, the manager
Of tha Park Theatre. For some cause Price
challenged Sldel, then an enterprising young
merchant. They fought on the early morning
Of day on which Price was to give a large
dinner party. BY some mischauce, Price was
shot 10 a delicate pOs.ericr region, but toe
dinner party came of notwithstanding -
Price received his guests in BED. II was this
duel, and the scandal arising from II, that in-
duced SlIdel to become a resident Of New
Orleans. Stephen Price was a noted duelst
On one occasion a British officer named Green
on his way to Canada, got into some difficulty
with Prices youngest brother, at the Park
Theatre, but the matter was settled quietly
On arriving ct bis post, Green was tainted by
a brother officer ut the mess table, with not
having resented an Insult given by Yankee
! Green returned to New York and challenged
youog Price, They fought, aud Price was
killed. Stephen Price betrayed no resent.
ment towards Green, but bearing some time
| afterwards that the officer who had melted
| Green to the challenge was at the City Ho-
| tel, be called there aud vas shown 10 the off
GERS room. Handing him his card he said,
"'fhnt is my pane shall | spit 10 your face,
or will you consider it done p The officer
replied that he understood the insult, aud
Price was challenged, The duel followed,
ani the officer was killed at the first FIRE.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-30
Brigadir-Ganaral n. W. Sherman.


BRIGAnIEa.GEYrnsL =. W. SusguAN com
mnnding the land forces of the naval expedition,
entered the army from the state OF Rhode Island,
and graduated in 1886, the eighteenth IN his class.
He was appointed Second Lieutenant in The
Third artillery on July l, 1898, an Assistant
commissary Of Subsistence in March, 1887,
First Lieutenant Of Artillery IN March, 1913, a
CoplIin in may, lo16, and Brevet Major in
May, 1915, for "Gallant and meitorious services
at the battle of Butna VISTA" un tne 23l Of Feb
ruary, lS47. IN 1857, by his prudence and
frmuess, he prevented war with certain Of the
Sioux Indians
He has for years been in command of IL bate
ry of Light Artillery well known as Sherman's
Battery, and has always - oud well in the estma
tion of the Amy for his skill and attninmenis as
an artillerist. On the breaking out OF The Rebel
lion, when the new regiments were authorized
10 be added TO the Army he was appointed a
Leutenan. Colonel Of the Fifth Artillery. His
was among the first appointments Of Erigader'
Geuerals OF Volunteers, and soon after tue BATH e
Of Bull Run he was assigned 10 the important
duty OF organizing the land forces OF the present
expedition.
The record Of Gen. Sher1ans services is too
fresh in the memory Of the people to make neces-
Sary more than the above hasty recapitulatio II.
The admirable manner in which he conducted
the recent expedition proves his superior skill as
a commander, and has received the enthusiastic
! praise Of his fellow countrymen.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-30

FACTS AgoUT THE on BCsINEsL-The i'm
mense quantities Of oil thrown into market
lately having materially reduced the vAlue OF
the article, the principal we'll owueTs are
about concerning measures Tor regulating the
supply SO as to prevent the glut in the mar.
ket under which prices have fallen so low Of
late. Several wells have ceased flowing with.
10 the last few days, and Others have been
shut off. The DaUsmore we'll, on the Iarr
farm, and we'll that has flowed till within
few days, for three weeks, at so average Of
two hundred barrels per day, has ceased aow-
ug; cause unknown. The Lehgh well, that
has been running for about the same time,
with an average of four hundred barrels per
day has also ceased flowing. Phillips new
WE'LL ou The Funk farm, ana the burning we'll,
on the Blood farm, are completely shut of,
aud have been for days. The shuttIg ud
plan works admirably. Phillips oil we'll
capacity from three TO five hundred gallons
per days shut down, go that it merely
flows enough to supply the leakage and eyap-
oratiOn Of bis tanks, about one hG0ired 10
number
The Crescent we'll capacity three hundred
barrels per dey-oD larr form, and the Crane
wetl-capacity two hugdred barrels per day
--ou the Blood farm, are sbnt down to about
Fifty barrels each per day. The burning we'll,
90 the Blood faTm-caplcity somewhere from
five hundred to a thousand barrels per day
is shut of to About one huudred gallons per
day. THE above meDtlOued wells comprise all
the wells Of Ouy account on Jhe Igrr hud
! Blood farms. Thus, these two farms, which
were producing for the market "a few days ago
6I,esn hundred barrels Of o!l per day, at the
least calculation, are uow uot predicting more
than two hundred. -FW. Chr0n. lah!.
s-s s
M Az We NOT LOOK for speedy termination
Of the wor? Events are acCuWulating with
wonderful rapidity, and history is burdened
with great deeds We shout over every sin
( Gle success but it is only when ws look at the
| hole Geld that We see the progress We have
made, and the advantage Of our position. 10
! Eastern Nlrg!nia. we have seen the great
army Of the traitors collected aud couceutra'
! ted, draining tie resources Of the entire Con
! tederacY by the magnitude Of its forces aud
/ the necessities of the camp add field. Now II
/ is rapidly crumblug away, regiment utter regi.
I mruL laying down their arms, or returning
| home 10 response 10 more urgent aud iuces'
/ SAINT demands irom the menaced Cotton
/ States. New Orleans ia on drill; Savannah
! citizens are flying in terror; Charl'ston
| busters, swears, sud talks iustain aud 10
! Eastern Tennessee the heart OF the loyal men
] is throbbing bravely for the Union, Yaueey
despairs, aud writes gloomy letters frem
| Paris and throughout the South there is one
continued wall Of misery aud despair. Gem
merce has persisted /; industry is paralyzed ;
/ Tor the crop there is no market; Tor euter'
prise aud ability no inducement Ood 20 reverb
/ What terrible future awaits them future
which success can only make more fearful.
Ia the North. oil is conidencaand prosperity
scd victory comes surely aud swift Phi!G
dsiphid Pyess.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-30

STRANGE BEDFELLows.-Thera is a lady,
Miss SMilH, mot related to us,) residing in our
town, who for some time past has been in the
habit of taking two good sized calves to bed
with her, aud sleeps with them nightly. So
determinedly persistent is she in this practice
that it were useless for her parents to remon'
strate with her. We are also credibly inform
ed that respectable woman residing. in the
Forge hills. in this county, for considerable
time past, has been sleeping nightly with .
Wolf; colored woman in this place lodges
with full grown Bear. Notwithstanding
the apparent ineongruity ofsueh practices Ne
are not aware of the existence Of a0y law or
statute forbiiding .hem.-IoTk Co. Siar.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-30

To PREsERyE SMOKED MEAT-How often
are We disappointed 10 our hopes OF having
sweet hams durrg the summer after carefully
curing and smoking, and then sewing them
no 10 bsgs, and whtewashipg them Now
this can be avoided by packing them 10 pull
yerized charcoal. No matter how hot the
weather, nor hop thIcs the 6leA. hsuss sl'l
keep as sSe,i as sbsO packed, foI years.. Ey
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-30

SLAUGHTER OF DucKs.-Thirty barrels Of
ducks were killed 10 the Susquehanna, below
Hayre de Grace, on Monday OF last week
that day being the commencement Of the
anchored in the river. they were seut by
railroad to Philadelphia, New York aud
other Northern cities. A profitable trade is
carried on every fail aud winter by persons
who live at lIavre de Grace, and follow the
killing of ducks for market.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-30

Somebody once remarked that the English.
man is never happy but when he is miserable +;
the Seotchmsn is never al home bat when be
is abroad; aud the Irlthmsn is ueSor at peace
but when he is hghting
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-30

Write ct once to Hat,y Shelby,

Write ct once to Hat!y Shelby,
And-for both Of them are there
Send line to Alice Dudley,
And q word for Ruth Adair
Then tomorrow write to Dorcss,
And anon to Mollie Todd:
Say they've work now for their country,
For their freedom and their God:
Apd if only half the spirit
That their mothers had is theirs,
There'll be rapid work with needles
And sharp rummagng up stairs.
Oh it stirs the blood of seventy,
Wherever IL survives,
Just to touch the chain of memory
or the OLD Kentucky wives
XI.
In day or two--at fartbest
When the present rain is done
You and ] will take the carriage,
With the rising OF tie sun,
And we'll spend day or longer
With the soldiers iu their camps,
Taking stores that best mag shield them
From the chill November damps.
Oh, ! II cheer them 90 to battle
And III stir each lofty sonl
AS paint the fields of honor
Where the drums Of glory roll
Aud I'll bid them never falter,
While there's treason still abroad,
Ia this battle of the Nation
For our Union and for God.
XII.
One who fought upon the Wabash
by Joe Daviess when be FELL
And who bed at Neigs with Dudley,
Where he met the hosts of he'll;
One who fought with II art at Raisin,
And with JohusOn on the Thames,
And with jackson at New Orleans.
Where W. won immortal 9anes,-
VIII be listened TO with patience,
BY the heroes now nt hand,
Who have rushed to our rescue
In this peril Of the land
By the memory OF oar fathers,
By the Brave, and by the just,
This rebellion sh4ii be yaDqushed,
Though each traitor bite the dust
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-30

Tell tie soldier Of Kentucky
And the colder from abroad
Who has come TO fight the bntile
OF his country and his Cod
Tel them one who on the Wabash
Fought with DAyiess when be fell,
And who bled at Meigs, where Dudley
Met the painted hosts OF hell
One who fought with Hart at Raisn,
And with johnson on the Thames,
And with Jackson at New Orleans,
Where we won immortal names,
Sends them from his chimney corners
Such fair greeting as be may,
With few small crentnre comforts
For this drear November day.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-30

BE calm while your adversary frets and
rsges, and you can warm yourself at bis fro
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-30
There's q camp in Wickliffs's meadow,

There's q camp in Wickliffss meadow,
Lees than eighteen miles away
John, at your age | could make it
Twice 't@ixt now and break Of day
Fill your buggy up with baskets,
Fiji each basket to the brim,
Sweep the pantry of its choicIest,
Till the Ebeyes are lean aud slim:
Take o jug or two Of apple,
For these chill November damps
on beUuub The weary sentries
a they guard the sleeping camps;
Dave the get Of old Sarpedon--
For the glory Of his sres
He will make the camp at " WickllfIe's
Ere they stir tie morning fires.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-30

Tell them, he has watched this quarrel
From lis outbreak until now,
Aud. with hand upon his heart beat,
And Gods light upon his brow,
He luvokes their tyuest manhood,
The full prowess of their youth,
In this battle of the Nation
For the right aud for the truth
Tell them one whose years are sinking
To the quiet OF the grave,
Thus eujolns each valiant spirit
'that would scorn to be a slave:
by the Toll and blood yonr fathers
Ia tbe cause Of Freedom speat
By the memory of your mothers
And the noble AID they Lent;
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-30

A Good Chance for an Enterprising Man
rJ7HE subscriber wants a partner in the Mar
bic business. a sober perservering man VINO
can sneak both the English and German langLa'
pes. to one that will suit no cash capital required
For particulars inquire OF
JOHN A. TAYLOR.
Northumberland, Aug 3, ls6l,--3m
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-30
NEW SERIES. VOL. IA, NO. So SUNBU
Selctt 9ortrp,
From the Louisville "Journal ~
GRANDPA NATHAN.
RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED TO GENERAL LESLIE
CooNBs.

/.
By tie beech and hickory Gre
Grandpa Nathan sat at night,
With details of marching armies,
And the news Of many fight.
When he laid aside the paper,
Though its contents he had told,
He was piled with many questions
BY the young and by the old.
it's war the most Internal
(Graudpa Nathan made reply,
But the hegions of the Union
Soon will crush it out, or die
If only had the vgor
OF just twenty years ago,
How I'd leap into my saddle
How I'd Iy to meet the foe
Mamie Hardin, dearest daughter,
There spirit now abroad
That's akin TO whatsoever
Is ut eDmity with God.
II has wrought upon portion
OF the people OF the land.
Till they almost think they're honest
In the treason they have plann'd.
1t has struck the sea with rnpine,
1t has tiuged its shores with blood,
And it rolls and surges inland
Like desoiating food.
1t has rent the nearest Kindred
En- the mother and the son;
But, as Gods God Of Justice,
It's career will soon DO run.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-30
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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-30

The Wreck of tae Steamer Governor.
Thrilling Account Of tho Rescue of
Three Hundred and Seventy-Eisht
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-30

By the blessings God has showered
On this hrthrigLt Of the free,
Give to Heaven rsverant spirit.
Bend to Heaven a willing knee,
And in silence, mid the pauses
OF the hymn and Of the prayer,
To the God Of Hosts appealing,
BY the God OF Battles swear
Swear to rally round the standard
With our nation that was born,
With its stars OF worldwide glory,
And its stripss that none may scorn
Swear to fight the fight forced on US.
While all armed foe stirs abroad;
Swear to fight the fight Of Freedom,
OF the Union and of God !"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-08-15
The Resolutions of the Democratic
State Convention.
Especial Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazeue.l
From the Cincinnati Gazette, August o.

ltrOn the Clhclnluu GaZtttt, August V1
These resolutions which were given in our
special Columbus dispatch on Thursday, are
more creditable to the cunning than to the
courage of the Convention. 1t did not dare
declare itself ON the side of the rebels direct
ly, SO it resolved to do the next thing to it
to cripple the Government as much as it
safely could, and at the same time pretend
that it was only by conscientious scruples that
it was prevented from supporting the Gov
ernment. 1t would support the Government
in constitutional and economical measures,
but all its measures to suppress the rebellion
are unconstitutional and extravagant.
There is no principle dsclaredin in the reso-
lutions that could prevent the Democracy
from uniting in a popular movement on the
maintaining the National Government ac-
cording to the constitutional terms, unless
the Convention was opposed to taking that
position. The Convention certainly did not
show that it was averse to fusion of parties,
ifit was averse to a union of the people, for
it fused with the ancient and odorous Amer
lean element in its ticket This would go
to show that il was not union OF parties
that it was afraid of, but the issue Of the
unqualified suppression of the rebellion. 1t
may be that the naturalized citizens who
have always composed the backbone of the
Democratic party, have been too patriotic in
the war to be relied upon, and that they
are to be sloughed off and their ancient enc
mics the Americans taken in their stead.
The positive declarations of the resolutions
are chiefly untrue, and the balance vague
and unimportant. The first declares the
war the offspring of sectionalism, engender-
cd by fanatical agitators North as well as
South, and that the Democratic party is in
no way responsible for the war.
The people ofthe North have elected a
President constitutionally. The Confeder-
ates have thereupon rebelled and plunged
this country into a devastating war, which
they are now melting to the most savage
ferocity. And yet the Democratic Conven-
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-08-15


A Democratic Oail ior M N4.lonal
I;n In,,;r opAo
- In answer 10 the cg,i oi tne otate Oehtrai
Committee OF the democratic party Tor a
state CohVehtioii paseu s0'ely, as IL Is, upon
opposition 10 the Nationai hadministratlon,
We peg leave 70 warn our IenoW democrats
OF the ihischi9Vous tehuencies Oh the ca,i re-
lciieu w. iio"etoi ihuon VIC may ui,ioi
with the present Administration upon 0ther
matters which have hitherto divided us from
Il u -. IL -: Ill
the nepuoncun purity, inc question: winch
now absOrbs all the energy OF the Admins
t,,t;nn md ovo;tos tbo anv;ous ottont;o, ~
.,"'io, anu oA'i'0o''nI a"AiVuo "v.eho,or ~ vi
the WfOle people ought 10 allow OF no diner
ancos in the ,ninds of :. loyol noonlo Wa
I IT.. " - - -. - -
pclioNc .haI VIC huSt pc eiVher ior tne nun,
with all our soul, mind and strength, or
aaa;nst IL uonoa ,yo raoord ,,,raol,,o. os,
5"i'YY ~ 1870 We ''OVrv w, ouiSeNco 40
UNCONVENTIONAL Union men. W. are IN favor
i'm these trouhlous times of sinking Marty in
-, II 4 l = - n e P:
patilotislli, anu ilence we call IOr u paUrlOuc
Union Convention of men of all parties,
| nledged to tbo ,u,nort of tho Cnyarn,nont
Pio"Scu W tno suppVI' VI tho OoNerh,ient
III all constitutional efforts, to put down
thia unconstitutional robaIl;on and ost tbot
Il n. - - 49,, " IN IN 'i'V :
the democrats OF other counties may sign
this call fora Union Convention for the nom
;,,.;o,, 20 c,oto fJ;,nr, o., IL LII =. -
time no a ;o;nt confsrence of leod;no demo.
crafts and Renublicans NAV ayrce mr. on based
unon the nledro 70 rive our time. money and
onr lives n need he m the ,na;ntononce of
the Governmcnt ogainst ajl foes fore;gn and
I.; ce"noo a.. ioeo ioio'sn anu
domestic. In TINS connection we would re-
commend the sentiments contained in the
late letter of the Hon. q. Volnay Dorsey as
embracing our sentiments upon this subject,
| which letter roads "a follnws.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-08-15
Breckinridge ON Martial Law.

Mr.. Breckinridge said in his speech in the
Y. 5. Senate, on the 10th, that George.
Washington carried the thirteen Colonies
through the War Of the Revolution without
martial law.
In the Report Of the Committee on the,
Judiciary, Of the House OF Representative.
submitted june 18th, lS42, by Hon. G. j.
Ingersoll-a distinguished Demoorat--in re-
gard to remitting Gen. Jacksons fine, it is
said, Without the vexations and cruel ex-
actions ofmartial law, the American Revo.
luton would have proved an utter failure.
If Washington, Gates and Green had been
fined for every severity they inflicted by
martial law, the victories of Saratoga, York,
town, and the Cowpens, would have been
won in vain or not at all. The Independence
ofttese United States began IN consmotion;
.cds effected by general and habit,,al martial
la,o, ecercised u, its most odio,s ihjqictioas.n
These statesments, from the highest Dem
ocratic authority, are a sufficient reply to
Mr.. Breckinridge, and deserve the attention
Of all those who, like Mr.. b., can nee In the
efforts now making to preserve our noble
government nothing but military despot-
ISM" T'T