Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-01-26

The Springfield Republican narrates the
experience Of Mr.. John D. Mex night, who
has just returned from Georgia, where he
attempted TO collect bills for the clothing.
house which be represented. He describes
the excitement as intense throughout tho
State, and had numerous narrow escapes rom
falling victim to the suspicious u The FIRE
Eaters. lie came to to this city by the
steamer State Of G~'rgta. on It's last trip
from Savannah Among his fellow passen.
gers was Nova Scotian, resident for years
in Savannah, who was only few evenings
before waited upon by the Owls" one of his
own employees heading the ruffianly gang
DE saved his life by showing pluck aud load
ed weapons, hut he seized the earliest mo.
ment to escape. Another was Northern
man, officer in the Savannah Blues, and il
would have been his turn next day to go to
Fort Pulaski he fed without settling up his
affairs. and like the first named, was glad to
get oil thus we'll. The passengers now began
10 relate the horrors they had seen in their
several localities. One had seen three unof.
tending Northern men shot down like dogs
and oil agreed that the half had not been
told OF the frenzy and madness Of the South.
ern people. Mr.. Mcknight says he would
not go through another such week OF terror
and espionage for five thousand dollars
Mr.. Rhett told the South Carolina Leg:s-
lature some pretty plain truths in the course
of a debate on Jan. IL. lie was oppossg an
appropriation of 100000 for building anew
State house, aud said among other things
'Some people have an idea that the Bank
is second Treasury Of the State, and that
all we have to do is to go there and draw cash
from the boxes OF gold and silver piled away
there, like Napoleon used to pile away
nj ha Tuil a. q
as tad laa pave GO gS'leGstot so. There
so 'Ds zoo S"rS nns 'nergtecie in the vaults of the
Ronf :S not one dollar Of this is to Me credit
~ lie State. Al that zee haze there are the
liberal donations Of Mr.. Mordecai and Of
Mr.. Lazdrus. These are there. but th0t is all.
Again, be asked, do you suppose the Bank
will allow itself to become bankrupt /! DO
you suppose the officers whom you have Pot
there as directors will allow the institution to
be broken! Would they not be acting right
and jus, by closing the door in ar face,
rather than see the bank 60 to ru y This
bill to pat up house has more fri ds than
those to prepare for war and other patriotic
purposes. The bill to provide aid for poor
girls who would instruct youth and take them
out of the hands Of Yankee teachers, has
failed. Only $1,000 was asked for the pur-
pose, yet it failed ! do not say anything Of
this matter. let il pass"
Hor TALLow A CURE FOR lSaRowISG NAILS.
We take the following remedy for very
commos and very painful aflliction, rom the
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal.
The patient on whom | first tried this plan
was q young lady, who had been unable to
put on shoe for several months. and deci.
dedly the worst case that have ever seen.
put a very small piece Of tallow in @
spoon, and heated il over lamp till it be-
tons. The effect was almost magical Pain
and tenderness we're at once relieved and 10
a few days the g:anulations we're all gone, the
diseased parts dry and destitute OF feeling,
and the edge Of the nail exposed so as to
admit Of being pared away without any incon.
venience. The cure was complete, and the
! trouble never returned.