Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-12-14
The rebel 'st ylier aso,ve B. ortteOdeu,

and assigned to command at Cumberland
Cap The brothers are thus opposed to each
| other on the soil Of their own State George
was 10 the U. s. Army, in the West and
when his resignation was charged to treason
able proclivities. he promptly denied it 10 an
| indignant letter-thus showing that he was
J both a traitor and liar. Nearly or quite oil
| OF the rebel officers, civil and military, are
composed of just this material.
The Canada press with one or two excep.
tions, are like the home press, favor the rebel
lion, and the destruction of our country.
| Mason KEEPING HIS WoRD IN BosToS.--Thc
last time Mason visited b Boston. before to-day, was
as guest ofihat city, and where he was feted
and toasted as a distinguished statesman and civ
| an. Pe visited Bunker Hill. where there was
| public DEMONSTRATION, marched in grand process
sion from the State House, and was fully Of COM
| pmerts and thanks for the favors and attentions
! he received. He then promised to do Justice to
| the conservative people and sentiment OF old VI as
sachusetts. In remembrance ef this summer visit,
of four yeats since, last spring, when Mr. Robert
e. Winthrop was in Washington, he politely
asked Mr.. Mason when he would visit Boston.
The naughty Senator replied, "Not till | coma as
an Ambassador" The time has arrived. and MIR.
Mason presents to-day his credentials at the fush'
ionable Court in Fort Warren.
an,or;.an 1as.,;ho. h.ans,..I,,. - :, :;
said l. he;no extsns;yeIr ,,or, b, orsoars a,,J
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I, i con,nosed of ,h,o snr;,r s,aol al = 80
,a,,,ao,' ,S, o,o,, a,J ps Ipin;n - ,, WI, ';,;'
,"rn ,a., w 7, Ias ,,.a 's i' ,,;eL ,n ,'n' ~.
cdees when the vest is bn,toned 80 as 10 cover
the entire chest. Ii only weighs three pound and
a If, and can be worn with ease by any officer
or soldier during the most active exercise. 1t is
very strong in proportion to its weight, and it can
resist the thrust OF sword bayonet, aud il will
repe the bullets of muskets and pistols at ranges
which would otherwise be fatal to life.
ne Ioilo"ing hgures snow The amount OF com
missary stores which VIII be consumed IN one
| mon'h pV tne army, When Drought up 10 the stan
daro authorizeu ny Congress, VIZ 5OO'Oo0 men
~ VIII De seen 'ha' ,ne iaoors OF the coinmissary
department are anylh'hs but tnvia'' ana mat the
item:
ll,25OOOO pounds ofpork, or lS,750,00O
pounds OF fresh beef l05,3sO barrels Of -four
$1,000 bushels OF beans, or 5000 pounds o
rice; 100000 pounds of coffee; 2,250,00C
pounds of sugar 10000 gallons Of vinegar
225,000 pounds of candles; 100000 pounds o
soap; 1884 bushels OF salt, and g. 100000 pounds
of potatoes.
f1sHTINa QuAKEn.- General Haeck was
born on Long Island OF Quaker parent When
young ms family moved TO Oneida county, where
ne RESIDED ior many years ii's Quakerlsm van
isned under military education and the rebels OF
MISSOURI VIII propaoiy ma 'hat he does not con-
uue' war OH peace Pr'hc'pies'
SoLnIERs SENDING MONEY RomE.--The
amount Of money sent home by soldiers in the
field to their families is very remarkable Paw.
master Panghorn arrived day before yesterday
from Port Royal, in charge of remi,tances from
the army in that neighborhooJ. We understand
that of 100000 disbursed there, over $3.50, zoe
was sent at once by the soldiers to their families
Fourteen large mail bags were dispatched Tor that
purpose, containing over $4,000 Letters. Surgeon
Stone, of the Tommany regiment arrived yestcr
day, bringing s 1000 from the men OF that reg
iment alone to their families in this city
y. J, Times.
"SE LEG MORE ron ms CouNTf'-purlng
York, member of the Seventy. ninth regiment
who was in the battle of Bull Run, and near Col
Comeron when he fell, called upon the Secretary
He had been severely wounded and taken prison
Carried IN Richmond and thar. snf.ral N,