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The Earon dc vidil is picking Oukum in Lon
don prisoO to atone for the crime Of having one
sun too many.
/ arge quantities Of American butterand cheese
now find their way into the Canadian market, IN
consequence Of that with the South bping closed.
Secretary Stanton is reported to have said that
the army muSt now earn its living This Is
what the snldiers have long desired to do.
The anti avery meetings in Boston are grad
uay tapering off in attendance; a smaller and
still smaller ball answering their purpose for
place Of resort, each year.
Mr.. Holt, the predecessor Of the present Post.
master General, estimated that by telegraphic
dispatches Government lost s., 900 0OU Of letter
postage revenue annually.
Certain persons, it is said, are endeavoring to
revive in Paris the use of the funeral pyre and the
preservation oi the ashes Of the dead in urns,
instead Of the system Of inhumatiOn.
The Montreal AdrertiSer says that the Sumter
at Cad z is a new privateer Of the same namc,
aud not the one which h been 50 long chased
aud watched bv United States vessels.
Prof NJ. J. Fletcher, Superintendent Of Public
InStrnrtiOn in Indiana, says he has aSceriained
that there are in that State twenty thousand more
boys, between the ages Of five and twenty one,
than there a'e girs
The trouble in which Gov. Dawson, Of Utah,
was involved, and for which he was Overtaken
an whipped, on seeking to leave the Territory,
was an intrigue with prominent lady Of Salt
Like. lie had previously icigncd sickness and
insanity to escape rrtrihution.
A young man in an English town, who had re-
| Gently commenced business, WAS green enough TO
b" sLd by an advvriis. r who pT0irSSed 10 give
information how To succeed in business" To
obtain the secret he reunited hall II crowns worth
Of postage stamps, and received in reply the al.
vice to Turn Methodist"
In wealthy rrmilv of Vienna, the husband
made his aigg New Years gift Of dozen pairs
0f glnves. lnd gnant at such stinginrsS the lady,
| aS soon as her husb1nd'S back was turued, flung
the gloves into the IRE. Explanations ensued
At table. and to the iraSchc h'ly'S astOnishmCnt
aud mnrt;tiraIinn, she learned that each pair ol
gloves was wrapped up in bank note for one
| tllOuSand ilOrinS.
The origin Of "pin money" was as Oll0ws
Toward the close Of the 10Th century, an epoch
thAt makes transition style IL the dress Of ladies'
pins were looked upon with great favor as New
Years gifts. They displaced the old wooden
Skrwrr, previously used tn iasten ladies' dresses,
which no Cff,nI Of skill. M furnishing or embcl-
iShment, could convert into \ slightly appendnge.
Pms, in that SIM L. age If the world, were luxu.
rus nf high price, nnd the gift was frequently
compounded for in money, an allowance that be-
came sn necessary IL the wants Of ladies' Of quail
itv. that il resolved itself at last into regular
stipend, very properly called pin money"
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NOTIcE Down sOUND-The undsFs Ened 10 pre-
~ pared TO suppy Hu,sls, Mn ship Steamboat owner
Sh Beef Nation Purk by the of the best quality
Oxen, fresh Mk Cows aud stock Cattle AluAys hand and
Tor sale ~ prizes according 10 quality.
Bel pAeted 70 order; quality warranted
S-teu 4 WFFNER
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zf%-EFs EXP RESS eaaA
S;ltIsg.s FoRwARDERs ~

shin Treasure the rates. under our own
~ en- policies held with the best English Cnnpanies vEi
Indemnity Mutual Marine; Royal Exchange Insuranee
Marine Insurance; London Assurance.
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On Saturday afternoon the rebel Gen. jackson
having been Incorrectly informed by The nhab.
.nla that this town had been deserted BY the
Union troops, sent force Of 900 cavalry and
Ens @ rplake Il Our tickets were driven IN.
Yen. Shields brought up his forces. drove the
sn,my hack. and took several prisoners. The
esnsIal Waa wounded N the arm q The enemy'r
-. ~. aFe' Ihe fedfals slept On tholr arms an
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-24

r-553 CHARLES j. INoERsoLL.--The Har-
risburg Telegraph contains some severe
structures on the character Of this individual,
whose death is recorded by some of the
papers, with fulsome laudations that were
not justified by the facts. Though profes-
sing to be Democrat, he was in feeling an
out and out aristocrat, and perhaps the
greatest political demagoguc in Philadel-
phia. On one occasion, when candidate
for Congress, he addressed a political meet
ing in a suit of old clothes got up for the
occasion, although perfect dandy in dress,
and profuse in the use of jewelry. The TEE
graph says:-
"He went into public life to speculate on
the reverses of individuals and the changes
of parties, while no statesman that ever
pretended to a participation in the affairs of
| this government, had so few personal friends,
and such limited number of political
contidantes We have a right to proclaim
these facts when scrvile press attempts to
cover the memory of this same man with a
lustre to which, while he lived, he could
make no Just claim. 1t is only a few months
since that Charles Jared Ingersoll attempted
to show to the world that the fight in which
we are engaged for the pcrnancncy of the
government, was nothing more or less than
a crusade against the rights and persons OF
the people of certain states of this Union
Had he died before he essaycd such an
outrage, such praise, however undeservcd
| might have passed unnoticcd."
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-24

.-a5@ DEATH OF GENERAL W. II. KEM.-
Brigadier General w. ii. Kcim died at the
Brady House, in Harrisburg, on Monday
afternoon at one o'clock. He was brought
to Harrisburg three or four days previous,
laboring under combined attack of typhoid
fever and dysentery. On Saturday he COM
menccd sinking so rapidly as to leave no
hope, and his relatives were telegraphcd for,
many of whom were present when he
brcathed his last
At the breaking out of the rebellion Gen
Keim held the Office of Surveyor General OF
the State, but accepted the position of Major
General from Gov. Curtin, and was in Gen
Pattersop's division during the three months
service
Last fall he was appointed q Brigadiel
General by the President, when he resigned
his office. He was present at the taking o
Yorktown, and also at the battle of vii
liamsburg, but too i'll to participate in tn,
latter.
Gen. Keim was a native of Reading, L
which place his remains were taken on Tues
day for interment. lie was 40 years of age
and leaves large family to mourn his loss
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-24

of them have been. His information has
been most interesting, and portions of it of
the utmost importance IL
The steamer Is quite a valuable acquisi-
tion to the squadron by her good machinery
and very light draft. The officer in charge
brought her through st. Helena Sound, and
by the inland passage down Beaufort river,
arriving here at 10 o'clock last night.
On board the steamer, when she left
Charleston, were eight men, five women and
three children.
shall continue to employ Robert as o
pilot ON board the Planter, for the inland
waters, with which he appears to be very
familiar. 1 do not know whether, in the
views of the Government, the vessel will b,
considered prize, but if so 1 respectfully
submit to the Department the claims of tn,
man Robert and his associates.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
| s. +. DUPONT,
| Flag Officer Commanding, &c.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-24

s35@ The iron gun on board of the Nau-
gatuck, which is said to have burst, was
loaded from below by depressing the muz-
zle, by means Of pulleys ingeniously con-
structed for that purpose The ramming
was accomplished by sort of piston rod
also worked by pulleys, thus affording the
celerity of loading and firing every halt
minute, The gun was capable of throwing
hunared-pound shot a great distance
The Lieutenant Morris, of the Port Royal
mentioned as having been wounded, wa.
the commander of the Cumberland during
her terrible engagement with the Merrimac
Eight miles below Richmond the Jane.
river is only about half mile wide and tn,
water very shallow. On both banks of tn,
river are high bluffs, easily fortified. A
this point the fort was located After bonn
harding the place four hours, and fndin,
our gunboats could not silence the battery
our gunboats withdrew. Our loss wa
thirteen killed and number wounded.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-24

az" Our iron-clad vessel the Galena, the
Monitor, Naugatuck, and several other ships,
proceeded up the river, silencing all the
batteries, until they came within eight miles
et Richmond, where there is bluff, upon
which a series of strong batteries were
erected. Our feet Immediately opened a
terrific fire upon them. At first the shots
rolled off the Galena but the rebels finally
used stoel-pointed shot, which went through
her sides. A shell burst on the Galena, kill.
ing II and wounding 10. The Naugatuck's
gun burst, killing two and wounding three
men, including her captain. The loss of life
among the rebels was terrible. The Monitor
was not hurt, and our feet intend to renew
the bombardment Among the wounded
on our side are Captain Rodgers of tn,
Galenai Captain Morris, Of the Port Royal
and Captain Constable, Of the Monitor
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-24

~ Commodore Dupont, commanding
the South Atlantic squadron, praises highly
the colored pilot, Robert Small, who brought
the valuable armed rebel steamer Planter
from Charleston on the 18th inst, and
delivered it to the Commodore. Since
the war commenced, hundreds of instances
of patriotic devotion and courage, on the
part Of the negroes have been made public
The case of another pilot, who rescued {
prize after it had been taken by the rebels
at the commencement of the war, exhibited
great bravery, is well remembered, an(
scarcely day passes that we do not hear 0
valuable intelligence conveyed TO our mill
tary leaders by contraLands.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-24
LATER FROM NEW ORLEANS.
FORTRFss MONROE Nav 30


The news from New Orleans is not of
special interest.
Gen. Butler commenced landing on the
1st of May, and established his headquarters
at the Custom House. He took possession
of the City Hall, Mint, &C., and compelled
the St. Charles Hotel, which was closed, to
open for the accommodation of himself and
stall.
A conference was had between General
Butler and the authorities of the city with
Pierre Soule, when the proclamation was
discussed and modified in some particulars
AS an act of humanity to the suffering in
habitants, boats and railroads were allowed
to bring supplies TO the city. The negotia.
tion of confederate script was forbidden, but
other species of currency in circulation was
allowed. The Delta was suppressed for re-
fusing to publish the proclamation, but sub,
sequently allowed to 60 on.
Algiers was occupied by our forces, and
forts Jackson and st. Phillip were garrisoned
by troops from Ship Island
Opelousas and Jackson Railroads were
taken possession OF, and approaches to the
city cut off
General Phillips had advanced to Carroll
ton, twenty-five miles up the river, and oc
cupied the place.
There was very little demonstration ol
public feeling in consequence of the uncer
tainly in reference to the future. A great
want of confidence prevailed, but under the
firm course Of Gen. Butler, business was
reyiving. The city was gradually becoming
quiet, and affairs were generally in per
fectly satisfactory state.
On the night Of the 9th the enemy evacua
ted Pensacola, and set fire to the forts, the
Navy Yard, barracks and marine hospital
General Arnold commenced bombardmeni
when the destruction ofproperty began, with
the hope OF saving portion OF the fort pro
pery
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-24
A story Of the Morrimac-s Statement of One

n story OF the Morrimac-Statement OF One
Of her Crew.
Two of the crew of the renowned Merri-
mac arrived yesterday at the Union Re
freshment Saloon. They came from Norfolk
to Fortress Monroe, and were sent from that
place to Baltimore by General Wool. One
of thOm, who was impressed into the Sou
thern army soon after the war broke out,
and who resides in Massachusetts,, gives the
following account Of the firing of the Merri-
mac, her subsequent explosion, and the
escape of himself and two Others from the
Rebel yoke -
"At about 3 o'clock in the morning, after
a night fraught with hard work and great
excitement, the vessel was fired, all hands
having previously left the shore, with the
exception of Commodore Tatnall, First
Lieutenant Jones and two of the crew, who
were to fire the combustibles spread SO pro
iusely around. 1t was just at this time
when the first indications of fire emanated
from the vessel, that about forty of the crew
| who were all Northern men, and. like oul
| informant, pressed into the Rebel service
deserted. They left in double quick time
pressing horse that had been left at
house near by, and intended for the use O
Commodore Tatnall, he being unable {,
walk. During the time elapsing from tn,
determination of the Commodore to bun
the ship and the accomplishment of tn
act, the utmost confusion existed in al
quarters on board. One-half the officer
were drunk and seemed to have but semi
consciousness of what was going on
Captain Mcars, of the Marines, had his swor
taken from him by one of the seamen, VIII
deserted; the weapon was brought to Bait
more by the capturer of it, and remains wit
him as q relic
"At about five minutes to five o'clock, afto
the vessel had been burning for about a
hour and half, the explosion took pac,
and is represented by our informant as bein
an occurrence that bafiled description. I'll
huge vessel was literally torn in pieces
The air was thick with large and small pi
ccs of timber. Huge sections of red he
iron plate were torn OF and whirlcd throug
the air like so much paper The shore an
water for miles around were covered wit
pieces of the wreck, in every conceivab
shape and size The noise made by IL
explosion was perfectly terrific, shakir
everything, even the very ground, apparent
to its centre. The sight of the explosion
said to have been thrilling in the extrcm
making an impression on the mind that
indelibly stamped there. The fatcd vcss
sunk Immediately after the explosion, not
vestigc of her remaining above water o
minute after the explosion took place.
| phiIddttphi0 IHQuiyer 18Th inst
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-24
Robel Accounts OF the Naval Baltic on the
Mississippi.

Robel Accounts OF the Naval Baltic on the
Mississippi.
BEFORE CoRIsTH, May 16.-The Memphis
Aratdnchc, of the 18th, contains the fol-
lowing:
FoRT Pillow, May 10.
We fought the enemy with four of our
lightest boats for one hour an half We
sunk one gun and two mortar-boats. Our
loss was two killed and eight wounded, and
that OF the enemy was very heavy, as ouI
sharpshooters literally moved them down.
"We fought side by side with the enemy
Not one shot passed through our breast
works. Our upper works are riddled, but
we are ready to butt again. We viii bt
able to hold the river"
Speaking Of the fall Of Norfolk the Ara
dache says:
"But, worse than all, the Virginia, OF
which We so confidently rested, was burn
at Craney Island on Saturday night. Sucl
is the tenor Of the painful intelligence flashed
over the wires"
The AoaIaaehe reports three cases Of yellow
fever at New Orleans at the last accounts
two at the Charity Hospital and one at tn,
French Hospital.
II also says that it has been formal,
decided that Savannah is never TO be sur
| rendered
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-24

.agN LATEST WAR NEws-The rebels
have evacuated Fort Wright and fallen back
to Fort Randolph, twelve miles below
General Mcclellan was within eight miles o.
Richmond. From the heavy firing heard il
was supposed the gunboats were forcing
their passage up the James river to Rich
mond. A battle was fought between tn,
French and Mexican armies. The French
lost most IN killed and wounded
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-24

tg7T TnE RIVER BAsK.-Wc hear complaints near.
ly every day of the bad appearance of the river
bank along Broadway We believe it is the High
Constables duty to have distractions and nuisanccs
removed from strccts lanes and aleys "ci,izcn, -
who asks for information, says:
"If it is the duty of the High Constable and too
heavy job for him to remove them, he should ask
the borough council to grant him privilege to erect
II steam raw mill, and saw them into building ma.
terial which would sell very readily now."
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-24

GB7 A. W. Fisher, of this place, Assistant Surgeon
Of the SD Regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers re-
turned home on Wednesday last, to recruit his own
health. Mr. Fishers duties have been heavy, al.
most the cole charge Of the hospital having been
devolved upon him.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-24

- Every heavy rain large quantity of water
remains standing on Market square, forming rcgu.
lar pond Couldn't the borough council take somc ac
tion to have it filled up and properly drained This
is the time that streets should bo repaired 20 as to
become well packed during the summer season.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-24
NJ A Ik Is I a q Il - .

In Shamokin, on the Goth inst, by Rev.
A. ID. Hawn, Mr.. JERRY YoRDY, of Trevor
ton, to Miss SALLIE L. HAAS, of the former
place.
On the 1st inst, JEFFERSON LITz, NJ. D.,
to Miss SALLIE j.. daughter of the late Rev.
\ McEnally, of Clesrficld, Pa
In Williamsport, on the 9th inst, by Rev.
VIM. Sterling, THOMAS S. DoEBLER, l.. s. A.
and Mis- Ellie GIBBS, all of Wiliiainsport.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-24
IordI affairs.

l1y- 1t has been reported that Harvey Goodrich
formerly Of this place, was killed at the battle OF
Williamsburg. His brother William Goodrich a
graduate of this Office also in the army, writes that
Harvey was shot from his horse, but does not say
that he was killed
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-24

r5' DELINQUENT TAN CoLLEcToRs.-Solomon
shinde, of this borough, is put down in the County
Auditors Report as among, the delinquent tax col
lectors Mr.. Shindcl requests to say that this is
not correct lie is not indebted one dollar to the
county
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-24

A REBEL ACCOUNT.

The Memphis appeal of the 10th, contains
the following dispatch, addressed to the
Rebel Secretary of State, dated Camp Moore,
May 11th:-
General Butler yesterday took forciblp
possession of the office of the Consul of the
Netherlands, searched the person of the Con
sui, and took from him the KEY of a bank
vault in which there were $500, 900, which
bad been transferred by the Citizens Bank
to Hoses Bank of Amsterdam, and was in
tended for the payment of the interests on
the Confederate bonds.
Gen. Butler also took possession Of the
Offices of the French and Spanish Consulatea
in the old Canal Bank, and placed guard
there He also siezed the Canal Bank and
Smiths Bank, and has issued an inflamma-
tory proclamation, to cite the poor against
the rich, promising to distribute among them
a thousand barrels of beef and sugar cap.
tured in New Orleans.
He is recruiting in New Orleans. The
poor will soon be starved.
The enemy sent force up to Bonnc Ger
re, which are marched through the stamps
and destroyed the railroad bridge"
The despatch is not signed
| The Vicksburg Citizen of the 12th SAYS
that the latest we can learn of the gunbcats
below is, that they arc between Fort Adams
and Bayou Tunica, and are supposed to be
| IN or about the Red river.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-24

" A jam in the canal occurred on Monday last
opposite this place, caused by the sinking of n canal
boat short distance above the lock largo NUN.
Der of boats were tied up for day or two along the
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-24
Formal Occupation of suffolk.

SUFFOLK Va.), May 1s.-This place,
which is seventeen miles from Norfolk by
rail and twenty-five by road, was occupied
by the Union troops at eight O'Clock this
morning. No rebel troops were found in
the vicnity, and no opposition was made to
the occupation of the city, Many of the
inhabitants have left, and those remaining
are very. bitter in their feelings and sx-
pressions.
Suffolk is beautiful town, the streets
being wide and pleasantly shaded with
trees.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-24

Ej@SrRAwBERRIEs from the South are now in the
city markets. few boxes Norfolk berries were re-
ceived at this place Thursday price IS cents per
box or quart.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-24
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoToMAc,

To the Hon. L. NJ. STANTON, Secretary of
War A combined naval and army expedi-
tion, under Capt. Murray U. S. Navy, with
troops and artillery under Major Williams
and Captain Ayres, of the Army, went some
twenty-five miles up the Pamunkey river
to-day, and forced the Rebels to destroy two
steamers and some twenty schooners.
The expedition was admirably managed,
and all concerned deserves great credit.
We have advanced considerable to-day
The roads are now improving.
GEORGE b. MCCLELLAN,
MajorGenera Commanding
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-24

THE OCCUPATION OF PENsAcoLA--On our
forces occupying Pensacola, the Mayor
promised that the citizens would behave
peacefully. The rebels evacuated the place
on hearing that our steamers the day Before
were agoing to run in Mobile bay, and that
the squadron and the mortar boats would
soon follow.
Commander Porter left Ship Island on the
9TH, with the steamers belonging to the NOR
tar fleet and the Sachem, for Mobile bar for
the purpose of fixing place for the mortar
vessels, to lie and plant buoys for the ships
to run in by when they should arrive Great
excitement seemed to exist within the forts
at the progress of the fleets.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-24
- II Il III -.

On Thursday morning, MARY EYER
CLEMENT, daughter of John Kay and
Mary s. Clement, aged years and 7
months.
The funeral will take place on Saturday
afternoon.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-24
by authority of Gen. G. Is. Mcclellan.

The Monitor could not elevate her guns
sufficiently to reach the high battery, which
rendered her useless. The banks of the
river were filled with rifle pits, from which
an incessant fire was poured upon the fleet
part of which was engaged at from six
to one thousand yards from the main bat
terry. After an action of four hours the fleet
finding it impracticablc, under the circum-
stances, to silence the battery on the bluff,
withdrew. Our loss was thirteen killed and
and eleven wounded. Among the latter
was Lieutenant Morris, in the leg, by a
Mimic ball, but not seriously. 1t is expected
that all particulars will be received in the
morning.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-24

Taunton and New Bedford papers ohrohi-
Gle an immense catch of herrings this gear =
10000 at one time, and 10000 at another
SO plenty are they that farmers use them for
manure.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-24
THE EBOuBARDMENT OF RICH
MOND.

The city Dye0dcd By Works Eight Nile,
Long, Mounted nth tho Most aPprored
Or,}Jlnnrp