Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-03-08

For nbou, one hundred feet here the canal
makes sharp bend 90 following the river.
NO houses are near the place, aud thp itri.
tors bave dug down the bank, which saS .nl
mellow earth.
COMBINATIONS BY THE SENATE
The Seuate to-day confirmed Generals Me.
UlerOaDd, Buell., Burnside, McDoweil, q. L.
Smith and Lew Wallace Sigel as Major. Gen.
erals and the following as Brig Generals -
Speed, Of Tennessee Col. John Cochrane, OF
New York Col. Logan, Of Illinois Colonel |
Macarthur OF Ohio; Col. Lawrence, of Iowa
Col. Wallace, Of Indiana Col McCook, Of
| Ohio; Col. Berry, Of Maine, and Col. Ferry,
OF Connecticut.
! SENATOR JOHNSON APPoISTKD GovERsoR OF
TENNESSEE.
! Senator Andrew johnson. Of Tennessee,
accepts bis appointment as Military Governor
of that state, and will repair at once 10 his
post, having been furnished by the Govern.
meut with fifty tbousand stand of arms for
the loyal Tenncsseeans, who are aocking TO
our camps.
IMPORTANT TO GOVERNMENT CREDITORS.
The engraving and printing Of the new Trea.
ssry notes will not be awarded till Wednes.
day, the 9th inst, and it is calculated that
several weeks will elapse before they can be
furnished. The first fifty millions issued will
be used to pay debts due by the Qusrtermss.
ters Department. fourteen millions Of which
are owing in Philadelphia.
After this the next batch issued will be
used in paying the Western and Southwest.
ern troops. and then the troops on the Puto
mac will be paid
The troops of this division will, therefore.
not receive their pay before the first of pril,
, if SO soon.
THE REBEL STEAMER NASHVILLE.
We hear via Norfolk, that tho steamer
Nashville arrived at Wilmington. \. c.. yes.
terday, having run The blockade at that place
! DIVORCE CASE.
= The Circuit Court Of this city has ordered
the petition for divorce of General John NJ
, Brannsn Captain Fifth Artillery. U. 5. A ]
now commanding at X ey West to be publish
ed. 1t sets forth that he vas married il
e 1850, that 10 lS5S bis wife mysteriously dis
I appeared, (it will be remembered that it was
tbosght she had been murdered on Slater
n lsapd) and that in l95S be learned that she
r was alive, living in Florence with Powell ID
Wyman, as man and wife. Mr.. Wyman wa
c an officer IN the same regiment with Genera
IS Braunsu, aud is now Colonel OF Masaschu
setts regiment at Fortress Monroe 1t vii
II be remembered ihut when Gov. Andrew cb
l. jected to an appointment recommended b.
y General Butler, on the ground of immoru
cobdue. OF the sppoiutee, the General refer
. red TO this case. 1. is understood that Col
% Wyman has been married abroad to the lad
= from whom General Braunan now claims
divorce, aud that be was recommended for hi
:. present position by Edward Everett ond 9th
~ er prominent BOslOaaus.
- NO MAILS TO 1uE Pacific.
The propretots Of the New York and Cal
fo'nis Steamship Line have given notice tha
hey will uot carry mail TO Panama Gfte
I. the 2lst Of March. This will cut of al CORE
sp"Ddence with our commerce on the Sout
r i'acih:, and cause great Inconvenience. The
also refuse TO carry the newspaper male t
California, the object Of oil this being 10 OF
y, tom tho letter Guils, now sent overland.
II MAIL ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA.
The refusel Of Commodore Vanderbilt an
Of the others who control the lines of steamer
between New York and San Francisco, t
carry the newspaper mails, unless they ca
a, bnve the letter mails also, is to be provide
for by special legislation. Meanwhile th
g. letter mails are regularly carried by the owe
land route there having been bat one failu;
It to arrive in schedule time ut every poipt d
TO January LIST.
I! THE NATIONAL FOUNDRY.
The New Workers are evidently determi,
ed to have the proposed National Eoundl
ny established on the liudson river as the
W. oppose MIR. Moorheads report, establishu
IT, it wherever a Commission shall locate it, en-
=, o! the Allegheny mountains. Congress ms
10 not agree With them