Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-02-08

nAnLikE ENTERPRIsE.-Napoleonr remarke,
at ST. Halena -" "GeneraIs are rarely f,,,rd ,.o.
10 give battle; they choose their positions estsh
ish themselves, consider their combinations. hut
men commences their indecision nothing !. en-
l'oul'' ana al the Same time so important, as 10
know when to decide"
Wellington said: "The fault with most com.
t!' however brave. is backwardness in IA.
KING 'he last step to bring on battle especiollv
when armies are large; arising from deen r,n.nJ
anSltles, and, after ALL the uncertainties or n.
issue" Vi INC
aSn'hston, IN letter to Congress in 1880.
eApieSSly speaks OF "our security depending on
want oi enterprise in the enenv" and save the /,
we nave ueen indebted for our safety dprinp a
greater part Of the war to their inactivity"
-hE "RowTH OF THE BREAp.- The fash;ons.
Oie growth of the bread and mous,scho has effect.
Gu 'ne 'raue OF the 5nrbels to degree which ia
haioy cfeulble, were it no, for statistics anon ihe
su'Jec'' In Ihlladelphia alone the number of
parper shoPs has become reduced from over ,yo
nuhafeu 10 less than one hundred the shaving
brushes manufactured have declined oae.s;ytb
ana 'he importation of razors has declined in
corresponding ratio.
Two poor fellows were picked M in wosb;pc.
ton the other day sick, and an order wac nrnr,rsi
Tor Their admitance to the Seminary Hosni,sI
anu an ambulance to convey them, The orda,
was gwen 10 the driver who read it and droye
s'inient 10 The Cemetery. He stops q, the lodge
&F mere are these 10 eo?" Got an order /"
yes How many are there - 1.-Two" "aIl
rght, Ill show you" the lodgekeeper. and walk,
on me ambulance following, till he comes to two
neshly opened graves. Back around there
e'i'er does so-railroad over the graves. The
sexton LIS the curtain, and a s.dier sits up and
nnf .h
'ooAs out, what in thunder is this! | aims
dead yet by long shot"
AS specimen of the way 10 which Grain
comes to Lewisburg, we notice that lest
Friday John Walls & Co. took in . 30e
bush and 40 lbs. o! Whsat.-Lewisturo
Argus.
, They call the oil region 10 Pennsylvania
Aodern Grease.
John q. Heenan the 'Beneca Boy is in
CINCINNATI, raising company for the war.
H. Forty citizens Of Centre county lof :he
rum Pennsylvania Regimept) are now pri.
soners at New Orleans.
10 forty years, Mexico has had 10 fswer
than hlty.tiVe different Governments.
The alarm of fire on last Tuesday evening.
was caused by the burning Of the brewery.
1'' ""S oA'HSuieueu DeIOre GDy material
damage was done.-DaaviUe Democrat.
Our streets have been slippery for seyars!
days past, and pedestriansm hes been pur.
sued under difficulties. Mr.. Nevius, a CLERK
at the furnaces of Grove Brothers, fell on
last Sunday morning, we regret to learn. ana
broke several ribs, while an old LADY by ths
name OF Mrs Williams, broke ber leg on the
same dsy.--DanrWe Democrat
The prisoners at Fort Warren arc so well ssti,.
lied with their condition there, and have SO Ii,tIe
stomach TO be further counted ia" in the fight on
Inc Southero side, that from forty TO iiv of them
have voluntarially surrendered their right of OF.
change to others.
Thanks to the sAilful and vigilent NJ manSrems NJ
oi his ia,her the Prince Of Wales will next wear
enter into the enjoyment of an income of S25O,
Ioo year and S2,5OO,O00 in ready money from
NE revenues of the Duchy Cornwall.
Every thing is large in Africa. A ra, or
oanoIcoot was recently cought in Katagom, mea.
'urlng Two feet seven inches from the nose 10 the
op oi the tail. Il was of light grey color, with
black tail aud round head, covered over with long
hairs.
We are never satisfied that q lady under.
stands kiss unless We have it from her owu
mouth.
All our laws would seem to be bankrupt
avs they are broken every day.
A sharp tongue is the only edged tool that
grows keener by constant use.