Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-11-15

road at this place.
Z J. The Muncy LDa,i0ory, says: "a bear weigh
ing two hundred pounds was trapped by Anderson
Roberts, and shot by Robert Mccormick, the .
mountain side opposite Daniel Strcbcgh farm. near
Montoursyc, this county. recently. An old settler
says that bear had been cntrappcd this place
every year for the last thirty y-iour years.
=. LApY's BooE-Godcy's Lnlys Book for De
ccmLcr, is on our table The volume has closed, and
Cooley unlike many publishers has redeemed every
promise. Those Of our readers who wish the next .
volume of fGodcy.wl please call or send to this Office
We will furnish the L,dy's Book aud the ANUEIcAS
each one year for g 30
- THE Coal TriuE.-Our Coal operators are .
rapidly maxim. up for sufyrngs cr ly gone years
Coal has been advancing aud is low worth a; thi,
place $3.50 per ton. an advance of 100 per cent ON
the lowest prices Freight. have also advanced in
an almost equal ratio. The rates by boats are now
- to Baltimore. Several years since - per ton
was considered pretty fair price. We are pleased
to This trade prosper, though regret the lax
imposed on IN article of such prime necessity among
the poor. We have heard the losses. or capital sunk
in the Shamokn Coal region, estimated at :20O.030
since mirn, frs, commenced 1t will not take
long to rc-cmbur.c thc region at prcscntratcs.
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- DRAFTED SoLnEH>.-Th Northern Central
road has carried Urge number of drafted 20
Harrisburg On Sunday las, special train passed
through this place. and on Wednesday body Of
drafted men from Wayne county came through
They are generally .taIwart and nbe.badi.d men,
and will no doubt make good soldiers.
! - \ correspondent of the Columbia County Re-
p'iJcou. writing from Camp Curtin. thus rcfels.o
tA- treatment olthc drafted men OF that county while
detained at this place;
After waiting At Northumberland r5r .a-.a tisnc,
the ears when they came. were 80 loaded with "iu-
Gle sam recruits that we were Obliged 90 march -
Smbury and wait for train. At >Unhurg W. took
up our quarters in the Cour, House, and were iu-
formed that We could not leave for "way down
South to Harrisburg. until 10 % clock at u.ht. To-
wards night the boys began To get rather uneasy. Iog
fear they would be >uppcrlcss but their fears were
soon dispersed for alvnt dusk the patriotic ladies
and gents Of sunbury came pouring in the Court
House. loaded with provisions of various kinds and
the soldier boys Of Columbia had grand feast.
The people OF Sunhury have no half way loyalty
about them. / will relate an uuccduie or two. lu
order 10 show You their character. | heard one Of
our boys remark 10 one of the gentlemen present
that we were rather imposing upon them. The gen
tlcmau answer was Not at all; We will spend our
last dollar. and shed, il necessary the last drop in
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more than five or s,v yc1r- of age. come in with It
Gentleman who SUPPOSED was hi' father l'poke
70 '.n I1 S.' ro ' , YOU 's% % ' ,i ',US
nm Iar,c enough to !h rebel bows" God bless the
good people ct Suulury. May they. with as. speed
ny see the Onon restored ten io'o stronger than
u PnocurDNo, OF Counr-Noy rnpan TERM,
lsG2.-Ihc busirc,, Of this term was crcum bcrcd
with number Of criminal trials. which consumed
much of the time Of the Court. Judge JouoAN. Oh
opening the Court, delivered an excellent charge to
the Grand jury in which he referred TO the troubles
of the country in supprcs.ag the present wicked re-
bclion and it, interference with all kinds Of business
judicial as we'll as others.
ThcVriucipal cases on the Criminal Calender W..
the trial of George llocy for the murder Of Thomas
Morton This case excited good dead Of interest
and wa. ably conducted On the part of the Common
wealth by the late District Attorney Gen Jno Kay
Clement Who was assisted Ly the recently elected
District Attorney Solomon Mulick E-4 Tie follow.
n ins is an abstract Of the proceedings.
Commoasn,alH y,. Pa,r Hoci,r,. .Jr-For aud
bas Held 10 answer al next sessions.
Sam. r,. .I,e,, Lg,l.-Fgr. and bas Truch,l!.
Held to answer at next sessions.
S,r,r,., Ey,-, Gr,,,,. Sur,ty rr -bc rao,c -
Charge dismissed. Prosecutor for costs Prosecutor
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! 70 answer e, mex, session.
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