Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-03-28

t-Z7@ J. Ross Browne has Lively sketch
Of Meow, giving gossip about its people
rather chan its architecture. Here are some
street scenes;
THE ExILEs or SIBERIA.
On the morning after my arrival IN 11cs.
COW, witnessed from the window OF my
hotel, very expressive and melancholy
spcctacc-the departure OF gang OF pri.
soners for Siberia. The number amounted
to some two or three hundred. Every
year similar trains are despatched yet the
parting scene always attracts u sympathizing
crowd. These poor creatures were chained
in pairs, and guarded by a strong detach-
mcnt of soldiers. Their appearance, as they
stood in the street awaiting the order to
march, was very sad. Most of them were
miscrably clad, and some scarcely clad at all
n degraded, forion set they were filthy
and ragged their down cast features ex-
prcssive of an utter absence of hope. Few
of them seemed to have any friends or rela-
tives in the crowd of by-standers but in
two or three instances / noticed some very
touching scenes of cparation-wberc wives
came to bid goodby to their husbands, and
children to their fathers. Nearly every body
gave them something 10 help them on their
way-a few kopecks, loaf OF bread, or
some cast-of article of clothing. / saw a
little child timidly approach the gang, and
dropping a small coin into the hand Of one
poor wretch, run back again into the crowd
weeping bitterly. These prisoners are con-
demned to exile for three, four or five years
often for life. Ii requires from twelve to
eighteen months of weary travel, all the way
on foot, through barren wastes and inhospit
! al, In f,Na TO OIIl fh,1r
desolatc place of exile. Many Of them fall
sick on the way from fatigue and priyation ;
many die. Few ever live to return. In
some instances the whole term Of exile is
| served out Oh the journey to and from SiDc-
ria. On their arrival they are compelled TO
| labor in the government mines or on the
! public works. Occasionally the most skill
! tiil and Industrious are rewarded hy appoint
mcnts to positions Of honor and trust, and
become in the course Of time leading men
a MOSCOW MARKET.
The winter markets of Moscow and st
| Petersburg present some OF the most cada,
verouS specimens of the startling humor il
| which the Russians delight. Here you iint
frozen oxen. calves sheep, rabbits. geese
ducks, and all manner of animals and birds
once animated with life, now stiff ana starl
in death. The oxen stand staring at 20,
with their fixed eyes and CORY carcasscs tbs
calves are jumping or frisking IN skinlcs
innocence; the sheep ha-a at YOU with OpcI
mouths, or cast Sleeps eyes at the by pass
Crs: the rabbits, having travelled hundred:
of miles, are jumping, or running, or turn
ing sommcrSaults in frozen tablrauX to kCel
themselves warm, and so on with ever,
! variety OF flesh. foWl, and even fish. TIE
hatchvrs cut short these expressive praCtlCa
witticisms by means Of saws, As ODE Nigh
saw Il block OF wood; and the saw-uust
which is really frozen flesh and blood in
powdered state, Is gathered up in bucket
and>carried away by the children and raga
mullins to be made into soup.
Mr.. Siddons, in - Queens Day give
IN Interesting account Of the way in whicl
Queen Victoria spends her time, aud startlc
the reader by stating that Prince Albert -
generally supposed TO bo dead-"coniinc
himself chiefly to German wines"
LIFE or a QUEEN.
The Queen after rising at about seven, an,
/; attending service at the chapel, takes brral,
fast. looks at the newspapers, visits he
children and then affairs Of state occupy he
till about noon. The public affairs of tn
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