Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-11-12

The pastor OF the First PRESBYTERIAN
Church in Chicago, Rev. Zepbaniah M.
Humphrey was lately garroted and robbed
Of valuable gold watch which had been
to him by bis former perishoners
in Milwaukee. The present congregation of |
MIR. Humphrey, on learning of the loss, inn
mediately presented him with another watch, |
anG also with revolver and solid hickory
cane, in order that he may hereafter deal
literal apostolic blcwsr' should occasion
demand.
The Richmond Whig of the 10th inst,
laughed at the superstition ofthe Yankees,
who expected some great event on that day
because it was the s2d anniversary Of the
surrender of CORVALLIS, and boosted that
when it heard of Early's defeat, it may have
concluded that the Superstition" was not
80 ill.iounded after oil.
The wealthies. English noblemen are the
Duke of Northumberland, the Duke of
Cleveland, the Duke of Bedford, the Duke
of Sutherland, the Marquis of Westminster,
and the Earl of Dudy, neither of whose in
comes is less than 100000 a year, while
some exceed it by nearly one-half.
Courtenay James, Sergeant in company
|, Third Ohio Cavalry, and son OF g. p. r.
James, the eminent English novelist, died
recently in the Mower Hospital, Chestnut
Hill.
A comparison of our taxes with those of
most OF the European nations show that
they are even in time of war, much less than
in France, Austria, England, &c, in time of
peace.
A drover in Cincinnati lost S4oo, which a
COW swallowed q fact that was ascertained
by finding in her mouth pieces of the green
backs. He had her killed and picked out
of the Stomach and put together enough to
amount to $iS6.
Robert j. Walker has shipped from Lon
don thirteen or fourteen cases of valuable
| pictures to be sold for the benefit of the
Sanitary Commission his own generous con-
tribution.
The wife of Edward w. Green, the NAL
den murderer. had on Wednesday her first
interview with him since the day for his
execution was fixed by the Executive. The
interview occupied half an hour, aud was
very affecting
The St. Joseph Herald says the s,ree,a Of
that city are filed with women with segar,
in their mouths.
Great Britain import, hroonB trora thi,
country. 4 large manufacturer in Chicupcs
supplies heave orders for London and Biz
minghsm.
a flag staff one hundred aud seventy frt
high, in single stick, has been erected a
Bridgeport, Connecticut, at a cost Of tittcer
hundred dollars, by Elias Howe, Jr., tn,
sewing machine man.
Longfellow's "Hyperion" is to he pub
lished in England, illustrated with twenty
four photographs of the scenery of til. Rhine
Switzerland, and the Tyrol.
Among the patients in the hospital q
Porthmouth Grove r. l., are four ordaine,
ministers and several graduates of colleges
all now commissioned officers or privatcs.
The Canadian papers are unanimous il
denouncing the recent raid in:o Vermont n
barharous. and contrary to al! the rules O
civilized wartacc.
The wheat crop of Minnesota is stated t
be $500, 600 bushels in excess this yesr owe
that of any previous crop. At the sam
time that young State has sen. Twelve thou
sand of her laborrIs into the field rs sol
dicrs.
Pennsylvania has cji2 miles Of railwa
; which have cost Sl+3.47I,1lO. The canal
are l041 miles in length, costing &S,sll .7U(
The real and personal estate in 1850 amount
ed to 81 ,416.5Ol $50. The State debt No,
30, 1868, WAS $50 43G 59G, showing dc
crease from the preceding year ot $sl5,Gl7.
a firm in Springfield manufacturer siat
thousand collars q day.
The Smith family. in E?e'and numl e,
$4,000 souls, and an equal nn'nhrr ,
bodies.
The new Atlantic Telegraph Cahe is no
beng manufactured in England at the t";
of eighty miles per week,
The largest lake in the world is LAX
; Superior, which is truly an infant sea bein
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