Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-08-06

teen in Iowa, thirteen in Wisconsin, the same
number in Michigan, seventy nine in Ohio,
seventy-one in Pennsylvania, thirteen in
New Jersey, ninety-si5 in New England,
and ninety-four in New York.
In BLACK AND WHITR.-A white man not
long since sued black man in one of the
courts of free State, and while the trial was
before the judge the litigants came to an
amicable settlement, and so the counsel
stated to the court "a verbal settlement
will not answer" replied the Judge; ut
must be in writing. "Here is the agreement
in black and white" responded the counsel,
pointing to the parties; "pray, what does
your honor want more than this /"
Talking with the editor of an evening
journal, Quilp inquired: "What is the use
of your second edition, coming, as it docs
so soon after the regular issue!" Use" re-
piled the candid editor, why, to contradict
the teiegraphic dispatches in the first edi-
tion " Quilp cavcd incontinently, and con-
fcssed that he saw it.
A Witness in IIoosier court being asked
how he knew that two certain parties were
man and wife, replied: why, dog gone it,
I've heerd EN- scoldinG each other morn
fifty times" The evidence was held as con-
elusive
A man, wishing to sympathize with his
neighbor for the loss of his wife, said-"I
am sorry your poor lady has gone to heav-
en."-"Thank you," replied the other, may
it be long before you 60"
BoARDERs will be interested to learn that
sawdust is considered the finest kind of
board. Recourse may yet be had to that
form of nutrition, if the price of provisions
is much more inflated.
4 CoPpERuEAD orator states that he pre-
fers Liberty to Union" How many
months is it since the utterance of such n
statement would have stamped q man as a
disunion Abolitionist.
A VERY diminutivc specimen of man
lately solicited the hand of a fine buxom
girl. "Oh. no. said the fair but insulting
lady, II cant think OF it for a moment.
The fact is, John, you are a little too big
for cradle, and q iit:le 200 small 10 so 10
church WITH
PIERCE TO DE NoMrNATED.-The Niagara
Falls correspondent OF the New York C0H'-
merciR AdrsrtiSer wrote that if George San
ders and Jacob Thompson failed to bring
about an armstiCc with a call for a conven-
tun of all the States, they will cnde0yor to
procure as an alternative the nomination, by
the Democracy, OF eX-Prcsidcnt Pierce at
Chicago.
on IN KANsAs-The Pittsburg CPcnna)
Post has information that an abundance of
oil, possessing all the qualities of the Oil
CITY petroleum, is found along n stream
called Wea Creek, which runs through
Miami county, Kansas. 1t is saId to he bet
/ It,h nj than thp 4 Hoo lepv no
troleum. and is so plenty rs to be easily
gathered with spoon from the top OF
standing puddles of water
4 LITTLE daughter of a proprietor of a
coal mine in Pennsylvania WAS inquisitivc
as To the nature of hell upon which her ia
ther represented it to be n large gulf of fire,
of the most prodigious extent. pa" said
she couldn't you get the devil to buy his
coal of you"
A FAIR PRIzE-Gonerai Sherman's army
mas captured four hundred women, EN-
pOyees in a rebel tent cloth factory, and
sent them off to Ohio, there TO be set a;
liberty. We shall soon expect To hear OF
plenty of marriages in the Buckeye State.
Women seem TO be the only rebels left on
Shermans line of march. In capturing
them he is removing the handspring OF the
rebellion. The masculine rebels cannot
help being loyal now that the rebel women
are being sent North, "for where their trea'
sure is there will their heart be Also
NATIONAL CRBs. AT the grand reviews
and parade of the French troops two cries
are invariably heard from the ranks Long
! live the Emperor" and, "Down with Eng,
landw These cries are heard across the
channel, and account for the eovardly con
duct OF the British Government in relation
! to Denmark,
VERY DRUNK.-0ld Judge --, who r..
sides not far from Cincinnati, is known ~
enc who never pays debt, IL il can be
avoided. lie has plenty otmopey, however,
| Is Jolly, rollicking old chap, and gets
I drunk occasionally, when, ot course, somo
| friends take care OF him. Not long ago he
| fell into the hands of a man who hat his
note for u sum OF money, AMI Us was u
| last chance, the man dVtd into the old
/ Judges wallet, took out the amount AMI
I put the note where the money had been,
When the Judge awose to consciousness,
as he was wont, lac took out his wallet 10
! eoant how much money he was ou,,
"llow did spend all my money!"
"You paid that note | hold answered.
/ the friend.
"Well," mutteTed the Judge, quietly dls'
posing Of his wallet, II must have byea
I 'Ty drunk"
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