Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-07-08


TIE Russian PLAeuE.-A letter has been
received at the New York Custom House,
addressed to-the State Department by our
Consul at Port Mahon, announcing that the
the Russian plague 10 extending westward
more raFfdly than il generally supposed,
and advising that all cargoes arriving from
Russian or Turkish ports be rigidly scruti,
nized before landing The disease is said
to he the same as that which visited Lon.
don a century since.
+ How re MAKE AN HoNEsT PENNY is
stated that the parties who own the house
ID Washington In which President Lincoln
died have put in a cisiui In the office of the
Auditor OF the Treasury, for losses incurred
oy the damaging Of 'sheets, pillow cases,
and carpets" caused by the blood of the
dying President. The bill amounts to $3.50.
The owners kept the house open for exhib.
ton, at fifty cents visitor, for some time
after the Presidents death"
A LONDON paper gives the following &C.
count of new kind of cloth, manufactured
from pine leaves:-There are two establish
ments near Breslau, in one of which pine
leaves are converted into wool, while in the
other for inyalids, the waters used in the
manufacture of pine WOO, are employed as
curative agents The process of converting
10y Mr.. Pannewitz. In the hospitals, peni
tentiaries and barracks of Vienna and Breslau
blankets made from that material are now
exclusively used One of their peculiar ad
vantages is that no kind of vermin will
lodge in them. The material is also used
as stutfing, closely resembles horse hair, and
is only one. third its cost.
The President has directed that all appli-
cations for pardon must first be recommend
| ed by the Governor of the State from which
they come.
The total valuation of the live stock of
Pennsylvania, is estimated at $105, ,S02, ,1G1
A child was born recently in San Francis
were made, and pair of bright ones were
found underneath.
John Minor Bolts has succeeded ir get.
ting an order for the payment of ten thou.
sand dollars for wood represented to have
been furnished, taken or destroyed since the
war began.
The paymaster Generals Office is disburs-
ing in Washington alone about one million
dollars per day to discharged officers and
men.
Breckinridge is described by gentleman
who saw him in Havana, as tall thin, and
greatly sunburnt." Poor outlaw
The Chicago fair people gave Mrs. Gen.
Grant beautiful $500 saddle cloth.
1t is announced that telegraphic commu.
nication between Europe and America will
without doubt, be effected by next month.
One of the papers says jeff. Davis amuses
himself cotching flies. If he had been as
harmlessly employed for the past four years
it would have been better for him.
A destructive fire at Saratoga Springs, on
Sunday, burned the United States and Mar
win Hotels.
The business of the Patent Office continues
to increase. On Friday there were issued,
for the past week, one hundred and seventy
two patents, a much greater number than
had ever been issued for any previous week
The highest up to this issue was one hun
dred and forty-two.
The Government undertaken at Nashville
since the Federal occupation of that city
has buried l2,2S4 Federal soldiers and en-
ployees; also about 5000 rebel soldiers, and
10000 refugees and contra bands.
1t is reported that Atlanta, Georgia, is
being rebuilt much mere rapidly than could
have been anticipated Business is begin
ming to be quite brisk. Many families which
went North after General Sherman's evacua
tion, are about returning.
1t is stated that Kentucky and Tennessee
farmers have applied to an agent at Cincin
natl for five thousand Irish and German la
borers from Europe. They are to be furn
ished in two months.
The people of Charleston, S. c., notwith
standing the presumed scarcity of money
have paid into the United States Treasury
over 800, 900, on account of the direct taxes
for which they were in arrears.
Judge Trigg, of East Tennessee, recently
charged the Grand Jury to indict Gov
Brownlow for executing the laws. The jury
unanimusly refused to find a bill
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