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

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Private dispatches received at Milwaukee
lately announce the death, at Salt Lake
City, of Governor James d. Doty, of heart
disease. ..ru .r.l.- ' .
Never since New Hampshire became
State was its soil laden with more luxurious
crops. The horn of plenty bids fair to gush
out with fatness.
During the war, while in command at Sa-
vannah, Beaurcgard passed many of his lei
sure hours with q family, a member of
which reports that after delivering himself
of his usual venomous speeches about Yam
KEGS and Aboitionists, he concluded thus
When / reach Massachusetts, my first act
shall be to blow Plymouth Rock out of ex-
istence that will be the greatest and happi-
es. moment of my life"
The new French Universal Exhibition
building is to be in the form of a classical
amphitheatre, but only one story high. BY
this means it is declared that ligh. and air
will be alike distributed all over the arena,
whilst objects will be visible from any
point. The building will cost 2,000,000f.
The Providence Press says that one of the
citizens of that place has returned from Sa-
the family of jeff. Davis, to the effect that
Mrs. Davis is boarding at the Pulaski House,
and has apparently plenty of money. She
has an extensive and magnificent wardrobe,
he is certain of from ocular demonstration,
and also that she spares no pains TO let the
fact be known. Her little son seems to he
enjoying himself hugely, and frequently
amuses himself by singing in the hall,
well hang jeff. Davis on sour apple
tree"
private letter has been received from
Louis Kossuth, in which the great Hunga-
rian orator and statesman expresses the
greatest pleasure at the eradication of sla-
very from our country, and anticipates
glorious future for our now really free Re-
publican.
Thalberg, the pianist, says late letter
from Europe is turning vine-dresser, and is
planting, pruning, and training the vines he
inherited at Naples from Lablache. Thai
berg was Labaches son-in-law.
The city authorities of Bangor have
ordered to be placed at convenient points,
on the public streets, large tanks, to be fll
ed cailr with pure water, and supplied
with ice, for the relief of the thirsty people.
They are of sufficient capacity, it is supposed
for Ola ay's consumption. A portion of the
expense is borne by one of the citizens
A man in Dartford, Wisconsin, has
chicken with three pairs of wings. One
pair is where other chichens wear theirs,
on his sides. The second pair are attached
to his legs at the joints, and are as large ms
the first. The third PAIR are where Mercury
wore his, attached to his feet. The chicken
is about two months old, strong, and active,
and as large again as any other of the same
brood, and makes decided funny appear
ance in running. aa..-
THE CROP DEsTRoYER.-An insect, rep
tile, or what ever it may be called-for it is
as much worm as bug-is preying upon the
potato vines in Benton, Cedar, and Clinton
counties, Iowa. 1t is yellowish looking
thing, with black legs and spots over its
body, and about the size of large grain of
corn. Myriads of these pests are devasta-
ting the potato fields, devouring the plant
until it looks like dead branch The crop
has already been injured by it, and it
threatens its complete destruction. Last
year few of the pests were found but
this year the number has multiplied to such
an extent that potato growers are despair
ing OF their crops. .-.... ....-
Among those favored with an interview
with the President, last week, was high
private G.. Vansant of the 10Th Ohio, thir-
teen years old, clean faced and bright-eyed
youth, who has made the entire campaign
from Atlanta win the regimenr, actlnS part
OF the time as drummer boy, and part as
orderly to General Ward "Well my son."
said the President, swhat do you wantl A
breyet, / suppose.-Breyet Corporal2 How
will that do.pl. mo, sir, l don't care for
rank y have a pony baought all the way
through, and they are going to take him
from me, and L want to take him home and
keep him. "You shall have him. .n--And
writing an order for transportation and di-
recting the officers to let him have the pony.
"Now / am all right again." and with a
s'thank you" left the President. grH5aB1
,'yfhe difference between Grant and my
self said General Sherman, is this: fear
no danger that cal; see, and Grant fears none
that he can't see' /" - " H
The lake tunnel at Chicago has now reach
ed length ofvtwo thousand nine hundred
| feet and is progressing at the rate OF twelve
feet pertwenty.four hours. S''e AZ III
Nashville tTenn.) people are so fond of
liquor that the annual fines for drunkenness
reach about sao, 1000 ~ ~ SsUf s'IJ = ''-'
~ Gensrsis Butler has presented 81, 900 to
Phillips Academy, Andover,. toprovids q
free scholarship, fifty years, for the son Of
rThs mipsrr,. r.ilpd ispd printers of Colorado re-
Gently told Speaker Colfax that they inten-
dsd 70 present him as their next candidate
Tot the Prssidsney, 1AiIaq
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