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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-12-30
SOUTHERN HISTORY. is generally under
IL 90 and ahlr OF har lntn

Meanwhile we caution our readers against &C
ceptiag as history, or as probable tact, the
oonjecfures Of such publications as may anticl-
pate the authentic records to which we have
referred as forthcoming. Among these con
jectures is one now going the rounds OF the
press, but which we are satisfied IS entirely
erroneous, to the effect that Gen. Lee, n
evacuating the lines before Richmond and
Petersburg, had pre- determined the surrender
Of his army. We are very sure that this sup
position, though given as an inference from
facts supposed TO Justify it, is not their true
Interpretation, and that there coul:l ba no great
Gor. mistake. = Rich. Sentinel
Colonel Brown Assistant Commissioner OF
I'readmeu for the State of Virginia, has Issued
an order prohibiting late masters from turning
out. of their houses infism and helpless freed
men on the lst Of January, 1866, as it had been
repor{e6 some Of them intended to DO" They
will be required to provide foI the class ID ques-
zion until the oyerseers CT the poor IN ne couu-
ties 30 which they belong can make ot!1er at
yangenents for their care and support.
4 Toronto despatch CT the 2Sl2 says that
AIcDonala, "a Confederate agent, has nsa:1e az
affidavit that the Georgia vas the property OF
the Confederate government, and was designed
for tIle raid On job nson' s Island, aud that tile
sale 10 Denison. the present posSeSs2I was
mere bliud.. Consul .I'horntop hopes Q 'ccoye*
her for the Z. S Government.
An official circular from Tie Navy i>@pag;
,oeut calls upon all officers OF the naEF AHd
n,ariue corps who may De q, Na>bl.gion Cd
the lst 2rozimo, 70 assemble at the. Navy ~
Dartn,alij in full dress, to proceed III oody 10
tho Executive Mansion to pay their respect Q
the President
dist,,rbaule, which threatened 10 DC soE:-
Gas. ocaarreu a: Ciarks%llie, lenn., GA .thrist-
"a, ;lay, between some drunken negro soldiers
ana y narty Of citizens. st latest aotounts,
however, all was quiet, aud here weE>: ~. ea!s
ef further difficulty TIE 'i'ennes - ilv"T Is
raising rapidly.
GoTeynor Worth, If North Catotna al.
cnunces that he has eDtered upon Dis 2li;.cT-
gato1ial duties, and expresses Ills earnest deSire
10 cooperate with the President Ii his efforts
tn restore harmonious relations OliNeen Noitn
Carolina and the Government.
4 destructive fire occurred on Nednesday
at Groton, r l., burning RAILROAD bull3:ng,
thirty empty cars and SIX loaded gne2, allo
extending to the steamer erConmon"aalSh' "s'lcn
lar at the wharf, burning her TO me water
ndoe The loss IS stated at ST., 100000.
Mr.. U. Fl. Crosby, Of Chicago. Oh the 9th
instant, made an assignment Of n|s properly
far the benefit Of his creditors. Il Il 1apilAles
axe between $40O, 900 and $500, o0o Inc opera
hn,,sa il advertised to be sold ou siaich .,
uuueIa trust desd
\ Ra]eigh despatch says there i avs there
fxom Morehead City announcing he loss OF the
sto.uar G,nstitution, ftom Savannah 70 New
Yoy} with fifty -four souls Oh board, III OF
whoyn eycept fourteen o. the crew; were lost
g.. h,e co,,rra1 ~ the west branch
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-12-30
DECKER'S S -FOUR
ID PRINCIPAL FRUIT Fla VORS:
Extract Of Vanilla, Extract OF Lcmonpco?
Extract Of Orangepcel and Extract
of Almonds, put up III
two Oh. bottles tOr
EanlilAr

These 1lavors have been for years tne only ro:
liable ones in use by confectio1ers. the Vanilla
is the finest for cakes The Lemon and Orange
Almond is free from any Injurious acid They
are decidedly the best in the market. For sale b.
de2l-1m EDGAR SpEIDEN. .
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-12-30

TOR THE HOLIDAYS-Port Sherry and
i MADEIRA ,Wine@s- Champagne Caljfolnia
Wines, Angelica, iIuscatel, &c. Ola Rye
Whiskey, Bourbon Whiskey. Brandies,- Gi2,
Santa Cruz Rum, Jamaica Rum. Scotch Wills
key, Absinthe Curaco and other Cordia!s.-
BitSters, &c. Sc BY the bottle or quantity. For
sale by GEORGE &. WHITE,
dee 4-6w 50 and 81 Cameron street.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-08-12

In 1S47, when the act authorizing the
collection of Communication money from alien
emigrants went into effect, the relative num-
bers were nearly equal SO, GAG Irish to So
lS0 Getmans in ls4S the Irish doubled on
their Teutonic rivals, coming 81 ,06i strong
to 55705; in 1S49 the Irish more than
doubled-thc figures were 1851, to So
7O5 ; in 1850 they increased their Lead
ll7,OSs to 45,5S5 in 1867 both increased
considerably, Ireland still alcad-tlIey stood
1863, 1906 to 696l6; 1852 Ireland fell Oft a
little and Germany, pulled tremendously,
going several ahcad uf her competition
l1S. l3l to llS.611-a very close thing in
1853 Germany kept the lead making l19,
GA to Ireland's ll3, ,l64; in 1854 Germany
distanced Ireland altogether, making 49,
9S6 to 80, 362 in 1865 both fell of, and Ire
land went 43043, Germany many about 10,
900 better; in 1855 the number and proper
tion about the same in 1857 Germany was
S0,974, Ireland 57,1l1; in 1883 Germany
was 81, ,s74, Ireland 25,075 in 1859 and
1760 these proportions changed, Ireland re-
gaining slight ascendency, which she has
The Gs,mars :. iii ,i,s rrcos,, nose, TIM
rs rule, that arrive here They generally
sent agents on the winter before they leave
the fatherland, to buy land out West, and
then come out in organized bodies, going
straight to their destination instead OF loi
tcring around New York, exposing them
selves to its thickly y-planted snares and pit
falls. They generally have more or les,
gold about them, and bring piles of trunks
II IS custom with them to lay In three ol
four years stock of clothing before starting
for these foreign shores. Many Of them
have misty notions Of this new and happy
land, and judge of our advancement in th.
sartorIal and dress-making arts and science.
by crude pictures they have seen of Indian.
attired for the war path. The Irish seldom
make any previous provision for their fu
ture here. They come In frightfully hap
hazard manner, bringing as few encum
brances as possible. They have wild ideas
of meeting Brother Barney on the Garner o
the first street, or being told ON the spot by
any bystander the exact whereabouts Of ''mi
cousin Norah." 's'.' '.
MY good woman" you will hear an off
cial say, Il really don't know where ,oul
husband is" .''il 'A- -'-4 q.
"An' shure, sir.r, its in New York that ht
is. Its New York he says in his letther."
"But my good woman, New York is
large place. Did he not tell you what stree
to go to- n ', ,"'s
SNot street si-r-r Oh, shure, he sait
New York.. oh whatll do, what'll do
Whatqi become of the poor childerY" ~ q.
Far more incredible cases than this occu
every day. 1t takes as long to unload on,
German vessel as to unload three from Liver
pool, and this is attributable solely to th,
excess OF baggage on the latter '
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-08-12
ORPHANS COURT SALE

IN pursuance of an order of the Orphans Court
of rthumberland County, will be exposed to pub
lie sale on the premises in Jordan township North
umberland county, on SATURDAY THE 7th DAY
OF OCTOBER, 1865, all that one undivided one
seventh pur of the following described real estate to
wit: .vr-
No l, Tract Of Land bounded on the north by
land of Moses Vert and oher lands of which this
is part east by lands of Tobias MILL Eas Bower and
others, on the south by lands of Daniel Bonner and
Elijah Byerly, Oh the west by lands Of Michael Eme.
rich, containing nnety-six ami one hundred
perches5 -. 20 ~
Tract No. 2, A tract of land bounded south and
east by lands of which this is part north by lands OF
Moses Vert and west BY land of Michael Lenker
containing fifteen acres. r--.
No. y, Lime Stone Lot bounded by lands of
George Wolf, Gabriel ADAM cont aiming forty per
strict measure. Late the property of Martin Muir
kie, deceased. lf g.a. :. - 200.
Sale TO commence at 10 o'clock A. NJ. of said day.
when the terms aud conditions Of sale will be made
known by
"' MICHAEL EMERICH
Guardian Of the Minor Children Of NJ Markle dec d.
By order Of the Court, '''
j. A. j. CUMMINGS, Clk. o. c. .r..
Sunbury, August ~, l365.-5w
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-08-12

W- Gen. Pillow is a sensible rebel. In q
peech at Columbia, Tennessee he declared
he franchise law of that State just one;
acknowledged himself DISTINGUISHED, saying
le would stay away from the polls, and ad-
'ised all in like condition to do the same.
Ie considered the new State Government
egitimate; thought the South had fought
;allantly, and had been whipped gallantly,
nd now all ought submit to the laws. Pill
ow exhibits more sense than many cf his
Northern allies, who insist that the rebels
nave not been whipped, that the confoder-
icy is not failure. f.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-08-12

The Louisville Journal gets off the follow
z good hit to those nervous politicians of
'ntucky who prate of negro equality as
Rsequence of the adoption of the Consti-
tional Amendment: , r.... -t.o~i
The anti-amendment people seem terribly
prehensive that unless restrained by the
institution, they will inevitably, marry
ggers. We have all heard of the noisy
low, who getting into quarrel, called
t to those around him, hold me, gentle
IN, or | shall strike him.p Each anti.
lendment man seems calling aloud in a
nilar spirit, ''hold me dear Constitution,
shall marry q niger as sure as you are
rn." But we propose that the Constitu-
IN sta nd of and sea fair play. lsaaoIJ.I's
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-08-12

k- The first fractional notes we're fac
limiles of the postage stamps. The single
read was copied from the stamp, printed on
arger paper, and surrounded by few SIM
,le securities and ornamental tints and were
he very best which have been issued. They
we're engraved-the face by the National
}ank Note Company, the one company, act
ug as a check upon the other, and although
hey were engraved and issued under con-
ract in two weeks time, they are vastly
uperior to any Of the supposed improve.
uents of later issue.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-08-12
Barnins or nn OH vveir.

Pr HoLE, Pa,1 August s,WWell No. 10
on the, United States fsrm,, on Pit Hole
Creek, was destroyed by fire about seven
o'clock this evening, The well was flushed
yesterday, and was flowing about two hun
dred barrels, bat there being no tanks up,
the oil was allowed to flow on the ground.
Some twenty persons were standing in and
around the derrick, some of whom it ia
feared, were unable TO escape, - tho ground
for forty feet around WAS IN one sheet Of
fame in moment, Three men are known
to have been, seriously burned, and they
only saved themselvss BY jumping into the
clssh, Ths vel y still flowing and the oil
ppteing,oaoa div llssmid hsI sids svf
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-08-12
S1,274.O00.OO0

to say nothing of his earlier undertaking, or
the large amount of bonds taken by his firm
at the lettings to highst bidder Although
other causes than imperfect agencies retard-
ed the subscriptions in the summer and au-
tumn of 1854, it cannot be denied that their
subsequent success was chiefly from Mr..
Cookies energetic direction. His efforts
have certainly been as unceasing and his
wisdom, skill and energies have certainly
been taxed as much as those of any com
mander in the field, and with results not
less important He has been ably assisted
by his brother Henry d. Cooke, and H. C.
Fahnsstock-3oth partners in the firm Of
Jay Cooke & Co. ... 4...rs u...s
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-08-12

TIE Coat TRADn.--The quantity sent BY
Railroad this week 10 7e,774 0s--by Canal
&c, ,1eT, O5; for the week l04,S4s 10 tons,
seainst eases 90 fof the corresponding
Seek lasS 4 ear. e
The Quantity sent - RAILROAD this week
3 the largest ever carried o$er the road in
) single week. Inclnsling thesupply via
the Lebanon Valley Branch, The Coal ton.
mage this week will reach $4,000 tons.
Had there not been jam of boats, which
made them scarce fof several days past, : the
quantity of Coal sent to market from Schuyl.
kiil County tits week, would have reached
1 10, 600 tons i ' "A 01IANAl1A >
The demand for Coal is good at present
and prices are FIRM at the old rates. Soms
parties have asked an advance, but we ,hav,
not learned whether it was obtained or no
before going to press-M,nsrs Journal. p
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-08-12

birth. grant the full weight of the OBJ
lection, aud therefore say the solution 10
thus narrowed down tos yeaceable separa-
ton of the races on the soil wherethey now
are. - -. II L.
The unanalRsmatise quality Of the races
is the ground Of General Coxs belief, "as
during these four year, Of war; says he, NJ
have pondered this problem in the intervals
of strife, or by the camp Gre ct night, have
been more and more impelled to the belief
that the only basis of permanent nationality
is to he found in complete homogeneity OF
people, of manners, and of laws.L The rspid
fusion OF the races of Western Europe, as
they have met upon our shores, has secured
the former of these requites, and the Yam.
kee race U adopt the epithet as an honora-
BILE one) marked IS II is with salient ehsrac-
teristics, is so complete an aniamalgsmstion OF
all families from the Eastern boundary OF
Germany to the Western coast OF Ireland,
that there few of US iu whose veins are not
mixed the blood Of several. But this un.
happy race of which We speak does not
amdlgamate with the rest. Its entirely I'M
material to discuss why 1t 10 so the fact nc
one can deny; nor can II be denied that itss
salvation or its destruction will surely bt
worked out in its family isolation" and bt
IOliOWS tuiS uUqucotiohociS ioS'Ss 49," s'''
expressions which strikes us as equally un
answerable They are: 30 t..
la Because there could be no redt unity Q
people bet,ceen the Southern rhites and South
epa blacks, it seems manifest that there coult
Be no political unity, but rather a strife .to
| the mastery, in achieh the one or the othe
1 scouM 90 to the iodll. l''@ - D,
oi' And Cd. The struggle for he supremac
acouM be so direct and immediate that tn
seedker race ,oosld he reduced 10 hopeless SUB
lection Oh. ttterally destroyed. There is n
reason to suppose that Missouri border rui
fianism could never be repeated on ncs
fields, and the strife once inaugurated, tn
merciless war would continue as long as tn
obnoxious race had an existence. % .'~
These embrace the spirit and meaning c
General Cox's opinions, and indicate grea
sagacity and temperance of judgement. III
views are new and will supply food of re
u .,ction.
SGeneral Cox, in the treatment Of the NJ
gro question, takes tile same line of argt
ment which has been pursued from the firs
by the Times, and his letter is therefor
particularly agreeable to us rs coincidin
with our own position.
1t may lose him some vntes, but 10 OF
judgement it will make him ten TO or
which it will cost him.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-08-12
soIIdilied Pe,roIe,uul,n.

The Philadelphia Shipping List says: We
are informed, upon what we consider good
authority, that number of gentlemen own
ing ground in West. Virginia, found some
time ago, upon their premises, a hard, black
substance, which was supposed to be coal,
1t ran in veins, and was considered to be
soincthing Of a mineral nature. Upon chem
icai aunalysisit was foundt to be solidifed
petroleum, chrystalized upon the outside of
the vein, and granualated inside. 1t lay in
a stratihed form, and the vein was from
htty-hve inches deep to two hundred and
fifty feet thick. So far as traced, the lode
is about a mile in length. The diseovsrers
were dctermiued to put their scquisition to
test, and they found 1t possible to distiI
from the substance pure oil, at the rate OF
from one hundred and sixty 10 one hundred
and seventy gallons TO the tun. The Ioca-
ton OF this petroleum mine Is ten miles from
Cairo, and thirty-one miles east of Parkers-
burg, va. should the matter turn out as
represented, IL will exercise very importsn
influence upon .he production of petroleum
in the tuid form. ~ HN0 "a qfn6iifSg Z
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-08-12
. Brigham Young.

The President oflthe Mormon Church is
six feet high, portly, and weighs about two
hundred. He is wonderfully well-preserved
for man who has passed his sixty y-fourtll
birthday. His face Is fresh and unwrinkled,
his step agile and elastic. / can hardly de-
tect single gray hair in his curling auburn
locks, or the wiskers Of the same hue, which
10 -, - -'''h crescent, Is Brigham Young IN
deed new Ponce dc Leon, ~Lv h~. d,scoy
cred in Polygamy the fountain Of Perpetual
YOUTH II 'E'- fa'|t e'. '' 'f'"'.
His eyes are a grayisli blue They do not
impress me us frank and open, but have a
secfetive expression. He has an eagle nose
and mouth that shuts like vice, indicat-
ing tremendous trnness. His mances is
igniied-agTeeable and affablc rather than
cordial; and he carries the unms.akablc air
of one having authority. Ordinarily cold in
conversations, he has little ebullitions of
earnestness in which he speaks right at peo-
pie, using his dexter forefngcr with great
force to point moral. He treats the breth-
ern with warmth throwing his arm car,ss-
ingly about them, and asking carefully after
thewives and babies. ''I
He has observed much, thought much,
mingled much with practical men; but seems
a little unfamiliar with cultivated society.
He is abstemious and temperate using neth-
er tea nor coffee, spirits nor tobacco. Pro
vincialIsms of his Vermont boyhood and his
Western manhood still cling to him He
says "leetle, ""beyend" and "disremember. y
An irrepressible conflict between his nomin
atives and verbs now and then crops out in
expressions like s'they was" etc 'i j.
Yet those who hold Brigham Young n
cheap charlatan are wilder ii possible than
the Saints wko receive him as an angle of
light or those Gertiles who denounce him
asa goblin damned. A most striking en-
bodiment of the One man Power, he holds a
hundred thousand people in the hollow of
his hand. Gathered from every nation, al.
ways poor, usually ignorant, sometimes Wei
Gus, he has moulded them into an industri-
Gus, productive, honest and homogeneous
community. He has grown very rich the
Gentiles charge him with extortion among
his own people. He certainly owns much
of the most desirable property in Utah. But
his adherents as class have vastly improy-
ed their condition by coming here. be.
lieye that all admit that his large CONNER.
cial dealings are characterized by integrity;
and that he possesses great kindness Of
heart. Z He is man OF brains, quick inten-
tions, good Judgment and untiring industry.
lie would doubtless have achieved great
success in politics, ,utrade, manufacturing, or
almost any other walk of lifs.--A. ID. Rich
ardsoa, in NJ X. Tribune. .jsyslI yo ,taa.i
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-08-12
THE rTw ,c6uRr HOUSE.

During Court the past week, many OF the
citisens of this county had an opportunity,
fcs the, 6rst time, to view this elegant struc'
ture of which they had heard mppchT7some CHI
In approval and others In condemnation OF
the building. Of course, there was was mucn a.
instrumentation and misunderstanding on
the subject. Now, as the 6rst story OF the
building Is nearly up, and people can see
for themselves, we hear out few fault;fncers
The new Court House promises to be one OF
..he best. as well as one of the handsonest
structures in Northern Pennsylvania, and
our people see this, and feel that "old Nor
cumberland" the mother of counties, VIII
have Court House, worthy of her name,
wealth and enterprise lone that will rot on'y
add to the comfort Of the people attending
court, but which affords security to their
titles, their records and other valuable pa
pers. d, -.a''.. '-
The Grand Jury of the present term of
court, after viewing and thoroughly examin-
ing the building in their report, which was
adopted with but one dissenting voice 10y
hat body, thus expressed themselves in re.
gard to this noble structure. ia s... ..I
1--WE heartily approve the course of the
commissioners taken in the erection Of
"the New Court House. said building SO
"far as the work has been done, is mag
"nifcent structure, and reflects great credit
ION the Commissioners as well as the con-
tractor. -.. r-..
This is just tribute, and one that will
De responded to by every unprecedented man
the County, before two years elapse. Poll
ticians who expect to make political capita
out of this matter, will find themselves or
ON the wrong track, before they grow much
older, ...-... ..- .. ... ..f...i
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-08-12

AT q, spiritual picnic near Weehawken the
other day, sever woman were brutally out
ragged, two men killed, five wounded, and
fourteen robbed, not only of their watches
and porte -monnaies, but of their clothes, SO
that they were compelled to hide in the
woods all night. In the morning they con-
triyed to communicate with certain persons
passing an the vicinity who furnished them
with raiment enough TO get home No
doubt those individuals are more than sensi-
BILE to the ecstatic emotions engendered by
attending picnic in the neighborhood of
New York;, Y CORES, 800 In. nj Ir- 4
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-08-12

WHATa-They are certainly the most valu-
abletouic and grateful stimulant beverage
ever produced. One trial will satisfy the
most skeptical. Try them and you will
never DC without them They should he
upon every side-board in the country Well,
wHATl Why, Pinkerton's Wahoo and Cali
saya Bitters, of course. What else could it
be we would like to know. .r-.rt~Ess
For sale by Friling 4 Son, Sunbury, Pa.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-08-12
80 Consus,,ptives.

SUFFERERS with Consumption, Asthma, Bron-
- chits or any disease ol the Throat or Lungs, win
be checrfuly furnished, without charge, with the
remedy by the use of which the Rev. EDWARD A.
WILSON, of Wiilamsburgh, New York. was COM
pletey rcsored to health, after having suffered
al years with that dread disease, Consumption. To
Consumptive sufferers, this remedy is worthy Of an
immediate trial. 1t will cost nothing and may be
the means of their perfect restoration. Those des.
ring the same will please address Rev. EDWARD
A. WILSON, l65 South Second Street. Williams
burgh, Kings County, New York. + p. Es.-...
August 5, lSb5.-6t u IL II ----.-- =
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-08-12

A curious snake was recently found at
Lee, says the Springfield Republican. II was
nearly four feetsin length, about the size of a
mans fnges,' and shaped like a whip, lash;
and, on close examination, the whole body
was found to be composed of small worms,
about half an inch in length, with large
heads and seml-tIansparent body. On sepa-
rating them into fragments they would i'm
medislsly reform into the snake-shape, and
crawl slowly of. One or two other similar
snakes have recently been seen in that yici-
nitya .dgIim bio 'fIi.d E q aa0T 7 -
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-08-12
..AA.Vula0blc Recipes.

EDITOR OF AMERICAN,
DEAR Sir With your permission wish to say
to the readers of your paper that will send, by
turn mall to all who wish it ree) Recipe, with full
directions for making and using simple Vegetable
Balm tina. will eneetually remove, in ten days
Pimpes Blotches, Tan, Freckles, and all impurities
of the Skn leaving the same SOFT clear, smooth and
Beautiful --
will also mail free to those having Bald Heads.
or Bare Faces, simple directions and information
that will enable them to start full growth of LuIu
riant Hair, whiskers or Moustachc, in less than
thirty days. -,-- .s. u. -...v .aigIs s.lal l-
These recipes are valuable TO both old and young,
and as they nre mailed to sl who need them free Of
charge they are worthy the HtteDon OF all who prize
a clear, pui - : ~ healthy gro 'th Of hair.
All applications answered by return siac..
charge. Respectfully yours.
TlioS. F. CHAPMAN. Chemist,
S3l Broadway, New York