Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-11-18
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

wages OF laOOr, anu ODe iuIBc COTpOTdVlOn
has cut off So per month.
Major Gen. scho6eld will sail from New
York for Europe by the next steamer, on q
years leave of absence.
The ill-fated steamship Republic had on
boord 100000 in specie, besides very
large and valuable cargo.
Large numbers of New Hampshire farmers
are selling their lands and going South and
West to settle.
Since the election of Gov. Seward, in
1888, the wings or republicans have had
eight Governors o: New York, and the
democrats three.
DR.. Mundes extensive water cure estab-
lishment, near northampton, Mass, was de-
stroyed by fire on the 7th inst
new Legislature OF Mississippi were Con-
federate soldiers. Many are wounded.
1t is said that no more than two of the
Congressional candidates in North Carolina,
if elected, could take the required OATH
The life of the Earl of Strathmore, of
England, recently deceased, was insured to
the amount of 81 100000.
There is apprehension of a dearth of food
in North Carolina before the next crop is
secured.
Mr.. A. Dcsland, father-in- law of General
Beauregard and John Slideil, died in New
Orleans last week, aged 50 years.
A steamer arrived at Philadelphia, on
Saturday, from New York. with 2,21S bar.
rels of apples.
Gen. Butler, it is said, Intends to make
| Washington his permanent residence.
The cholera made great ravages in the
converts of Spain.
The apple crop in Western New York is
said to be very heavy.
Snow fell at Wheeling, Va, on Sunday,
covering the ground four and "A half inches
deep.
Governor Curtin, has issued procama-
ton, appointing the 18th day of December
as day of thanksgiving and prayer.
Young men in Lawrence, Kansas, have
to marry to get board, the landladies there
taking none but married people.
The city of Nashville, which had popu-
lation of only about 10000 at the commen-
cement Of the war, row numbers $4,000. 1t
wealthy cities in the United States.
In the Baptist Churches of Richmond re-
| ligious revivals are going on. They are
said to be very solemn and impressive.
Hon. A. II. Stephens is expected to visit
( Mlledgcville and address the Georgia State
Convention before its adjournment.
An application to establish national
bank at New Orleans, with capital of one
million dollars, has been granted.
Gen. A. c. Myers, late quartcrmaster gen.
eral of the rebel Contedcracy, has left Paris
on a visit to the United States. His family
remain in Europe.
Jacob Thompson, Secretary Of the interior
under President Buchanan, has left Paris,
with his wife, for pilgrimage to the Holy
Land
The rebel Generals Wade Hampton, Ker
shaw, Butler Martin and Brattan are mem
bers of the South Carolina Senate.
On Sunday the sum of $500 was contribu.
ted in the Washington street NJ. L. church
at Petersburg, foI missionary purposes *
Virginia.
Two hundred and forty-one post routes
embracing 1858 miles Of service, have thus
far been restored in the South.
Hon. A. II. Stephens, of Georgia, has per
cmptorily declined to be Il candidate iol
Congress.
A gentleman Just from the oil regions al
Bothwoll, Canada, states that ore hundred
and ten new wells are now being sunk il
that region, and thai there are already abou
Il dozen flowing wells yielding from five tC
Fifty barrels Of oil per day. These wells ART
directly on the line of the Great Western
Canada Railway, and about seventy miles
east of Detroit.
A soi-disant sportsman in the vicinity o
Eureka, Illinois, wounded u white crane
and took it home. 4 number of ms neigh
bors amused themselves by plucking at and
tormenting the bird, until it got very angry
and by sudden movement of its bill tor,
out one Of the eyes of the principal persecu
Tor.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has pre-
pared special form of prayer for deliver
ance from the cattle plague and cholera, ant
an order IN council will be issued authoriz
ing it to be used on and after the Sth inst
The celebrated mechanical duck of Vau
canson is now on exhibition in the Rue dc
Paris, at Havre, in IA small museum whicl
takes its name from that illustrious mechan
ician. The bird, standing on a sort of box
shakes its wings, eats, drinks, and initiate
nature so accurately that it is not safe to le
dogs come into the same room with it.
An unknown young man, supposed from
his incoherent utterauces to be on his wa,
J South to get married, was accidentally sho
by hunter, while standing on the platform
Of the cars as they passed through Eas
. Bristol, Tennessee. He died in the house o
Mrs Mary Gous, at that place. leaving val
liable baggage and jewelry and 800 il
money, which the friends are desired +
identify and reclaim.
A satchel containing eighty thousand
dollars was stolen out of the American EN
press Company's wagon yesterday, at Chica
go, and no clue has yet been obtained Of til
robbers.
A woman named Boursica, at Champlitta
, France, has an extraordinary talent for XII
; ling vipers. She discovers their retreat b
, her sense of smell, and then attracts them t
9 the surface of the ground by the aid of Il
5 quor of her own composition. On thei
appearance she squirts ON their heads
Z small portion of the liquor, which stupetie