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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20
ANDX JOHNSON.

At Nashville, seven years ago, anccdotcs
OF the GOODNESS and courage of Governor
johnson were among the current coin of
conversation. 4 political opponent of the
Governor, an eyewitness of the occurrence,
told us that placard was posted in the
town, one morning, announcing. in the well
known language of old Tennessee, that Andy
Johnson was to be shot ION sight" Friends
Cf the Governor assembled at his house to
escort him TO the State House. NO" said
he, gentlemen, if am to be shot at, Iwant
no man to be in the way of the bullet"
Another similar story is related. He was
announced to speak on one of the exciting
questions of the day, and loud threats were
uttered that, if lie dared to appear, he
should not leave the hall aive.~ At the APP
pointed hour, he assembled to the platform,
and advancing to the desk, laid his pistol
upon it. He then addressed the audience,
in terms as near the following rs our intcr-
mant could rccollect
Fellow citizens, it is proper when free
men assemble for the discussion of impor
tant public interests, that everything should
DC d"no dcccutly and in order. have been
informed that part of the business to be
transacted on the occasion is the asssssina-
ton Of the individual who now has the
honor of addressing you. ! beg respectfully
to propose that this be the first business in
order. Therefore, if any man has come
here tonight for the purpose indicated, l
Go not say TO him, let him speak, bat let
him shoot.
Here lie paused, with his right hand on
his pistol, and the other holding open his
coat, while with his eyes he blandly sur
veyed the assembly. After pause of half
a minute, he resumed:
Gentlemen, it appears that l have been
misinforned. will now proceed to address
you on the subject that has called us 20
gether.
Which he did, with ali his accustomed
boldness and vivaclty, not sparing his ad-
versaries. but giving them plenty of pure
Tennessee.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20
UP DE CRAFTS
Eve and Ear Infirmary,
On the Square, Three Doors from Steels HoteD
ES-BARRE,sPA.


WILKES -BARRE,sPA.
HIHIS INSTITUTION is now open and furnished
i in the most costly style. Reception, Private
and Operating Rooms are large and convenient and
well adapted. The Surgical apartment contains tho
finest collection instruments in this country and
thus his faculties VIII enable him to meet any ard
all emergencies in practice. He will operate upon
the various forms of BLINDNESS, Cataract 0ccuon
of the Pupil Cross Eyes, Closure of the Tear Ducts,
Inversion of the Eyciids, Pterygium, &C., &c. And
will treat all forms of Sore Eyes, Granued Lids,
,opacetics of the Cornca, and Scrofucps disenses H
tho Eye, together with all the diseases to which the
eye is subject.
DEAFNESS. s.--wil treat all the diseases common
10 the organ Discharges from the Ear Noises in the
Ear, Catarrh difficulties of hearing total Deafness
even where The Drum is destroyed. Will insert an
artificial one, answering nearly all the purposes of
DISEASES OF TIE fHRoAT.--AIl diseases
sommon TO the Throat and Nose will be treated
GENERAL SURGERY,-Hc will operate upon
Club-feet Hair Lip Cleft Palate, Tmors, Cancers
Enlarged Toncs, &c. Plastic operations by healing
new flesh into deformed parts and General Surgery
Of whatever character it may present
. . HERNIA, TOR RUPTURE,)-IIo will perform
"I.aHius' operation for the RADICAL complctc) cure
of Hernia this nqucstionably perfect cure, and is
dred operated upoa IA Boston there has been fail
ures, it having met the appreciation of all who have
submitted to it,
ARTIFICIAL EYEs-win insert artificial eyes.
giving them the motion and expression of the natu-
raj. They are inserted without the least pain.
IIEMORRH0ID, (PILES. This troublesome di
cease is readily cured. Those suffering from it will
do well to call.
Dir. Up DE GRAFT visits Wilke..Bar with
view of building up n permanent Institute for the
treatment of the Eye. Ear, and General Surgery
The experience of moro than quarter of century,
in Hospital and general practice, he hopes, will be
sufficient guarantee TO those who may bo disposed to
employ lin.
January II, fSt5.-iy
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20

PREmEprTArrok rnr MUaDnn. Ono
of the most remarkable circumstances con-
nected with the assassination is that all the
private boxes in the theatre had been en-.
gagged by unknown parties on the morning
of Friday. They were unocoupicd during
the night, so that when Booth jumped on
the stage after the commission of the act he
did not fear arrest from any parties who
might have occupied them. This is but
another, and one of the strongest evidences
going to show the premeditation of the
murder The question now arises, who
rented the boxes, and did it not naturally
arouse suspicious on the part of somebody
connected with the theatre, to know that all
the boxes were rented and yet not occupiedl
Events will soon determine these mysteries.
Gin. Ca
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20

THE DEATH OF ANDREW JACKSON, JR.-
The Nashville papers confirm the report of
the death of Andrew jackson, Jr., the adopt
cd son of the old hero whose remains now
sleep at the Hermitage, near that city. 1t
appears that he was out hunting, and while
in the act Of Ginning a fence, with gun in
hand, the piece was accidentally discharged
and its contents passed through his hand,
causing q very severe wound. Two days
afterwards lockjaw ensued, and he died
from its effects at the Hermitage, where he
was residing, and which he inherited from
the distinguished man whose name he bore.
Deceased was fftyseven years of age, and
has resided all his life at the Hermitage, de-
voting himself to the cultivation of the farm.
He was the nephew OF General Jackson's
wife, his father, Samuel Donelson, being one
of Mrs. Jacllson's six brothers. He inherit
ed from the General the Hermitage, consist
ing of five hundred acres of good land, and
a cotton plantation in Mississippi. He lost
his property in speculations, and the Her
mitage is now the property of the State OF
Tennessee The Nashville Dispatch says:
"The father of Andrew Jackson, Jr., re-
sided near the Hermitage, and it is said that
General Jackson, after prevailing upon the
mother to adopt him, carried the babe
home, in company with his wife, in pocket
handkerchief, rejoicing in the fuliness of his
heart and throughout his whole life le was
aifectionately devoted to his adopted son."
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20

THE Baptist Chronicle says: At an eXami.
nation of girls for the rite of confirmation in
the Episcopal Church, in answer to the ques-
ton, What is the outward and visible sign
and form in baptismH the reply of bright
little theologian was, The baby, SIR
A MASSACHUSETTS, JUDGE has decided
that husband may open wite's letters, on
the ground so often and so tersely stated by
Mr.. Theophilus Parsons, of Cambridge, that
1.-THE husband and wife are one, and the hus-
band is that one."
A NOTORIOUS miser having heard very
eloquent charity sermon, exclaimed: This
sermon strongly proves the necessity of aims.
| have almost mind to turn beggar."
All our national coins are to have the motto
SIN God we trust"
Fine shad are selling in Easton for twen-
ty five cents,
"PAPA, why do they plant guns-do they
grow and have leavesl" mo, my son; but
like plants they shoot, and then Others do
the leaving"
We have now ten new territories waiting
to be made States. They are: Wyoming,
| Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebras
ka, New Mexico, Titan, and Washington.
On Friday last, Mr.. Dobroker, while dig
ging well for water on his farm, at indie
pendence, Ohio, at the depth of thirty eight
| feet struck vein of heavy lubrieating oil.
The whole number of post offices in th'
United States is 2s,s7s.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20

Sixty-two bales CT cotton passed here to
day for St. Louis.
Gen. Thomas has instructed Gen. Wash
burne at Memphis to administer the oath to
rebel soldiers, but not to officers or citizens,
saying it is too late for them to reap the
benefit of the amnesty proclamation, after
maintaining an attitude of hostility for four
years. Gen. Washburne directs that the
citizens who left our lines and sought refuge
in the rebel dominion, and have resisted all
persuasion to return until now will not be
permitted to come to Memphis. Rebel
officers coming to this district rnrued from
Lees, Johnston or Taylor's armies will not
be permitted to wear uniforms or badges
reminding them of their treason. Paroled
enlisted men will be allowed thirty days to
change their dress.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20

Various notices respecting the death OF
President Lincoln have been printed IN
mourning and sold on the streets. The fol-
lowing lines may be considered among the
best of the productions:
For the stars on our banner grown sudden.
ly dim,
Let Us weep in our sorrow, but weep not for
him;
Not for him who departing leaves millions
in tears;
Not for him who has died full Of honers
and years;
Not for him who assembled Fames ladder so
high
From the round at the top he has stepped
to the sky;
1t is blessed to go when so ready to die"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20

VALENTINE MoTT-The first surgeon of
America is dead. Valentine Mott expired
last evening at his residence in Gramcrcy
Park, in the S0th year of his age. To his
immense fame he leaves no heir on this con
tinent-scarcely rival even in Europe
Beyond question the most original genius in
surgery who spoke the English tongue, since
John Hunter died, it is doubtful whether
even the great Frenchman who in the last
half century has made Paris the school of
the world in surgical science, possessed
greater powers of mind, or more daring
Invention, or a more delicately taught hand,
than Valentine Mott. Pupils in America
he has many, but the greatest Of them bow
ed before the supremacy of his masters
talent. Not Carnochan nor Symmes, nor
Pencoast, nor Warren, nor the cunningest
anatomist of Philadelphia or New York or
Boston ever thought of reaching the first
place in the profession till Mott had relin-
auished it. But to-day the field is open to
all comers.-N \. Tribune.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20

A NOBLE WoMAN--There is now living
IN Charleston Miss Ramsey. She is grand
daughter of Henry Laurens, and is connect
ed with the Pinckney and Rutedge fami-
lies. This lady is the owner of the table on
which the Declaration of Independence
was signed. When the ordinance OF scces-
sion was passed in the city of Charleston,
by the State of South Carolina, every posi-
bic effort was mut,u to obtain this tahlo nn
which to sign that foul and fetal decd
Miss Ramsey not only indignant refused 70
have it taken from her house but threatened
to shoot, with her own hand, the miscreant
who should attempt to remove it. We
were told these facts by gentleman on
whose veracity we most fully rely.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20

WHAT THEY DRINK.-Persons can Judge
of the character of the stuff which is now
sent from France as wine and brandy by
what Bordeaux merchant writes to Paris
to an American there. lie says some Uni
ted States army contractors have made con-
tracts here for Bordeaux ''wine," which in
dependent of the wood, freight, duties, &C.,
is to cost q little less than two sous bottle.
OF course, there is not a particle of wine
used IN its composition, which is beet loot
brandy water coloring matter and some
astringcnt. This ncurishing and healthful
compound is probably to be used as hospital
stores, and served out to convaescent sol
6iers, or to be sold by suffers to them at the
rate Of s2 bottle.-Phila. Ledger.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20

Ono square Of 10 lines, one time 81 90
Every subsequent insertion, 30
One square, months, 90
Six months, @ 90
Ono year. 10 90
executors and Administrators notices 3 90
Auditor notices. 4 90
Business Cards Of lines per annum, 90
merchants and others advertising by the year
WIN tho privilege of changing quarterly, ns
follows
One quarter column, not exceeding souares s15 90
Sne nall column, not exceeding squares, 25 90
One column SO 90
Editorial or local advertising, any number of lin
not exceeding ten, 70 cents per line 10 cents 70
every additional line
Marriage notices, so cents.
Obituaries or resolutions accompanying notices o,
deaths, 10 cents per line
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20
TERMS OF THE "AmERICAN."

TERMs-TWo DOLLARS per annum. 81 80 II
NOT paid within the year. No paper discon ed
until all arrearages arc paid.
These terms will be strictly adhered TO hereafter.
1t subscrbers neglect refuse to take their news
papers from the office to which they are directed they
arc responsible until they have settled the bills and
ordered them discontinued.
Postmasters will please act as our Agents, and
frank letters containing subscription money They
are permitted to do this under the Pest Office Law.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20
M ? o r Il A N r
TO ALL
/ N Y A L I ID s.!
RI n IN TIL E BLOOD.

II IS well known TO the medical profession That
IRON is the vital Principle or Life Element of the
blood This is derived chiefly from the food we eat;
but If the food is not properly digestcd or it, rofn
any cause whatever, the necessary quantity of iron
Is not taken into the circulation becomes reduced
the whole system srtfers The bad blood will irri-
tate the heart, will clog up the lungs will stupcfy
the brain, will obsruct the liver, and will send its
disease producing elements to all parts of the sys
tem aud every one will suffer in whatever organ
may bo predisposed to disease.
Tho great Yaue of
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20

To DESTROY RATS. Take fish-hooks
about the size used for sunfsh, bated "
small piece Of dried beef, and placed \
chickens, dogs aud cats cannot get.at
and in few days rats will disappea
large distillery was cleared and kept fl
this way.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20
s,corues.. blindness and Catahr.

Treated with the utmost success by DR.. j. ISAACS
o,ulist and Aurist, formerly Of Leyden, Iiollandl
No 5lg Pine street, Philadelphia TestimCnial'
from the reliable sources IN the 1Ity ana Voui
;nyt.d 10 accompany their patients, as he has no Sc
erets in his practice Artificial Eyes inserted WITH
out pain No charge made for examination
July 2, 1664.-ly
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20

SnRINKERAeE OF HAY.-The loss |
hay weighed July goth, when cured enc
to be put in the barn, and again Febi
Goth, has been ascertained to be III
cent. So that hay at $500 ton il
field is equal to $4,000 and upward '
weighed from the NOW in winter.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20
FLOUR & FEED STORE

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
.yI,HE subscriber respectfully informs the public
that he keeps constantly on h&ha a. PS neT
Denot' in sUNBURY, Flour by the barrel and sacks
Of ali kinds of Feed by the ton nan.
The above s ali manufactured at his own hiii''
ssd will be sold at the lowest eaen p,iG,' pT.nRu
susSury, Juss {, ,as4
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20

According to letter in the Chr
Witness, the schools at Nashville,
under the care of the Freedmen's Nj
of the United Presbyterian Church, ar
prosperous condition. The present m
of pupils enrolled is ak hundred and I
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20
Iron rs n Medicine.

Is well known and acknowledged by all medical
mon. The dficulty has been to obtain such a pre-
paraton of il as will enter the circulation and asst.
initiate at once with the blood This point saws Jr.
Hays, Massachusetts, State Chemist has been Mt.
tanned in the Peruvian Syrup, by combination in a
way before unknown,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20
JNO. c. LEFFERTS,
No. 100 Beekman Street.

New York, January, Iob4
We have tested Putnam's Clothes Wrnger by
practical working, and know that it will do. 1t is
cheap it is simple 1t requires no room, whether at
work at rest; child can operate IL 1t does its
duty thoroughly; it saves timo and it saves wear
and tear We earnestly advise all who have much
washing to do with intelligent persons who have any,
to buy this Wringer 1t will pay for itself IN year
at most. Hon hOhAOE uhEELEi'
June IS, 1864
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20

How A DocToR CURED A BAD CASE. At
Arlington, VT, an impious young man was
rejoicing at the death of Mr.. Lincoln, where
upon physician slipped into his office, re-
turned with a plaster, which he suddenly
applied to the mouth of the wretch-hold-
ing it stuck fast, and shut him up for some
time to come. This WAS "plastering over
treason" in new way.-Iroy Times.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20

wOhave connected with our establishment a well
selected JOB OFFICE, which will enable us to
execute, in the neateSt STYLE every variety of
Printing
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20

ANsvada paper says that at night the
streets of Virginia City, in that State, re-
sound with the screams of woman whose
husbands are bestitg them. Shame for the
baby State.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20

Is a Protected solution of the ProtoIidc Of Iron
new Discovery in Medicine that strikes the Root
of Disease by supplying the blood with its vital Prin
ciTlc or Life Elemcnt-Iron.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20
By the Agricultural Editor. !
A'arrsi Notes For IAay.
AANIREG,

All finely prepared manurcs and ccmmer-
cial fertilizers should be put upon the sur
face as soon as may be practicable after the
plowing of the ground, that they may have
the benefit Of spring rains; otherwise they
are liable to fail in their action upon the
crop.
For n>anuring in the hill, which is desir-
able always, though not essential when tho
soil is fertile, use well rotted compost, or q
mixture of rich earth, ashes and plaster, n
handful to the hill; tablespoonful Of guano
mixed with double the quantity of dry earth
and little plaster; we'll made poudrcttc, or
good supcrphate; drop any Of these in the
hill before covering.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20
CLOrfaES-sVssrNGE1s

The ONLY reliable selfAdjusting Wringer.
No Wood Work to Swell or Split.
No ThumbScrews to get out of Order.
Warranted with or without Cog Wheels.
1t took the FIRST PREMIUM at Fifty-sevcn State
and County Fairs in 1868, and is, without excep-
tion the best Wringer ever made.
Patented in the United States, England, Canada,
and Australia.
sample Wringer sent, Express paid, on receipto
Price.
Energetic agents can make from to 10 Dollars per
No. 2. Sc. So No l,S7 so. No T, SIS. so No. .AS9 so
Manufactured and sold, wholesale and RETAIL by
THE PUTNAM MANUFACTURING CO.,
No. l3 Platt Street. New York, and Cleveland Ohio
S. C, NORTHROP, Agent.
WHAT EVERYBODY KNOWS, viz
That Iron we'll galvanized will not rust;
That a simple machine is better than complicated
one
That wripgcr should be sslf-adjusting, durable,
and efficient;
That Thumb-Screws and Fastenings cause delay and
trouble to regulate and keep in order
That wood bearings for the shaft to run in will wear
out
That the Putnam Wringer, with or without cog
wheels, will not tear the clothes;
That cog-wheel regulators are not essential
That the Putnam Wringer has all the advantages
and not one of the disadvantages above named
That all who have tasted it, pronounce it the best
Wringer ever made;
That il will wiring a Thread or Bsd-Quit without
alteration.
We might fill tie paper with testimonials, but in
sert only few to convince the skeptcal, if such
there be and we say to all, test Putnam's Wrnger
Test it THOROUGHLY with ANY and ALL others
and if not entirely satisfactory, return it,
PUTNAM MASUPACTuRING Co;
Gentlemen II know from practical experienced
that iron we'll galvanized with zinc will not oxdiL'
or rust one particle The Putnam Wringer is a
near perfect as possible, and l can chserfuly re
| commend it TO be the best in use
| Respectfully yours,
! JN0. WHEELER, Cleveland, Ohio.
Many years experience in the galyanizing bust
ness enable to indorse the above statement in al
| particulnre.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20
EESWNTNG'S
EXCELSIOR COFFEE.


willis, trying Coffee Of all the various brands
Rsme,rhcr "BROWNING'S $ SEXCELSIeR"-ntfi.o
read it stands.
True it s net like others that are "SoLD EVERY
A little stretch, we all do know, good good, will
(But a stretch like this'sold everywhere'-is very
apt TO tcnr.)
Now, can safely say without any hesitation
There's more like DROWNING s EICELsIOR" in This
enlightened nation.
Skilled chemists have not found Coffee from any
sors
Possessing the same ingredients as "Browning'u Ex-
'celsiOr -
Nor is there any one in or out Of the Coffee trade
Who knows the articles from which browning s
Excelsior's" mado.
I'M told it's made from barley, rye, wheat, beans.
and peas;
Name a thousand other things-but the Right One
if you please.
But with the Coiiee-mcn will not hold contention
For the many, many things they sny-too numerous
TO mention.
Whilst they're engaged in running round from store
To learn the current wholesale price of 'BrOwnngs
Excelsior"
Some who know my Coffee gives p.rfect satisfaction,
Have formed rian by which they hope 10 cause
quick reaction.
The case-'tis with few no doubt twill be more
To name their Coffee after mine (Browning's Excel
sior."
Some say theirs tho only brand that will stand a
ready test
Now, try a little Of them all-sce which you like
the best.
Three years have passed away since first sold a
store;
Never have in your paper advertised before;
Nor would L now, consent TO publish more,
Iflke some used by Everybody" sold everywhere
in "oyery store
trade like this do not wish; the orders could
not fill
The factory all jersey land would ,ake-leavc not
foot to till.
Ny trade is not very large; still think 1 have
my share;
But reader, you may rest assured, 'tis Not sold
Everywhere "
Manufactured and for Sale by the writer,
GEORGE; T.. BROWNING.
No 20 Market Street, Camden, n.
This Coffee is not composed of poisonous drugs, it
contains nothing deotcrious many persons use this
Coffee that cannot the pure coffee; it takes but
one and hal ounces to make quart Of good
strong coffee that being just one-haf the quantity
it takes of Java Coffee and always less than half the
price
ateaI Dealers may purchase it in les. quantities
shan ton gross at my prices from tho .esae Gro
ocrs.
i1' Orders by mail from Wholesale Dealers prompt
y attended to.
February II, 1865 ON
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20
T'Ilc Eecrnvinn SYrup.

Cures Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint Dropsy, Fever
and Ague, Loss of Energy, Low Spirits.
THE PERUVIAN SYRUP.
Infuscs strength vigor and new life into the system,
and builds up an "Iron Constitution
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20
ELIDA JOHN

sHAMOKIN Twp, near BEAR GAP,
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
TTAS tsken out license and is prepared 10 do all
kinds Of Convey eyanoing, atrsssorab rstes.
shsmoIin TIP Jan. 7, 1855 .-ene.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20
Redding's Russia salve.

IE1h sSNi f-i%tf'ANCh
Has fully established the superiority Of
REDDING'S RUSSIA SALVE.
Over oil other healing preparations
It cures all kinds of Sores, Cuts, Scad., Burns,
Bos, Ulcers. Salt Rhcum, Erysipelas. Sites, Piles
Corns, Sore Lips, Sore Eyes &c, &c, Removing the
Pain at once and Reducing the most angry looking
dwellings, and inflammation as ifby Magic.
Only 25 cents ~ EsOx.
FOR SALE BT
8. p. DINSMORE, No. 49l Broadway. Now York.
S. W. FOWLE & CO.. No. Is fremont st., Boston
And by all Druggists
December 10, lSG4.-y