Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-09-15

Many of our readers will remember tho
great meteoric shower of November, 1888,
which was visible through North America.
These meteoric showers are said by astrono-
mers to be periodical, returning at intervals
of about thirty-three years. Professor New
ton, of Yale College, who has devoted much
time to the investigation of the subject,
states that similar phenomenon will proba-
bly, OF cur about the 18th or 14th of Noyem-
Der next and so confident are astronomers
that it will then appear, that extensive pre-
parations are being made by scientific men
in Europe to observe it. But thirteen ap-
pearances OF meteoric showers are recorded
since the year 500. i"- 3.''s
BY the latest census. the population Of
Prussia numbered 10, ,304 S03 persons, but in
consequence of the annexation of territory
which will result from her success in the
war, Prussia viii have her boundaries CON
siderably extended. Thus Schleswig- Hol-
stein is added, with population of $50, ,996;
Hanover, with ,923, ,492 Nassau, with 4GS,,
3l1 Electoral Hesse, with 745, ,O63; Frank
fort, with 9l.1S0; Hesse- -Homburg, with
26,S17; and par. of Bavaria, with &c, 900.
These annexations add to Prussia over L.
100000 people, and swell her population To
at least 25,000,000. T - .
Andrew johnson when he was inaugerated,
and he was praised on all sides by loyal
men. TRAITORS may take back-seats," says
the President now, and he is lauded by al
rebels and Copperheads. ...'...
Gen. Pope has written letter to Judge
Smith, of Colorado, urging the removal of
the Indian tribes toward civilization, rather
than from 1t.
GOLD IN THE WHITE MeUNTAiNs.-1hs
Worcester (Mass.) Gdsette says gentleman,
on his annual tour to the White Mountains
a year ago, dieovered rocks containing gold
near Lisbon, N. III. He took specimens to
Boston, had them assayed, found them rich
in the precious metal, and formed company
of Hartford and Springfield merchants,
which purchased the property in which the
ore was found. The stock, worth q year
ago $5 a share, now sells for $4,000. Some
of the quartz yields S667 of gold per ton,
and $3.50 of silver. ~. ,s.rI,... ....
William Morrison, the diseoverer of the
source of the Mississippi. died recently, at
one of his residences on Merrison's Island,
between Sorel and Berthier, in the eighty
second year of his age. lie discovered Lake
Itasca in 1909. .
A plot has been discovered among the
Presidents reconstructed friends in New
Orleans to assassinate General Sheridan,
Commander of the Gulf Department 1t
was designed to accomplish his death by the
explosion of saeii made for the occasion.
The cholera has created panic in st.
Louis Over 10000 frightened persons have
left the city within fortnight bna .ssa3
The devoted parents of Ia Coiamb bus, Ohio,
young lady, furnished her with q splendid
wardrobe for q trip to New York, in order
10 save her from the addresses Of an ,objec,
tionabie young man. Miss packed up the
dresses, and afterwards packed off with the
young man who bad been paymg the ad
dresses. yl3a3b.srl' ssU ,1.lq qsbe.ial 81
A strange disease has appeared amongs
the hogs of Cayuga county, N. Y. Wher
attacked, they whirl around violently, blost
ing fearfully meanwhile this is continued
until they die.