Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-11-10

ONHO Dut0e Oh lret6nO u one nuuttrtu uuu
twenty-five years old anc an orphap,.,.-
The property exempt from taxation 10 the
city Of Philadelph,a. has an assessed valua
tion of more than $i2,000,00o. ~
The Boston 2runscrfpt says there will le
another large exodus 10 Europe next spring.
Many families are already engaging passage.
The citizens of Harrisburg, Pa, intend
shortly to commence the construction OF
new bridge over the susquehanna.
A little boy was blown. away by the tor.
| nado from ST. Louis, and reward 10 offered
for his recovery.
Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Mis-
souri, pay this year an internal revenue tax
of s19,000,ooo on tobacco. q
Geo. W. McCalla, popular citizen of
| Harrisburg, Pa, died on Sunday.
Incendiaries are destroying property in
the vicinity of Shippcns5urg, Pa.
| Ex-Governor Morton, of Indiana, 10 re-
| gaining his health at "a watercurc establish.
ment in Richmond Indiana.
Patti recently declined professional tour
| in this country. She says she isn't appreci-
ated here.
Two women of Fayette, Ind, recently
dressed up in male attire and broke into
store, stenling $500 worth of merchandise.
One Of the women had previously moved in
the best circlcs and bore an irreproachablc
character.
| An old maid is like an odd boot--of no
use without fellow.
There are three bills before the Vermont
Senate relating to marriage. The tendency
of them is to reduce marriage to q limited
partnership, each party putting in as much
capital as seems BEST and the partnership to
be dissolved upon very small! provocation.
1t is reported that the famine which is rag
ing in India will greatly reduce the cotton
production of that country, go that demand
for this staple in the United States will not
fail far short of million and half bales.
Advices from Iowa states that the corn
crop, notwithstanding the early frosts, will
not he much below the usual yield.
The health Of the Empress Charlotte is
unchanged.
Several new oil wells have recently been
struck IN Pctrolia. Canada.
THE FENrANs. Resolutions have been
passed by the Democrats Of New York, and
presented to the President, asking that the
Government interfere for the safety and pro-
lection Of those prisoners condemned to
death in Canada.
A petrifed human hand was lately found
, in red sandstone at Memphis. Tenn, in n
perfect state of preservation. 1t has not yet
been claimed by the owner.
A Convention of wine growers met in San
Francisco on Thursday for the purpose ot
; consulting about what can be done TO obtain
: a reduction of the tax on California brandy.
Mayor Stevens, of Portland, Me, has Just
received from isidoro J. Ojeda, of Matanzas,
Cuba. bill of exchange for $l52G ito dis
i tribute among those who have suffered
most on account Of the fire on the past 4th OF
. July"
F, The Fenians in Philadelphia resolved, at
= late meeting, that in invading Canada they
were only retalating for the invasion Of Ire.
land by English freebo0ters in 1869. Co
: ing back seven centuries for justification is
. defended on the ground that in war when
and where to strike is a question Of policy
merely.
In his recent diplomatic circular, the EN-.
6 peror Napoleon gives it as his opinion that
zone century hence, the United States OF
America will contain one hundred million
of inhabitants"
, A French Senator, in speaking, some time
ago, in the Corps LegiSlaty, Of the terrible
condition of affairs in Mexico said striking
, ly that "bri9andage teas tho principal indus.
try Of MEXICO"
d. The Marquis de Turgo., formerly Frencl,
l. Ambassador 10 the Court OF Spain, who was
challenged by Mr. Soule, at Madrid, because
| lie sneered at the late Mrs Soues dress
8 and manners, died at Berne, Switzerland
recently.
: Wher Judge -, member OF Congress
!; from Ohio, years ago, wss opposed at th.
. second election on account of intemperut,
habits he admitted tba fart l,nf tor
4 tha. lie never was 50 drunk as not to iairl,
represent his constituents He was elected
I 10y triumphant majority.
n A letter from Chicago, ir noticing tn,
i prevalence of cholera in that city says: -
= Rarely. if st all, is temperate, clean, in
u dustrious person attacked The case of on,
c of our distinguished physicians formed II,
e exception TO the general rule. His personal
indulgences for years past had reduced hi,
r constitution TO q mere wreck
!. Private letters from Illinois mention tha
,. the population Of that State is fast increns
ing hy the arrival of emigrants from the At
, lanlic States, particularly from New Eng
:, land.
= The Lynchburg Republican thinks, "with
= out exaggeratior, that Lynchburg promises
> to be the most important city in Virginia il
the course of few years"
A. T. Stewart of New York, intends q
establish an institution for industrious ant
reputable sewing ard working girls of til,
" city, where they can find pleasant ans
:, comfortable home ut small cost
!, A lot of beef cattle passed through Lynch
II burg last Friday, for Alexandria, one o
Z which weighed 4,400 pounds, another 4,200
n another 4,l00, another $500, while ther
\ | xrsrf sayeral hich want larualu nrar q 00n