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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-10-20

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nfter. Manuscript lists will be posted in the Office
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who also died Of cholera last week at that place. had
but recently returned together from visit to Now
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cY@ CoURT.-The following is the Trial List for
an adjourned Court, to be held on the last Monday
of October, and also for the regular November term
Tho first twenty for trial at the adjourned
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2 Daniel p. Caui, admir-, VS.. Ann Divers ct nj.
3 William l.. Dewart vs. Jacob b. Masser.
4 John Hafer for use VS.. j. L. Muench, ex'r.
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6 Philip klTstetter VS.. Daniel u. kaker.
Jonathan Hover VS.. Josiah Reed ct al,
3 John A. Dodge ct al VS.. Jacoby Wartman.
. Robert M. Cummings VS.. John Wittsmoyer.
80 Same VS.. VIM. A Forsman.
ii Charles Hoy Va, Daniel " Smith.
Io Beneville Shafer VS.. David Eshbach.
13 VIM. e. Robbins Ell al VS.. John B. Snyder
IA VIM. Shultz ct al VS., Jonathan p. Shuts
is Casper sehall ct al VS., John r. Erdman.
l6 John Dunkelberger vs.. Andrew M. Eastwiek.
IL Elias Stepp vs. Samuel Rothermel.
lS Same VS.. Adam Lenker
I9 William Lane VS.. Freeman Thomas.
20 VIM. McCleery Seth T. Mccormick
2l John Ii. Forsman vs. George Q. Mckee.
% William Aunkst We. William Allen.
% Augustus Schnen vs.. Freeman ThomM.
"a John Haas ct al vs.. Locust Gap Imp. Co.
rs Margaret Yount VS.. Jacob Miller.
26 Beck 4 Forester VS.. John W. ltassler.
27 McCleery, Rulkle Co, Va. William Haupt.
20 Cornelius Smith vs. Patrick Ready.
29 James Brass We. Amos T. Beisel.
30 Philip keefer vs. Michael lain.
81 William l.. Dewart ys. Jacob b. Masser
80 John b. Douty OF al vs.. Joseph Bird.
80 John Ryon VS.. David Sterrick.
"a Charles p. Hellenstein vs. The Black DiaAsnd
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IS Joseph X Irwin VS. Adam Frymire.
SO john W eisel VS. Harriet, admir-, ct al
81 Same VS.. same
50 William Weidenhammer VS.. Wm Kuts.
80 Richard Curnman W.. Michael 6raham.
40 John Everett VS.. Casper SchalI ct al.
Al Rachael MoCarty VS.. George W. Grier ct al.
AZ Phineas Nj, Barber vs. Cyrus Brown.
A3 H. Ayres ct al vs. Samuel John.
"A w l.. Lance vs. Freeman Thomas.
IS Theodore Vol ys Isaac Furpsp
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DEATHS.

In Cincinnati, Ohio, on Wednesday, the 10th inst,
of cholera, after two days illness, Mrs CHARIOT
IA THOMAS, wife Of Capt W. Thomas, aged So
years
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Administrator's Notice.

AdministratOr's Notice.
NOTICE is hereby given, that letters of admins
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on the estate of Jacob y, Rahrbaeh late of the bo.
rough Of Sunbury Northumberland COUNT, deceased
All persons knowing themselves indebted are re-
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settlement. 1905
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Administrator.
sunbury, October 10, 1885
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The Baltimore County union., 1866-12-15
Advertising,

What remarkable distinction there is between
those tradesmen who advertise and those who do
not The passer by in a thoroughfare may safe
ly assume that here and there he may be accom-
modated, outwardly or inwardly, as his wants
demand-for he sees the signs of the several
marts and occupations strewn profusely and in
vitiugly in the windows on the walk. Verygood
advertisements they are, in their way, but A B
and G D must not f1atter themselves that all the
world and the rest of mankind are continually
passing by their shop windows even in their
greatest extremities The fact is, there is very
respectable minority-or majority, as the case
be, who sit in their quiet corners at home and
they look over The Baltimore County Union, and
there ascertain who sells cheapest, who assorts
skillfully, who guarantees his wares, who dehv-
ers them gratis, and who has the 0ery article
which necessities require--and there they 60
Experience has fully, demonstrated that when
man, in commercial community, has anything
to sell, he must not keep the fact from the pub
lie. He must hold it up in contest with that uni
versal and powerful illuminator the public press;
he must, paridoxicaly, light it up with ink
printers ink-and he must do this not once, or
twice, or three times, but persisenty and sys-
tematically. There is much skill and tact, and
often times as much boldness to display in ad-
vertising, as in conducting the most extensive
and difficult business transactions.
To advertise properly, costs money, but it in
variably repays the investment hundred told
You will find many sensible men who will easily
utter the paradox, that they have often advertis-
ed but it has never benefited them an iota.-
They expect the public will walk into their stores
and holding up their poor little advertisements
inserted once a year, exclaim;-
sYou have candles, give me candles; you have
fish-hooks, give me fish-hooks '' Egregious er-
ror. The main object of advertising is to i'm
press the community with an ineffacable idea of
your name and locality, and special occupation,
so that if it ever see or hear the one it will in
stinctively impulsvely, irresiStably think of the
other. Once this linked association of ideas is
established in the public mind-and only persis-
tent, skillful advertising will do it-you can then
vary your efforts, go into details, draw up col
umn of groceries, or half column of produce,
or a quarter of colmn of dry goods, boots and
shoes, or under and outer garments, or history,
or geography, to titilate the palate of the scen-
ti6c, the imaginative, or the generally well In
Structed reader.
! You do not believe this do you--you, mer-
chant? You don't know that farmers and coun-
try merchants; almost invariably, make their
| purchases at those stores whose advertisements
appear conspicuously and that the testimony oi
all successful business men is, "their success is
chiefly attributable to the fact that they dd0ertist
their goods"
The Baltimore County union., 1866-12-15
Horrible Scene at an Execution,

Allen P Eggleston was hanged at Newport
Kentucky, last week, for the murder of Capt. Al
mont P. Menter, in June last, by shooting, while
attempting to escape from Menter's house. which
he had entered for the purpose of robblng it. The
Tribune thus sums up lifelong account ofthe exc
cution given in the Kentucky papers
' Fifteen thousand persons witnessed Eggles-
toms execution, which took place in the open air,
on a knoll which, says report seemed to
have been designated by nature for just the. dis
NAL purpose it was about to serve. Eggleston,
pallid and weak, unable to walk without aid
from the wounds his chains had Inflicted, hut
calm and resolute, was led upon the scaffold.-
He looked around at the vast crowd, with an ex-
preston of weakness and resignation, a troubled
look shade of sorrow, not untinged with dis
gust and then he fixed his eyes on the bright
sky and the forest-clad hills. The death warrant
was read, and Eggleston, supported by two men
rose to make his dying speech. 1t was the old
story. Bad company, bad life, protestation-
in this case true, we think-that murder was not
intended, repentance, and willingness to die. He
was not drunk, as are usually the victims of the
scaffold, for no drunken man would have thus re-
buked the crowd, eager for the horrible tragedy.
feel truly sorry he said to see so many
people here, for L feel that most of them came
here through idle curiosity feel that they
don't realize that they have got to die on the
gaows, like me- just as am about to die. |
am very, very sorry to see so many here to look
at this, and to see so many women and children
here to-day We question if the prayers which
CLOSED with religious ceremonial this atrocity,
had the solemnity of these words.
Eggleston's arms were now bound and the
rope placed around his neck The hood was
drawn over his face, and still unable to stand,
strong hands supported him on the trap. AS he
said God bless you, to his executioners, the drop
fell, and the body flashed in the air. What fol-
lowed was more horrible than death. The body
fell through with great force-the knot slipped,
and with fall of eight feet the wretched man s
body struck the ground his head humping
against the woodwork with tug that could be
heard 100 feet off. The Scene of of horror elect
riied the Is, 900 spectators A murmur OF hor-
ror and disgust went the length and breadth of
the crowd, and they moved forward with mo-
ton like that of an immense wave to see what
would follow. 1t was five minutes after !
O. clock that the horrible event occurred. The Of
ficers quietly raised the man, all stunned and
bleeding from his terribly lacerated neck, as he
was carried up the steps to the death hole again
and gave him some water. Without word of
complaint or an expression Of pain, with the old
look of meekness and resignation lighting up his
faceand saying simply, Gentleman don't let that
occur again, be submitted to the preparation for
his execution.
And then he was again lifted on the gallows,
and this time was mercifully strangled. What
became of his soul we know not, but the crowd
went home to dinner"
The Baltimore County union., 1866-12-15
A Capital Story.

Some years since an eccentric old genius,
named Barnes, was employed by farmer wester-
| ly from the Penobscot river, Maine, to dig well.
The soil and substratum being mostly of sand,
old Barnes, after having progressed downward
about forty feet, found, one morning upon going
to work, that the well had essentially caved IN,
and was full nearly to the top. So, having the
desire which men have, Of knowing what will be
said of them after they are dead, and not one be-
ing yet astir he concealed himself in rank
growth of burdocks by the side ofa board fence
near the mouth of the well, having first left his
frock and hat on the windlass over the we'll. AT
length, breakfast being ready boy was dispatch
ed to call him to his meal, when lol and beholdl
it was seen that Barnes was buried in the grave
uneonsciously dug by his own hands. The alarm
being given, and the family assembled, 1t was
decided to first eat breakfast, and then send for
the coroner, the minister, and his wife and chill
dren. Such apathy did not fatter Barnes self
esteem bit but he waited patiently, determined
to hear what would be said and see what was to
be seen.
Presently all parties arrived and began 'pros-
pectingp the scene of the catastrophy, as people
usually do in such cases. At length they drew
together to exchange opinions as to what should
be done The minister once gave his opinion that
they had better level up the well and let Barnes
remain +" for,' said he " he is now beyond
the temptation OF sin, and in the day of judgment
it will make no difference whether be is buried
FIVE feet under ground or fifty, for he is bound to
come forth in either case" The coroner likewise
agreed that it would be needless expense to his
family, or the town to disinter him, when he
was effectually buried, and therefore coincided
with the minister.
His wife thought that as +" he had left his hat
and froek, it would hardly be worth while to
dig him out for the rest of his Clothes" and SO
it was decided to let him remain. But poor old
Barnes, who had no breakfast and was not at
ct until the shades of evening stole the lands
cape when he departed to parts unknown. After
remaining incognito for about three years, one
morning he suddenly appeared (hatless and
frockless as he went at the door of the old farm
er, for whom he had agreed to dig the unfortu-
nate well. To say that an avalanche of questions
were rained upon him, as to his mysterious reap
pearance &C., would convey but feeble idea of
the excitement which his bodily presence created.
But the old man bore it quietly, and at length
informed them that, on finding himself buried,
he waited to be dug out again. until his patience
was exhausted, when he set to work to dig him
self out, and had only the day before succeeded,
for his ideas being very much confused, he had
dug very much at random, and instead of COM
ing directly to the surface he came out in the
town of Holden, six mics east of the Penobscot
river.
No furthur explanations were asked for by
those who were so distressed and sorrowful over
his supposed final resting place.
The Baltimore County union., 1866-12-15
Effects of Dime Novel Reading.

The pernicious effect upon children OF reading
dime novels and other literature OF the yellow
cover variety, has recently been illustrated by an
occurrence in this city. A number of young
boys, on Perry street and vicinity, have been in
the habit of reading these trashy worksto an un-
usual extent One of them has expended twelve
or fifteen dollars in the purchase of dime novels
during the past summer, and his companions
have been but little behind him. These novels
are all of the extreme sensational character, and
belong to the most superficial of their class. The
exploits of burglars, of highwayman, OF smug-
olers of murderers of pirates, and OF every other
6lood-thirsty character known to fact and fiction
make up the material of the dime novel to great
extent. ~
The boys of which we speak had gorged them
salves with this class reading SO long, that they
had contracted morbid desire for adventure,
which finally took practical shape about two
weeks ago. At that time FIVE or six of them
theoldest fourteen years ofage, the youngest ten
organized themselves into band of robbers
WITH capital of forty dollars to begin business
with. They proceed to wild cavern, near Bed
ford, which they had seleceed as their base ofop-
eration-from which they could commit depreda-
tions upon the surrounding country. This would
enable them to become practical DICK Iurplns
and Jack Shepards, about whom they had read
in the dime novels. They lived in the cave q
NUMBER OF udyS anu uuIlng tueS uhO WSiO DuoJ
with all sorts of mischief. At last their parent;
! found out their strange hiding place and took
them home.
The depredations Of the +" gangn were by nc
| means confined to their residence in the cave
but had taken place before that event, and have
been committed since. Several Of them have beer
caught in the act of burglarously entering
houses The youngest Of the party has recently
been away from his almost distracted parents fo
an entire week, and it was not until one Of tn
@ gang' had been bribed to disclose his hiding
place, that the little fellow was discovered.
We imagine that parents will find it advanta
geous 10 superviseAhe reading of their childrel
to a certain extent C7sDeland Plaindealer.
The Baltimore County union., 1866-12-15
goetrp
THE PLAGUE SPIRIT.
AVON BARD.

On my errand come, like the Angel Of Death,
The wild wind is waiting the taint of my breath;
MY career is unchecked by the foam-crested sea,
For my death-laden wing everywhere wanders free
Proud city, my wing over thee will spread,
And too few shall escape to dispose OF the dead;
The bosom now heaving, will soon cease to beat,
And the death groan be heard in thy desoate street
Young mother! the babe you are lulling to rest,
Which in beauty recnes your soft shielding breast
Will sleep cold and still, ere the dawnng of light,
Though you gaze on it fondly, and gladly tonight.
Fair maiden! the breeze which is kissing the brow,
Which the perfume of roses is yielding thee now,
Tho refreshing its touch and tho balmy its BREATH
Is the subtle diffuser of venom and death.
The long dreaded hour, wretched miser is nigh
When thy spirit, made free from its mansion, will fly
Look fondly once more on thy earth-hiden gold,
For thy heart the morn will be pulseless and cold
Naughty monarch in purple and bright gems arrayed
Ere long from thy visage the life-fush will fade,
Prepare soon to yield, with the crown on thy brow,
To spirit, though viewless more potent than thoul
Swift bark altho gaily thy PROV cleaves the main,
Thy crew to their homes will return not again;
For destruction is borne on the wing of the gale,
Which is speeding thee onward and filling thy sail.
And unseen, will visit the gay festive board
Where music is breathing, and red-wine is poured;
And the eye of the guest will grow rayless and dim,
When he raises the cup, his lips touch the brm.
With disease will humble the pride of mankind,
And the skill of the leech will no remedy find
will fold up my wing, and depart from the earth,
When He bids me, who gave to the Universe birth