Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-05-26
BKEy-REyE;S.

The Fenians of Philadelphia have sent
deputation to New York to see how O'Ma-
honey has been disposing of the funds of the
Brotherhood.
Strawberries arc selling in Philadelphia
at three cents apiece.
President johnson and family have engag.
ed rooms for the summer at Long Branch.
Dickens declined a recent invitation to
read before Victoria on the ground that he
would not go as performer where he was
not received as gentleman.
Each member of Congress has been re-
quested by the Secretary of War to nominate
candidate for Second Lieutenancy in the
regular army.
The people of Louisiana are considerably
interested in the petroleum question. The
surface indications in the Calcavieu region
are said to be equal to any in Pennsy lvania.
Two companies have been formed to operate
in that region, one having 400 the other
1000 acres of land
Stockholders, who so ignominiousiy left
their country in her hour of need and went
into the British Provinces to escape duty,
are now called upon to pay tax of three
dollars to the crown and become liable to
military duty if they do not leave the country
The annual fair of the Pennsylvania State
Agricultural Society will be held at Easton,
on the 25th, 26th, 9th and 2Sth of Septem-
Der next.
The chicken cholera has made its appear
ance in Madison county, Alabama, and is
rapidly sweeping oi the remnants of the
feathered tribe spared by the negroes and
soldiers
The number of AIormons IN Norway, has
lately been considerably increasing. There
are now 563 of them at Christiania, 1913 of
whom are men ana 365 women.
A Soldiers and Sailors Club has been
formed at Titusvile, with Col Cogswell of
the Herald as President.
A woman died in Chester county, within
a few days, leaving behind her eigth hundred
and twenty-nine dollars in coin-nearly all in
silver half dollars, the rest in gold. 1t was
found in two parcels after he: death locked
up in her bureau.
The garrison of Washington has been
abolished and all remaining forts dsmantled.
Jack Cooper was hung for murder at
Ravenna, Ohio, on Friday last He was a
splendid specimen of physical manhood,
being six feet three inches tall, and well pro-
portioned.
A man in Michigan, the other day, sold
his wife for seven dollars and five pounds
Of maple sugar, taking a noto for the money.
A recent issue of the Montana Post has the
following :-"On Mondy morning the beams
of the rising sun fell upon the stiffened
corpse, of Tommy Cooke, thief, swinging
in the morning breeze, with the fatal token
of the vengeance of the Vigilants around
his neck and bearing on label the simple
legend "pick pocket"
More than thirty Representatives have
already intimated an intention TO speak in
the House upon the Reconstruction Report.
1t is understood that the Government
fully approves of the course of Commodore
Rodgers at the Spanish bombardment OF
Valparaiso.
During April there arrived at Castle Gar
den total of 20,478 passengers, of whom
1880 are aliens. There were SO ship loads
of people included in the computation.
A prize fight between Baltimore and
Washington bruiser came off on the Poto-
mac on Tuesday morning. Forty nine
rounds were fought in fifty-iye minutes,
when Baltimore won.
A proposition has passed the Senate pro-
hibting any officer appointed by the Presi-
dent during the recess OF the Senate, from
receiving any salary until confirmed by them
at their next session.
The War Department has issued general
order to the effect that the President has
ordered that hereafter whenever oflenses are
committed by civilians, they are to be tried
where civil tribunals are In existence TO try
them. l.s.tl -la
Mutilated currency hereafter redeemed at
the Treasury Department will be converted
into pulp, for the manufacture of stationary,
for the use of the department., instead of
being burned. 1t is estimated that from
$1,000 to $4,000 per year will be saved, by
his means, to the govsrnmsnt.