Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-06-02
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

Stephens, Head Centre, wants money.
Small Pox has broken out in Johnstown.
Abbott has cleared $4,000 by his war
history.
General Sherman is at st. Paul, Minnesota
Incendiares are at work all through the
country.
Wendell Phillips has an income of S60,-
900 year.
A matrimonial tilt-Tilt VS.. Tilt, a New
York divorce suit.
Parson Brownlow calls G.. D. Prentice the
"butt-cut Of original SIM"
A lady in Chesterfield, Va, had her eye
put out by the explosion of a coffee pot.
A fatal disease among lambs has appear
ed in the wool growing districts Of Wash
ington county.
The anthracite coal trade of Pennsyl-
vania is now 100000 tons larger than at the
same date last wear, ... ..
A farmer plbughed up a shell near Fred
crick, Maryland, and was instantly killed
by the explosion.
Miss Dickinson is going to be married.
She is in advance OF most young ladies, who
do not lecture until after marriage.
John Esehman of Philadelphia was burn
ed to death by the explosion OF a coal oil
lamp which he was filling near fire.
Jordon Rhodes, of Huntsville, Illinois, is
the oldest man of that State. He is 10i
years of age, and has but few gray hairs.
Seven horse.thieyes and desperadoes have
been lynched to death in st. Clair county,
Missouri during the past few weeks.
| There is man in Cincinnati taxed on an
! ,., a.NE2 L.
exhibited a monkey in the streets for liv.
J ing.
The new Baptist church in Chicago cost
! 100000. At the time of its dedication
/ $40, 600 was needed to pay off the debt. The
subscriptions at the morning and evening
services of that day amounted to $4,000.
Ninety-three persons joined Rev. Henry
Ward Beechers church, Sunday, May 9th,
twenty of whom were immersed. -
Swindling oy telegraph is in vogue The
sharper watches the hotel arrivals and tele.
graphs to the home of the traveller for funds
| signing the latters name to the message and
lifting the letter wher it arrives.
Justice Agnew, of the Supreme Court, is
quite Ill, his sickness preventing him from
occupying his seat on the bench.
Plaster, an invaluable fertilizer, has beer
discovered in inexhaustible quantities in
Rockingham county, Va.
Pearl, grey and azure blue are the fash.
ionabe colors FOR Paris ladies' stockings,
and boots of black satin with gilt heels.
The Female Medical College of Pennsyl
vania, located at Philadelphia, has thirty,
two students. -
The name of the last new color is 'Ele.
plants Breath" 1t would be hard to ina.
gine the shade from the name.
A church and school house in Henry
County, Ind, have been burned, because a
negro preacher lately held forth in then,
by invitation.
The young man who saved the life of the
Emperor of Russia has received 600, ,00O
francs and a large tract of land, beside a fine
house in st. Petersburg.
There was recently conflict at Zurich
owing to an attempt on the part of public
authorities to put down dwelling among the
students. Arms were resorted TO, and twenty
wounded.
A hundred coolies are reported to have
been killed in mutiny which lately occur
red on board the ship Josefita Almira, EN-
ployed in the Macao trade, and which put
into Batavia.
A man named Dehart, some seventy years
old, died il Champagne county, III, on
Friday of last week, from starvation. He
was living the life of hermit, and bad
neither food, furniture, bedding nor aool
to his wretched habitation.
A raid was made last week on five or siz
of the heaviest lottery policy dealers in New
York, at the instance of victim who allege,
that he has lost over $42, 900 by their frau
dulent and illegal transactions. ..l.Isar
Wheeler & Wilson are building new
sewing machine factory at East Bridge
port, which will be $40 feet by $40. Tn,
iron trusses for the roof will cost over $50
600; 100000 bricks will 10 used in u,