Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-12-01

days ago, young man, intending to go on
a bunting excursion, took down his shot
gun, and putting the muzzle to his
mouth, it was discharged while he was
blowing into it. The shots from the gun
ridded his mouth and tongue, broke his
jaw and carried off part of his nose and lips,
dis6guring him frightfplly.
A man in Lcwisburg, Preble county,
Ohio, having died of delrium tremens, his
wife brought suit for damages against two
men of whom he had been accustomed to
purchase liquor. The County Court award
ed her $500 from one of the men and $500
from the other,
Mr.. J. G. Derby, general agent for the
Paris exhibition, announces that no further
applications from American exhibitors can
he received; as the space allotted to the
United States is filed. Notice of the time
of shipment for accepted articles will be
given by Mr.. Derby.
A curious story is current in Albany that
Ketchum, the forger, raimained in Sing
Sing prison few weeks, was then taken
out and sent to Europe, where he will re-
main till just before his senrence expires,
and then come back to the prison and stay
till regularly discharged.
The students of New York college re,
Gently perpetrated funny joke upon one OF
the college magnates, who is as absent mind
ed as he is learned Being in the habit OF
reading a chapter of the Bible in course tc
them every day, the students by changing the
mark kept hlm reading the 18th chapter OF
Acts for whole week .I.....
A couple of lovers appeared in one of the
churches at ST. Louis to be married, last
week, when a young female arose in the
audience and forbade the banns, declaring
that the man was engaged to her The
clergyman refused TO 60 on with the cere-
mony, and a justice of the peace had to be
called in to tie the knot.
The Richmond Enquirer Of the nth inst,
states there is considerable complaint OF
monetary stringency in thar city, due to the
sending of large sums South to buy cotton,
In the last few weeks 100000 to $5o0,000
have been appropriated. p ..r.
A young Illinois lover procured license
without consulting his inRmorata. Explsna'
tion being made she grew very angry and told
not sell her for dollar, neither could any
body else 2" she remains single.
A Young man named Charles Thompson,
has surrendered himself to the authorities OF
Cinoicnati as one who, some three years
siLce, robbed Detroit bank of $4,000. He
states that he prefers few years in the
penitentiary to the horrors of constant fears
| of arrest. t
Mr.. Wilmer Mclean advertises for sale
! the house in which Gen. Lee surrendered
the Army of Northern Virginia to General
Grant, on the 9th of April at AppomattoI
Court House. -
The oldest women in America is Mrs
FOroh, who lives in the mountains OF East
! Tennessee, aud is aged one hundred and
twenty. one years. She is blind, but being
! quite hearty, walks without assistance. Hell
memory is unimpaired. and she can recount
many ofthe events OF the Revolution with
great accuracy. ed1 1as tlsnr
CorroS SurrLY.-The N. o. Times OBJ
1 serves that the views generally, of rather
estimates, from parties who have Travelled
? over part of the cotton. growing section
seem 10 lie setting down on 1900 600 bales
A the extent of this seasons yield, while
I there are Others who place the highest a
1000. 600 bales, with several At less thar
900, ,000.----st z.~'-su-- t.
| d A u,an applied to be registered in Newark
4 Il. last week, aud presented what be call
| ed his naturalization papers, but what realll
4 proved 10 be United States license as
liquor dealer II was found that be reall,
voted at the late charter election on the au
\ thorityscf that paper, and tbst,it here tb
spdorsment Of the insPeotorY AR sisi