Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-01-20
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SUMMARY OF NEWS.

duces milk from which the people obtain
regular supplies. "....
The Ncpentlus of India, furnishes water
in lis leaves, which not only have pitchers. /,
but covers to them.
There are 40 different species of Oak in
the world, 20 If which are found in Ameri f,
ca, and 80 in Europe.
The celebrated Botanst, Roy, counted
80, 600 seeds in the head of a!poppy.
There arc 800 900 seeds in the capsule of
Tobacco Plant.
The Canada Thistle, the enemy of far
mcrs. is native of Canada, but it has cross
ed the Atlantic by means of wings, with
which its seeds arc provided.
The Eve trees of Surry, England stood in
the days of Caesar. There is an apple tree
in Hartford, Conn, 200 years old. Zig
tree in Palcnstinc 7S0 years old. An Olive
Tree in Asia Minor $50 years old \ live
oak in Louisiana 1000 years old. a cedar
on Mount Lebanon 2l20 years old. a pine
tree in Asia Minor 1890 years old
\ sycamore in the Bosphorus 1000 years
old
There are no less than 900 different spc-
ccs of Roses and 80 pinks.
There are $50 900 grains in bu,hcl of
wheat, $4,000 in barley, 100000 in oats
$1,000 IN horse beans.
THE RAJAII OF MYsORE. The Ncilghcrry
Excelsior draws Il strange picture ol the life
led by the Rajah Of Mysorp. His palace is
filled with upwards of 500 people. There
are some fifty wives Of his highncss, with
about four attendants on each, and the re-
maindrr is made mp OF night Watchers pro-
phesying Brahmins officers of the Hcnana,
&c.
Mr.. Hiram Penny, station agent on the
Harlem railroad, a: Towncrs station, was
knocked scnseless while in the act of count
ing some money last week, and robbed Of
over $4,000, by an unknown man, whp is
supposed to have escaped ON the next train.
Mr.. Penny was so much injured as to be
dclirious for u time, but recovered
4 gentleman in New York made q Christ
mas cake for the Five Points Missions
which wcighd 400 pounds, and contained
120 pound, of sugar. 100 pounds of -four
30 pounds of butter, GO pounds of fruit and
$50 eggs. 1t was 8 feet long, 81 inches
wide, and 10 inches thick.
DR.. Judson. the celebrated Baptist mis-
sionary, in letter written thirty years ago,
describing the costume Of Karen women.
said they wore fancitully constructed bags
back HaR The 5s .h hair and suspended from the
Trenholm, ex-rcbcl Secretary of the Trca-
sury, has been at the White House. lie
wants pardon, so that he may he enabled
to save his immense estate accrued from the
Il. L..
great fear of Congress- and wants his case
rvDcditCd.
There are eight requisites to success in II
lawsuit-a good cause, II good judge, u
good counsel, II good attorney, good wit
nesscs, good jury, good purse, and last,
though not least, good luck.
4 spirited young lady who was about to
marry Il man whose purse wns larger than
( his head said she preferred his dollars to
! his sense.
Dean Swift once said that Providence
showed how little it thought of riches by
the fools whom it permitted to possess
wealth
! Twenty one pieces of handsome furniture
were recently sent to Mrs. General r. +. Lee
by her female friends in Baltimore.
! Mr.. Busscll, postmaster of Somcrvilc
Massachusetts, says that the business of his
Office has fallen off, and he wants his salary
reduced. Good for Bussell.
Commodore Winslow, of the famous
/ Kearsagc, has been transferred to the com
mand of the Gulf Squadron, which consists
of twenty vessels carrying 1873 guns.
General Dix, who is most accomplished
scholar, has written II translation of the diff
fcut Latin hymn, Dies Ire which the Ere
ming Past pronounces superior to any former
translation Of that Wonderful production,
All sorts of rumors are afloat as to the OBJ.
iect of the southern cruise OF Sec. Seward.
One paper asserts that the voyage is simply
one of relaxation and pleasure. while another
says it has been "ascertained from IA trusty
source that the Hon. William ii. Stewards
destination in his proposed pleasure trip is
Vera Cruz, and that there is combined with
it u little diplomatic business ...
ii. Willard, formerly war correspondent
of the Tribune, is to he married in few
days to Fannie, only daughter of Wm. Lloyd
Garrison. George Wm. Smalley, one of the
editors of that journal, was welded some
years since to the adopted daughter of
Wendell Philips, and two more of the at.
taches of that paper are now engaged to the
daughters of IGvs. DR.. Cheever and Henry
| Ward Bcccher.
The Philadelphia AqHirer says that meas
ures are in progress in that city to erect II
fitting memorial to the late Bishop Potter
The contributions are to take the form of q
thank offering for the restoration of peace
and the great enlargement of civil liberty"
and building is to be erected having, in
the language Of Bishop Stevens pastoral let
ter to his clergy and laity, "as its central
feature, large chapel for the free preaching
of the word of God and connected with it,
the needed rooms and offices for all diocesan
purposes, and for the use of the various
church societies constituting in its unity, u
noble diocesan house, worthy to bc the mem
orial tribute ofa great diocese to great and
beloved Bishop" sar roiil41uoJ
The BRowx, STONE CLoTuING IALL.-1'he
customers of Mcssrs Rockhill y Wilson,
Nos. 603 and sos Chestnut street, VIII fnd
the business department of the firm at No.
80 South Sixth street, the old rear entrance
| to their store. Their customer work will
be attended to there as usual, and within a
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