Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-07-07
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Lieutenant Gencral Grant mas accepted the
position of Secord Vice President of the
Washington National Monument Society,
which had been filed by Lieutenant General
Scott.
An early visitor at Saratoga says that thus
far conservatism rules in politics, high
church in religion, and the all-fredest friz-
zlcization in fashion.
The first bushel of wheat ever grown in
Minnesota was raised in 1920; last year the
yield was 10000 900 bushels and this year,
with good harvest, the crop is put down
at 100000 bushels.
Mrs. Dennis, mother of the family afflicted
with trichina at Marion, Iowa, died on SUM-
day. The father died on Saturday. This
makes the sixth death out of the ten afflic-
ted.
In New Orleans a car driver killed man
by striking him on the head with loaded
whip, because he got on street car with an
unlighted cigar in his hand.
A boy died in Chicago last week from the
effects Of swimming in pond where the
carcasses of animals had been deposited.
Large spots broke out on him. and his SYM
toms were those of very bad case of poi
soning. 1t is supposed he swallowed some
of the water.
e-s5 SEE A WOMAN, 10 another column,
picking Samburg grapes for Spccr's Wine.
1t is an admirable article, used in the hospi-
tails and by the first class families in Paris,
London anG New York, in preference to old
Port Wine 1t is worth trial, as it gives
great satistaction.-For sale by w. A. Ben
nett.
If a wheel four or five feet in diameter is
placed vertically, with its pivot, a steel point,
resting on highly polished metal surface,
indicators will, it is said, show slow con-
tinuous motion opposite to that of the earth.
In other words, being so suspended as to be
almost Independent of the earth, the wheel
tends to maintain state of rest while the
earth revolves.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Herald says: "Lawycrs, claim
agents and others from Boston, Cincinnati
Nashville and Louisville have for the past
few weeks flooded the country with circulars
advising officers of the late war that they arc
entitled to five collars extra pay, commuta
tion allowance for servants between May
1864, and March 3, 1865. We are authorized
by the Paymaster General and the Second
Comptroller to say that the law allows nc
such extra pay, and that all such representa-
tions are fraudulent and intended 20 deceive
the public"
In Sicily it is the custom to crush straw.
berries with white powdered sugar, and
squeeze the juice of an orange or two ovcl
them.
Switzerland is suffering considerably from
the unsettled state of affairs on the continent
The country is full of workmen from Prus
sia, Frankfort and other German States, who
have come to look for employment, which
they cannot obtain in their own country
ard are still less likely to obtain in Switzcr
land, great number of men having beer
thrown out of work, by the failure of thei
employers.
The japanese papers are indignant at til,
execution of Japanese at Yokohama By
order of the government of the Tycoon.
drunken French soldier broke into hous,
in the town and insIlted the "very beautiful
wife of the owner. An inmate of the house
or possibly one of the crowd outside, killet
the aggressor. In consequence of this, til,
husband had his head chopped off the mex
week outside the Governors prison, and al
his relations have been made prisoners il
their own houses-a cheap plan for super
seding jails prevalent in Japan.
Several cases of spotted fever, fatal an,
much dreaded disease, has appeared in tn
vicinity of Carrollton and Fountantown, II
Hancock and Shelby counties, Indiana, eacl
J case resulting in almost immediate death.