Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-03-24
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

Five bales of cotton, bought lately by one
of the Lowell, Mass, manufacturing COM
panies, contained nearly one thousand
pounds of sand, which had been bought at
fortyseyen cents pound.
There is a proposition in Virginia for
union between the disciples or "Campbel
lities'' and the Saptists; q meeting with
reference to it will be held in April or May
next, in Richmond.
"Grandpa Davis" who lives near Knox
vile Tennessee, is the father of twenty nine
children, all but one of whom are living,
and twenty-five of whom served in the
Union army.
There were in China. one hundred and
cighty-seven missionaries, including ladies'
or these ninety-two are Americans, seventy
eight are English, aud eighteen are Ger
man.
! Pittsfeld, Mass, is having violent at
tack OF mad dog fever. Thirty persons were
bitten last Thursday, and the city authorl-
ties have ordered the immediate killing of
all unlicensed dogs, and the chainlng up of
Others as precautionary measure.
The State Senate has agreed to adjourn
sine die on April 9th.
An incendiary attempt was made to burn
the church at Pottsyille, last week.
A package of $4,000 was stolen from the
express Car on the Erie & Pittsburgh Rail
road last week
The Harrisburg Telegraph says that it is
again proposed to locate the Supreme Court
OF the State permanently at Harrisburg.
Two men were accommodated with lodging
at one of the Philadelphia station houses
last week, whO ten years ago, were leading
and influential merchants. Rum sent them
to the watch house.
The citizens of Allegheny township, Arm
strong county, are much excited over the
discovery ot Il substance closely resembling
gold. 1t is found in ilinty blush rock
saic to bc species Of quartz.
The New Hampshire election occurred on
Tuesday. Returns indicate the success o.
, the Republican ticket by about 5000 ma
jorty.
On the 2lst ult., girl in Pawtucket, r
b l., named Mary i. Tapey, tried the ole
y trick of pouring Kerosene on the fire. Sht
, had the usual success, and died in agony.
r A little boy recently died at West Bethel
: Maine, in consequence of another boy pilinl
stones, while at play, on his stomach, Will
|
The bell which for fo-ty years called tn
e students together at Williams College, Berk
;. shire, Mass, has been given to missionar
It church in Syria, and is now doing service i
!. that far distant land.
1t Nearly thirty whisky dIstilleries wer
u seized in New York on Saturday last fo
l. violation of the internal revenue laws. Man
IS ingeniously contrived plans for eyading th
d law were brought to light.
o The New Bedford (Moss.) Mercury state
y that the ship carpenters of that city are no,
If charging thirty-fve cents an hour for the
le labor. Work upon two ships were suspend
f- ed on Monday, in consequence of this at
j, vance.
" One of the most extensive robberies o
or record III this or any other country, va
o. perpetrated in New York on Saturday.
in Government bonds to the amount of mi
IN lion and hals of dollars were abstracte
n from the banking house of Rufus Lord, i
70 Exchange Place. The property was stole
so from safe in the daytime. A reward
IL 900 is offered
" There are twenty-one editors in the low
n Legislature.
IL A woman jumped off the ferry boat int
lg and was drowned.
The city of St. Paul has refused to pay
claim of Sl5, 900 for gas, and in consequen'
lit st. Paul is in darkness.
a A couple were married at Dubuque, low
,is on Tuesday, with the consent of their p
r.. rents, the bride only IA years of age.
70 snow is three feet deep in Northern Wi
N. cousin, ard tLe stock is suffering very muc