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

says that General Logan is for Congress, and
against the reconstruction policy of the
President without reservation.
The Massachusetts Supreme Court has
decided that revenue stamp is no part of a
note and need not be copied, and that the
omission TO stamp q note does not render it
Invalid, unless such omission is fraudulent.
The tract of land in Chicago, known as
the Douglas property, owned by the late
Senator Douglas, was recently sold for $780, |
900 cash. Another valuable piece of property
belonging to the estate will! be sold soon.
Evan Lewis, citizen of Chester county,
Penn, died recently at the age Of forty seven
years. He was the largest man IN his county,
weighing $50 pounds before his death. 1t
took six men to carry his corpse, and his
grave had to be made three feet wide.
Governor Orr, of South Carolina, regard
ing the teaching of freed people, believes it
good for them and good for the State. He
says the teachers shall be protected in their
duties, and that the prejudice against them
and their occupation is disappearing.
Intelligence from Australia is to the effect
that the country is suffering severely from
disastrous floods.
A gentleman from Alabama has furnished
tabular statement by counties, showing the
number of men belonging to the Union
| Leagues which have been organized in that
State since the close of the war; The ag
| gregate is eighteen thousand and upward, of
whom, it is said two thirds can take the test
| oath.
Sheep shearing festivals are being held
throughout Ohio and Michigan. The yield
of fleece is heavy an6 of excellent quality.
Ia" 1t has been ascertained that the
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three hundred thousand dollars by the fail
ure of CULVER, PENN g. Co., the New York
bankers. r. ..
An Infant was accidentally hung near
Mahanoy city, lately, in consequence of its
night slip catching on peg as the child slid
out of bed. When its mother awoke and
discovered the situation of the child, it was
suspended by the neck, dead
ENGLANDs FINANCEs.--In the British
| House of Commons, on the Sd, Mr. Gladstone
made his annual financial statement The
actual expenditures for the year have been
e67.S12000. The loss of revenue during the
year was e2.3s6.0OO. The English govern
ment has about as much interest TO pay on
their national debt as our own.
Two counties in California are expected
to produce FIVE years hence a wine crop
double the entire yield of the United States
in 1860, which the last census puts at ,700,-
900 gallons.
The cholera makes no progress mere, but
on the Continent it is awakening from its
torpor, and the same class of German cmi-
grants who brought it to us are endapgering
England. .. .....
Judge Sinclair has been excommunicated
10y Presbyterian church at Fayetteville,
North Carolina. He was Union man dur.
ing the war, and that is supposed the reason
for his exclusion.
y co(orcd woman named Sphynx, said to
be an ilegitmate daughter Of G. w. P
: Custis, and therefore a half-sister of Mrs
Il. L. Lee, has been put in possession of II
acres of the Arlington estate, upon which
she has lived for 30 years.
A little boy, four years of age, while walk
ing in the streets of Philadelphia on Wed
uesday, was suddenly struck down, and or
being carried home by his attendant, a
mark, apparently a confusion, was found
upon one of his shoulders. A physician ex
, amined the wound, and assured the family
that it was not mere trine as they sup
, posed, but a gunshot wound. The child
fingered until Thursday night when it ex
pircd. A post tmortem examination was
made. when the track of minnie ball fol
lowed through the shoulder through the
lungs and down to rib which was broken
The girl who was with him, heard no shot
Q nor saw aEy one near her whom she con
sidered to entertain hostile purpose. ThC
police are investigating the matter.
| An association of English gentlemen have
bought from the Canadian Government tht
island known as Long Point" on thu
northern shore of~Lake Erie, and it is thei
intention to stock it with Geer, muskrGt
beaver, foxes, raccoons, etc, etc, and tC
issue licenses to sportsmen for deer-s talking
duck shooting, etc. The island contain
10000 acres, and is well known here as til,
scene of Morrissey and Heenan's fight
The expenses of the Irish Republic ap
pear to have eaten up the receipts, and
fresh appeal is made to the supporters o
:, that government to subscribe to the Fcnial
bonds.
! GOOD News FROM MEXrco.-The Mexican
!, minister has received official dispai ches from
: the capital of the State of Tobasco, contain
ing the official report of Colonel Mendez, tn,
t Governor of the State of victory which h,
n obtained over the French a. the town o
3 Jomta, on the 18th of April After a shor
: battle the garrison of Jomta surrendered t.
Colonel Mendez, with their cannon, arms an,
y ammunition. The French have lost in thi
way the only point they held in the State o
, Tobasco.
q CowAN, who was taken on trust by tn
!. Republicans as United States Senator i
|, now operating with the copperhcads for
4 reelection. The Lancaster Mtelligencer, tn
home organ of Buchanan, advocates Cowan'
claims for reelection.
n CALL for third party nominating con
vention has been issued in Somerset county
. 1t bears the names of several hundred citi
= zens, including all the prominent copper
head Democrats of the county 1t pledge
2 en- earnest support to Andrew johnson. Th
i question now is, what has become of tn
!, second party in Somerset .....
One of the Philadelphia churches La
erected in the wall of its vestibue a marbl
= tablet, whereon is inscribed the name an,
date and place of death of each of its mem
! bers who fell a victim to rebel bullets or t.
y rebel barbarity during the war
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