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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-12-28
MISCELLANEOUS.
A sketch of the Alabama Convcn.
tiOu.

tion.
A correspondent of the Boston Adrsrtise,.,
writing from Montgomery, Ala, gives the
following favorable sketch of the convention
ut that place:
u confess had not formed very favora.
nc opinion OF the convention Judging from
| the numerous reports ailout in all parts of
the country. Judge then of my agreeable
surprise when, on being brought face to face
with its members in session. / beheld res
pectable aud dignifed body of men, mainly
whites, whose orderly department and res.
! pectfui delneanor ut once arrested nv atten.
! tinn and banished all disposition for ridcule
or contempt. soon secured myself q seat,
and remained watching the proceedings for
some time. The debates were very interest.
ing, and displayed much vigor of thought
and terseness of expression. BY wise rule
adopte early in the season, each speaker
was limited to ten minutes, which secured
condensation in argument, while it added
variety to the entertainment for an outsider
like myself The discussions were chiefly
| carried on by the whites, whose intelligence
and reader discurnrncnt gave them a dec.
ded advantage.
Occasionally, however, a colored mem
her essayed to express himself, which he did
U l.
~ us o"u o,'s!na' s'yie' no NOT mean
% oon'""h P'an.!tion 'aih, out IN toieraoiy
s"oH sia"',na''cai language remarkap'e
.n'en! ,hJ i?I Tue ausence ol any regular me-
'"'u I'D i'S onPosiion. Inc ILLUSTRATIONS
uSeu III 'nc course oi argument were oiten
n"me'S anu occasionea merriment' out
1eeeu 1';sr qui.e hprop"s W Tue points al issue,
n,'eut remark ln passing that some OF
'nese eo'"reo de'eeatcs nave nao no mean
euucalon' ana possess IN ADDITION the al
a"n.Hses VI varieo experience. All tne
.he'noefs see'heo impressed with the lmpor-
| 'anee VI '"e WORK III "hich they were en-
gagen' ana anxious I" see IL wen zone;
'nsIe we're men 'ne'e Wuose eray mars ana
SCH coiIeG'eu nn'en oe'ohened Ilpe expert
'hce Sha careiui Juogement' others tnere
we're IN the prime OF llte whose serious as,
Pec' ano YET more restless manner, toio OF
e'eu'et inIe'iec'ua' I Vieor anu more eager
| ,n'eiest. ne 'ew young men OF tne assem-
my heP' themselves n'nnest'y 10 the oaeH-
ground ana se!o"m spoke,
axe II All IN AL as nave hcard II ire
iuen.'! re'harkeu since my arrival more
s""er ana orderly legislative body were
"e,eI "e'"'e assenioied al 'he state capital
hTihHi"R Is very rare among its tDempers,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-12-28

A ferocious fight between a bull and n
bear took place at the fair grounds in St.
Josephs. Missouri. Seats were provided TO
some three thousand people, hut, much for
cue credit of the population of st. Joe, only
some five hundred people were present. The
bear-a 900 pounder-was badly beaten
by the bull, which was Mexican one, used
to lights.
The cleanest village in the world is Brock,
in Holland, where no horse or carriage has
ever been permitted to enter, and where
everything is kept with the most scrupulous
ncsiness. Before entering many of the
houses you are required to remove your
shoes 1t is said that even the Emperor of
Russia was compelled to comply with this
custom.
A widow, in New Haven, has been sued
for SEQ, 900 for breach of promise. We can
not see why men should not have shinplas-
tiers put on their wounded hearts sometimes,
as well AS women.
! Smokers. take warning. Gen. CustaI
neither drinks, chews nor swears, yet he has
been suspended. Perhaps he smokes.
They hunt buffalo BY railroad in Kansas
Whist wout the Pacific Railroad dof
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-12-28
Proposed nc Of Cubn and Porto
Rico.

The New York Herald has the following
despatch from Havana:
I'VE have further and authentic news from
Madrid in relation to the sale of the Spanish
West Indian possessions. 1t conveys the
important information that the Spanish
government has made formal offer to the
American Minister al Madrid, the Hon. John
2. Hale, to sell the islands of Cuba and
Porto Rico to the United States for one
hundred and fifty millions Of dollars 10 gold
! rhe terms nt sale are rs fellows: Fifty mil
lion dollars in gold are to be paid down in
| cash on the signing of the treaty and the
Formal delivery OF the island to the authori-
ties of the United States. A second fifty
million dollars in gold to he paid one year
thereafter. The third instalment of fifty
millions in gold to he paid at the end of six
years. The public heart is beating with
anxiety at the announcement, and great ex.
citemcnt prevails, as the extinguishment Of
slavery here will he one of the consequences
of this sale /, WAS hoped by some that
! Spain would abolish the institution in time
to save her national pride. The acquisitions
made by the United States from Russia and
! Denmark, that of Louisiana from France,
and of Florida from Spain herself, are now
referred to AS precedents that leave the
national honor of Spain in this bargain nn-
assaiable. The sharp scent of Yankee
! speculation is instanced hy the fact that an
American company has already, on the
strength of the above reports, purchased
Guajaha island, near Nuevitas. They in
tend to coonize it, and are about to put
81. 900 acres of it under cultivation. Thus
the last hopes of the slave traders are gone"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-12-28
ChiIdren's Carriages,

WE would call the attention of those wanting q
w Child's Carriage, 10 our new and large assort-
msnt comprising and beautiful style.
J. III OOTLFY \ CO.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-12-28

An exchange asks, "Why are women like
churches 2" Firstly, because there is no liv-
ing without one secondly, because there is
many aspire to them thirdly, because they
are objects of alteration, and lastly, but by
no means least. bcczuse they have loud
clspper 10 thoiT upper -,ory.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-12-28
10 Rim TIN q .

We have connected with our establishment vel,
selected JOB OFFICE, which will enable us to
execute, in the neates. style, every variety Of
Printing
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-23
Josh Billings ON Liuch Pins.

l want to bet three dollars that no man
ever matched himself agin the devil, but
what he got beat.
And | want to bet one dollar and
seventy-fve cents more that there IL no
villin on earth so grately mean as he who
recommends a vice that he has too much
prudence to indulge in himself.
| have held that if man is virtuous he
kant be ignorant, and still hold it.
Aim hi, if you strike low. The man
who undertakes tew jump three hundred
and seventy five feet ahead, will GER
tainly make a good try.
! never knu o man who was alwus
anxious tew repent of his sins before he
had committed them, who didn't want
the sharpest kind Nv watching.
Don't put oph till Tomorrow what
kan be did to-day" 1t is better even to
do foolish thing at onst, if you have
posityffly made up your mind to do it.
| never bet emmy stamps on the man
who il always telling what he would have
did if he had been thare. | have notised
that this kind never git thars.
Faith don't appear to me tew be emmy
thing more than tip.top good sense; and
the faith that liz in this wurld now won't
keep a man from falling to the bottum of
a we'll eff he lets 60 ov the curb to spet in
his hands.
When git to not having any good
luck. it doz seem to me that ! kan have
more of it than emmy man | ever knu,
and not half try; suppose it seems jist
so to you, my friend, don't it2
kant think of emmy talent now that
il so apt to descend from father to son,
untarshed, as the gift exaggerashun.
"There amt emmy thing nu under the
SUM-" The old feller in Konneckticut,
who carried the same old jack knife for
forty.three years, and wore out nine nu
handles and twelve sets of blades, sez
so.
There aint, after all, but one right
way to dew things l have seen kows
that you could milk on both sides, but
they want more than haf broke.
A man may hsv a perfek right to be
born single, but i dou ght whether he has
a right tew continny On So
take it, that the excellence Of human
nature consists in lifting the greatest
amount ov sorrow with the least amount
Of grin.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-23

TO disperse in all directions, even 10 the
speakers on the stand. When we looked
behind, we only saw Mr.. Whildin, Major
Moore, Of San Antonio, Capt Davis, Of
the revenue cutter, Judge Baldwin, Mr..
Wiley and Ruby, the colored school
teacher. The greater, together with the
lesser lights, had ANONYMOUSLY hed the
field. We saw a medical gentleman,
with plug hat and eye glasses, under a
bench alongside Of negro woman, each
trying TO get as close TO the floor as they
possibly could. Such confusion, such
excitement, we never saw before. The
man who cried out " You're liar" was
a United States soldier. This the negroes
all agree in stating, as well as gentle
man we'll known in the city, who was
standing by him, and not only saw the
man, but heard him cry out There we're
only two persons injured, one negro shot
in the thumb, and one white man shot in
the shoulder. The firing was mostly in
the air, and done entirely by negroes.
This we saw ourselves, are willing to
swear to it, and we had the best possible
position for seeing what was going on.
After the shooting subsided, the va
liant warriors, the choice spirits, the
staunch supporters of the negroes, be-
gan one by one to sneak back to the
stand, where we had remained looking
on at the disturbance. The moon hid
herself behind the clouds, as if blushing
at the cowardice displayed, occasionally
bursting forth as if in indignation, re-
vealing to our curious gaze the pale
faces and trembling bodies of the arrant
towards who had exercised so much
selfshness in looking after A No. l.
Women began to crowd US out of eur
place on the stand. The officers of the
meeting succeeded in quieting things !;
and when we left the speaking was going
on as if nothing had occurred, although
the assemblage was greatly reduced in
numhers s
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-23
FUNNY AFFAIR.
Two Robbers Discovered In the
Attica Bank, ..-

From the Buffalo Express, May H.
Last Saturday night as two gentlemen
we're passing near Benedict's Bank Of
of Attica, in Attica, they discovered a
man on corner who acted in a suspi-
cious manner. They went and informed
the cashier Of the fact and he made a
barefooted reconnaissance. He found
that some persons were in the bank, and
Immediately collected squad of thir-
teen men, armed with pistols, clubs,
stones and other weapons of destruction.
The bank was surrounded, and at the
proper momeut tho doughty cashier qui-
etly entered the back door, and came
upon two men who we're earnestly en-
gagged in endeavoring to break into the
safe. AS soon as they caught sight of
the cashier, the burglars threw open a
window and jumped into the street, much
to the CONSERVATION Of the outsiders,
who stood around in state of mas
terly inactivity" and allowed the rogues
10 escape.
Th. cashier fred his revolver once and
the ball came in dangerous proximity to
the head of one complacent spectator.
The thieves had succeeded in removing
the castings from the vault, and would
probably soon have reached the green
backs.
Our informant says the citizens are
loud in their praise of the cool courage
and magnanimity of the bold thirteen
who would not be guilty Of attacking two
strangers because they saw fit to transact
business at the bank after hours.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-23
Goodbye,

How many emotions cluster around
that word How full of sadness, and to
us, how full of sorrow it sounds We
heard it once within the year, as we hope
never to hear it again, 1t was in the
chamber of death, and the chill hour of
nights noon The curtains to the win
dows were all closed, the lights were all
shaded, and we stood in the dim and SOL
emn twilight, with others around the bed
of the dying. The damps of death were
on her pale young brow, and GOODNESS
was on her lips, as we kissed her the last
time while living. Goodbye, my daugh-
ter" we whispered, and Good bye, faith
er," came from her dying lips. We
know not if she ever spoke more, but
GOOD bye" was the last that we ever
heard from her own sweet voice. We
hear that sorrowful word often and often
as we sit alone, busy with the memories
of the past. We hear it in the silence of
the night, in the hours of nervous wake
fulness, as we lie upon our bed thinking
of the loved and lost to u.s. We hear it
in our dreams, when her sweet face comes
back to us. We hear it as we sit beside
the grave in the cemetery where she
sleeps alone, with no kindred as yet BY
her side. She was the hope of our life,
the prop to lean upon when age should
come upon us, and life should be run
ming to its dregs The hope and prop is
gone, and we care not how soon we 60
down to sleep beside our darling beneath
the shadow Of the trees in the city Of
the dead.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-23
A Versatile Man.

Rev. Enoch Pond, of Bangor Semi
nary, Maine, has written a sketch of
Rev. Jonathan Fisher, of Bluehill in
that State, which shows him to have
been possessed of the most remarkable
versatile powers. He was, in the first
place, a minister, was settled all his
life over the same people, and wrote
probably four thousand sermons. Then
he was farmer, and kept his little farm
in the incest order. He was house
carpenter He built his own two.story
house, and finished it, even to the door
latch and hinges, which were all of wood.
He was a house painter. He painted his
house with a yellowish material which
he dug out OF Bluehill The corner
boards and window frames are painted
black, with SCOT which he gathered from
his own chimney.
He was a poet. de wrote great
deal of poetry, some of which was pub
lished. He was an author, and published
several books, the best of which was his
Scripture Animals" He was an en-.
graver. His Scripture Animals con-
tains the picture of every animal, bird,
fish and insect spoken of in the bible.
They were all engraved on blocks Of
wood by himself, and he worked one
hundred and fifty days on the en-
cravings He was portrait and land
scape painter He painted his own por-
trait, sitting before glass, He was a
laborious student-the best Hebrew
scholar of the old school. He had pre-
pared Hebrew lexicon, and was about
to publish it wheni was superseded.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-23
Points of Honor.

Colonel Montgomery was shot in q
duel about a dog; Colonel Ramsey in
one about servant; Mr.. Featherston in
one about a recruit; Stern's father in
one about q goose, and another gentle
man in one about an acre of ancho-
vies;" one officer was challenged for
merely asking his opponent to enjoy the
second goblet; and another was com
PEELED to fight about pinch Of snuff ;
General Barry was challenged by a
Captain Smith for declining wine at a
dinner on a steamboat, although the Gen
eral had pleaded as an excuse that it
invariably made him feel sick; and
Lieutenant Cowther lost his life in
a duel because he was refused ad
mittsnce TO club Of pigeon shoot
ers. In l777 a duel occurred in
New York city, between Lieutenant
Featherstonhough, of the 18th, and Capt
Mcpherson, Of the 42d British regiment,
in regard to the manner of eating an ear
of corn, one contending that the eating
was from the cob, the other that the grain
should be cut of from the cob before eat
ing. Lieutenant Featherstonhough lost
his right arm, the ball from his antago-
nist's pistol shatteriug the limb dread
fully, so much so that it had to be ampu-
tated. Graham, Major Noahs assistant
editor IN the National Advocate, lost his
life in 1927, at the dueling ground,
Hoboken, with Barton, the son-in-law Of
Edward Livingston, in a simple dispute
about what was trumps In a game Of
"a rda
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-23
!. THURSDAY EVENING. MAY %. 1867

drawn by Gen. Lee, come to the follow.
ing sensible conclusions:
/. The parent, after committing his
child to the teaching Of another, should
continue TO manifest an atfectionate in.
terest in his improvement by constant
inquiry and encouragement.
2. The supplying Of young persons
while absent from their homes, with
needless money and the permission to
contract debts, are to be reprobated, as
aiding to a sinful prodigality and multi
plying the dangers Of contracting habits
Of vice.
3. The proper authority Of teachers
must be firmly sustained by parents. q
4. Every young person should be in
formed lby. his parents that he must give
diligence to profit by his studies, or else
must be compelled to make himself use
ful to society by actual labor in some
humber sphere.
And last, an unworthy parent cannot
reasonably expect the teacher, against
the current Of his wrong example, form
his son into a worthy man. flnf Ir
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-23

cigar: "Do you not recolect, dear
Moltke, the moment when, on the third
of July, as we cuirassers are used to
say, the battle stood still, and the whole
stat, in the most feverish excitement,
awaited the arrival Of the second army
under the command ofthe Crown Prinee2
observed you, though at little dis
tance, in the midst Of the Generals, how
with iron coldness you were looking
there on the fight, and then with the
same hopeful eye explored the left
whether you were not able to discover
the vanguard of the troops ofthe Crown
Prince.
"But they do not come, though eager
ly expected; and my poor diplomatic
soul was agouized by the terrible thought
that in few minutes more all my long
and Herculean labors would have been
in vain. And then / perceived to my
horror that you were throwing away the
stump Of your cigar. Stop said | to
myself, if he shall be enabled to save
US, he must not be left without cigar.
/ ransacked my pocket, took out the last
stock, one good cigar, and one OF doubt
full taste, and giving the spur to my
horse, was by your side, offering you
the choice Of my entire reserve
"By heavens, you did not look long
on the two cigars, but took the better one
and gnited it as coolly as you have done
Just now. Your indisturbance, if may
say so, restored to me my good humor,
and then the thunder of cannon which
soon reached us from the left electrified
rs all But that you forget such a mo-
ment, dear Moltke, would exasperate me
indeed. But, gentlemen, by your con-
sent, shall grant him indemnity, may
not p
General Moltke smiled, but, like your
Grant, remained silent
This anecdote, which is literally true,
characterizes Bismarck He, too, smokes
his cigar, cracks his joke, remains un-
disturbed, and is sure of the final vic
tory of his diplomatic Sadowaa.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-23
BISMARCK'S LAST CIGAR.

Here is sterling anecdote reported
by all the papers of Germany:
Alta gala dinner he gave lately to the
President Of both houses Of Parliament,
to the prominent leaders Of all parties,
and to the notables Of the capital, cigars
we're, at the close Of the meal, handed
round among the invited guests. Bis
marcia himself offered one to the re-
nowned General Motke, reminding him
that this was the second time be enjoyed
this honor, but the FIRST cigar was far
more valuable than The one be was now
Offering.
When ihe taciiurn chief Of staff, BY
shaking his head. declared that be could
not recollect such an act Of friendship,
the minister declared him uuErateiul,
and 10 the high satisfaction Of the uu-
merous guests, reminded him Of the first
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-23
Wonderful.

The Buffalo Express tells the follow.
ing hard one: "Mr. - might have
been seen yesterday drawing his infant
in baby chase up Main street accom-
panied by his wife. Now, such sights
are common enough, but when it is stated
that peter familias is ninety years of
age, his wife but seventeen, and the
baby eight months, it must be confessed
that new phase is put upon the matter.
Such, however, is the case. The vener.
able father walked with an elastic step,
and the youthful mother seemed to be as
happy as mortal need be in this sublu-
nary sphere, while the baby smiled and
crowed in ecstacy of delight
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-23
Thn Riot in Galveston.

The Galveston Nslos has the following
account Of recent disturbance which
occurred at a Radical meeting in Gal
weston
Stephen Paschal (colored) was intro
duced, and commenced speaking, sd-
dressing himself to the whites-stated
that II be had had the same opportunity
they possessed, he would have been one
Of the smartest men under the heavens.
The colored man was the smartest man
on the globe" Voice in the crowd,
" You're a liarr' Cries here arose Of
" Put him out, put him out Pascal
said, "Yes, put him out Several
women made for the party who had IN
terrupied the speaker The eoniusiou
became general, and about ffty pistol
sho.s we're cred, which caused The crowd
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-23
ASSETS. JULY l, 1866.
TOtAl....-r........,..................s4.O75.SSO
Loss By Portland Fire. July
ulHE total ameunt severed By the Mtna Poll.

TTNHE total amount covered by the Ktna Peli-
i cies on property destroyed or damaged is
$206, 1854, on which salvage will be about FIVE
per cent. Our total loss will not vary much
from 500, 900, and was promptly adjusted and
paid. This sum is Eve per cent. upon the Com
pany's assets. a figure but slightly exceeding
our Government and State taxes paid last year,
or a proportion equal 10 5000 loss for COM
pany Of $1,000 assets.
The necessity for insurance and the value Of
wealthy, strong corporations is forcibly il
lustrated by this FIRE. Several weak insurance
companies are destroyed. Portland has a
population Of 35.000-was handsomely built,
mostly fine brick or stone structures-protected
and screened with onward of 1000 shade trees
bounded on three sides by water--indeed,
literally, almost rising from the .ocean--and
with q steam fire department-yet II has Sl0,-
COZ. 600 of property consumed in a few hours
upon a holiday when its people are least ocsu-
pied-from the very Insignificant cause of
contemplate irecracker.
Remember the trifing origin Of fires that
sweep away in a few hours the earnings ot
years. Consider your best interest and give the
Rtna Agent a call If you need proper insur-
ance security. Pay fair rate Of premium for
a good and genuine article and with these
lights and experiences before you, procure
your Insurance with shrewd judgment
Applications for insurance promptly attended
TO By III. A. LITTLETON & CO., AE'u
1886 Do. p Madison street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-23
LIFE DEPARTMENT.

The TRAVELLERS OF HARTFORD also
insures against loss Of life from any cause,
whether disease or accident, ,oith Weekly In
deanity for totally disabling accident, at rates
of premium lower than any other company.
All approved forms Of ordinary Life Policies
written, whether TERN. ANNUAL LEE, TRH
YEAR Non. FoRFEITABLH or ENDOWMENT POli-
eies, either with or without indemnity for to-
tally disabling bodily injuries, as the applicant
NAV prefer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-23

The educational association Of Virgin.
is recently appointed a committee to
prepare an address on their behalf, 'urg-
ing a hearty cooperation with teachers,
in matters Of Instruction, discipline, "
etc. The committee, in their report,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-23
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