Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-10-12

Inc late ADel Adams, OF RoxOurv, Mass,
left, by his will, to Ralph Waldo Emerson
and his children 1000 each to the Boston
Home for Aged Men, $25, 900; to the Sail.
ors' Snug Arbor, of Boston, S15,000 to
the Boston Asylum and Farm School, So
900, and to the Boston Port Society, So
600.
The first Malaga raisons of the new crop
arrived at Boston last Sunday, the ship that
brought them having had a fair run of
twenty-eight days. New crop raisons rarely
reach this country before October
There were some amusing scenes at the
polls in Nashville on election day. One new
born freedman presented his marriage license
instead of his registration certificate. Ano.
| ther brought his wife with him to the bal
lot-box. "She can't vote" said, he, "but
bress God, l fotched her along to see that ]
kin, by goll."
A few days ago the operator at Plum,
Creek telegraphed to Gen. AuGur that five
| hundred and fifty indians. no more and no
less, were coming upon him. The General
! immediately sent troops to meet them The
operator again te!egraphed that fighting had
commenced, and Immediately afterward
followed up the despatch with another,
which said: They are crossing the Platte
River they are not Indians at all, but u
large heard of buffalo"
We have often heard, and read, of induce.
ments held out by editors and publishers to
persons forwarding new subscribers, but the
following is the latest, which we copy from
an exchange: THE editor of the Gardiner
Journal is offering premiums for subscribers.
This is one: For two new subscribers.
furnished by any good looking young lady,
we will furnish husband, or, if we fail in
| that, we will marry her ourselves as soon as
the law will allow.
The Copperhead organs of Pennsylvania
are more interested in the organization of
the Maryland militia than they were in the
filling up of Pennsylvania regiments during
the war to crush treason. Perhaps some OF
the conductors of these organs expect to be
re employed as bounty jumpers, if Swann's
war is ever waged.
| The Tribune says if Mr.. johnson is pre-.
pared TO withstand the entire North with
! the aid of the Maryland militia he is more
of fool than knave. Would the well
organized and armed militia of the States
lately in rebellion let Mr.. johnson and the
Marylanders stand alone in struggle for
Southern supremacy
| So far, this year. SAT, 200 tons more of an.
thracite coal have been sent to market from
Pennsylvani than during the corresponding
period last year.
In Cleveland girl of twenty-five ran
away with drunken boy of sixteen and
married him without asking his Ma
! The people OF Alabama have planted more
turnips than ever was sown in the State AT
any previous season.
| 1t is a singular fact that ladies who know
how to preserve anything else, can't preserve
their tempers. Yet it may easily be done on
the sell,sealing principle 1t is only to keen
the mouth of the vessel tightly closed
Santa Anna, it is thought, will escape with
his life, but lose his property.
President Johnson has pardoned Stephen
R,Mallory, JEFF. Davis Secretary of the Navy
1t is stated on good authority that the
| President will shortly pardon Alexander II
Stephens, late Vice President of the Southern
cOntederacy.
Hon. Thaddeus Stephens is recovering
from his late attack of indisposition, and is
in fair wayof soon again being restored to
his usual health.
Among the actors in the circus at Massa
| buili, lp"a' 'u hoHIldy, lhuy IOunu u son
from whom she had not heard word of fol
some eighteen years.
A thoroughly loyal gentleman at the Soutl
recently had new carriage, the lining o.
which was grey. He made call on secesl
relative. The lady went to the door to looE
at the vehicle, and, noticing the lining, said
II like that color" Eyes" quietly remarked
her kinsman, the owner,"it's a su6dued color.
At Alexandria, on Monday morning, while
a couple of coored men were digging neal
the canal basin, they exhumed a tin bo,
containing s67 900 in Alexandria corpora
tion notes. together with a will of the tesla
tor, who, upon inquiry, was ascertalned to
have fallen in the battle of Seven Pines
The heirs are now looking after the funds
Snow has already fallen in Western New
York.
On Thursday night the inhabitants OF Nj
agara county, New York, were visited Dy
curious phenomenon, in the shape o.
a heavy rain storm from perfectly cieai
sky.
The deaths from yellow fever on easur
day, officially reported in New orleans 100
up one hundred and three