Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-05-18
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The question in Mexico now is which ar
my will starve first.
An exchange in an editorial asks, "Does
it pay to be woman 2"
A Chinese firm in San Francisco wields a
capital of over $2,000,000.
A son of Admiral Farragut is lying seri-
ously i'll at West Point.
II. p. Langdon, fancy goods dealer in
Chicago, has failed for $4,000.
The original "Jim Grow" died last week
among the Rocky Mountains.
A "too willing witness" in Philadelphia
was sent to board at the penitentary.
A fashion writer says, puppies heads
are sometimes seen on gentemen's collars
Bingbamton is about to erect monument
to the memory of Daniel S. Dickinson.
NJ w. Blasius has determined the pres
ence of copper In the white and yolk of an
egg.
Queen Victoria now has ten grandchld-
ren.
Berkshire still enjoys snow banks twenty
feet deep.
500 rew buildings are going up at Scran-
ton. Penna.
boy OF fifteen, in Montreal. has married
his brothers mother-in.law, aged fifty.
Lizards of q lovely bronze color in De-
troit have found their way into human
stomachs.
The emigration of French Canadians from
Canada to the United States continues with
undated vigor.
The migration of tenants in New York
on the first day Of May cost about 5000 600
IA rtmpn pnunt nm THAR t,iI.o
The movement to permit places of amuse.
ment for the poorer classes to be opened on
Sundays is urged in England. ..
The Democrats of Indiana and Illinois,
urge the claims of Senator Hendricks of
Indiana, for the next Democratic nomina.
tion 10 the Presidency.
A den of thirty six black snakes was dis
covered in Leicester, Mass, a few days since.
! The reptiles were of various sizes-some be
ing about four feet long.
George A. Trenholm, Mr. Wesman, his
partner, and Col. Weathcrby, all of Charles
ton, have been examined in the impeach-
ment investigation.
The printers in Chicago have not taken
part in the eight hour movement.
Thousands of cattle, sheep and horses
| iiu'S pOSh uioNhSo oy thC SiSNnosSS III tbS
Mississippi, below New Orleans.
A gentleman of Manchester, N. H., was
fined $3.50 on Tuesday, for persstently neg
lecting to affix two cent revenue stamps tc
receipts given by him.
THE CONSCIENCE FUND.-A remarkabl,
instance of conscience was developed a
the United States treasury, a few days since
Two envelopes were received from Cincinna
ii in the same mail, addressed to Gen. Spin
ner, United States Treasurer urcfliciaIly-
one containing $4,000, and the other 81 ,00
in greenbacks. Not word of explanation
accompanied either of them, and there is u
trace discovered of the sender or senders
The total receipts of the conscience fun,
amounts with these sums to $4,000.
We are surprised to see children wearin
shoes with ragged holes at the toes-wastin
their parents money and endangcring thei
heal.h, when for a trifle more, shoes wit
copper Tips, or the new and beautiful silve
3 Tips, can be had which never wear out d
the toes, thus preventing these two seriou
evils.-N Y. Post.
Pollard, Of Richmond. having appeale
/, 20 Gen. Schofield against the order of Ger
Wilcox prohibiting Pollard from deliverin
his lecture on the Chivalry of the Soutl
Gen. Scho6eld has sustained the order.