Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-08-03

twenty thousand Swtas women earn a |
comfortable living at matchmaking.
General Sheridan has removed Governor |
Throckmorton, of Texas. Wth
The people of Louisville, both white and |
black, are liberal purchasers of firearms.
Governor Geary appointed Hon. Henry 9. |
Longnecker, Associate Judge in Lehigh
county, vice e. Redman, deceased.
The New York Constitutional Convention
has adopted provision disfranchising un-
pardoned rebels. ...
Gen. Grant contributed $500 to the build.
ing fund of the Young Mems Christian As
sociation in Washington.
The New Orleans mint, which has been
idle since the outbreaking of the rebellion,
| is about to resume operations. 1t will COM
mence by coming nickles.
Both candidates for Supreme Judge are
Elders in the Presby yterian Church. Judge
Sharswood in the Old School branch and
Judge Williams in the New.
Maximillians body will be given up to
| the Austrians. fa.
New potatoes are SO plentiful that they
were bought last week in Philadelphia for
six cents per half peck.
John Slidel is at present living near
Paris, as well as his son-in-law, Erlangcr,
the Hebrew banker.
Farmers in Wisconsin say that before the
end of the present year wheat will he selling
in that State Tor fifty cents bushe.
A Memphis paper says it "would rather
elect a nigger to Office than radical" To
which the Memphis Post retorts :--"But
suppose the 'nigger' is radical ?"
If sheep are kept in the same lot with
COWS or fat cattle, no dog will disturb them.
AS soon as the dogs approach the sheep,
they run to the cattle, who drive off the
dogs. ....... .....
A brief and conclusive answer to Presi-
dent Johnson's last veto message :-"When-
ever you hear man pratng about the
Constitution, spot him. He is a traitor !
Aadrew johnson in 1865.
A bill has been passed in the Connecti-
cut House of Representatives to punish the
employment of children more than ten hours
day. 1t provides that the parents who
permits child to do so shall De fined sic.
Experiments have been made at Paris
with the view to transmit letters from one
post office to another by means of SUBJ
terranean pipes, the parcels being propelled
by atmospheric pressure. Seven offices are
now on the point of being connected by the
new system. .....
LIFE HAS FEW CHARMS for the Dyspeptic,
which is not to be wondered ut when we
take into the account the amount of bodily
and mental suffering that this distressing
malady generates. The Peruvian Syrup
"a protoxide of Irony has cured thousands
/ who were suffering from this disease.
The Indians have commenced depreda-
tions on the stage route between Denver
and Salt Lake. Big Pond station has been
burned and two or three coaches pursued
and fired upon.
, A copperhead snake IA inches long, was
, found in bunch of bananas at Providence
the other day.
: Mile. Rosa Celeste is preparing to outdo
Blondin at Niagara Falls.
An officer at Buffalo hailed fellow on
, the street, having some hoop skirts, which
n he suspected were stolen. The rogue threw
y one over the officers head, and made his
Z escape. .... .....
t The California Republican State Conven.
@ tion has nominated John Bidwell for Cover
t nor The resolutions indorse the reconstruc.
: tion policy Of Congress, and favor impartial
: suffrage.
!, The soul of John Brown, having finished
e its march in American, has crossed the ocean
s Americans in London are startled 10y hear
u ing the well-known words sung at reform
C meetings, and chanted by bands of working
t men in the streets. ..-.f..
In Philadelphia on Tuesday of last week
$ at Adams Express Office directed to thu
o United States Hotel, Atlantic City, was
u box made of hardwood, light almost q
pasteboard, thus tenderly inscribed:
"ro TIE EXPRESS AGENT.
"Ths package contains a duck Of a bonnet;
n Expressman, pray you, place nothing upon it.
IT'S made of ribbon, straw, and feather,
The whole with postage stamp fastened together
j. Its ewner, damsel is youthful and fair
But, like Flora Mel Flimsey, has nothing to wear
Beware then, Expressman! l warn you take heed
ls And forward this bonnet with care and with speed
A New York correspondent of the Bosto
IS Post says that it is moderately estimates
that 10000 gallons of whiskey per day ar
l. sold and consumed in New York an
"a Brooklyn. The tax on this would amour
to $S1 100000 year. The sum actual
collected in the first six months of the pre-
is sent scar is hardly one million.
h A book has been published in Uurop
"a to prove Swedenborg insane. The follow
> ing account of his eccentric action in til
streets of London is new: "He pulled o
j. his clothes, rolled himself in very deep mud
and then distributed money among tn
S. crowd which had gathered. In this cond
tion he was found by the Swedish Envoy
c. footmen, and taken home ''very foul wit
d dirt Brockmer then took him to lodgin
G. near DIR. Smiths, to which he walked yer
quietly, and when there asked for tub c
re water and six towels, and locked himself i
:, | an inner room As il was fearel that n
would hurt himself the door was forced
. and he was found washing his feet II
q, asked for six more towels. Mr.. Brockne
IL took the precaution of leaving six men i
charge of the poor enthusiast who, he say
n for some time believed himself to be th
RS Messiah