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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-11-23

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stages at little ex nense little change IN dict, 70 M
convenience and no exposure. 1t pleasant III ptste ana
odoT immediate in its action, and fee from al nvu
tious properties ''"S " -
To COnsHsnptivcs.
Tho REV. EDWARD A. WILSON will send Qree
ofcharge) to all who desire it, the prescription win
the directions for making and using the simple rene,
DIV by which he was cured Of lung affection and
that dread disease Consumption. His only object Is
To benefit the afflicted and he hopes every sufferer
will try this prescription as It Wlll cost ine hohs
1' -' REV EDWARD A. WILSON,
NV 1s-'s7Iv Williamsburg, Kings Co, N Y.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-11-23

ADVANTAGES OF THE GROVER & BAKER.-Thc
great advantages the Grover Baker Sewing Ma
chine possesses all others best understood by
the thousands of families who tried other machines
before purchasing a Grover Baker. These ma
chimes remarkable for their quietness the beau
ty Of the upper stitch for plain sewing and the un
der stitch for ornamental work the ease of work,
ing them, and the little timo required in learning
their use the elasticity of the stitch thereby avoid
ing the danger of the stitch breaking when used Oh
light fabric, or sewing the bias. They will do all
the different styles Of family sewing and in addition
will do the best quality of ornamental work. AdYcr
tscment in another column.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-11-23

TUE SUSBCRY Mutual SAVING FUND AND BUILD
lNG ASSOCIATIOS.-This Association is now organ
rzcd and ready to go into operation The following
officers have been elected to until successors
arc duly elected under the charter, when it shall
have been granted by the next january term of
Court:
Prcsiient--John " Friling
Vice Prcsident-John Ii. Marklc.
Trcasurcr-E. Y. Bright.
Secretary-G. W. laupt.
Direc ors-Townsend Hines, l.. I. Rohrbach.
II B. Masser, John W. Friling, j NJ, Cadwallader,
II F. Mengas, IL. Y. Friling, Jasper Slaymaker,
John Haas, Wm Reagan, Joseph Baeher, Robert
Mccoy, b, c. Dissnger, John Clark, Elias Schnei-
der Ira f. Clement, Stewart Bergstrcsscr and Jacob
Shipman.
The subscription books are at the store of Mr.
Jasper Saymaker, corner of Third street and Mar
ket Square, and subscriptions will be received al
amy time.
A meeting Of the Association will be held th!
Friday evening at o'clock, in Ira I, Clement
store room. A full attendance is requested
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-19

We publish below a communication from
delegate to the Virginia Convention complain
ing that the report of the proceedings OF that
body transmitted to the Northern papers by
the agent of the Associated Press does gross
injustice to the Union men of Virginia. We
have no doubt that his complaint is we'll
founded We are compelled, in great meas
ure, to accept the dispatches of the Associated
Press, and we have found them, in a great
many cases, unpardonably partial and disingen-
uous. The fact that these dispatches are con-
stantly sent, notwithstanding our own repeated
protest, is an outrage against which the loyal
journals of the North ought to protest with one
voice.
To the Editor orTA< Tribune
SIR: cut the following paragraph from your
paper of yesterday:
petition was received praying for the passage Of
Homestead law. Judge snead Rep) denounced the Pc
ttion proposition for downright robbery and in OPP
position to the Constitution OF the United States under
which the Convention existed The motion TO lay u on
the table lost by Yeas 40, Nays 3d. and 1T was then
referred.
1t does seem singular to Union in Virginia
that Republican journals of responsibility will pub
llsh every lying dispatch sent by the agents of the
Associated Press from the South. have not seen a
report published in one Of the NewYork daily pa
pers which does justice to the Union men in the Vr-
ginia Convention.
Judge Snead has never opposed any homestead
proposition but did denounce acerain petition look
ing to reputation of present indebtedness as not
only unwise but dishonest. We have no agrarians,
land OF man-stealers among the Republican members
of the Virginia Convention.
JAMES II. CLEMENTS Delegate.
Richmond, Va, Dec IS. 1867.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-19

hid public lands, was passed. Then there was
a continuation of the debate on the repeal Oh
the cottOn-tax. The Presidents Message, COM
mending Gen. Hancock, came in and made
quite a stir, but was not disposed Of, when
motion to adjourn prevailed.
In the House information was asked for in
regard to the reported firing by Russian war
vessels upon American whalers in the Ochotsk
Sea. The morning hour was consumed in de-
bate upon the bill providing that all persons
relieved from the charge of desertion or aO-
sence without leave from the Army or Navy
by the act of July 10, 1867, shall be furnished
certificates of honorable discharge under the
limitations and restrictions of that act. The
second section repeats the 21st section OF the
act of March g. 1866, which DISTINGUISHES desert
ers. except that it is not to affect the decisions
of courts-martial, and is not to entitle any per-
son to bounty, pension, pay, or emoluments OF
any kind. No vote was taken. An ap-
propriation bill of $12,667,0OO was re-
ported to supply deficiencies in the execution
of the Reconstruction laws. In Committee
Mr.. Spalding spoke upon the nature and
extent of the reaty-making power of the Ex-
cutiye referring particularly to the Russian
American purchase, which he commended Con-
gress was not bound to carry ont. Mr.. ASH
Iey's amendment to the Reconstruction bill
was then discussed at much length
and finally passed, 1O4 to 81. 1t repeals the
section requiring q majority of all registered
voters to vote upon proposition in order to
carry it, leaving an actual majority of those
voting sufficient to enact any law; 1t also pro-
vides that when the people vote upon a Con-
stitution in any reconstructed State, they may
also elect members of Congress according to
the districts existing in 1859, which members
may take their seats upon taking tho usual
oath
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-19
ST. THOMAS.

When Mr.. Jefferson bought of France for
SIS OO0,0 900 the vast region then known as Louis
iana-a mighty empire of the most fertile land
under the sun-he frankly avowed that he had
no authority for so dong-that he had utterly
transcribed his constitutional power. He de-
clared that Congress might disavOw his act,
and leave him to brave the consequences lie
held that the Constitution should be amended In
order to legalize his purchase, which must other
wise remain a gross usurpati0n. II any one
had told him that his act was valid without
the assent of Congress, he would have deemed
that superservceable champion fit tenant for
a straight jacket.
President johnson and Secretary Seward have
chosen to initiate a negotiation for the pur-
chase of the Danish West India isle OF St.
Thomas, and another even more insignificant
the two comprising area of less than one
hundred square miles. The stipulated price OF
these two islets-for which Sl,OOOOOO would be
exorbitant-is S7,20O0O0. The World asserts
that, though we are to pay this vast amount
Denmark is to receive 100000 less-this nice
sum sticking to the fingers of certain go
betweens who are kept out of sight.
Congress has been repeatedly in session while
tllS ulCkcI WIS III piOSIfoH' anu hiiShN nav
been called ut any other time. Yet its advice
or concurrence was never asked. There has
been no pretense of DIFFERING to its authority
And while the Danish King reserves the right
of consulting the "Rigsdag," or legislature OF
his realm, the American President does not
even hint that Congress has any voice In the
matter. The treaty is Imade the consent of
the islanders to the transfer solicited, clerical
townsman of Gov Seward sent thither to
secure that consent and we daily expect to
hear that the transfer has been effected
| ol,ho,sh n.i,hor the american People nor
! their representatives have as yet had word
to say in the premises.
If Congress should succumb to this glazing
usurpation and weakly vote the money, it were
absurd TO elect another Congress. We may
better hand over the Government and the
| Treasury to the President, and bid him do with
each rs he shall see fit. The National Credit
will have received fatal shock when it shall
thus be established that the Executive may
buy Greenland aud pay billion of dollars for
it whenever he will, leaving nothing TO either
House but to levy the requisite taxes and vote
the money. Though st. Thomas were as valu-
able as Cuba-and il is not hundredth part so
much-we trust Congress would deal with this
assumption of power as it deserves. Let 1t be
settled evermore that the Peoples money can
only be disposed of by the Peoples chosen
representatives
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-19
AN EARTHQUAKE NEAR HOME.

SYRACUSE, Dec. 1S.-A considerable shock OF
an earthquake inexperienced here at $40 this morning
Its duration was about a minute and half Persons
abed we're awakened by the rocking of houses rafting Oh
windows and josting OF crockery II was Ike conous
sion of waves from the south to the NORTH and was most
violent at first and gradually diminished in volume
AUBuRN Dec ia very distinct shock OF an esrsa'
quake was felt in this city at abouS o'clock this morning
building were perceptibly shaken to their foundations
VIOLENT SHOCK FELT AT oGDESsBURG.
OcnrSsnURG N Y, Dec. ia violent shock OF earth
uake occurred here this morning, shaking the nrmes
bindings knocking loose articles OF furniture ana
ducn0 great awe aud terror in the minds Of the peo
MIA Our whole population awakened by the nolse
and violence OF the shocks The visitation lasted ABOUT
two minutes and the vibration nearly or quite minute
IL commenced from the westward, coming gradually aDo
increased in violence until II reached its hight ana tnSn
passed off as it came, apparently in an EASTWARD u0
tion Happily no damage was done to either persons
nroperty although the greatest CONSERVATION pre'O
Nothing like it has ever before occurred III TINS "o
THE EARTHQUAKE IN VERMONT. 49,.
BURLINGTON, VT, Dec. 1S.-At O'CLOCK I'm
rorpinq very distinct shock of an earthquake WIS To-
a. his citv awakening most OF the inhabitants anu i''
inc 90 seconds 1t was felt throughout Vermont A"u
NewYork as far south Whitehall. and throughout -
ada from Belleyille p. c., to sackyille NeWbrun'"
THE SHOCK FELT IN CANADA.
MONTREAL, Ca, Dec lS.-A vigorous shoon -
IN oorthouake was felt here at o'clock this moiins.
C,t,ens ware aroused from their slumbers by te
ton and rumble accompanying n Eepot,s 81, west a
hera indicafe that the shock extended as Tar "''
Port Hope and eastward 10 Three RIVERS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-19
THE ROMAN QUESTION IN KRANcE.

Our latest French papers bring full ac-
count of the discussion of the Roman question
in the French Corps Lcgisatif. Brilliant
speeches were made on the part of the Oppo-
sition by Jules Fayre and Jules Simon, and on
the side of the Government by NJ. THEIRS and
NJ. Rouher, the Minister of State. The atti-
tude assumed by the latter, with regard to the
Temporal Power was much more definite and
emphatic than was expressed two weeks ago in
the brief Cable dispatch. lie clearly stated
that France would not allow Italy to enter
Rome, and on that account advised Italy to
give up all idea of making Rome its capital
The declaration at once put an end to the Con-
ference scheme.
A remarkable speech was made by NJ Theirs.
lie entirely separated, in this question, from
his friends of the Liberal Opposition. In point
of style, his speech is pronounced even by the
Liberal organs, one of the greatest he has ever
made; but as regards its sentiments, it pro-
fesses the most shocking cynicism that ever
any prominent statesman has dared to express.
States according to him, are, as regards their
international relations, in state OF nature
1t is force, not principle, which must regulate
all conflicts There are no international rights
which have to be respected. The weaker
States group themselves around the stronger,
and ask their protection. The chief principle
of their political system is the balance OF power.
The principle of nationalties is radically ana
totally false. The right policy for every strong
power is to keep its neighbOrs down. France
therefore, ought to have prevented the consol-
idation of Italy and of Germany. Having
failed to do this, she ought at least
to prevent Italy from completing her national
unity by the annexation of Rome. Theirs makes
no profession of being Catholic; he expressly
states that he does not adopt the Popes late
Encyclcal against the errors of modern CIVIL
zation but as the majority of Frenchmen nap
pen to be nominal Catholics, he claims for the
French GovenmentIthe right to interfere IN be-
half of the independence of the Head oil the
Church.
That Berger who is Legltmlst ana
practical Catholic, should declare his adhesion
to the conduct of the Government was geher-
ally expected. When the vote was taken only
seventeen members, out of total number oil
254, voted against the pure and simple order Oh
the day. Thus the Corps Legislatif, by com
handing majority, has approved the intention
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-19
10 ne Editor or ne Tribune

TO ne Editor Of The Tribune
SIR: The waters of Niagara still flow toward
The with their usual volume and velocity spite Of
the lamentations OF the newspaper world and the libel
charges that her bed Is dry and that the place that
Dnce knew the fOamlng mad torrent knows II more,
and that the busy wheels Of manufactures silent
and still Thursday last a wonderful day in the an
mails OF Niagara Falls The strong easterly gale which
you blew snow banks and confusion simply sent the wa
tiers Of Lake Erie westward leaving the Niagara River
aud tributaries lower than known before Buf
RaO Creek low that all the vessels in 10 were
grounded, and Niagara Falls was Tiyuet compared
with its native grandeur The bed Of the American
branch denuded that you could travel In IT'S rocky
bed without wetting your feet and mysteries that
before revealed came 70 Light that day. Rocks
HAT heretofore invisible appeared in their full
grown defOTmty upon the surface, and great the
CONSERVATION among the nny tribes. The Three Sisters
were accessible TO tOOtpasssengers and many trayersed
where human foot had trOd, with perfect punty
bud dry feet Below the Falls the wonder OF
hers The water was full 20 feet lower than usual and
the oldest inhabitants gazed In wonder at the grand
Transformation Near Suspension Bridge the celebrated
rock at winners MILL upon which drowning man
caught and rescued several years ago which barely
projects IL head above tie water, laid bare 20 feet
above the surface.
IL would occupy too much Of your valuable space 20
GIVE IN detail the incidents and discoveries OF that day
Jut snco 20 say the wind subsidized that evening the
waters returned 10 their wOnted haNts the fish breahed
feer the rocks again hid their diminished heads and the
roar OF the cataract resumed It's ancient tone and the
waters rushed onward tO the sea.
NIAGARA WAS HERSELF AGAIN W.
hAgaf0 tntls Dec i6 1871.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-19
FrNANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

IoSnoy. Dee. 1s-Noon.-Consos for money. s2.;
United states Five twenty bonds 2 Illinois Central hah
way Shares, 500 Erie Railway shares 30
twenty bonds 70; Illinois Central Railway SHARES ot
FyeSnSConsos closed at % sls for money Amer-
can securities closed at the following rates United states
FyeTwenty bonds "a; Illinois Central Railway shares,
ftRASKFoRT. Dec ls-Ncon.-Unted States FIVE
twenties for the issue OF 1862 at iGi
Aftenoon-United States Fyetwenties FOR the issue OIL
1862, 76l ,..A.
Eyenng-United States bonds quoted at 76i for the
issue OF 1852.
mated sales to-day are 10000 bales Middling Uplands
I'D Middng Orleans 7ad Breadstufs quiet ana steay
Corn &c for Mixed Western Wheat 10 Tor "hte Gsl
81 for American Oats, for American Peas, aSe tof
Canadian. Provisions steady Beef l2S Tor winter
Mess Lard so for Fine American. Cheese 81 for the
highest range OF Fine. Bacon, 4O for Cumberland Cut
No IA Dutch Standard Sugar, 26 Resin, 7S for Common
Wilmington and III for fine Pale TalOw, a for Ameri'
can Spirits Of Turpentine, III Petroleum per ga,9n
for Spirits 3i for Refined Clover Seed, s Tor NO
Afternoon.~Cotton unchanged Corn has declined 70
4s for Mixed Western. Lard declined TO 6o Tor me
troleum has advanced TO ia. Bacon advanced 10 Wla
All other articles are without change.
EyepinR-The Cotton market closed at an advance OF
al on Mddling Uplands The following the closing
quotations: Middling Uplands In port aldi middnps
California White, 1872; No. Red Western 1917; Other
articles unchanged Beef il26 for Winter Cured P0rh
9s for No IA b. 3, Rosin-CopmOn, 90; Mediums, ".
TalIow a. Turpentine, al. Petroleum, 81 tor 5plri"
and ~ for Refined. Cioverseed ssl; ooo ~ oo al.
Sperm OH. ell2 y tun Lnseed OIL, 4SI ' tun LnSeeo
Cakes sll y tun for Thin Obong
AfernOOn.-We have no changes 10 report III our "s'
ASTwERP Dec Is-Noon.-Petroleum. 45tf for stand
Eyening-The Petroleum market closed dull at ~
francs IS centimes for Standard White
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-19

We ask our readers to read carefully through
to the end the scathing letter of the Hon.
j. r. G. Pitkin to Gen. Hancock, declining an
appointment as Secretary of State of louisiana,
Mr.. Pitldn regards the ballot in the hands of
the Republican majority in Louisiana as stronger
than the brief authority of the District Com
mander who, in revolling the right of colored
men to sit on juries, only proves that he has
"been waiting five years for a chance to sur
render, and has found it at last" Major Generals
to whom such letters can be written with truth,
have way of disappearing from the public
stage very soon after receiving them. Gen.
Hancock will be no exception to this rule.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-19

reouisite to fund our existing debt as it ma
lures, if the right to pay it off after ten years
is retained On this point, however, further
light will be gained as the discussion proceeds.
We prefer to say twenty, or even thirty years,
rather than run any risk of failure. We like
the Committees suggestion that the greenbacks
be made fundable at the holders pleasure IN the
new consols, and that the consOls, within proper
limits, be convertible into greenbacks again.
This would increase the value of each, and
would substitute a commercial for the present
Objectionable political regulation of the volume
of our Paper Currency. Whenever money
superabounded the surplus would be converted
into interest bearing cOnsols; when money was
tight consols would be sent to the Treasury
for conversion into greenbacks. Here would be
a compensation balance that would place our
currency under more benehcent regulation
than that of any Secretary of the Treasury,
though he were q Hamilton, Gallatin, or
Chase.
AS to the Committees programme OF the
remission and reduction of taxes, we only say
Do MT sell the coon-skin till you have caught the
coon. Show us surplus to be disposed OIL and
we shall gladly assent to your remission. But the
first duty is to reduce largely the public ex-
penditures by retrenchments that cut deep and
look far next, fix some limit to Gov. Stewards
real-estate operations; thirdly, stop the mill
race leaks through which the large amounts
which should be realized from Whisky, To-
bacco, and kindred sources of revenue, are now
lost to thesTreasury and then we may con-
slider how the surplus may be most benefcently
appropriated whether by reducing debt, or
taxes, or both. AS yet, we have no surplus to
dispose Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-19
&rusemrris

R,rNUM's AMERICAN MuSEvM-Rg9y anp hni E'Gnt co,
Sls Stoons TO Couquer-A living "oa'-'"' NA'''" ~
Ncnsgcre-BQOOO Cuuoa'os o., ..,,.-. -
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Mrs y. 4. Bowers nv ,,.....:...
BrNYAN Hall, Union SquaTe-IhiS EVenins'-
"Tbe Pilgrim" 90 oN-,.4,. C,,;
Dop,yORTH HAII-Ihis Evening Na'Oo O'II
..,r.a,s Lecture by W. a. Norton
Tx,uR1TION OF Balls STATUE OF FORREST As
60, Su-Da and ,eung, a. No 6ll bfoa9"ay ", Cd
ETt-TT-tyE THKArER-Ihis EVemng- lie OI"Hu
oqssD Bsss ~ IuT ,TEpGTb, Evening The Grand
Duchess Of Gerol,iein" -, ~ - TIL. E,oD;D0
KEw-YORK CIRCUS. FOUteenth-SiI.-lhl s L'oH'Ns'
Fesfs Of Rouestrnsm. Pau. lie Russian atlete' - l., 49,
NEW YORK THEATER-Ihls Evening Ohuoi 'n0
OLYMPIC THEATER-Ths Eyening.-"A Nhdsum-
uer Nights Dream" - NJ Charles
Dckess Reading Nicholas Nckeby Mr. Squeerss SCHOOL ~
SSp1 at,ls Evening Rivals" J. W.
Wsllack. T. L. Davenport
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-19

One woe doth tread upon the heels Of another
We are still shrinking from the accounts of the
burning to death of four sisters in a sleeping
car in Ohio and the dreadful railroad slaughter
in Vermont when news of more awful catas-
trOphe in the western part of this State comes
over the wires. The New-York Express train,
which left Cleveland yesterday morning, was
thrown off the track, about twenty miles west of
Buffalo two or three cars went down an en-
bankment of fifty feet in hight, the rear car took
fire, and fifty or more of the passengers were
crushed and burned to death. Our details are
meager, but enough to show the horrible charac-
ter and extent of the catastrophe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-19

The Senate yesterday adopted the resolution
calling for correspondence in regard to the
British occupation of the Island of San Juan.
A resolution was referred directing the print
ing of all laws and joint resolutions as soon as
passed. An amendment to the Reconstruction
acts was referred, providing that registration
shall not be reopened, but on voting on new
constitutions those only shall vote who
registered before the Convention cleo
tons, and that majority Of those
actually voting shall be sufficient to enact
The judiciary Committee reported in favor of
admitting Philip f. Thomas as a Senator from
Maryland. The House resolution, extending to
certain Michigan railroads the time for taking
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-19
THE PACIFIC COAST

A TERRIBLE STORM AND FLooD-GkE I.npSII,
TRUCTIoN OF PROPERTY IN C n,rney
OREGON, AND WASHINGTON TERkIIoHi IT.,
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. IA letter 70 n,
Ana California from Mariposa County states s .reU,
BENTON Mills dam property in Marposa mas Of
away by flood and total loss inc ias' SsIos
the wreck went over Crown lead uai TWO Ind and
on the 10th inst. The work haa Just V''u NN'4N
cost near $4,000. -,... r,orr,tory an
- ,hat eyrest damage has been done In that So an.
NV recent heavy The to wn Of Mon,ceS
Cz river has been destroyed by Hood a. shOu
I0waSe ia reported by telegraph elseNho'o 49,
that nortlOn OF the country. =. a, ,o nor Oeuta-
'"i EId mr. is dull at Il 5Oass Wheat y % P'
Legal Tenders. is