Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-03-16
BREVITIES.

There are twenty tannnerics in Milwau.
kee, which together produce nearly two
millions of dollars worth Of leather
Faro is the popular game in Detroit. II
costs as much to learn it there as in New
York.
The testimonial in honor of William
Lloyd Garrison has reached thirty thousand
dollars, and it is designed to make it up to
fifty thousand. The subscribers are from all
parts of the country, and all classes of
society; and twenty-seven are'British, includ-
ing John Bright. .
One of the fathers in the family of West
Pittsfeld, Mass, Shakers, came to the con-
clusion, recently, that it is not good for man
to be alone. and acting upon the new reve-
! lation, he deserted the brotherhood in COM
pary with blooming Shakeress, young
enough to be his granddaughter.
The Jesuits proclaim that they are con-
s.sntly increasing in number.
Dickens is an object of hatred on the part
of printers, his copy is so bad.
The editor of the Louisville( Miss.) Bullion
lives and prints his paper in Jail.
In the forty years from 1920 to 1860, We
took from Europe 4,5l2,17l emigrants.
Portsmouth, Va, is delighted with cat
having six legs and dog with two heads
Rev. C. II. Spurgeon, the celebrated Bap-
tist pulpit orator, of London, is expected to
he in attendance at the meeting Of the
American Baptist Union, in Chicago, in
May next.
The prohibitory liquor law has been killed
by the Minnesota Legislature.
A man named Frank Burns, confined in
the Richmond (Va.) Jail for petty crime,
hanged himself recently. .rI.. b..
The city of Petersburg, Virginia, has built
two dredging scows, and called one General
Grant and the other General Lee.
PIT Barnum, the Snowman, has recently
invented wonderful elastic band which is
to work wonderful revolution in tailoring.
The Louisville (Ky) Democrat says that
the current tobacco year began in November
1,04O hogsheads were sold in January, and
last month 2,522, at an estimated value Of
S2l6,5S2.57. .... .....
A Boston jury has decided that Mary Ford
cannot recover damages against John Turner
for shooting her nose off with rocket las,
July. Boston does not place much value on
noses. ..r sr
Julius II. ii. Hasbrouck, youth about
\ IS years of age, has been arrested in New
York ON charge of robbing his employers
John H. Cannon & Co., of about "a, 900 in
gold checks. A portion of the money was
recovered.
Abraham Lincoln's son has opened law
Office in Chicago.
The Treasury Department has decided
that goods in bond are not liable to duties
levied under the new tariff approved OF
Monday last. .-.... ...... ......... ....
A case of courtship, of forty-fve year
! standing, is reported in East Lynne, Mass
The gentleman has paid his visits on eacl
alternate Sunday. .....
The Pennsylvania Legislature has sppoin
ted special COMMITTEES to inquire into tn
lottery and "policy" business carried on il
the city of Philadelphia. i j. ~
The Virginia and Tennessee valley, from
: Lyncbburg to Chattanooga, is suffering from
the heaviest freshet known there during th
} present generation. '''.n"
Statistics show that during the past yea
nearly two hundred persons have been burn
: ed to death by the explosion of kerosen
! lamps, ard that the destruction of propert
amounts TO more than $6,000,000.
Il A panther, with her two cubs, attracte'
r BY the crying of an infant. suddenly mad
! her entrance into the house of Mr.. Burnst,
!, living near Black Mountain, N. c., shor
while since. ...... -. ....,.s......
Virginia 10 taking the back track at los
4 both houses Of the Legislature have vote
bill to call convention in accordance wit
4 The Reconstruction law, but the house Q,
: lcompanied it with protest sgainst ite cor
stitutionality