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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-02-02

Mrs. Jane NJ. Sweet. Of Kenpebunk, Me-,
has been indicted for the murder of her hus-
band, DR.. Nathaniel Sweet, last. fall, by poi
soning him with strychnine she says that
she only put 1t in his whisky to cure his
love for liquor, and that che. accidentally
gave him an overdose.
FARMERS should not neglect TO give their
horses proper exercise. Do not suffer the
horses to stand the whole week in the stable,
but give, at least, one hours exercise daily.
Give sloppy food at least twice week, and
shrow lump of rock salt in the manger
KANSAS Coal FIELDS. The Usage Chro-
nicle urges the development of the rich coal
fields in Kansas, which underlie, as is claim
ed, one third of the country at depth of
but o few feet from the surface. 1t considers
that if railroad ever goes through there,
the chief source of wealth will be their coal.
The weight of the -four in barrel is sup.
posed to be one hundred and nnety-six
pounds. The Buffalo Board of Trade has
adopted resolution requiring two hundred;
pounds in each barrel, to conform with the
contal system of weights and measures.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-02-02
Latest from Mexico.

New ORLEANS, Jan. 2S.-The French
Consul in Mexico has published a notice
advising all the residents in the country,
who wish to leave it with the cxpeditionary
force, that they can have passage home; a
party of eight hundred accordingly left
Macmillan has permitted kind of truce
of war trade between Jalapa and Vera Cruz.
The Liberals are tearing up the Imperial
Mexican Railroad; but the movement of the
most importance is the detection of one Gen.
Carvillo, who commands at Saltillo, and
who has issued the following address to his
soldiers: "You have already seen the con-
duct of your so-called Protector in Matamo-
ras. You already know that the flag of the
stars has floate6 in that port, and that it
was occupied by the United forces, after
they had covered the road with innumerable
corpses of our countrymen. They wish the
extinction of our race, to thereafter occupy
our country. The North under some plausi
BILE pretext desire to penetrate into it, never
to abandon it."
Vera Cruz advices to the 22d state that
the French transport had left with heavy
detachment oe infantry for France, and
Others would Immediately follow. The
whole French force in Mexico had arrived
at Vera Cruz en- route for France. Addi
tional transports were daily expected.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-02-02
IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE
BY CABLE.
AUST BIA PBors, WAR;

LrvERrooL, Jan. 20, Noon.-. The cotton
market opens firm prices unchanged. The
sales to-day will propably reach $4,000.
LONDON, Jan. 26.--Austria is strongly in
creasing her forces on her turkish and Prus-
sian frontiers, on apprehension of war.
MADRID, Jan. 26.-Spain is about to reor-
ganize her army, which is to consist of 20O,.
900 men, excluding the reserves. .tIf
PARIS, Jan. 26.-Semi. official journals
here deny that Macmillan will be a candi
date for the Presidency of Mexico, if the
Congress which he has proposed for that
country should declare a republican form Of
government.
PEsrH, Jan. 28..-A full ministry has beer
formed in Hungary. . =
BERLIN, January 26.-The South German
States have proposed military union with
the Northern States.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 27.-Advices re
ceivcd from Behring's Straits, state the Amer
ican portion of the Russian and American
telegraph has been completed, and that tn,
Straits have been surveyed for the purpos
of finding suitable place for laying th
submarine cable, The Russian portion o
this great enterprise, 1t Is expected, will b
finished by next autumn.
BERNE, jan 27.--The Government of Aus
tria has made overtures with view to com
mencing negotiations for commercial treat
between Austria and Switzerland.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-02-02
FROM MEXICO.
THE NCH EvACUA TION.
Execution Of an American Consul.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 29.-Vera Cruz dates
to the 23d are received, per the French frig-
ate Rocan, which left thence on the 21st
with 200 Austrian infantry.
The evacuation Of the city of Mexico will
he completed by the 2Stb instant
Marshal Bazaine had issued a proclama-
tion for two thousand troops per day. Ba-
zaine had issued an order stating that he
had arranged transportation for all parties
to France free of cost.
The United States gunboat Tahomi was
at Vera Cruz.
THE AMERICAN CONSUL AT MAZATLAN EXE-
CUTED BY THE MEXICAN AUTHORITIES.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 2s.-Vera Cruz cor
respondent of the 23d says: A bulletin ap-
peared in the French newspaper offices in
the City of Mexico few days ago, stating
that Mr.. Carmar, the American Vice Consul
at Mazatlan, became involved in difficulty
with Mr.. Broman, when the Mexican au-
thorities interfered.
MIR. Carman shut himself up in the house,
but was attacked, and during the fight killed
two MeXicans. He was then imprisoned
and summarily executed. Norville, conf
manding the United States gunboat off the
town, demanded the punishment of the
Mexican officers who had taken part in the
execution of Carman, but OH the refusal of
the authorities he bombarded the town for
eight hours.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 28.-Vera Cruz cor
respoDdence of the Gath says that prominent
and influential parties connected with the
Maximilian Government are entertaining the
idea of combining all available parties on
Ortega, in case it is impossible to sustain
Maximilian.
Ortega was captured by Wasia, at Zacate-
Gas, and taken 20 Juarez, at Durango, by an
escort under VarIios
Marshal Bazaine will give up the City o:
Mexico to Porfirio Dez upon leaving, which
will be about the 9Th of February. Diez is
now marching upon the capital with infan-
try, cavalry and artillery.
The French evacuation continued, and the
last of the army will leave the City of Mexi
CO on the 9th of February.
Five million of silver dollars have been
sent to France during the last eight days.
Forced loans were being made by Maxi
milan in all the large cities, Mexico, Puebla
San Luis Potosi, Orizaba and Cordova.
In recent meeting of the Junta or Coun,
Gil, Marchal Bazaine voted against Maximi
liam remaining The family of the Marsha
intends to leave Vera Cruz for France, on
French steamer, about the 18th of February
The Archbishop has finally declared fol
Juarez; SO says the latest dispatch from
Mexico.
Pazo del Macho correspondence says the
rear guard will set out for Vera Cruz on til,
25th. The railroad company agrees to carr.
10000 troops daily after February 10 t.
Vera Cruz.
On the 18th, 14th and 18th Max held ,
stormy conference with Bazaine and Castle
nau. On the 10th Bazaine informed Porfirit
Diaz if he would come up with a respecta
BILE force he would surrender the Capital.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-02-02
The New Orleans Riots.

The President, in compliance with reso.
luton of the House, transmitted to-day
voluminous documents on the subject of the
New Orleans riots of July last. These in
clude about 400 foolscap pages of testimony,
taken before the military board, convened
at the instance of General Baird, and con-
sisting of Generals Mower, Quincy, Gregg
and Baldey, together with their report, in
which they condemn the conduct of Mayor
Monroe, and say that but for the declaration
of martial law by General Baird, and the
presence of the troops, fire and bloodshed
would have ragged through the night in all
the negro quarters of tho city, and the lives
and property of Unionists and Northern men
would have been at the mercy of the mob
The conservators of the peace being fol
tho time the instigators of violence, nothing
would have remained but an arming for self
defence, and scene might have ensued un'
paraleled in the history of the age.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-02-02

eW' The Chambcrsburg depository urges
the amendment of the State Constitution, so
as to provide,
81. That the Senate shall consist of one
hundred members, to be chosen by single
districts.
"2. That the House of Representatives
shall consist of four hundred members, each
to be elected in single district.
SO. That all legislation relating to corpo-
ration interests shall be by general laws, and
that no special charters or corporate privi-
leges whatever shall be granted but by the
courts.
a. That there shall be no special appro-
priation of money from the treasury to
claims except upon judicial finding.
SO. That the members of the legislature
shall be paid five dollars per day, for the
period of sixty days; and be prohibited
from appropriating to themselves any addi-
tional sum for protracted sessions, or for
extra or adjourned sessions beyond sixty in
the year.
sc. That no subordinate officer shall be ap-
pointed in either branch, or receive any
compensation for services, unless bill shall
have been passed by both branches creating
the office and defining its duties.
81. That no bill of any kind shall pass
either branch without receiving a majority
of the whole vote on call of the yeas and
naysn
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-02-02
ONE MILLION LIVES LOST.

OF the terrible famines in India it now ap-
pears that half had not been told. The de-
tails received were bad enough, but later
and more complete accounts far surpass any
thing previously recorded. The Friend Of
India, of November Goth, contains the fol-
lowing:
Mr.. r. Raveeshaw, Commissioner of Orissa,
has sent to the Bengal Government q report
of the famine in that province. Never has
so heart rending picture been drawn. An
official, whose basis, if it exists, must lead
him to tone down the horrible facts, esti-
mates the loss of life from want of food and
its consequences at from 100000 to 900, 900,
and at some places at three. .fourths of the
whole population. This is among the four
and half millions of Orissa alone, where
the official reports show the deaths to be
still going on at the rate of 150 day. The
mortality was not less severe prOportionally
in the adjoining district of Midnapore, with
its population of more than half million
In the CANAAN, with nearly million of peo-
pie, the calamity was comparatively light,
but famine, disease and debility swept away
thousands. The same is true of Choto Nag
pore. We have a reliable record of the
deaths of paupers from famine, stricken dis
tricts in Calcutta. Add to these the NOR.
tality in the other districts of Bengal. from
Saugor Island to Patna and the borders of
| Nepaul, and We have a record of the loss of
life which exceeds in horror and extent that
of any one of the six great droughts of In
dia during the last century. Before the
destroying angle takes its final flight the
tale will have mounted up beyond million
known deaths. This is worse than in the
great famine which carried off 100000 peo-
pie from the Northwestern Doab in 1888.
We have reason TO believe that the most
terrible of all recorded afilictions of this kind,
that of 1870, was not more ruthless in its
murderous work than this which still de-
mands its daily holocaust. For the greater
part of that million of deaths has occurred,
not over a wide extent of territory, nor
among millions of people, but within an
area not larger than that of England and
Wales, and among people who do not ex-
ceed six millions in number. No plague, no
black death, no yellow fever, no great pbysi-
cal conyulsions like the most tremendous
earthquake or record, has engulphed so ma
ny victims. The last famine, OF which Baird
Smith was the alleviator and historian, car
ried off half million, or only one twenty
sixth of the thirteen millions affected, and
the starvation price OF food was never higher
than "a seers the rupee. This, ere it closes,
Will have swallowed up a sixth of the peo-
pie, among whom rice sometimes was not to
he had at all, and for many long month
not lower than seers the rupee.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-02-02

A GREAT SToRY.-It will be seen BY an
advertisement elsewhere that the Nep York
Weekly is publishing another new story from
the pen OF the renowned romancer, LEON
LEWIS. The name of this new production
is THE WATER WOLF or, THE DEMON
OF THE BERMuDAs," and it is beyond ques-
tion the very best romance which its talented
author has yet given to the world. 1t is
full of the most exciting scenes and incidents,
and while reading it the world and its cares
are entirely forgotten, and the reader seems
to be living among the characters of whom
he is reading, so great hold does the story
take upon the imagination. Every lover Of
romance should secure the opening chaptars
and our word for it, they will not be slow to
obtain what follows.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-02-02
FLORIDA.
The Indians Object 10 giving Free
dom 10 their Slaves.


New ORLEANS, Jan. 26.--An official letter
from Florida says the Indians of Everglades,
Florida, are determined to keep the negroes
in their tribe as slaves, denying that white
mems laws are applicable to them on the
subject of slavery. The negroes claim their
liberty, and have appealed to the military
for assistance. 1t is feared there will be
trouble in Florida touching this matter.
1t is officially reported that the freedmen
throughout Florida are renewing contracts.
There was large emigration from South
Carolina and Georgia, for the purpose of OBJ
tanning work or colonizing on the St. Johns
river, or south thereof
Gen. Ely had arrived from South Carolina
with colony Of 500 freedmen. The co.oni-
cation agencies in the southern portion OF
the State seemed to be very popular.
A difficulty occurred in Fernandina on
December 26, some citizens resisting the
seizure by the Sheriff of some property that
had been sold for taxes. The Sheriff was
driven off and appealed to Gov. Walker for
a military force. The Governor, having no
men, asked the interference of the United
States troops. Col. Sprague, who had
charge of the latter, declined, and the Gov.
ernor has applied to the President. All was
quiet and the authorities were awaiting in.
struction from Washington.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-02-02

s51 a correspondent of the Democrat
complains that Republican papers arc bcttep
supported than professedly Democratic jour.
nails, and thinks mo reliable democrat"
should patronize q Republican paper. The
Idea, that the fault may be in the paper and
not in the people, has, perhaps, never struck
THIS correspondent Intelligent persons, of
all parties, in this free country, generally do
as they think proper. But the reliable DEM
ocrats referred to, we presume, are those who
take the pig by the tail, and go it blind, re-
gardless of consequences.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-02-02
Lynch LAW I'm nontana--Gsols
Mines Discovered.

sr. Lous, Jan. as.-Advicss from Mon.
tana state the despsradoes inthat territory
have again become SO Doldas to call out
from the old company of "Regulator"a notice
that the Reorganization Of the company has
become necessary, and that hereafter all Of
Tenders will be summarily dealt with.
The Salt Lake Vhlette contradcts the re-
port of the murder by Indians of party oi
New Mexican miners, who were out pros
pecting. The missing party have returned
to the settlement to report rich deposits oi
gold as having been discovered by them.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-02-02

e-Y" BILLS BECOMING LAws.-The bill
amending the acts organizing the several
Territories, comforting suffrage therein, with.
out regard to race or color, and the bill re-
pealing the amnesty and pardon authority
given to the President, have become laws
without the Presidents approval. They
were presented to him after their passage by
Congress, and as he did not return them
within the ten days allowed by the Consti.
tuition, they became laws in like manner as
if he had signed them.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-02-02

A Partisan writer on fashions reports that
very few flowers are used in headdresses this
season, and bandelets have entirely disap-
peared. Many young ladies only wear a
very handsome comb, with either silver or
gold top; and if flower is added, it is a
very tiny one indeed. Watteau wreaths are
occasionally to be seen. but they are com.
posed OF Liliputian roses, pinks, &c. -.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-02-02

j. r. Flanrigan, nominated as Naval OFF,
Ger of the Port of Philadelphia, for services
rendered in traducing the most eminent
men of the Republican party, has been re-
Jected by the Senate of the United States.
The Legislature of Kansas, has reelected
the Hon. Samuel @. Pomeroy, United States
Senator for six years from the 4th of March
next
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-02-02
Horrible Tragedy.

CAMDEN, Jan. 29.-A man named David
Taylor, residing three miles from here, last
night murdered his mother, his wife and
eight children, composing his entire family,
Taylor was intoxicated, and coming home at
late hour, found his victims asleep, when
he cut their throats with razor. The mur-
derer has not yet been captured.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-02-02

~ Horace Greeley has been to Washing
ton, and thinks the bankrupt bill will pass
before March that very fair tariff will
pass that Colorado and Nebraska will pro.
badly both he admitted to the Union over
the veto, that the impeachment of the
Prssiden. will assume no definite shape this
session.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-02-02
The Crosby LOttery---End Of the
FI'I Affair. tf

CHICAGO, Jan. 27.-A. II. Lee, the winner
of the Opera House, arrived, at this city yes.
terday, and sold the Opera House to Mr.
Crosby for 100000. The following is an
exact statement of Mr.. Crosby balance sheet
U. II. Crosby, creditor by 900 tickets, al
$5, 81 ,O50,00 ; to advertising, sl5O,OOO to
paintings, $4,000; to engravings, 100000
to commissions, $4,000; to printing ant
travelling, 100000. Value of Opera House
S35n 600
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-02-02

G HORACE GREELEY's plan of granting
universal amnesty in exchange for universal
suffrage lost him HE election to the United
State Senate. The scheme was so distaste-
full to the loyal men of New York that they
would not honor their best man if their in
fluence was to be given in that direction.
1t is now reported that the President and
leading men of all party shades are about
concurring to accomplish reconstruction on
that basis. They propose, however, that
the Federal Government shall grant the Am
nesty and the respective States the Suffrage.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-02-02
In 1855,
Increase in 1865,
I36,959

During the year the Lehigh and Mahanoy
Railroad has been extended to Mt. Carmel,
and the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
are pushing the Enterprise road to Shamo-
kin. The Lehigh Coal and Navigation Com.
pany, will have their new Railroad compile
ted in few months leading from Mauch
Chunk to Easton, where it will connect with
the Morris & Essex Railroad leading to
New York. This gives three outlets for Le-
high and Wyoming Coal via the Lehigh
Valley to New York.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-02-02

~ Twenty thousand dollars have Ieer
appropriated by the Baltimore Councils for
the education of the colored children OF tha,
city.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-02-02
THE MIDDLE CREEK RAILROAD.

Some oIour citizens were called upon, few
days since, to subscribe to the stock of this
new railroad company, by the committee ap-
pointed for the purpose, at a late meeting
held 10 this place. The call has been, thus
far, favorably responded to, and liberal SUBJ
scriptions made, on condition that the Eas-
tern terminus Of the road shall be fixed at
this place. If the Company should he
guided only by the natural advantages OF
location, without reference to other controll.
ing interests, there would be no difficulty in
deciding that point But other places will
hold out strong inducements, which may
counteract the natural advantages of rivals
New railroad companies, however good and
promising, want means, and lii erul sub
scriptions to stock are great and important
inducements.
The Importance of connecting the grca'
Pennsylvania Railroad by a new and shorter
route, which this new enterprise will
accomplish, with the Northern Central
Philadelphia & Erie, and the Shamokir
Valley roads, all terminating at Sunbury, is
of itself, an almost overwhelming argument
and will, no doubt, have its influence with
the Board. With a direct line from this
place to New York, by way of Mt Carmel
Quakake Junction and the Lehigh Valley
roads, Pittsburg and the west will have one
of its shortest and best routes to the former
city.
We have already referred to the fac
that new market for our anthracite Goa
will be opened, in supplying the iron works
on the Juniata, while the rich iron ore o
the region will be brought back by the re
turning cars, thus establishing reciprocal
trade, always the most profitable.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-02-02
171,272,411
Total,

The coal mined in Great Britain in 1866
is estimated at 100, 100000 tons. The whole
quantity mined in the United States in 1866
is estimated at 26,OOO,0OO, little over one
fourth their annual quantity. Only protect
our industry and build up machinery, and
also keep the balance of trade in our favor,
and it will take but a few years to outstrip
even Great Britain in the domestic produc-
tions of this Country.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-02-02
THE WATER WOLF


by LEON LEWIS,
Is now ready, and for sale everywhere.
OUR TERMS
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Six Cents, but in cases where Agents have Il
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IL Frankfort st., New
. February g lS67-3t
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-02-02
ShamOkin Coal Trade.

The quantity of coal carried over the Shamokin
Division of the Northern Central Railway during
1866, was 557l6l
In the year 1865, 457,162
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-02-02
Mount Carmel H0te

MT. CARMEL, Northumberland CO
- THOS. BURKET, PRoPRIE
This large comn odious Hotel is located
depots Of tho Shamokin Valley and the Our
New York Railroads. Trains arrive and depa
This house Is located in the centre Of the
gion and affords the best accommodations to
and permanent customers,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-02-02

making the quantity OF Antnractte mlneu
in 1865. l3, ,747
The following is the gain from the different re-
gions on the supply Of 1865.
Wyoming Region, l,459,9Ss
Scbuylkiil % S97, ,6S5
Lehigh 43l $40
Shamokin $1,000
Gain of Anthracite in 1865, 2,909,2l2
In 1865 the loss on tho supply of 1864
was 500,4SS. BY deduoting this quantity
from the gain in 1866 it still leaves the gain
2,401, ,724 tons over the heaviest shipment
made of Anthracite in single year.
The supply of coal from the commence
ment of the trade, embraced in our table,
was derived as follows:
TONS.
From the Schuylkil Regions, $685. ,544
Wyomiong and Lackawana, 46,7SS,7S6
Lehigh, 3l,120,0Sl
Shamokin, 1851 ,04G
14G,624, ,457
Domestic Semi Anthracite and BIZ
luminous, 1921, ,533
Foreign-imported, s,360,42l