Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-06-01
BesEVITIES.

santa anna is ~ years old. lie ID worth
q million of dollars.
George Bancroft has been appointed
Minister to Prussia, vice Hon. ]. A. Wright
There was heavy frost along the line Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, above Harris
burg on Saturday morning.
A coroner's jury in Logan. Ohio, recently
returned verdict that the death Oft child
was "the visitation of God to take it cut of
misery"
Half million dollars worth of bogus
postal currency is in circulation in New York
city.
1t is stated that there are about two hun
dred men engaged in tie great swindle, by
which so many of our Eastern farmers have
been victimised.
A country editor describing the bonnets
now in fashion says =" They have u down
ward slant that reminds one of a vicious cow
with a board across her eyes,"
A good dinner can be obtained in Paris
for 20 cents, and luxurious one for 25
cents. ..-
The grasshoppers in Texas, from which
so much damage was expected few weeks
since, were all destroyed by the cold weather
of March.
A man was arrested and sent to Jail in
Alexandria, Va, day or two since, for a
debt contracted thirty years ago.
A letter from gentleman in Polk county,
Ca, says that whole families there are some.
times two days without one bite of bread.
The people are scattering in all directions
for something to eat.
Tho Catholics of Danvile having decided
to build u church, one hundred men con-
nected with the iron works in that locality
devoted last Saturday to digging the cellar.
Illinois and Minnesota have a splendid
prospect this season OF the largest wheat
crop ever harvested on their soil. More
wheat has been planted in those States this
year than ever before.
Davis was heartily greeted by the Cana
dians. He was welcomed like prince who
had lost his dominion and his throne. Poor
wretch Like Arnold and Burr. both trai-
tors, JEFF. has been found guilty, though not
by court of justice. ......s
The first of July, it is said, is to be the
day on which the new dominion of Canada
will go into operation, and it will hereafter
he general day Of rejoicing In the pro-
vinces
The Western railroads have suffered
heavily by recent foods-the Iowa division
of the Chicago and Northwestern to the
extent of 100000.
THE QUESTION SETTLED.-Those emf
nent men, DR.. James CLARK, Physician to
Queen Victoria, and DR.. Hughes Bennett,
say that consumption can be cured. DR..
Wister knew this when he discovered his
now widely known BALsAM OF WILD
CHERRY, and experience has proved the
correctness of his opinion.
At the time of the earthquake in Missouri
and Kansas, April 24th, an acre OF ground
three miles south of Carthage, on the Miami
Canal, sunk ten feet, showing that the shock
extended to ohio. The ground, which has
always been OF very solid character, and
bore several large trees, sunk bodily, leaving
a perpendicular wall of ten feet or more on
all sides. The canal bank was seriously en-
dsngered 10y the subsidence.
Minnesota, it is estimated, is receiving an
addition to its population OF one thousand
day.
Three steamboats, were sold last Wednes-
day at ST. Louis, by the Atlantic and Missis
sippi Steamship Company, for an aggregate
price of s25,5oO. ...
The application of castor oil or sweet oil
to new boots, it is said, makes them as soft
as buckskin glove. 1t Is also stated to he
the best application that can be made to
render new boot waterproof. ios.iaH q .
There is a little gold excitement sprInging
up 10 0uches county, New York, owing to
the discovery of the precious metal in aud
near the town of North East Some of the
samples tested yielded $120 pure metal to
the ton OF rock. A.'i aa ln+ ~ fDnaf
The Corn Exchange of Philadephia has
settied the question whether its hall continue
to be the Corn Exchange or not, with great
unanimity Of not. II has resolved to be rv-
baptised, and will henceforth be kuovn MS
the Commercial Exchange Of Philadelphia.
On motion Of the counsel for the United
States, the trial of John H. Surrat was post.
ponsd until the. 10th proximo.