Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-08-08

l'"" ~ ihr tabine hallway, close to the
itrrt Tbs hesl eeai field is near Benton,
lr 't- siri-l,i n ths crossing Of the North
State.
4 f-l.aeF ~ i4ibsftS aopnty, Illinois, went
~ ha.eis iieid 80 Tuesday week with four |
hs.ses iis Thought ths san too hot and
.,.,isa faf tha barn, buL before he reached
!, all Tho heisss fal dead from heat.
,,as nrm Ia Bangor, Maine, rnnnufature
tsa Thousand meoeasips psr week. They
nsw taa tlsif moeeasih isathef, which they
formerly received from Rhode Island, giving
en- pleyinsbt IN this branch Of business to
ffos, hfiS ~ ons hundred hands.
The mode Of Governor Beymor's nomina-
tion iof the Presidency reminds an exchange
Of tho story of O'Mulligan and his wife
"it'a bnd cowld ye have. A drop OF the
efnythcr ud do no haarrum.' och, hone
snid Biddy, I've taken the plidgc, but you
can mix drink, Teddy, and force me to
swally it,"
Newport is filing up fast with summer
residents. There are now three hundred
and fifty families representing from three to
four thousand people, which makes Newport
lively. More than three hundred equipages
turn out on the avenues in the afternoon.
There is farmer in Jones county, Iowa,
so the Anomosa Eureka afiirms, who will
vote for Seymour and Blair, and who sup.
ports his determination by the declaration
that "the meanest, most contemplate thing
them fellows down to Congress have done,
was to send lot Of bureaus to them freed
men down South"
The Wheeling (Va.) InteNigencer says:
Between Warrington and Hessville are
several tanneries by the roadside, which
adopt device very suggestive of their
owners politics. At each fine Grant and
! Colfax' flag floats from a pole, and under.
neat the flag, from sort of spar, is suspend
ed tanned hide. This hide is intended to
symbolic the condition of the Democracy
in November"
Gen. Grant recently remarked to friend:
"The rebels we whipped, as it was our duty
to do; they fought us bravely, and for one
have no spite against them. If they behave
themselves shall think well of them. But
the Copporheads and Peace men of the
North-thc men who during the war revied
the soldiers, encouraged the enemy, and did
their utmost to stop supplies and reinforce
ments to our boys in front-such men |
can't forgive; will never forget them, or
have anything to do with them"
All the moderate Republican journals, of
the New York Times, Springfield Mass }
Republican,, and New York Commercial Ad.
pertiser type, have ranged themselves under
the Grant flag and Thurlow Weed, now in
London, forgetting all his hatred of the
Radicals, writes home: "The Democratic
nomination for President seriously disap-
points me. If had thousand voices to
raise, and as many votes to cast; they should
all be pronounced and deposited for Grant
and against Seymour"
RESULTS OF MISUNDERSTANDING
King of Holland recently left for the lakes
of Lucerne, and the day of his departure
was the day of the Queens arrival, Owing
to some little domestic misunderstanding
the King and Queen are never seen together
which has induced the people to call them
"the sun" and ''the MOON"
FEMALE LrBERTY.-In Paragua womer
do oil the farm work, (tending the flock.
and tilling the ground,) and fill ali the petty
offices of Government, and it is alleged that
Paraguay is the only country in the world
where woman has perfect equality with
man. She holds Office, fights works on ths
farm, recruits soldiers, serves in the hospital
guards the house, tames horses, and in fine
she is free. Man has taken off the shackles
and she is equal to tho situation.
COMMISSIONER ROLLINS DETERMINED TIC
STICK.-A despatch from Washington state,
that notwithstanding the earnest desire o
Andy and of Secretary McCulloch to remove
Commissioner Rollins, to give A. Us follow
ers crumbs of consolation, Mr.. Evarts, the
newly appointed Attorney General decides
that Mr.. Rollins is entitled to retain tn,
office until his successor is duly qualified
Under the new law providing for supervisor,
of revenue districts, with powers of appoint
ment, Andy aims at universal decapitation
Mr.. Rollins has given the President to under
stand that he is willing to turn over til,
Office to any one who in his opinion will b,
acceptable to the majority of the Senate
In the meantime Commissioner Rollins viii
stick.
THE NEW PosToFFICE LAw.--The post
office law passed by Congress last week in
PRODUCES some new and important change!
in the mode of conducting the business o
the department. 1t provides for the return
OF all letters on which the name of the sen
der is endorsed, if not called for within
thirty days; reduces the fees on money or
ders; doubles the compensation of postmas
tiers for the payment of money orders al
lows weekly newspapers sent to regular sub
scribers in the county were published to bt
delivered free of postage from the postoffict
nearest the place of publication authorize.
the issue of duplicate money orders for such
as have been lost; makes it felony to coun
terfet money orders.
THE SLAVE TRADE.-The African slave
trade still exhibits signs of vitality. Eigh
teen slave vessel were captured 10y the British
squadron on the East coast of Africa during
1867. In this service one vessel, the High
flyer seems to have particularly distinguished
herself, having made no less than ten of the
captures. The number of slaves on board
of these vessels was estimated at $50, but in
some cases they were got ashore before the
capture took place. Most of the vessels
sailed under Arabian colors.
The total eclips of the sun, on August Is
1868, will be of greater duration than any
eclipse for the next two centuries. While
the sun is almost at the greatest distance
from the earth, the moon is nearest the earth
and the moons shadow will pass near TIC
; earth's equator-sll circumstances which
increase the eclipse either iu duration or ir
extent on the earth's surface. The tota
eclipse will commence little past sunrise
at Alden, (Red Sea- passes during the fore
noon though India, and ends in the ever
ing in New Guinea. The longst duration o.
the total eclipse will be six minutes and fifty