Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-08-22
BREVlTlES.

steam canal boats run on the Erie canal.
The new French cable has S., 900 900 in.
vested in it.
Palermo has new priest who once was a
notorious bandit
Eight hundred Americans are now resid.
ing in Dresden.
Ku-Klux .Klans now call themselves Sey-
mour Knights.
Farmers in Montana are trying to domcs-
ticate the Buffalo.
Bismarck talks of visiting America before
he resumes his office.
The Springfield Republican protests against
the netting of trout.
There is great drought in England.
England exported over four thousand
horses last year.
An American is to start stage line be-
tween Yeddo and Yokohama, Japan.
Tennessee papers are filled with accounts
of murders and robberies by the Ku Kluk.
Three gamblers of Sioux City, Iowa, were
recently taken out and hung by their vic
tins.
The Democratic majority in Kentucky
was increased by votes of rebel soldiers in
many places.
The wheat crop of Minnesota is estimated
at 100000 bushels, and is of the best
quality.
California figs are purple, and weigh a
quarter of pound.
The rice crop of Georgia is not to be so
good as was expected.
Semmes is writing up his piratical career
Iowa grain crops are said to be unusually
good.
Mrs. Stowe is said to be engaged upon a
new novel.
Galveston, Texas, is infested with thieves
and burglars.
1t is so cold in Illinois that woollen over
coats are in demand, and people are getting
the ague.
The State debt of Pennsylvania, which
was $37 1860, ,847 so in 1860, is now $33, ,651 =
6s7 AZ, of which 1851 1881 13 is redeemable
at the present time.
AS a precaution against future floods, the
Baltimoreans are discussing the propriety of
deepening the channel of the stream known
as Jones Fall, and in closing.it with water.
tight masonry.
Salmon fisheries in Ireland have proved
very unsuccessful this year, more so than
for fifteen years past, in the river Boyne
particularly.
The King of Portugal thinks he shall have
to sell his jewels to relieve the national
| finances.
Intelligence has been received from the
German North Pole Expedition. On the
goth of June they were in sight of Green.
land.
The Austrian Minister of Finance has a
plan in bis head by which he hopes to make
both ends meet next year without any loan
or extraordinary taxation.
The fire in the Canadian woods is really
getting to be serious matter. 1t is spread.
ing fearfully, and there seems to be no pros
pect of its stopping until it has burned and
destroyed the whole of the noble forests.
Baxter's prophecies are coming true. This
is the year in which he said the Jews were
to 90 back to Jerusalem, and several hun.
dred families are actually going from Wur-
temburg and Bavaria.
There are said to be 225,000 threshipg
machines in this country, and that they save
five per cent. more of the grain than did the
fail. This would MAKE a total yearly sal.
wage for this country alone of 10, ,000,00 OF
bushels worth 100000 ,OOO
1t is said that the echoes of the voice OF
Maloney, of Illinois, as he cast his half vote
for Andrew johnson, linger in Tammany
still. But where, oh where is Maloney him
self2
AN honest old lady, when told of her hus,
bands death, exclaimed swell, l do declare
our troubles never come alone II 'aint ,
week since lost my best hen, and now Mr.
Hopper has gone too, poor man."
READ, Weekly HARP-SHooTER."
| Practical and AWFUIIY Sharn on Eooi.s
Quacks, Pharisees and Politicians, "borin,
them r'gM hrSagh :" Only 90 Cents yea
Address, Dr. g. NJ. Landis, Philadelphia
Pain.