Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-03-14
HR REXlEIES.

General Grant has subscribed $40, 900 to
Methodist church in Washington.
The Tyrone Herald says Mr. Sample An.
derson of Tyrone, Blair county, Las dscov.
cred rich gold mine.
Building and Saving Associations are I've.
ing established by mechanics and Others in
every town of importance throughout the
State
An Ohio statistician estimates that few
years hence New York. PENNSYLVANIA. Ohio.
Indiana, Illinois and Missouri will each con.
tain five million Inhabitants.
Mrs. Palmer of Potter's Mills, Centre
county, while gathering kindiug in her
wood house, recently, was instantly killed
by the roof falling in, breaking her neck
and arm.
The shipments of petroleum from Titus
vile for the week ending on Saturday last,
reached four thousand five hundred and
sXty-six barrels. OF this amount two thou
sand FIVE hundred and fifty barrels we're
shipped to New York, eight hundred and
eighty barrels TO Philadelphia, and the
remainder to Boston, Albany, and other
places.
Mr.. Calhoun left at his death FIVE sons
and two daughters, all grown up. OF these
only the eldest daughter is now living
The family residence, at Fort Hill, is now
the home of his widow and child.
The people of Lexington and Paris. in
the State of Kentucky, had an exciting match
Tor the championship recently. One of the
| finest cock fights on record took place, and
Paris was victorious.
During the last month the heavy cotton
transactions in Nashville have used so much
| money that currency is very scarce there
abouts. From $4,000 to S50.0 900 per day
have been sent into the country tn planters.
A young man. who was waltzing at u ball
in New Market, Tenn, n few days since. tell
/ to the floor. His partner endeavored TO
assist him, and it was not until them that her
| screams acquainted the shocked merry
makers that he was n corpse.
The stories of destitution in Alabama are
heart rending. A Southern exchange says
that women of refinement, we'll bred aud
tenderly nurtured, are hegging for li'tle
| corn for themselves and children, and there
! is none for them.
At Moline, Illinois, the new works of
DimOck & Gould have capacity of turning
ont daily, 800 buckets, 800 wash tubs and
| 600 wash boards. Deere q Co, are soon
to make an extensive addition to their
works, and are now turning out over 500
| plows per week, besides a large number Of
sulky plows and cultiYators.
| IMPoRTANT TO WoMEN-A correspondent
of the Maine Farmer says MANY Il house
wife may he glad to know, when she has a
piece of fresh meat sue wishes to keep few
| days. that it can he successfully done hv
placing it in a dish and covering it With
milk. Sour milk or buttermilk will do as
well. have practiced the plan for years."
STRANGE But TRUE.-It is a coincidence
possibly worth notice, that the last case of
Impeachment was that of Judge Humphreys,
| of Tennessee, who was impeached upon the
testimony of Andrew Johnson and one of
the managers prosecuting that impeachment,
WAS Pendleton, Johnson's present rival for
the Democratic nomination.
Rather an exciting scene took place on
the 18th ut., in the Vickshurg Herald office.
A gentleman came in with tin cup full ot
Petro oil and undertook to shaw of its non
explosive qualities by touching lighted
match to il. Instantly the ro0m was in a
blaze and the occupants, covered WIN
flames, rushed from it.. BY the efforts Of
outsiders they were exiinguished but the
editor and one or two other gentlemen were
very badly burned.
The Erie Gazette says: "From what We
learn in regard TO the late forced loan OF
over $500, 900 from the safe of John Hen-
nehof, we incline very strongly to the be-
lief that the leader of the party taking IL
was one of the sons, yougger--and not
so exemplary-child than Joseph. In him,
the family trait of avariciousness must have
become developed into a disregard Of the
statute. We understand that lac has not
been seen or heard of since the affair took
place. The amount missing is over $780,.
000-but how much cannot exactly be ascer
tanned. In conversation with a responsible
gentleman who has just returned from the
oil regions, We learn that this opiniol large
ly obtains 10 that region"