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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-01-18

~ Major Gen. Hancock's course, Ut
New Orleans, in carrying out President
Johnson's views OF Reconstruction, instead
of the laws of Congress, will, perhaps, cost
linn more than he bargained for. \ bill is
now before Congress, to reduce the military
to four Major Generals, which will reduce
him to the rank of Brigadier, and of course,
disQualify him from holding his position as
commander Of the Louisiana Military Dis.
,rict.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-01-18

~ The sHouse Of Representatives Mt
Harrisburg succeeded in elccting Mr.. Davis,
the Republican nominee for Speaker, on
Friday Of last week. The eight members
who refused tc support Mr.. Davis on the
ground that he was pledged to oppose free
railroad law, gave in, having had assurances
to the contrary. Mr.. Davis, in his inaugural,
which he says WAS prepared before any op-
position was anticipated, takes strong
ground in favor Of such a law.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-01-18

.Ey- DIcKESs-T furore caused in Bos
tor, New York and Philadelphia, by the
readings Of Charles Dickens, the great Eng
lish author, Of passages in his own works,
las nearly subsidized. Mr, Dickens transcend
aud abilities, as u writer, cahnot be question
cd, but, We have always entertained ;he
oniuion that mos, of those who paid from
three to four dollars to hear Mr.. Dickens
read, did so, more for the purpose of seeing
chan hearing the distinguished author. The
criticisms of the Philadelphia Press fully
.lstains this opinion. The Press says:
The author of u score of books and a
little world of his own creation and genius
- literary lion-c0mcs to be seen, and we
80 10 see him. That is the whole matter,
a:i il may as well be acknowledged. The
g,ca.er part Of us, perhaps, would rather
Lave the reading omitted. They are most
iuiudiciuus friends and yealy critics who sec
"a Mg. Dickens an actor, or claim tor him
A.st.:Unic ability or talent
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-01-18
Water and Hire 1srOGt'
3r,ATE ROOFS

THE undersigned respectfully informs builders IN
this and adjoining counties that he is prepared to
put On Slate Roofs in superior manner He turn-
ishes the celebrated Lehigh county Slate, which is
the best in the arket lie warrants his work to be
durable and fire and water proof. Heinvites tie
specton OF the public to the work he has done in sun
bnry on Haupt's, Greenough's and Haas buildings,
and on others Mt various places. His prices are as
low rs those Of any other slater
Address, d. S. SMITH,
Sunbury. p. o,
call at his residence in Upper Augusta twp.
l. II i
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-01-18

Basil W. Duke, of guerrilla memory, fam.
iarly known out West as the brains of John
Morgan, has kindly published a letter of in
struction TO the Democracy Of the South
west, in which he suggests Dir. Pendleton
as the proper candidate for the Presidency
Does General Duke propose TO fill the same
Office for the Democracy as he did for John
Morgan Ills anquestioned ability as q
guerilla chicften certainly entities him TO
promotion ia tho ranks Of the rear guard
euerilias OF the North. TIE Pres ~
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-01-18

e" In the debate ON the whiskey bill in
Congress, there was spicy discussion be-
tween some of the Republicans and Demo.
Gratis, OF which the following reply of Mr..
Woodbridge to Mr.. Marshall is specimen I.
Let the gentlemen [Mr. Marshalll look at
the last Democratic Administration Qhe
last, he prayed In the name of God and Ii
Derty, that would ever disgrace the countryD
and learn his lesson thcretrom.
WHO, said he, depleted our treasury, and
brought the nation to the verge OF bankrupt
cy In time of peace A Democratic Admin
istration. Who stole our ships OF war, ana
sent them to the remotest seas when the
clouds of rebellion were thickening IN tue
skies A Democratic ADMINISTRATOR
Who robbed our arsenais, and sent our mu-
nitions of war to a country already rlle WIN
rebellion A Democratic Administration:
Who attempted to divide our domain, and
steal from our Union ten of its noble States
Members of the Democratic party. Who
are responsible for the five thousand mil
lions of money wrung from the bone and
sncw of the nation to carry on this unholy
wari
Under whose teachings came about that
terrible riot in New York where, with law
less violence, the rioters destroyed property
and shot down in the streets innocent men
womcu, and children Members of the
Democratic party. Who opposed enlist
ment2 Who opposed the draft, and said
that coercion against secession was sin,
and that the war was a failure The very
leaders of the Democratic party, who are
now aspiring to the Office of the President
If the gentlemen thinks That the people have
lost their rights | assure him that they will
never attempt to regain them by placing
the Democratic party in power.
"This new bonn child oi freedom will never
again be thrcttled by u Democratic enemy {:
this nation, with its great hero aud greater
man who through and with the people,
achieved the most noble and glorious victory
which the world has ever seen and although
it may be through the valley of the shadow
| of DEATH yet fearing no evil and atfiliating
with no unrepentent traitors. will by and
by come forth the grandest and most pow
! criul and the frecst nation which the sun
has ever shone upon"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-01-18

:. LuSG and brain!ess production called
Governor Geary's Message was sent to the
legislature last week. 1t was written by
syli.e stupid jackass and nobody but fool
would read il,
20" Tie above is FROM the Sea;iaet, the
new Democratic organ in this place 1t
needs 70 comment The Sentinel is living
v llncss, that the fools arc not all dead.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-01-18

49, The action Of the United States Sen
L.- refusing to sanction the removal Of Mr.
A..4.oa, Us Secretary Of War, will learn the
President, tia; in the people, represented by
Congress, rests the sovrcign power OF the
Republic, not in tue President, or one man
power, US is claimed, strange as it may ap-
,ea!, ~ those who cal, themselves Demo
ICG:s
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-01-18
BOOT AND SHOE sTOxE
MyIREW 80 IN nEs

THE subscriber oilers TO sell bis Boot and Shoe
Store, located on Market street, Sunbury, a few
doors east of Haupt's new building including a
large stock OF Boots, and Ladies and Children .
Shoes, Caters, DC. The room VIII also DO rented
il presented an opportunity for doing frst-clsss
Boot and Shoe business The o. ablishment is offer
cd for sale because the owner has gone into other
busine ess IN the Wet j JEtIklLe
Z eanbury, January g. 1888
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-01-18

sxT" The CCRRENcY. Congress, it is
supposed, will stop the further contraction
Of the currency. Secretary McCulloch him
eelf, ii is said, after havciug reduced the
volume of circulation frcm 30 millions, in
twenty-onc months, to $50 millions, feels
;uclined to stop the depletion that con-
traction has caused in the fnanc;al affairs cl
the country.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-01-18

I.9~ILe Lutheran Church, a inc building,
q, Leesburg, VA, was burnt by an incendlary
glLel. .iast week. The congregation, uum'
LeginS about coo, have been almost unanl'
l..J...y Uu.oa men, hence the yiudictiyeness
&. LIE un.recOnstruCtcd rcbuls
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-01-18
Lime ! Lime 1! Lime !

FENliE new Lime Kilns of II. B. Masser, ut Selius-
L Grove Station, are now completed and in sue.
cesstul operation, producing lime of the very be-.
quality. These kilns are built with all the modem
eonyeuiences and improvements, and have a capaci-
ty Of producing 400 bushels per day. Excellent
roads have been made 10 the kilns, not intcrterod
with by the railroad, where wagon scds can be
loaded in u few minutes from the schutes, without
handling. Having opened a large body of the
best Limestone, at the mouth of the kilns, they
enabled to sell lime at the low Of II cents per
bushel. The kilns are in charge of competent per
sons, who will always be prepared to supply Gus
toners Apply to H. B. Masser, Sunbury, to
Chas. Dunkleberger, Chas j. Conrad at the kilns
December II, 1867.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-01-18

t3- Some of the papers in the Western
,.G4,ies OF the State, are in favor of abolish.
lag tie Office Of county Superintendent of
cannon schools. Oae of the Pittsourg
lapess THINKS tie Office about rs necessary
a. ,4e 9Th wheel of wagon. Many Others
entertain similar opinion.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-01-18

- Gen, VI. W. Irwin of Beaver, the
L!luJl.can candidate for State Treasurer,
Nas elected o; melancholy, by vote 73 10
IS IL. NeGEata.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-01-18

- Observation-Disclosures section of
twenty miles has been finished upon the
Cniun Pacific Railroad. This completes the
national thoroughfare 10 the fice'hundrcd-
and fortieth mile post, and takes the loco
motive to within ten miles of the summit
Of the Black Hills. The miners and capital
i.ts of Idaho are discussing the project of
anulher branch to the north, ana the saints
Of Salt Lake, already within five days ride
g: Omaha, arc impatient and anxiously await
its reduc,ion.to fortyei%ht hours.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-01-18

E.lsopened last week ior putting heat
~ apparatus into the new Agricultural De!
lartmeUt La,ldiug al Wesbiugtop, range
..1..i %t,7Sg & Sg5 coo Close lisuring
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-01-18

, ~ Col. Cake, who is collector at Phila-
tcpLia, is in hot water. 4 furious onset
has been made by the hungry otfice hunters
in the city, headed by A. j. Glossbrenner,
member Of Congress from York, who called
on the President with his Democratic col
leagues to remove the Colonel. The Prcsi-
dent, who has no friends except those who
axe in Office or want Office, is in bad way.
We would advise the Colonel TO come home.
lie will find more comfort here in one day,
than he can realise in Il year in that pande.
lnuucum of politicians and rcnegades.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-01-18

TIE FINEST GRAPE IN AMERICA Mr.. Alfred
Speer, the maker of the celebrated Port Grape
Wine says, ii is about the size of the Isabella and
that it is the finest ON this continent. lie has
fused thousands Of applications for tho plant he
requires all available cuttings for the extension of
his vineyards. lie has orders for his wine from Eu
rope Our druggiss huyc procured some four years
oil
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The rapidity Of the growth of the State
Of Wisconsin is illustrated by the fact that
Bates county, which, two years ago, had
not population Of 500, now has 81 900
persons between the ages of five and twenty
one years, and has iorty-dve school houses.
Wisconsin ind her sister States Of the North.
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Glow CAN TE BLOOM 80 FRESH AND FAIR ?" goes
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Total, 1852, 1000, 900
Except the stamp tax, 10 taxes are paid
so readily, or with So little evasion, as the
license tax. The Commissioner denouuces
the present system of distributing the rev.
cnue offices to reward political services US a
most expensive and Improbable one for the
taxpayers, and recommends instead that
they be appointed only after examination by
a civil service board Of examiners, to consist
of five officers of the Treasury Department
To such board should not only bc referred
the questions Of appointments and removals,
but o! rules and modes of collecting revenue,
and changes in the revenue laws. By this
means our revenue system, which ought to
be flexible, and not rigid, would at the same
time be consistent and systematic. The
suggestions made 10y the report are the
result of long and familiar acquaintance
with the details of our revenue, and give
evidence of great clearness and impartiality
in the investigation of the subject.
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AEEDICATED PAPER at
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ET is automatically stated that one-ffth of the
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For the SPECTATOR
BUFFALO GAP,
1O4l lOlO-
Editor of ''Staunton Spectator,

Editor of "Staunton Spectator"
Dear Sir: In your is
sue of the 3lst Of December, you published
an account, from information furnished you, of
the unfortunate accident which occurred on the
Virginia Central Railroad near this place on
the 26th of December, which does me great
injustice. hope you will do me the kindness
to publish this also, and set me right before
the public. [ stand charged in that version Of
the accident with having my car out on the
road pleasure-riding in violation of orders from
the Superintendent 1t is not true that was
out pleasure riding. But it is true that [ took
my car and one hand, and started from my
house to go over my section and see that the
track was not INSTRUCTED by slides or rocks
a duty we perform daily After [ had star
ted some hundred or more yards, overlook
Mr. Critzer and the ladies who hailed me and
asked me to let them ride. As was going i'm
mediately past their homes on duty to my COM
pany [ consented to take them on. When We
arrived at Buffalo Gap and was in the act of
stopping my car to let them off, one of the la
dies asked me to allow them to ride On down
the road about three quarters OF mile farther
where l expected to stop, to which l consented
and let the car run on.
After we had passed Buffalo Gap Station
about quarter of mile, as we were rounding
curve we saw an engine and tender approach
ing at a distance of about eighty yards | i'm
mediately applied the brake to my car, but very
soon saw that collision was inevitable, and at
once commenced pushing the ladies off with
one hand and holding on to the brake with the
other, until the engine struck our car and
knocked me off into the ditch.
Mr.. Geo. Peter states that when the car and
engine colided, that he had nearly succeeded
in stopping his engine. [ assert, and will be
corroborated by all the witnesses to the acct
| dent that his engine ran on one hundred and
eighty feet by actual measurement after stri-
king my car, dragging the car and the mangled
body of the child with it.
1t may be we'll to state that there was no
train due over this part Of the road that day.
Mr. Peter had followed the mail train down
that morning, expecting to go on to Richmond
that day with his engine, which gave me every
reason to believe, that the track was open and
no danger ahead.
G. w. GILLESPIE,
Section Master, N. M. Summit V.C.R.R.
CERTIFICATE
We, the undersigned witnesses to the afore
said accident, certify that the statement here
made by Mr.. George Gillespie, is the truth
| the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
B. W. GILLESPIE.
VIM. Ell. CRITZER
L. V. DINKLE.
HARRIET G. DINKLE.
ALLEN B. BLAKEMORE
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Marriages.


On the 22nd of January, by Rev. Geo. B. Tay
lor, Mr.. THOMAS CoPENHANER, of Smythe coun
ty, to Miss SUSAN w. CARTER, of Staunton.
On the 2lst of January, by Rev. Mr.. Baker
Capt JOHN n. RICHARDSON, of Va. c. R. R., t.
Miss SALLIE Brown, daughter of Samuel B
Brown, of Georgia, formerly of Staunton.
On the 22nd inst, by Rev. Dr. Broadus, R. W
CLEVELAND, of Staunton, to Miss ALICE T
TRowERs, of Charlottesville
On the 26th instant, by Rev. VIM E. Baker
Mr.. HARVEY G. CALDWELL to Mrs. MARY S
TRAwEEK.
Jan. 22d, in Hebron Church, by Rev. T. L
Preston, Mr.. JOHN X. MYERS, of Rockbridge
to Miss MARY E. VANPELT of Augusta.
December 31st, at the house of the brides ia
ther, near Mt Sidney, by Rev. j. j. Engle, Mr.
JESSE Roof to Miss SALLIE A. SHEETS.
By the same, January the 10Th, at the residence
of the brides father, Mr.. CHARLES w. YATES
to Miss MAGGIE PIERCE.
By the same, at New Hope, January 22nd, Mr.
CHARLES G. Dick ENsoN to Miss MARY ELLEN
JACKsoN-all of Augusta.
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existed, Of going to press SO early on Monday
evenings We will, in future go to press after
dark. This will enable us to publish later news.
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