Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1869-03-20

Thsrs 10 twenty-five nsrscet houses ia
Philadelphia. "
Religious services are held in the Harris
burg prisons.
A philanthropisf has just patented az
umbrella that will not turn inside out during
a gale Of wind.
The farmers in the central part Of this
State predict good crop of winter grain
and an early harvest.
Every fireman in Chicago has his lif,
insured for $4,000 by the merchants and
property owners of that city.
Texas has agreed to pay $ioe, and to give
forty acres OF land to company foe every
Immigrant it brings into the State.
The Sioux Indians call General Sherman
General Walk heap"
Andy is "swinging round the circle" on
his road to Tennessee.
Ex .Gsvenor Pollock, it is said, has been
rendered the Direetorship Of the Mint
The circulation OF tse national banks is
s229, ,o05, ,O6S.
Hon. James Guthrie, Secretary of the
Treasury under President Pierce. died on
Saturday, at Louisville
The Fenians Of Chicago are taxing them.
selves VI each for the purchase Of breech
leaders for the Boys in Green"
Brigham Young is the president Of a com
pany formed to build railroad from Salt
Lake City to the Pacific Railroad.
Mrs, Nancy Bowman, an earnest advocate
OF wOmans rights, is an applicant for the
post office At Lock Haven.
The estimated number of farms in yir.
m nf 1
| lands, is ninety three thousand
In Texas the wheat crop promises we'll,
and in some parts of the State corn is raising
in price, and is now worth fifty cents in
| specie per bushel. A short time since it
could hardly be disposed Of at any price.
RAPID GRowTH OF TowN.-A gentle.
man who recently visited Lsnesboro, Min.
nesota, says there was not single house in
the place last July. Now S35, 900 hotel is
being built, the public school number.
ninety five scholars, and the lowest figure
for business lot 10 81 900.
Twenty one murders have been committed
in Indiana within the past three weeks. Iu
| ten of these cases only were the murdtrcrs
| arrested; in I've others they were well known
to the authorities, but succeeded in making
good their escape ; and in six cases the as.
to detect and apprehepa them have been
fruitless.
The Senate Republican caucus has nomiu
ated John Il. Finch for Sergeant. at Arms ;
John NJ. Morris for Executive Clerk, and
A. T. clapp for Public Printer.
General StonemaA will carry into active
and immediate effect in Virginia the act of
Congress providing that the test oath must
he taken BY all desirous of holding State
officers.
Immediate trouble is anticipated between
the Utes and Nsvsjoes, in New Mexico
south of Sante Fe. A severe fight will very
likely soon to take place in that section.
Kansas paper states that woman out
that way is SO strongly in favor of her rights,
that she closes her prayer, "Awoman," and
not Amen. She also prays, May Thy
queendom and kingdom come"
President John Adams retained four of
the Cabinet officers of bis predecessor. John
Quincy Adams retained the Secretary of the
Navy, Postmaster General, and Attorney
General he had served with In the Cabinet
OF President Monroe.
Secretary Borie has ordered that all mid.
shipmen, before being promoted to ensigns,
~
by the Academic Board.
The Prussian executioncr, Reudei, has
applied to the Minister of Justice for permis
sion to transfer his terrible office to some
other person He has behesdcd fifty persons
during his official carssr.
The inauguration of President Grant has
been looked forward to in every Europear
country with an interest much greater than
has ever before been taken in American
affairs. The Inaugural Address, therefore,
was read by millions of attentive readers.
i Is warmly eulogized by the English and
Frencn press. The paragraph on foreign
policy is regarded as indicative of the pre-.
servation of peace.
The female prisoners in Warsaw. who are
sentenced to be i0gged, receiye their stripes
at the hands of a tall, herculean woman,
who belabors her poor sisters moro merci-
less.y than the Cossacks do the male priso.
ners. The Russian code exempts women
from corporcal punishment, but the courts
always have it inflicted upon female priso
ners as means to wrcst confessions from
them. Nearly oil the ladies of the aristoc.
crscy, who were arrested in the last four or
i've years on charges Of completely in the
insurrectionary movements against the
Rnssian government, were logged, and they
pretend to be rather proud than otherwise |
Of the treatment they had to undergo while
in prison.
KISSING HIs WIFE WHILE DYIss OF HY. !
pRorHoBIA.-.Mr. Ecksrson, who died of
hydrophobis at Saddle river, had to be held |
by i've or six men, and during his lucid in.
tervsls begged to kiss his wife, who was |
very Ill in another part of the house. Just
before his last dreadful fit he pleaded go
pitsously 10 kiss her once more before he |
died that, risking the consequences, they
tosk hsr to his bed. The dying man care
fully wiped the froth FROM bis face. and
comprsssing his teeth tightly TO prevent any
sf the poisonous saliva etuding from his
msuth, kissed the lips which be had so otter
prssssd In love and a6sction, and then
rssolutsly turning away. sftsr bidding her
adisu forever, Ielspsed into . dreadful
pssoxysm snd died. The man who kept
the dog which bis Nr. Ecksnon. after know
Ing that 10 had bssu bitten by another mad
deg . week bsfaTs Mr. E6ksnoa's death,
rave him 6fty dollsrs e oompSusstisn for