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A STRANGE CASE.
Murder without any Motive.

murder trial in England has recently Illus
traled, In a very shocking manner, the liability
Of juries to convict innocent men, even of u
capital crime. nAugust last, laborer named
Cornish was found murdered In held near the
city of Wells, in Somersetshire, his head beaten
in with a stone, and man named Bisgrove
kneelipg beside him. The story told by this
the night before and finding Cornish asleep
on the ground, he had gone TO sleep by his
SIDE and ND o. on %aRing aad tbs seen nrdsr M Waa Waa
ascerLained that another laoorer named
Sweet and his mistress, woman called Drew,
had been in company with both BlsgroVe and
Cornish up to very near the time of the mur.
der. Both were arrested. The woman being
called as q witness for the Crown, testified that
she had auarrelled with Sweet, had gone with
Bisgrove alone into the held and left nlm there
with the sleeping Cornish, and had then re-
ioined Sweet and remained in his company
until both were arrested. Her story was sup
Iosed TO be an invention for the purpose OF
screening ner paralDoDr Sweet, ana the jury
evidently believed that the quarrel had oc-
Cured between the two prisoners anu the MUIR
sweet and Bsg. owe were both found guilty;
oLt no sooner had they been remanded
to Jail than Blsgrove made confessiod entirely
eS OF Grating Sweet, ana corroOoratlng Cne
womans story. Tue confession reveals one OF
I'M most Extraordinary cases of murder without
any motive that ever came to our knowledge.
The murderer had gone TO sleep by his victims
side, when l walked up" said ne, ~ was
going away, but something seemed 10 tell me /
must murder that man, Rnu then / went over
to the river aud found the stone ana brought IL
over on my head: and ,hrowed IL down on the
mans head - Whatever made Inc do IL
| cant thiI k. 1t was not for money. l mad no
thought of money"
Now the conviction of Sweet on a charge OF
which he was entirely innocent cannot be
latsed with the mistakes of circumstantial
evidence, TO- 1t does not appear that there was
any circumstanlial evidence against him at
| all, except the bare fact that he was in com
| paDy with tho deceased little while before
the deed must have been committed, He SEEM
| to have been convicted because the Jury
| wanted TO find motive for the deed, aud could
| not find one without dragging him in. They
| made up their theory OF the murder, and moi
| being able Co act 1t out with a single cuiprit
| they had to secure o second one Fortunately
| the poor mans Innocence Is made clear before
| the time IA as come to hang HMM. Y. Tribune
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At Binghamton is earnestly called for by Mr..
J. Edward Turner, of this city. The gentleman
insists that the article lately published by Mr.
Parton in the Atan'tc Monhiy, entitled "A Visit
TO an Inebriate Asylum, rejects seriously on
the integrity Of his deceased .E.cnd, and bcs.
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MRS. Rs.soUTHwoRTH's NKw, NOVEL, "FAIR Play;
OR, TAB TBSTs THE LoSE ISLE" b ds fair to
Lave very large sale. IL has alre ady passed to
second edition, aud has resolved the
praise OF the press everywhere, being thu best
work ever written by this talented Am erctn au
thoress. Published By Peters IN IL Brothers. No. SO6
Chesnut street.
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MARRIEn.

HALL-STEEL-st The Roxborough Presb Oterlen
Parsonage, Thursday evening. D-csiuDer 81, 1853
10y the Rev. G III. Ewing, AMOS Ii. IL ALL Of Chis
city, to MIRIAM. only daughter OF CHARLES Steel.
Esq.. Of Ro1 borough.
FENDELI.-SMITH On New Years Eve. by Rev.
George BringhuIst at the residence Of the nrldes
mother, Mr.. GEORGE RENDELL 10 Miss ANNIE
f. daughter of the late Robert Smith all Of this city
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SKIN DISEASES What torn of .seass ia more
annoying than that OF the skin, with its Itching.
singing, smsrtlng its ugly red PIN oies, botcny
eIuptIons and Ioathsome ichorous desqua II atoms
Happily, Hieskell's letter Ointment is q sovereign
remedy for every form of skin disease making u
radical cure In every case. Sold so cents per box
Sent by mail for 80 cents. Johnston Holloway &
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PROOF oV THE PUDDISG EATING IT; with
Clothing the proof of quail ty Is by rs dHrd0t1y!
ard the fact Of coming from CHNSLgs SToKEs IL
CO.'S is proof positive that you wall perfec u sails
fed with the QUALITY, 81 YLE. and PRICE.
GROVER d BAKERs Highest Premium -"gine
Machines. NO 730 CheSuut street
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JEwELRY.-Mr. william W. Cassidy, No. i2 1,nth
Second street. has the largest aud most at rartiys
assortment of fine every and sllverwRre ~ cisy
Purchasers can rely upon OBJ aiming real, pur. artS
Gle furnished at price which cannot 10 elnaeo
He also has u large stock OF American wester1
watches In all varieties and ct all prices visit to
his store is sure result IN pleasure and profit.
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OITY ITEM s.
CLOTHING

OlOTHlhb
LOWER THAN FOR TEN YEARS.
OvEh coATs-Fine all-wool ChiRchIuA and Fur
Beaver reouceo to........ -...-...."..tsO
OF the newess and most styl llsh material, out
and make, which have been sold at ...-..-s Us Oo
great variety Of ali styles, upwards
90
SKATING JACRETs.-rhe best assortment In the oity
selling Off very low.
PANTALooNs. all-wool Cashmere reduced to-..fsO OO
vKsTs-Fine Ali-woo Cashmere reduced to......IaO
BUSINESS COATS, In great variety, at prices equally
BOYS CLOTHING. very low indeed
our whole stock of EMS. YOUTHS BOYS
and CaIIDREN's CLOTHING to be sold out at
q great REDUCTION CF PRICES, which are 10
all cases guaranteed lower than the lowes,
elsewhere, or the sae cancelled and the
money refunded.
Call and examine our goods after having
examined those of the 'sAclidcIng" houses
before purchasing. A fair test is all we ask;
HalC.,oay betucen BENNErT g. Co..
N'" SGvth strec,G No, sis aARKGcsr
AND No 600 BRoSD SDwAY, NEw YoKR.
GENERAL GRANT, who is now R town, Is the SUB
Ject jor gossip in every circle. The Portds sensa
tioDRl correspondent declares the Genera Al down
on Greeley and the Trt6unes man tenRclously holds
to the contrary, and between the two the people can
only conjecture for themselves to the status ~
II. O. In the opinion OF the President elect All thid
time ALTER the redoubtable coal mau, who is sta
toned at No p57 ". Ninth street. is constantly before
the minds of the people, he sells coal good aud
at rates moderate that they 0annot forget HIN Il
all.
1T 10 too much the custom of cur insurance Rgen
to attempt to advances the interes OF their own com
panies by s!andering and fasifylpg other similar In
tti utions, This is always confession OF weak
A company OF real merit can rely upon the intellI.
gence OF the public to appreciate the advantages it
Offers and will never feel the necessity OF pulling
others down In order to raise Itself such com oauy
as the American of Philadelphia. 1t only ssxs 20 be
heard. and is confident OF the approval and patron.
age OF all who will candidly consider lis claims.
PINE FRENCH CALF BOOTS AND GAIrBRs.-The
man who has never experienced the pleasure OF
wearing pair OF boots made by William H. Helweg,
is TO some extent object of commiseration. We
speak knowingly, having worn Helweg's boots for
years. Their comfort, however, Is their only
recommendation, as they made o; the best mate
rial and In the very best manner Helweg will not
employ sn incompetent workman; therefore his
work is always hrstclass. His store and factory Is
No tS5 Arch Street. next TO the OF Sixth.
HACKING COUGH is one OF the most distressing
as well RS dangerous forms OF cough be
afflicted with. It's continuous action fetigues aud
rritates the lungs aud thus engenders consu pon.
Uphams Fresh Meat Cure will cure the c,ugt.
soothe the lrritated bronchiA, snd give tone and
vigor TO the lungs and whole System.
A single bottle viii convince any one OF ito oPariIy
sold one dollar per bottle
JOHNSTON, HOLLOWAY q CswDh'i.
No. 6Ol Area oCrssL
IlNU nv Mr. DO Nh, i.,
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PIANOS.

DEAFNESS. EVERY INSTRUMENT THAI
A. science and SKIN nave Invented 20 assist tns
tors; also, OrRndAlps Paenl orutcbes, supeFioT %
any Otbevh In use ~ p. hAphIRA's. NO ~ >
a-.La 4 tssE 49,. S~ASs IhsaA-.AA ussps
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1869-02-06
RECIPES. sc,
rFrOm the Gormaptown Toisxraph. |

from tDe EeTulhntOHn 1CIe6repn'l
OMeLEr.-Take a slice of bakers bread
an inch thick, cut off the crust, pour half
pint of boiling milk upon it; season with
pepper and salt to your taste, beat it up,
and when cold put to it five eggs. Beat
the yoiks very light, and add them 10 the
bread and milk, then add the whites, well
beaten This makes two omelets.
INDIAN BREAD.-Iake seven heaping
table>puOnstul of Indian meal, little salt,
a piece OF lard the size of An egg well seaid
the meal, but not too thin, with boiling
water; two eggs, well beaten, three fpurlhs
of cup of rice, we'll boiled, put with the
meal thin it t. II thick batter with milk;
il takes ahuut teacup of milk, one tea.
spoonful of cream of tartar and half tea
spoonful of soda. Bake an hour.
REPUBLICAN POUND CAKE Take one
and u half cups of sugar, half cup of butter,
one cup of sweet milk. four eggs, three cups
of flour, two tua.pnnstul of cream nf tartar,
one teaspnunfal of soda. Bake in one or
two cakes
CREAM PIE.-Two cups -four, two of su.
gar, two ;ahlesponnsful nt cream at tartar,
stir them together, and aid six eggs, slight.
~ beaten, one teasponniul ot soda dissolved
in Il little milk and essence Of lemon. Bake
in pie pans
lake one and half pints of milk, boil
and thicken with half cup of flour, half cup
OF sugar and one egg, favor the me as the
cake. Split the Cakes and put the Cream
in between.
BALLooAs.-Take one pint of milk, one
pint o! hour, three eggs separate the eggs,
beat the yolks until light and mix with the
milk stir in the hour gradually, ado one
sal.-spoon of salt, beat it well, then whisk
the whites until stiff and drv. ana stir
through lightly half ut time. Butter small
cups. fill them half full of the mixture, and
bake in q quick oven. When done turn
them out of the cups, place than on heat
"a dish, and send to table boz. Es. with
wine or nuns butter. A sCBscaIsaA
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1869-02-06
AGRICULTURAL. 81.

BALKY HoRSEs. Sumehody-w q nj
know who he is-spenks in the following
sensible way about balky horses, and We
think he ought to he listened to 10y those
who own borscs which mag be guilty of the
horse crime of baking:
"lf you have balky horscs il is your own
fault and not that of the horses, for If they
do not pull their is some cause for it, and if
you remove the cause the effect will cease.
When your horses balks he il excited, and
does not know what to do. When he gets
little excited stop him for FIVE or ter MN
utes let him become calm. and as soon as
he is over his excitement he will, in nine
cases out of ten, pull at the word. Whip
ping and slashing and swearing only makes
the matter worse. After YOU have pcnt!ed
him awhile, and his excitement has cooled,
take him by the bits; turn him each way
few minutes, as far Ms you can pui' out
tho tongue gentle him u little urrciS him,
then step before the balky horse, and let the
other start first then you can take them
anywhere you wish. A halky horse is 81
ways highspirltcd and starts quick halfthe
pull is out before the other starts by stand
ing before him the other starts FIRST. BY
close application tn this rule you can make
any horse phil. II n horse has been badly
spoiled, you should first hitch him to st
empty wagon, and let him drive around fur
while on level ground then put on little
load and increase 1t eradullv, caressing ss
before, and in short time you cen have
good work horse "
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1869-02-06

4 REMINIscrNcE.-The conviction of
BnisdelI aud Eckel. for defrauding the gov.
eminent out of the whisky tax, is revvinG
"reminiscences of the celebrated Bu:del
Cunningham (Bond street) murder, which
created so much excitement in this city some
fifteen or sixteen years ago. DR.. BIaiSdei!'
it viii he remembered, was accused "i com
plicty in the crime by one of the counsel ior
the prosecution, but nothing ever cnme ot the
accusation except subsequent threats on the
part of the Doctor to sue II journal for libel,
ior reiterating it. His companion. Eckel, WAS
indicated conjointly with Mrs. Cunningham
for the murder, but ss nnthing was proved
against him. he, as well MS Mrs, Cunningham,
Was acquitted. And now, aftera long lapse
of wears, these two men are again before Il
criminal court, occupying much public at
tenti0n but tlis time, as fate would have
it, ms convicted criminals, awaiting sentence
to the felon's cell. SO goes the world. Verify,
the way of the trsnsgresser is hard.-Ns0
York Express.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1869-02-06
MISCELLANEOUS.
Grnuf's Character.

I'VE look forward With well grounded
confidence to the administration of General
Grant. Elected, it, may he truly said, in
spite of both parties, but in sympathy with
the more iudicious of the part of progress,
he will he independent of the extremists,
whether of blind advance or blinder reac.
tion. Knowing ly the most thorough ex.
pcrience the men he has conquered and the
men he has led, he will kmaw how to deal
firmly with the one side and to moderate
the other. AS soldier he has been scho"ed
20 look forward 20 remote results rather
than to le over confident in immediate
successes. fIe has shown an indomitable
persistrncy in plans well considered and
Justified hy good fortune. He has chosen
his lientenants with instructive felicity, and
done Justice to their merit with almost unex-
amped magnanimity. He possesses beyond
most men that virtue of moderation which
so many American politicians eschew as un.
popular Above all, he has an almost heroic
gift of silence. which prevents him from al
lowing himself to I've dragged from his
mornings hy the strong current of eloqnence,
and afterwards feeling bound to sacrifice his
sense of what is purdent to the tyranny Of
his own consistency. We think that his ad-
minislration will disappoint those only who
believe that words are more potent than
things in the conduct of states and in last.
ing influence on the conduct of men,"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1869-02-06

LABOR IN CALIFORHIA.-It is asserted
that in California any able bodied man can
get thirty dollars a month and his board. if
mi.liug to work. The Labor Exchange of
San Francisco, an institution established
last spring. 20 give gratuit"us aid to emi.
grants and Others seeking employment, con
tinues to have more demands for all des. rip
tiuns of labor than il can supply. The
rates of wages nre rs follows. paid in gold 4:
SkiIlfui mechanics from 81 to &c per day ;
farm hands, $50 to $40 per month and
board wood choppers $l.50 a cord female
domosica, $50 month. Notwithstanding
thi- high pay il is stated 'lnt the supply of
labor is not equal to the demand, and Cali.
fnrnia would be hard pressed were it not
for the Chinese. Many thousands of China
men it is reported. are now employed on
the railroads in progress. In vineyards
they are fast suppantng white labor
Without them the wooden manufacture
would cease. In all agriculture work they
are growing in favor All !he laundry bust
ness of the State, not performed by the
household, is in their hands. They usually
get about one dollar a day, finding them
selves. For light work they are neat facile
and reliable. II is estimated that the mum
her now in California is not less than sixty
Thousand. and that This number will rapid
" increase when their civi rights are bet
ter protected. At present. Chinaman may
be robbed or murdered with impunity IN
the presence of one hundred of his country
men, if no other evidence can be adduced
to convict the culprlt.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1869-02-06

Among the wealthy foreign residents Of
Paris are fifty negro and mn'atto families,
who hold intercourse with a great many
aristocra,ic French families on terms of per.
feet equality. NJ. Ponteherv. a wealthy ne
gro trom Port au Prince. lives with his
family in one of the finest houses OF the
Chansseed' Antin, keeps half dozen white
servants. and was invited last winter to all
NJ Konher's parties. He is a millionaire.
and has very fine gaiary of paintings and
statuarv. Another negro resident of Paris
is Candnris. whose father owned large
plantation on the island of Mauritius. The
son so'h the plantation. married an English
woman at Cape Town, and went with her TO
Paris where he lives now in brilliant style,
is one of the holdest operators at the Bnrrse.
and is considered very rich. His children
are almost white, and his eldest daughter,
n belle Of eighteen, is cOurted hy great
many young officers and others, who seem
not to care a tiC for her colorcd descent.
Belleisle, very black negroe, owns two or
three nrge business houses in Paris, where
he settled thirty nr forty years ago. and
made money in the oyster trade. He is
also married tO white wnmsn His Qapgh
tiers are all married to Frenchmen.
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POLITICAL.
souN1rzBRL's pH11osopBDn.
BY HANS BRElrMAEN.

Herr Hans Breitmann has been to look Mt the We.
locipede, and likes it muchly. lie however declare:
that fiiond of his, named Schnitzerl, once con.
would have been perfect success had it not killed
the inventor, whose melancholy death Herr Brett
has set forth in the following ballad
Herr Schnitzeri mako n philosopede,
Won of de newest kind
1t vent mitout Wheel in front,
And hadn't none pehind.
Won Wheel vas in de mttel, dough,
And it vent ms sure ash ecks.
For lie shtraddled on de axe dree
Nit der Wheel petween his acks.
Und ven he vent to shtart id of
lie paddlet nit his vest,
Und soon he cot to go vast
Dat avery dings he peat
He run her out Broader shtrcod,
lie shkoeted like der Wind,
llei how he based de vnucy chaps,
And lef dem all pehind
De velers nit de trotting mays
Pooed COP to see him bnss;
De Dcutschers all crstlunishui s1it:
"POt.taXe0A, Vas isl daS?"
Boot vasior shtili der Schnitzerl lewed
On-mit gashtly shme;
1lo tidnt tOOuch de dirt. py shiogs
Not vonce in half u milo.
Oh vot ish all dis oar,ly pliss2
Oh. vot ish mans soocksess
Oh. yot ism various kinds of dings?
Uni vot ish hobhnesst
We find pank node in de shtreolt,
Next dings der psnk sh rreak
We fulls und knocks our outsides in,
Ven ve u ten-shtrike make.
So vas it nit der Schnitzer,
On his phIl0sopede.
His feet both shipped outsideward sboost
When at his exiru shpeed
He felled oOpon der Wheel of coorse;
De Wheel like bitten hew
Uhd Schnitzcrl he vns schnz in vact
For id shished him grod in two
Und MS for his rhosopede
LII cot so shkarcd, men say,
1t pounded onward till it vent
GunE teufelwards afIy.
Boot where ish Der Sohnitzerl's Is soul
Where dos his shbrit bide
In llimmc trOO, de endless pluc,
1t takes Il mcdeUr ride.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1869-02-06

A party from Frankfort, KY, went down
to Louisville to the theatre, last week. After
the close Of the theatre they took look at
the elephant generally, While standing on
the corner of Walnut and Hancock streets,
comforting about the wonders OF Louisville.
u street car with colured lights cane in
sight.
George" said one of them TO his mate,
"lel us go right home in the morning"
"What makes you III such u hurry, Jim 2
"Its too sickly here. Do you see those
red and blue lights coming up the street Z"
"Yes, see them, but what of that e
"Why, darn my cats, if | am going to
stay in place that is so sickly that they
have to haul their drug stores around on
wheels"
Jim left far Frankfort in the morning.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1869-02-06

NATURE AND FEEDING HoRsEs.-In Rob.
ert Bonner's stable the horses are fed from
box iE the fnnr. MS their owner believes that
nature intended they should take their food
from the level of their feet. Mr.. b.
should have better sense than this. II he
wants to follow nature why feed them any
cultivated feed at all, or stable them, or
groom them, or do anothing with them con.
trary to mature ?" Nature without art,
either in the animal or vegetable kingdom,
has done no more for civilization than sup.
piyinG material.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1869-02-06
CONSUMP MPTfON.

Thousands of cascs, when the pa
tient supposed lac sTaa afflicted with
thistcrri hlc disease, have been cured
by the uSe of these remedies. EXtIcpe
eIi.nciniion, debility, and 'OugA nre
the usual attendants upon severe
cnses of dyspvpsia or disease of the
Gige-ttve organs. Even In cases OF
genuine ConsUm ioH, these remedies
YIN BE found OF the greatest benefit,
strengtheninS and inviSoratinS
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1869-02-06

SPREADING MANURE II WINTER,-A far.
mer at Palmer Mass, formerly drew ont his
manure and left it in small hears. 1t trozo
hard and could not he spread till it had
thawed in spring, and, being intended as
top dressing for meadows, killed the grass
under the heap. He now draws and spreads
from the road, which he finds great i'm.
provemcnt. Another farmer breaks up the
manure into fine powder by hushing il,
which increases its value. The Objection
that the manure, or manure water will wash
off is not valid A meadow, with steep
side Hill was dressed with manure in strips
in winter, and when rain occurred with ths
thaw we could not discover that the liquid
manure had run five feet down the hill, n0r
given any increased growth of the grass five
feet off as 1t had done nearer the spread
belt
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1869-02-06
GooGnn0's German Diilcrs

Is entirely vegetable, and contains no
liquor. 1t is II cO;n nuiid Of fluid Ex-
tracts. Tae Roofs, Herbs, and BnriSs
from which Inrse extracts are made
are gathered la Germany. All the
nGCii Cinal virtues are extracted from
them by scientific chemist. fhCSe
extracts Drc IhCn forwarded to this
country 10 he used expressly far the
~ II GN Ctuge Of these Buffers. There
Is no alcoholic AubHtRnce Of nny killd
unCa ia compromising the bttters,
hence a. IS tine oiiy Iiii:crs that "Hn
be USED ia cases where alcoholic s.Ini-
I.lLiAIh nIa Ia OF Id L 4. llIr.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1869-02-06
CATTLE WEIGHED By MEAsupE.-Th,

CATTLE WEIGHED By MEAsURE.-The
only instrument necessary is measure with
feet and inch marks on it. Tue girth is the
circumference of the animal just behind the
shouldrr.hlades The length is the distance
from the shoulder blades. The superficial:
feet are obtained by multiplying the pirth
and length. The following is the rule to
ascertain the weight of the animal:
II less weight than one foot in girth, nut
tiply superficial feet by eight.
II less than three and more than one, mul'
tiply superficial feet 10y eleven.
II lcss than five and more than three,
multiply superficial feet by sixteen.
If less than seven and more than FIVE,
multiply superficial feet by twenty five.
II less than nine and mere than seven i,
multiply superficial feet by thirty three.
If less than clever and more than nine,
multiply superficial fee: by forty.two.
Example, Suppose the girth of the bull
lock to be six feet three inches; length i've
feet six inches; the superficial area will
then be thirty.lour, and, in accordance with
the preceding rulc the weight vii! he seven
hundred and eighty two pounds.
Example, Suppose a pig to measure in
girth two feet, and in length one foot nine
inches, there would then be three and a half
feet, which, multiplied ty eleven, gives
thirty eight and half pounds rs the weight
of the animal when dressed In this way
the weight of four quarters can bs substan.
TALLY ascertained during life.