Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-05-27
News Items.

EARLY potatoes have suffered by the |
frost in Lancaster county.
Wheat is heading every vigorously, and
the crop will be heavy.
The harem of Omar Pasha, latery dece-
ased covered three acres.
All the leading American railways are
now laying down steel rails.
There was frost in every part of the
Cumberland valley on Thursday of last
week.
The cherry crop will be over-abundant
in Lancaster, Lebanon Chester, Berks
and Montgomery counties.
MOUNT jon, Lancaster county, contem-
plates building water warks.
RoUoH calculations place the loss Of
sugar by the crevasse at 200 hhds.
JUDGE GREEN sentenced fellow by the
name of Snyder to eight months in the
Pottsvillc Jail for squirting tobacco juice on
lady's dress.
The Pennsylvania House of Representa-
tives. passed, on Monday, q bill repeating
all special laws eXempting from taxes pro-
perty which yields revenue.
TIE timely rain of last week has given
to the oats and grass n vigorous start
cheering the hearts of the farmers gener-
ally.
Corn planting has been pushed in all the
lower tier of fcounties.
Recent rains in California have improved
the hopes of farmers, who, a fortnight
since, professed that they would be content
with half crop.
Spain is said to have reduced her price
for Cuba to SlOO, ,0O0, 900, and to have been
told that we were not buyers. The orgi-
nal demand was $2O0,O00,O00.
AN old Mchigander, who has always
lived in wretched poverty, died the other
day, and a box he left contained $4,000
in gold and silver His son is glad the old
man didn't take it with him.
THE Democratic press show symptoms
of improvement in their mode of speaking
Of the President of the United States. For
instance, n Southern journal of that stripe
remarks: General Grant may not be
statesman, n philosopher or a soldier.
But he is not n fool.
ONE Wisconsin county has made twenty
tons of maple sugar this year; one town
eight tons.
: THE graduates Of the University of Lew
isburg, Pa, resident in New York, met in
the Astor House Thursday night, and
were addressed by the Rev. DIR. j. II.
Loomis, the Rev. Mr.. Davies, Nj f. Bak-
er, A. X. Gesler and ID. f. Rue.
PROPERTY holders in Virginia aIid Nortl
Carolina have induced some northere men
resident there TO certify that there are not
so many outrages as have been re ported.
They begin to see that lawlessness has its
penslty. AS the discovery progresses the
certificates will be altogether true.
THOMAS A DoYEL, Republican, has
been elected mayor of Providence, Rhode
Island, by large majority.
That man is the best citizen who On
courages industry both by precept and ex-
ample who fosters every public enterprise,
ana who brings his influence 10 bear In
hyor OF the education OF the masses.
A Northern correspondent asks US wheth-
or white men can stand field labor here In
the summer time. We answer yes. they
find il more difficulty la this particular
than during the hot weather North.
tn. loyal East Tenne sseans, who never
ialiered ia deyo Lion 10 the old tag, or for
got tho duty they owed their country, will
decorate at knOXyillo 0n the goth inst.
the graves that Ne IN that vicinity, No far
thls u the only movement Ofthe Kind made
IA u SoulheFn state, and ifom lls very
Isolation viii be all the more gratifying,
The recent re,interment of the remains
~ liaron hteubcn, at steuben la this state,
u FepnFted " have bceR tho ilnh burial 10
ahich usey have been sgbiecled, 10 be
dead ls net alsays 10 b. AZ Telt.
Mllliam l., Harry, ooinposlt0T ga Ihs
itb'pipa llenn, n IieraLi, has jusl IsAssod
vlsl birthday llo "a plouaplly AZ hls ease
At D'elofk eterb uaolnlns and sftH y, ,iAO
eias q day Nliheas tbs leasl dliileuliy, H.
lsgais ~ ~ tble 10 ysais ago, And siill
lolloas lhe besiAess oiii " lVse Inf lhe aa,
hRflna 40 necsl 10 sulk ior nloasy liaTrY
u slih hAie aud figofous, ani iuil ~ apl
l.'al pplglia