Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-05-06
BREvITIEe.

the Bureau of Engraving. at Washington,
were, on Saturday, discharged.
THE Scranton Republican states thnt the
new breaker erected at Glenwood,' near
Carbondale, by the Erie Company, is CON-
pleted at cost Of S3o0, 900.
MOBILE ia becoming an important mar
ket for importations from the West Indies.
Of coffee alone the imports this year will
probably reach some 70, ,oO0 bags.
THE Boston and Providence Railroad
has been supplied With the Treasury locks
required by law, and will be able to trans
port merchandise in bond after the first
Of May.
ALMOND trees flourish In California, and
one near Santa Barbara yielded $40 worth
ofnuts last year. This spring farmer
has set out $4,000 trees. Tho olive crop
will be large this season.
GROWING crops in all parts ofthe State
are in splendid condition. Notwithstand-
ing the reports of injury to fruit by the
frost, the yield, from allappearance, prom
ises to be an average one.
The Lewisburg, Centre and Spruce
Creek Railroad bill, authorizing the issuing
of two millions of bonds, has passed finally,
and been approved by the Governor.
James NJ. Mason, the rebel commission
er of Trent fame, died at his home in Vir-
ginia Saturday. Let us touch lightly upon
the memory Of a aman,who, with talents ofthe
highest order and a position in his country's
councils of the highest responsibility, saw
fit to use neither for his country's lasting
honor or security.
THE Supreme Court ofthe United States,
Monday, decided, Chief Justice Chase and
Justices Nelson, Clifford and Field dssen-
ting, that the legal-tender act is constition-
al in its effect on anterior contracts, and
valid in its operation on subsequent trans
actions. The decision has instant opera
ton on number of contracts involving
great amounts, that have awaited its pub
| lication. The Court also held that q con-
tract for the delivery of specific weight
of gold called for coined gold.
The Montour Paint Works, at Rupert,
Pa, were burned on Monday morning, in
volving q loss Of $4,000.
PITTsBURG is to be deprived Of it's
( smoke. A Mr.. M'Kenzie has been maxi
| ing an experiment, by means of which the
gas generated from coal is instantly con-
sumed and no smoke results. This pro-
/
and furnace, and Mr.. M'Kenzie thinks
that its application on an extended scale
will render Pittsburg smokeless mart.
The Southern Republicans say that the
ku Klux game now is to keep very 1uiet
till a month before the Presidential election,
and then to scare the colored voters from
the polls by short but effective reign OF
terror 1t is probable, however, that there
will be some hindrance to the working OF
this plan in the way of an extension of the
provisions of the Ku Klux bill.
The latest style at dinner party is to
have fan placed at each lady's plate, on
which is printed the bill of fare, and on the
side OF which is a small looking glass, sc
that she is able to survey herself and keel
cool.
OWING 10 a high food in the Mississip
pi, a crevasse occurred above New Orleans
week before last which has caused consider
able damage to property, 1t was thoV
sand feet wide on Sundayweek and twelv,
or fourteen miles Of the Jackson Railroad
had been swept away. New Orleans wal
considered TO be in great danger from th,
r flood, but the water in the Mississippi
commenced falling and dissipated all fear
in that direction.
RETURN OF THE JEWS TO PALESTINE
The Philadelphia Press states that tn
Sultan OF Turkey offers strong inducement
to the Jews TO emigrate to Palestine, AM
has even expressed his willingness to Gel
, them the Mosque of Omar, which, il wi
, be recollected, occupies the site on Noun
Moriah of the ancient temple. 1t adds
''Some of the hills around Jernsal lem hav
already become Jewish property"
, PoLITIcAL.-The democratic State con
! yenton Of Pennsylvania is to assemble a
Harrisburg on tho oath of May, 20 nomi
nale candidates for auditor general an
surveyor general.
INTERESTING TO MECHANICS AND In
. vENToRs. ale now bein
! made to carry into effect the law concern
, ing the issue of patent office reports
) Pamphlets will be issued descriptive {
each patent, and these, besides being sen
to applicants for patents, may be subscr
a bed for by Others. The office will Tx
a price near the cost price for each specilca
! ton, and manufacturers and others inter
ested in special class of inventions ca
i, make deposit Of from 81 % 80 with th
: office, and all the patenta 4 any class dC
! sired will be sent, and o. price charge
Il
4 The price will not be ostr one cent.pe
! copy on the average, aud the whole COS
10 the Patent Office under this system wi
not exceed Sl20,000, which is less tha
i half the cost Of the old reports. The pa
i will be pu. into immediate operation /
n that extent.
! THE recent Democratic "yictoryn
: New Hampshire, over which the Oppos
y ton have since been shouting themselY,
hoarse with JOY, d0sent turn out to be
very decided victory after all, All the n
turns are now, aud It appears that Al
House 0f Representatives will stand, n
. publeans ltd, Democrats" and Lab,
= Reiormers 1853 In the senate are Il
y publcans and "Democrats,n with tN
= vacancies The seats OF 4 "Democmtsn
! the House viii probably bo contesto,
Query Is this a sample oi lhe victories
the doubtful States, out ofwhioh the pcih
= Gratis build their hopes Of carrying Il
o Presidential election In ls72r
a The Philadelphia Press says the number
d eX'rebels la Congress far exceeds tho npr
ber ~ "carlet bag representatives OF n
Is SOUTH Oi the twenty Two Southern Ssn
tors, only nlne are OF Northern birth, a.
{. one uf them Ia u nemOemt. Of tho Lil