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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-07-08

THAT $9i ,000.-It is very evident now
that the County Commissioners are deter
mined to make the best of it this year. Last
year they had over S05, 900 to work on, and
the present year il will probably so thou
sand or two higher. The amount reported
by the County Auditors for 1870, was un-
collected taxes for 1865 and previous years,
S30,G33 90. The amount Of tax levied for
1870 is S55,0l9 i3, making altogether S05,-
$50 AZ. Ofthls amount they report $54,-
OO4 90 expended and Sil, ,l5l 81 in the
hands Of iayorite collectors. After having
this large amount on hand they tell us that
the county is indebted S27, ,575 70, ON which
interest is paid, while the outstanding taxes
show no Interest, For 1871 We learn that
u tsN Of mills has been levied, aud us the
valuation on property Is mush higher than
previous years, IL will run the taxes up to
about $4,000 20, which with the Sll, ,iO2,
Fl outstanding will make the snug sum Of
over 1900, WIN the tax payers continue
10 uphold the Ring aud pay iog the whistle
at these rates
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-07-08
THE COREAN WAR.
Success OF the American Arms.
Official from Admiral ROpcrs.

WASHINGTON, June 2S.-The following
Cabinet dispatch, via Shanghai, was rcceiy,
ed at the Navy department. to-day
CoREA, June O.-I0 Tie Secretary of the
Macy: The Corans not apologizing for
their treacherous attack on the 10th inst,
we landed at Korg Noe and took and de-
stroyed the tower, fort and munitions.
On the 11th W. took another fort, and
then stormed and captured the stronghold
of the enemy. Six forts in all were taken.
The troops reported the enemy to be fully
ii 600 strong.
Some desperate hand to hand fighting
took place in the citadel.
-Four hundred and eighty-one pieces of
ordnance belonging to the enemy were de-
stroycd, being principally small brass pieces
A great quantity Of small arms was cap
tured.
Fifty-three flags were also taken and two
hundred and forty-three Coreans were kill
ed during the fight and their dead bodied
lie around the citanel.
Our killed were only three. The gallant
Lieutenant M'Kee, who was first to gain
the inside of the citadel, was killed by u
bullet and spear, Marines Dennis, Uona-
han and Landsman Seth Allen. Out
nine wounded are all out of danger and
doing well.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-07-08
A 'szsyAS Tragedy.
A Man Mist.kcs His VIE for
burglar. and GUS Her to Fioces
with N ROwie-Vni1c.

A Man Mist.,scs His VIE Tor
burglar. and GUS Her to Pieces
with ~ BOwie-Iniac.
A gentleman fronthe neishborhood in
Grimes county, som five miles from Ma
yasota, where the sadest occurrence which,
we believe, we hae ever recorded, took
rlace on last Satupay night, gives us some
alriculars additidal to those which have
The al been sn,,p9 puSshsa s|rs of Ms MEis ys O MI
ina,gss ohS,a 5r;oh a Kind h,'eoanu, ,Ot' as W.
sd learn rit;a ana a''So ind'rious anu respect
There were, it ,eers, several robbers in
the house, and Mrs, Goodrich, hearing
them, had aroused he husband. and he,
not be ing able to fad lis pistol, had Iaken
a bowie knife api ws in pursuit OF the
thieves. He had struck at one OF tnem,
and another hal passed him inside of the
house, and he SEEMS to have fastened out
side anI aroundto the window of his own
bedroom, which he knew to be hoisted,
with the expectation of intercepting the
escape of some ofthe burglars.
1t is said that chloloform had been used
by the thieves, but MT sufficiently to pro-
duce stupefaction, Yet it is likely that the
feeling of faintness cused by the inhala-
tions of the chloroorn induced Mrs. Good
rich to rise from the bed where she had
been left by her husband and to go to the
window for air. There she was found by
her excited husband, and, rs the night was
so dark that he coun discern only the out
lines of the figure, ne naturally imaginet
that he saw one of the robbers about t.
pass out through the window. Then CAM
blows, bearing all the human mind cal
conceive of the terriIle-blows by which
husband took the life of his own wife will
the knife. ,, , .,,
not be trusted alone, but is guarded con
stantly to prevent the commission OF SUI
vcca> Mrs. Goodrich is represented as
II hois IS saGomplishod and noble woman, an
natbv ~ II 1''o i;or ,at she died with words of syn
her lips. In thc utter r"so eonsternation an
desolation which olloweo the terrib
tragedy we are Informed that the only chill
of the marriage, whiIl is still almost a
infant, was seen witLits head pillowe
upon the slain mother. breast. beocir
her to awake aud grant it IN evidence
recognition.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-07-08

WHAT WILL You DO "A cotempo-
rary contains the following hit at certain
class Of beaus and bellies, who imagine mat
rimony to be the grea; object of life and end
of all worldly trouble;
johnny, what do you expect to do for
living when you get to be man ?' swell,
reckon, I'll get married and board with
my wife's mother.n
Come to think it over, what q vast num-
Der OF 'Johnnies" thue are in the world.
What an army Of idle dwadlers and hang
ers-on in society, whoare only looking out
to marry boarding place. And to make
it all right there is just as big an army of
foolish women who are ready to marry the
first Fitzdawdle who cones along, ifhe can
talk soft nonsense, ogle Sweetly, has a soft
hand, and ''soul above" honest labor
They have no conscientious scruples about
adding another "boarder" to the already
Strengthened household, "le's so nice, you
know ! SO distinque"-so different from
that vulgar John, who works and has such
'hideous rough hands and Hg feet"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-07-08
"Wheel about, and turn about,
And iump Jim CroM.N


Below we published two distinct planks
in the Democratic platforms in regard, to the
question ofnegro suffrage, so .hatDemocrats
may sec and fully realize the change that has
been made in the avowed principles of their
party during the past two years:
Democratic Platform Democratic Platform
1869. 1871.
RsSolyed, That the ReSolVed, That we
Democratic party ofIrecognize the binding
Pennsylvania is opposed obligation of all the pro-
to comforting upon the visions of the Constitu-
negro the right to vote ton of the United States
and We do cmphatically as they now exist,
deny that there Is any (Which includes the right
right or power in Con- of negroes to vote,) and
gress or elsewhere to VIC dcprccatc the discus
impose negro suffrage sion of issues h / C h
upon the people of this have been 0ottled uy the
State in opposition to olauthority constitutional
their Will. ly appointed.
"Men change, but principles never"
Democrats, what do you think Of the
change?
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-07-08
ON tho IN KU KLUx AGAIN

From the vica.(s Co. Union, June GIL
reached this city &the proceedings, who
the following particulayenlng, we learn
| doings of the Ku Klux in NeeNnloro of the
Mile johnson, a colored laborgy county.
never held any Office or taken any c1ho has
Gus part in politics, states that he has'cu-
at work as laborer, and occupied housJ
upon the place of Leonidas Simms, fifteen
miles above the village of Newberry, and
that on Sunday night, the 18th instant, q
party of men first visited the house of Mr..
Simms,. and called to him to put his head
out OF the window, which he refused to do,
when, after short parley, they proceeded
to the plantatian house of our informant.
he, meanwhile, having heard them at the
mouse OF Simms, which was only about
twenty yards from where he (Johnson)
lived.
johnson states that he then imagined
that there was trouble, and upon his reach
ing their house he had stationed himself
upon table that stood in the room be-
tween the front and back door, and hur-
rledly, in his night garments. A stimuli
taneous assault was made upon bo tn doors,
but they being heavily barred, it was i'm
possible to push them in. Finally the
party got an axe and broke down the door.
During this time johnson stood upon the
liable with q heavy navy revolver in hand,
but when the front door came down ho
dropped under the table. Some tho party
then threw lighted match into tho room,
Wa Immediately two of the men entered,
them be placed his pistol close to one of
panions 'ofred; the man fell, and his COM
to say, ''HoEed him out, and wero heard
johnson then hhis head"
the crowd, which hadis second shot into
the front door, with whGomo around to
known. The party ired severGt it is not
the house of Johnson, and lodged sts into
in the front door. johnson states he NILS
quick time out of the back door, when tht
party at that door had left for the front one
where the Ku Klux had been shot, ant
took to the woods, whero he stayed unit
daylight, when he returned to his hous
and remained until Monday night, when
he walked thirty-six miles and took th
! cars for Columbia, arriving here last even
| ing; as before stated.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-07-08

IT is amusing to see the wire-pullers of
the opposition, try to reconcile the disaflec-
ton in their ranks in this county. Every
plan is being adopted to quiet those candi-
dates who have been clearly cheated out of
their nominations. 1t places the Demo-
cracy in q bad situation, and many, we
have no doubt, would willingly recall the
promises made to the Irish voters of the
county, were they now willing to submit.
But the matter has gone too far. The
leaders of that party have given promises
from year to year to keep that element with
them, and occasionally given an office to
prove their sincerity, now tho tactics are
being changed and that element has con-
cluded they had lived long enough on
promises, and they take charge Of the offices
and see whether their leaders are willing
to live on promises for a while. Tho de-
frauded candidates and honest portion of
the party are therefore earnestly appealed
to, toyicld for the present, or until oil would
come right again. But as some are not
willing to adhere TO such propositions, we
find correspondents, claiming to be located
in different parts of the county, pretending
that all were satisfied in their locality, and
willing to submit to the most glaring frauds
ever pcrpetrated upon any party. Ono of
these correspondents from a disaflected
district says, ''the political horizon seems to
be cleared of those threatening clouds of
discomfort, and in the language of q once
noted General, "all is quiet along the lines"
at present." This is done TO get other dis
tricts reconciled, for we are informed by the
most prominent Democrats in that same
district, that nearly all the members of the
Democratic party arc opposed to the whole
sale frauds by which the candidates arc
nominated, aud will not submit to be ruled
by the element in the coal region. We
state these facts to show how we'll some of
the leaders understand shutting the eyes of
some Of the more honest portion of their
party, and as il is an old dodge, we have no
doubt that by the time election comes off
they will have most of them convinced, that
everything is fair and square, and all for
the good of the party.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-07-08

SAYS the St. Louis Republican Demo
cratic y
One of the resolutions adopted by the
Iowa Democratic State Convention de-
manded the trial and punishment of those
who have stolen the taxes paid by the peo-
ple.'
So say VIC all and for n place to begin,
we would suggest the corporation of the
city of New York. The FIFTY-Two MIL
LIONS added to the debt of that city, dur
ing the past two years, by the "Tammany
Ring" call aloud for the enforcement of
the above Democratic resolve. BY all
means, men and brethren of Iowa, try and
punish these thieves. But we very much
fear that you will have your labor for your
pains,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-07-08

The expenses of our late State Senate,
wherein the Democrats had one majority
were fine illustration of that Democratic
economy of which we have heard so much.
The figures show that its miscellaneous
expenses exceeded those of that body for
the last twenty years.-one item will show
the character of the Democratic policy.
A private Secretary, at an expense of $1,000
to the State, was employed for Mr.. Wallace,
the present Chairman of the Democratic
State Committee. The tax payers will
appreciate such economyi
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-07-08

ALEXANDER IL, STEPHENS in his salu-
tatory, upon assuming control Of the edi-
torlal columns Of tho Atlanta Sun, boldly
declares his adherence to the doctrine Of
States rights. lilo speaks OF the ''peopieS," +"
not the people Of the United States, and
in order that there may be no misunder-
standing ofhls meaning, he declares that
he will advocate the doctrine in tho col
umns OF tho SEA-, that the government Of
the United States is only u Confederate
liepubllc, which may be dissolved al plea
sure. There Is no "new departure" in this
sentiment,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-07-08

FROM carefully prepared tables of the
sugar production in Louisiana, says the
Philadelphia Press, itappears that the lar
gest amount manufactured between the
years 1928 and 1870 was 450, ,41O hogsheads
in 1861. The amount produced in 1870 was
144,ss1, being an increase Of 57,791 hogs
heads over the production for 1866. This
is very gratifying, as showing tho restora-
tion Of tho industrial resources of the States
that were so completely Frustrated by the
war, and also the success of free labor.
In 1864 but 6,66S hogsheads were produced.
The increase has bocn steady since, but at
no time so great as during last year.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-07-08
Ffrc at HICKORY
Shaft.

PoTTsvILLE, July Hickory shaft is
still idle on account of the fire which has
been burning for month or more. Eight
million gallons of water per day are going
into the shaft, and the quantity now in the
mine is estimated at one hundred and fifty
million gallons; filling it nearly or quite to
a point above which the fire cannot extend
1t is thus certain Of being speedily extin-
guishcd. This can be pumped out again
in about month. Work at the neighbor-
ing st. Clair shaft has been stopped by the
mine inspector, who feared this great vol
ume of water would break through the pill
lar connecting the two shafts, but of this
the engineers have no apprehension.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-07-08

We learn that Judge Welkor, who was
cheated out OF the recent nomination Ia
Northumberland county, by tho frauds ia
tho coal regions, will not consent 10 bo do
tgauled out of his ehauces OF AN election
by illegal votes. Had he been honestly beat
ga lac would be la duty bound 10 Yield, but
uo man Ia Justified lu submitting 10 noni,
nations secured BY fraud, -MiidiLarg Iost,
The above Ia eoTool, Judge Welker
Ike any olher honorable gentleman, is OPP
posed " any kind Vi frauds whether la
polllles o. business transactions, aud be-
he'e2 That tho sooner eoTFuptlOn Ia any
paFly 10 supppsaed lhe betteF.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-07-08

THE indications are that all the stir
made about the new cancer remedy, cum
drango, will prove to have been part of an
eNtensiye sajaIGlA ~ scheme to riYoe nMounGGd
by several of the most prominent physi-
clans of this city and by medical officers
of the army and navy pure humbug. A
firm in New York yesterday obtained q
patent on a cancer cure, having this newly
discovered ingredient as base, and it is
known that prominent parties have secured
n virtual monopoly the trade in tho cum
draoo plant.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-07-08

CoLoRED MILIrIA,--The New York
Slus says: The eolorel men are making a
strong effort TO raise regiment Ia this
city. Governor Holman has promised 10
give them the same aid and support ON be-
half OF the State AS are given tOany regular
ly orgnlzed regiment. The city officials
will build them an arinOry aud present
them with stand ofcOlOrs,
TnE Savannah (Ga,) RepuLlicda now
urges that the Southern Democrats should
not at present talk about political matters,
II cOuliSels a course of "tnasterly inactiH-
tNn aud asks, "Why quarrel with the
Aorlhem lemocaey aboutabslract theories
aud party platiOTmsf The latter may not
suit the south bW q Dsmocrdtio idmiais-
lral'oa wal, 0ad hat % Chai t0e are gfier,
TnE Emperor William, Ia consequence
Of lhe urgent enlrealy of the Crown rrin-
eess Victoria, has determlned 30 appoint
the NidONs OF tho soldiers slain lea tho Late
MAR against France 10 all vacancies la Ihe
public libraries,
uApEh the act passed Al lhe lasl session
of lhe Legislature Zoe lhe appolnlhent of
bnlleT lnallecior Zoe tbs eounlles u Meth
uinhetlani, hckuylkill and Colualdla, he
tkoellaiicy liVfeIuOr leary has AplOlnlei
as commission i9t1Anllne applicants, I'd
eRrd T. laum, Mason A. hAAllnek And
jaalsa u. Mslls,
4 drunksa lllshnaan badlY slabbed his
ells, Va Aes Aolk, ll,e olheT dsy, spd
lhsp iap ana luinled luio tbs llleg AUD
divausd bllasssA
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-07-08

The Greeusburg Argus, the organ Of the
Democracy Of MesImoreland county, re-
pudiates tho platform adopted at the recent
Democratic State Convention, says,
"lieyond the nominallon Of candidates,
they Tho Conyenlioul had u0 authority 10
act lor the party, Tho Democratic plat
lorm " a legacy nom the iaihers vi tho
Revolution the eonslllulloa adopted hy tho
people without the all ofbayonels or negro
voters. We aegef caa make ~ aiiih resolu,
ton dn article " our laih, Ihs tbariesaM
Uhd fVlsfHh aHfadiAsais afc Ifau,inleat
aipeadayss lo ne Constitution, Ile Ielno-
cratic party Mas organised ~ protect The
Constitution and the people against all
Ifanduleni devices VI the eneiniea Ola liee
sAAs p.4Ha gottfaH,saL fhf Dfm0efaiir
isiriy otsnoi guik ptfa ffapdaksi aiaead
sigdl aad gossffs hsT ,akWhan
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-07-08

Hon. Horace Capron, Commissioner of
Agriculture, has resigned, lis resignation
to take effect on August LIST. lie accepts u
similar position under the JaSenese Govern
ment, at salary OF $50, 900 per annum.
Judge Watts, of Carlisle, this State, has
been appointed Commissioner of Agricul-
turc, by President Grant. Tho Judge has
been great lover Of the SC ence OF agricul-
ture, ana has long been prominent in agri'
cultural movements,
A hearL'rending railway accident occur
red on the Northwestern railroad, at llar-
pelh river about toru miles from the city
OF Nashville, ON Mondly, through the Civ
inS way OF bridge, Fiiieen persons Sere
killed aud twenty'thres wounded,
A decision was rendered at WillesbaIre
on Monday IN the cast OF the Common
wealth OF l'unnsylyanig * rel Thomas NJ.
Williams, Inspector ol ANnes, ys. samuel
lionnell, Jr, aud others where, Tor the
trsl time slnce the Mine Ventilation law
Was enacted, hleen months ago, that law
has bcen construed aud enforced,
Terrible accounts are ST. received OF the
hlnlne Ia l'ersla, AZ ieLl some iily chill,
dren have been Killed and eaten BY the
slal Wing Mohammedan population. SO &c
we're IA ihe tAlnlne Ia certain parls that not
ouly hase the dates and sugar oi caravans
been siezed and eaten By lhe starving ln'
habilanls Of Nlllager Through which they
passed, bat tho paek'nlule WeFo greeedily
deyoared as well,
A ChirrLED soldier sl0 Used 10 vote
lhe i1ulocIalle licket belVfp lhe 9aT, aut
eh9 deelaIed ll,al hls yois musl tails with
hls bniht, aud hence ceasoi 20 DO ~ aileT
be donned ll.s array blue hearing VI the
Mes ihpaIlufen - asked ~ 80 lhe plat.
loru, ~ Ieal u, rsniAIk ~ ''thai Ia tle
ioiee ~ jaeob, bat tbs haal : lhe hand VI
tsaun
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-07-08

TuERE are 1000 tons of hematite ore
used IN the Lehigh Valley every & IWen.y
four hours, making total OF ioo,VVv '1h ti,o
n wear. The royalty, q sum PAID py .to
operators to the property owners, ahioun''
to about S2S5,000.
THE Kansas City (Missouri) Joai1.a, m
saws that about 500, 600 head OF cattie ,,,;a W.,
he receiyed in the Western markets thls
COO con from Texas. Already 2o, iuu heau
bo ve been received Dy the Kansas Paclhc
=, - -s.,.
A MAN in Danville has kept one hotel
for forty years, and has an old bachelor
boardec who has been with him for over
| SIXTEEN hundred anu n,....,, rofts have
nayirated out of Redbank, Clarion county
this year.
TIE new Jail at Mauch Chunk ie H,llsh =
ed, and is now occupied by the prisoners OF
Carbon county. The Jail cost S12o,OOo.
A LIVE alligator, seven feet long, was
caught in the streets of Belleville, Ala, a
few days ago.
TIE Bloomsbury Republican tells a sto-
nv of a horse which was frightened to death
during a severe thunder storm.
TIE Republican party took the tax off O.
real estate. What assurance have we it vii
not be relevied if the Democracy were tC
get power, as that party is pledged to undo
all the legislation enacted by Republican
majorities.
THERE are seventeen lodges of Odd Eel
lows in Bcrks county, with 2,S6O contribut
ing members.
The cathartics used and approved b
the physicians comprising the variou
medica. associations of this State are no.
compoupqsd and ,sol5 Ngndor the name
We copy the following from an exchange
which is important if true:-Chronc dia
, rhna of long standing, also dyscntcry, an
i all similar complaints common at this SCI
!. son of the year, can be cured by the III
y Internally of Johnson's Anodyno Lin
4 ment. We know whereof we affirm.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-07-08
Neu advertisements

NOTICE is hereby given that application will
AN be made at the next session (1S72) of the
Legislature of the State of Pennsylvania for the
incorporation OF n bank under the name, style
and title of "The Sunbury Dime Savings Bank,'
to be located at Sunbury, Northumberland coun-
ty, Pa, with such powers and priviledgcs, and
for such objects as are usually granted to inst-
tuition of like character with capital of S25, ,0O0
aud with the power of increasing the same, by a
vote of the stockholders, to $500, 900.
Sunbury, July 10, 1871.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-07-08
soor Am suoE sAsuFACruu
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JOSIAH lIENHiE,

NaTkel H4aarr, thfes daaTs sssi " ihe TallIoaa,
~ aslik slAs. SUDBURY, IA,
Ail atieud " lhs laapafaeluIs VI hfssis aad
nhass IA al NJ bganss.ts, aad All soik safianled
" 10 ssfisiheioIy,
Helalllng dslls a. sh9n uQlie
kghbup, hsy ", lsli
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-07-08

A tourist thus describes the celebrated
Switch-back and the surrounding scenery.
At the foot of Mount Pisgah you take q
little car, which rapidly ascends TO the
summit at an elevation of more than two
thousand feet. At the top of the mountain
you have view of a large extent of terri
tory. Below runs the Lehigh river. The
villages Of Mauch Chunk and East Mauch
Chunk are so nearly under you that you
almost imagine that you could jump down
into them. On clear day Schooley's
Mountain, one hundred miles away, in
New Jersey, is fully in view. The descent
from the mountains in these cars is made
by gravitation, and the sensation is novel.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-07-08

WE see it stated that tickets are for sale
in London for a trip around the world,
The price for the round trip has deem fixed
at 1925 in gold, which is equal to about
81, ,250 in currency. AS the distance of
20, 5G2 miles, the rate per mile will be u
fraction over five cents. The time required
td,Uth tamr 'G ;iI IJuiGy hn ~ G'i'y GuI ysi
making detours up the coast of China, the
Ganges and the Nile. They may visit
Greece, G onstantinoplc, and wherever else
they choose.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-07-08

ACCORDING TO that doughty warrior,
General Napoleon Bonaparte Forrest, there
are no Ku-kluX-klans IN the South that he
knows of, but lac acknowledges that he was
II member of n secret body Of inlimidators
called the White Camclias, OF course, so
iastidious gentleman could not be expec-
ted to belong to any ordinary association
whose purpose was murder, assassination
and outrage. But then White Camelia
by any other name-ku-kluX fos instance
would smell as sweet.