Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-02-25


government. | believe, however, that il is
not wise policy to keep from Office by an
oath those who are the choice of legal
voters; but whilst relieving them ofan oath
which they cannot take, | recommend the
release, also, OF those TO whom the oath has
no application.
(Signed) L. s. GRANT.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Feb, Is, 1871.
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The XEuklux Explain the Cause of
their beings.
RALEIGH. Feb. 16.-The following Ku-
kluX document was left on the person of
the .jailer, who was tied half mile from
the Jail by the masked horscmen, while they
took ont the ten negroes in Union county
to lynch them on Sunday night last -
Taken by habeas corpus in silence and
! in secrcsy. Thought has been working,
and the bcnignant efficiency of c0nccalmcnt
| speaks for ITSELF Once again have we been
! forced by force to use force. Justice was
lame, and she had to lean upon us. Inlor-
nation having been obtained that doubt
| ing Thomas, the Judgc--the inferior of
| nothing, the superior of nothing. aud Of
consequence the equal OF nothing, who has
| neither eye to see to the sears of oppression,
nor ear to hear the cause ofhumanity. even
| though he wears the judicial silk--had or
| Gered some guilty prisoners from here to
| the city OF Columbia, and of Injustice and
! prejudice for an unfair trial Of life, thus
| cutching at the whCclspokes of destiny,
! then this thing was created and projected.
otherwise it never would have been.
We yield to the inevitable and incXorablc
| and act this the best Let not thy right
| hand know what thy lelt hand doeth' is
our motto. We want peace but this can
not be till justice returns. We want and
/ ,,.,ll l,.,. : =. l. a
the bloody fight of freedom is fought. Until
then the Moloch iniquty will have his
rights, even if the marshall must have his
martyr.
X. X K.
Governor Scott has advised the appoint
mcnt Of a Legislative committee of three,
without regard to party, to visit the Prcsi
dent and represent to him the condition of
affairs in this State, and request sufficient
| force Of troops to protect life and property
and to enforce the civil law.
Another case Of lynching is looked for in
York county, where q number CT 2egro
murdCrcrs arc confined in jail.
SEVENTY-TuREE thousand horses were
slaughtered and eaten in Paris during the
siege.
THERE are 10000 attorneys in London.
the monotony of debate by shyiug ink
stands at each others heads.
THE annual report Of the board ofdirec-
tors OF the Pennsylvania Institution for the
deaf and dumb, for 1870, shows that the
number of pupils in the school on the st
OF December last was 2lO--ll9 boys and 81
girls. They came from various parts Ofthe
United States, but principally from Penn
sylyania.
Gov. Gcary has appointed Henry South
er, Esq, of Elk comfy, the additional law
Judge for Schuylkill county. Mr.. Souhcr
was formerly member of the State Senate
and served term of three years.
NEARLY the entire village of Tioga,
this State, is reported to have been des-
troyod by fire, on Thursday morning
last. About forty buildings were burn
ed, including one bank, two Churches,
two hotels, and 4 large number Of stores
and residences.
AN eccentric citizen of st. Louis died re-
Gently, and left in his will 81 900 to :uan
who, 10 years before, had run away with
his wife. One Of the last things he said was
that he never forgot y favor.
OWING to the want of work, a large
number of hands have been suspended At
the Milton Car Works, lately.
GOVERNOR GEARV has signed the death
warrant of Lloyd Britton, convicted OF the
murder Of Jacob Bay ut Wi!liamsport, the
execution TO take place March ID.
Articles ofimu against Governor
Clayton, Of Arkausas, have ucen adopted in
the lower House oithC Legislature char ing
him with maliCiUusly and unlaWiuliy con-
spiring to deprive the Observation-Disclosures
Of his Office, and the prospect Is that the
Judges pf the Supreme Court OF the state
will Ja dealt with, Immediately, i'm the same
manner. The Governor has had a lat ut
arms removed from the arsenal aud is
said 10 DO swearing in everybody as mill
tinmen whom he can got 10 serve.
The Legislature last week passed iur-
thcu supplement TO 0u act ia incorporate
the Lewlsburg, Centre and spruce Creek
railroad company, approved April II, 1913.
authorizing the Issuing OF bonds, and se'
curing the same by mortgage, gjyin" au-
.hDrty 10 increase the capital stock, liking
the number Of dir, cturs 20 constitute a
quorum, aud,authOrizng tho eXtcusion OF
the road 10 Dauyil!e.
ABOUT COLLFCTINO.-C Collecting IA an
uphill business-at ltNst We iud .t sO.-
The following from an exchange meets
oar case exactly:
, "last week a man stepped up Ia IA
and said he would pay every cent ho owed
us ~ he lived uuu! saturday night. ",
presume the Wau died. gu4,ly, SAID d,
+ would pay as bon q dpy og two, Ja sure at
~, wclo born. Query did tla nan lie
or were We u,yUr bora; Auotnr, said b,
would settle as surt gs shuuu.. Ne ara
lri to the conclusion talt sAoytu, 10 uueyr
tain. Another said hr AuFal 50 o. ,iie dew
o. hy dld Not pas Al, in thue dl}s, liay' AT
.en htu s.gcg, suppose iIaa gems, hat NJ
, trust Ar iar not h.p,d tv Nslu tlliie
number aid lL.Y Wuu.u sD, ua ta-murtu~
llcte m,u la,o hepu s,tie.,a u..ud, ur gis
, TOMORROW htb uIt Culup, bae mtu iIld as hll
muuths us4iiAt An Huu.u pas ul st econ a.
Lv sJl luIe money lue iusu would upt ho
. ana, Oi Cuufs.. d. iur uui lut IS t,at s'puc
3 a HTIh "a r.nl has htta diacUyrI,i ttrrl
ml.., a,,lui la.,te.i, iu ui.ptsl'ureounty
= I,sls o. htr bu,a dag th "a iti.lh ~ eigh
i.rb ttt. aiu slIil t..s ,ein uaa n.l lsru .u
a thiuusA, lit r.aI ia hl.l ll ts ul a sulieIlo
!, guHFff us i lAlHs rAlAy aul creates la