Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-02-24

The snow on the Union Pacific railway
mas commenced 70 melt, xnd ffis feared
that the great bodies ofwater which will
soon come down from the mountain streams
may cause further delays to, trains by
washing away the road bed.
THE AI4ABAMA.-T House Committee
on Naval Affairs agreed to report bill
giving the officers and seamen ofthe United
Mates steamer Kearsarge prize money for
destroying the Alabama, the same as if
that vessel had been captured and brought
in as prize, instead of being snnk. About
one hundred and ninety thousand dollars
will be appropriated for that purpose.
A newt National Bank, named the
Farmers and Mechanical, with n capital
of $50, 900, is authorized to be located at
Phoehixville, Chester county, Pa. 7h
Marriage between kindred in Russia,
however distant, even unto" forty second
cousins, " issgainst the law, and considered
by all Russians as an abomination. Neither
may q young person marry a God-parent,
the latter coming under the head of
spiritual relations" r.. f.r arr
AN association has lately been formed in
Danville, Mutual Odd Fellows Assurance
Association, of Pa" This organization
allows any member of the order of Odd
4
health" to become member by paying a
light init iation fee. There are no payments
to be made other than the initiation fee, ,ex-
cept in case of the death Of member is re-
quired to pay SO so. On the decease of a
member the representatives OF the deceased
are paid SO so for each surviving member
of the society and ifthe deceased member
has no surviving representatives,, an appro-
! priation is made by the society to pay his
| funeral expenses, not to exceed the amount
that the representatives of deceased men,
Der would receive.
No stamps. no salcsn is the decision of
Commissioner Douglass regarding the dis
| posal by the Government of tobacco seized
for non-payment of tax. The Commits
sioner says that all tobacco forfeited must
be stamped before il can be sold, or, In
other words, that the Government cannot
afford to violate the law for which it is
every day bringing suits against private
individuals. 80 osh -'.
We understand that the whooping cough
| 10 quite prevalent in the towns around us;
but that no cases have proved fatal. Some
families use nothing but Johnson's Anodyne
Liniment, Our Doctor, however, says q
little ipicac, 10 produce vomiting, would be
an advantage. 20 .-ta-s ~. ...r
| There are more than one thousand diff
| fereut kinds of pills in the United States.
Some of them are worthless and injurious,
others are good and beneficial. Old DIR.
Parsons invented the best anti-bilious pill
we ever saw or heard Of. They are now
sold under the name ofParsons' Purgative
pills. -s......-..... - ...--,, . 81.
BOSTON WuIsKEY.-''Ten gallons Of
kerosene, three pounds ofpotash, one ounce
of strychnine, mixed with soft water. at
was according to this cheerful, not to say
convivial formula, that a quantity of q
whiskeyn seized last week in Newtown,
! Mass, WAS compounded, the recpe having
also been found in the possession Of the
unfortunate dealer Ifyou want " gin, q
add quantum Suticit of oil ofjuniperl The
mystery is that the men who drink thi,
diabolical fluid do not drop down stone deat
at once.
THE KU-KLUx IN FLoRIDA.-A comittee
of the Florida Legislature make a startling
report to the Governor OF that State respect.
ing affairs in Jackson county. The out.
RACES recited exceed in atrocity those Of the
SOuth-C Carolina Ku-K Klux. Over one hun.
dred and eighty-four murders. some of the
victims, women and children, are shown &c
have been committed by band of Ku-Klux
Outrages on eolored people are noticed in
other parts OF the State, and martial Law
is strongly recommended until the unruly
can be thoroughly subdued and the wheels
of civil government put into effective