Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-04-13

ACCIDENT.-James, young son OF
Michael Crilly, residing on Centre street,
was killed on Saturday afternoon by being
run over by train of cars on Waterman
& Beavers road. The boy was about ten
years of age and at the time of the accident
was attempting 70 climb on the front end
of the train, which was loaded with hard
ore and was being drawn by mules. He
slipped and fell under the train the first
car running over his arm and leg which
threw the car off the track and unto the
boy almost instantly crushing him to death.
-Mont0ur american.
LAST Tuesday morning about O'Clock
q party of desperadoes broke into the house
of Mrs. Faris at Centralia, and with the
aid of slung shots numerically beat and
abused Mrs. Faris and an old gentleman
by the name of Daniel James, then made
their escape, as usual. The only reason
that can be conceived for this cowardly
and brutal act, is that Mrs. Faris, who
had been a Catholic, was on last Friday
week confirmed in the Episcopal Church
A party of these friends also made an at
tack upon the dwelling of John Iormoth
on last Thursday night. They tried to
force the door open but failed then stoned
the house breaking in windows.-BloomS-
burg Republican.
Two Medical Colleges in "Philadclphia,
the philadelphia University of Medicine, "
and the elective Medical College of Penn
sylvanla." have come to grief. The mana
gers having been detected in selling diplo-
mas to parties who had received but little
medical instruction, and thus licensing a
set Of quacks to impose upon the public,
have recently had their charters revoked
by the Legislature. Served them right.
The imports of tea and coffee, from
which it is now certain the duty will be ta-
ken off by the present Congress, during the
last fiscal year were as follows Tea 81 1854,
9l9 pounds, valued at SIT, 254 OH coffee
1921, ,992, ,04S pounds, valued at $50, 1872 1863.
The duties are fifteen cents pound on tea,
and three cents a pound on coffee. From
| 1841 to 1S6l-'62 duty ranging from tif-
teen to twenty cents u pound was collected,
and from 1862 to 1870 the rate was twenty
five cents. Coffee was free from lS46 to
! 1861, and a duty of five cents a pound was
collected from 1861 20 1870.
THE question of the consti titutionality ol
| local option laws has been brought before
/ the Philadelphia court of common pleas, on
4 the petition of Robert M'Clain, proprietor
| of a Germantown tavern, who was refused
| license by the city commissioners, on the
| ground that the citizens of Germantown
| had voted against license, under the local
| option law of 1871. The case is in the
hands of VIM. l.. Hirst, Esq. The court
granted an alternative mandamus returna'
BILE on the 18th.
1T is becoming more apparent every day
that Mexico is being prepared for annexa'
| ton to the United States. With Mexico,
as with Canada, it is only a question Of
time, for the consumation of the plan to
annex them TO the United States. .iBul
both must come as free gift offerings, and
not brought into the Union as conquests.
We expect that one flag will cover, and
one Constitution rule of the hemisphere, as
true Christian religion is bound to I'LL all
the earth,