Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-01-20

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trial should not be granted, when the prisoner
was ramanded back to prison until March term.
MARK TWAIN II MMTON.-A number of our
! citizens went to Milton on Wednesday evening to
hear Mark Trains lecture entitled 'Roughing IT.
in California. The lecturer is well known as
successful humorous writer and author. But hu-
morists writers, are not often equally success
full as lecturers, and Mr.. Clemens is no excep-
tion. There is a general vein of humor, howev-
er, natural to him in conversation, which is more
apparen. in his lecture, or rather his yarns,
marvellous and extravagant eXaggeratons of
facts and fancics delivered in distinct but rath
er slow and monotorous voice. Those who went
for Information well rs amusement, were most
probably disappointed. Mr.. Clemens Is an un-
pretending ana genial man, whose appearance
affords to true indication of his genius and ta-
lents as n writer.
The fHct IL, not more than one ont OF ten pub
lie lecturers, are worth One-fourth the compensa-
tion they receive. Lecturers were originally de-
sgued to be instructive, and to impart useful in
formation. Amusement was then only sccon-
dairy consideration, but now it is too frequently
the only merit required
w 80 ~ ol~'" 'o
o'' .,'''''I uuo''' - ny e''H''"o,e u
''''' ,''',' .. INC 'H''' p''s''s
'" ""' i''J'''0u ''i''' improvements
\ Pr,1,pr,rtr Wo,r,x.-NIrs. Jennie Corn
well and two bright and intelligent daughters,
Dasie and Katie, six and eight years of age, Of
Oregon Territory, are at present the guests Of
Sol. Malick, Esq. Mrs. c. left her home in the
far-o!r northwest in the earl part of last Noycl-
her. accopnauicd by rour children. two of which
were left in Illinois. and arrived at this place
about one o'clcc,, ON New Years rnoruinr-iust
in time to hear the firing Off of the old wear. To
reach this place thov were OBLIGED totravcl n dis
tancc Of seven hundred miles by water to San
5',,i,,, c,,. -, 49, -, .-,,.
dritf. Mrs. Corpwell is a daugbtcr Of Geo. Ma
I'cl, who SOM, of our cifizops will ro,por,bor
b,vinr lived peor tr,e residence or 7 ,ro,t1 -,
Rivcr street, in this place. some years ago, Mr..
Malick and family emigrated to Illinois, and
from there to Oregon. They were some of the
hTst settlers in that Territory, and 1t Is enter
taining to hear Mrs Corn"eii tell about the hard
ships they endured and the dangers they faced
among the Indians ana the WIIds OF that country
lhcy were several times obliged to seek safety
from the sca!png-kniie at Fort Van Couycr, and
on one occasion they were robbed of all their
STOCK, &C., which IS loss hard to hold up under
IN that country II was curiosity to hear 1t
thunder anu see lightning after they reached the
con. at least in that part which Mrs. G, halls
from. All the protection she had in travelling
this ~reot distauco-a tourney that fcv women
would undertake. omoDa, all Glasses of peopIe
was a revolver ana bowie-knife. which no dopbt
would prove dangerous in the hands of one who
has the courage and daring TO venture ON sucI, a
Derilous undcrtg, ,a--troycI such an immense
distance without n male escort G,,t,5 Of loet
,rscl
-<s
DON'T be without policy OF Insurance. Give
this very important matter proper consideration.
Then go TO l. ". Noier's office, ana get a policy
at once.
Dr,ruor ,vOrn,,,r,yr,, NJ tT,,r, We'll.
one Of the oldest ana most rcs,octol oi,,zors or
Northumberland dol IN ,b,t ,r,c, o, rrr,r,-
l,rl,st Of tbo ,,7,.o,,oo, ,,,, o. - ,,o.s II,
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70 ,.o,rs o,,,i,.r,,,It t,i, oo,,,,tr,. p,i.i.,.
i, pni,,1o,r,,f, ,,tf,,is o. 700. I,o ".
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rT Ii, In mo I,orso ,,Iicb ho hni,, or,. t,,,,a
,..,rs,,,a ~, VI, ,r,.-o -. ,,,e
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iour'y-h'e yeals' lie was much loved, a Keen
observer, a uselul citizen, andaH upright man.