Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-12-21

The United States Supreme Court on |
Monday last decided the case of the Phila-
delphia and Reading railroad and other |
railroads against the collectors and officers |
of the internal revenue service in favor Of
the railroads. The officers of revenue had |
distrained certain property of the roads for
taxes-the roads brought suitagaiust them
for trespass in the state, courts, and obtain |
ed q verdict against thcm~-the case was
appealed to the Supreme Court of the Unit !
cd States The question presented was
whether, under the one hundred and twen
ty-second section. of the Internal Revenue
act, MS amended by the act of 1866, divi-
dends declared in the month OF December,
1869, but payable in January. 1870, and
interest paid in the month of January, 1870,
were Liable to tax. The decision of the
court settles the question.
1t is twenty-ope years since the Consti
tuition of Indiana was adopted, and many
of it's features are behind the times. 1t
forbids negroes or mulattoes to enter the
State, and prescribes punishment for any
one who employs them or gives them any
inducement to remain in the State. Its
terms prevent the passage of any adequate
election or registration laws, aud under its
provisions the judges of the State are be-
coming the mere creatures Of party. To
remedy these evils a Constitutional Con-
vention is asked.
OFFICIAL statistics Just published Mt st.
Petersburg show that during the past year
uver $4,000 persons died of cholera alone
in Russia The chief cause is ascribed
to the negligence of the authorities.
GREAT excitement reigns in Berlin over
the prospective resignation of Count Bis
mark from the Prussian Council. His re-
tirement, it is presumed, will produce
crisis in political affhirs in Prussia.
A despatch from Nantes, France, states
that the city presents n terrible spectacle,
owing to ain overflow Of the Loire. The
principal portion ofthe town is flooded with
water, and IT is feared that even larger
space will be submerged.
Lower California has been swept to
an extent of fifty square miles or more
by fire. The volloy of Rosario seems to
have been the scene of is ravages.
There is" the account says, scarcely
bunch of dried grass to be found in the
valley. ..
THE latest on dit in journalism is that
John G.. breckenridge, cX-Nice Presi-
dent of the United States, is to be called
to tue editorial chair of the World, to
, compete with Vice President CollaX when
he assumes charge OF the Tribune Jour
nalism is looking up when editors become
/ candidates for President, and ex-Vice
I Presidents retire to editorial chairs.
Philadelphia, which recently purchased
| the Sixth Presbyterian church, on Spruce
/ street, above Fifth, is fitting it up for the
accommodation ofthe Constitutional Con-
! ventiun. -.
! TIE Washington RepuJlicun says Sena-
tor Cameron made A speech on the French
spoilation claims in the Senate yesterday,
! in which he gave history of them from
! the very beginning. Our readers are all
familiar with the story, and will be thank
! ful to us for sparing them the trouble Of
reading the debate on the subject in our
Congress report. The debt is an honest ono,
and should be paid.
The Society Of United Nationalties has
elected General Sgel president for the ensu-
ing year. ...
Four hundred and seventy-ono horses
have died in Cincinnati from cpizootic, in
the last four weeks.
In the Court of Appeals at Buffalo, n.
Y, in the case of John GafIney for the
murder of Patrick Foy the prisoner was
brought into court Ou Saturday morning
and sentenced to be hanged on Feb. >.
IOSIMAS Ek DtEnCS anu l'tlulN IOSl'
master Bracey, of Bolton, Mississippi, have
been arrested for robbiug the mail. They
were sent to prison in default of $4,000
bail.
| COMMODORE Vanderbilt has abandoned,
for the present at least, his underground
railroad through New \ ork city.
England will want, in the twelve months
between September, 1872, and September
1873, one hundred million bushels of whca
from foreign fields. She is now receiving
five million bushels per week, of which {
considerable share is from France, where
tic crop has been excellent. Our owr
broad fields will do their part towarC
making good the English deficiency.
THOMAS Dunham was arrested in New
York, on Saturday, for attempting to sell {
bond of the State of Mississippi, which had
been raised. On his person were found
bonds representing $40, 600, all of which ht
{ admitted were altered.
THE Fire Marshal of New York SAYS tht
fire in the Fifth-avenue Hotel originated il
J Mary Graves room, and was carried Joy
the scrubbers, who were suhocated befor,
they were butned. inasmuch as the flames
, had to burn from the hall. way through
partition walls, occupying fifteen or twenty
y minutes. %'',H iT-H
THE funeral of eight victims of tn,
Eifly-avenue Hotel disaster took place il
New York on Saturday morning from tn
Church of st. Francis Xavier. The bodie
were placed in, walnut eotiins, but bor
? no inscription. Tberemains were removet
to Calvary Cemetery for interment.
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