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

The Pennsylvania oil region occupies an
area amounting to more than 1000 square
miles, aud the whole number of acres
which have produced oil does not exceed
$500, equal to ten square miles, or one
two-hundredth part of the "oil region"
This region produced during 1871, five and
three-fourths millions of barrels of oil of
As gallons each.
The Pennsylvania Legislature adjourned
al noon on Thursday sine die. Owing to
Speaker nominated by the Republican eau
Gus, the Senate adjourned without electing
Speaker.
The bill introduced into the Legislature
to organize the Militia of PENNSYLVANIA has
been defeated, for this session at least. Its
passage WAS resisted by a large minority
who were backed by some of the most in
tiuential men in the State.
THE testimony in the Evans "deEalca-
ton, case exonerates, fully, the State Off
GERS from any participation with Evans in
the profits OF his "agency." According 10
Evans own testimony, he never paid a
cent To an official, but used the profits de-
rived from the job in paying few private
gentlemen for assisting him to arrange the
vouchers, &C., in making present Of 80
500 to a personal friend in Philadelphia,
and in the payment of sums he owed be-
fore hs received the appointment.
FULL returns of the State election in
Rhode Islapd show majority of 1,l76 for
Padelford, Rep. for Governor, and lac
majority for Cutler, Dem, for Lieutenant
Governor. Some scattering votes, not re-
turned, it is thought, may possibly throw
the election Of LieuteSant Governor into
tie Republican Legislature. The remain
der OF the Republican State ticket has
about 3,iG0 majority.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-04-13
POLITICAL.

The lessons of the Connecticut election
are thus admirably summed up by cor
respondent "For the Democratic party,
that it can deceive nobody by parading in
a Republican guise for the Labor Reform
party, that nobody cares for it for the
Temperance party, that it is dangerous
only to its friends and for the Republican
party, that it has nothing to fear except
failure in duty.n
The Missouri Democrat raises a new con-
stitutional question, and calls on Senators
Schurz and Upton, the New York World
and st. Louis Republican, TO eXpound il,
viz whether Presidents daughter may
20 abroad, and if SO, how much p'' The
Democrat suggests that these vigilant eX-
Founders may be able to demonstrate the
danger which besets civil liberty under
such a state of affairs.
The New York World. the leading Dem
ocratc organ of the country, finds fault
with Mr.. Washburne for the protection
and assistance he rendered to the poor
Germans who were in Paris when the war
broke out The World abuses Mr.. Wash
burne because (as Mr.. w. states) "when
the pressure for the departure of the Ger
mans was the greatest l went myself to
the railroad depot a! night, after working
all day at my legation, and remained till
midnight, to superintend their departure,
and to seek out and provide for cases OF
extreme destitution that had not been
made KNOWN The German Government
has thanked Mr.. Wasburne for these dis
interested, self sacrificing efforts. But the
| Democrats cannot forgive an act of kind
ness or lose the chance TO censure Repub-
lican.
The Democratic leaders in Hartford were
| perlectly dumbfounded on Monday by the
| detection in their ranks, and at night were
proianely inquiring, "What in hell ails the
! Irishmen ?n
The Albany Journal says "The Repub'
licans of Connecticut have won brilliant
victory, and no thanks TO the Tribune which
refused to speak one word for Republican
success, and exerted its influence on the
Democratic side.
Mr.. Charles Seymour, Of La Crosse, In
diana, who is now in Washington, writes
a letter to the Leader, in which he states
that "Mr. Speaker Blaine is as sure to b'
elected President of the United States il
1876 as the clock strikes the hour" Rather
positive. "There's many Slip" &c.
The Memphis AUdldnche thus replies t.
Alexander III. Stephens "Yes a numbe
of dead issues have been buried in oul
graveyard. One is labeled A. III. S. the
other Bourbon Democracy Both are to-
dead for resurrection, even when Gabrie
blows his horn.n
The Baltimore American says the pre-
sent Administration is ian Administrator
of ideas" the most prominent of which i
the idea that it wouldn't be safe just a
present to restore the Democratic party h
power-an idea which also commands tn
appreciation of the people, if recent elec
tions furnish a criterion.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-04-13
BOLD ROBBERYI
SAFE BLOWN OPEN
sa4, 500 In Bonds & stocks stoleni

On Tuesday night last the Office of the
Lycoming Fire Insurance Company, in
this Borough, was entered by burglars, the
safe blown open, annd Bonds and Stocks
amounting to S34, 500, and money to the
amount of 1920 stolen. The robbers effect
ed an entrance into the building by turLing
the key in the back door, with nippers.
The outside and one of the inside doors Of
the safe, lone Of Lilly's large Bank safes,
were blown open by wedging from the top
sufficiently to admit the powder, and filling
the cracks with ocum, regular calking
chisel being used for the purpose. The
other inside door was wedged, and one
charge of powder exploded without effect.
A second charge Of powder had been pour
ed into the safe, when il is supposed the
robbers were for some reason alarmed and
left.-Muncy LuDiindry.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-04-13
Destructive Fire i'm Shenandoah
City.

PoTTsvILLE, April 5.
This morning about l o'clock, at Shen-
andoah City, Schuylkill county, fire was
discovered in chimney between two
houses, owned by James Jennings and
James Brenan, situate at the lower end of
Main street. Before the firemen reached the
spot, the fire gained great headway, and
two blocks were burned TO the ground, the
families occupying the houses losing all
their goods. Had the wind been blowing
in the opposite direction, the whole town
would have been destroyed. The loss is
estimated at five thousand dollars.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-04-13
Office of the Phila. and Reading
Railroad Company,

No. 227 s. FOURTH ST., PnILADELPHiA.
special meeting of the Stockholders of the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
will be held at the office of the said Company, In
the city of Philadelphia, on MONDAY, the 18th
day of MAY, 1879, at ~ o'clock, NJ, when and
where the joint agreement entered into by the
Board of Managers of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad Company, and the Board of
pany, for the consolidation of the said Colnpa-
nies, and the merger of the said Mount Carbon
Railroad Company into the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad Company, will be submitted to
the said Stockholders, and a vote by ballot in
person or by proxy taken for the adoption or re-
lection of the same.
J.w. JONES, Secretary.
April l3, lST2.-2w.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-04-13
ENCOURAGING,

The Chicago Tribune very coolly informs
the Democratic party that it must commit
suicide, die for its sins, and he resurrected
in new body before it can expect to be
trusted or hope to obtain any share of po-
litical power or public plumber. Upon
these conditions alone can union of the
discordant elements opposed 20 Grant be
effected. This is what the Tribune says: /:
"We have all along expressed the opin-
ion that the dissolution, complete and in
good faith, of the Democratic party, must
be the condition precedent to any inde-
pendent movement of the l. LIBERAL Republi-
cans. This fact is as plain in present poll
tics as it was in war six years ago, that,
before the Union armies could dlsband and
retire from the South, the rebel armies
must surrender. 1t is not because the
Cincinnati movement is an attempt to ally
Republican leaders with Democratic voters
that the Democratic organization must die
before a Liberal Republican party can be
born. 1t is because the continued exist
ence of the Democratic party is menace
of evils more important even than those
which the Liberal Republicans seek to
remedy If corruptions have marked the
administration of the New York custom
house, the people we'll know that for black
er corruptions have signalized the conduct
of Tamniany Hall. They are not eager to
jump out of the frying pan into the fire."
How do our Democratic friends like the
! arrangement
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-04-13

GRANT AND THE DEBT.-When the
Democracy were last in power (says the
Buffalo ErpreSS) they not only increased
the public debt, Notwithstanding there
were not one-half the demands upon the
Government there are now, but they plan
ned, originated and put in operation great
rebellion that created national liabilities to
the extent of thousands of millions. Cen
eral Grant, until then unknown to fame,
was called upon to put down the rebellion,
which was accomplished under his header
ship; and then he was chosen to ad minis
ter the civil affairs of the Government and
pay off this great burthen of debt He has
steadily been doing it at the rate of from
three years, besides paying the interest on
what remains unpaid. During the month
of March last the debt was reduced Sl5-
4Sl, ,96S "a. This is nearly double the
average reduction of the last three years,
and makes total reduction since the in
augeration of General Grant of 1915, 13l, =
730. The people will not forget, in reflect
ing on this record, that the taxes have been
reduced during the same period by two
hundred millions of dollars, and will be re-
duced this year by some fifty millions more.
And yet the discontented Republicans
who arc going to Cincinnati would have us
believe that they, in alliance with the
Democrats, are the only hope of this coun-
try. Fortunately the people, who are to
decide upon the matter, do not see it in
this light. General Grant served them
faithfully in the field, and has proved him
self worthy in civil affairs, and they will
insist upon his further service as Chief
Magstrate-the clamors and protests ol
politicians and Office seekers to the contra
nv notwithstanding.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-04-13
For PrOthOuOtary.

TO THE VOTERS OF SoRTHUMBERLAND COUNTY.
"AVING recently lost an arm by an accident
Il L on the Railroad by which / am deprived
from following my trade as marble cutter, and
having been solicited py numerous friends have
consented to become II candidate for the Office of
Prothonotary, and solicit the suffrages Of my
fellow citizens. If elected ! shall endeavor to
perform the duties of the office impartially and
to the best of my ability.
JOHN A. TAYLOR.
Northumberland, April 6, 1879.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-04-13
Estate orCharIcs GOssIer, Decd.

NOTICE is hereby given that letters of ad-
IN ministration having been granted to the un-
dersigned on the estate of Charles Gosser, late
of the borough of sunbury, Northumberland
county, Pa, deceased. All persons indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate pay
ment, and those having claims to present them
duly authenticated for settlement.
MARGARET GOSSLER,
AdministratiI.
ISAIAH s. GOSSLER,
Administrator.
Sunbury, April 6, lS72.-6t.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-04-13

LONDON, April g..
Dispatches from Syria state that on the
Sd inst. the city Of Antioch was almost en-
tirely destroyed by an earthquake, which
continued at intervals during the entire
day.
Upwards of 1900 persons perished, be-
ing Instantly killed by the falling of build
ings.
The whole city is in ruins, scarcely q
building being left standing.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-04-13

Governor Geary has not signed the ap-
portonmeut bill. lie says he has the mat
ter under consideration, and if the bill is
signed at all, it will be after the next an
nual election.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-04-13

IT is WORTHY of remark that the opposi-
ton to General Grants denomination, with
in the Republican party. is not near so bit
ter, nor so powerful as that which sprang
up against Mr.. Lincoln. Few of us forget
the pronunciamento of old Ben. Wade
and Henry Winter Davis, wherein the
President was charged with sins of omis-
sion and sins of commission against the
principles of the party, and charged too
with unfaithfulness in the conduct of the
war, particularly with reference 10 his deal
ing with the former slaves, Nor do we
forget the Cleveland Convention of dissent
ing Republicans, whereat Fremont and
Cochran were announced as candidates for
the Presidency and Vice Presidency, in
opposition, to Abraham Lincoln. Can we
expect less opposition, now that there is no
war to hold our disafiected in checkp Can
President Grant hope to escape, what all
his predecessors except Washington, were
compelled to endured? We say the efforts
of tie faction opposing the President are
puny and imbecile compared with the OPP
position TO Lincoln's denomination, and
will have no greater effect on the minds OF
the people than the latter had.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-04-13
n. GILBERT. NJ, ID.

DHYsICIAN AND SURGEON, offers his pro-
l. fessional services to the citizens of Sunbury
and vicinity. All calls promptly attended to.
Office iu Eyster's building, on Third street, near
the junction Hotel. aprl3,ly.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-04-13

An unusual number of accidents are oc-
curing in the coal regions, destroying val
liable lives aud property,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-04-13

Prof. Wickersham's re-appointment is
highly approved Of by the press Of this
State,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-04-13
Auditors. Report for 1870.

Expenditures of Northumberland Coun-
ty, from the 1st day of January, 1870, to
the last day of December of the same year,
both days inclusive
Orders. DIR.
/ To State Tax for 1870, as per
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-04-13
DR.. RAILWAYS
PERFECT PURGATIvE PILLS.

perfectly iassss. elegantly coated whn s~est gum ppTFs
for the cure Of all disorders Stomach Liver Bowels
Kidneys bladder, SeTyons Dhesses Headaehs Constps-
ton, caSilvcn~Ss IndlxeAtOn Dyspepsia, Bhournest p
,ous Fever InaA,nnaon oi the BowslS fle, and all Dc
lsngemens the Itefnal Niseera Warranted 10 eject
positive cure, Purely Vegetable, containing DO mercury.
81 06ssTss the silewing symptoms resulting on Dis
oIdsrs Of the Digestive Organs;
ceasp.lon ln-.d Piles, fuln o. u. hlosd N hs heAds
Aedy Stomach kAsss HsATtb1Fp, pigusi ef Fool fu-
nsa tAs samsh Soar EustAion ssinE isiis'
~ The 81 mach, SWIMMING 81 The HsAd HsTsd ana
Baea ps,hns Fs 'eiug At The Hssri C1ssA ssesalns
Ssaens ~hsa In yng Po.tus puass ei Nhlen pet. o.
wsh h.o the seh fever and DAN Pain shs hsA psfsesy
rsftprAt0a NslloNAa.s Of ns SkA and Eys fa IN hs
sds, chs, Ln Gaa sedA is'hs Of Heat, bsFHss Ia sl'
Tissh.
few doses Of RAILWAYS PILLS viii nee the sys,eua
fm AL the aoys.:.si tsar,r. Pey, aS eSnis lex
SOLD ny DRUGGISTS
REkD FALSE AND TRT'E" Send one lssl,r stamp
20 RApMAl Co. ~. az NAGeh lane, Nsv-i ~,
lnfoTulailon votihshliSJl ts,'. I, at y,g.
March so, lsie.-ly
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S54004 IS
Report for 1871.

Expenditures of Northumberland County, from
the first day OF January, A. D., 1871, to the thir-
ty-flrst day of December of the same year, both
days inclusive:
Orders. EXPENDITURES.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-04-13
GREAT EARHQUAKEi

The Ancient City of Antioch De-
strOyed.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-04-13
$500 Persons Perish !

SCARCELY A BUILDING STANDING
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-04-13
TumOr of IA Years Growth
Cured by RadWay's RcsOIvcnt.

pa RAp-.yI have k,A Ovarian Tuner ia oy.rls' 90
All DoeI0rs aid there help Tor IT," ,sA
hss that -.a r.so%a;Hast b.. naAHs hsv.l a.
ksssss had suffered fog twelve years took az eee q he
k0y Of Rad~ayI Pills. 0f
ady Relief NRa thaTs sigu f Alt.
ld t. better and happier than have for
The The sh td Of The kewel Iha
wrs Aa 10 yes for The lsssfi 0i sAsn foa Pash hh
= Nsae HAM y. KNAPP.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-09

VIM. Fl. Thorwegen, St. Louis; Col. John
P. Murray, Gainesboro; DIR. T. b. Harwell,
Pulaski; J. L. Goodbar, Memphis; Robert
Shapard, Pulaski; j. f. Conroy, ST. Louis;
w. A. BeAll, Georgia; John Freeman, Geo.
F. Greene and r. NJ. Nay, Jackson, Tenn,
were among the arrivals at the Maxwell
House yesterday.
Among the guests registered st the Com
mercial Hotel yesterday were G. W. Davis,
Rochester, n. Y; G. n. Douglass, Waco,
Texas; w. w. Summers, S. L. Lands,
Bedford county, Tenn; L. Willis, Steven
son, Ala; Mrs. Tharp, Winchester, Tenn;
Col. Thos. McNeelly, Charlotte, Tenn;
b. o. West6eld, Cincinnati, o.; John 81.
French, McMinnville, Tenn; S. G. Stafford
Florence, Ala; B, Richmond, Memphis,
Tenn.
John Duff, of the GAINESVILLE Chronicle,
was in the city yesterday.
j. w. GoOdbar, Of Lebanon, is in the
CITY,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-09

Founded On Rochelle disappoint-
ed adventures who have from time to time
attempted to run their worthless potiOns
against BRAKES Plantation Bitters, VOW
that they cannot understand what founda-
ton there is for its amazing popularity. The
explanation IS simple enough. The repu-
tation of the world-renowned tonic is found
ed upon rock, the Rock Of Experience.
Ali its ingredients are pure and wholesome.
How, then, could tricksters and cheats ex-
pect to rival it with compounds of cheap
drugs and refuse liquor, OF with liquorless
trash in a state of scetous fermentation?
OF course the charlatans have come to grief.
Their little game has failed. Their con-
tempt for the sagacity of the community
has been fifty punished. Meanwhile Planta-
ton Bitters seems to be in a fair way of
eventually superseding every other medi-
cinal preparation included in the class to
which it belongs. In every State and Ter
ritory of the Union it is to-day the accepted
specific for nervous debility, dyspepsia,
fever and ague, rheumatism, and all all
merits involving a deficiency of vital power.
iYg deOdlW&W1t
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-09
The Wanderers ReturDed

Yesterday, after an absence of eighty
i've days from this city, Messrs w. A. Nc
Crea, j. W. Conley and w. K. Mccall, who
left here April 13, for the purpose of walk
ing through this State, Virginia, Ohio, In
diana and kentucky, put in their appear
ance, which has been none the worse for
wear and tear. Since leaving here they
walked through East Tennessee,
West Virginia, to the mouth of Big
Sandy in Kentucky, thence through
the Blue Grass region, via Danville, Ovens
vile, Glasgow and Gallatin, the entire dis
lance of their route being one thousand and
twenty-eight miles. Their Dolly Warden
mule, and Nat, the stump-taiI canine, stood
the journey quite well. One of the pedes-
TRANS says they also brought back the Dolly
Warden patches. Altogether, their long
journey has been very pleasant, fine fishing
and bunting constituting sufficient amuse-
ment.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-09

surate with a crime like this? Two pure
and confding women, two homes and fami-
lies deprived of peace and happiness it may
be for life, by the vile lust of an abandoned
wretch, whom we viii not call human!
What should be his fate? There
is good reason to believe that the villain has
still another victim. We learn that he con-
fessed to citizen in this city that he had
another wife in East Tennessee, and if
this be true there is no telling how many
others he may have. He had the impu-
dence to give the one he had with him here
a photograph Of his other Kentucky wife,
telling her that it was his sisters. This
picture was compared with one that had
been sent Mr.. Sharp, and removed what
ever doubt sill existed of Weaver's I'M
pardonable villainy. Mr.. Sharp took his
daughter bone with him On Sunday.
While waiting for the train at the depot
she would frequently exClaim, lost lost!
and would bewail her fate in heartrending
cries. She was the youngest child, and
the pet Of the family. ALI her sisters had
married well; and this fact, together with
her aged mothers opposition to her mar
riage with Weaver, seemed to make her
hard fate all the more difficult to bear.
\ et in the midst of her despair she plead
with her father not to prosecute the wretch
who had wrought her ruin; and at times
recalled with tenderness his kindness to her
ever since the fated bridal morn.
With all his Vilany, Weaver is evidently
a man of taste, for both his Kentucky wives
are beautiful women; and strange as it
may appear, both love him, and say that he
was exceedingly kind and affectionate.
Heaven pity them; theirs is indeed a sad
fate, aud should serve as a warning to
others. Weaver will doubtless pay 20 the
fullest extent of the law the penalty
of his great crime against inno-
cence, virtue and society. But it is
to be regretted that the legal penalty
for such crimes is far from being common
surate with the crimes themselves. There
can be no panacea fol the blighted lives and
withered hearts of women so deeply wronged
save the comforting assurances of religion
and consciousness of innocence. Hence
we say give us law for such crimes so stern
and memorable that the boldest villain will
not dare thus to invade the sacred sanctu-
airy of home and virtue, and make a mock
cry of the divine ordinance Of marriage.