Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-02-17

publican leaders who cannot agree whom
they want for President, and in the mean
time the masses there, rs every where, are
unanimous for the denomination of Grant.
Senator Grimes, Of Iowa, died at his resi-
dence in Burlington, of disease of the heart,
on Wednesday evening of last week.
Old John Burns, who figured conspicu-
ously in the battle of Gettysburg, died OH
Wednesday last. He las been in bad health
for the last two years, having had an attack
of paralysis.
Rev. Peter Cartwright was stricken with
paralysis Monday of last week at his home
in Pleasant Valley, Illinois, and his re-
covery is hopeless. He is 81 years old, and
has been in the ministry sixty Eight years.
Hon. Henry s. Evans, State Se,.ator from
Chester county, died at his residence in
West Chester, on Friday night, of pneu-
monia. AS Mr.. Evans was n Republican his
death leaves the Senate tie again. The
Vacancy will be filled by special election.
Our Democratic friends are making up
their minds To swallow n very bitter pill
The Chicago Times, their leading journal
in Illinois, says 'nne-tenths of all the
honest, earnest men in the United States
who call themselves Democrats. expect to
vote for Republican uext fall"
The Amnesty bill which had appended
to it Mr.. Summers Civil Rights amend
ment was defeated in the Senate ON Friday.
1t is probable that the House Amnesty bill,
pure and simple, will be reintroduced and
passed, MS well as the Civil Right bill as
separate bill.
The government has commenced action
to recover S22, 900 deficit in the account of
A. M. Ward, late Internal revcue collector
of Brooklyn, n. Y. 'a-e'
There is now so, SOC. 900 bushels of grain
in store and atloat at Chicago.
A full jury has been obtained in the case
of Stokes, indicted f)r the murder Of James
Fisk, Jr.
A Scranton telegram says that the
wounded by the late accident OH the Lehigh
| Valley railroad have compromised with the
company and received payment for their
injuries.
1t is stated that three employees Of the
/ Eric railroad, at Susquehanna depot, Pa,
on Sunday last poured Kerosene over the
legs of n sleeping negro boy, and, having
set fire thereto, allowed il to burn till the
flesh burned from his bones. The fcnds
escaped.
In response to resolution offered in Con
grcss on Monday by General Banks, rela-
tive to the condition and resources of the
Northern Pacalic Railway, the representa-
tives of that corporation say that they have
nothing to conceal, pnd request an immc-
diate aud impartia. investigation.
Through the bad management Of the
Water Company of Scranton Pa, no water
was to be had on Monday, and I'LL foundries
and machine shops were idle. No coal
trains had left the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western yard since Saturday. No
water can bu had for the locomotives, and
Hyde Park is almost completely dried up.
Speaker Ruttan, of the Pennsy lvania
Senate has issued his writ for special elec.
tiQn to fiji the vacancy occasioned by the
death of Senator Evans.
DIR Christian Seller, an old physician o
Harrisburg, died, from heart disease, OH
Sunday morning.
Seven Jail birds" being part Of gang
of thieves who for several months past hav,
been robOing freight cars at Harrisburg
were arrested the other day at that place.
A Scranton despatch says O'Conner, the
alleged embezzler of the Delaware railroad
was arrested in Savannah, and all the mo-
ney recovered.
The japanese ambassadors say they
would rather remain at Salt Lake City un
til the Union Pacific road is open than re
turn to San Francisco and take the steam
err
We noticed in one of our exchanges thi
week the statement of Dea. John llodSkins
of South Jefferson, Me-, whnse SON wa
cured of incpient consumption by the use q
Johnsou's AnOdyne Liniment. We refe
20 this at this time as tending To coroberat
. the statement we made last week in Iela