Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-03-01

THE discovery of rich gold quartz is re-
ported at Silver Bay, Sitka.
IT is estimated that Kansas will add
10000 to her population this year.
Heney Green, of Northampton county,
has been chosen to succeed Samuel +.
Dimmick in the Constitutional convention,
Mr.. Dimmick having resigned TO become
Gov. Hartranfts Secretary Of the Common
wealth.
Stokes is respited by decision of Judge
Davis until the General Term in March.
when, if Judge Boardman's ruling is sus-
tanned by the three Judges, sentence will
be executed, and if not, there will be q new
trial.
Alexander II. Stephens has issued an
address to the electors of the Eighth Geor-
9ia Congressional District, asking their
votes on the ground that he is pure and
and unadulterated Democrat of the old
school, He is sorry specimen of it, and
the sooner the school is closed the better
Mr.. Wallace introduced bill in the Sem
ate, on Monday, to repeal State tax on
horses, mules, trades, occupations and
professions.
The Texas cattle trade promises to be
a Man in California has invented "a per-
petual motion, which is going to do away
entirely with the steam. engine and revolu.
tionize the world" 1t is said to be the
best OF the thousands already invented
which were not very great successes.
President Grant has issued a proclama-
ton convening the Senate in extraordinary
session on March 4th, 1873, at noon, to
receive and act upon such communca-
tiOns as many be made to it, on the part
of the Executive.
In the Louisiana trouble majority OF
the special Senate Committee has reported
that there is no legal government, legsa-
ture, of State and National officer there
at all. Three other members of the COM
mittee each make separate report of their
own, The matter will be disposed of this
week.
An attempt to blacken the character of
Thaddeus Stevens, by connecting him with
the Credit Mobiier swinGle in very large
amount, by the Ne,o- York World, has
been promptly met by Mr.. Dickey, the exc.
cn.or OF Mr., Stevens estate, with an in
dignant denial. who demands that Manton
Marble, the editor of the World, and Will
liam Is. Reed, said to be the writer of the
libel, shall be summoned to Washington to
prove the charge if they can.
Hon. Frank Jordan, late Secretary of
the Commonwealth, has resumed the
practice of the law. and will hereafter de-
vote all his time to his profess ion. Co onel
Jordan was always known, before he ac-
cepted political position, as one ofthc saf-
est and most indus ri, us LAWYERS in the
State, aud it will not be long before he wins
back all his old reputation, -State Journal.
ACCORDING to Milton, Eve kept silence
in Eden to hear her husband talk" said a
gentleman to a lady friend, and he added
in rather melancholy tone: But, alas
there have been no Ewes since ~ Because.
retorted the lady quickly, "there have been
no husbands worth listening tor
PATENT OUTSIDE CoNDEMNED.-A.
mongst the resolutions adopted by the
State Editorial Association. at its recent
session, in Harrisburg, was the following,
viz:
ReSolued. That the members of the Penn.
sylyania Editorial Association invite the
fraternity generally to unite in condemng
the practice of printing and furnishing
patent outsides, now extensively carried
on by mis- called advertising agents.
Messrs. Geo. Z. ROwell & Co., adyertis-
ing agents, New York, are importing type
lom England, and underselling American
type.founders. They claim that the com,
b,nati0n among American type-founders
imposes unreasonable prices for type ou
printers.
TURBorvILLE ITEMs.-George Wykof
and hired man while in the act of entering
the shed attached to his barn for the pur
pose OF propping the roof just missed des
truction by the fall being too quick for them
One of the joists fell through into the stable
which was under the shed, and broke a
I piece off the horn of one Of the COWS. There
were three cows in the stable at the time.
! The building was quite substantial and its
giving way indicates the great weight o.
snow. About the same time Mr.. Wykoffss
son while driving towards home with q
| double team, had his team frighten anC
ran away, and in making turn in the road
one OF the team, valuable mare, struck al
oak tree and was SO much injured as to rem
der her worthless for long time. Thes'
things happened week or two ago bu
cold weather prevented our reporter from
getting them sooner.
On Tuesday morning Mrs. Christian
Greiner, an elderly lady, while descendin,
from the NOW in the barn, fell across tn,
feed trough and broke several ribs, one o
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