Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-12-18

| William Watson, postmaster at Delano
| Schuylkill county, died on the 18th ult, from
| impaction of the bowels, caused by eating
honey in the comb.
\ new and successful invention is the
steam shovel. which enables two men to dc
the work of five.
Two youths of fourteen, resident in
Johnstown, quarreled about a girl. and
then fought il ont according to the rules o
the prize ring.
a number Of gentleman, embracing many
prominent Phila' ephians. have formed an
organization for the erection of mann
moth hotel in that city, to be completed in
time for the Centennial. One hundred gen.
tlemen subscribed $1,000 each, thus Civ,
ing fund of S500.000 to begin operations
with. The proposed hotel viii be located
on Broad street.
The lumber shipped ou the West Branch
canal. for 1874, foots up y, go, 957 feet at
Williamsport; 22,049. 900 feet at Lock IIa-
ven: and 4, ,919, AS feet at other points be
tween Lock Haven and WilliamspoIt. The
total shipments for the year from the West
Branch region, by rail and canal, to Decem-
Der G, 1874, are 235, 796. .2O9 feet, decrease
Of 4, ,977 ,629 feet, as compared with the
same time last year
TIE RqtiSmanS' Journal says that many
of the log jobbers have all their logs cut,
and are ready for the teams to 90 to work.
they are only waiting for snow.
THE Muncy Lnmiaary says that one
hundred and five hunters are reported to
have crossed the river ut that place enrOute
TO the Bald Eagle mountain, on Thanks
giving day.
Three negroes we're taken from the Jail
al MorGansteld. Kentucky, on Thursday
night, by band Of masked men and hanged
on 4 tree near the town. The negroes had
confessed causing Obstructive fire at Un-
iontown because the proprietor Of distil-
lery that had turned the mother OF one of
them out of house where she had been
living. The Regulators were mounted. and
it is supposed that they came from Union
town.
The value of last weeks exports from
Philadelphia amounted TO Sl95, 4GS. Since
the first of January 70,0S9,9lS gallons of
petroleum have been exported from that
city TO foreign ports. On Saturday there
were in port, loading and unloading, 1856
vessels Of different classes.
The Ross libel suit against the prOprie-
tors of the Reading Eagle terminated on
Saturday last by the payment Of $1,000
fine. imposed by Judge Allison.
According to the latest news from Eng
land, the feeling excited by GLADsToNE's
pamphlet has abated very little, if any.
Every day some iD@enendent English Ro-
manist appears in private, reTUdiating the
Pope's claim 10 infallihilty and other dog
mas Of his church, fact which can hardly
fail to have an important bearing on the
future history Of the religious warfare in
that country. The most -ccent revelation
of interest in connection with tie matter is
that two Irish priests who have just left
the Catholic Church have written letter
to Archbishop Manning, in which they
support GLADSTONE'> view that those who
obey the Papel DEGREES cannot possibly pay
due allegiance TO the civil power.
The policy o! re-enacting the law reIuir-
Ing Congress 10 orgauiz" on the 4th OF March
will De considered and will be urged by
General Butler and others. Butler says
that if the Democrats have better policy
in regard TO national affairs than the Re
publicans, they should be given the earliest
opportunity to develop it, and if they pur-
pose starting on tour Of general investi-
CATION of the executive departments, they
should be allowed to begin as early as
possible, in order that they may sooner get
through.