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Notice.

THAT an application will be made TO the pre-
l. sent Senate and House of Representatives of
the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania for the pas
sage of an act to extend the act relating to She
riffs and Prothonotary's costs, in Luzerne coun-
tv, approved the seventeenth day of February,
one thousand eight hundred and tifty-rine, TO the
county of Northumberland.
J. LEISENRING, :. II. ROTHERMEL,
o. VI. FOWLER, T. II. PURDY,
K. W. GRAY. GEORGE HILL,
GEO. D. BUCHER, L. T. JOHN.
April g. iS74.-4i
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-04-03

The counties Of Columbia and Dauphin
have greatly improved, while Schuylkill
and Northumberland counties could hardly
be worse. As all the countie1 are under
inspection by the same inspectors, there
must be something radically wrong in
mining in Schuylkill and Northumberland
counties. where such results are exhibited.
The deaths and casualties in the districts
of Schuykill and northumberland resulted
from the following causes:
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-04-03
Scientific and safe Treatment.

When applied with DR.. Pierce's Nasal
Douche and accompanied with DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery rs constitution
al treatment. Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy
produces perfect cures of the worst cases of
Catarrh and Oz@na of many years. stard-
ing. This thorough course Of medication
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-04-03

SOME prominent Democrats in Congress
are watching every opportunity to intro
duce and press the claims of Southerne-s
for damages received during the late rebel
lion, which makes it apparent that if that
party should ever succeed in getting into
power the North and West will be saddled
with the deoIs OF the rebellOus States
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-04-03

Mr.. Rutan has introduced bill in the
State Senate to amend the new Constitu.
tion SO as to make the Legislature consist
of &c Senators and 100 Representatives to
be elected every two years and meet bi'
onnially. The FIRST Legislature after adop,
ton Of the amendment to apportion the
State; taking minority Representation out
----->------A----i---- la 4.l4.aiion nf Indcal
and county Commissioners excmptinc
colleges and parsouages from taxation
aooishing numbering Of ballots, permits
voters TO write their names on tickets if
they see proper.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-04-03

THE MASSACHUSETTS GEANGERs.-
Grangerism,' says the Philadelphia In
Qairer, is likely to meet the fate in Massa-
chusetts that befall President Johnson in
Washington, viz impeachment, for sever
al Of the mystic agricultural lodges in that
highly pastoral State are made mp mainly
of hornv-handed lawyers -plowmen who
turn burrows in nothing ti.mcr than car
pete. These sons Of the soil are assisted in
the labcrs by doctors, dentists, druggists,
dispensers of dry goods and dealers in hard
ware. These persons, bonnd together by
dreadful oaths and known one 20 the other
through the medium of occult grips. are
pledged to be now, henceforth and forever,
devoted Patrons Of IIusbandry. They
manage this matter of protecting the daugh-
tcrs Of the milk pan and chUrn, much bet
ter in the rural Far West than in the manu-
flc,urin Down East. and if the Grangers
OF Iowa and Minnesota do not look to II
closely, they viii DE betrayed into the
cl rset Of bargains by the shrewed old
monopolists Of New England arrayed in
in garb OF Srcgarivus Grangers.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-04-03

During the five years the Inspection
Laws hauc been in operation. the follow
ing are the casualties that have occurred
in the counties
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-04-03

Governor IIoffman's daughter has had
the audacity to catch a mobleman for do
nestle purposes. while the Presidents
daughter has hooked only plain mister.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-04-03

Both in Columbia and Dauphin counties
the number of casualties are small COM
pared with Schuylkill and Northumber-
land counties.
In these four counties combined there
was one death and accident to the follow
ing quantities of coal produced in round
-'nmbers, in 1873:
ia lhe uIHeIN"r "nnnties tho nrOportion
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-04-03

Leaving "a widows and 273 orphan chill
dren; 379 manned and injured, Of which
81 died.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-04-03
FASCINATED THE WORLD.

The theme of the present story affords the
auther the finest opportunity for the display of
his peculiar gifts. The story will be prefusely
illustrated, and Is begun In the April Number.
For Sale BY all News Dealers or Booksellers.
Price 800 Year, S5 cents . number.
sCRIBNER q CO., 654 Broadway, n. Y.
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TIE DlOomneIH TTTTtS sIy last wUUh
Mr. Henry Kline, of Juniata township,
brought TO this office one of the most re-
markable curiositics we ever saw. This
consisted of hens esg having well de-
vclOpcd snake inside the she'll The egg
was one that was fresh laid and full size.
When broken MI. Kline noticed something
mixed in the white which he thought he
would take out. lie therefore lifted it UP,
when he noticed it move, and closer exam
inatiOn showed 4 tongue dart out in the
most approved snake fashion, while the eyes
could be plainly seen. So singular freak
of nature was worth particular notice. and
50 he placed the egg and snake in glass
and brought it to this Office, where il was
examined by great Number of persons,
all of whom expressed their astonishmcnt.
The snake was about two inches long and
about "a thick as n turkey quill, and was
almost colOrless. The questions which
naturally arise are, how did il come there.
and what would have been tic result had
the egg been hatched.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-04-03

TEMPKRANCE.-MI Pa. March
-, lS74-TEcrc was an immense mass
meeting held here tonight, at the Luther
IN Church, for the purpose of forming
praying bands to attack the saloons here
and in the vicinity. The church was
crowded to its utmost capacity, there being
fully fifteen hundred persons present, and
large numbers were compelled TO GO away.
Hymns and prayers were sung and deliv-
cred, and addresses were made by +. r.
Graves. Of New York, Rev. Messrs. Got
wald, Swallow, Reed, and DR. Watson.
Fifty ladies and fifty gentlemen siGnitied
their intention rf taxing part ir the cru
sldc.
There is to bc ,.rolber macs meeting at
Rev. Dr. Wats0n'7, Presbyterian Church,
on "Wednesday evening next. The meet
ing was very enthusiastic, aud surely the
tidal wave has reached this part Of the
country. Nc.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-04-03

in which, not content with the old stories of
Robinson Crusoe" and the ''Swss Family
Robinson" the writer undertakes to show how
a party OF men cast upon a mysterious and
desert Island, may live by their semitic re-
sources alone, without the aid Of any wreck to
draw upon for the material of life and comfort.
The party are Americans who set out from
Richmond, Va, during the sege, in a balloon.
NJ. jules Verne unites with an accurate scientific
knowledge, an exuberance of inventive genius
4 haHh hnE
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NOTICE.
u. S. INTERNAL REVENUE
Special 7 a xe 3
Mayl, 1874, to April 30, 1875.

rINHE LAW OF DECEMBER "a, 1872, RE-
l. quires every person engaged III any busi-
ness, avocaton, or employment which renders
him liable to special tax, TO procure and place
cuuspicuonsly in his establishment or place of
business stamp derosing the payment Of said
Special Tax for the Special Tax year beginning
May /, 1874. before commencing or continuing
business after April 80, 1875.
The taxes embraced within the provisions Of
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Any person, so liable, who shall fail to COM
ply with the foregoing requirements will be sub
ject TO severe penalties.
Persons or firms liable 10 pay any of the
Speciai Taxes named above must apply 10 c. j..
BRUNER, Collector of Internal Revenue at Sun
bury, Penn, ana pay for and procure the Special
Tax Stamp or Stamps they need, prior to May
I, 1874, and WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE.
J. W. DOUGLASS,
Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
OFFICE OF INTERNAL REVENUE,
WAsHISGToS, d. G. February i6, 1874.
nnr.,-iE
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"THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND y

WITH 80 BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS.
Nessrs Scribner & Co. have secured for serial
publication in Scribnsr's Monthly, NJ. Jules
Verne's Latest Story.
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FASHION,

Easter commentaries tie resurrection
of the meek and lowly Jesus. How do his
followers in Gotham prepare for it Read,
and sc; an idea of New York religion.
"Madame-,s opening of Easter bats
has called out the beau monde. The ele-
CANT drawing room was crowded. Among
the nobby hats our attention was called to
pretty ecru chip, embellished with French
flowers and pure ostrich tips, also, exqui-
siteiy cut garniture. A lovely chapeau
composed of groS de suez, in soft, gray
tint, reminds one of Quaker simplicity, and
yet there is no lack OF grace about this nat
ty Easter hat. Among the recherche East
er black silk and camcl's hair cloth ap-
pear to take the lead in promenade Spring
suits. Oyerskirts are not so extensively
worn as formerly. The neat little posti-
lion jacket quite a favorite with the bon
tonS.''
Isn't this a descent from the sublime to
the ridiculous 4 ''natty Easter Hat -
indeed. But speaking Of
HATS AND THINGS,
it costs something 20 be fashona BILE wo-
man in New York. The simplest bonnet,
without flowers or feathers, costs $50, and
one as cheap as any woman of pretensiOn
would wear costs $50. Then a Spanish
Mautilla to suit that bonnet costs 1850, the
roses on It being "a each extra And these
two articles, bear in mind, only commence
the dress. Some of your lady readers are
doubtless able to take the cost of these two
items, and from the figures see what the
entire outfit from hat to shoes would cost.
can't do it. But this know : If l ever
marry a woman of position in New York
shall examine the recources of her papa
before the ceremony is pronounced. l
shall insist that the old gentleman settles
on her at least $4,000 per annum. This
sum will take an ordinary belle through.
unless she is very ugly, in which case more
will be required. But think of n young
merchant sadding himself with so expen-
sivc luxury as fashionable wife ! What
certain rum it is for him, if he happens to
be in love with her Is itany wonder that
so many young men live at the clubs, and
keep rooms of their own, rather than marry?
l think not. PIETRO.
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THE CHINESE IN NEW YORK.

Saving the cities on the Pacific Coast,
New York has more Chinese, resident,
than any city in what may be called the
civilized world. They are huddled toge-
ther in tie most squalid part of the city,
and though they live wretchedly, they
manage to save something every day, and
many Of them are absolutely accunulating
property. The emigrant, are to large
extent men, but they all marry after they
have been here . time. 1t is 4 singular
fact that Chinese men ind their wives
among the Irish. The Irish women of the
lower grades have no objection to marry
ing the pig tailed Oriental, and they all
testify to the fact that they make good,
kind husbands. The progeny Of these
Mongol- -Celto marriages are larger than the
Chinese, quite as nimblc. 1.-THE and active,
and very much stronger. But it is Curl
Gus mix, isn't it.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-04-03

This is horrible exhibit compared with
1872, so far as regards Schuylkill and Nor
thum5erand counties, which we append
for comparison
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SCRIBNER'S nONTHLY.

THE SUMMER CAMPAIGN BEGUN
Another Great Literary Sensation,"
The Modern Robinson CrusOe
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Report of.sThe First National Bank
of Sunbury, Pa

Report of the condition of '"The First National
Bank of Sunbury," in the Borough of Sunbury,
10 the State of Pennsylvania, at the close of bu-
siness, on the 9th day o. February, A. D. 1874:
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-04-03
G o III F o r T

Are the cheapest polish in the market, becau,
one box at 10 cents will polish as much surfsi
as 25 cents worth of the old polishes.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-04-03

In ths same Districts in 1872, the casuaiitl
were:
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G. r. u NJ B s
C. o NJ f o r T

Have just taken thenpin competition "
lst premium at the In several of the best
dianapolis Exposition. Va the old stove polish
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Correspondence.
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.

- BROOKLYN - THE NEW
HORSE DISEASE THE CHARITIES -
GENERALIZATION FOR EASTER BON
NETS-THE COST OF TWO ITEMS.
Nvp NoPI- lforcb II 1874
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-07-16
Fraud Loves a Shining Mar X.

great medicine is always n target for fraud.
Shallow cheats. without the talent originate any
thing useful the decency to permit an article of
superior excellence to perform Its mission, without
striving to turn dishonest penny by attempting
TO substitute trash in its place. now engaged in
initiating and ccunterfeitine Hostetier's Stomach
Btters. the most popular tonic and restorative in
the civilized world. brood of local btters. mix
lures Of damaged drugs with worse liquors has
cropped out all over toe country. Although the
sales OF these perncious slops too insignificant
to affect the interests of a staple remedy it seems
dntv to warn the public against them. The color
Of the true specific may be simulated but its cures
OF dyspepsia. liver complaint. rheumatism. inter
cannot be initiated jyltto23
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-07-16
Lives ross at a Launch.

sNEw YORK, July IL. An awful accident
ocenrred in the shipyard OF O, L. Bayles Il Son.
Port Jefferson, L. L., at four O'Clock yesterday
afternoon, during the launch of Ia rye three
masted schooner. Before the vessel could be
got of e was found necessary to use altering
rams after al the blocking had been removed.
These rams are heavy pine timbers. with
one end of rope attached to their centres and
the other end fastened to the bow of the vessel
AS the timber was thus balanced, by draw
ing 1t forward, and permitting It to swing back
against the vessel tremendous shock is PRO-
duced. During one of these the vessel started
off, and it was necessary to speedily detach
the timbers, as they would otherwise tear up
the ways and bruise the vessel and endanger
the lives Of the carpenters and spectators
Several hundred people had gathered to see
the launch, and rs soon as 1t was found neces
sary to detach the ram, the rope was cut by a
person detailed for the purpose. No warning
was given to the bystanders, and the heavy
timbers decended with crushing force upon he
heads Of the assembled people. Four men
were killed outright, and Thomas Bayles, Oak.
ely Rowland and James Soins were danger
Cusly injured. and number Of persons receiv-
ed severe contusions.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-07-16
a Reply
WILMINGTON. July

ootJ los
EDITcR GAZETTE-Dear SRI suppose
since made use OF your columns 10 ex-
pose the dirty work of the editors of EUerv
Epenino In trying1o place Lewis Thompson
In the Gubernatorial chair, that it becomes
my duty to give proof of the assertions
made. Robert Jones, the colorei man who
sweeps out the offices at Eighth and Mar .
ket SITS. is one of the men who were invited
into the h0ery Esenia0 Office and there IN
troduced to Lewis Thompson and made use
OF the remarks We quoted in our commu-
nication.
But take tue whole OF the editoriol Tut
terly faise,) and d,t you ever see sue b
kicking ami squfni' uG h. getaway from the
real truth. First, IL ne. or Imported Thomp.
son, then IL did, the IL didn't Yet that is
exactly like that sfset, for Its position in
politics aud in fact upon every subject re-
sembies the boy who climbed pear tree to
get peaches 10 make plum pudding, aud
fell from tb' lowest bougb 10 the top bough
with one foot on both sides of the fence
For precisely the same reason he supports
thompson he Is against Bright. 1t was none
of their business to "help Repu blIcans to
make nominations" though they did travel
all through Delaware, and when at the low
or end OF the State write such pretty pieces
to their paper telling what all the Republi-
cans said against Doctor Jump. Yet II
wouldn't help to make Republican nomi.
nations, and none OF its editors never can
ariRht, II would help to make Democratic
nominations. Now isn't that audacity with
a vengeance, and which no one but an ego
tistical fop would be guilty of. He give the
Democratic party advice, a nero hanger on
to the coat sleeves of the man who few
years ago put the leaders of that party into
prison that they themselves might rob and
plunder the people. We dislike Radical
ism in any shape, but If that party Is ever
to have power in this State we hope that
L..
terest in the affairs Of the State will be It's
rulers and not E Es little squad of Office
hunters.
"a fellow.feeling makes us wonderous
Kind" but few months ago that sheet was
abusing Marshal Dunn in every way, shape
and form 1t could possibly think of. But
what a change has come over the spirit of
its dreams. Dunn is a Thompson man, he
is all right now.
There are some things however which
that paper Ia consistent In, and they are
lying, slandering and egotism. II the devil
was to send us out to shoot five hundred
lisrs and didn't take the editor of the Epery
EUenfng for the whole mum Der he shouldn't
have man. They have outragiously SIAN
dered the best men in the State, and man
without cause who would maliciously Sian.
der his neighbors. is worse than thief. And
your readers might hunt the world over
they conld not find such an egotistical, con-
sequential pompous fellow as that same
editor who Ia nothing more than "a self-con-
ceited coxcomb, that ought to bo sent to
shool until he gets over the disease com.
monty called ''youngness.' J.T.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-07-16
THE CHICAGO CONFLAeR ALTON.

CHICAGO Jafy 10 -Our ctiEsns in reviewing
| the situation this ncrning, corgratuiaiing them
| selves that they have escaped tn, dsatruesion Of
tho most important business section again, which
appeared at one time imminent
This time the fire originated in a low fame
building used for storing rags, aud adjoinei an
oil factory that stood between Fourth avenue and
Clark street, on Taylor street The great fires Of
1871 originated in stables In both cases. there
fore, the fires commenced in the centre of q
| neighborhood occupied by wooden dwellings.
Fortunately, after burning up nearly twenty
blocks, and destroying the First Baptist Church
and two other church buildings the post-ofice,
the Michigun-avenue and st. James Hotel, the
Interoceanic and other elegant bloct 8 erected a.
ter the fire of 1871, and number of fine rei-
dences, the flames were stayed right at the very
doors of the heaviest business blocks and the
three or four best hotels.
NEWSPAPER REJoicrN AT TIE ESCAPE OF
THE MAGNIFICENT BUSINESS CENTRE.
The Tribune says, editorially: "Evesy COOL
headed observer Of the FIRE must have felt that
we have paid alight penalty. After allowing
our magnificent business centre 10 be surrounds
ed with wooden rockeries, We have come OF
chear. y
1.-The predestiued fate of every wooden
building in large city is to be burned some
time.
''We have now offered UP sixty acres of our
combustible buildings as a sacrifice to the
genius of free institutions, meaning thereby
the freedom of every man to keep q tinder-
box and oil factory where 1t suits him best.
Would that we could say that this is the
last of such mad folly. II It is not, Chicago
still has thousands upon thousands of wooden
shan:ies to feed future fires and go down."
THE MOST PROMINENT sUFFERE THE
BUSINESS HOUSES, HOTELS. ETC, DESTROY
ED.
CHICAGO, July 15.-The 7gm:s and Inter
Ocean all speak in strong terms of the folly
Of allowing wooden buildings within the city |
limits,
Taking bits and half blocks here and there, |
md Jumping the whole, the area is about
half mile long, and little less in width, |
ind embraces tumble down shanlies and pala- |
tial avenue residences. The losses are as fol- |
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-07-16

The Democratic City Conventions met in Phil
edelphia yesterday and made the follow ing nom
nations Judge OF the Court OF Common Pleas
Thomas r. Flock Judges OF the orphans' Court
Peter Mccall, Morton T. Henry and Pierce Arch
er; District Attorney, Furman Sheppard; CitJ
Controller, William r. Chandler; City Commits.
sioner, Joseph 3. Robinson Coroner, DR.. Kings
ton Goddar d.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-07-16

Mr. Furman Sheppard was yesterday placed in
nomination by the Democratic party for District
Attorney of Philadelphia. The evidence in the
Twitchel murder case, as published in the Phila-
delphia papers, is odious enough Of itself to des-
troy the possibility of Mann's election over such
an honorable Candidate as Sheppard.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-07-16
NOTICES..
REals FRY sURDAU U

NOTICE.-The Registry Bureauwi be opened
IN on MONDAY. July 18th, inst: 10 avoid con-
fusion and the better to arrange the work OF this
Department. the city has been divided into Sec
tions. and the time appointed in which the citizens
property holders) in each Section are respectfully
requested to pres elA their deeds with correct
description OF a. tnJperty at this oihce:
Section lst eN,e IS from Market uion. and
from Front to Seventh Streets; iloi } -iy 18th TO
9th.
Section 2. extends from Market TO Unien, and
from Seventh TO Thirteenth streets IRON July u TO
August 10Th. H.
Section 3. ext tends from Market to union. and
from Thirteenth to Brandy wine; from August 10Th
to 9th. ' ~-' -'-'r"--i'r'- --s'-r--
Section 4. extends from Market to Union, and
from Front strest.South 10 City Line; from August
2Ith to September 1th.
Section >. West of Market and North of brandy
wine; from september III to list
Section o. Last OF Market and North OF Ninth
streets; lfom September .lst to October 9Th.
section Z, East OF Mark ct street and nom Third
to Ninth streets; from Oct. 9th to 10Th.
Section 5. East of Mark ct street. and South from
Third to a streets; from Oct 18th to Nov, I'd.
Section y, East of Market, and South from A ct
to City Line; fiom Nov I'd to 10th
All Deeds, Conveyances or Transfers Of Real Ks
tate made after July llth 1874 must be entered in
this office before they sent to New Castle to be
recorded.
A copy of the Registry Law and blank forms for
the description OF property will be furnished on ap-
plication Mt this Office
NJ. C. CONWELL,
Chief Engineer and Surveyor,
jeo-3m Tenth and King Streets.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-07-16

Arizona has a population Of 1000 whites and
20, 900 Indians,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-15
nEnPERANcE SOCIETY.

NAToxL TEMPLE OF h. AND T. No; l-meets
Masonic hall, Gayoso Block. Main street.
John W, Graham. D. W.M. T.; Bun T. Price.
w. G. T.; =. N. Haley. W V. T.; All. ID.
White. ". r.: j. III. Shepard. W. +. X.