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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-07-03

THE PAY OF ROAD VIEWERS, REVIEW
ERs, SURVEYORS. &c.-The Legislature
passed law al its late session declaring
that the pay Of viewers and reviewers of
roads, and of commissioners appointed to
run township lines shall be 81 per day, and
the pay Of surveyors for the same purpose
,i-,.H 10 - per day. l.. '.iaisi0" ~ tiicir
per diem pay they shall be entitled to mile
age at the rate Of ten cents per mile neces-
sarily travelled by each viewer, reviewer,
commissioner or surveyor, from his resid-
ence to the nearest point of the road viewed
or reviewed. This law went into effect in
the 18th day of last MAY.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-07-03

The Most Wonderful Natural Curiosity
in the form of floating island has recently
made lis appearance upon the northern
part of Monomonock Lake in Ridge, N.
II. In extent it is variously estimated from
four to six acres the soil is firm and many
approached it by boats and travelled over
it the entire surface is covered by thrifty
growth of We getation, consisting of grass,
cranberry vines, bay and whortleberry
bushes .hcre are more than four hundred
trees by count, varying from five to twenty
five feet in height, scattered over its sur
face. This island was first seen in this
part of the lake on Saturday, May 30; per-
haps not liking the harbor, during Sunday
night it weighed anchor and majesticaly
moved about two miles down the lake /;
Wednesday, June 3. it returned to the same
place, and took SIMILAR position, except n
quarter turn, where it has since remained.
Lake M0nomonock is situated partly in
New Hampshire and partly in Massachu-
sets, in the towns of Rindge and Winchen-
don, and covers an area of $500 acres. This
tract of land was originally part of Winch
endon, Mass. land was probably started from
its natural location by the lake being un-
usually high and strong southerly wind
prevailing. The natural curiosity, together
with the beauty of this sheet Of water and
the surrounding scenery, is attracting a
large number of visiters.
\ MURDER BY A CONGRESSMAN The
! Hon. j. III. Sloss, member Of Congress
from Alabama, shot man named George
Long, while he was walking on the oppo
site side of the street by Sloss' house, il
Tuscumbia, Ala, on Monday. Long desir
ed to pay attention to Mr.. SlOss' daughter
and being forbidden the house, nearly &
year ago, was charged with giving curren
cy to report efiecting the character o
Miss Sloss. AS soon as her father returned
from Congress, his daughter told him o
the conduct of Long, whom he shot dowI
at the first opportunity, Mr.. Sloss is undel
arrest.
Those who suppose that the present dul
times are confined TO the United States are
laboring under great mistake, the returns
of the British Board of Trade for May con
tinuing to show decreased movement
both as regards exports and imports, ant
the fact is dwelt upon quite despondingl,,
by some of the principal English journals
In Cuba money matters were never know
in worse condition. and in fact the wOrl'
over there is hardly large country whicI
can be said to be in Aourishing condition
The appropriation bills passed the pas
session aggregate S37, ,763, ,757 less than th
appropriations of previous session. Surely
in this Congress has shown a most prope
regard for economy, n thing very uncom
mon in the legislative record of the country
The people at last trust Congress, which
in fact their direct representative, investe
with all power over the great interests {
the country.
The President has signed the bill il
creasing the pensions of totally disable
soldiers and sailors. The act provides tha
all persons now entitled to pensions unde
existing laws, and who have lost either 4
arm above the elbow, or 4 leg below III
knee, shall receive S24 month.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-07-03

A gentleman afflicted with the chronic
rheumatism says, NO description of my
case can convey the vast amount of benefit
| have received from the use of JohnsOn's
Anodyne Liniment believe it is the best
article in the world for rheumatism.
If horse has a good constitution, and
has once been good horse, no matter how
old or how much ran down he may be, he
can he greatly improved, and in many re-
spcc,s made as good as new, by liberal
use of Sheridan's Cavalry Condition Pow
erS
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-07-03

The Joint Committee on Printing have
leave to sit during the recess of Congress,
and it is hoped they will investigate the
management of the Government Printing
Office under Mr.. Clapp, and devise some
means 10 bring about change in that con-
cern, whereby there viii be n saving to the
government.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-07-03

The officers of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company have issued an order to the effect
that until further notice five days will con-
etitute a weeks work in their shops IN Al
Goona, consequently there will be no work
done IN the shops in that city on Saturday
lf each week.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-07-03
1elu advertisements.
THE GREAT PRIZES
OF THE
Fourth Gift Concert
OY THE
Kentucky Public Library
WE'RE DRAWN AS FOLLOWS /:

The first prize of sls7,5OO, the capital prize,
by clubs in Memphis. Tenn.
The second gift, $4,000, was paid to State
Bank, Madison, Mo-, j. II. Wakefield and A. l..
Sims, of Trenton, KY, II. II. Boilinger, Penn
broke, KY, p. w. Dooner, Los Angeles, CAL,
w. G. Byerly, Portsmouth, o., Flint & Cham
berlin, Waco, Tex, and others, the tickets hav-
ing been sold in coupons.
The Farmers National Bank, of Richmond,
drew the half of the third prize, sS7, 500. VIM.
f. Oates, Vicksburg, Miss, j. NJ. Copeland,
Franklin, KY, Armstrong Il Sawyer, Gransburg,
Ind, each one-tenth. The remainder was held
in clubs.
The first prize of the third drawing was all in
one ticket, and owned by l.. ii. Keith, Esq,
Kingston, Mass, to whom was paid 100000 in
cash.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-07-03

PHILADELPHIA REPUBLICAN NOMINA-
TIoNs.-The several Republican nomina-
ting conventions of Philadelphia were held
last week. For Congress the following
nominations were made lst district, Chap
man Freeman I'd district, VIM. d. Kelly :;
9TH district, Alfred e. llarmcr.
Senatorial nominations I'd district, Da-
vid Morratt 4th district, Christian W..
.Kneass; 9TH district, Elisha W. Davis !;
9th district, Anron r. Dunkcl; 9TH dis
trict, Benjamin w. Thomas !; sth district,
Jacob Grouse.
The judicial and County conventions
made the following nominations Judges
of the Orphans Court, William B. Hanna,
T. Bradford Dwight, and Dennis W. o.
Brien; Judge. of the Court of Common
Pleas, J. T. Pratt District Attorney, Will
liam b. Mann; City Controller, Samuel
p. Hancock City Commissioner, Joseph
r. EGmston Coroner, Joseph r. Ash.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-07-03

Iowa's Republicans, in session at Des
Nones on Wednesday, come out with a
bold and ringing platform, endorsing the
paper currency of the country and free
banking. The voice of both parties in The
West is unanimous on these points.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-07-03

The Lebanon Courier SAYS: Iron brings
now but 222 to 2S per ton, which probably
does not pay for its manufacture. Large
piles of it surround our furnaces. Two of
the North Lebanon furnaces are idle, and
it is not likely that the two new furnaces
at Cornwall will be blown in while the pre-
sent depression in business continues.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-07-03
BEN advertisements.
LIMESTONE

FARM PROPERTY!
WILL be exposed to public sale, on Mem
w day, the goth day Of July, "a.
at 10 O'Clock n. M, at the Court House, in the
borough of Sunbury, all that certain
LIMESTONE QUARRY,
and all the limestone and minerals in and upon
all that certain tract or piece of land situate in
Point township, Northumberland county, adjOin-
ing land late of the estate of Charles G. Kay de-
ceased, now McWilliams, lands formerly of
Charles Guick and others, containing fifty-three
acres, more or less, with the rights, at any and
all times to enter upon and over the same TO
search, dig, mine, quarry and take away the
limestone and minerals thereon, and to occupy
so much of the surface of said land rs may be
necessary for mining and quarrying purposes.
Together with all that certain lateral railway
leading from the same TO the Philadelphia IL
Erie railroad, and all sidings and switches con-
nected Herewith. Also, at the same time and
place Is railroad cars and Il lot of blacksmith
and quar.ying tools.
FARM.
Also, the surface right of all that certain tract
or piece of land above mentioned and described,
whereon are erected large frame Dwelling
House and Kitchen, and frame Barn. There is
good spring OF Water, and young Orchard on the
same. The land is first quality, and most of it in
a good state of cultivation. The said land will be
sold reserying the limestone and mineral right.
The above mentioned property is situated about
two and a-half miles above the borough of Nor
thumberland. The limestone is first quality and
the quantity is inexhaustible. 1t can be shipped
daily to Sunbury. Northumberland, Danville,
ShamOkin, HaZleton, &c.
CHARLES P. SEASHOLTZ,
RUTH SEASHOLTZ,
Executors of Jacob Seasholtz, dee.
WM. NJ. ROCKEFELLER,
Executor of Ed. Y. Bright, dec.
VIM. NJ ROCKEFELLER.
n. B.-The above property will be sold either
separately or together without separating the
surface right from the mineral right, to suit pur
ehasers, and will be sold on reasonable terms.
July 3, 1874.-tf.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-07-03

The Democracy are taking an unmistak-
able position for free trade. The Demo-
cracy of Maine, in their State convention,
Resolved, That protective tariff is a
most unjust, unequal, oppressive and waste
full mode of raising the public revenue. Z"
1t is amazing that people do not see that
free trade must prove ruinous to the pros
perity of the country. Without a judici-
Gus protective tariff the labor interests of
the country must become PROSTATE.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-07-03

Canada wants to become the back-door
of Great Britain, through which shall pass,
duty free, all of the latter's manufactures
of wood, iron, wool, paper, and other arti-
cles.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-07-03
Second Meeting Of the County Audi
tOrs-ExplanafOry Remarks f<e-
garding the Last Years
Report.

We, the undersigned, Auditors Of Northum-
berand County. met at the Commissioner Of
fee, June 22d, 1874, for the purpose of making
explanations to those tax payers Of said county,
who may have been misled by the erroneous
charges made by Charles Hottenstein, us regards
the settlement with A. Cadwallader, late Treas
urer of said county, contained in our report Of
1873, do certify the following to be true state
ment of the several orders not mentioned ir the
expense account, which were not considered ex-
penses of 1873, and were added to the list OF
orders paid by the Treasurer, who was entitled
to his commission for the same, amounting to
the sum of S11, $40 25, as follows:
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-07-03
Correspondence.
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.

THE DEECHER-TILTON TROUBLE-WHAT
TILTON SAYS - BUSIN ESs, AND THE
WEATHER.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-07-03
gR. PACKER.

Is here, having arrived last night with
General Cameron Oh some department hIsi-
ness. Judge Scofeld is at home in War
rep, Pa. 1t is not certain that Mr. Packer
would accept the place if offered to him.
lie represents the Dauphin District, and
was born ip SuRbEry. where he now re-
sides, in March, 1924, was admitted TO the
bar in ~, served two terms i1 the Fennsyl-
yania Legislature, and is in his third term
in Congress. lie is gentleman of wealth
sufficient TO bc entirely Independent OF
business or position, but of a judicial tuTa
of mind and great student, thoroughly
mastering the details of everything he takes
hold Of
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-07-03
FROM WASHINGTON,
THE POST MASTER GENERALsuIP.
Hon, j. B. Packer Mentioned M the
Suece ssOr Of Mr. CressweIl.

Especial Dispatch Of the Philadelphia Inquire
WASHINGTON, July l, 1874.
Hon. Eugene Hale arrived in town this
morning, and about noon called upon the
President and informed him that his health
would absolutely forbid his remaining here
this summer, and as Mr.. Cresswell was
firm in his determination not to stay any
longer, he could not accept the place of
Postmaster-Generala and undertake its ar
duous duties for the next sixty days. Last
Saturday he felt so much better, and his
health so invigorated by the mountain cir,
that he decided to try it, but on Monday
ths hot spell so debilitated him, and
brought Oh a return Of his malady, that his
physician on his arrival here would not
listen to his taking the portfolio,
Mr.. Hale started for Maine this evening,
and will at once look after his Congressiop
al campaign. Ills recent advices from home
Indicate his return without any serious op-
position.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-07-03
MI. GHEESWELL

will remain in The department ior few
days longer, and attend to such business
only as cannot be delayed. There was
some discussion at the Cabinet to-day oyer
the successor Of Mr.. Cresswell, and the
drift of general opinion was to give the
position TO some Pennsylvania man, and
in that connection the names of John B.
Packer, chairman of the House Postal
Committee, and Hon. Glenni w. ScOtield,
chairman Of the House Naval Committee,
were canyasscd.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-07-03

On MOnday our readers were first inform
ed of fresh troubles in Centra! Asia, com
plications that babe fair to end in another
Russian invasion and further subjugation
of the Asiatics. Yesterday the previous
iutimations of renewed difficulties are con-
tirmed. An unwise but belligerent Orien-
tai sovereign is arming against the Car,
and the fate of the Khan of Khiva will be
the result of his temerlty. Further still we
are told that grave differences exist between
Russia and China, and that an actual COL
lisor between the two Powers is possible
in consequence. Should the MOngolians
become involved in war with the giant of
Northern Europe all Asia would be likely
to be seized with the infection Of war, and
at the end Of the tremendous conflict that
would ensue we should see quarter of the
globe PROSTATE and utterly helpless at the
feet of Russia and Great Britain.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-07-03

STORMS ON MONDAY EvENING.-There
were several thunder storms at Cohoes and
Poughkeepsie, n. y, on Monday alter
noon. At Cohoes, barn in which two
laborcrs took refuge was destroyed by light
ming, and one of the men was killed and
the other severely injured. At Pouchkeep-
sic, trees, fences and chimneys were blown
down, and the roof of the Fassar brewery
was carried distance Of 400 feet. A
schooner laden with pig iron was carsized
in the Hudson and sunk. but her crew
escaped.
The storm passed over Wilkesnarre,
causing considerable damage. Geo. War
ner, miner in the Moflit mine, was struck
by lightning while mile and Il half under
ground. but not fatally injured. The light
ming followed the railroad track into the
mines. Memorial church was struck, and
the rear end somewhat shattered. South
street wire bridge seemed to be a place OF
fire The telegraph office in the First Ma
tional Bank was visited by the fluid, but
did no damage. During the storm the
wind blew down the scaiiolding around the
courthouse. Hundreds of trees were up
rooted or broken, causing the breaka"e OF
some streets.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-07-03
THE FIFTH GIFT CONCERT,

which is positively the last which will ever be
given under this charter, will come of in Public
Library Hall, at Louisville, KY.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-06-04
The Intelligence Of Bees.

The following illustration of the power
possessed by insects to communicate their
experiences to one another is given by a
lady correspondent of the London SpectG-
tor: II was staying in the house OF a
gentleman who was fond Of trying expert
mentS, and who was bee keeper. Hav-
ing read in some book on bees that the
best and most humane way of taking the
honey without destroying the bees was to
immerse the hive for a few minutes in a
tub of cold water. when the bees, being
half-drOwned, could not sting, while the
honey was uninjured, since the water
could not penetrate the closely waXed
cells, he resolved on trying the plan. |
saw the experiment tried. The bees, ac-
cOrding to the recipe, were tished out OF
the water after the hive had been i'm
meIsed a few minutes, and with those re-
naming in the hive laid on a sieve in the
sun to dry. But as by bad management,
the experiment had been tried too late in
the day, as the sun was going down, they
were removed into the kitchen, to the
great Indignation of the cook, on whom
they revenged their sufferings as soon as
the warm rays of the fire before which
they were placed revived them. As she
insisted on their being taken away, they
were put back into their old hive, which
had been dried, together with portion of
their honey, and placed on one of the
shelves of the apiary, in which were five
or six other strong hives full of bees, and
left for the night. Early the next morn
ing my friend went to look at the hive on
which he experimental the night before,
but, to his amaZement, not only the bees
from that hive were gone, but the other
NAMED in any of them. The half
drowned bees must therefore, in some
way or other, have made the other bees
understand the fate which awaited them.''
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-06-04
Ice.Mater.

One of the most fruitful causes Of dys-
pepsia-our national disease-is, unques-
tionably, traceable to the excessive drink
ing of ice-water. We use far more ice in
this country than is used in all the world
beside. While we are inclined TO boast OF
this as luxury, we forget that, like many
other luxuries, it does deal of harm. The
temperature of the stomach at which di-
gestion takes place, is from So to lOO'
(Fahrenheit). Consequently, the effect OF
swallowing ice-water, which must for a
while reduce the temperature from 3O' TO
400 at least. cannot fail to be hurtful. and If
habitually INDUCED in, to insure the dis
order so widely prevalent and so distress
ing in character. In cities and large towns
we are perpetually drinking ice-water in
winter as well as summer. We drink it
before our meals, with our meals, after
our meals, on going to bed and on getting
up. In fact, there is no hour when we are
awake that we do not drink it. If you
ring the bell at any American hotel, the
servant who answers it brings you pitch
er of ice-water, supposing that you want
that anyhow, and that you must swallow
a certain quantity before you are prepared
to make your other wishes known. If you
90 to breakfast on a bitter cold morning,
the first thing the waiter places before you
is a goblet ofice-water; and the chief ener-
gy he displays is in keeping the goblet full
to the rim. Although he may not get you
anything you order, you can depend on
him for bounteous supply of the freezing
liquid.
Immoderate drinking of any kind is al
most entirely due to habit. This is par
ticularly true Of ice-water, which, by spon-
taneOus reaction, has the effect ofeXciting,
rather than allaying thirst. The more we
take of it, the more we want. The man
who begins with pint day, will before
a great while, crave half a lllon, and i'm
agine that he cannot do with less.
Meanwhile, his food will have no chance
to digest, and temporary indigestion will
in due time become chronic. His deranged
stomach will affect his head. and the in
diligence of a foolish habit finally result in
unhealthy action of the brain. and possible
disturbance of his mental and moral facul-
ties.
The objection is not to water in any
reasonable quantities, but to the ice that is
put into it. Water that is allowed to run
for while through pipes, or drawn from
a well, is as cool, even in summer, as is
consistent with perfect health. After
drinking it for time the palate will not
ask for ice. 1t is advisable to vary water
with cold tea, coffee, milk or lemonade,
since the interchange of these has ten
dency to diminish the amount of liquid
wanted; and health generally is better
preserved by little than by large drinking
of any kind.-Scr-ibner'S Monthly.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-06-04
Marvellous, if True.

1t is curious fact, if steamboatmen be
not misled, that the Mississippi is con-
stantly moving its channel further east.
The world, revolving from west to east,
may force the great volume of water to i'm
pinge more violently against the eastern,
than its reactiOnary motion against the
western shore. EarthwOrks erected in the
extreme northern portion of the nights on
which Columbus, Kentucky, stands, on
which Bankhead's battery was long en-
camped, have long since been swept into
the Gulf of Mexico. So with those at Fort
Pillow and at Randolph, of which not a
vestige remains. The pretty plateau of
1861 at the waters edge in frCnt of the
navy-yard, on which there were ten or
twenty old thirty-twO-pOunderS and bar
barOus field-pieces of the olden time, now
pave the oceans bottom, and nearly sixty
acres in front of Memphis have drifted out
to sea. The same state of facts obtains at
Vicksburg and NatcheZ, and it is only at
Helena, and for very short distance, that
the uplands on the western shore of the
Mississippi are at all or anywhere visible.
From Cairo TO the BaliZe the river is APP
parently moving toward the east. The
same facts and the same influences, civil
engineers have often asserted, affect rail-
ways illdJ CAlCllu W SOuIii
The eastern rails are worn away more rap
idly than those on the west side of the
trackway. There must be some unseen force
fitting each locomotive toward the rising
sun, and we would be pleased to learn
whether these (ironically speaking) "crea-
lures" are addicted to the ugly Eabit of
tumbling over and smashing things toward
the east. Do majority of little accidents
Occur on thp eastern side of the great hiph-
ways connecting Chicago and Mobile and
New Orleans? and do river pilots find it
difficult to prevent steamers sticking their
noses into the eastern bank of the river?
The facts as to the conduct of the river are
as stated. and with singular Impotence we
await solution of the mystery at the hands
of the LotOs Club, or of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Dumb Brutes, or
at the hands of the woman crusaders, who
must take deep interest in this question
affecting the fortunes of the Big Drink"
as the ChickaSaws called the Mississippi
Memphis Appeal.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-06-04

GODEY.-The illustrations in the June
number are fully up to the standard of this mag
azine, and the literary contents are also of the
usual excellence. new story by Marion Har-
land" Mrs. Killers Queer Whim''-is begun
in this number, and will be finished in the next
The June number completes the eighty-eighth
volume and forty fourth year of this deservedly
successful publication. Many extra good things
are promised for the July number. An excellent
story by Caroline Orme, entitled Country
Homes in New England Century Since, /" will
be commenced to run through five or six num-
bers In addition to the other attractions will be
given another of those handsome chrome illustra-
tions. Published by L. \. Cooley, Philadel-
phia Pa, at So 90 per year; four copies 5000,
and a beautiful chrome to each subscriber.