Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-10-23
G. W. ZIEGLER, President.
Attest, ". :. RoEDUCK, Scc'y.

THE Miners Jo'.raal gives the following addi-
tonal particulars OF the suicide Of John p. Elliot
noticed in our issue of last week:
Yesterday john Elliot, originally from Read
ing, Berks county, Pa, but lately at Sha:nOkin,
caIue TO this place with the noon passenger train
and put up at the Eagle Hotel, Mr. George 7.
Fcssler. proprietor. Nothing unusual took place
during the afternoon, evening or night, Elliot be-
having as . stranger at strange place would.
This morning he arose and came down TO the
bar room about O'Clock. After being about for
a short time he remarked 10 the barkeepcr that
he would 20 back TO bed, ana that if he were not
up at breakfast time they neeG not cal. him. 40
there WAS nothing unusual in this, il being done
often nothing more was thought OF the man un-
til the inmatcs OF the house were startled by
loud cries proceeding from his room about 10 a.
N. The landlord, upon reaching the room, found
Elliot in extreme agony o: pain. and at once per
ceiycd that something OF an unusual character
had taken place.
He hastily summoned Dr.. 5. J. Scyicrt, who,
upon reaching the scene, at once declared 1t his
opinion that Eliot had taken poison. DT. !. 6.
Drehcr was at once sent toE, and the physicians
united their efforts TO save the miserable man,
but the deadly virus had already too far accom-
pishcd its work-EiiUt dying about p. IN. Dur
ing the intervals OF pain Elliot cOnycrsed quite
freely, said that he had taken five grains OF
stryChuiuc, purchased al Shamokiu, and that he
wanted 10 XII himself He refused positively 10
say from whom hc bought the poison. or his rci-
son for taking il. Some one proposed 70 tee
graph 10 Nm. Lyon, aL Reading, when the SICK
man ieebiy raised his head and said, ''NO, no,
don't send for Bully. he has trouble enough.
don't want to make him more His friends at
Reading have been tclegrIVhed for, pending
whose arrival uulhin" viii Doe done 10 the corpse.
We understand that no one knowing exactly
what the law in such cases II, Deputy Coroner
Beadlc has been summoned TO hold an inquest
The Lutheran Sunday School of the Stone
Church Of Lower Augusta, will hold an EXhibi
tiou on Thursday and saturday evenings, October
2qth and 3lst. An admission fec will be charged
! for the benefit of the school.
ELhs ENRICH, Sup't.
/ BIASRETs AND CoUN1EErANEs.-Thc only
| place where you can lind a large assortment at
| low prices, is ut Marx & Bro, next door 70 the
| post office, Sun5ury, Pa.
/ GOVERNOR THoT.s +. BRAruETTT, manager
OF the Gift Concerts in aid Of the Public Library
OF Kentucky of Louisville, in that State, will do
US 4 favor not 20 tempt US more with advertise
ments OF that institution. The laws of the State
! forbid the publication Of such advertisements,
and do not discriminate between one of this kind,
| which Is honest ana Tor a GOOD purpose, ana
shyster concerns. We know that some one will,
on the Both Of November next, bag S250,O0O,
and others smaller sums, and that the money
! will be promptly paid, as las been the case in
the four preceding ones; but the law Will not
allow US to publish their advertisements. KeeT
them away from US.
JoE JEFFERSON, the renowned actor, will play
I RIP Vqu WipHs, in the Opera House in Danville
on Thursday evening, the 29th inst. Price o.
admission, reserved seats, 81 80, and - cts. &c
neral admission, Sl.OO and 30 cts. As the Opcrs
House at Dauville is one of the best arranged il
the State, Mr.. jefferson will no doubt give one o
his best exhibitions. Re is considered the bes
delineator of Rip Van Wrinkle on the stage, an,
those who may ?atrouize his performance vii
! never rpgTet IL.