Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-05-29
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

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| GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
This trenchant piece of satire is from the
Rochester Democrat: millions for mole
ties, remarks Congress, and not one Cen
tennal.''
A prominent physician declares that
since iced tea came into fashion the diges-
ton and the nerves are disappearing more
rapidly than ever.
The Bank Of France in accumulating
gold with view to a resumption of specie
payments. That France can do this is a
great triumph after immense losses.
Baltimore was visited by destructive
storm Monday afternoon, about two
O'Clock The rain descended in torrents,
accompanied with hail, heavy thunder and
lightning, and violent wind. Houses
were unroofed, and trees and shrubbery
injured.
"What was it, my constituents, "
shrieked Il stump speaker, "what was it, l
ask, that first opened your eyes to the right
teous claims of this grand old Democratic
party ~ Voice in the crowd-"Au eye
opener, ledge, that's what done it.''-Nec
York Commercial.
According TO calculations made oy the
| CommissiOuLr Of internal revenue, the wO-
mems temperance crusade in Ohio had the
effect of causing a falling off of $4,000 gal
Ions in the manufacture of whskey for the
month of March in this year as compared
with last year. The sales, however, have
only slightly fallen OF.
Mrs Bread, of Sullivan county, attempt
ed to drown her drunken husband. and
when her neighbors called her TO account
for it, she justified her action by quoting
Scriptural Injunction to least your bread
upon the waters" She feels very crusty
over the failure, but finds crumb of COM
fort in the hope that better luck may at
tend her next effort.
Gen. .. o. Howard has passed the or
deal of the Investigating Committee un-
scathed. He was honorably acquitted on
every charge. The men who hoped to
ruin him are chop-fallen.
Governor Hartrarit has signed the new
revenue bill imposing new system OF taxa
tion upon all corporations Of the State OF
Pennsylvania, incl uding a tax of three cents
per ton upon all coal companies, as also a
tax upon dividends,
A mans head was found floating in the
canal at SelInsgrove, last Friday. The
finders permitted it to pursue its course.
4 Williamsport man has invented gar
ment combining shirt and vest, and is rak-
ing his brains to complete the outfit by the
attachment OF a hand organ.
Mrs. Lucy Auchmuty, of Selinsgrove,
while engaged in cleaning house for Col.
Hilbish, ruptured blood vessel by cough
ing, and expired in about five minutes there
after.
The 9Th annual Fair of the Snyder county
Agricultural Society, will be held at Selins-
grove on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday October 18th, 9TH, 9Th and
Sth, 1874.
A Chester county man will not permit the
killing of any snakes on his farm, assert
ing that they perform good service in ex-
terminating moles and mice.
SILK.-If American silk industry is be-
coming a power in the land, 10 what, ex-
cept to the Protective policy, is it owing 7
n Il.
amounted to SIS, ,1g4, Isl.
OF 933 newspapers in Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa,
MISSOURI, Kansas and Nebraska, 5l4 sus-
tain the Presidents veto, 40S oppose it,
and IL are on the fence.
During the present spring over two mil
lion salmon eggs have been distributed by
the United States Fish Commissioner to
the Fish Commissioners of the Northern,
Middle and Western States.
A Vienna singer is said TO have an ab-
normal formation of the vocal organs,
whereby he is able to sing two notes stimuli
taneously-like the organs of the Demo-
cracy in this country.
The next State Agricultural Fair will,
no doubt, be held ut Ea.ton, that place
having made the most liberal offer to the
society, and it will furnish all the necessary
accommodations required.
by the fire at Williamsport on the 10th
inst, 140 piles of lumber, belonging to
Woolerton Il Tinsman, containing q, ,OOO,-
900 feet were destroyed. The loss is about
$50, 600, with insurance of S33, 900.
The lady crusaders of Pittsburg have
been informed through general order, is
sued by the Mayor of that city, that they
must refrain from their praying excursions
in future.
Bank note circulation has increased from
S2s, 900, 900 in 1911 to about $3.50, 900
in 1874. That is, in period of sixty three
years it has increased S322, ,000, 900.
All the pudding furnaces at the old roll
ing mill of the Lackawanna Iron and Coal
Company, in Scranton, suspended work
last week.
Counterfeit fifty dollar greeuhacks are in
circulation in Williamsport. None of the
editors have yet been victimized.
Many persons suffer with sick headache
and nervous headache, usually induced by
costiveness, indigestion, &c. Such persons
will find relief if not cure, by keeping the
bowels open with small doses of Pargatye
Pills.
IIaye you inafmmatory sore throat, stiff
joints, or ,ameness from any cause what
ever? Have you rheumatic or other pains
in any part Of the body2 If so, use john
sons Anodyne Liniment, internally and
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