Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-08-07

their consistency just now Dy denouhclnS
''the salary grab" and renominaLing the
men who voted for and took it.
The mother of Udderzook is circulating
a petition for a Communication of his SEN
tence.
The Union county poisoning case Is end
ed. No poison was found in the stomach
of William Kline.
-Advces from Alabama indicate that the
political campaign now opening will be the
warmest that has been had in the State
since the war.
Bismarck is still prevented from writing
by tie injury his arm received from the
shot of his would-be assassin. But he IS a
great dictator.
Interest in the Centennial Exhibition Is
steadily growing in foreign countries, al
though the principal support must be fur
nished by our own people.
Gratz Brown recently fell and broke his
leg. 1t occurred in the very first week of
the watermelon season.
\ Chicago man boasts of having lived
ten years with one wife without - harsh
word or a flat-iron passing between Them"
OF seventy-nine cities and towns in Cali
fornia in which the question of license or
no license for the sale Of Intoxicating drinks
has been submitted to the voters, tifty-nine
have given a majority for no license.
Mai. J. N. Pomeroy, has purchased the
Franklin Repository, of ofChambersburg, and
will assume The editorial management Of it
August 10Th.
Adam G. Rose, conductor of a freight
train on the Lebanon Valley railroad, was
killed on Saturday afternoon. while shifting
cars, at Sinking Springs, about six miles
from Reading.
! The Toledo Blade says that the rolling
mills and furnaces in the Mahoning Valley,
Ohio, are starting up, some Of them having
more orders than they can fill. This is
another straw showing the general current
towards renewal Of business prosperity.
Mr.. Butler, who died in New York, a
few weeks ago, from hydrophobia, was a
well-knovn dealer in dogs, and owned some
of the most valuable stock in this country.
! \ public sale was Of his dogs took
place on Thursday, and they averaged
about $50 each. footing up about 81, 200.
The birthplace of Mrs, Tilton was at
North Salem, Mass, her maiden name
being Richards, her father, was tenor
singer IN the old North Church.
Gen. Custer, at the head of a military
force, is Il the Black Hills, exploring the
country and looking after hostile Indians
at the same time.
The pirate Semmes, whose disability
was removed at the last session of Con-
gress, is now n Democratic candidate for
Congress, in Alabama.
A certain publisher announces for imme-
date issue the 'Beecher-TiltOn Scandal in
in book-form. Of course he lives in Chi
cagO.
The exports of gold and silver for last
week were 81, ,2i8, ,245, making, with s32,
919,183 previously reported, S3i ,OG7, ,42S
since January /.
The rains that deluged the country with
such disastrous results last Sunday extin-
guished all the fires that were devastating
the Western forests.
A lady in Syracuse was quite severely
poisoned recently by a bite from 4 currant
worm.
1t is Iumored that Attorney General
Williams, of President Grants cabinet, is
to 90 as Minister to Russ Ia, and that Gen.
Bristow, now Secretary Of the Treasury, is
to be Attorney General.
A fight occurred ia Gcrantnr. Pa nr
Thursday night, and a policeman named
Hetzel, in attempting to arrest the ring
leaders, was severely beaten. He called
for help, and was answered by Select Goun.
Gilman Gillespie and others. Pistol shots
were then exchanged, and a young mar
named Thomas Duggan was mortally
wounded. Gillespie was arrested for the
shooting, and held on Friday in $1,000
bail.
The Wiliamsport GuzOttc and Bulldi1
thus sums up the lumber business of thai
place during the year to date Thus far the
shipments of the year show total of 146,
150,750 feet, an increase over the opera
tions of the same period in 1873 of Is, $50.
92l feet OF this amount the Catawissa
branch of the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad has forwarded 63, 1862, $50 feet, re
quiring the services of 6, 634 cars the Phil
adelphia and Erie 46, All, ,O64 feet, requiring
4,S40 cars, and the canal 26, 291, 800 feet
requiring 427 boats.
\ change in the design and style Of the
postal cards is contemplated The new
card will be lighter in color, and the en-
craving will be narrower and neater.
\ Lebanon county boy set fire to Il hens
nest in barn to kill some lice. He forgO
to take the barn away, and it fell a victim
to his fertility ofexpedients.
On Wednesday last we saw COW killed
by F. Il E. Engine. No. 10l6. 1t was hal
mile above town on a straight track, and
only one passenger car besides the engine
yet the engineer put on more steam and
without blowing his whistle, sailed into the
poor animal as if it was rare sport. 1t was
as clear case of deliberate malice rs we
ever saw. He could have slowed his en-
gine the least biz and avoided the accident
Thus somebody is out of pocket for the
engineers devlltry.-Mlt0uioa.
The Scientific Americ0n states that q
motor power to run sewing machines has
been invented. The power used is clock
work, and may be attached to any ma
chine.
The mayor of Philadelphia offers a re-
ward of $3.50 for the recovery of little
Charles Brewster Ross, and for the arrest
and conviction Of his kidnappers. This
ought to bring the best detective talent o.
the country into the work.
The kidnapped little boy, Charley Ross,