Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-10-15

attorney reported list of convictions
reads them mostly of he cases l mention
ed in my last. A man, arrested for beat
ing little niece eight years old with a
hoop studded with nails, gets ten days in
the city prison. The child, every one will
be glad to hear, has been taken out of his
hands and placed in protectory. \
father, for beating his son nine years old
over the head with shovel, gets three
months Imprisonment. A woman, for
cruelty beating child which she tried to
run off with, has six months. The Italian
organ grinder find their trade of taking
children round to beg, sadly interfered
with. and the parents who let out children
for this purpose are fined $50. The most
pitiful case is that of the German boy OF
seventeen, of whom / wrote last week,
whose mother dying suddenly without
will. left him in unrestrained possession of
handsome small property, to gain which.
one of the lowest Of low woman used her
arts over the boy keeping him under her
influence, hopelessly drunk for months,
till he was reduced to embecility. The
society has taken him from the harpy's
hands. and had responsible guardian ap-
pointed over him. The hoy is recovering,
and it is hoped will become fit to have
charge of his property when of age.
| THE FASHIONS.
Last advices from abroad say that the
most elegant warers of dress have aban-
doned tournures, and hoops entirely, and
scant dresses made graceful by drapery
drawn about them in close, wrinkled folds,
relieve both the eye and the purse. This
mode, the most ambitious of our ladies
have made haste to adopt; and before
spring the manufacturers of crinoline, will
probably have to confne themselves to
making the old fashioned hair-cloth skirts,
the only thing ladies will tolerate to sup
= port their draperies, close gipsy and sailor
shops, in felt or velvet are the choice fOl
hats and bonuets. Let it be said that it is
we'll always not to take the first striking
: STYLES as the fashion for a season. There
, is always a second choice, quieter ant
3 more becoming, which the best people as
sumo, and which really gives tone to tht
4 fashions in general. The faring hall
: brims, and scoop shaped hats, which. will
: their masses of flowers and feather trim
: ming, gave such an absurd shape to tn
e bead an are quietly discarded for the mod
5 est, and becoming styles which are the las
e from Paris.
: Also plaids will be too common for pres
d entation among people of taste by Noyem
! Der, and rather wide strips in dark shade
!. so closely alike, as to be nearly invisible
7. are now chosen for really stylish suits
Plain velvet skirts take the place of sill
f ones beneath these over-dresses, and th
8 cost is little more than that of full
= trimmed silk, while the wear is much NOR
n satisfactory. Full suits of wool materia
b are also seen again, with cloak of plai
e beaver covered with striped braiding.
!. POLITICS.
- nC pOllllCtll pOb 10 hHOAN HNA~e4
b here. All my hopes of row among tn
o Democracy have vanished in the all
u Morrissey who breathed vengeance o
is Tammany has quietly subdued ''for tn
n good of the party" All of which mean
!, that he has been promised his ''divey,
e that his bIuster was for the purpose of ez
;. torting terms and nothing else. Conse
u quently, the poor plundered city is to
re still plundered
n The news from Ohio indicating the d.
Ie feat of imitation Allen inspires the busine:
y men of New York with a little courag
re If Ohio kills Allen and Penn sylvania pu
d the knife to Pershing's throat, a long strid
8, will be made toward retaining that conf
st dence, without which there is no use
lie talking of business. The people want
ID touch solid ground in governmental ma
d ters before they will venture their none
IN into enterprises necessary to brisk an
ID busy times. Mem.-Republicans, for tt
n sake of the country, do your whole duty.
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