Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-11-19
GEN ';RAL NEWS ITEMS.

Potter county.
Diphthpria Of severe form is prevalent ,
in WillIanSport.
Small pox is reported in the southern
edge of Somerset county.
Potatoes are only eighteen cents per
bushel at Girard, Erie county.
Hugh Young caught an otter on the
Sinnemahonine that measured six feet and
eight inches.
Some New York doctor has sent circu
lars to most of the clergvmen, saying that
if allowed to speak he will convince them
that there is no heaven and no future state.
They nave prayed for the conversion of
this mans soul.
AS Rev. John Miller was preaching on
Sunday last, at Biz Pond. dove entered
the house through broken pane ot glass.
circed around. and finally lit on the head
of the minister.
The commissioner nf internal revenue
last fiscal year from all sources vii! amount
to sl22 900, 900.
Cardinal McClosky, of New York, who
has been on visit to the Pope, is on his
return. having left Queenstown, on the
steamer Abvssiuia. on Sunday. He was
hunGred with an enthusiastic ovation in
Queenstown. before he sailed, and the
shure was covered with people as the vessel
left, and bands of music accompanied the
steamer spaward 1t is good thing to be
cardinal.
BANKS AND USURY. An important de
cisou of the supreme Court of Pennsvlva
MIA. affecting national banks, has been pro-
mulgated The case WAS that of Lucas ~
Puttsville, and the points embodied in the
opinion of Justice GOrden are: First,
that ifa national bank takes more than le-
gal interest it forirIts its entire interest
second. that usurinus interest, exacted by
national bank may be deducted from the
amount suid for by the bank, and thtd,
that the PENNSYLVANIA law limiting the
time in which usurinus interest may be re-
covered does not apply to national banks.
Philadelphia expects to be enlivened bv
no loss than tifty-seven conventions next
year, and the papers. are indiscreet enough
to publish the fact.
Harrisburg boys are bad lot. up to all
kinds of devi,lry. The latest exploit Of
two of them was to attack and rob mark
ct woman in broad daylight.
The terror of the farmer Just now is the
tree peddler. who fasscinates The bOrticl
tural saul with book full of gorseouly
colored pictures of all sorts of possible and
impossible fruit, such as never yet grew on
earthly tree.
Lancaster county takes the rag off the
bush for big turnips and large eggs. The
Examiner tells of a turnip weighing fifteen
and half pounds, and of an egg weighing
four Onces.
Rev. G. A. Holmes and wife of Harris
burg, celebrated their silver wedding Oh
the 10Th inst.
The new Lutheran aud Reformed church
At Ruhrerstown, Lancaster county, was
dedicated on Sunday last.
An unknown man was run over on the
railroad near Columbia, Oh Saturday, AMI
literally eut to pieces.
Thirty six boys have been arrested ami
lined for disturbing Religions services Al
RlchanG, Lebanon county.
Two Scnuy xiii county men had pigeon
snootin; match the other day, and nritter
"f Them killed Il Ord.
4 revival has oeen IN progress in TrnI
y church. DtnyIlle, for some ume, Anu
over seventy pelsOns have been cunvel-
ca.
Hiram HIpeiy, a workman at II fu!na.
al Sheridan, Va, suilpcatcd by escaplS
gas ~ Saturday, dytes shortly after bells
found.
4 woman in Ncwmanstuwn. Lebcnm
county, after Il lrlhlng quarrel with hs
husband, attempted To drown herself, bu
WAS preyen ed.
A seven \ ear-old sou of John SIraub, d
Wllllamspurt, was found il an Outhous
With his neck dIslucatD-I. He lived but
lew uluules ..,sor being found.
y ochuylkiiI county physician gave al
young man five drops of croLun oil, and The
I. NJ. has gone To JOIN The angel band, or
as the case tuay be.
McCIure's Philadelphia Times eas been
enlarged, its columns cut dawn in width.
and Set IN new ard clear type. The ap
pearance of the paper Is improved 2reatl,
by The change.
Some Dung men while out cunning dis
covered small opening III Il hillside hear
Centre Ridge, Bucks county, which proved
70 be the entrance OF Il cave. Upon The IN
'ide they found TWO stoves lamps, SPOONS,
orAs, knives, and other things. pruyiuy
hat 1t had once been inhabited. No one
II the ueigh5orhood knew Of it's existence
before, and from appearances it was aban-
Toned years ago.
George Rogers, formerly of Luzerue
county, while huting few days ago, acci |
lentIy shot himself III the face, causing |
ieath next morning.
Three masked men entered the office of |
he Reading Railroad at Puttsvilln. last
friday nlg III, and seized the watchman,
lana- cufied him, and tied handkerchief
'yer his face aud then took the keys, telling
lim they intended To rob the depot. At this
uncture the baggage master and two
,rakemcu of late passenger train, who
-nnened To be inside the cars, rushed out,
III" 'io ~>Abers lied after firing at the