Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-12-31

( smiles upon their cOuntcnancCS, ana tnelr lace
beamed as brilliant AS sundower on hrigh
July morning. Their apettcs were voracious
but the constant supply of good things sooI
cooled their desires, and even sparkling cham
payne coulG not restore them to a second at
tack. The Clement House is widely known fol
its excellent fare. Mr.. Burrell has had large
experience in hotel keeping, and his constant
increase Of custom is accounted for by him
keeping orderly conduct about the house, excel.
lent fare, good rooms, and fine liquors AZ tho
bar.
ADDITIONAL INCIDENTS OF THE Fn.E.-A
stationary street peddler who was stopping Il;
the Riverside House attended church on the
evening of the fire, for the first time in thirteen
years, al he stated himself and when be got to
the hotel after the alarm OF FIRE had been given,
he could not get TO his room on account Of smoke,
and his trunk containing his stock in trade, was
consumed. lie lost about $3.50. lie says he
won't go TO church again in a hurry, il
/ that is the way he gets served The most nota-
bic feature OF the transaction, however, remains
/ to be told. lie had been stopping at the hotel
three or four days, and, meeting Mr.. IIuth after
the fire wanted to know how much his bill was.
Mr.. Iuth told him, nothing" as he had lost
enough by the fire. But the stranger insisted
; on paying his bill, and did pay it, saying Mr..
IIuih had lost more than he had.
Some person, in rescuing goods from Haag &
Sons hardware store, took up all anvil weigh
ing l2O pounds and carried it ont Broadway and
| across the canal before he dropped it Whether
he was anxious to save property or accumulate
it by the transaction remains a mystery.
1t was at first proposed to leave the treasure
of the First National Bank in the vault but on
the urgent invitation Of Il. NJ. Frick, Esq,
Cashier Of the Milton National Bank, it was re-
moved to the latter institution. And it was a
good move--for the vault doors could not be
opened for several days after ihe fire.
MIR. 4. l.. Wagner, of the firm OF Truckcn-
miller, Gresh q Wagner, lost all his clothing
and room furniture, total value being about
s5OO--they being in the Riverside House.
Mr.. Anna Yount lost about $500 worth cloth
ing &c. She went up to her room in the Giycr-
side House through the dense smoke and rescued
her trunk, but there was little in that, lis con-
tents having nearly all been taken sut and laid
away in wardrobe and bureau.--lGltoaiaa.
NAN SHoT-PossIBLy FATiL.-Last Tuesday
night a shooting affair occurred At the tavern of
Richard Hopewel, on Mil street in this place,
which resulted in the badly woundng Of a man
named Max Octtinger, a travelling salesman
from Williamsburg, New York. These are the
facts, as far as We have been enabled to dis
cover: 4 number Of persons were assembled in
the bar-room Of the said tavern, enjoying them
selves in Il corvivial Why. singing and dancing,
when suddenly pistol was fired by one Charles
Charleston, also travelling salesman. The ball
from the pistol struck Oettinger, penetrating the
abdomen at point about two inches above the
navel. lie Immediately cried ont that he was
shot. Charleston left the place at once and
managed to escape from the town, although he
remained about the borough until :our O'Clock
The next morning. The Wound is serious one
aud may prove fatal. The wounded man stated
that he was unable to give any reason why he
was shot, inasmuch as he knew Charleston and
considered him friend.
This is one of the results arising from the
cowardly habit of carrying pistols concealed
about the person, and probably the shooting pro-
ceelcd from mere rccklessncss or bravado. We
are not surprised that an act Of this Kind has
occurred. but rather that il had not taken place
before. Numbers Of young roughs in this place
who have neither the manlines5 nor courage to
depend on ;heir muscle, carry concealed weapons
and draw them on the slightest occasion, and,
in fact do not hesitate to fire them of in the
public streets to the peril o! the lives OF inno-
cent persons. Our police must know the parties
who carry these weapons and they are derelict
in their duty when they fail to arrest such char
acters. The strong but just hand OF the law
will soon be invoked TO rid the borough of such
disturbers Of its peace and quietncss.-Dotoi!le
ht,ligcacer.