Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-03-31

| DEATH OF JOSEPH BRIGHT-Mr. Joseph Bright
of this place who had been confined to the house
| for over year from that dreaded desease con-
sumption, died on Tuesday night. lie was for
merly an engineer on the 2. f. K. r., and was
an excellent mechanic and by his exemplary
| character gained the est eem and friendship Of
all the employees on the road. He was about
forty years Of age.
OK Tuesday morning, w. a. Fisher, proprie-
tor of the Minerva restaurant in this place, was
greatly surprised on going to his stable and find
ing fine colt by the side of his mare kitty"
The aye Of the mare (about % years. and posi-
lively not knowing that she with foal, is
sufficient reason to Justify Mr.. Fishers great
astonishmcnt. The colt right smart unth
Wednesday evening when it became sick from
some cause and died during the night. A great
many persons had called to see the centennial
visitor during the day, and it became much wor-
ried and being yet weak probably died from ex
haustion.-- Wdtsonto,ca Record.
SCRIBNER FOR APRIL.-The history and char
acteristics of Yale College are sketchcd by Prof.
Beers quite fully in the leading article of Scrib-
ner for April and the Illustrations, over thirty
in number, cover good deal of ground. Among
the pictures are Planting the Ivy portraits of
Governor Yale, President Woo!sey and Porter,
and DR.. Bacon, The College Fence plan of the
College Grounds, Going to Prayers in the Olden
Time, Coming from Prayers Hannibal "a
Students Room Presentation Day. and Prof.
Wer's Studio The various buildings, new and
old, are also given. \ curious question is asked
in another illustrated paper, namely: IS there
a Subterraen Outlet to the Upper Lake Region p
The fourth paper of Clarence Cooks series on
furniture, relates TO mantel- pieces, corner cup
boards, hanging shelves, etc, and is illustrated,
as usual. In 'POe, Irving and Hawthorne"
comy arative estimate of these authors by Geo.
2. LathrOp, some hitherto unpublished details
appear with regard to the ancestry and life of
Hawthorne. The 'HistOry of Critic is the
remarkable career of the late Jules Janin, by
Gamma the Paris Correspondent of the New
Orleans 'Picayune.' Two brief papers in this
number are of special interest. namely, a revised
translation of the Dies Ire, by General Dix
and a hitherto unpublished letter by Minister
Everett to John Quincy Adams, proposing, III
effect, that Spain should mortgage Cuba to the
United States and thus settle a veXed question
for at least hundred years. OF Gabriel Con-
roy there are five chapters, certainly not lacking
in incuent or interest; and Edward Everett
der the chapter heads of Life on the Brassos,'
and 'Rumors of Wars Revolutionary Letters
Springs, by John Aurroughs, The Astor Fam-
ly in New Pork ana poems by Sohn q. SAKE
and others, complete the list Of prose contribu-
tious.
Among other Topics DR.. Holland discusses
'Revivals and Evangcists,' and the Old Cabinet
contains brief essays on Geo. Washington, Bible
Reading, etc. In the other Editorial depart
mcnts, Mr.. 2. 7. Quinn continues his suggcs-
tions TO the management of small places,
number of receipts are given for Centennial
Cookery, Emerson's last book is noticed, and
new inventions and methods are recorded. The
metric system is adopted for measurements in
The Worlds Work this month. feet and inches
being given in brackets. Bric-a-Brac contains
an authentic account of the origin, rise ana pro-
grcss in America of the famous hors Gear poetry
of the period, accompanied by the music to
which the song was first sung.