Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-04-07
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

GENERAL NEWS ITEMS
Scranton wants a fire alarm telegraph
Reading rufiians have arranged for two
prize fights.
Philadelphia is said to he flooded with
counterfeit five dollars notes.
There is a pupil at the State Orphan
school seventy-nine years old.
A remarkable "revival'' wave seems to
be sweeping over New Philadelphia. Al!
the churches are feeling the effects oi 1t,
but it has been especially noticeable IN the
Methodist Epicopal Church, Rev. w. A.
Davidson, pastor. Sometimes the church |
up stairs and the lecture room are hiied SO
that two meetings must be held. One
hundred and fifty have thus far professed
conversion, and the work seems just
begun.
Ia the Senate on Friday Mr.. Bruce. the
colord Senator, III his speech upon Inc
Mississippi resolution, contended that
there was no justification for the course
pursued by the Democrats in MISSISSIPPI
that they Ihad obtained complete control
of the State by resorting TO violence, ana
that investigation would show the bad con-
dtion of affairs.
Some racals attempted to blow up the
house of ex-Shcriif Mccartney, OF Dauphih
county, by putting some explosive malef'"'
inside the yestibule of his house, and hav-
inc it touched of The house was pretty
we'll shattered, but no Que was hurt.
Harriet Stewart, colored, of Lancaster
has been committed for trial for stranSlin@
her illegitimate offspring.
Get the stockings ready. llu ndreds OF
barrels Of silver dimes, quarters and hali'
dollars are arriving at the various United
Stotes sub.treasuries and will soon be PAID
out.
: 4 personal reflection. Dio Lewis says
, that the women are mainly responsible fol
intemperance in this country, through th'
\ encouragement they give the social glass
S Another bonanza. The price of seats II
Q the San Francisco Stock Board, which las
wear was $40, 900 each, has rapidly increas
ed. until last week $4,000 was offered 10
. one ID vain.
There is promise of an abundant irui
cron IN Western New York. The winte
has neither been too cold nor warm to d
any material injury to either the fruit tree
&c or the vines.
IS The Jews are to hold national conven
= ton in New York next month, to tax
,e steps for the endowment ola Hebrew an
n versity. This speaks well for that tennc
e Gus and thrifty body.
!. Eggs are worth three cents dozen
Mt Hamilton county, Nebraska.
Id A mountain of superior white chalk hi
IL been discovered in Idaho.
D. The debt statement shows reductl'
y of the public debt during the month ois4
" 24O, ,S66,92.
- The graugers of the United States ha
over SIS, ,OOO, 900 invested in their varlo
-, enterprises.
IN The burning of the Norwich, Conn. aim
on house restored to mental health a man vi
n. was insane before the fire.
Le The San Francisco Call says that NJ
~ Montgomery Blair has bought tor Sl.Oo
av 600 the New Idria quicksilver mine.
The resignation OF Rev. J. Hewitt
., the bloomsbury Episcopal church, h
=. been accepted by the vestry.
,;eI The Hazelton Sentinel calls the whsk
- fits ,,ailiwick sscoiiin yaruishn' which is
ew good name ior u.
q 4 snOc.
re- a recent marriage notice ends with t
ed singular expression, probably added by