Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-05-01
Menus e Notions.

The Louisville Courier says very Gel.
ebraled chemis! has expressed himself in
the most decided manner on The impossi-
bility Of dissolving the Union. He says
that. as yet, no preparation. either foreign
or domestic. has been discovered, power.
ful enough to act upon SO large and won-
derful substance.
The Legislature of Massachusetts has
amended and passed the act Of ls49, for
the preservation Of birds. One Of The
amendments prohibits the killing OF robins
and larks' at any season of the year.
The labors Of Father Matthew at New
Orleans, in the cause Of temperance, have
been crowned with signal success. Up.
wards Of 6,GOO have already taken the TO-
tai abstinence pledge there.
Melancholy occurrence.-A young Ia.
dy in Philadelphia died on Monday last
from an illness occasoned by pricking o
fever blister upon her lip with pin. The
lady exhibited after death. all the appear
ance Of those who die from the effects OF
poison contracted from the bite Of venom
Gus reptiles.
In the upper par, of New ll,mpshire::,he
snow has been abou: five feet deep all
winter, and they have good sleighing there
now. l, has been an excelieD. season for
the lumber men.
An exchange parer.says ,ha, man was
lately indicted in New Hampshire Tor keep
ing his mouth open on Sunday, as being
contrary 10 the law against keeping Irrm
shops open on the Sabbath.
The Bradford Argus, commenting upon
the North Pennsylranian's modifying the
term Narsry into the more mild sounding
ssnifca'ion OF Prpetua! apprenticeship.
quotes Mrs. Snisshe!m, the Pil!sburg edi.
rross. who says this must mean the right to
horsewhip woman and sell her baby"
The prospec; Of the assembling Of the
Nashville Convention, appears tobe every
day growing small by degrees and beau
,iiully less" Many recent indications in
| opposition 10 it in The South. are daily trans
pirng. The masses of the Southern 1eo-
pie never loosed upon the proposed Con-
ven..on With an approving smile.
ii is fact, that of all that have died of
the cholera in Europe or America, seven
icn'hs AT least were spi';t drinkers, anu
! one half decidedly intsmFera'e.
From a document jus, sen, 10 Congress.
it appears that the production Of wool in
this country, during the las, year. was 20.
000.000 pounds. valued at S25, 600, 600.
There is iron enough in the blood Of ~
men 10 make so horse shoes, each weigh
ing half a pound.
A discourse on Modern Dancing. by the
the Rev. Jesse Winecofl, Pastor of the Sec
ond Evan. Lutheran Church at Selinsgrove
has been published.
There we're six deaths BY cholera a,
Cincinnati, in the week ending on the l7th
! uli.
Gen. Tom. Thumb, is holding his le-
vees al Barnum's Museum, Philadelphia.
The Iron Business.-Narried, on the
ooh u!,., near Toms river, N. j., By B.
l.. irons, Esq. Mr.. Joseph Grant to Miss
Amanda Irons; and on The 2ls,. a, Do.
yer. N. J.. by b. l. Irons, Esq, Mr. Hen
drick B. Irons 10 Miss JediGah Ana Irons.
A Yankee down cas-, ha. invented a
macLiue for washing dishes.
A Western Editor requests those of his
subscribers, who owe him more than six
years subscription, 10 send him lock of
their hair go iha; he will know they are
living.
The greatest sdvan,age Of being thought
. wit by The world is, tina, i, gives one The
greater freedom Of playing the fool.
The ccur, Of Allegheny county. las,
week, granted 50 tavern licenses Tor Pitts.
hurgh, refusing "a applicants.
The dwelling house of Henry Dewers,
in Jessup township. Susquehanna county,
was consumed by fire on the 26ih ul,