Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-11-27
Neus & Notions.
The large Wilkesbarre rolling mill was
sold last week by the Sheriff for 80 900.
Population Of Reading. 15,sel
DO do Lancaster, 1882
3,439

Reading ahead, 3,439
ESCAPED FRoMJAIL.-lsaacH Houslander
and Oliver Harkness made their escape
from our county prison during the night Of
the 9Th inst, by cutting two iron bars Of
window through which they made their
exit. The first had been committed for
counterfeiiIng, The other was charged with
sheep stealing. A reward OF $50 is offered
by the Sheriff for their arprehension.-
7ioga Eagle.
A patent was last week issued by the
Government TO Richard A. Fisher OF Sun
bury. Pa, for improvement in washing
machine.
J.Bayard Taylor the poet was last week
married to an accomplished and spirifuells
lady Of Chester county, Pa.
Rev. Geo. W. Young. of Jersey Shore,
has accepted call from The Baptist church
a, Washington, Washington Co.. Pa.
Eigh, young ladies have been awarded
diplomas, at the Oberlin College, Ohio.
One of them was colored young lady.
One of the ladies' who has finished the the
illogical course intends TO devote herself 10
preaching.
The Queen Nab, arrived at Liverpool
on 3lst Of Oct, reports that the U .S.sloop
of war Yorktown was lost on the north
part OF ST. Jago, Cape de Verde Islands,
on the 25th o! Sepl.-creS saved. The
information was derived from the royal
yach, schr. Ariel, from ST. Jago, which
was spoken on the I'd oi October, in la,l.
!ude IA longitude %.
The existence OF third ring around
Saturn has been ascer,ained by the aslro-
nemers at Cambridge, Mass. Ii is interior
TO tie two others, and therefore lis distance
from the body of Saturn must be small,
The eighth satellite of this plane, was also
discovered a, Cambridge, by MIR. Bond,
about two years since.
A bell, weighing 4 ton, is shortly 10 be
placed in the sleeple Of the German Reior-
med church, in Elslon.
OHro.-The official canvass shows the
following result for Governor
Wood, (Denocrat,) l33,O92
Johnston. (Whig,) I2lO94
Smith, Free Soil,) 1886
Wood over Johnston, III, ,995
Rev. Mr.. King, OF Dublin, said in dis.
course delivered in this country, on his IT,
cent visit, that il can be shown from the
writings of the Roman Catholics them
selves, that ST. Patrick, the patron saint Of
Ireland, was Presbyterian missionary.
Is no, sec'arian spirit, the Devils
wedge 10 separate Christians from each
olherl
The figures expressing the number Of
these United States have at length chang.
ed, and old ''l3' has turned around inlo
81.
A letting will be held at Edward Kutz.
ner's store, on Saturday, the 9Th day Of
December, 1850, in Turbu, township, for
a bridge across Muddy Run.
By The official returns of the New Jer-
sey election. Fort, Dem, received 39,72s
votes and Runk, Wing, "a. 1854. Forts
majority 5.172.
The frs, Court in Montour county, will
commence on the 10th Of december.
Reading. in point of population, is the
third city in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
being the first and Pi,tsburg (including Al.
leghany city, the second.
Pottsville contains population oil 1912.
1t has ll0 manufacturing establishments,
whose annual production exceeds $500,
900.
A despatch from Louisville, Kentucky,
announces the death of Col. Richard N.
Johnson. He died on the 18th inst, in
the 65,h year Of his age. His health had
been declining for some time, consequently
his demise was not unexpected.
Census Beaver ,p. Union COLLEGE ,sr
West Beaver 1918
Knows HIS KNows.-Ile knows his
nose. know he knows his nose. He said
| knew he knew his nose; and if he sad
he knew knew he knew his nose course
he knows | know he knows his nose.
Gen. Garret D. Wall, late U.S.Senato'
from New Jersey, died at his residence ID
Burlington, 22d inst, aged over 10.
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Two dramalsts of the feminine senoe'
had an "atfair Of honor in N. York CHy
fourished bowie knife and
the other pulled hair. The hair Pui.ef
was victorious.
The Phiad Jury in the case Of Ren'l
Lyndall, indicted for iraudulently altering
Election returns, did not agree, and were
discharged.
Harrisburg, Nov. %.
The jury in the case Of the Comm9n'
wealth VS.. Joshua Mlllken, tried before
our Cour, of Quarter Sessions for setting
fire 10 the CIarh's Ferry Bridge last sum
mer, las, night rendered verdict Of gully
The convict is only eighteen years Of aye
and lived al Clark's Ferry.
New York. Nov. %.
The propeller Resoluie," small io'
boat employed in the bay, blew up n'
morning, killing two men and dreadI~'
wounding and scalding FIVE others.
Died, al inst. in Armstrong Co., f"'
Rev. Nathaniel Randolph Snowden, III %
Slst year-lhe oldest graduate OF Pf'I|,
ton at his death, and Chaplain IN Inc !
S. Army in 1912. Il