Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-07-30
New York, July 25.

INeW 1OIh, July I'd.
The mos, exciting local news about town
to day is the execution Of + Iva d f. Doug.
lass and Thomas Benson, the mutlneers
and murderers. As early as ten O'Clock
this morning, the streets surrounding The
Tombs, where the execution was TO take
place. as well as the tops Of buildings com
mandins view Of the gibbet, were densely
crowded with persons anxious 10 catch
glimpse OF The unfortunate men. At min
utes before l o'clock, the condemned were
led forward and placed under the gallows
and the ropes adjusted, when Marshall
Tallmadge, psked Douglass if he had any
thing TO say, to which he { Douglass.)
spoke in clear, firm voice as follows: 81
wish to say that the wages Of sin is DEATH
Yes, fellow. citizens. wish to say, that 'ihe
wages Of sin is dealh.' and am now re.
ceiving my wages. You have an example
before you, from which you should all take
warning. Take warning by my fate and
beware Of small beginnings at evil, FOR if
you do not. you will soon be led 10 some
thing greater"
DR.. Perkins, of Smyrna. Kent county,
Delaware, has small. native COW, from
W hich he obtained 24l gallons Of milk. IN
three days OF last month, the 23d, oath
and 25ih of April. 1851. On the second
day trial she gave 8 gallons ahd Z plnts,
say 35 quarts and | pint.
There will soon be nine Turnpkes GEN.
,ering at Winchester, Va, two Of them
pIanked and six macadamized.
Cha,eaugay, NY. July 22.-Five young
people. named James Ayres, Garret Per-
sey. Jr., Sophrania Persey, Mary CripPen,
and Famed Daley, went out on the mill
pond on the Chateaugay river, for a sail
last night. The night was quite dark, and
by a sudden movement the boat was upset
and all five were drowned. Their bodies
were found this morning. Their ages
were from II TO 20.
The citizens Of Clinton county Pa. have
appointed &. L. DieGenbach. Dr. Joseph
Hum, A. White, A. c. Noyes, l.. A. Mack
ey. Jas. White, Robert FAIRIES. Henry Bro.
kerhof, C. d. Eidred, ]. W. Maynard,
WIN. Hyman. Rob,. Fleming, VIM. H..
Blair, James Macmanus. and Hon. James
L. Hale, Delegates TO attend the Railroad
Meeting TO be held in Philapelpha, mex,
month.
p. L. Birnum has sod his museum in
Philadelphia, TO e. Spooner. for $4,000.
Ii will hcnceforth be known as Spooner'S
Museum.
Edwin Forrest is about TO reappear upon
the stage He will make his first appear.
once in New York city. He has com
menced libel suit against N. p. Willis,
laying his damages at 100000.
All the debtors in The Maryland prisons
were discharged on the fourth insi., under
The operation Of the provisions Of the new
constitution. There could not have been
more appropriate time, for setting the
poor fellows at liberty.
We have been informed that on Monday
The l4ih inst, Mr.. James Young, Graded
on his farm on Muncy Hill. one hundred
and ono dozen I2I2) sheaves Of wheat,
from five O'Clock in the morning till FIVE in
the afternoon, and took Two hours noon
spell in the meantime.
Seven persons were struck down by
lightning under tree at Little Rock, Ar
kansas, but the penetrating rain brough,
them 10.
The Pennsy Ivania State Fair takes place
at Harrisburg, in October OHIO, Chilli
coIhe, September Michigan, Detroit, Sep
tember Georgia. Mucon. October N.
York, Rochester, September 1919.
On Saturday the 10Th inst, Mr.. Joseph
Hay es, a man seventy. one years of age,
residing in Delaware raked and bound
eighty dozen (96O) sheaves of wheat. That
is certainly good days work to be done
by man al The advanced age Of seventy
one years.
Niagara, July 2s.-Jenny Lind arrived
at the Falls on Saturday morning, and
Immediately crossed over to the Clinton
House, where she has taken rooms for a
fortnight. She will give only three or four
more concerts in this country, and will
leave for Europe, via N. York. on the l 9th
of August. She sings at Buffalo this even.
ing. The prices Of tickets were fixed a,
81, 83, and -. but speculators are selling
them at $40 and SIS.
New Orleans, July ga fight, took
place between Gen. Quitman and Senator
Foote at Sledgcville, Miss, a few DAYS
since, but neither was seriously injured.
s@Freeland Post Office, Northumber-
land county, has been discontinued.
Union County Court, Sept. Is.