Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-01-01
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souls. ian increase of 709 since lS40,)
and Mil Hall Borough has 493.
Wyoming county has population Of
lO,7O2. Tunkhannock Borough, SOL
This county was formed since the census Of
ls4O was taken.
Alexander Hutchinson, charged with
the murder Of Nathaniel Edmnnson, has
been tried at HoIldaysburg and found
guilty OF murder in The frs, Degree. The
convic, is buI 10 years Of age.
An affray occurred in Deeriield, Tiosa
county, Pa, on the 12h inst, between
Thos Stone. Jr., and Jesse Motfit, in which
the former hit the latter On the head, kEoc-
ed him down; in the fall he struck his head
on the frozen ground, and fractured his
skull, from The effects Of which he died
next. day. Motif. leaves wife and
number of children, Stone has been ares
ted, and il now in jail in Wcllsboro'.
We learn from the Bradford Argus that
a, the late session Of ccurt at Towandn,
the Grand Jury nude preseniment Of The
Small Note law as unjust. arbitrary and
unconstitutional. and in behalf Of the cili-
zens Of Bradford county they ask its re-
peal.
Boston, Dec. 81 AT a meeting held in
Faneul Hall last evening, Geo. thompson
made a quite temperate speech, and there
was no disiur rbance of any kind.
Ii is stated that the family Of the late
Pref. Webster have been presented with
fine housc on Ash street for residence.
Allen A. Hall has been appointed Supdt
of Custom House al San Francisco-J. ~
Jones, of San Jose. Judge South. Dist. .Cal.;
J. l.. Peliegrew, DIST. Attorney for s. c.;
Hugh O'Nea for Ind.
New Mexico appears to be satisfied with
her Territorial Government.
Within The last tao month two ships
have sailed from Liverpool, taking ou,
nearly 900 persons, consisting Of farmers.
laborers, clergymen, and military men,
their destination being Milan county, in
Texas.
Another portion of,he Horseshoe Fall.
on the Canada side of Niagara river, gave
way on Tuesday week, about O'Clock in
the evening, and fell with a fearful crash.
The extent of the break was abou. ten
rods in length and four in width.
A message from New York, designed
for correspondent, in Egyri,was received
in London by the Atlantic steamer and
forthwith despatched by telegraph 10 'rrlrs,.
and thence By steam to Alexa ndria-tle e
entire distance from New York, having
been iraversed in nineteen days,
The city Of Glasgow steamship. which
is one Of the line lately established between
Philadelphia and Liverpool. (Enrland,) is
daily at Philadelphia. When she
does come, they will have ii time Of it a.
our metropolis, in consideration Of her ar.
rival being the first Of the line Of steam
packets between Philadelphia and Europe.
John Peterson. a native OF New Jersey,
and Journeymon printer, has by his own
efforts. become thoroughly versed in
every branch of Mathematics. Greek, Latin.
Hebrew, and Arabic, with rs much ease and
luency as he can English. In the different
livinglanguases he is equally well posted up.
His great work "Thc Calculus OF Opera
tions,' has jus, issued from the press, and
is, in the best opinions Of scientific men,
one Of the most profound productions ,ha,
the mathematical world has vet given to
society.
At New Orleans the Cholera prevails to
some extent. though not in an epidemic
form. OF 2ss deaths in one week lO6
were BY Cholera.
Gov. Johnston has appointed Capt. GA
briel De Korponay who commanded, in the
Mexican war, company OF Cavalry from
Missouri. one OF his Abide Camp, with the
rank OF Lieutenant Colonel. De korponay
is from Vienna, Austria.
The Democrats of Vermont have nomi-
mated, at their Sale Convention, Gen.
Cass as their candidate for President.
A consultation on the Tariff was held on |
the gath insi., by the Secretary oil the
Treasury and other gentlemen interested
in the matter. II was held al The room OF !
Henry Clay.
Wm. Shannon, formerly of Sunbury.
has started paper at Monroe, louisiana,
called the Ouchlta Register.
We understand, says the Sunbury Ame-
rican, that the amount subscribed for the
of an embankment above Sun.
bury. amounts TO about 81 500. The es-
limaied cost Of the same is Sl,s00. The
records from the Commissioners office
shew lha, nearly Five Thousand Dollars
have been expended by the county, in the
construction OF bridges over the Gut and
The Shamokin creek, during the las, forty
years.
The navi CATION on the West Branch ca.
nal was closed on the 23d ul, 1t has been
open longer than usual this season.
Reputation is forgotten in England
has had her share Of abuse
from John Bull. who now begins TO find
ou, that he carried the joke too far. A
London letter says that nearly one thousand
shares in the Pennsylvania Railroad were
recently subscribed for, by parties in Lon.
don, and without any solicitation.