Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-12-24

De ""o 70 every way qual'hed 10 discharve
the duties Of said office. 1--WE have h..
acquainted with the General for a uum1S' 0tsa
Of years. and we confidently telle,s ,S'.
our public works, under his care ,ua "a'
pervislon. would be economically c,,sa
for. Besides. Old Northumberland h..
claim on The Democracy OF Penn.vIv.n;s
for her integrity TO the true demo.,,,;s
cause, and with such a man q, The Gene,
10 stand al our helm We feel proud in n.a
ssnting our claims"
The New York Advocate hs, bo;s,.a
the name Of Henry Clay for The P,-s,dao
cy. "subjec! 10 the will Of the People, y
What has become of the '.Susouehaoo.
River Railroad project Of which n. h,..
heard SO much said las, summer1 Fla, .
been filed away among tho rhno, ,h.,
we're? or 10 1t yet living ideal We ,.n,
tina, road, with Railroads on every side o5
Us; we are getting as II we're gu, of n.
world. and We are losing sert e,e,y dav
Let US a, least keep the idea alive, il NAV
atlength come TO someshlng.-(uniop s,ar
I.appears by the Chaabersburg paper,
that Mr.. Lewis Denlg. who committed sal,
eide by drowning himself near that place
short time since, and vino was County
Treasurer. 10 a deiau,er 10 the county ~
amount OF from $4,000 to $4,000.
Some rascaIs have been quite bu.ilv
engaged in stealing ,nrkies and chickens
during the pas, week in our borough. We
have JUS, read an accoun, Of fellow Who
was peppsred with bucksho, near Harm.
burg while in the very act Of stealing mr.
kies. The nocturnal depredaiors Of this
place had better suspend operations, or
they might meet with a similar reception;
certain we know that sundry guns are we'll
charged and waiting for them.
Len.-Madam Ford made her s,,v
among US quite brief. She was well pa
tronlZed by ne verdant OF the town. hn,
the notice IN last weeks STANDARD inspired
her with disgust, and she LET, in hurry.-
Holiday >burg Standard.
Now Is the time to take the papers. The
long winter evenings afford ample time for
their perusal.
Mss Camilla Scott, daughter Of Gen.
Scott, was married at Washington, on the
9Th, to Gooid Hoyt, Esq of New York.
A subscription of $50. COO has been
raised IN The Stale OF Ohio Tor the purpose
oi erecting an Agricultural College.
The editor of the Carlisle Democrat 10
about to commence the Publication ot a
black list. Don't believe II will DO any
good Boyer. man who Is mean enough
10 refuse IoPay for his paper, is Ju,t mean
enough 10 court the Hind of nOtorle,y such
"a publication ~ouid give hun.
Thousands OF returned Caiforniaos will
probably recoilec, The firm OF Priest, Lee
4 Co. a, Sacramento. They established
one OF The first trading houses at tha, place,
before the town was laid out. Two Years
ago The firm became embarrassed in con.
sequence Of heavy losses. At that time
Barton Lee, one Of the partners, was tho
"eaithIest man in Sacramento, his proper-
iy being estimated al 81, SOC. 600. The
Sacramento iranscrP: says that Mr.. Lee
Is engaged as mouse carpenter ai the
Sandwich islands.
10 the Supreme Court Of Massachusetts.
lately, woman recovered 81 400 OF the
city OF Lowell. tor damages sustained by
falling, in consequence of the slippery slais
of The side walks.
Col. Il. B. Wright, of WiIkesbarre, is
al Washington preparing 10 contest the
seat of Hon. Henry M. Fuller.
A Thanksgiving Gift.-The wife Of
Mr.. VIM. Mitchell. Of Falmouth. Me-, pre-
sented to her husband on Thanksgiving
day three children-two sons and one
daughter. The mother and children are
doing well.
Standing water is UNIV hoIesoms, 90 IS Q
standing debt.
Mr.. Clay first took his seat in the Sen
ate tor,y-fise years ago. (sO6.) HIS
second appearance there va, in lsIO. He
served bu, one term in each body, and
after 1910, begun his career in the House
Of Representatives.
An old lady 10 Mercer county Pa. 10
The mother of two Governors. Her name
IS Mrs. Bigler.
Everything worthy of name, from a
baby to a steam vessel, is nov named
after the great Hungarian, Kossuih.
Washington. Dec. Ill, is understood
The Hon. Henry Clay sen, his resignation
10 the Kentucky Legislature, yesterday.
Baltimore, Dec. l9.-The House Of NJ.
Seikes, situated few miles from this city,
was burnt on Wednesday evening, and his
wife and daughter perished in the flames.
They are supposed to have been previously
as two suspicious persons were
seen TO leave the premises just previous 70
the breaking out Of the FIRE. Much excite
ment prevails in the vicinity Of the occur
renee.
The First Presbyterian Church, of Eizs-
beth,own, New Jersey, which was built
during the Revolutionary War. is beng
entirely remodeIled.
A. W. Silloway and C. c. Northup,twa
genteel looking young men. have beea
81 rosfot in R,-,,p pha ..,,tb Sxu,ndllQ1