Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-11-19

4 CoHrEAsr.-The conduct of the peo-
pie and authorities OF llavana, on hearing
that the Spanish Consu's eff. .e al New
O.eans had Teen attacked and his papers
destroyed, VS. n honorable contrast 10
that popular outrage. Americans al LA
vana were secure. and they knew and felt
so. TIE Captain General wisely took such
precautionary measures as were necessary,
and orders were issued 10 tribe the city
guard, and to shoot down the first man
who should be seen to molcS' an American.
So says correspondent OF lhe n. \. Jour.
of Commerce.
Jenny Lind sung in Harrisburg. Monday
evening, l1th inst.
New Orleans, Nov li-The Lcgi,la-
ture has gone " hls. The Sale ticket i
doubtful. The Congressional Delegation
stands as before.
Mr. Gu'zlalf, the famous Chinese mis-
sionary and scholar. died a, Canton on the
Oh Of August last, in the IS year Of hl>
age. He was by birth pomeranian, and
wa, sent 10 the east by the NrlherIand,
Missionary Society in l-27; and after
spending !our years in Batavia, SIgapore
and Siam. be went 20 Chna in 1881.
Peing ol an erralIc disposition, within the
next TWO years lie made two ,oy ages along
he coas, Of Chlna, then comparatively
unknown. nn the dc alh of The elder Nor
lison, Mr.. Gul'zlall was employed in that
capacity during the wa. lie afterwards
received the appointment If Chinese Sec
rerary 10 the British PIrnipoten,lary and
Superintendent OF Trade, 10 which off :e
he ded.
Every important piece Of iron used in
The construction OF the Crystal Palace, was
tested by the hydraulic press. If similar
care was taken with all the axies and
machinery oil a railroad, many valuable
lives would be preserved.
The late \. G. Tompson, of New York,
has left $500 900 10 charitable and benev-
Olent institutions. among which are the
American Bible Society, $40, 700; Amer
lcan Tract Society, $4,000; American
Home Missionary Society, 100000; n.
Y. State Coloniz ,tion Society, $4,000;
American 3. c. F. Missions, $4,000;
Deaf and Dumb Institution. $4,000
Institution for the Blind. $4,000;
Nashville. Nov. I5-Ex Governor
James &. Jones, Wing, was nominated
United States Senator to day, BY the Ten.
Eessee Legislature. The vote for Jones
was 81 Trousdale, Democrat, | /; and
Nicholson, Democrat l.
Albany, Nov. 14.-The major,ies on
the S ale ticket, received here officially,
stand as follows
Comptroller, John C. Wright, Dem. 4s3
Secretary of SIa:e,H. S.RanGalI. ID. 1920
Attorney General. L. S.CharfeId,D. $40
Engineer, VIM. J. McApine. ID. 1890
Treasurer, James NJ. Cook, Wing. 90
Cana. Comm'ner Henry FIizhugh, w. si3
every County Clerks Office in the State.
and Is SAID TO be official by The Evening
Journal. The long agony is over.
New York. Nov. l6.-Joseph Clark,
convicted OF 'he MURDER ol oiflcer Gile>pe,
aud James Sullivan. convicted of the mur.
der of Edward Smith, have been sentenced
to be executed on Friday next. Efforts
are being made to commute the sentence
Of Sullivan to Imprisonment for life.
Louisville, Nov. l5.-The notorious
Calvin Fairbanks, who was pardoned
few years ago by Governor Crilienden, for
kidnapping negroes. with Deiah Webster,
has again been arrested for stealing and
running oA.a negro woman belonging TO
Alexander Sho,weIl, Of this city.
ST. Louis. Nov. l5.-The Free Banking
Law Of Illinois has passed, probably, by
about five thousand majority. The pass.
ageof this law will favorably afec, illinois
State Stocks, as it will cause a great de-
mand for them.