Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-05-21

Among the recent passengers for the
Worlds Fair, are John Wallace, ESQ,
Phllad, John VandersIice and Job Eaton
oi PhGnixvlle, DIR. Darlington OF West.
chester, w. Donaldson, Hollidaysburg. Mr..
ba'eham and lady of the Ohio CulriYator,
&c.
The Democrats Of Centre county, in.
strucied their Delegate TO the Judicial Con.
ven.ion to vote Tor SIC different candidates.
As there are but fUe to be nominated. We
reckon he'll have job to faithfully rem
resent the views Of his constituents"
President Fillmore has written a letter
in reply TO an invitation of the authorize.
oil Lowell Mass, TO vsi, that city. He
says he can net in his present tour b,,
hopes to be able to do so some time duripp
the summer, In which case he will write
them again.
The Virginia convention adopted in
committee Of the whole the compromise of
the committee, by which the House, organ.
lied on the suffrage basis, will have
Western majority OF IA /: the Senate an
Eastern majority of 10, (giving the West
on joint baIo, majority of Az and by
which provision is nude that, in the year
1865, in case the General Assembly Shall
not be able 10 agree as to the principle of
representation on which re.apportionmen,
shall be made, the question shall be left TO
the qualified voters OF the State to decide.
On Friday evening couple of scouDd.
rels in Philadelphia. set 4 bull terrier dog
on IA poor imbecile in the neighborhood of
Eighth and Wood streets. The poor fellow
is mute, and was terribly frightened with
good cause TOO, for the dog tore him con.
siderably.
A little daughter of Mr.. Henry Debler,
Of New Berlin, had one OF her fee, crushed
on Monday week by being run over with
four horse team while in the street.
Tn. Wings Of one county in Virginia
have nominated Dame! Webster lor next
President, at the same time expressing the
utmost confidence in Mr. Fillmore.
During the severe storm Of Sunday al.
iernoon week,3 valuable colts belonging 10
Jared Lilly, about mile and half south
of Montrose. were struck by lightning
while under tee. and Instantly killed.
P.t,sburg, May l5.- Yesterday afternoon
a fire broke on, in the extensive FIGURING
Mill OF Mr.. Wilson, on Saw mill Run. The
mill together with large quantity of grain,
two dwellings, barns and fixtures were en-.
( lirely destroyed. Loss heavy. No insu-
rance.
During the late Lycoming Court, Cha's
Allen was convicted Of horse stealing John
Shaded Of rape, and Cyrus BrOdhead Of
counterfeitng.
We learn that Mr.. Israel Dewali, a res
pectable citizen Of Washington TIP. left his
residence on the evening Of the Alb inst,
Tor the purpose Of visiting sick friend, Ii.
wing at short distance from his own resi-.
dence. He was seen 10 pass a neghbor's
house, on the way, land soon after 10 return,
but II seems did not get home. The mex,
morning he was found, aying by the road
side. dead. An inquest was held over the
body by Jas. IL. Whi,son, ESQ.,, Of Union
town. which returned verdict, that decea.
sed died OF disease OF the heart. He was
about 80 years old.-[Lycoming Gazette.
Philadelphia, Wednesday. May IA
The steam boiler in the foundry of J. P.
Morris, al Richmond, exploded this after.
noon, al o'clock, killing one man and Sc.
riously injuring two others, named Stephen
Shepherd, and Reynolds, the foreman of
the establishment, so that they were not
expected to live. Another man is missing,
and is supposed 10 have been blown into
the Delaware. The building is terribly
shattered.
Worcester. Wednesday, May IA
severe and destructive hail storm occurred
here last night; the hail stones large as
bullets, and came in torrents. A, the Lu-
natic Asylum, 1000 panes of glass were
broken, and every house in the town expo
sed TO the storm was more or less damaged.
The injury 10 the fruit trees and vegetation
will not be very great. AT Grafton an ad.
joining town, nearly every pane OF glass
was broken.
Baltimore. Wednesday, May 1.-THE
New Orleans Mail, as late as due is recel-
we'd. Dates from Galveston TO the Cd inst
are al hand. The reported death Of Wild
Cat is contradicted by travellers. The Cen.
sus returns show the total white population
Of Texas 10 be los. 900, and slaves $1,000.
Peter Ali, Sr., father OF the late York
County Treasurer, has paid the amountof
| his sons delalcation-over six thousand
| dollars. He was one Of his sureties.
DRowNED.-A boy aged about three
years. son of Josegh |. Lang'on, of Gran
vile Tp, Mifiln Co., fell INTO the spriuy
near the the farm house on Wednesday
morning while the family was at breakfast.
He had wandered away from the house un.
observed, and was first discovered by his
sister, who went 10 the spring for the pur-
pose of procuring some water although
Immediately rescued, it proved to be too
latc-the spirit Of the little sufferer had Ia
ken its flight. Some fish had been pu, in
the spring the day previous, and it is sup
posed curiosity 10 see them led him to il.
Lewistown, May I5.-Yes,erday two
new born infants were found drowned 10
the Juniata river at this place. An inques.
was held and verdict rendered according
txy M oil OF Al Il 4 81,