Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-04-30

On the last day Of the session Of n.
Legislature, a bill was passed orpani,;n" @
the Muncy Waller Company. The ob;sc,
Of The company is to bring water into u. ,hs
southern part Of that town, from :
large spring on the property of Mr.. Pr,s.
Gray, about mile distant.
Hor. WIN. Beatty, died at his residen,.
in Butler on the 18th instant. He wa.
prominent Democratic candidate far O.,
Commissioner.
Maj. Oliver HeIme, one of the olds.,
inhabitants of Wyoming valley, died =,
Wilkesbarre. on Thursday evening last.
Ten and five dollar counerfel, bills .,
The York Bunk, have made their appea,.
ance in this nelghborhood. We have o~,
seen any, but are informed Ina, the im,,,
ton is poor York Advocate.
The Legislature of Minnesota has sIor
ished the use OF Latin terms IN the Law IS
that territory, and substituted therefor TN,
synonymous English words.
Aller the general appropriation bill had
fallen through, we were fearful thai. the an.
preparation of SO, 900 to rip rap the RIVER
bank at this place. would be lost. Bu, We
rejoice 10 say that The new bill as passed
contained The same appropriation, and also
an appropriation of $4,000 to repair the
ShamokIn Dam and Schuie. This money
II properly expended, will, We lhinx, 90 lar
towards securing the river bank at ,hi,
place rom further destruction, by the ac.
ton Of the waves. during high waier.-
| Sunburv American.
Ii is rumored that Lopez and his coadi,.
tors have on foo, another invasion Of Cuba.
We have but little faith in Lopez as lea
der. Besides, people who are e, for free.
dom and desire to be free, should make
better efforts than the Cubans have dous
heretofore.
The Greenv,lle Southern Patriot say,
1--WE know of some gentlemen of wealth and
worth who are about leaving South Caroli.
na, on account Of the continued political
turmoil and warfare with the General c.
vernment which charac'erizes her. II she
persists in her mad scheme Of secession,
her best citizens will lrave her in dro,es,
and move. as one told Us few days since,
into the United States.'"
IIonesdaIe, Pa, April 26 A fire broke
out last night in The store Of Edward Mur.
ray in Main ST., near the Canal basin, and
was still raging at o'clock this morning.
Two blocks and one half the centre Of the
Town were destroyed, including many val.
uable stores and offices. The canal bridge
Dver Min street was also consumed. The
insurance has not yet been ascertained.
The loss is estimated at Sl5O.OOO.
Mr.. Buster is an opponent OF free schools
from principle. lie goe. "agin ady cation"
nol because of its unconslituiionalny, bu,
because is unnatural. Ignorance is ma.
ur." he says. We are born ignorant, and
ought to be kept so.
There were bu, eleven Of the fty,two
counties of Alabama represented in the late
iisunion convention of That State !; yet these
eleven county delegates had the efrontery
o pledge the State TO secession. Pshaw,
A man named Peter Osbourn. aged 80
ears, OF very respectable standing. pros.
,erous farmer, and apparently enjoying
lie very happily, hung himself in his barn
n Sheshequln on the 10Th ins,-a most
suicide.
A whole family were suddenly attacked
vilh severe illness lately al Slaunlon, Va,
rom the careles>ness Of servan, IN using
arsenic instead oil soda in biscuit.
The fare from San Francisco 10 Sacra.
nen;o and Stockton in California, has be,n
educed within the year from $50 down 10
me dollar.
In the census returns Of certain coun.
V in Indiana there is said 10 be Mss NJ.
L. E. 5. p. II. ID. S. Tubb. This is pro.
ably one Of the tubs which might be able
. island on It's own bottom"
The Grand Jury of Philadelphia have
,und true bill agains, John Fell. for the
lhuman outrage upon Robert Woodside,
ome weeks ago, in the District Of Aram.
100.