Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-07-02
Menus e Notioms.


changed the name of their corporation. 1t
will hereafter be known as the Sunbury
and Philadelphia Railroad Company.
Mr.. Creswell, an extensive negro trader,
died at New Orleans last week, and in his
will liberated all his slaves, who numbered
ninety.one. The will is to be contested.
Ossian E. Dodge, the Yankee vocalist,
sailed in the America on Wednesday for
England, as bearer of dispatches, and del
egate to the Peace Convention.
A DAYS SpoRr.-At the settling of the
bets on the last Derby race, it was stated
that Sir Joseph Hawley and his party had
won e2OO, 900, Independent of the stakes,
which amounted to upwards of $4,000.
One million and twenty five thousand dol
lars gained by one man on one horse race!
The Warren Journal states that the
Norris Canal is completed with greatly
enlarged capacities for rbusiness-enabling
boats carrying sixty tons to make average
trips from Jersey City to the coal mines
and back in twenty days.
The Legislature of Massachusetts, have
exempted homestead in the amount of
five hundred dollars from seizure for debt
and other purposes.
Miss Bremen, the distinguished Swedish
authoress, is now in Charlottesville on a
visit to Prof. Schele, of the University Of
Virginia.
Letters from Albany, N. Y, state that
a stringent anti gambling law will be pass
ed by the present session Of the Legisla-
ture.
SAD.-ln Pelham, N. H., Mrs. More.
land was shot and fatally wounded while
struggling with her son, aged l6, who had
taken his fowllng piece TO go a hunting,
which his mother forbid until he had drawn
her some water.
A MODEL TowN.-Wellsborough, Tio-
ga Co., has not at the present time a Ii
censed tavern or groggery in it, nor any
place where liquor is sold, except the Drug
store, where il is sold for medicinal purpo.
SeS.
MadamoiselIe Jagello. the Hungarian
heroine, is earning her livelihood as
clerk in the Department Of the Interior.
A young daughter Of Daniel X. Schnei.
der, OF Rerks county, was killed, last week,
n consequence Of scyihe used by her
brother, accidentally penetrating her side.
AN OLD HERo GoSE.-MaJor Benja-
min Abbott, formerly Of Andover, Mass,
was found dead in his bed, at the house OF
jeremiah P. Davis. in Nashville, N. H., a
few days since. Major Abbott was Md
jor Drummer in the revolution, and played
the death march at the execution Of Andre,
and served his country faithfully through
the war. He died a, the advanced age oil
90 years.
Charles r. Paxton has declined the ap-
poiniment of Chief Engineer on the Cata.
wissa Railroad, and Mr.. Osburn Of the
Reading Railroad has received and accep.
ted the appointment.
Henry C. Hou'z, P. NJ. at Mt. Pleasant
Mills. Union Co., Pa, in place of Philip
Schnee, resigned.
The Norfolk Wal Herald states that
the cultivation Of peas has become mat.
ter considerable importance in that neigh
berhood. and that fields formerly planted
in corn are now used in raising peas.
There is baby at Trenton ten months
old which weighs hirty-tro pounds. Good
for Trenton.
Fortune in Tax-The largest individu-
al tax paid in New York, is by VIM. B.
Astor. Last year he paid into the City
Treasury the sum Of s23,s9l for taxes.
He complains, Of course, bitterly but we
wish zee had it to pay.
Fossil Kangaroo.-No remains of the
Australian animal have, heretofore, ever
been found, we believe, in America. Now,
however, we learn from the Middletown
(Conn.) Sentinel, that DR.. Barratt, Of that
place, has discovered beautiful and dis.
tnclly marked cast Of kangaroo in The
Portland quarry. Il is so characteristic
that there is no fear Of mistake.
Two Irishmen. passing through wood,
found gun. They never having seen
weapon oi the kind, thought that it was
musical instrument, and determined TO
practice. Patrick advised "Jemy" TO blow
in the muzzIe, while he "played on the
keys" The result was, that "Jemy" lost
his brains.
The only needle mandatory in The Uni.
ted States, is that establishment at Newark,
N. j., by Mr.. Henry Essex, who was for
merly employed by Hemming s. Son, in
England. The wire Of which the needles
are manufactured, is imported from Eng.
land, as none Of the requisite quality i.
made in this country.
Il is understood that the Hon. Robert J.
Walker intends to sail for California, on
the 2sih of June inst. His professional
services have been engaged in two very
important land cases, which are TO be ar.
gued at the coming term Of the United States