Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-03-26


of Allenville, in this county, a von,l losea,
about l3 years, and Andrew Me,ad;, sed
carpenter, Of Huntingdon county
twenly.one years, lost their live. 'eed
company with two others, they s,,era 10
to cross the Juniata in an old boat p'ed ~ps
suddenly filled with water when !. ."ea
middle Of the river and sunk. Two ,sa. .ae
tae shore safely. but Hosea and Me'satd M'saed
beingunable to stem the currea, sanI aa
rise no more. Up to the las, AZ. %
their bodies had not been recovered. '
New York, March l9.-An e,,o,
report was circulated yesterday of -
death of Maj. NJ. NJ. Noah. the ,e,era ~ mo
/ itor of this city. He is slightly better ,sa,
still very i'll. ''''
Martin Peifer has been sentenced
death, in Po,tsvIlle. for the murder of W
wife, about six months since.
The little huddIe Of houses at Carbora.,.
have tried to give themselves some con-
quence by procuring an incorporation as =,
city.
A Young Mems Literary Association b,.
been formed in Pottsvile.
On Friday morning, 2Olh inst, Mr.. G.
deon Markell, his son Christian, and Cb,,,
Erich, in coming down the Town Hill in.
TWO horse wagon, the horses became fro,
tened, run of, and precipa,ed lhenseIsa.
with the wagon over the wing-waI of H.
Gut bridge. Mr.. Markle and his son n h.I m's
each a leg broken, and were Otherwise 90
vereIy injured. Mr.. Erich threw bimssIs
from the wagon and escaped injury"
tSunbury Gazette.
Three cent pieces. ARE going 10 be The uo..
convenient coinage for small change ,bs,
we can possibly have. They will he ~.
death Of the copper currency. Tie EoIloy'
ing statement will show how easily cbanoe
can be made with them For paymen, >,
three, six, five and ten cents the exis,;na
and proposed silver coins would DaturalIss
be used. For nine cents give three ,b,es
cent coins for eigh, cents, a five and
three Tor one cent give two three's and
take FIVE or give dime and take ,k,es
three's.
The duration Of human life in ED,l,na
is, on an average, fifteen or sixteen vea,,
longer in the country than in the town ..
shown by the registration of deaths in liza,
country.
A friend to the ladies' rights, sseses,.
that the military law be so amended az IA
make ladies over eighteen years oil spe
liable 10 military duty.
In case brought before The Supreme
Court Of Pennsylvania, from Delaware
county, it was decided few weeks ago.
that in public sale, where a person i
employed to "a run up" the property, and
make The purchaser pay more than il none
but bona fde bidders bid for it, the sale .
fraudulent and void, so far that the Dur.
chaser is not obliged 10 take the property
struck off to him.
Capt. Henry M.Shreeve died a, St. Lou,
on the 7th inst. He was a pioneer in the
navigation Of the Ohio and Mississippi, and
was for many years usefulIy employed with
his apparatus for removing distractions
from those Western waters.
Wing papers in Indiana. Massachusetts,
Michigan. and New Hampshire ARE raising
the Scott flag.
Another Hero gone ,-(;en. George ".
Brooke died at San Antonio, Texas, on the
9Th inst. He entered the Army. in IsOs,
from Virginia, and served both long and
honorable career.
Have nothing 10 do with those good
natured friends, who make a practice of
letting you know all the evil which they
hear spoken Of you.
Col. James Tappan. venerable citizen
Of Gloucester, Mass. now e;ghty-four
years Of age, was (someihing more than
sixty years ago) Daniel Webster's school.
master. He addressed a letter TO his res.
pected pupil few days siuce. recoun,ing
some incidents Of his boy hood, which was
promptly answered in familiar style, en-
closing fifty dollar bank note.
The trial of Gen. Henderson, at New
Orleans, for participating in the Cuban
expedition, resulted, as did the former ones,
in disagreement, of the jury. The Dis
trict Attorney has abandoned the prose-
culon. not only in this case, but in all the
others charged with being connected in the
affair.
Major George Getz is elected Mayor Of
Reading for the third term.
The District Attorney for Schuylkill
county has addressed Circular TO the diff.
ferent keepers Of hotels. oyster holes, Sc.
requiring them to refuse selling liquors on
Sundays.
A baker in Philapelphia makes his bread
so light that his customers don't need q
candle to go TO bed by. C"It is said.')
Gen. VIM. L. Chaplin forfeited his bail
OF $4,000 at the Maryland court where
he was 10 De tried for abducting slaves
but the Maryland folks say they shall also
demand him OF the Governor of New York
for trial.
Hendrick B. Wright has given notice to
Henry NJ. Fuller, that he shall contest his
seat in the next Congress.
VIM. B. Campbell is the Whig candi-
date for Governor Of Tennessee, in sppo>