Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-12-31
Nems ano Notions.


The City hotel, Oh Font Street, Sacra.
men'o, which once rented for 81. 900 pet
month. has recently been let tor az many
hundreds per month.
Ar'novement is going with great energy
IA Vash,n ,ton aud elsewhere, having f,r
u. object the noin.haIIon o: Gen. WIN. U.
b n!eT, OF kenIucAy. for The Presidency.
he ticket Is To be Butter, and Pierce, Of
New Hampshire, wh1. i, Is supposed, will
reconcile the uiIras oi Doth sec,IuGs. This
step is taken IN view oi'the strong proba.
hlhty that Geo. Scol all be the Wing
Candidate.
Lo,kpor, Dee. aas%s5t-Kncker.
booker, the murderer, ~. escaped from
jail at BIif'lo. On ~. RI, was ar.
rested at Sulphur Springs, ave mile, west
OF this place this ai'ernoon.
The Harrisburg Union pnbllshe, ane
Of The deiesa,-, aready elected 10 ;he 4'h
O! Msrca cuu.-,. N, ", . 'heis pre.efen-
ces i, regards Ine Presidency rne last
sa1.s Up thus buchanan 3s; Cass l3:
unknJ-n Ia the table ihe ds'eLa.es
fruln Brrks are set down 3 for Buchanan
aud doubtful.
A Correspondent OF the Press mentions,
for Inc benefit of young astronomers, that
the planet Mercury, which is very rarely
visible. may be seen Tor tew evenings
shortly alter sun sci, IN the Sou,h west.
/ : apparent place /, no. Jar ron veHus-
a 10 d--,-r-s west. Mercury ~ spproach.
ius the sun aud in a iew JAYS "lli be lost
IN rs rays.
Troy, Dec. %, ls5l.-Judgs Harris
has issued an order Staying the execution
OF Charles Q linn, who was sentenced to
be hung here on the 26.h inst.
The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia News says that the prospects
for u change Of the Tariff BY The presen,
Congress. are not very Ha,.ering. He
thinks the influence no, sufficient. as the
Tariff movement originated in Berks, has
been followed up only in two or three 9TH
er counties. and is BY no means as strongly
backed up by the party in Pennsylvania
as it should be.
Louisville, Tuesday, Dec 20, 1851
Hon Henry CIay's letter. resigning his
scat IN the U. s. Senate. was read in the
Senate CT the kentucky Legislature to day,
when they passed resolutions 10 elect
Senator OF Tuesday next.
Congress having made no appropriation
for the entertainment nf Gov. kossu,h and
his companions. while on their intended
visit 10 Washington. they intend, il is sup.
posed, that III. President shall receive
them at the White House, as his guests.
Boston. Tuesday, Dec. %. In Wolfbo-
ro', N. H., the house Of Wm. Tebbets was
burned. and Mr.. Tebbets. Senior, perished
in the himes. His vie and two sons we're
rescued from suilocaiou in a state OF 10.
sensibili;y. A daughter and ,nfan, were
badly frozen. having escaped from the FIRE
in their night clohes.
Baltimore. Tuesday. Dec. -, ls5l-
The Jacksonville News, Of the 18th. says:
We have Just learned that the United Safes
Court. at 81. Augustine, has condemned
The steamship Pampero, Of Cuban no'orie-
ty, under the Neutrality act Of 1918. and
also under the Revenue law. She will b
sold on The 2O,h January.
| have il, to-day, in confidence. "a 10
Fonte) that Mr.. Fillmore is coming out
with an uneqnivocal withdrawal Of his
name from The list Ct candidates for
President. The first impressions OF things
here is. that the Presidential course is
clear. Il is old Churuhusco Cerro GOrdo,
and nobody else.-Cor. Of N. Y. Tribune.
There arc four members Of the House
of Representatives who wear The mustache.
They are Messrs Marshall and McCorkle.
If California. Price Of New Jersey, and
Disney Of Ohio--aIl "Democrafs." No
member OF the Senate sports mustache.
Washington, Dec. u. ls5l.-The Kos
suth excitement is fiat. There will be no
,iorilica,ou procession in Washington.
His policy is here regarded as perfectly
absurd. ard his aboluion sympalhIsers in
New York have ruined his prospects for
financial assistance in this latitude. Heis
'xpec,ed here on Monday.
Mr. Clay is gradually sinsins he sat
,p illIe to-day, aut his cs,e 's almost
,opefess. His resignation does not take
fleet before September next, 90 that 10
must fall in the harness.
Bangor, Dec. ga liquor riot occur
si at Mont De et yesterday. durpe
which the officer was knocked down, and
be liquor carried off ard s'rried. ihs
authorities have sent to e s'orih Tor as
is,ance, as fur,hsr trouble 10 aPPrhended.