Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-03-10
Ncps an0 Notions.

masons, being slaves. or free persons of
color. being mechanics or masons, from
making contracts for the erection u build
ings, &c, has been introduced by Mr..
Woolsey INTO the lower House Of the Ala
bama Legislature.
TIE Harrisburg petitions of the Maine
Liquor Law contain the naTes OF the
land ords OF several of its principal Hotels
-Messrs. Sanders. Herr, Covetly and
krauser. The petitions from Allegheny
contain the names of all the Judges OF that
county, all the county officers, seventy four
Lawyers, embracing nearly the entire bar
besides ten or fifteen thousand citizens.
The Philadelphia petitions contain the
names of forty or fifty thousand PERSONS
among them al! the Clergymen, and many
of the Judges and Lawyers. The whole
number OF the petitioners for the Maine
Law, up to this time, is not less than one
hundre thousand. Harrisburg Journal.
Capt. RoBERr B. BARRIER. Of this coun'
,y, has been appointed Ald-de-Camp 10 his
Excelency, Gov. Bigler, with the rank OF
Lieut.. Co!on,l.
meeting Of the Executive Committee,
of the Penu>y lvanla State Agricultural So
ciety, held at Harrisburg, on Thursday,
he &c h Of February, it was resolved tina,
The next Fail Exhibition shall be he'd on
the Goth, 2ls, and and 22d Of October.
1852 and the subject of place where Il
shall be held was referred 10 committee
consisting Of Frederick Waits, David
Mumma, and James Gowen. AS i, is the
purpose ol the committee 10 inquire what
place will be most suitable, anG afford the
greatest facilities and Accommodations for
the Exhibition, an opportunity will be
afforded to the different towns and cities in
the STATE 10 become competitors for II.
Jonas Fisher, has been appointed Post
| Master a, White Deer Mills. tins county,
vice Henry High, resigned.
We are always rejoiced a, every attempt
to lessen the danger OF iocomotlon. and are
therefore glad 10 learn ,ha, Judge Carpen.
Ter, CT Rome, N. Y, has invenred method
| Of preventing railroad cars from running
off. Il consists of a middle rail in the
centre OF, and raised considerably above,
the outer rails, and fastened to lhe same
cross.les. A saddle is attached to The
engine and cars at both ends. which SETS
over The middle rail, with friction rollers
10 play on both sides of l,.lhereby prevent
ing the cars from rocking or running off.
Whenever there is a tendency to run off
the friction rollers play against the middle
rail, and bring them back TO their place
| again. Ii costs $500 a mile.
A bill is before the Louisiana Lcgisla.
ture. that proposes TO place drunkards IN
the same position in regard TO the manage
ment of their property and their family
affairs. as that which the law assigns TO
! Iunalics and minors.
On Sunday last, the barn of Mr.. J.
kIapp, of Manor township. Lancaster
county, was with ali its contents DESTROYED
by fire. One horse, two cows and all his
farming utensils were consumed. There
was no insurance upon the property.
The Lancaster Wing. SAYS that a man
residing in Harrisburg, but engaged on the
Harrisburg and Lancaster Railroad, was
shockinyly crushed on Saturday evening
last, between The engine and one Of the
cars. One Of his legs was ampua,ed by
DR.. Alice, about II O'Clock that night.
A race on snow shoes came off near
Montreal on the 2Oih ult.. by soldiers be-
longing 10 the garrison at Montreal. The
first prize. five dollars, was gained by
man who ran hall mile in three minutes.
A warrant was issued last week for the
arrest Of Andrew Powers, OF Bath, Me-, for
selling liquor but he having absconded.
his wife was fined SlO in his stead.
The National Baak of Buenos Ayres
recently paid out two millions Of dollars on
forged order. II appears ,ba, late in the
evening man named Andres f,Ilcgas. of
respectable family. presented an order
purportIng TO be from the Governor. for
two mlllions OF dollars. The forgery was
so admirably perpe,raled tha, none Of the
officers for moment suspected it, and
promptly paid hlm the money. Subsequent.
Iv, they sent word 10 the Governor thai
they had crushed his order. hen TO their
amazement they were told il ~as forgery.
The police and Other authorizes were i'm.
media'eiy called into requi,i,ion, and the
whole city ran sacked /: and on the mex,
day the forger was found at the Globe
Hotel. with the bank notes (sone Of which
he had exchanged Tor gold) in his possess.
ION. The evidence oil his guilt was so
over~ heIming. that he made an immediate
confession, and on the following morning
he was taken 10 the courtyard Of the
public prison. and summary executed.
The Spiritual Rappers, who recently
settled in Fayelte county. Va. are about
to publish two newspapers.
A bill has been introduced into the House
authorizing a loan Of $500, 900 10 com
plete the North Branch Canal. We hone
this bill will receive The gravest considers.
lion, for permanent increase Of the debt of
the State, whatever may be the emergency.
is a measure "a hich iha naonla v,;ll ali,