Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-05-21

IOmncICb0i, tIiht cvcI h"s"~ 49,
Ohio river, arrived ai.that city lew days
,ince. 1t contained one million two hum
1red thousand feet Of b0ards-was thirty
rods in length and six rods wide.
Mr.. Gaugh is lsoturing on temperance
IN Piltsburg.
A heavy box. marked "cheese." was
opened by the City Marshal Of Portland.
Me-, the other day, and found to contain.
snugIy packed. barrel Of rose gin.
The Joliet (III.) Sentinel says that over
seventeen hundred teams have passed that
place for California within the Inst three
weeks. Nest OF them we're from Michigan
and Northern Indians.
Ex-senator Sturgeon is recommended
for the Presidency 10 Mississippi. Good
he won't bore Us with long me>sages-hls
communications will be 'yea, yea, and
nay, nay"
At Cincinnati, at tho last dates, there
were steamboa,s from Pennsylvania, VII
ginis, Kentucky, Ohio, illinois. Missouri,
Indiana, Tennessee, Iowa, Arkansas, Miss
issippi. and Louisiana!
The liquor law adopted in the Rhode
Island Legislature, and embodying the
priucipa; features of the M.ine liquor law.
I, goes into effect the third Monday ol
July next.
Capt. R. b. Marcy, OF The U. S. Army.
passed through Little Rock. a few days
ago. on bis way 10 make = survey Of The
country borderids on the Red River, ,Cashs
Creek or Big Wichita TO its sources. 10
connection with this duty. he is required
to ascertain the number and habits Of the
Indian tribes who occupy it, 10 furnish a
geographical sketch Of his route. and such
other information as will enIghien the
government in relation TO q territory now
wholly unknown.
Engineers are now engaged surveying
he route for the location of the canal from
Waverley to inlersect with the North
Branch Canal at, or near Athens.
SENATORIAL TERMS ExPrRED.-The
terms Of the following Pennsylvania Sena-
tors. being eight Democrat. and three
Wings, have expired and their places must
be filled by The election Of new ones at the
next General Election:
Denocrats-Charles Frailey, Schuyl-
kill county ; Thomas s. Fernor. phlladeI
pha county Henry Fulton, i"rk :; John
w. Guernsey. Tioga, Pou'r,M Kear,Elk
Ciearfield, and Jefferson ]. Y JONES
Montgomery; Henry A. Mrhlent,erg Berks;
William F. Packer, Centre. Lycoming.
Sullivan. and Clinton; Conrad Simmer.
Northampton and Lenigh.
Whigs-W ,lliam il4sle,., Putler, Bea.
yer and L,wrance Benjamin Malone,
Bucks John ii. Walker, Erie and C.aw.
lord.
INDEPENDENCE, No May 1.-The Salt
Lake Mail has arrived. The news brought
by i. Is not Of much importance. Every
hing seems 20 he quiet IN the Valley, and
The difficulties SO much dppIehended in the
ial, have all disappeared. The anxiety oil
the Mormons 10 be considere1 orderly cii-
izens'of the United States, is every day
more apparent, and now that hopes Of gain
are held out, in transitu OF so many emf
grants to Calliorniu, we can perceive
manifest desire to be kind and generous.
MONDAY, May IA FuGITivE GONE
A fugitive slave was in our State Prison
last week, and his term within one day OF
its close, when a U. S. Marshal and a son
of the claimant appeared a, Sins-Sng, for
the purpose Of making an arrangement for
his release al a designated hour next day,
when they would be on hand 10 nab him
Alter they had spent an hour looking thro'
the prison, they made known their errand.
and were politely informed that q pardon
for their man had been received from the
Governor, and that The negro had left the
prison about the time that his pursuers en-
tered it. 1t is understood that he had Ia
ken a.passage nor,hward on the under.
ground railroad. and he has not since been
heard iom.-lN. Y. Tribune.
BosroN, May l5.-In the House, this
the bill for the further protection
Of personal Liberty came up on its engross.
ment, and was defeated by II minority
The bill, had it become law, would have
directly with the Fugitive Slave
Law.
PHILADELPHIA, May l6.-Last night. a
posse Of the Police. on duty in German
own, arrested 81 members Of the Hand.
10. Hand Engine Company, of this city,
who went thither on Maying excursion
with their apparatus. and who were caught
while in the act ol robbins the private fow-
in that locality. Their engine
was also taken as security ior their sp-
tomorrow morning.
BALTIMORE, May lO.-The third public
Session Of the Catholic Council was held
10 the Cathedral this morning. 10 the pres.
,nce Of an immense audience.
Tho (Freoch) Deba,s comes out in favor
If the American expedition 10 Japan.-I
. What is now doing by the Americans" !"
I says. " is the realization Of the dream oi
Christopher Columbus.''
The evidence which we publish from
he Columbia Spy, taken before the coron. |
.r's inquest. prove what we have stated ha.