Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-07-23

WORTHY OF IaIrArloS. Pa,hfiod.
er SAYS, the Michigan Central Railroad
Company, by properly soddIng their track.
have got rid of all the dust. Within One
month. a road N thus way may be rendered
dust proof, and u, lutte more expens.
than Is required during the same time to
tinker up spnnkierS.
No greater annoyance TO sumner lrav.
elers can be rmas,ned than that Of beiny
buried alive, as they sometimes are, 10 N.
cars. All inventions designed TO remedy
this evil have as yet proved failures, excep,
the simple and nol expensive one Of sodtinp
the track. II ough, to b. resor,ed 10 on
all the main lhoroughfares.
With four metallic qualifications man
may be pretty sure Of earthly success
These are. gold IN his pocket, silver in his
tongue, brass in his face. aud iron in IN,
/ heart.
Appointment, by the President. by and
with the advice and consen, OF The Sena,.
William Carr Lane to be Governor OF
the Territory Of New Mexico. ic the placs
of James S. Calhoun, deceased.
Sraucx BY LIcHrNINc.-During the
storm on uesday night. The l3 ins,.,
the steeple Of The Lutheran and German
Reformed Church at Freeburg, in ,hi.
county was struck by lightning, and :nlu-
red considerably. The electric fluid passed
from thence 10 the Main street, where i,
displayed lis freaks. DR.. J. 3. Howe,
and Henry 5. Boyer ho were in the street,
al the time. were more or less effected b.
the stroke. but not seriously. A child IN
The arms Of It's mother, Ia a house On Main
street, was severely stunned, and, for some
Time, lile was despalred Of. A large nun.
Der Of trees were struck IN the vicinity the
same evening.
We regret TO learn by telegraph. from
Louisville, Ky, that the Hon John M'kln.
T prene Court, died IN that city, IRON all ai.
tack oil apOplexv-
Tne Pennsy yIvaniI State Agricultural
Society has appointed Frederick Walls
John H. Ewing. and II NJ MCaIh,ter. a.
members OF the Agricultural Board o! the
u. States Agricultural Society.
Burlington, VI, July l2-l, is under
stood that The total number OF buildings de
sIruyed oy the Iale confagraion IN Mon.
treal, is from 1900 to 500, including Chief
" those occupied by the poorer classes IN
the suburbs Of The cliy. Quebec suburb /,
almost entirely destroyed.
Ii Is estimated that nearly 5000 person.
have been rendered hou>e.ss by the caism'
~. The loss is .ariously estimated al
rom 50 900 900 TO S4,Ooo,0OO. The fire
originated III u cake shop.
Baltimore, July l2.-The New Orlean,
, papers received 70 ni.hi contain The details
Of lne recent tx blossom Of The steamboat
ST. James on Lake Poncharlrain- She
had about 20 passenger, on board. The
explosion occurred a, O'Clock ia the mOrn
iug, and while all were asleep, aud The boa
al once beceme a PERFECT wreck. The
flames we're aso Immediately communca
led TO all Parts OF the boat. and many whC
were no, hurt by the explosion were burn
ed To death. The eAacl number OF The deaf
: not hnown, but II is no, probably les.
, than twenty.
A bany, July l2-The Barge Governor
Seward, loaded wnh wheat, sunk opposite
P.GI -hhetp,ie, yts erda,.
Dl4.tsys commenced July 81, and enc
AJ-us, II.
N,N> from CaIiiorna mentions the death
IF Cot Crag, , apteun 4 80 Infantry, hav-
10. heeu murdered by dt,etiers, un his " ay
r irom San U,r.o To Camp Yuma, the mili
% tarv post GA iiIr Colorado RIVER.
Dover. y II, JAY I7.-Gov. Martin
who has been yIEg dangerously III for sev.
eral DAYS past ~ uoH ccnvnlrsceni, and
hopes are entertained that he will iully re.
cover his health.