Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-12-17


is expected to preach two sermons i'll tht
swincgate chapel on Sunday next.
Many farmers in the neighborhood ot
Caistor have lately hai very extensive
losses in their focks (chicAy among lambs,
from the ravages Of IA disease which appear.
to resemble the cholera in the human sub.
jet.
From returns lately Published it appear.
"9.VCo, 500 Of persons IN America consume
a''niHi'y more than TWO yards of our lin
ens pr head, while 22S, ,000, eco in Europe
'ake only one thirty-eighth pant IF a yard
per head.
Ia the Tren',llst week pike was caught
BY the Rev. Geo. Washington (in the back
waterof CClNick Hall, the weight of which
MAS 80 lbs length - in, girth q IN
and iengih Of head l53 IN. IL was killed
wija SINGLE gut qnartcr-taclle.
James Searlcs, the pedestrian champion
of England, has completed, at Liverpool,
his Eerculcan task Of walking 1000 miles
in as mnny consecutive half. hours, com
pleting the last mile in seven minutes and
a half. The task occupied six weeks, and
IN order to support the physical strength
and energy necessary to its accomplish
ment, the pedestrian subsisted principally
on animal food, Of which he ate very large
ly.
S'namer-j,eat Of 1885,. following
list shows the average heats at the under
mentioned places during the summer OF
1872. 1t is taken from statement
at DcnGc;s, thermometer manufacturer,
thearsde, London - Calcutta and East
Indies, 50 degrees Jamaica and West In
dies, 81; Turkey. Egypt, and China, So
Tupis, Palermo, and Bermuda, So; Lisbon,
Nap,cs, and Madrid, -; Venice and Nj
Ian, 13 Australia, 6o and Is ; England,
from Jaiy 9th to the i9:h, 81.
Gay f"'r6es Doy-Friday being the
5;h Of Novcmber, the usual search was
mace III the Parliamentary cellars to dis
cover the shade Of Guy, and prevent the
blowing up Of the Iarliament. This seri-
Gus operation took place shortly after elev-
en- o'clock in the morning by several of
the officers of the two Houses Of Pariia
meut Every nook and corner was exam
iucd for the discovery Of combustibie ma
tcrlais Ca lcu.ated To blow up the New Pal
ace Of Westminster and The Peers and
Commoncrs of the land, lat hone were
found
4 "Pla:c Glass Insurance Company y
exists for insuriDg traLesmen against the
heavy loss they would otherwise suffer
when thor large windows are accidentally
or wltully broken. This company COM
planned TO the Lord Mayor that they have
suffered ns.lerably through some persons
unknown, who discharge air-guus at win
dow pancs, apparently from the roofs of
omnlbuses three such cases occurred in
Cheapside on Saturday evening the 30;h
ult. Bullets have not been found, but the
neat round oriiiceS III the glass denote that
guns OF pistols must have been used
Roii'eay Siyaoh.-On the evening Of
the 9th, an exhibition Of these extremely
necessary and useful appcndaees to the
railway, "dctonaiing fog and snow signals, u
to aPprSe approaching trains of DANGER in
thicl weather. was made at the railway
station hy Nessss. No!thorpe and Barnett
Of Louth, the successful inventors and ex-
teusive manufacturers. Several of tie sig
mails being affixed to the metals, awaited
the approach of the down luggage train.
On the train passing over the Signals, they
gave such a tremendous report that the
sound Was heard for many miles.
Wesleyan Reform progresses in the AL
ford circuit. AT the last quarterly meet
ing it was shown that there we're upwards
of 100 members in the town, and nearly
that number also in the district around.
Three new chapels in the villages had been
erected, and another is contemplated at
Brlnkhill, 60 Of the adult population hav-
ing petitioned Sir Montague Cholmley,
Bart. for piece of land for site. The
worthy Baronet has kindly offered the land
for the purpose in manner consistent
with lis known character as a staunch
friend of liberty.
DEATH Of an Eccentric Character. In
our obituary is recorded the death, at Teal
by, Of Mr.. Sam. Broadgatc, higglcr, at the
age of -. He was the eldest son of Mr.
Thos. Broadgate, Wesleyan lay preacher.
The deceased was noted for his eccentrici-
ty, and was generally known by the name
of "Old Sammy" A few years ago he
farmed small quantity of land, and might
frequently be seen ploughing in tie night
with a lantern on the beam-end of his
plough, and doing various other work du-
ring the darkest nights of winter. He WAS