Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-03-03

John Lands, ,hs pos', paissss. end aaa
oi genus, has arrived q 6Assisassg. sese
40 absence Of Is mosihs. Within that
time he has visited Casada, ssd iravsIed
over extensive portions Of The North.
FIRE.-On Thursday night. 30th ult.,
about l2 o'clock, tho Foundry Of Msssrs.
w. & J. Howsrth, Of Plttssoo, was dis
covered TO be on FIRE. The flames, when
frs, observed appeared 10 have osisisa,ed
in the Pattern Shop, in the main building,
though we understand iha, no FIRE had been
used there for several days previous. The
whole building was soon entirely consumed
with all lis contents, together with the
smith shop connected with it. The Mar.
ble Building. owned BY Messrs. Clarkson
and Love, and occupied by T. Ford & Co.
and b. +. COOlbaugh, took fire from the
foundry, and was rapidly consumed.
together with the dwelling Of Richard
Aston, south ol II.
The losses may be set down about 40
follows. viz: W. & J. Howarlh's Loss,
Si5O 5OOO-insured 9OO0-7 900 IN the
Franklin and 2 900 IN The Lycoming Mu-
tua!. +. Ford Il Co.'S Loss, 81 ,OOO-no
insurance u L. ,ooibaugi's Loss S..
800 insured 400 10 the Ly Coming suIus,.
Clarkson and Loves insurance on tho
Marble BuiIding-S2 900 in the W oming
Mutual. Richard Aslon's Loss-$5OO,
insured 33s IN The Lycomng Co.
The new, Of the Election o. two Sena-
tors IN Congress IRON Mi.sissiPps ~as re-
celved by telegraph this snOrnlng,-Mr.
Adams, a Union Democrat, and Of Mr..
Brooke, Wing.
! A poor scamp left his wife 10 q great
rage. declaring that she should never see
/ his face again until no vas rich enough to
come home in a carriage. He kept his
word, Tor in two hours he was brought
home richly drunk on wheeIbarrow.
The most important news from Califor.
MIA is the eIecIlon Of Col. John B. Weller,
Democrat. io the U. 5. Senate, on the Slh
ballot.
! Albany. Feb. 2s.-The House adjourned
at q O'Clock this morning. alter II session
of 10 hours. The vote Oh the resolution
decIarIn. Mr.. Snow seat vacao, " As taken
a. FIVE o'clock. and decided in the sffirma-
tive. Mr.. Snow wss the great gso Of the
Maine Law"
| Washington, FEB. 2s.-The Judiciary
Committee IN the Senate have agreed Ia
report bill declaring the populatios o!
California 70 be l65,O0O, which will secure
to the State representation Of two mem.
bers Of Congress.
Indianapolis, Feb. Is Hon. Ethan
Allen Brown, who had acted during yes.
,erday. as one Of the Vice Presidents Of
the Indiana Democratic Ceaven,ion. died
las, night. few moments afier reachius
his hotel. without struggle.
New York, Feb. zS.-The meeting of
the admirers o. the late James Fennimore
Cooper at Metropolitan Hall, 10 night. .was
densely c,owdea The Hon. Daniel
Webster presided, and nssds a. elsu,ens
| sr---A hixhly complimentary - The tai
ents of The deceased, and il fsvos OF tho
object 10 view. Speeches we're also made
, by W@' G. Bryant, Washasrss Irvinv
and Others There were q issee number
of ladies' presene.
In an article t,st pubanAed IN the Cal.
cu,ta Review, i, Is stated on good authority,
! that there are 1909 native churches, con-
tanning 1886 members. snd that these
converts are a nucleus to Q Christian com.
munity Of 100000 individuals" Surely
n'ssl'ns 10 The heather are not altogether
failure. And II must be borne in mind.
this does not include 4urmah or the Ten.
nasherIm Provinces. where Karen converts
are counted by thousands.
Irs Borrowed HoRsE.-A friend Of
ours who was few mics in The country
yesterday relates The following A mile or
| SO from The city he met = boy OIL horse
back. crying with The cold. why DOM
you get down and lead th. horse ~ said
our iriendi " that's The way to keen
warm "ll's b-b-borry ed horse, and
I'll ride him if reezelr'
Mira Monks disclosures of couven.
lite which several years since created some
excitement in the United States. and 70.
Gently translated into German, are said 10
be having wide circulation.
They are having a gay time of i, ,hi,
winter at Washington. The Russian mia.
'ster gives dinner every week to exactly
thr'y.sIx gentlemea, in very costly STYLE.
The PresldeT gres weekly dinner. also;
'ne Secretaries give receptions and diuners
often.
A CAT IN THE MEAL Two barrels OF
new corn meaI.' came in to the drpo il,
Augusta Me-, by Carpenter. express,
directed TO no one. harshalf Jones. hap
pened 10 be round. thought rhat i, locked
like suspicious heap. III may he meal
said he. "but there can be no harm
IN examining into it," Accordingly he
waited upon The express man, and took
the barrels into his own custody. On
"Pea'Ds shen, each one contained another
barre, surrounded BY little "new corn
meal"-one Of them full of rum and rhs
o'her !uA Of brandy.
SINGULAR PHeNoxExcN.-Abou ~
O'Clock on Sunday night last, a phenome-
uon truly striking and ex,saordinay oc-
CURED here. It vas the eircumsiance Of
The falling Of a copious lalL Of rain. for The