Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-01-07

" No"'iC'iou, dtlempteO SUICIDE, dCu cut
h'mself lrigh,iully. He was cured Of his
wounds but Pined away daily, in the fear
oil being hung, until week before las, when
he died, IN consequence Of disease produced
by the agony he endured respecting his
doom. Another capital offender, the negro
girl. a slave, sentenced 10 death for the
murder Of her father, on a plantation be-.
low New Orleans. is now in such terrible
fear of being hung, that it is thought she
will die before many weeks.
Gov. Johnston's official term will expire
on the third Tuesday, (he 2O,h) OF Janu.
ary next. He will make Pi,,sburg his fu.
ture residence.
Mr. Clay's health is said to be rapidly
failing. He WAS mucn worse on Wednes.
day and Thursday. o. Thursday Gov.
kossurh, accomp, nrd by Gen. Cass, called
on him, but be va, TO, feeble 10 see them
Widow Mary Bowen, wife Of the late
Rev James Bowen, OF Mount Carmel. Ill
Is 10 great distress on account OF The al
sence of her son, Francis Bowen. No H.
dings can be heard from him, although
friends have been written to in all dlrec-
tons. His poor mother. now on the bor-
ders Of the grave, would be greatly re-
lleved to hear rom him. Mos Of his rela-
lives think him deceased. Newspaper
generally please copy.
Two apprentices ran away from The ser.
vice of John Russell, file manufacturer a,
Sing Sing. They escaped into Connect.
cut, aud Mr.. RnsselI brought a complain
before Commissioner lngersoll for their
''reIufn'' under The fugitive slave law. He
proved that their services were due him,
as lndenied apprentices, and the Law ap-
piled. They we're accordingly surren-
dered fab. Jour.
Death Of Jenny Lind's Morher-Thi-
sad intelligence was received BY the Cana
da. The consequence IS, that Miss Lind
; will TO, give her contemplated series OF
farewell concerts IN New York ,bur hasten,
by The next steamer, for her now desoiale
home.
We learn that the cars on the Water
town X Rome Railroad have been fast for
some days, and the road has not beer
broken out. At Plerponi Manor, cars wuh
cattle have been detained and they can't
90 on. The snow from Pulask,, down 10
Walerlown and Ogdensbnrg. is from three
to four feet on level. 1t will average a
90, here, and II has been falling oil day
The cars continue 10 run with grea.
promplness.-- Oswego Journal.
New Exercise for Women.-The Bos-
ton Herald says that a large number Of
heir citizens ''were regaled on Saturday
afternoon with the spectacle Of some fifteen
or twenty Young ladies' in the BIoomer
costume skating on Back Bay. The ladies'
proved themselves to be most excellent and
graceful skaters, not one Of them catching
a iall.'
The telegraph sui, so long pending he.
tween Messrs. Morse and Balm has at
length been brought TO a final settlement
by the latter disposIn2 to Morse his entire
right for the sum OF iSs3,OOO, to be paid in
stock Of The Morse Company.-[B Boston
Post.
Galusha A. Grow, successor Of M.
WiImot, is SAID to be the youngest Member
IN Congress, being only ~ years Of age.
Eleven years ago he quit rafting down the
Tunkhannock creek and hunting in the
hills OF Lenox (the Berks of Susquehanna
county and entered Amherst College.
where ne won good position. He subse-
%h5 ii tie alsf eabnaN levi xatuhe xatuhe Va, Mol%Rh %Rh
as compromise candidate, upon whom the
party could and did unite. Mr.. Grow is
a man Of promising abilities, but not Of a
strong physical constitution.
The first commencement for conferripo
degrees in the ''Female Medica! College of
Pa..' took place at the Musical Fund Hall,
Philadelphia, on Tuesday, the 3O,h ult.
The editor Oh the Evening Bulletin says
I'VE understand that class Of about FORTY
has been in attendance upon The lectures
OF this hourIshing institution, and that
eight ladies' will receive the degree OF Nj.
d., al the ensuing commencement
Judge King, Judge Parsons, Judge
Campbell, Jud ge Findiey and Judge Chap
man have all opened offices n Philadelphia
and commenced the practice OF law again
Judge Bell has resumed the law practice
in West Chester.
Two thousand gallons of Yankee rum
md halt ii pint OF brandy was spilled IN
he sewer, on the corner of Main and Mil
own streets. at Calais. Me-. on Tuesday,
n the presence OF multitude oil persons.
Mr.. John Peck, OF Weakley county,
Tenn, was murdered on the l7,h uli. bv
"o OF his slaves, who were arrested, and
oniessed having committed the deed.
The store of John Kennedy. of Lewis
'wn, was entered on Sunday night week.
nd ritied oi a number Of valuable papers.
he burglars bored hole through the
'utter, and with the aid Of some instru.
ent. supposed TO have been saddler,s
vi, the bolt was pushed back, and thus
cir entrance secured. The desk was
rrled off 10 an unfinished building OF
e opposite side OF the street. They left
- in small notes on foreign banks, which
their hurry they no doub, overlooked.
Ihe jDanvuratinD oc fSov Dill II.