Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-04-14

vania Central KlIlroad were opened on inc
lst inst. 1t is the Grst section Of tho
mountain division, and svoids The most 50.
rious obs,ruc,iOus Oh the Portage Road.
Mes.rs. VIM. Chrisrman, Jr.. Elisha
Ludwig, Jacob ". Bomboy, David Pen.
man, Thomas Mitchell, VIM. Mitchell, and
James Bullen, seven young cit zeas lett
Bioom.ourg. last Monday ria Ph,ladelphia
for California.
The barn belonging to James Mckee,
of Anthony township, Mon'our county,
was 4 uck BY lightning on :he goth ut
and totally destroyed with its contents.
Insured in the Lycuming Company.
George Krebs, residing near Li,llessown.
Ada ms county, was killed BY his son, du-
ring an alteration with him. The act
seems 10 have been done in defence. On
Thursday morning !a,i.t~o negroes, named
Green and Mars. quarrelled near Benders-
vile. during hich The former drew pistol
and discharged the contents into the aboo-
men of the latter, inf citing fatal Injury.
Mars died, and Green effected his escape.
The dwelling house Of Mr.. b. Deck, in
Cameron tow nship was totally consumed
by FIRE on The "a h ul,. The family we're
absent a, the time and II is moi known how
the fire originated. The loss amounts to
about three hundred dollars which was
insured in The Washington County Mutual
Insurance Co.
The Borough of Elmira, ". T., is au-
,hnrized to subscribe 100000 to the " H.
li.msno,i Il Eluira Rail Road.
FATAL ELECTION Rt1- despatch
from ST. Louis states that on Monday
, night, al er the city election, While the
i.Ids Of tie successful Tariy we're pass
ing Wickme, er's tavern, corner o. Se,ehin
ST., and Park Avenue, guns were fired
from the tavern killing six persons and
woundng several Others. An immense
exc,iemt nj arose. The E,nb rushed into
the building, demolished lis CONT nls aud
then Sc, fire to il. Two other German
E houses were destroyed. The crowd were
p, also III ed on al the corner OF Park an
Carondclet Avenue, ard a fireman Was
mor,ily wounded. The house from hich
he shot cams vas destroyed by mob.
) The military Was Obliged 10 guard The
Office of the German paper An=eig>r des
Ues'ens through huu, he night. The ncx,
day order was restored.
Sip Fever-'rbis fatal disease has
been introduced into the Poor House OF
Blair county, NEAR Holiday sbuIs, by an
emI.ran', number Of the inmates have
died, among The rest N $. Ly tie, the wis
Of The Superintendent.
Major George Ge,z (Whis) has been
Reelected Mayor oil Reading by majority
OF So.
FIRES IN TrEBuTvILLE Il frame
dwelling house, recently erected IN Tur-
Lutville. IN Northumberland county. was
destroyed by fire. On the nigt, OF the l4lh
ult., and is supposed TO have been the work
Of an incend,ary. Tie property was
, insured in Harrisburg company. On
the night following an altemp, was made
/, 10 sci fire To the barn belonging 10 the
5 Rev. Mr. Hudson in the same place. bu, il
d was discovered in tine 10 prevent any
:. damage.
IS There have been FIVE constitutions in
= France during the las, Tort! .eignt years,
, and he last Is he worst.
u The Calf rnia Whis State Convention
!, assembled al Sacramento on the 9Th Feb
"a and after Il stormy session of three days.
n elected W. f. Stuart. J. o. Goodman, J.
II. CLAW Mudd and +. W. Heath, Delegates
!, to the National e. nven,or. The Demo-
, crats also met 10 Convention on the 23j,
lie and had ,urbulen, session oil iour days.
n They elected a. de!rga'es to the Ba'''"ose
:. c. nven, on, Messrs. Iii harrison, CoSar-
u rubias, Holden of 4, u umne. and Judge
Lyons Of Saniiancisco. Neither Of the
Conversions instructed he delegates as To
their votes for President and Vice Presi-
dent. The Wings ''afe said" 10 be tor
Webster, The democrats Tor Buchanan.
NARROW ESCAPE We learn that
Welchman, engaged in sinking well for
John lluner, near this place last week,
came near losing his lie by lie premature
discharge OF a powder blast. lie prepared
n the bias, and after applying the match,
!, waited sometime to have it go of. then
r descended into Il G well. surprising Il e fire
X had gone out, and commenced scratching
= among the powder, when ii igniied from
d spark and went of, tearing up a large
II body O.; rock, and strange to say the poor
d fellow was not injured IN the least. Tho
blast instead OF working upwards, as is
# usually the case. worked down~ards.
>. which accounts for his escape. The well
e is ninety feet deep Mtonian.
r FIRE.--1h he burn Of Jacob Seebold.
Uninn township. was destroyed BY fire
on Friday week. 1t is supposed to have
3 caught from the bake oven. There was
Il in the barn at the time buggy and truck
Wagon, 4s bushels Of wheat, II bushels
Il Of corn and or : tons Of hay. A high
g wind was blowing a, the time, and SO
a rapid vas the wosk Of the devouring ele.
!, ment that nothing could be saved. Loss
n estimated at TO 400 dollars. No inst
D rance.
New York. April IO.-The venerable
! Bishop Hedding. Senior Bishop Of the
, N.,hodiS, EniScoDaI Chnrch J,.J Of