Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-06-17


Wigs are cx,inguished because ball,
bea.ca-as shown by the fact ,.at a. it
close in lSiS the Democrats were totally
routed"
4 violent hail storm visited portions o
the Bad Eag,e ridges on "Wednesday
evening, 9ih ult. Houses and barns were
uurcp,,d. aud great deal Of valuahl,
timber blown down. THIS will accouat FL
tie cold weather ouling tie latter part ot
that wcek
riEE.-About Lalfras. eight O'Clock
Oh "Wednesday morning, l4;h ult., The
house OF james Williams, IN Bel!etontc
was discovered to be on fire. Immediately,
on the alarm bciag given, large number
Of our citizens proceeded to the spot, bat
from the great volume of smoke tba,
poured through the roof, there appeared to
DC but little hope of saving the louse.
However, by great czertion, it was eztin-
guishcL--a portion Of the roof only hav-
i2g been burned. The house being situa-
'e1 so near ;ae water Othe race to Thomas
Mll passing within few steps c: the
loor,) is the only thing that saved it.
Court was bed at CIcaifeli las: week,
ani was attended by : large iambcr If The
citizens of that county. Judge Burnside
presided, and, the z puJiicon says, d" Won
tie ari.-cAa;ioa Of tie ei;izans as Judge
10 the same ex cnt that &c has always been
hell as l gentleman and lawyer. =
LeAefoatc Wig, bay .5.
\ young man Ly the name Of Creamcr
was drowned in the lock near Nilesburg,
On Thursday evening, I'd lust. /; appears
that he, in company with several other
IGen, had went to the lock for the purpose
Of b-;hing, and after jumping into the
wa:cr was sucked into one Of the wicket
gates, it being partly open. Onc Of bis
mpanions came very near meeting the
f2mc fate in attempting 10 rescue him. lie
WIS an apprentice to a carpenter in Miles
burg.
a man was instantly killed al Unionville,
Centre county, on Thursday last, w a
wagon load of lumber being upset upon
him. Some Of the gears or ixings about
Tie horses, we understand, got out Of
place which caused them to run off the
road and upset the wagon. The body of
the man was crushed and manglcd in u
hcrrirle manner -UM, June s.
On Fr;lay last our town was visited hy
Leavy shower Of rain, which lasted bat
i short time, yet our streets were flooded
with wa,cr. Shortly after the rain had
ceased, and the cloud seemed to be past, a
fash If Lightning, with loud report Of
thunder ia quick succession followed, suf-
fcieut TO alarm the whole ropoulation.
Ca further investigation it was discovered
that ,Lc lightning had struck u house in
Carlisle street, occupied by Wm. d. Boyer.
i ran down the corncr,Uf the house un:il
il same to rain water cIsk which was
standing at the corner Of tie house, s;ri-
king ;uio the cask aud SCATTERING it very
much. The shock kn' cied Mrs. Boyer
down, though not ijunng her much.
Two boys, Lis son anl auoihcr boy, were
standing within a few feet Of the vessel T;
they were both knocked down but not in,
u.ed.-Ejooa.5i.id Feentaa, Jaae 9.
Authentic information has been received
at Baltimore Of the escape Of Patrick
Op.uoiue, and another of tie Irish ex-
lies, from Van Dieman's Laud, ana tha,
they w,i. shortly arrive at one Of our At
lautie potts. Their manner of escape is
not known, but il is probable they got Oh
toald of some American ship trading IL
Australia.
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DIBLE CoNyENTIoN.-Among other no.
vel,ies Of the times, q Convention was held
last y eek at Hartford, Conn, TO consider
AID decide whether in reality the Bible is