Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-02-25
VOLUME IX..--NO. 43.
WHOLE NUMBER, 463.

| relation 10 tue sum- 0ury O. Lffe u. X 20,
was reconsidered in the House, and that
body having requested the Senate to re-
turn it to them, it was returned according
! IL, q I.
The House took rp and considered tho
General Appropriation Bill, and laid !:
over until tomorrow.
SEA TIoER.-The greatest curiosity in
town q. preseu. is creature called the
"Sea Tyr" It is abou, 8 feet in length,
its head, breast, and two fore feet much
resembling those Of an animal, and its ter.
mination decidedly that Of fsh. It was
said to have been extremely fierce when
FIRST caught, but is now tame szd doc;lc.
At its Keepers call it will come FROM its
tub of water, crawl upon board at ia
side, and return at command. 1t does not
stay long under water, and makes "biow
up" upon coming to the surface, ala mode
tie whale. l, is said to have been caught
on the coast Of Greenland, by the British
expedition in search Of Sir John Franklin.
Three creatures Of the same natu.e were
found upon an iceberg-a net was placed
near tiIem-the two larger leaped over it,
but this, The smaller, fell into the snare,
and was secured. do not think it is de.
scribed in any book Of natural history.
Its cry much resembles that Of man when
in distress If there is anything Of the
" woody horse" about this specimen, it il
not We; revealed.
THURSDAY, Feb. II.
In TIE .Seao'c, Mr.. Quiggle presented
petition fox = change in the Sth judicial
District. ..-
Mr.. slifer, a petition of 800 Ladies Of
Lewisburg for a law to protect them against
the evils of the traffic in intoxicating i.
quoss. Also trom citizens Of Union town.
ship, praying that the par. of road in
said CIV sh P used as osipg-path may Be-
KEEP, in repair by the State
The Citizens Drpositc Bank of Pitts.
burg passed final reading.
liz he H,use, the Pennsylvania Coal
Company bill passed final reading, and :be
Public Printing bill was discussed.
FOURTH HoUsE.-The Senate is com.
nouly called the "upper house," the
Representatives the slower house." the
outsiders Or borers the " third house." and
the Committees may properly be denomi.
mated the s' fourth house" This evening,
the Senate Railroad Committee had ses-
sion in the n. Z. Committee Room, which
drew large crowd within tie room aud
surrounding the door leading thereto. The
question was this: The Philade!phians ask
the Legislature to give their Councils power
to subscribe s50O,000 to the Hempdeld
Road, which runs directly west from
Greeusburg (Weslmo.eland Coz to Whss.
ling (Va.). The Pitisburgers ask for a
prOris0 to this privilege, that before it be
granted the Virginia Legislature shall
grant the right of way to Road from
Pi;tsLurg to Steubenvil!e (Ohio). The
Stcubenyi.le Road aids Plttsburg, whiia
the Hempield Road avoids Pittsburg, bus
feeds the grand Central Road. Pit.sburs
was ably represented by Senator Darsis
and Lawyer M'Knight of that City. Phil.
adelphia, Wes.moreland and Washington
counties (Pa) and Wheeling were repre-
sented by Judge Conrad, Israel Painter,
DR.. Alexander, and Mr.. Ellet the distin.
guished Engineer. Each Of these gentle
men spoke at length, and with an energy
which showed their intense interes. in tho
matter before them. There was consider.
able cross-shoo'iEg, many revivals of old
and stubborn facts-and altogether, was
the mast entertaining discussion Of any
House during the session.
FRIDAY, Feb. la
IN Ssaatc-The supplement- to the net
Incorporating the Farmers Bank Of
Schuylkill County, passed final reading.
On motion Of Mr. SLIrER, Seuat. bill
No. 2l4, to change the venue of cert in
case pending in Dauphia county, to In ios,
county. -s-H
! Mr.. KuNKEL moved to strike out Uaio.
ard inscr. Northumberland county.
Mr.. SLIFER.--It is perhaps due 70 the
Senate that should state briefly the rea-
sons that have induced the parties iateres-
ted IN this bill 70 ask fer lis passage. AID
lie: ,ne first say, to soo'he tue fceliuss Of
the Senator from Dauphin, that this caangc
is not as ked because Of any Wan, Of con.
hdeuce in the integrity OF the Csur; OF
Jurors OF this county. 1t is true, Mr.,
Speaker, that ever since this bill has bean
read in place, one ef the Judges of ,ha:
Court, together with some of the Officers
of that Court, have been mos. labs,ious in
their efforts to defeat its passage do no,
for moment impute any sir.ster design
to them for doiugso. They are also Mem,
bcrs and Officers of this Insurance Com,
pany, and as such are Evfeudents in thia
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