Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-10-07

| \ ml>er, named Noah OdciI, sixty years
! old. died on Sunday, llth inst, in Boston.
50 fearful was he of losing his money, that
he wore cham around his body, to which
VAS fastened a stout bag, in which the
treasure was deposited. This he kept by
him during his sickness, and upoa it was
fixed his dying gaze. In winter, it is re-
lated, that he went to church three times a
day. TO save fuel at home, only leaving his
bed to return to it.
Some idea Of the liberal support extend
= =" ""hnnls Of Wisconsin may be
gathered from the fact that the amount of
the school fluid of that State, aud tie esti-
mate d value Of the public lands appropri-
ascd for sehnnls and c"llaeAs, Is lille less
rhan ten miSiions ct' 0otiors, the interest of
which is TO be forever appropriated for
educational purposes.
The latest novelty in the way Of fraud
is that Of making chicory to resemble the
coffee-berry. The chcory is ground and
made into stiff paste, and in this state is
so moulded as TO resemble the real berry
The imitation is SO perfect as to deceive
the keenest eye.
The pimplcs on topers face are an
oid-taShions sort of spiritual mauifes-
tation."' They cannot be said to come
exactly from beyond the grave but they,
show clearly that "medium is hulrying
himself towards the grave.
1t is said that cocu'us iadicus, one of the
most virulent poisons known, is imported
into this country in immense quantities,
and it is not known to be used either tor
medicine or manufactures, except in that
of lager beer.
"The immortality of the age is stand
ing topic Of complaint with some" oh.
serves GOethc. "But if any one likes to
be moral, can see nothing i'll the age to
prevent him.
The Hartford Times says the friends Of
the man killed by the liquor explosion, at
Northampton, have sued the town for one
hundred thousand dollars damages.
Col. Benton is the de!cnden, in sui,
Tor sander, now beng tried at Iudepen
dcnce, Mo. Judging from rke arra> cf
lawy ers on each SIDE. We should say iha,
1t would Prove cn>'iy afiaIr. hichevcr
way /, may turn out.
A ielegraphic dcspa'ch from Washing
Ton 10 The New York Tribune, safes that
the Slno contract lor the Tehuantepec road
Is completed. The conrrac, Was made with
), ke> X Co, cf Sheffield, England, 10
complete The Plank Road from Suchr. on
Ike C"a'y Coaicrs RIVER, to the Pacific, a
risiance "' 30 miles, IN one year, and
Raiiroad from ocean 10 ocean. i63 ml'es
II four Years from the ti,,t o! December
Tie frost, N one Of The ccun'ies OF Ms
SonrI. oi which We made m,n'lnn IN YES.
terdiy's Re.i>eI. seen. 10 have extended
pretty Guch all over The Sac. Oar Mis-
souri exchanges bring Us continued ac.
counts Of The damage done IN various paris
ui The Stale 10 The tobacco crop The ST.
LOUIS News says slso: We tear that great
IrJnry has been done lhronghnu the lubac.
co growing districts of The STATE.
A"' Fh'S"H ''tdi" falr was held al
Detroit last week. The show of cattle
"as very inlr. Shangha,s showed 10 ad.
va"tage. The attendance was very nu.
merCuS.
There was very heavy fall Of snow at
Graham. n. H., On THURSDAY ,no, ming
last.
! here was heavy fros, in the vicinity
OF hlk'on, Mi. on Friday morning. On
Inc same morning, there was fros, at
Petersburg, Va.
The " North Penn ylssnia Railroad
Company" is now The name Of the Ex-
" Philadelphia. I.asron hnd Water Gan
Company Business n.cn vii tahc no,icc.