Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-02-04
Nems ano Notions.

OF this place, varying from ID 10 ~ years
of age, were arrested. charged with having
participated in CaIathumpian seranads at
wedding on Saturday nigh, last. and fail
ing 10 obtain the required security for their
sppea rancc At Court. they were sent to
jai!.-Lock Mvcn Democrat.
The last Census shows % $50 Free
Negroes in Virginia. This class OF co!ored
people, says the Richmond Enquirer, iu-
creases much more rapidly than Slaves.
The Massachusetts Senate has repealed
the law requiring criminals to be KEEP, in
prison IL months before execution.
The Cincinnati Gazette states that bu.
siness house in that city has contracted for
the building first class packet boat TO be
propelled BY caloric engine. between 81.
Louis and New Orleans.
A man named Philip Cole. of Bald Ea.
gle township, Clinton county. was killed
very suddenly on Friday last. lie was
hewing timber in the woods, and made
fire at The root Of dead tree The tree
having caught fire, burned more rapidly
than he thought il would, and while he was
engaged in hewing stick of timber near
by. it fell upon him and crushed his brains
out upon the sick at which he was work
ing. The unfortunate man leaves family.
Lock Haren Tribune.
the Virginia Legislature appropriated
over four million dollars TO railroads last
week.
The Queen of Portugal has recently is
sued decree virtually repudiaripg the f..
nancial Obligations Of her government
By this decree all the five per cent. and
four per cent. stock Of that kingdom is con.
verted, at blow. without apology or com.
Pensalion. inlo three per cents.
The work upon the North Branch Ca
nal, from Ptiston to the New York Slare
Line, is nearly completed. Boats will
commence running early in the spring.
Aris,a, President Of Mexico. resigned
his ofhce and retired from the Capitol on
the 9Th ult. Senor Cavellos, Judge ol the
Supreme Court, has become President al
interim. The cause Of the revourionisr-
i, triumphant everywhere, and Santa Anna
is expected 10 return.
The Maine Law is now before the Mich.
'gan Legislature. and is expected 10 pas
The wife oe Senator Douglas, died al
Washington last week.
SUDDEN DEATu.-Mr. James M'Kissck,
cargo inspector at Columbia, started on
Wednesday evening last for Harrisburg
Upon arriving at The depot in Columbia, he
discovered he had forgotten paper. H..
fastened home TO procure il, and ran rap
IDLY for the pm pose Of reaching the rars.
Before the train reached Marietta he was
taken sick from The grea, exer,ions he had
made. lie left the cars a, that point med
ical aid was procured. but his case was
proof against all remedies, and ne died on
Thursday morning.
Lewis W. Hause was tried a, the Dan.
vile Court. this week. found guilty of pass
ing counterfeit money, and sentenced to fif.
teen months Imprisonment in the Eastern
PeniienliaTy.
A very large fire occurred a, Nashville,
Tenn, on the 2sIh of January, and eighty
or ninety thousand dollars worth Of prop.
eriy was destroyed.
The commissioners appointed by the
Governor of Maryland, 10 investigate the
charge against Archibald Rldgelv, police
officer Of Baltimore. of having killed
slave whom he was attempting 10 arrest a,
At Columbia. Pa, last summer. have repor-
ted 10 the Governor was entirely accident.
tai, and tina, they had satisfied The Govern.
or OF Pennsylvania that such was The case.
Baltimore. Feb. 1.-The Hon. Archibald
Dixon, United States Senator from Ken
iucEy, is much indisposed. He sails to-day
for Charleston and Havana for the benef,
oi his health.
Buffalo. Feb. 1.-The city of L,ckpor,
WAS visited by very destructive FIRE this
morning, ana which is still On o'clock ra
ging. The American Hotel. Bank, TeIe.
graph Office. and some ten business esrab.
Iishments and other offices have been de-
stroyed. The loss. already occasioned.
will exceed $4,000.
Albany. Jan. 29.-The jury in the case
of Reed. on trial here. charged with helng
engaged in The rescue of The fugitive slave
Jerry, at Syracuse year ago. rendered a
verdict Of guilty"
The steamer rslhmus. from Guayaquii, |
had arrived at Panama. having on board |
81 jesuit priests. who had been expelled q,
Ecuador. The authorities refused to allow
the priests TO land unless unless under
guard. The CONDITION was complied with,
and the next day they were sent 10 The
Cruces. There was much excitemen, in
Panama in reference to The affair.
The Cunard steamer Africa arrived al New
YORK. on Sunday evening. after a passage
Of over II days, having sailed from L'v.
srpool on Sunday. Jan. l6,h. a, II A. NJ.
She was detained 10 this time bv order of
government, for tho purpose Of sending
important dispatches bu. what they were
o not known.
On Sunday morning last The hindmos'
passenger car was thrown of the track