Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-04-08
LEwIsBURG, UNION COUNTY, PENN FRIDAY, APRIL s. 1853

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Court, was indefinitely postponed-47 to
81.
The Appropriation Bill has not got halt
through Committee of the Whole in the
House
To-day is moving day, and there are
scores of families who are obliged to " fiji" ="
1t has been pleasant day for a very poor
business, if Ben. Franklin is good author.
ity.
+ We were awakened about l o'clock
this morning by a victim of the "spiritual
rappings" delusion-a very respectable
man, who had fool-like entered upon the
investigation Of mediumism," &C., and
yesterday exhibited a common result of his
infatuation. He had been confined, and
bled freely, but during the night broke
loose and raved throug b the streets,
knocking at every door, and finally break
ing into house, where he was secured
His arm had opened afresh, and every
blow he struck upon house, and every
step he took upon the pavements, was dis
tinctly marked with blood. He was to-
day conveyed to the Asylum, and his
stricken, widowed mother, is deprived of
the stay ut her declining years....I see it
stated that there have been reported .fre
hundred and SERENITY odd victims Of the
splrit-rapping dclusion in the insane asy-
lums cf this Union. And there are other
hundreds-just as silly-who, with these
frenxied examples before them, Will follow
in their footsteps, and risk their fate. Re-
ally, are there any creatures SO unwise as
reasonable beings? There are some who
talk of ieyisiatiny against the contrivers
and agents Of this ncfarious plotting against
the peace of society. l doubt whether
anything would do so much to dissipate
the delusion as for every man, woman and
child to discountenauce it in every way,
shape, and person, and drive from their
premises, and Danish from their houses and
their tongues, all possible knowledge of or
communications respecting them. The
yells and fury Of that poor man, disturb
ing whole neighborhood at night-the
bloodstained dwellings and pavements
from his bruised hand and bleeding arms
and the probable fate Of the miserable
medium and the mother that bore him
and the friends who loved him. these
have cured the curiosity of some who,
Eve-like, had been inclined to dabble in
the poisonous cauldron. Multiply the hor-
rors Of this one case by $40 suffering in
like manner, and you have an accumula-
tion of wo which should strike with horror
the hearts even of the charlatan conjurors,
who make little money from the simpli-
city Of their dupes.
The exhibition last evening was fol-
lowed by the passage through the House
this morning in hot haste of bill for the
appropriation of $50, 900 for the Education
Of Idiots. In the Senate, it was considered
more cody, and referred to a committe for
more mature examination, reported back
in the evening, and then indefinitely post
poned.
SATURDAY, April 9.
On motion of Mr.. Quiggle, the Senate
passed bill Incorporating the Williams
port Water Company, and containing the
following additional provisos:
Sec. II. That the Lock Haven and Ty-
rome Railroad Company be aud are hereby
authorized to extend their road from Lock
Haven and make such connections as they
may deem expedient with any railroad now
authorized or that may HEREAFTER be autho-
rized in, to or along the valley of the West
Branch of the Susquehanna, and also to
make lateral branch railroad from any
point on said road at or near Howardsville
to any point in Brush or Pcnns valley in
Center county Or Sugar Valley in Clinton
county.
Sec. Is. That Jabez Stone of the State
of Pennsylvania shall have the right and
privilege Of clearing out channel in the
bed of the river suitable for steamboat
navigation from Farrandsville on the West
Branch of the Susquehanna river to the
mouth of the Sinnamahouing and from
thence to the first fork Of the said Sinna.
mahoning and to maintain and keep up
the same for the period Of time hereinafter
mentioned. Provided That said channel
shall in no wise interfere with, incommode
or obstruct, the ordinary navigation of said
streams as heretofore enjoyed by the public
and that no person shall be prevented from
navigating said channel with boats or crafts
except such as may be propelled by steam
Sec. ii. That in consideration Of the
construction of the channel as aforesaid
the said JabeE Stone his heirs executor.
administrators and oec;Cnc eh,ll boyo apr