Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-04-08
'Neps ai10 Notions.


el causes for " going TO law" among the
most singular is a suit now pending in St.
Louis. The parties are Charles Steward
plaintiff. and John r. F;emming, defend. |
ant-and the origin Of the suit as we un-
ders.and the circumstances, are as follows:
Mr.. Steward announced his intention OF
being married to Mr. FIemng-which tse
latter treated as a Jest. To give assurance
to the statement, Mr.. Stewart offered TO
give Mr.. Flemming ten dollar vest if the
latter would agree to pay the ministers
fee. The matter was agreed to and the
YES, ordered and delivered to Mr.. FIem.
ming. Subsequently Mr.. Stewart was
married and he paid the minister who ufIi
c ated at the .cermony, &25 which, on
being demanded OF Mr.. Flemmpg he re.
fused TO pay. The suit was commenced
10 recover this amount.
The National In,elligencer Of Tuesday
places before its readers an official report
Of Lieut.. E. +. Beale Superintendent OF
Indian affairs in California preseR ilg
sicaening picure Of savage barbarilies per-
petrated by the miners and other frontier
inhabitants Of California on the miserable
Indian pativcs-men women and children
which would be utterly incredible If
not established by evidence so multiplied
and incontcstib!e. The Government. of the
United States il there he some things in its
earlier treatment of the Indians indefensi-
bic and painful remarks the ln,eIigencer
can yet boast Of much which IS emlnen.ly
humane and liberal; but this California
story will he darker spot in the history
Of Indian wrongs than the darkest that
ever before found place in ii.
On Thursday night last, young man
OF this city while very drunk. attempted
TO get into his house by going The back
way and ente ring through The gate. When
in the yard. he imagined himself in his
room. and divcsied himself Of his clothing,
taking off hat, coat, vest, pants and boos.
and quietly lay down on heap of coal
ashes mislaking it for his bed aud fell a.
sleep. The iros, had the effect soon TO
wake and some what sober him. Being
unable to find his clothes in the dark he
started witbou, them and finally managed
10 reach his room and gel to bed.-Lan-
caster Wig.
|, is a Little singular (says the Portland
Advertiser,) lha, OF five Of the Presi DENTAL
candid-tes--one, Webster, is dead: anoih-
er and the successful candidate lost bis
little boy soon after his election by mosl
distressing accident and his own and
wiie's lives were saved almost miraculous
ly. while the third. fourth, and filth viz:
Fillmore. Cass and Douglas, have each
had TO mourn the loss of their wives since
the canvass. Surely death strikes in high
places.
WAsnSoroN, April l2'-The manv re.
ports m relation to change in the Cabi-
net have died away. There was no foun.
dation whatever for them. Many o9 the
Senators left for their homes this morning.
An official despatch announcing the ar
rival of Vice President King al Mobile has
been received.
Mr.. Buchanan has consented 10 accep,
the mission 10 England.
The pretliest design we ever saw on
the tombstone Of child was a lark scar.
ing upwards with rosebud in lis mouth.
What could be mora sweesIy embIema'ic
Of infant innocence winging its way 10
heaven under The care of lis guardian
angel.
The managers Of the coming worlds
exhibition confidently expect 10 have The
Crystal Palace ready by the first of June.
Everything connected with it is making
good progress ,houy it has involved much
more labor ,han was foresecn al the out
set. The articles from abroad intended
for the exhibition are rapidly arriving over
fourteen hundred packages having been
already received. 1t is found that the
space provided will no, be at all adequate
to the supply Of all the applications.
A telegram fIom Mobile announces lha,
The U. S. steamer Fulton with Vice Presi.
dint King on board arrived there on Mon
day from Havana We are sorry to Learn
that Mr.. KS health has not been improved
by his soIourn in Cuba, and that he is now
very low.
Ga Wednesday last seven hundred bu.
she's. or about one million of dead letters
we're destoyeda at Washington in accordance
with the usage Of the Post Office Depart
ment.
The lady OF Mr.. Rober, Roam, of Bloom.
burg Pa, on the 18Th ult.. gave birth 10
three children-two boys and one girl.
They are living and doing well.
In the California Legislature there are
eleven natives Of Pennsy Ivana seven being
members Of the Senate, and four of Il e
House of Representatives; in addition to
which The Governor and Secretary OF State
are natives Of Pennsylvania and the Su-
perintendent Of Public Instruction though
not born here was last resident of this
State.
Mrs. Partington is visiting Pi,,sburg.
She is stopping in the rhubar6s of The
city.
An English paper states that several
cases Of bad health have been traced 10
paperng rooms with green paper. The
coloriny is formed in part of arsenic. In