Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-02-18
Neus an0 Notions.

DALIlMOKE, rcD. IL ne mechanics
and laborers employed on the railroads
and various machine shops, numbering 81.
together about 1900, continue on strike.
and are marching about the streets with
banners aud music. Those employed on
the Ohio Railroad refuse to 60 to work,
although the company have agreed 10 give
The advance asked, :unless all the other
employers also comply.
The bill prohibiting the immigration Of
FREQ persons OF color to the State. has passed
the illinois Assembly, by yeas 46 nays l3.
According to some Of the British West
India papers, her Majesiy's colonies are in
a fair way o! becoming depopu!ated, in
consequence of the extensive emigration 10
Australia.
The Russians have lately met with
several severe checks at tina hands OF the
Circassians, having been Obliged to nbnn-
don many Of the strong places in tha,
country which they captured last year.
The Circassians has also broken the block
ade OF the Russian feet of the Circassia
sea.
A few days ago. while two black boys
we re sweeping the chimney OF Mr.. Nissly
in L,ncastar county Pa, he was paid, in
their presnce several hundred dollars. AT
night, after retiring 10 bed. he heard
stove pipe fall; he jumped out Of bed, and
seizing a gun he went TO the chimney and
called out several times to tho person or
persons there to come down or he would
shoot them. Nothing came. he fired his
gun a, random when down fell one Of the
sweep boys MORALLY wounded. He died
in a few minutes. and it appears was arm.
ed with loaded pistol. large butcher
knife and ha.chet, both newly sharpened.
HAKRIsBURo. Feb 9.-The line of the
Stale works from Philadelphia to Pi,tsburg
will be ready for navigation by the Is. OF
March.
The Supreme Court oc Ohio, now in
session, have decided that any person los
ing money in let on the result Of an
election. may recover the amount lost by
suit; and if the lose, fail 10 sue in SIN
months, any olher person may sue for,
aud recover it for his own use.
The editor of the Fort Smih lark
Herald has been presented with potato
thirty two inches in circumfer-
nee, and weighing Ten pounds. Whe~!
An exchange paper very significantly
asks, now that the price Of iron has risen
10 extravagantly. when the wages of the
aborer will be propor,ionalIy enhanced.
the winter in Vernon, has been so mild |
hat maple sugar in large quantities is al
'eady in The market.
A sort OF prepared linen is now used in /!
Germany 10 Prin, chlldren's books Oil. Ii |
3 dearer than papsr, but the youngsters |
:annot Tear it.
The Charleston rs. CO. Chamber Of
commerce have invited Capt. Ericsson to
'lsl, that port with his calorlc ship.
Harvey Thompson, of Independence,
Ky, and his young SOD, we're found on
he 9Th inst, frozen 10 death in a buggy
i've miles from Cincinnati back Of Gown
on.
Women's rights are sometimes recogni.
ed in Russia, The Duchess of Luchleni
'urg has just been chosen TO preside owe.
he Imperial Academy Of Sciences.
The citizens of Northern Oregon mel
convention recently, and adopted me-
norial 10 Congress fer the erection OF a
ew territory north of Columbia river,,o be
allied Columbia territory.
BosroN, Feb. S,h.-lnforma,ion has
cen received here that the steamer West
Wind. bound from New York to Australia
vas at Ascension. December 3Ist, with
wo hundred passengers. She had run
ut Of coal and put in there in distress.
'aving been in The place seven weeks
here was no coal on the island, and il
vas not known when she would be able
, proceed.
A proposition is on foot 10 run a steam.
r to the head OF navigation oil Colorado
ver, which is within 400 miles Of Salt
AXE City, and TO which poin, The Nor.
ooS "ih ohoSi'ohC u UUiIu u IdiIOdu | l..
'om their capital.
Mr.. Jacob Bingaman. near Berlin Iron c
forks, HARLEY t'p, was visited by very !.
estruc,ive fire, On Wednesday the 9th 8
'st. His stable, three cows and about 4
ms of hay. were consumed. Less es,i. u
a,ed at $500. Mr.. Bingaman also lost l.
'methiog like sl00 by the late freshe,.-
tar
The Legislature of New Jersey elected !.
,hn X. Thompson, Of Princeton Demo- a
at, to the U. s. Senate. in place Of Com. J
ockton. resigned. e,
The late frsshet has done some dam. 4
,e along Penns Creek. A very large p,
Iantiry Of fence has been carried away, So So
ID large number Of logs belonging to td bI
9 Maine Lumbermen. operalin on the ar
eek, have broken away and lie scatter. sr NJ
in every direction along IFS banks. 1t m
thought it will require two months 10 ~
urn all the logs 10 the stream ae aim
ar. m;
Hon. VIM. R. King is improving in ss'
allh at Key West. 20 20
Our Phtsburg exchanges are filled with ail dil