Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-07-28
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Correspondence Of the Icwishurg Chronicle.l
pHILApA., July %, 1854

lCCtEctIOpience OF tiic i~tNisrurE 'ftfruiric.l
PHILADA,, July %, 1854.
At this melting season, when all th
world has gone to Cape May, Saratog;
and Newport, which the "Plebs" have S
infested of late that the ham ton is drive
TO Europe, where their only chance of ez
clusiveness lies; it is the privilege of th
"can't get away" party to growl as nue.
as they please, at home, and consequent
the only conversation one hears just now
is in regard to the state of the thermome
ter at NJ Allister's, or the cxtravagance o
the present generation, illustrated by moth
ere and daughters who are living at tn,
rate of several hundred week at som,
fashionable resort, while their poor hus
bands and papas are paying two and a hal
for accommodations in Third street
o tempora. o mores. Wha. is tht
present generation coming to? is the stan
dard reflection, just as though every gene.
ration since Adam was not worse than the
last-overy summer the hottest, every
season the hardest, the poor always starv.
ing, and every first baby the biggest.
But, oman was made TO mourn" and
if he has DO troubles Of his own, he'll set
up 4 L" calf Of some kind 1t ;s blessed
thing to ba politician, whose patriotic
and prophetic soal' continually mourns
The prospective sa.' Of his country
Seriously, Mr.. Editor, I should like to
know who copid Keep 10 an amiahle mood
such weather, the thermometer at 103,
and cho.era sncssing asoaaa every alley
there's a drca4f1i run on Jamaiea sia-
ger and ,-aaiy. especially the brandy!
Apr4pos OF the later, the operation Of
the Sunday law is really refreshing; and
il Mayor Conrad only p.rsevere', people
will begin to enquisa, after while, why,
''ir the name Of all ihe gods At once" We
car not have sucL Jaw for every day in
the week!
While l write, hear the newshoys'
" Extra pipes, announcing the arriva! of
the Pacific, with four days later news
I'll buy one, and charge the two cents to
the "Chronicle," and here. the contents:
Carnival of the Pacific" "Decline
in breadstaffs-slight advance in cott,n'
Decline 10 consols." "The allied fleet
Withdrawn from Cronstadt.' Austrian
faith suspected who ev,r trusted it?
" The Austrian advance countermanded,"
and GAN ARMED RUSSIAN YACHT. ia
HFS." Mirabile dictu.
The mountain has been in labor sgain,
and old .Nrs. Napier has delivered it safely
Of a yacht If the allied feet, and the al
lied army, have not displayed the most
q mastery inactivity the world has ever
seen, should Ike - know where the
other example is What blessing few
specimens of Alvsrado Hunter" or
" Rough & Ready would be to Turkey
but they are not raised among the " allies"
! suppose it requires scientific eyes to
see through the great combinations Of the
game, and we must wait for the results
before We can judge.
The "Extray" further says, Of Spain,
The accounts from Madrid are, that all
is quiet in that capitol, and in the proyin-
ces The troops remain faithful to the
queen, and the progress Of the insurgents
is slow" OF course. We do not expect
anything else from any of the faithful
provinces of the Pope nor from any place
where ambition is the only food for revo-
luton. Where the people have made up
their n.ird that they must belong to some
one, and of course follow the leader that
pays the most. Or makes the largest prom
ises, Revolutions never take very deep
root, and only live while pay or promises
can satisfy.
iou are aware that bill passed tho
Legislature last session, to establish q !,
House Of Correction in this city-a meas |,
ure that has been standard item in all
grand jury preseptments for some years
back. Officers for the purpose of carrying |
into effect the provisions will commence
forthwith. Such az establishment meets |
one of the most difficult wants IA OFT com
muni.y. The curse inflicted upon Gig, !
by that class Of beings whom tie law does
hot reach, in a criminal sense, will be III
d. manner obyiat1I; tie useless and ofcn-
.ve ,0afcr will be banished from ou1 streets,
'a-.G'cat crime will be checked, oppressed
'i,..lles viii be protected against the bru-
:. arpa,.:es and dcmoraIizing and soul &C.
I'JAe habits Of drunken fathers AID !