Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-02-10
From Harrisburg.
Correspondence Of the Lexisburg Chronicle.l
HARRISBURG, Feb. 4.

rests your readers. IN senate, UOtn the
majority and minority reports Of the Com
n,tse on the Sale of the Public Works,
were presented Mr. Evans (majority)
reported Bill for the sale of said works,
in four Divisions, in sums not less than
the following:
For the Delaware Division Of the
Pennsylvania Canal g., 100000
For the Main Line from Philad-
elphia to Pitteburg 2,OCO, 900
For the Srsquehanna and North
Branch Division 100000
For the West Branch 100000
Total s20,000,000
(or half the State Debt) II more should
be offered, it would be taken, as it is to
be open to public contest, each Division
BY itself, for any premium above the sum
named. State stock at par to be taken in
payment, 30 per cent down, and the bal
4nec in ten years at 6 pet cent. interest,"
shares to be $50 each
This is subject of great Importance,
and will be thoroughly investigated the
coming months.
Til. Consolidation Bill (Which swallows
Philadelphia County Up in The City, or
..s ftrsa. an- - 5a.'J yet tel which, 90
areI, 70 :5y great jay cf most of -her
citizens. 1t Will he an important era IN
the history Of pbiIadelphia. 1t will te it
is said the largest city Oh the earth in
territorial dimensions.
Josiah Randall recently stated, in a
public mcetirg that when the New York
Grand Erie Canal was completed, Phila-
delpLia was larger city than New York.
Dewitt Clinton then asserted that that
Canal would make New YorR 'he iArg"s;
city in the world TA.. prediction IS
verified And Philadelphia begins to sec
that her natura! advantages mast also be
improved by public works, to make her a
rival with New York
Your Old friend, John Landis-" poet,
painter. and divine"-Las waited upon
the Legislature again this session. with two
paintings, one of which he offers for $1,000,
and threatens, if the Legislature does not
buy it soon, he will take it TO Congress,
who will be glad to have it at a higher
rate. One is a group Of men on horse
back, which may represent almost any
staff Of officers on 4 battle field you might
desire to have. The other it is asserted
is Gen. Washington. Now l have seen
probably 4 thousand portraits intended to
represent Washington, and | believe the
''immortal Lands" is the first one who
has tried to represen. him, and-failed
Anything else, be it the finest steel plate
engraving, or the coarsest daub on sign
post for an oyster-shop, has something
about it to show who is meant: but John
has beat the whole catalogue Of artists by
producing portrait go Hsnscendantly
perfect that nobody can realize it but his
own sublime self!
1t is amusing to notice the variety Of
reasons which sometimes cause an adjourn
ment of the Legislaturc-thus: Senate
adjourned because they were ten days
ahead of the Assembly in business ; and
the Assembly adjourned because the Sem
ate had"
A Divorce case presented in Senate the
other day, vas found to possess two very
strong claims" to Legislative sympathy,
viz. the male member of the Firm wishing
to be dissolved, was in the Penitentiary
ths female member, in the Lehig u County
Poorhouse Surely, the Senate should
not interfere
One of the greatest curiosities in town,
IS one Of her nativc-bcrn children, Master
George Bush, "the Infant Drummer"
about five years Of age. His father is a
musician, and be has always known the
lrum since he has known anything. The
AGILITY and correctness with which he
every tune, is astonishing.
The people of Harrisburg are consider
ng the policy Of applying for a City
yharter, and claim that they now number
1000 inhabitants
This morning l had the curiosity to go
hrou.h the Market Eousc, and to c2uut
ho vehicles Of various descriptions about
/. l made out about 500. One almost
gonders where such an amount Of proyis
ons can come from, and such a variety. i
But prices are high, and are still rising
The farmers and gardeners pocketed the
asst penny Of many poor families here to-
'ay. 1t is hard place for the poor to
i've, at any rate. Some think the Maine
Jaw is most needed of anything here, and
o doubt it would do much good, q" Prcvi-
ed" (as they say on the HilD it should
,clude also oyster-saloons, houses of i'll
.me, and gambling halls, for these must
hare with liquors the responsibility of !
&C crime and misery in this community. |,
RANDOM. /,