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Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-05-18

Decree and OIHcr Of the Jadycs
These subscriptions with the guarantee en-
dorsed aud furnished pledged in trust to the
subscribers, judges of the courts of the county
OF Union, this 30th day of April, \ ID 1858, 10
secure the performance of the conditions of
the act of Assembly approved I'd OF March,
ID 1888, and particularly the 3d section
thereof. entitled "An act for the erection of a
new county out of part OF Union TO be called
Snyder, and relative 10 the seat Of justice Of
Union county, and subscription approved of
the same day, and ordered 10 be published with
the guarantees IN the Lewi>burg Chronicle,
published IN Union county, ard the Union
Demokrat, published in the county of SNYDER,
on the second week III May, \ ID 1883, and 10
he continued therein for three consecutive
weeks, and that Freeburg he named 4 site to
be voted for for the seat of Justice of SAID
county of Snyder al the next general election
TO be held on the second Tuesday Of October,
1855. A S WILSON,
JACOB WITTENMEYER,
Judges Of the Courts Of the Counfycf Union.
Judge Marshall being present declined sign
ing on the ground that there is no guarantee
covering all expenses, as provided for in the
third section Of the act.
The following additional security, furnished
and pledged May !, \ D 1858, and approved
"know all men by these presents that we,
Henry Houiz, q Il F & Meyer. George Hill
bish, Henry Motz, E BossIer, Isaac Boyer. NJ
G Meyer, J J Morr, David Bo,dorf, David
Meyer, Andrew Roush, of the town of Free
burg and vicinity, in the county Of Snyder
State OF Pennsylvania, are held and firmly
bound unto Hon Abraham $ Wilson. Jacot
Willenmeyer and James Marshall. Judges OF
the courts of Union county, and their success
ors IN office, IN trustfor the purposes expressed
IN the third and fourth sections Of the act OF
General Assembly of this Commonwealth o
/ Pennsylvania entitled AN act for The erection
of new county out of part of Union TO be
called Snyder, and relative 10 the seat Of JUS
'icc OF Union county" approved the I'd day
Of March. 1885, in the sum of 7rsnt,
. Thousand Dollars, lawful money, 70 teraid ,r
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-05-18

sa. Frederick Bower, of Union county,
has been ordained to the Gospel ministry
as pastor of the Baptist church in Lower
Augusta, Northumberland county.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-05-18

ST. LOUIS, May l5.-The slander suit
of Birch against Benton, was decided in
the Henry County Circuit Court on Fri
day last, by verdict of $4,000 for the
plaintiff. The trial occupied four days.
The case is to be carried to the Supreme
Court
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-05-18

WASHINGTON, May l6.-Thc morning
train from Baltimore, when near Bladcns-
burg, ran over slave belonging to James
Scroggs, and causing injuries likely to
produce death. The train was delayed an
hour
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-05-18

And now. to wit, MAY LIST, 1855, we the un.
dersigned. judges of the court of common
pleas Of Union county, after having proof of
the ability Of the persons named in the within
eubssrip,ion. % pray the sum. subscribed BY
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-05-18
subscription.

We the subscribers agree to pay the res
PeciJve sums opposite our names toward.
raising the stipulated amount Of ten lhou>art
dollars as required by law for the purpose of
erecting necessary buildings such as Cour.
House, SC, which may be required for the
County Seat Of Snyder county, the subscrip.
tion heing taken as required for the town Of
NIDDLEDURG in order to qualify It for
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-05-18

Order ana Decree cf me Ju6ycS ~ Ne
Courts Of Lnion County.
This subscription and guarantee annexed
and furnished pledged TO the Judges of the
Courts of the county of Union to secure the
performance of the Act of Assembly approved
the I'd day Of March A d 1855, and particu-
larry the Sd section thereof entitled ian Act
for the erection of new county out ofpart Of
Union to be called Snyder and relative 10 the
Seat of Justice of Union county," and ap-
proved of the same day by us and ordered 10
be published in the "Lewisburg Chronicle"
published in Union county and IN the Union
Demokrat." published in the county Of Snyder
on the Cd week of May, 1855, and continued
therein for three successive weeks.
A. S. WILSON,
JACOB WTTTENMYER,
JAMES MARSHALL,
JUDGES of the Courts of the County of Union.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-05-18

GudrdHfee eHdOrSei on Subscription.
We the subscribers, citizens Of that part Of
the county OF Union now described IN the act
Of Assembly fur the erection Of the county Of
Snyder, do jointly and severally guaranty and
bind ourselves for The true payment OF the with
IN subscription agreeably to the provision ot
the sad act of Assembly authorizing said sub
scrptIon. In witness whereof we have here
unto set our hands and seals this both day Of
April, A ID 1855.
Henry Moiz (SeaD p P Mertz (Veal.
Geo H.blsh 30 HCHu'z do
Cry # Guarantee frrni>Aod &y FreeJury.
kno all men BY these presents ,ha, TIE the
undersigned bind ourselves Jointly and sever
ally, our heirs, executors, administrators aud
assigns unto Abraham ; Wilson, Jacob WI
tenmeyer and James Marshall, Judges Of the
court Of Union county, or their successors IN
Office, for the faithful performance and pay
ment OF the different sums subscribed IN three
subscriptions, which read as follows:
We and each Of the undersigned agree to
pay TO Abraham Wilson. Jacob NIitenme =
er and James Marshall, the Judges of the
court of Union county, and their successors
in office, IN trust for The county OF SNYDER, the
sums annexed 10 our names respectively to-
wards The payment Of Ten Thousand Dollars
required by the act Of As eMbiy entitled An
act for the erection OF a new county ont oi
partof Union to be called Snyder, and relative
10 the Seal cf justice of Union county" passed
and approved the ri day Of March. A b 1855,
10 be subscribed by the 4ih section of said act
for the purchase of grounds and the erection
Of buildings according to the 3d section OF
salt act for the county OF Snyder on condition
that larger number Of votes than for any
other place IN the said county of SNYDER be
cast on the ID Tuesday of October next in IA
vor Of locating the county seat of Snydcr coun-
" at the town Of Freeburg. in the said county
of Snyder. Dated March 2lst \ b 1855.
The conditions Of this obligation IS such
that If the sums subscribed IN the beforemen-
toned subscriptions be truly and faithfully
paid, If a larger number OF votes be cast for
the town Of freeburg for locating the county
seat of said county Of snyder on the second
Tuesday of October than for any other town
in the coutny of Snyder then this obligation
to be void or else 10 remain in full force and
virtue. Sealed with oar seals, dated the thir-
tieih day Of April, IN the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and fifty-iiye.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-05-18

ire SAID Judges 5f The couft Of p;os e,s,,:
or their successors in Office, In rrox,
purposes aforesaid, TO which paymsn,
and truly 10 be made and done we do b,nI wi
selves, our heirs executors and adtpini.,,..u'- .u'-
and each OF US firmly by these presen,r a.IIS, a',
with our seals and dated this first dav 80 49,
i ID one thousand eigh, hundred and ef,' af
The condition Of this obligation is snch ..t {.
II the above bound.n oblIgors shall -
1t is determined by majority Of the on,r-Sss
voters of Snyder county at the se,a,aI
ton tu be held on the second Tuesd,r n
t"ber next Qs5a) to locate the seat = - oe'
IN the town Of freeburg IN the sald 80
Snyder. cause suitable grounds 10 Le ,,-|y %
aud suitable buildings and JaIl for sad 60.
OF snyder TO be erected thereon and IN -
iShrd' and after being approved by u,,,,,,'-
OF Tho court and grand Jurors, convey,d N 9,
simple 10 The proper authorities Of SAID con-
oil snyder as aforesaid on or before the frs, A..
OF January, A 1897, without any cost o,,a,,
whatever being imposed on he taxables If -
county of Snyder, sai1 buildings to be Of s,o-.
or bnck, with fire prcof rooms for records ,,I
thar all things necessary to carry out The ~,
visions Of The third aud fourth sections - r.
act Of Assembly according to the tenor ,,J. ~
feet thereof be fully compiled with. lb.o H.,
obligation TO be void, Otherwise 10 he ,,t
main IN fui1 force and ,.i,rref
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-05-18

Ihis additional security also to be printed
with the subscription. &c. as before ree,,S
WILSON.
JACOB WITTENNEYER
JAMES MARSHALL.
Ei1pss IF Tire (0tirfy of Tyj.y, Co,,-,,
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-05-18

election Tor SAID borough of NlhlInbuIg for
the County Seat. Witness our hands and
seals this 26th day of April A d 1855.
A Gu,elius John Cast
Wm Young Jr 81 Young
n Youngman J W Sands
Jno NJ TAYLOR Joseph Eilert
Geo Dreisbach Henry Bogcnref
Samuel Gctgen Jacob Deckard
Henry Cast W Thompson
Bond dpiedgedaeeompnnyin Sub, ,cripfienp piedged.
Know all men by these presents that We
whose names are hereunto subscribed are
held and firmly bound unto Abraham s. Will
son, Jacob WIt'enmver and James Marshall,
the Judges Of the courts Of the county of Un-
ion and 10 their successors in office IN
the sum of Tuenfy- Fire Thousand DoLips, to
which payment well and truly to be made and
done we bind ourselves jointly and severally
firmly by these presents. Witness onr hands
and seals, this Both day of April A D 1858.
The condition of this obligation is such
that the citlzens of Mliillnburg in said county
OF Union and subscribers 10 the subscriptions
pledged TO the said judges shall and will erect
suitable public buildings and Jail for county
purposes for said county of Union. and also
purchase suitable grounds for buildings and
jail for said county of Union, without any
cost or tax whatever being imposed on the
taxables of said county for such expenses, and
, do guarantee the subscriptions pledged TO the
said Judges in trust for the purchase of
grounds and erection of buildings &c. as pro-
yided for and according 10 the terms and re-
QUESTIONS of the Act of Assembly passed ID
day of March A d 1855, entitled IAN Act for
the erection of new county cut of part of
Union to be called Snyder and relative TO the
Seat Of Justice in Union county" provided
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-05-18

Guarantee endorsed on Subscription.
We the undersigned citizens of Mfilinburg
and vicinity hereby guarantee and bind cur.
selves to the Judges Of the Court Of Union
county for the payment of the full amount
within subscribed for the purpose of erecting
the public buildings in the borough Of Miillin-
burg IN accordance with the requirement of
an Act of Assembly for the erection Of said
public buildings free Of taxation 10 the reo.
pie OF the county, IN case majority Of the
votes should be given at the next October
election for said borough Of MiIlnbuIg for
the County Seat. Witness our hands and
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-07-17
Capitolisn Correspondence

RAroS RoueE, July 18th, 1866. (
Editors Crescent After weeks rambling through
the highways and byways of beautiful and fertile
State, arrived at its capital i had not seen Baton
Rouge for many month"; and, although the time wae,
brave men,, It's broad and shady streets its pleasant
walks public buildings and noble drives that lead ont
IN almost every direction stl was nprepared to wit
ness the astonishing improvements that greeted
every hand The town has improved wonderfully within
past five years. and If 1t keeps up the present
Of any that gem the margin Of the Msssiapp between
New Orleans and Memphis.
The health of this section, in fact throughout the
Florida parsheg is excellent. There Is little or no sick
ness OF any description Several Of the Doctors it s
said have commenced studying law and divinity In abso.
lutte despair OF making decent living the practice
medicine. This is bad for the disciples Of Esculapus
while agurs much in favor Of the desrableness Of this
section Of country 40 place Of residence.
have been all the Florida parishes and can state
from observation and inquiry thst the crops cotton
the yield will be most bountul Had the rains come
weeks earlier the crops would have brought forth
exanspled abundance. The farmers Of East and West
Baton Rouge parishes hose have met WITH give most
glowing accounts of their agricultural prospects,
Wherever l have been the people have made politics
the principal theme of conversation Sam ia evidently
as much at home in the piney woods he is in your
crowded streets II learn from the best authority that
intends carrying every Of the Florida parishes
the ensuing November election This feat of which
he may well be proud and confidently predict he will
accomplish it. The Democrats have an immense dead
weight to carry in the of Thomas Green Davidson
their candidate for Congress- this District Either He
bert, Allen, Watteraton Pond WALES, could beat him
4 walked up to the this evening for the pur
pose noof looking at the awkward gawky Gothic
ture commonly known the house. but of taking
look at the temple in process of erection the
tion of Powers great statue Of Washington which ha
been lying packed In Italian straw in s. Hart s. Co
warehouse for something less than year Thetempe n
isstuated on the northern side Of the capitol and il
hardly distngushable from the river And such tenn
pe 1t is abad far architecture concerned
between the native American Indians sgwam, the sum
house Of the great Bengal, and the earlier
models Of Yankee wood sheds and houses Hon "a
Warren Noise is said to be the originator Of the hybrid
It must HAYS bse ssstprandia conception for, in
thought of thing Besides Iunderstand the frs
frame work tumbled down In slight gale of wind thu
nnquestonably demonstrating its postprandia sympa
/ thies.i ~ -.
Good-by Crescent, may be you'll hear from me agar
when I'm & over the bills and far sway.''
f-f ~ Traveller.
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==alH FL -
Lafourche Correspondence.

" #&4 LAFouRcHE INTERIOR, July 18th, 1856
Az few lines from this section of the State may be Of
interest to your city readers have concluded
give you in this scrawl the result Of observations since
arrival here with the promise of continuing to do
and then provided my observations find place in
the well filed cAamns of your excellent paper.
The cholera increases every day, and extends Its
ravages this bayou several miles above Robnsons
ton, Mr. Eyariste Lepere has lost sipce last Friday
eleven sages There are good many planters who
suffered from the epdemio but Ionit recoect their
names now. s.s#t ma
he cane and corn crops are Of unsurpassine beauty
that a what have seen in the course of my travelling
1t is the general opinion that sufficient will be raised
here for home consumption. The sweet potato crop will
probably be the largest made in this region The
rice crops owing TO the low stage of the bayou last spring
i complete failure The orange trees will yield little
nothing
The charbone has Of late caused great rayages among
the stock Of the planters but now It happily abating
sebastopo the place you were ipquirng about long
ago. ison the right bank Of Bayou Lafourche at about
fifty miles from Donadsenyle and consists Of twenty
three miserable novels. D
Very little is said about the coming election 1t ia
orally believed that the Know Nothing ticket WILL
November be triumphant by a large majority.
Respectfully, CLEANER.
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. Mgs- The relaxing heats Of summer learl

@~ The relaxing heats Of summer leave
behind them long train of evils. The universal of these
general debility and it. attendan ownsss Of spi For
speedy unfaipg cure, the
HIGHLANDS GERMAN Buffers, prepared by DR. O. NJ Jack
PHILADELPHIA is hon opnioa, amedcne gsHs.sacne
II reach the ountsu head Of the difficulty
the dseaye orsannen and huH to relieve the neens
the blood Of the or6 Of disease.
the Of the stomach,
gastric juice dasosea food while
Cordial soothrg, alternative influence mpa general Regularity
ani strength tohs action Of the sesratty o
constitution. Such experience of its eaee
believe confirmed BY the videacs Of all who triad H.
opportunity Of witnessing lite operation For sale BY Dr.
TaekHn kEchst street.. adv lud&
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-07-17

OHAERoSE. This very fatal disease among
mulea snd horses regret to learn prevailing exte1
siseyson the Plantations along the coast and scmepan
tiers have ost their whole stock Dr. Eiott the Eeter
nary Surgeon has just returned from professional visit
up the rysr where he has been quite Lie
he bitten ID the hand BY
vicious afflicted With the disease and consderaby
Injured Heb recovering however from the affecs or
the wound and thinks that he has discovered the
Of curing the complaint and giving directions for pre-
venting its ssprsad. & 81 81 .5
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q
THE NICARAGUA EXPEDITION Tho New York
Evening Advertiser of the 9th, contains more
complete news from the Isthmus, received by
the Northern Light than has. reached this city.
-Wecopy the following in regard to the Walker
expedition:
There is, and for the next arrival or two no
doubt will be, conflicting intelligence of the
fiibustiering expedition under Col Walker Ac-
cordipg to the statement furnished us by the
purser of the Northern Light, Col Walker, hay-
ing received some aid from RealIo, landed at
Prito on the 9th of June, about fourteen miles
from San Juan del Sud, with 375 men-another
account says 275--and took possession of a
small village called Risas, not to be found in
any gazetteer On the following day he enter
ed San Juan del Sud, o small and even more de-
fenceless place than San Juan del Nortre, and
took what arms and ammunition the place con-
tanned. ne one opposing,
Next We have report sfrom passenger" TO
the effect that tho narauder landed his whole
force, consisting of sixty men,. near San Juan,
and thence marched on Rivas, which place
offered, and probably could offer, no resistance
and that. at this place he was joined by Castl-
Ions men, numbering about zoo This would
make the combined forces Of Wa ker and Castil-
lon to be under 300, which ism doubt the truth.
Yet another account, dated from Virgin Bay,
y uhe sAas 10 mat oObn Nlearaguans anu amefl-
cans from this party were coming in smail par
ties of Ave and ten, and in a pretty oonsidera.
bic hurry, across the Transit road, and making
for Costa RIGA, and q postscript mentions posi-
lively fhe defeat of the naraaders. We have
little doubt that the last report will prove to be
the correct one. When Walker left California
he had but small company of men, and his
arrangements and equipments were far inferior
to those of his disgraceful and disastrous expe-
| 80 tIa Fas+ il,
the success of these Illegal brigandish. pratt
cal expeditions They have no moral force and
command no confidence. Their ultimate failure
is certain. Walker will come out. of this bust
ness with greater dishonor than from his Lowe,
California buccaneering exploits, however ht
may for a few days succeed in robbing, plum
deringtend destroying helpless villages
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-07-17
Do,a,k Let Them pie.

EH For Children. JACOBS CORDIAL ia Admirably sdap,ed.
Complaint OF Chi dren tsshng only readily
thesby preventing them from becoming puny
ansniIy hpmcred. Much suffering part of the
Ghd anxiety 81 hn Parents cOud timely precautions
suitable remedies. b prevented
Eg- Fer sale Ia New Orleans, Wholesale and RETAIL by
J, WRIGHT CO.,
I'LL aRg III ohaiiIss street.,
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THREE MEE DROWNED. The New York Times
Of the 9Th records the following painful accident:
We regret to announce that the pleasure
yacht Grace, built by McMaun, Of this port,
who is also owner, foundered yesterday on her
trial trip when in the Narrowa The cabin
lights were open, and owing to the shifting Of
ballast, she suddenly took in sufficient water to
produce the accident. Fiyeindividuals were on
board at the time, of whom, most unfortunately
three persisted namely, g. Grady and ], v,
Parker, (who were in business together as
plumbers1 and - Smith, who is q printer.
The tive SURVIVORS escaped by swimming. ana
We're picked up by row-boat IN sight. the
yacht had asmall boat at her stern, which
could not be unloosed quickly enough, as she
went down very suddenly. This sad affair oc-
CURED about 104 o'clock on Sunday morning.
She sank in deep water off Fort Hamilton. AT
least Two Of the parties we're unmarried.
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FllFsDAg MoRNINa. july II: 1865.

~ Persons sapsg s csty during the s,er, ,oha desire
tAs dd ar ,as Crescent 5orrarded te te can zrx Il e,
regularly ~ dy specified time W lsasirg eir orders asd
address ii ateedsce, No, 10 Camp street. sst ~
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-07-17

On the afternoon Of the 9th inst large four
story brick building, occupied as safe manu-
factory, in Pearl street, Cincinnati. fell to the
ground, killing one workman instantly and
badly wepnding tWo or three others,