Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-03-23
From 3oDiid5stpbia.
lcsrreapoa.enOs Of the Leuisburg Chronicle,l
PuILAD., March 10, 1855.


dslphia is only country wiling compared
With Gotham" bas been finely Illustrated
for the as: fortnight, in the absorbing
.spic-.ae death Of the il!usts;ous Dill
Poole. Oao almost forgets the solemsity
Of death, and the horror naturally excited
b. the rio!en. end OF such . ina2, IA the die
g1sting spoctaclc N3w York has exhibited
for the past ten days. What comment
Oh tae beas.ed civilization Of Il Christian
community in this age. Newspapers Of
the irst class have devoted their columns
70 the subject, treating their readers to
interesting bio.r2, .ical sketches and e.
i.orials on The great deceased, day after
day-the Sunday press has discussed moth
ing else, ,iken,sses Lave beca published
and soll by the most popular de2.crs-
and the dyins woris Of i Trlnsclic., =
b5uissr, and b!acE-cr.ri, become the
".Eibbo,o;h" cf party, himself mourned
for with "a very great mourning and
accompanied to lis grave by procession
equal to that Of our greatest dead. Even
here, saw in he papcra Of last week, q
call for the "friends and admirers Of the
late Wn. Poole to attend q meeting to
concert measures COX attending his funeral
in body
Bat there's another "Richmond in the
field" The news of the Cars dccease
has, for the time being, cast the memory
Of the other great man into the shaie,a
changed the topics Of the Bard Of Trade
.. least. Newspapers are satisfied ,as yet,
with the simple announcement, and paus-
ing to think what courso OF policy they
ehall lay down for the bclligerents, in the
sudden change which has come. As soon
however, as oue or two have spoken, the
rest will ring in, somo pro, some con, and
We shall have the whole affair nicely set
tled, and terms adjusted, before the parties
know it themselves.
A wonderful bone of contention has
this "consolida!ed city" Of ours been, ever
since ito Reorganization, and one would
suppose that no ono save policemen and
fremen had any rights at ell, far ever
since the Inauguration Of the presen. pow
ore, there has been nothing talked Of but
aheir regulations, and they seem as far
from regulation now, as they were at first
First, a police uniform is designed ;
Democratic papers get up steam about
and feelings Of American citizens, not to
be trampled upon BY men "clOthed with
little brief authority" Marshal insists
upon the harness--discharges all who will
not wear it-throws dust in the tax.pay-
ers' cyeS for month or so, until first suit
Is worn out, when it is forgotten.
Citizens sgitate the subject of paid
Firo Department. Firemen become fri
ghtoned lest Othello should lose his cccu-
patton. Board Of Directors call meetings
and propose to reform themselves-framc
bill aud have it passed at large ex-
pense, and keep the command /; people,
not satisfied, demand an entire reform
City Councils frame new regulations, but
two-tas1s woa't be ruled by them, and
shreaten to go out of service showing the
people what pcrf,ct s. stem that is which
can place them ct the mercy Of the ele-
nen's at aay time without redress or as
sistance. Police hide their stars under
the lappels Of their ooats,and Mayer Con
rad inyen;s a nes hat-DGmocr-t;c papers
patriotic again. Mayor puts his foot down
a-l policemen put the hat on.
Country Districts are kicking against
city taxes, and threatening to repeal tie
uni0a, and ,aTera keepers arr boxing
forward with wIteTy eyes to the FIRST Of
April, and the n@w law; now they know
tina: the Mayer, hacked 10y law this time,
will max: hem cI-ss th:;r lcns whether
they will or nat. We shall see.
Spring business bas fairly commenced,
though much later ,aln usual, and j. is
probable it will be more limited; but
building is not aslir yet onl it is probable
there will not rs Lo Eauch doAe ior some
years again, as there has been for a year
or two past: that fever, like every other,
having spent itseeif leaves the public with
relaxed energies, which time only can
restore.
But, for all the building there has been,
rents are enormous. anl a.lha present rate
Of taxation. are liAe,y % remain 50, aud
there is NJ great proslect Of taxes being
lower; for our city expenses, incluiing
defaults and stealing, require large sums,
and the fei. this year all undoubtedly
be very large.
Thcraia on ''Padiy's day" was unfavor-
able 10 tbs accustomed demonstrations in
honor Of the illus:rious Saint, who by tho
way, must certainly have held ''liyiDs"
Of somc kind here, for he takes to the soil
quite naturally aud We saw only couple
ofIfish companies on parade, ,one command
cd BY Capt. john Tyler, jr., by the favor