Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-01-19
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appeared in Sunbpry on Wednesday week and
bit several dogs and also a man from Shame
kin who was attending Court His wound was
canterzed and dressed BY Dr. Awl, and the
rabid animal and several others were shot,
/ The County Commissioners decided TO recall
the Bonds given the Sasq. R.R. Company, and
appointed Judge Welker TO receive them.--
! The Milton Borough Council have passed an
/ Ordinance, limiting the speed Of locomotives
going thro' the Boro' 10 six miles an hour.
| CkSrER.-Court commences Monday, 90
inst--La>t Thursdays Wig says, "ailer a
season of most remarkably mild weather for
/ the time Of year, the earth is again clothed in
feecy snow. Sleighing left US abOu, Christ
mas, since which the mercury has several times
ri,en 70 Tie temperate point Vegetation has
taken 4 start, and consequently the wheat fields
are slightly improved in appearance"
PEnnr.-Lirrp Oi, Jan. IL, 7, !. n. A de-
s'ructive Fire broke ont at l o'clock this NOR
ming, and in two and a half hours whole
block was IN ashes. The following property
was destroyed: Wallis hotel, Turner'S saddle
shop, West Willamson's house, Grubbs' store
and house, Mr.. Cummings house and two
shops, and the drug store Of s b. Winter, late
of New Berlin. Loss from ST. to $4,000, Of
which about $4,000 is covered by insurance.
LrcouIxs.-Thr Muncy Bridge is 81 far
completed as TO allow the passage Of wagons,
The Neios Letter advocates the printing
of Laws in the Newspapers before they 60
into execulion.--Court opens on Monday,
29lh inst-The Press cautions against the
dangerous practice of standing on the railway
track when cars are in sIght.-The frs; of
series of sermons TO the young-was preached
in.hc 81 Presbyterian church Sunday last, by
Rev. Mr.. Cooper.
CLrNrox.-Ihc American WGtchman, by I.
Mart,n-the new paper-soes for Gen. "Sam"
Houston for Prc>ident.-The Pres. church
tcsn considerably enlarged and Will be
opened on Sunday next-The Democrct is
now published by y L Atwood q 7 II Wilson.
The County Temperance Society resolved
10 petition the Legislature for a Prohibitory
LigrGr Law.
BgnTs.-The venerable Adler sports a new
head, bat keeps the Eagle rampant.--Gen.
Cameron is reelected President Of the Leba-
non Valley Railroad Co.-The Anthracite
Furnaces Of Eckert & Brother and Seybert,
M'Manus & Co, Reading, are going ont of
blast 10 await for better iImes-lt is stated
that the Reading Railroad Company, of which
John Tucker is President, cleared over Two
Millions of Dollars the past yegr.
MoSroUR.-The County Temperance Soci-
ETY. resolved to petition for Prohibitory Law.
Nett amount pad into the State Treasury
By the County, $lo,IS9.
CoLuNBIa.-The Sheriff will sell at Berwick
on the ii prox. the foundry, furnace stack,
houses, lands, &c. of Charles Kalbfuss, in
Briercreei Tp.-Nett amount paid into the
State Treasury by the County, $ll,60i.
JuSIArA-Grcer Of the Sentinel has a mos,
amusing account of his effort 10 serve Senate
IN fat Clerliship, rendered no-go by wide
awake Darse's suspicion thai he was one of
the X. Ms.
BH.nFonp A new County, Fairfield" is
projected along the new Railroad from parts Of
Bradford and TIoga.-The Athens Gazette
describes the Masonic burial al that place Of
a Lieutenant in Sullivans army, during the |
Revolution. None of the candidates for office
there, take their towns paper .-Griliin and
Morley caught a glass-eye Pike, weighing ten
pounds, below the Poini.-No more fires in
Towanda.
NEN,SGo.-In consequence Of hard times
the Franklin papers have been ensmahsd-
reduced in size, but not in price.
SUsauEHANSA.-Charles Bissell, of JeSsup |
TIP, hung himself, on the 5th inst, in fit of
insani,y.--Thc Republican party held a
Convention, to periec, their organization, at .
Montrose, on NJ 1nday last.
Thomas Esq. Of Lewistown !
was appointed Notary Public by Gov. Bigler.
The Apprentices Literary Society numbers
rs members.
ALLreurxt.-The failure of Gen. VIM. Lar
inner Jr, Hoon & Sargent, Hill d Co, brokers,
is much regretted. 1t is hoped Gen. Larimcr
will We, ex,ricate himself from his difficulties,
which are caused solely ty his advancing too
much for the Railroads of the county.
BLArR.-Rclgicus revivas are noticed in
The Methodist, Presbyterian and Lutheran
churches, Hollidaysburg.
DAupnIy-Pollock' Inauguration was the
creates, day Harrisburg has yet seen, and her
accommodations were insufficient for the
crowds in attendance-The Governor was
greeted with enthusiastic warmh,and makes
favorable impression upon all.-The Herald
states that MessrS. Curtin and Sullivan have
aiken rooms a, Coverly's, and Maj. Hickok at
Brady's ho,el.-Flve or SIX members of the
House of representatives may be found a,
evening actively engaged in the religious
revival in progress in the Methodist church.
Mot has fully supplied the racancy caused
,y Clover's rotating out of the Board of Cana!
ommiSsioners.-A correspondent Of the
Union is undertaking 20 prove that Wesley and
Fletcher of the Methodist sect were worse foes
If American liberty than the Catholics, ard
hat the Protestant Episcopal clergy were no
are numerous complaints of
night rowdyism in Harrisburg
large number Of anusements Of various
descriptions are noticed in that incipient city,
md pocket picked occasional y.-Three
men have been found within short time, cut
o pieces, on the Railroad track-.wo Of them
.nown 10 be incorporate.