Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-02-09

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LYcoMIsa.-John Frawley, one Of the
Ir;sLmen tiled for the murder of one John
Welsh in 4 sl,anty, was tried last week,
found guilty of murder in ID degree, and
sentenced to the Pententiary for 4 years
and months. His accomplces are still
to be tried-Fiye persons were convicted
and sentenced for violating license laws
The week was occupied with criminal bus.
iuess.-The Union Bribery indictments
were quashed.-John Mengas of Muncy
Dam wa. arrested at Hause's Tavern on
Friday last with counterfeit money in his
possession, and taken to Philada.---A
Society has been formed in Wil!iamsport
which pledges its members "not t. purch-
ase for use any foreign goods when domes-
tic can be procured in their stead" Cha's
kalbfu. is President, and ia Montgom-
cry. Secretary.
sg-We hope the scenes enacted in on. Bor-
ough on Saturday last, have convinced our
citizens Of the impropre,y of holding "Gih
Enterprises in the country. We DO no. wish
to be understood as casting any reflections on
the gentlemen concerned in the late Enter
prise" for We feel well assured had they enler-
! tanned the least iie. of the effect 1t produced,
i, would never have been gotten ". But now
that the experiment has been tried, and The re-
/ suit witnessed, we hope no one will attempt
/ another. The most iisgraceful scenes of
drunkenness, blackguardlsm, and rowiyism,
were witnessed thai day much TO the annoyance
Of our citizens and all levers Of good order
and morality.-Mancy Luminary.
/ BLAIR-Fou- persons were convicted
and sentenced at last Court for selling
liquors Illegally.
PERRr-Jndge Rice has purchased the
farm of Finla@ MCoEn, deed, containing
30S acres, for the sum of s. ,500.--
TIE Perry County Fire Insurance Comp
any has laid an atsessalcni of 8 per cent.
THE Advocate is for prohibiting all
bank notes under S2c.
MoNToUR.-A stranger passed offa $50
altered bill in Dauville on the lst inst,
but by telegraphic aid arrested in Reading.
-Court was to commence on Monday
next, but misunderstanding exists as to
the time.
/ CENTRE. The Aaronsburg Bsrichter
is very wroth with the Know Nothings
+ and Cold Water men and scolds them ter
-bly in German we cant tell which it
hates worst.-Wm krb, of Ferguson tp.,
a soldier OF the Mexican war, left his home
about the lst of Nov. for the purpose of
getting small sum OF hioaey in Stone
Valley, since which be has not been heard
from.--(See lst column, lss page. -
4 VIM p. Macmanus has returned from
West Point, in i'll health h--Au.tin b.
Snyder, of Relefonte, is appointed aid to
the Governor.
NoHTHuMBERLAND- The Sudbury A.
merican states that the Sunbury & Erie
Road are willing to return the Sudbury
mud Northumberland Boroue: sUOsccr,p-
tions, utexpect the people vii. do some
thing in their individual capacity Mr..
Yorks has read in place bill. for the erec-
tion of 4 boom ir the Susqrekarna lat
Sudbury IA Shamokir correspon-
. dent of the Sunbury Gazette GALES Sha-
rnokin the culture Pottsviile of Nor.hum-
berland county," and notices az accident
at Doughtys mine by which one man was
horribly injured, and another slightly. The
accident was caused by al explosion of
powder for q blast.-The Milton Een,o-
crat treats the paper to new head, but is
sure it don't need any better "editorial
head"
COLUMBIA Superintendent calls
Teachers Convention to meet in Blooms
burg on the 18th inst.--The Star has
strong article in favor of Mr.. Balls new
Tax Collection Bill
DAupHlS-Henry Smith has has been
arrested on suspicion Of having murdered
and fred the house of Mr.. John Crun..
HUNTINGDoN.-John Scott, Esq, is
appointed Representative Delegate to the
next Dem. State Convention.--The
Teachers Institute and Agricultural Soci-
ETY. are at work.
CLINToN.-The Lock Haven Hatchn,an
nominates Sam Houston for President and
Jas. Pollock for Vice ohm Calvert,
Abide Camp to Gov. Pollock.
CLAR,oN-Seth Clover is proposed
for U. S. Senator. Don't laugh!
New YORK, Feb. 6.-The prize fight
which was to have taken place somewhere
on Long Island to-day, between George