Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-04-18
Mems Iiems from Other Couulies.

| ENiDtR.--l ne lOiioWlun Items we COPY
from tie Middleburg Journal, of Saturday
last: The operations on the new County
Prison are rapidly progressing-a caution
/ to all oifeuders......A house occupied by
Mr. NJ Affee, near Beaver Furnace, in this
{ county, We ure Informed, was destroyed by
fire, on yesterday. The particulars, we
have not ascertained. 4 barn in Perry
township, was destroyed by FIRE on the lst
inst, but we have not heard the owner s
name. The fire originated through match
es, with which children played while in
the barn.. Our town has been filling up
since the lst inst Among those who have
removed here, We find S. Weirick, Esq,
Of New Berlin; Henry Weaver, of Centre
county; Joseph Bolender and Anthony
Spech'. Several other families will be
here shortly, among them Sheriff Forrey,
Mr.. Bowes, Mr.. Etunger, de-. Mr.
Mertz, Register & Recorder, has removed
his office one door east of our printing
office, opposite where the new Court House
Is TO be built" ......J. q. l.. Shiudel and
pr. L. Il. Nagenseiier have bought out
GerbaFt's drug store Selinsgroye, and re
moved tue Telegraph to Gerhart's old
staud......The Demokrat says they are 10
ing TO have Machine Shops in Svlinogroye.
CoLUMBIA-Benj. L. Eaton, late of
Amh., 1t College, has established a Select
Eoglish and Classical School for Young
Ladies aud gentlemen a, Eloomsbuig.
JUNIATA.-Wm. Roberts, an appren-
tice in tie Sentinel office, Mltiiintown, was
bitten by dog with which be was play
ing, about the 10Th February last Ga
the "a inst, he began TO complain of pains
IN his arms, shoulders and eyes. Dr. Jas
W. Crawford was called in, who thought
at first 1t was an attack of Quincy. He
shortly complained Of sore throat and
thirst, and very soon gave evidence Of
Hydrophobia. Chloroform, the Stowe re-
medy, and all other means to checl. the
disease, proved useless and on the 1th
inst. he died from the horrid disease He
was ready to die-most of the time sea.
sible-and manifested not the yiciOusness
OF disposition sometimes accompanying
that disease. y general war Oh dogs should .
follow this calamity for all the dogs in
the county are not worth as much US one
-uuh ,irc......rne .-ucg,srer~ ms yarn
about one J. S, wabo 90 or 60 years ago,
went ts Carli- Ia,SG ,ai,es, circular, on
foot, to get his nix of wLsbey.
Iie accomplished tie journey in one night,
having Lecn denied at tavern after tavern,
and was ready to 60 to work the Iext
CLNTRE.-Although rather late We no.
tico with pleasure the appointment of j.
X. Shoemaker, late Of the Beliefonte
'Nhis," to a Clerkship in the State De
partment, Harrisburg. VIM. Walker,
IF Worth TT. four weeks ago served as Sc,
.retary Of an open American meeting
aud Pope james Campbell has since abol-
shed Port Matilda Post Office, of which
Nr Secretary Walker was I. NJ. 1t was
perhaps well enough, as times go, to turn
,ut Walker for his daring to show himself
gainst fopery: but why deprive the peo-
he Of Worth township Of Post Office
hats the question: The new Town
lock iu BeilefUnte proves a great couve-
hence. 1t cost S700......The Watehman -,
tates that voiumc from the pen Of the
amented Miss. Harriet j. Meek, will soon =
e published by the Methodist Publication Z,
Issociatiop....Some one Of party of Z
runken young men at the Big Spring =
brew heavy glass tumbler at a young
oman who was quietly sewing at Il win ;:
ow, aud Inflicted a severe wound on her
eek. Two Of the rowdys are under ar
sst......Ihe Prothonotary charges sl,50 :
n advertising &c. of Licenses. Several
nall fires il Bellefonte recently, but all \
apply arrested before becoming unman-
Ieabe.
SCHUYLKILL-The Pot'syille Miners b
ournal has published a strong article ,ur-
ne tie necessity to Philadelphia of exca- az
lting a tunnel through the Broad Noun Ii
in. 1t shows by figures that the distance IL
ON the lakes to Philadelphia by way of e'
e Philadelphia ard Sudbury road, and p
rough the Broad Mountain tunnel, is
arer, by good many miles than any OF
her route There are already $50 ap- ar
icauts for Liquor license in the county
nost!y Of foreigners and only l66 to be at
anted. 4(
LuZERNE.-Ihe barn Of Michael Reap, &
Pitiston, was burned last week, and tb
th it, FIVE horses. A man had been in
e barn with light. h.
Jones, tried for the
Hing of Joseph Marshall, last fall, was h,
lnd guilty of murder in the second de- p,
ee, ana sentenced for six years to the
Fanny Jones was acquit- Cd