Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-05-02

THE COURSE OF THE LAST TORNADO
1t extended not less than 600 or 500
miles-comeing from the northwest. Its
course is thus followed by the Pittsburg
Gazette:
"Commencing on Lake Michigan, its
course was from the Southern end OF that
Lake to Philadelphia, east-south-east. 1t
does not seem to have partaken OF the
nature of a tornado, until it arrived at the
middle of Ohio. Between Akron and
Canton it swept away powerful forest trees
as if they had been rotten saplings. 1t
was about 7 hours in accomplishing one
third of its journey, say from ten o'clock
until fve-the other two-thrds of its
course was accomplished in five hours, as
it passed from New Jersey to the ocean
about ten o'clock p NJ. From the time
it partook Of the character Of tornado,
about five o'clock in the evening, about
125 or $50 miles in northwesterly direc.
ton from this point, it travelled at about
tie rate of 10 miles an hour, and left
wild confusion and terrible devastation in
its track"
AMENDMENTS TO TIE LIBEL LAW
The following bill has passed both Houses
Of the Legislature:
SECTION l. That from and after the
passage of this act, on the trial Of indict
ments for writing or publishing a libel
the truth of the matter charged as libel
ious may be given in evidence, and if the
jury in any such case shall find that the
same was written or publised properly fol
public information, and the act was in
dnuced by good motives and with nc
malicious intent, and that the matter So
charged is true, it shall operate to the ac'
outtal of defendant or defendants
SECTION .. That in acts Of damage;
for the writing orpublishing libel, where
the truth is pleading and given in evi
deuce, if it be found that the same wa:
rltten or pubhshed properly for p"hii" in
formation, and with no mischievous OF
malicious motives, the jury may find for
the defendant or defendants.
ROBERT L. STEvENs.-The late Robt
l.. Stevens has left an estate, Of severa
millions, to his brothers. He was one OF
the richest men in New York or its vicin
ity. For many years previous TO hi
death, he had been engaged in construct
ing for government floating steam bat
terry, for the defense of New York harbor
The sum of 100000 has been expendeC
on this work. Mr.. Stevens was 4 membe
of family distinguished for its enterprist
in connection with steam navigation anC
railways. His father, John Stevens, wa
associated with John Fitch in the infanc,
Of steam navigation, and presented to th'
Legislature of Pennsylvania, fifty year
ago, an original plan for railway,
The following item is going the rounds
and we publish it with an inquiry as t.
whether poor Douglas is any worse thar
thousands Of those who have and will rcaC
it. "a. Douglas died at Troy, n. Y, I
few days ago, leaving property worth 81, ,
600, 900. His whole life was devoted t.
getting money and keeping it"
The City of Albany has $4,000 foreigr
population, of whom 565 q to 800 sci
liquor for living. The American popu
latiou is 10000, of whom 81 { to 400.
sells liquor In the Schuylkill coal regior
there are but or Americans out o
about 600 beer-house keepers.
NEW YORK, April 90, IL p M.-Th(
Republican meeting at the Tabernacle tt
night was very largely attended. i. F
Butler presided, and VIM. NJ. Everts ant
the Hon. NJ Bingham, of Ohio, were th'
principal speakers. The proceedings wer'
marked with much enthusiasm.
A new Volcano has recently burst ou
in the provence of Azuai, in Eucador, ac
companied by violent earthquakes, fel
over large portion Of the Republic.
The underground railroad conductor
boast Of haying run seven negroes from
Kentucky through Cincinnati last week
on their way for Canada.
Milton S Latham has been appointed
by the President Collector at the port o
San Francisco, in place of Richard Ham
mond, removed.
PURIFY-Remember, that to mix sal
with your lime, tends much to aid it il
purifying and deadening foul places.
Grasshoppers have already appeared il
Tennessee, and it is feared will be yer,
destructive.
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PLANT TREES .