Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-12-12


times at one precinct, under the names Of
persons on the Assessors list who were
not voters, and several person who were
not voters, voted. The investigation is
still going on, and shows tha, San Fran
cisco is not the only city, whose ballot-bcx
"stufling" has been great auxiliary to
Sham O'Democracy.
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PITTsBURG, Dec. 9-About half past
o'clock last evening, the Cleveland and
Pi,tsburg train ran through the Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne and Chicago train at Alliance,
smashing two cars Of the latter train.
One of the cars was thrown into the rotun-
da of the station, and the other through
the public room which constitutes part of
Sowerbeck's hotel, in which several per.
sons were sitting, The rotunda and sit,
ting room were both torn down, killing
eight and woundins number of persons.
VINO HOLD THE OFFICES THE Judi
ciary has been ALMOST exclu,ivcly in the
hands of the South, as the office of Chief
Justice Of the Supreme Court has been
filled 81 years, by Southern man, and
but | l years by Northern man.
The same rule will apply to Diploma
lists, as out of 1S2 foreign ministers ap-
pointed, III of them have been Southern
men, There are now 3iS Northern men
holding office in Washington, aud $50
Southern men.
Last week an Arkansas jury convicted
the chief operator Of the Little Rock
Manufacturing Company, which assumed
banking powers aud issued notes for clrcu-
lation, and which failed few months ago,
swindling stockholders aua v.h-.. IS -
large amount They did this under the
common law, for unfortunately they found
that there was no statutory provisions in
that State to meet such cases. The Judge
under the same law sentenced the party to
four years Imprisonment.
SMALL PoX.-The folks in the country
express some desire to know the real ex-
tent of this disease in Danyille, and it
would be we'll for our physicians to make
a regular report of It's extent So far as
our knowledge extends there have been
only four or five deaths, and there are but
two cases in town at preseut. Perhaps
there may be few cases Of Varoloid, but
even these are becoming very scarce
american, 2d inst.
MILWAUKEE, Dec 6-The storm Of
Tuesday last was very severe along Lake
Michigan. Many buildings were swept
away, piers damaged, &c. In many places
snow fell to the depth of six feet. The
railroads are blocked up, and no trains are
arriving or departing.
During the storm of Tuesday the brig
Storm King and Algomah, and the schoo
ner Welland were all wrecked within sigh,
of the city. All on board were saved.
BALTIMORE, Dec. Henry George
Kuper, British Consul at this port, was
sufocated last night whilst in house in
the we.tern part of the city, which was de-
s,royed by fire. The other inmates mar
rowly escaped. The house is said to be
one Of doubtful repute. The deceased has
family residing in England.
PIrTsBuRG, Dec. "a letter from
Washington, Pa, states that the Jefferson
College, at Canonsburg, was destroyed by
fire on Friday night last, with the library,
containing 10000 volumes. The total
loss is $4,000.
Col. BENTON delivered speech at St
Louis, the night before the election, in
favor of Mr.. Buchanan, denouncing the
repeal of the Missouri compromise, aud
declaring that he is opposed to the extor
sion of Slavery.