Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-03-20
TOBACCO SMokING.-The New York

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king wastes the saliva 50 essential to diges-
tion, and causes dryness Of the mouth
aud throat which impels the smoker to
seek new stimulus is alcoholic drinks, and
these only increase the evils he already
suffers. 1t also tends in some to con-
sumption.
The party opposed TO the present Pastor
and church authorities Of the Lutheran
Church q. WomelsloTf, on Tues,1y last,
took the law into their own hands, aud
with hammers, crow bars, &c, broke the
locks Of the Church doors and entered the
Church Warrants have been issued for
the apprehension of the parties concerned.
In looking over the assets of the Lam
caster Bank we preseive that three men,
bsrs of the Bachman and three of the Long
necker family are indebted to the bank at
the present time in the aggregate sum Of
Sl02 ,36l., Who would ut have bank
in "tLe family"
SAvINGs.-The number Of depositors
in the savings banks Of Massachusetts, on
October l, 1886, was l65 ,4Sl, and the
amount of deposites 30,373, All being
an increase of Il ,22l dePositors, aud 3d.
011, ,23o over the previous year. 10 Lo-
well, AIS Of the factory operatives dspos.
tied 81, ,l0l,722 during the year.
A COMMON REsULr-A Mr. Calvert,
formerly large merchant in ugland, re-
Gently died in a state of great poverty, at
the age Of sixty-one years. 1t was he who
drew the first prize ticket of Sl00, ,00O ever
drawn IN the English lottery. He after
wards drew s25, 900 prize.
Rev Mr.. Van Meter, who has been en-
gagged in finding homes in the West for
poor children of New York city, wns on
his last trip arrested in Washington, Tsze-
well county, Illinois, on charge Of bring
ing paupers into the State, and fined 800
and costs
In late English paper it is stated ,ha.
"many prayer books are now sold III Lon
don with looking glass inserted in the
inner side Of the cover, in order that the
ladies' may arrange their hair or admire
themselves while using the book at
church"
no" MANY WE'RE MADE HAPPY "A
wealthy lady in Boston on New Years day
prepared bOuntiful feast for l,500 poor
children of that city in Faneuil Hall, and
at the close presented each one with
comfortable garment and pair of shoes.
The County Commissioners of Chester
county have increased the county rates of
taxation for the ensuing year one mill
The county tax heretofore has been two
mills the rate will now be three mills, or
an increase of fifty per cent.
The underwriters of the ship Neptune's
Car have presented to Mrs. Mary Patten,
$1,000, for safely bringing that vessel into
the port Of New York, while her husband,
the commander, was prostra,ed on a bed
Of sickness.
The Blue Ridge Republican says W. D.
Walach, editor of the Washington Star,
has purchased the beautifully located farm
of Col. Robert Alexander, near Culpepper
C H., Va, containing $50 acres, at $40
per acre.
The C"irsrs, leading Catholic news
paper in Paris, ssys: "ln all the Catholic
cities of Germany the statistical returns
make it apparent that the number of Pro-
testants is increasing in fearful manner"
Burning fluid has caused twen'y-six
fires in New York during the last six
months, the death of three women and
two men, and the serious injury of four
teen persons besides.
A Senatorial election in St. lawrence
county, New York, Friday week, resulted
in the choice of Mr. Usher, the RepuJli-
can candidate, by 5000 majority Il il
difficult to crush Freedom.
LAGER BEER.-An exchange paper says
that lager beer is "slow poison" We
think irisl of the stuff sold in Harrisburg
would convince our co,emporary tina: it is
fist poison.-HeraL{
Tie Managers OF :he Inauguration ball
at Washington, find themselves about three
thousand dollars out Of pocket after count
ing up their receipts and expenditures.
That Jesuit sheet, the Philadelphia
Ledgcr even, is now forced to complain Of
the unfairness of the Missourians in their
attempts to make Kansas a slave State.
A Washington correspondent of the ".
T. Herald says ",here never was such q
rush Of office-seekers at any incoming ad.
as there is at present"
Col Benton goes in for female doctors,
aud has given lecture in Boston for the
special benefit of the New England Female
Medical Calisre