Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-02-13
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preachers Ia the NJ. l.. Church, South.
j. 7. Johustou died at Lexington, MO, ,
18th Dec. lie was brother Of Col. Rich.
ard VI. johnson, and after having served
in Kentucky as Judge Of the Court Of
Appeals, aud two Terms in Congress,
preaching the Gospel as a Baptist Minis
ter fas thirty years without any salary.
Mr.. Palen, who has jus. been elected
by the Missouri Legislature as a Director
Of the State Bank of Missouri, is an OPEN
ly avowed advocate Of the gradual aLoli-
ton Of Slavery in Missouri. He was tho
nominee of the anti Benton caucus, and his
own declaration Of sentinens WAS read in
the Legislature before the vote was taken.
The age Of cultivated mind is often
more complacent, is even more luxurious
than the youth 1t is the reward Of the
due use Of the endowmeuts bestowed By
nature; while they who in youth have
made no provision for age. are left Ike all
unsheltered tree, stripped of its leaves, aud
its branches shaking and whitening before
the cold blasts Of winter.
The Border Rufdans, having got tolera-
bly, sick Of the euphOnious coguomen Of
which for time they affected to be proud,
held convention lately at Lecompton,
and adopted new lame They resolved
to style themselves the National Democra.
tic party. ~ rose BY any other naus,"
&c.
The grandfather Of Vim. II. Prescott,
the historian, commanded tho American
forces at Bunker Hill, while the grand
father Of his wife commanded . British
ship of war, which bombarded the Ameri-
can work. III the same action. The histo-
rian has the swords Of each, at his resi-.
dence in Boston.
Horse flesh, as food for human beings,
is becoming very popular ID Paris, SO thas
Fremont's mule soup was not greatly in
advance Of the age American gentlemen
are also cultivating mad-holss for the pur-
pose Of raising bullfrogs, also highly priz-
ed by the Freuch.
---- -.~-~J ....au VI .ne west says:
Since the slave instructions, the city gov
eEnment Of Memphis, Tenn, have passed
an order forbiddius negroes to preach in
that city, aud imposing a fine of $50 to
$500 for teaching negroes, in Sabbath
schools or elsew here"
The Massachusetts, Anti Slavery Society,
now in session, has passed resolution de-
nouncing Senator Wilson for subserviency
to the South We shall next hear Steph.
81 A. Douglas called Free Soiler, or JET
ferson Davis an opponent of disunion.
Ex Gov. SHANNoN-WiIson Shannon
has returned to Kansas, aud has put up
shiDg lie ut Lecompton, announcing that bs
will practice ''law." His sbingle used to
read Law and order,' bu, this is all that
is now left Of the poor fellow.
Wha, horrible catalogue Of crimes
riotiug, drunkenness, gia;tony, vulgari,y,
RIGHTEOUSNESS, manning, stabbing aud xii.
ing in various ways-Christmas and New
Years observances are accountable for a.
and every year seems to be worse.
The following atrocity was committed
by an old bachelor, who is an editor iu
Wisconsin : "Whyis the bridegroom moro
expensive than the bride? Because the
bride is always gioen away, while the bride.
groom is usually sold!"
The St. Louis Democrat says the pro.
ceedings Of the pio-slavery ruf6ans lase
summer caused loss of more than half
million to the owners Of steamboats, on the
Missouri river.
Lewis Baker, the murderer of Bill Poole,
is at his old haunts iu New York City.
So the world wags. Five years hence, the
very fact Of the murder will be almost, il
not quite, los; to memory.
A woman was lately found in the streets
Of Philadelphia in a state of..mania potu,
who was at one time the wife of one Of the
most distinguished citizens Of New York.
The less braius person has the higher
he estimates bis, abilities. Mr.Smallpotaso
thinks that it is impossible for nything to
be accomplished unless be takes part 10 it.
Nor ALL PAUPERs.-Last year thero
arrived at Castle Garden, New York lll,-
629 emigrants, who brought with them
cash means to the amount of S6,6s22, IO4.
A horse, forty-three years eiga. months
and seventeen days old, which had become
so weak as to be unable to stand up, was
killed in Barre, Mass, a few DAYS since.
Pi!:sburg Union and SunLury Americaa
are to be added to the list Of Democratic
papers which don't stake on" about CAM
eron's election.
A thousand acres Of land have boon
given at Carbondale, I'LL, for the site Of
the first College in that part Of Illinois