Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-01-30
All Sorts of News.

CHICAGO, Jan. l3-Nessrs. Bissell and
WOOD, the Republican 6 )yernor aud Lieut..
Governor Of the State, took the oarbs oi
Office yesterday The Governors in,ugu-
raj concurs in the suggestions and recon
mendations made BY his predecessor. lie
considers the passage Of the Kansas Ne
bra,ka act as equivalent to i cogui.iOn
of slavery as leading element Of society
in the Republic. lie resisted tbs cousu-
nation, and now, mindful Of the value Of
the Union, the obligations & tie tonsti-
tuition, aud the eourtesies due to our Jre-
ihren of the South, he should continue to
resist to the best Of lis ability.
The HUNDREDTH PsALM-The long
disputed question whether Purcell or Han
del was the author OF the grand music Of
the Old Hundred, has been set "a; rest by
a discovery made recently III Lincoln Ca
thedral library Purcell died in 1888 land
Handel in 1859 But il the Cathedral
library French Psalter, printed in 1916,
contains the music Of the Old Hundreilh b,
exactly as it is now sung, so that 1t could
no, be the production Of either Of the great
musicians to wuUu. It had been attributed.
The Harrisburg Herald of Saturday
speaks Of new counterfeit $40 note on the
Harrisburg Bank. 1t has portraits Of
Washington and Rittenhouse in the centre
canal boat on one end, and male and fe.
male on the other-with train ot cars at
the bottom of the note The genuine ten
has the State Capitol in the cehtre, with
the Goddess OF Liberty in the foreground,
seated The vignertcs on the ends are
both aike-two females
MUTToS VERSUS PoRK.-Nutton can
be produced, pound for pound, at less than
half the price of pork yields more uour-
i,hment when eaten, and keeping sheep does
not exhaust a farm to the extent feeding
hogs does. Sheep eau be kept through
the winter on hay and turnips, or mangle
wurtzel, or sugar beet, while hogs will not
do without at least some corn.
The Richmond Eaquirer warns Nr Bu-
chaaan to beware Of any attempt to firm
his Cabinet with \ WON, IN antisfV the Free
Kansas Democracy, or to carry cat any
such policy as that indicated by the late
speech Of Senator Bigler. The South will
permit no tampering with Free kansls
people; this Mr. Buchanan is given dis
tinctly to understand.
BE CAREFuL.-A destructive fire
occurred at Lewi,burg, Ohio, on the
morning of the S:h Instant when bakery,
plough factory, tin aud stove store, with
their contents, comprising block OF the
best buildings in the town, were destroyed
The fire was caused by carelessly emp'ying
hot ashes into a barrel.
HIGH RATE OF FARE.-On the day
previous to the election of United States
Senator, Gen. Cameron, the successful can
didate, paid $3.50 for an extra train to con-
vey Mr. Benson, representative from Pot
ter county, from Port Clinton to Harris
burg, aud Cameron's son acted as fireman
on the occasion.
APPOINTMENTS Canal Board Of
this State have recently completed their
list of appointments, by the following;
Mr.. Gillian, to be Collector at Parkes.
burg, in the place of Maj. MVey deed.
John NJ. Baum, to be Collector at Liv-
erpool, Perry county.
To CLEAN MARBLE.-Mi1 up quan
tity of very strong soap ley with qulef
lime, to the consistency of milk, and lay
it on the marble you wish to clean, wher'
it may remain twenty-four or thirty hours
afterwards wash off, with soap and water
and it will appear as if new.
SAD ACCIDENT A man by the nam
of James Ferrel, aged about 80 years, wa
instantly killed in DAnville, on Wednesda
last, By the falling Of an ore bank, at whic
he was working He was in the emplo
of the Mentour Iron Company
The Utah Legislature has Is council
men, who have, in the aggregate, Ii
wives. The House of Representatives, ha
26 members, who are the husbands oils
wives. The President Of the council alOu
; owns 81.
The citizens Of Western Virginia hav
presented the editor of the lfheeiiBg 4ry1
, with $1,000 cash to purchase new material
If our subscribers will giveus one-half th
| amount we'll renew ours.
, A Lady has lately died at Actopan {
| the wonderful 20 Of l39 years. Mexic
has had over seventy yfivc political change
t in this woman's lifetime.
The State Treasurer goes in for discor
tinuing the abatement of . per cept. Il
: taxes paid into the treasury.
The recent storms, it is now believe