Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-02-13
News from other Counties,


man named Whippe, and took him from
Pine Run to Columbia county, on charge O
horse stealing-;eorge w. Browning o
Bradford county was committed 10 jail il
default of $1,000 bail on charge of passin:
a counterfeit So on the York Co. Bank
Owen M'Cann, brakeman on the w. d L
Railroad. was thrown from tender at RalstoI
last Monday, and instantly killed. Two freIgh
trains passed over his body. cutting it in two
parts. The deceased was about 80 years o
age, and leaves family al tElmira--Somt
young men trying their hands at snowbaling
one of them threw ball over the Court House
spire, making an altitude of ITO feet.
The conductors on the Cattawissa, Will
Transport and Elmira Rail Road, contem
plate opening Reading Room at vii!
Transport Excellent.
MELANCHOLY AccIpENT-On Friday
last, one of the most distressing accidents
occurred in this place, that it has ever
been our lot to publish. About o'clock,
while Mrs. Henry Walter had gone out Of
the room, her only child, an interesting
boy, aged about two years, igui'ed can
die, and On coming into the room its mo-
ther, perceiving that her child was absent,
hastened up stairs, where, to her horror,
she found it with the candle under bed
/ all ablaze. The bed was also on FIRE and
the room filed to sutfccation with smoke.
She grasped the child and sxtinguished
the fire on its clothes as soon as possible !;
but it was burned SO dreadfully that six
hours afterwards death put an end to its
suffsrings.-Sslinsgrore Dem. 22d ut.
Rw-We learn from the last Snyder Co.
Tolksf;eund, that Middleswartb, Kern &
Co. have introduced steam engine into
the Beaver Furnal'
Franklin We'zei appointed p. NJ. at
Kremer, Snyder Co, iu place Of Michael
Roush, resigned.
Joseph Seibert, one of the Commission
ers of Juniata county, having removed to
Snyder county, Saml Dimm of Greenwood
TIP has been appointed to the vacancy.
PoTrsvILLE.-This thriving village is
growing up to be place of some import
ancc. The Miners Journal estimates the
population of the borou at 10, $50, and
sums up an aggregate of 2S,940 inhabi.
tants living within radius of four miles
from the Office Ct that paper. The towns
included are MiDersviile, 5,i20; St, Clair,
$500; Schuylkill Haven, $3.50; Port
Carbon, 1850 Palo Alto, ,26o. Sever
al of these will doubtless be united with
Pottsville in the course Of few years.
The citizens Of Schuylkill county, with
out distinction Of party. nra holding large
meetings to sustain Mcssrs Lebo and Wa
gonseler's vote for Gen. Cameron, and
some of their ultra party friends condemn
them almost as bat as the Pope condemns
"heretics."
An Irisbman, named Michael Morgan,
in the employ of James Kerns, was burn
ed to death in lime-kiln, on the premi-
ses of Samuel Troutman, in Tulpehocken
township, during the night of Friday, the
S0th ult. 1t sscms that he was on his way
to Klarp's tavern at the time, and stop
ping at the kiln to warm himself, was ov-
empowered by the gas, fell upon the kiln
and was burned to death.
The Montour American says: "a
number Of the former congregation Of Rev.
Ira Foster in Danville started to attend
his funeral, but were prevented from reach
ing i, by the high water, which had swept
away the bridge across the Chillasquaque
Creek"
The high water, and general thaw star
ted the ice On the Susquehanna On last
Sunday, and seriously injured the bridge
at Danville 1t is estimated that the cost
of the damage will not be less than three
thousand dollars.
The Danville american says: "a lit.
tie girl was bitten By mad dog on Friday
last A woman also had her dress torn
by the same animal. Some 20 or so dogs
which were bitten last week are still at
large Several Mad Dogs were killed on
Welsh hill las. week, and there are few
left there yet, tina; ought to be killed.
Another Mad dog was killed few days
ago near Isaac Amerman's grocery store,
in the North Ward"
John Grey, better known as "old Ga
briel," died las. week in Danville. He
had been slave in Virginia, but being
liberated by the aid of a gentleman in Cen.
tire county, died in the enjoyment Of hum
Bile but happy freedom.
Col. Jos. Levers, Of Montour county, is
appointed Revcuue Commissioner for
Judge Jordau's district.
The people Of Center county are urging
law for County Poor House. Several
Railroads also claim attention.
We are assured, says the Lebanon Cou-
rier, on the best auth ority, that there we're