Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-07-24

and Schnabol like two thousand of brick,
and Forney and Schnabel return the at.
tack. There is great deal of truth, leak
ing out OF this family quarrel, which may
be o blessing to the country.
C. Nelson Smith, of Cambria county,
one of the eleven Democrats who bolted
Forney's nomination, is re-nominated for
the Legislature Now let it be seen whe-
ther the Forneycaters can crush him, as
they threatened to do?
Rev. John Dixon Long, a respectable
minister of the Philadelphia Conference,
native Of Maryland, being in ill health and
unable to preach has written and published
his views in opposition to Slavery, but tho
Methodist Depository in that city will not
sell the book. They do sell, however, the
work of "Parson Brownlow" in which he
argues in .tuvor Of Slavery. Longs book
is respectable and cortcous, but he thinks
just as John Wesley did about Slavery /;
his work can not be left on sale-Brown-
lows work is vulgar and abusive, and can
be left on sale-at Methodist book estab-
lishment in Philadelphia.
The "hog cholera" has made its ap-
pcarance among the swine in Mfflin coun-
ty. The Messrs. Locke of that county
have lost about so hogs from this singular
disease.
1t IS evident that our farmers have
"dead loads" of hay this season. 1t sticks
out of their mows and stacks too visibly to
be denied, even by themselves.
Some of the country papers Of Pennsyl-
vania are giving the Philadelphia mcr-
chants to understand that if they choose
to lick the dirt of Slavery for shareholders
custom, they may lose much more free
white custom than they gain Of unpaid
bills from negro drivers.
Over 1900 of the members of the Com
mon Schools of Lancaster held "Com-
menccmeut" at Fulton Hal, ,. last week.
Gov. Pollock and Supt. Hickok addressed
them, and they had "happy time" all
around.
The Harrisburg Patriot G Union, allu.
ding to the disreputable and alleged cor
ruptible character of State Legislators ar
que truly that "thc personal and prieate
character Of the representative is the sure
gaguc of his political integrity. A corrupt
tree uM bring forth corrupt fruit"
The Commencement of the College at
Lancaster occurs on the Doth inst when
it is expected sixteen young men will
graduate.
THE CRops.-Although the weevil has
somewhat injured the wheat crop in this
neighborhood, and in some of the adjoin
ing counties, still We have reason to be-
lieve that the injury is not as serious no,
as extensive as was imagined BY some
BeNefonte Wig.
ry Public for the borough Of Lock Haven.
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No less than five small children were
bitten by a single mad dog in Philadelphia
last week. In New York several fatal
cases of hydrophobia have occurred. Also
in various other parts Of the country
Intense heat, it is believed, develops, if il
does not originate, this disease amongst
the canine race. How important, there
fore, is it to be careful. Dogs should be
kept either muzzled or confined.
Accounts from Washington say that tho
emigrant trains were nos robbed by Indi
ans, but by South Carolinians and thu
Col. Buford banditti, who were employed
to keep order in Kansas.
Genus Barnum, Esq, of Baltimore, ha:
been elected President of the Northern
Central Railroad, in Place of Hon. Johr
P. Kennedy: resigned.
The New York Tribune states that Col
Fremont is now in good health.
QUEBEC, July 1.-THE Coroner's jury
have returned a verdict of manslaughter
against the owner of the steamer Montre
al, the captain, the pilot, the mate. The!
also strongly censure Mr.. Wilson, Sr., th'
contracting agent. They recommend th
strongest enforcement Of the steamboa
law. The parties implicated will be tried
Horace Greely has discontinued his Ii
bel suit against the Iowa Gazette, the edi
tor of that sheet having been candle
enough to re;ract the false statemen
which he originated. The other locofoc'
papers which gave currency to the lie, ar
not expected to be magnanimous euousl
to follow his example.
"a short horse is soon curried," and s
the General Assembly of Rhode-Island ad
journed at Newport on Friday evening, al
ter a short session of four days, and vii
meet next in Providence on the thir,
Monday in January.