Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-02-20
Ali Sorts Of Items.

Friday week, discovered she bear with
cub. Both animals we're greatly frighten-
ed aud sought to escape, the cub however,
not proceeding far beiire it fell victim TO
tue uuorring aim Of The Lun:er.-Chaus-
Ge,sJary Wig
On Saturday evening 2lst ult., while q
number Of children we're playing at the
house of William Chestnut, IN Lewistown,
one Of them, q son of Mr.. c., aged nearly
two years, accidentally fell into pan FL
led with boiling water, and WAS 50 terribly
scaided that lie died on Sunday night a.
. o'clock. The suforings Of the unf0rtUr~
ate child were excrucia,iDg.
In the Missouri House of Representa-
tives, during recent political debate. Gen.
Reid, who commanded the Border Rufian
army which destroyed Ossawa,tomia, de-
libera;ely walked up to j member wno was
speaking, aud knocked him down. He af-
forwards attempted to draw his bowie
knife on the same member, bu; was prs-
vented.
Some chickens of Mr. Caleb Cox, 10
Westtown township, Chester county, were
found on Saturday buried under the snow
bank, where they had been ever since the
snow fell, which was seventeen days ago.
There were five of them, and four were
still living. As soon as they were rslsas-
ed, two Of them flew to the baFa.
George Car,tentsen, the architect Of ths
New York Crystal Palace, died at Coper-
hagen, Denmark, on the 4th Of January.
He commenced the publication Of SuG-
day newspaper in that city, aud died on
the day the first number was issued.
The citizens Of Williamsport are engsg.
ed in raising SIS, 900 Of stock for tie
Williamspor, & E.mira r. K. Company,in
order to retain the Machine Shop for that
road in their town. Os=r half the SUN is
already secured.
The Newbera (N c. Journal states
that within ten or twelve miles Of that
place, on the North side Of Neuse, bears,
catamounts and wild cats exist to such an
extent that i. is with great difficulty that
hogs and sheep are raised.
DR.. Jackson, with whom Mr. Sumner
sojourned while on the Allegheny Noun
tains, has been removed from the office Of
Postmaster. This Is slight punish men',
bu, all that the Administration are abls
to iuaict
The Boston Pilot, al intense blood and
FIRE Roman Catholic paper, has the annual
advertisement of the Post Office proposals
for carrying the mails throughout the couu~
try.
Hon. Millard Fillmore has declined an
invitation to deliver an address at the pro-
posed celebration Of the Anniversary OF
Washiugton's BIRTH, by the United Ameri-
CATS Of Buffalo.
If slavery is to Be established in Kansas
By the interference Of the Federal Govern
ment, ,hen freedom may be established il
the States by the same authority?
On Sunday, the 18Th ult, number Of
the soldiers OF Quebec, while on their way
TO church, had their faces frost-bitten. Tho
thermometer was So degrees below zero
Another attempt is being made By tho
Shylocks to repeal the usury laws Of Penn
syvania. Better raise the legal rate from
some Gay named, to per cent.
When a man dies, people generally in
quire what property he has left behind
him? Angels will ask what good deed
has he sent before him
A mare valued at $4,000 la, jus:
reached New York from Arabia. she Was
purchased for stock importing company
in Kentucky.
The negro sales by auction in the city
Of Richmond alone. the past year. exceed
t1ur millions Of dollars IN value, and arc
still increasing.
Grain is treated like infants. When the
head becomes heavy, i, is Graded; and it
is generally we'll thras5si to render it fs
for use.
John Killeeu aud James MeGovern,
charged with tie robbery Of James l.. lo-
der, ,JcveIler of Po!ssviI.e, are under arrest.
Congress has passed bil appropria'ios
$500, 1000 for wagon road from Fort kear-
uey, Nebrsska, TO California. Good
Your word i. your servant so long as
yoa retain it; but it becomes your master
when you suffer it to escape.
The first marriage of Hindoo widow
that ever occurred in Calcutta, took place