Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-15
IEWSRIIRG CHRONICLE WEST BRANCH FARMERMAY 5 1857
Our Nomination..

Our Nominations. p
YThe call for the Union County Nomina'
ling Convention has not been handed in.
Probably the Committee will assemble, say
Tuesday of next (CourD week, to take action
The Bond Street Tragedy.
+ New York, Saturday May 9.-Ths
jury retired At o'clock this evening to
deliberate on verdict The greatest ex-
eitement prevailed in the neighborhood Of
the Courthouse. The Court was thronged.
At u the jury returned verdict Of "Not
Guilty" The widest excitement prevail
ed in Court, and the applause from the
persons present was deafening. As soon
as the verdict was rendered Mrs. Cunning
ham and her daug ghters, Augusta and Helen,
tainted. This caused another wild scene,
and it was with much difficulty that the
people could be prevailed upon to give
them air and room. As soon as they had
sufficiently recovered, they were led out,
sobbing as if their hearts would break, and
placed in carriage. They then returned to
their home in Bond street, where q large
number Of people had preceded them.
The verdict, judging BY the opinions of
tho people in the streets tonight, gives
general satisfaction.
After the excitement had somewhat SUBJ
sided, on motion of John A. Graham, ESQ,
John j. Eckel was admitted to bail in the
sum of $4,000 on his own recoguizance and
libersted from prison. He is bound over
to appear at the Court of Oyer and Termi-
ner, on the 18th inst, when it is believed
nolle proseqw will be entered in his case.
Thus for the present ends this mystic
rious murder
The case Of Benjamin c. Bachman, late
Cashier of the Lancaster Bank, indicted
for embezzlement, came up in the Lancas.
ter Court of Quarter Sessions last week
His counsel moved for . continuation of
the case on the ground that the in.
dictment contained matter different from
that Of the complaint. Judge Hayes, who
presided in place Of Long, thought The ap.
plication a reasonable one, ordered the case
to be continued.
DEATH FROM EATING POISONED EGGS.
"A boy, named Emerand Hensler, ate
four eggs on Easter day, which had been
boiled in pint of water into which had
been put spoonful Of Prussian blue, for
the purpose of coloring them. Tive Of
the eggs had the shells cracked, admitting
the poison, and the eggs caused bis death.
1@-Both branches of the Connecticut
Legislature have organized with the choice
Of Republican officers throughout. The
Opposition State Officers have an average
majority of about 600 ouly-the heaviest
falling off of votes being on that side, and
the corrupt Fillmore leaders having evaa
themselves to the Democracy.
HoLLIDAYsBURo, May 8.
McKim, convicted Of the murder Of
NOrcrcss, some months since, was this
morning sentenced to be executed. He
strongly protested before the court his en-.
tire innocence of the crime, asserting that
his conviction had been effected unfairly
by perjury Of witnesses.
PITTsBURo, May 6.
The Ohio has not been SO high for
some years, but is subsiding this morning,
and no injury has been done to the Penn
sylvania railroad or its western connec-
tions, the mails from the West and East
being 20 hand Oh the time. The earth is
more thoroughly saturated than it has
been since 1854.
/ In Currituck, N. c., last week, large
quantity of ancient coin, composed chiefly
Of quadrangular silver pieces, gold half joes
and doubloons, was plowed up on the plan.
tation of Mr.. Benjamin Dye. The total
value is supposed to be at least five or six
! thousand dollars.
VIcKsBURG, Miss, May 6.
The sum Of ninety six thousand dollars
was subscribed here yesterday to purchase
plantation to be presented to ex-Presi-
dent Franklin Pierce. Only 81, 200 is re-
quired to complete the purchase.
No AID TO GENERAL WALKER.-The
meeting to be held on Saturday evening
for the purpose Of furnishing material aid
t to General Walker and bis men, did not
take place. Philadelphia don't seem to
favor fillibusters and illibusteripg.
BUFFALO, May 6.-The Erie canal will
not be navigable between here and Tona-
wanda under a week. The locks at Black
Rock are not finished. There is still
some ice about the bay.
| Seventy-four prisoners we're brought be.
/ fore the Chicago Police Court on Monday