Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-08-28
Downfall Of Spectators.


The Bishop of the Rhiue, who mouopo-
lized the corn, refused to sell, and was
eaten up by the rats, may or may not have
been real: : it is at least good fable.
In time when the aggregate crops of
the United States as we'll as of the Old
World seems to be of an unprecedented
large amount, it does not hurt the feelings
of any decent man TO learn that the heart
less speculators in the "staff of life" are
reaping, even in this life, some of the
fruits of their misdeeds and expressions of
the poor Wheat has been contracted for
in Buffalo city at 81, and in Louisville
at % cents, in large quantities and yet
! there are these in the seaboard cities. and
in the best grain growing vicinities, who
contrive to keep up the price of Wheat at
81, at time when wages and salaries gen.
cra,ly are not increased. This is nccessa-
rily hardship to the poor and middling
classes in community, who, although they
do and must avoid superfuities and ex-
travaganccs, must feed their households
As the poor are generally most blessed
with children, the hardship of course most
affects them. 1t is no sin, then, to rejoice
over the failures aud disgrace of those who
mouopoize the capital and hoard the grain
of the country to keep up exorbitant
prices for the daily bread of whole people.
In single paper before US, we notice
the failure in New York city Of n H.
Wolfe & Co, grain dealers, for One Mil
lion of Dollars, and also Of the Elys of
Rochester, extensive milers, for large
sum. These men had made immense in
vestments, and tried to command the mar.
kets, so that they could make fortunes by
wringing extortionate prices from the hand
Of care and economy-hard toll and barely
living means. There is only one draw
back to the joy of the people at the de-
struction of such pests of business-and
that is, that their failure may involve some
innocent persons
So apt is capital to be used by hear,less
spectators in this manner, shat mechanics,
laborers, and salaried persons in many To-
calities are compelled to combine for self
defence and send abroad for wheat, which
they procure hundred of miles and under
sell their neighbGring farmers and millers.
This is not an agreeable procedure, but
necessity seems in many cases to require
it, and if there be not breaking up Of
these corrupt combinations, and return
to honest prices, unions Of this sort will
become general, and persons in moderate
circumstances thereby be greatly benefited.
North and West Branch Editors.
IE H. R,ucH of the .Mduct Chunk Gazette, the
genial spirit of Danville Editorial Convention,
aud disturbed the m-en" occasionally by some drol
hit which only made business move brsker and merrer
We doubt whether he previously acquainted with
any Of the North and West Branchers, personally, but
going home he made amends by telling all the good
he could of them in free andeasy Pcn Portraits
dasuerreoyped from memory. We copy these personal
sketches of the tribe of scribes the susquchanna-and
add the unnamed with which he closes will be
readily recognized by brother Typos and Of Eastern
ennsylvania, as-EAUcH!-EFs ChrosLl
/ Hon. VALENTINE BEST, (DanrMe La-
teNiyencer,) is about So years Of age, very
slender, dark hair and eyes, and presents
a very respectable appearance. He is the
Oldest printer engaged in the business in
Northern Pennsylvania. Some years back
he represented his district in the State
Senate, and was chosen Speaker.
Col. LEVI l.. TATE, bloomsbury Den,-
ocrat,) looks well. talks well, writes well,
and if we are not greatly mistaken feels
we'll. He has an open, cheerful and fa-
miliar countenance. We believe his soul
is big one. The young ones stuck to
him, and looked up to him as daddy of the
crowd, and be seemed much pleased with
his happy and harmonious family. He is
about so years of age, dark complexion,
five feet ten, aud weighs probably l60.
L. f. IRWIN, (Berpick Gosette,) is a
young man, tall, slender, and abou. "a
years of age. He appeared to let others
'lcad off," indicating remarkable stock
of editorial modesty.
W. p MINER, { Wilkesbarre Record Of
tic Times, with one exception was the best
looking man there. In debate, as we'll as
with the pen, he is clear, strong, and cor
teous. He was one Of the first to advocate
the holding of the Convention, and he will
be ore of the last to disregard its resolu-
tions. He is about 80 years old, 5 feet 9
high, dark hair, we'll balanced head,
and weighs about 165. He loves fun, ,and
/ hates mean men.
! F.A.BAKER, Jersey Shore Republican,
loves to follow the crowd. AS to his ap.
pearances-whether he is good looking,
opinions seem to be divided. 1t is ques-
ton of taste. He is SO, weighs 40, mea-
sures 5 feet I, and is able to demolish a
piece of beef steak about as quick as the