Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-07-24
News 1trms from Other Counties.

SNYDER CouNrY.-The barn Of Daniel
Gaugler, Of Monroe Tp. was struck BY
lightning, aud consumed, on Monday eve
ming last ... Allen schwenk, near Middle
bnrg, had his nose badly fractured by an
accidental stroke from hay fork small
bone was extracted from the wound......
The barn of John A. Schoch, above Mid.
dleburg, was struck by lightning, on Sun
day evening last, and two pigs killed, but
the building was not fred. 1t had no
Lightning rod......A lad named Jas. Smith
raised out of Middlecreek, in his fish net, an
animal which the Tribune calls an alliga.
tor, 1s inches long......Lewis King as
saulted a colored man named Thomas
Brown, fracturing his skull, breaking his
shoulder blade, and several ribs. King
was bound over to Court in the sum of
$1,000. Brown it is thought will recover.
$50 it seems they still think, down there,
that all human beings have rights, if Judge
fancy does not.)
There all of fire cases on the Montour
county Trial List, and only 753 on the
Luzerne county List.
1t is but week or two ago that DR.. j.
B. M'Kelvy lost valuable horse by some
sudden sickness, making the third he has
lost in this way within about year. Last
week John Ludwig lost valuable horse
by some similar sudden disease and Peter
Billmeyer was equally unfortunate few
nights after in the almost sudden death Of
a fine and spirited animal which was re.
Gently brought here from New York, and
in this market would have been held to be
worth s200.-Bloomsbury Star.
The Borough Of Danville pays near thir-
ty thousand dollars annually in Taxes.
On the afternoon of the Sd inst. the cab
met shop of Jacob Miller, of Selinsgrove,
was consumed by fire, with all its contents,
and the bedding and clothing Of the work.
men. Loss $500, covered by an insur-
ance of 5000. 1t is supposed it was set
on FIRE by child playing with matches.
Mr.. Brewer, of tho Nontour american,
has opened an Intelligence Office at Dan.
vile.
The Fallon House, in Lock Haven has
been taken by Jacob Lebo, former propri'
etor of the Commercial House in Philada.
The Old Fort post office, Centre Co,
has been revived, and VIM. Wolf appoint
ed Post Master.
The Miners Gazetteer is the title of 8
paper just started in the town of Ashland,
BY J. II. M'Elwain. The paper is neat in
appearance and we'll got up. Ashland
though not more than six or seven year.
old, has in and about its vicinity somt
5000 inhabitants, and should be able te
support journal.
A WARNING.-John Engard, of Phila.
last week pleaded guilty to charge o.
Dock streets. He was sentenced to on,
years Imprisonment.
SNAPPIsH CROwD.-The mud bosses
Supervisors and Lock-tenders along th'
Main Line are as snappish as bear wit!
a sore head, on account Of tho sale of th,
Canal. There will be no more house
built, or potatoes cultivated, at the expens
of the State. SIC transit gloria Mulbo
/ siorum CdndliLus.
DEAD.-Jerry Isaacs, the canal boatmal
who was shot at Duncau's Island. Hi
remains passed through our city last eve
ming en- route for BaiDbridge, his late res
idence. Walters, who committed tn
deed, still remains in our county prison
no effort having been made to liberate hin
on bail.-HarrisJury Telegraph.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.-A house nea
the Wilkes. Barre Coal Company's mines
was shattered by lightning Sunday night
A MIR. and Mrs. Riley, who occupied il
were both slightly injured.
Since democracy" has become trium
phan! in Philadelphia, it is no uncommon
occurrence for important papers, &C., to b
stolen from the County Offices. Attempt
to punish the thieves and forgers of nal
uralization papers, seem almost useless.
| A bright light was seen on Sunday eve
ming, about ten o'clock, on the Mountain
west of Wilkes Barre. 1t is reported t
have been the barn Of Mr.. Atherholl
burned by lightning.
A Bear, weighing 400 lbs. and measu,
ing 6 #. 63 inches in length, was kille
in Green's valley, Walker Tp Centre Co
on Thursday night, the 7th inst, by Jal
Fulton and Jas. R. Bathurst This bea
had been ranging the mountains in tha
vicinity, for number of years, and CON
mitted numerous depredations but had a
ways escaped pursuit Notwithstanding b
had been several times wounded. At th
time he was killed two bullets we're take
from the under skin of his neck.
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