Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-10-29

icrent sections of the State, and among
them several who, We know, would do
honor to the position. B. Laporte, of
Bradford, Eli Slifer, of onion, David
Taggart, Of Northumberland, Gen. VIM.
ii. Keim, of Be,ks, &c.
sa-Simcon b. Chase, Esq, Of Susque-
hanna, who is now elected to the Legisla-
turc for the third time, and Col. A. X.
Mcclure of Frankli6, who is serving his
second term, are proposed for Speaker of
the House, on the strong side. In Senate,
the Opposition can at least bestow we'll
deserved complimentary vote on Col.
Gregg, who is returned by largely iu
creased majority.
uN-In the afternoon of the day Of Elec-
tion, the much esteemed wife of Hon.
John Hickman expired in his arms, from
a sudden hermorrhage of the lungs. Thus
did sorrows mingle in the cup of triumph.
She was lady of we'll cultivated mind,
and pasticipated-in sentiment and in ac-
tion-in her husbands political struggles.
~. Tho ponnsylvania Election dispell.
cd one delusion-Buchsnan's hope of re-
election-but nobody suggests where his
'sinfiuence" will be cast. But it is sur
missed that Breckinridge and Douglas have
already ogreed to run together, for Presi-
dent and Vice. at the Charleston COnven-
ton.
HORSE THIEvEs-A fine horse, a stall
lion, valued at three hundred dollars, was
stolen from Col. Gregg, at Hecla Furnace,
Centre county, on Saturday night. He
was bright bay horse, young and fine
looking.
On Sunday night, Mr.. Smith, Of Level
Corner Lycoming county, was on visit
in White Deer Valley, and his horse was
stolen out of the stable where he was
stopping. The horse is described as a
light bay, white star on forehead, right
hind foot white, black name and tail,
twelve years old.-Jersey Shore |eaette.
pRowNED.-On last Friday night a
man named Joseph MCaulcy, from
Wrightsville, came to his death BY falling
into the river from canal boat lying at
the coal wharves, at Sunbury. We un-
derstand that he came along with the
boat on a pleasure excursion, not being
employed as a hand, but falling into bad
company, he got drunk during the eve
ming, and in stepping from one boat to
another, be fell overheard and was drown
ed. lie was buried in our graveyard the
next day, at the expense Of the borough
-HmLUy Gazette.
BAD FRosT-That ues'e,ly frost on the
night Of tho la,h ins.. pippeu IN the bud
the fond hopes of thousands of the Sham.
ocracy. 1t was a very Black frost, and
DESTROYED host of tender weeds and cana
rats. James Platform, of the White
House, was out that night. watching the
effect Of the Comet on the Cotton crop and
Douchface vines, and had every drop oI
Democratic blood in his veins, frozen-ii
is feared, fatally.
Clancy Jones has accepted the Mission
to Austria, to depart forthwith. As Pierce
insulted Pennsylvania by putting Jane.
Campbell in his Cabinet after the people
had rejected hin, the same sort of contemp
evinced towards the people by Buchanan
will bring upon him the same fate.
1t is currently reported that James lie
compton Buchanan has had horrid fit o
the "blues," requiring the most assiduou
nursing Of "Sir Gore Ouseley, Sir Gor'
Ouseley's wife, aud the charming daugh
ter Of Sir Gore Ouseley," to keep hin
from going into "rapid decline"
A circular has been sent BY the fllibus
ter Walker to his friends, announcin;
that q vessel will leave Mobile on tn
10Th Of November for San Juan del Norte
which will "take any passengers or freigh
that may offer for Nicaragua"
The Scotch Water Pipes-or rathe
the contract-did not "burst' in time 4
save Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana an'
Iowa.
The Lu,herans held Synod in Blooms
burg, las: week. 1t lasted some four o
FIVE days, and from seventy to eight,
ministers we're in attendance.
The prevalence Of the yellow fever sill
continues in New Orleans, aud the unac
cIimated are cautioned to keep away.
Hon. Gaylord Church, of Meadyille, j
appointed, by Gov. Packer, to the month
vacancy in the Supreme Court vacated b.
Ex-Judge Porter
The majority agains, Buchanan en- th
Congressional ticket in Pennsylvania, i
OVER FIFTY THOUSAND.