Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-01-15
FUkEIGN NEWS.

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FUkEIGN NEWS.
The steamship Africa, with Liverpool
dates to Saturday, the Goth ultimo, arriv.
ed at New York 10th inst.
The Bank of England had reduced the
rate Of discount to 8 per cent, which had
occasioned better feeling.
ALEXANDRIA,, Dec. 10, 1S57.-The
Pekin reached Suez, this morning, bring.
ing Bombay dates to the 4.h of December
1857.
Sir Colin Campbell having reached
Cawnpore on the I'd of November, was
Joined by the force at Alumbagh on the
llth. On the 18th, active operations
commenced, and for the following six
days there was a constant series of severe
and bloody struggles with the enemy. On
the 2lst, their principal strongholds hav-
ing been captured, the beleaguered garri.
son was relieved. On the Doth the sick
and wounded, ladies and children, we're
sent back, under an escort, to Cawnpore.
The army under the Commander-in-
Chief now amounts to about $4,000 men
amply sufficient to reduce Dude to en-.
tire subjection, a task which will occupy
them for some months to come.
An earthquake took place on the night
Of the l7th throughout the whole king
dom of Naples, but its effects were most
severe in the towns of Salerno the walls
OF the houses we're rent from top to bot
tom. Numerous villages were destroyed.
In the province of Basilicata and on the
mainland, the dead (says the despatch)
are reckoned at several thousands. This
is considered an exaggeration. The au-
thorlties had erected huts for the house.
less families. The city of Naples had ex-
pcrienccd three violent shocks, and the
population had cncampcd in the open
country. The Northern parts were ex-
empt.
Hens IN WINTER.-If you want the
hens to lay eggs during the winter, give
them chopped fresh meat aud green vcge.
tables, such as raw onions and peppers,
boiled potatoes, cabbage etc, water to
drink, and bed of sand gravel to scratch
among. Burnt bones, broken fine should
be strcwd over their gravel bed. The
roosting places should be well protcc-
ted from wind and storm. Do not let
them roost on the trees in winter. Hens
lay all the better without the company of
roosters.-Ohio Cuhiva'or.
The re-marriage of Senator Douglas has
had good influence over him personally
He does not consume half the tobacco or
whiskey he formerly did, and his shirt
and coat are commercially clean. Mrs
Douglas is doubtless ambitious-enters
warmly into his political pos;.ion-and it
is said spends many hours in directing his
Documents while he tranAs them. [She
is almost as good as "Jessie'']
1t is asserted that Shield and Rice, the
new U. S. Senators from Minnesota, are
Douglas men. (By the way we see some
of the Southern papers begin to call Gen.
Shields, "Paddy Shields" The "Paddy's"
are good enough when merely voting; but,
to aspire to be officers, the Slaveholding
oligarchs y
The Administration papers have found
name for those late of the Democratic
party, who are going in the way Of Doug
las. They are no "sorc heads" or "reb-
els" or TRAITORS" but, "Tender.Toa
Democracy"
RICHMOND, Jan. 12.-The House adop-
ted to day the caucus resolution in favor
Of the Kansas Lccompton Constitution.
The Senate has postponed action upon the
subject.
The New York and Erie Railroad Com.
pany have issued their annual report
The leading fac, it discloscs is, tha. the
liabilities Of the Company over their assets
is s2SS ,5l9 %.