Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-12-03

. has been happy and prosperous, as til
high character Of her people woUl
promise. The times are so hard, tia
some Of the people advocate contir
, uancc under Territorial Administra
tion-i' any way endurablc-and lc
, Uncle sam pay the costs. Be ii q
they wish.
The New Orleans (La) Bulletin, says
y gentlemen was yesterday required t.
pay Si5-fne and ccsts-in the L. S
District Court lie bad been sued by
the Post-office authorities for enclosing q
Litter in evspapcr, aud posting the
same to a correspondent. The gentleman
appeared in cour. and stated that the
thing bad been done by his son, but
without any intention to defraud the rev.
enue. The judge disposed of the case as
above stated.
+ BarScnatcr Hammond, of South Car
oilha, in recent speech, says that Slavery
Is the great pillar of civilization to the
whole world-that it is "the best social and
Industrial system that has eyer get been
o,yani-cd :" and that under it, the South
has become, the most rirtuous. and one Of
the mast enlightened and most porerfat
peopte irh0 nop ti3urish on tie GEDJe."
New GOVERNOR OF KANsAs.-Sam
Nedary, whom buchanan has just appoint
ed Governor Of Kansas, IS a man whose
reputation does not promise well for an
honorable administration. lie has long
been low and successful political trickster,
but above this he has never risen He
was bitter enemy of the President up to
the time the Presiden. was nominated.
1t is noticed as remarkable fact that
The Governors Of the Southern States this
year, generally omit their gasconade about
slavery, and their blustcr about dissolving
the Union. Let the North maintain their
mani y attitude, and slavery will show it.
~-hs 49, IL - :. : ma" Run
from turkey cock and he will pursue you
with fiery face and a fierce gobble ; pur-
sue him, and he will run like whipped
rooster.
NEAL Dow has been elected Member
of the Legislature of Maine, to supply u
vacancy from Portland The Democrats
only pollcd about 100 votes in opposition
-oHd those rere for co1ored man. So,
it appears, where equal suffrage prevails,
the Democrats court the votes of colorei
citizens by voting for them; but, where
they can not vote, they would prescribe
them still further
Both branches of the Legislature of Ia.
diana have, by decided vote, declared the
shs' ~ .! otuaieG lf.lsishA-ssa- E..eh to
al: and Void and will probably elect, and
send to Washington others. Hughes the
defeated Congressman, and Gov. Willard,
at general Democratic meeting denoun.
ced Douglas in unmcasured terms.
ILLINOIS ELECTIoN.-The full returns
Of the Illinois State election show a total
vote Of 252,722, being an increase of
l3,1!l over the Presidential poll of 1856.
On the State ticket the vote stood Re.
publican, 125 SIS; Douglas, III sos;
Buchanan, 5,09l. GA the Congressional
vote the Republican majority is large.
Fremont had 96,lSl; Buchanan had
104,279.
Arthur Hodgson, Grand Juror who
was in attendance upon the Luzernc Court,
was found dead in bis bed, on "Wednesday
Morning of last wcek, at the Exchange
Hotel. At the opening of the Court, when
the list Of Grand Jurors was called, Mr..
II. was not present. The Court made in-
quiry about him, and as they could get
no informltiou, they ordered a Constable
to 60 out and hunt him up; and on going
to his room, he was found in his bed with
lie extinct
On the night Of the Goth instant, Mr.
Bcnjam Bruce, Of Huntsville, No, was
murdered in his bed by two slaves, who
had been willed to him during his life,
after which they were to DO freed. They
were arrested.
William Boas aud James Nolan were
drowned in the Canal, near Mechanics
burg, in Bald Eagle Valley, week before
last. Both men had been seen, in state
of intozication, on the day previous to
their dead bodies being found.
Senator Douglas and lady have started
on trip to New Orleans and his slave
piontation on the Mississippi. He made
a boas;og speech at St. Louis, abusing
the Black Republicans, but nothing more
agains. buchanan.
1t is stated that Senator Sumner has
experienced SO much relief from European
physicians, that he contemp!ates res uming
his seat at Washington before the winters
session closes.
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