Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-04-30
News 9lcms from O.5cr Counties

COuut iul SOuuttiAcltiDS, WSic ti!tu INV
same week, and sent to the Eastern Peni-
Tertiary for three years.
Thomas G. Price, editor Of the "Wo.k.
mans Advocate" published at Miners
vile, rLo about month ago was sen
fenced to the Sehuylkill county prison,
for four mouths, for publishing a libel up
on Nr. East, coal operator, has been
pardoned by Gov. Packer.
RrJoICINGs AT LoCKuAVEH AND ERIE.
The news of the passage Of the bil! for
the sale Of the State canals to the Sun
bury and Erie Railroad Company was re-
ceivel at Lockhaven, Pa, on Saturday
evening, and much excitement aud reJoi-
ciug followed. AT Erie the intelligence
was welcomed by the firing of one hal-
drcd guns, and other demonstrations ofjoy.
In Harrisburg they have q night patrol
to guard lhe town from the depreciation Of
scounIrels.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
have declared semi-aunual dividend Of
three per cent, clear Of State tax, payable
on aud after May 18th The intelligence
will be gratifying to all our readers, show
log, as it does, that the road continues to
p:csper,in spite Of the Gullness of business.
The Bellefon.c Wig announces the
death, in that place, the l4jh inst, Of Dr.
Lucian G. Harris, aged so years. The
deceased was for several years resident
Of Harrisburg, where he engaged in the
practice Of medicine. Daring the prcya-
lence Of the cholera at Columbia, Pa,
few years ago, he was one OF the lrOmi-
nent physicians, and did much for the re-
lief of the suiferers-his services being SO
highly appreciated by the citizens Of tha.
place, that they afterwards presented him
with gold headed cane. HIS disease
was consumption.
DR.. U. 5. Pott has opened in Pcterman's
Arcade, Muncy, n new Drug Store.
The citizens Of Selinsgrove and vicinity
are strongly in favor Of having the Mis-
sion Institute and Classical School for
young men located in their midst Fif
teen thousand dollars have been subscribed
to be given to the managers of these Insti.
tutions if they locate them in this place
Seven thousand dollars have also been
subscribed by the citizens Of this place
and vicinity to erect buildings for
Female College-Dcmokrat.
G. k. Swope, late of Mnncy, has open
ed store i'll Observation-Disclosures Brown
has removed his store to storeroom on
his farm, up tho Valley.
The Danvillo Iatelityencer says, the
Trustees of the Montour Iron Company
started another furnace last week All
the Danville Iron works are now in oper-
alton except the new wing of the Montour
mill and one furnace. The employees
are furnished with the necessarics of life,
but receive no money for their labor,
Gov. Packer "approved" an act increas.
ing the pay Ofthc Sheriff aud Commission
ers Of Lycoming county.
The Danyille Democrat says that the
ferry boat sank in the river forty yards
from the shore with two loaded lime wag-
ons and two buggies on board. Passen.
gers and horses were rescued frightened
and wet, as the river Was low.
The Scranton Republican says that
Mrs. Mary Could was sent to Wilkes Bar
re for setting fire to the barn of J. A.
Moss in Scranton. She is Irish and not
on good terms with her husband who &C.
cupies part of the barn with his furniture.
Fortunately the fire was extinguished and
number Of surrounding buildings saved
from destruction.
We understand that VIM, T. Mafet,
Esq, has charge Of the repairs to Johnny
Cake Dam on the Junction Canal.
A true bill was found by the Grand Ju-
ry of Phiad. against Robert kirkpatrick
and wife for conspiracy to poison the fam
lily Of Edwin Kirkpatrick.
Luther j. Wolf, aged about 80 years,
son Of the late Ex-Governor Wolf, was
killed last Wednesday night by falling
from the window of his room in the third
story Of Whites Hotel, at Easton, where
he was employed as bar-kceper.
On Thursday, Mr. John Rathmcll, one
Of the oldest citizens of Williamsport, was
obliged to undergo the operation of having
his left foot amputatcd, in consequence Of
severe frost bite received last winter.
The operation was performed by DR.. Ly-
on, assisted by Drs. Smith and Rothrock.
The specie reserve in the Banks of
Philadelphia amounts to nearly seven mil
lions of dollars. The circulation is under
two millions and half 4
FUNERAL OF A SLAyE-The attend
ance at the funeral Of Jake, the colored
man to whom we alluded yesterday, was
81,