Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-10-15
Arsument Before the Supreme Court.

The question Of the constltutlonaIiiy oi
the sale Of the canals to the Sunbury x
Erie Railroad Company, came up before
the Supreme Court, holding It's session at
this place, oa wednesday last. The
Judges were all present. Tie question
was brought in the nature Of case to cn-
force specific performance Of contract.
Mr.. Cooper had agreed to purchase $780,
900 worth Of the bonds Of tue Company,
which he refused to take until this ques-
ton was decided Charles Gibbons, Esd,
Sc oeo.se T. Campoen, Esq, of pLila-
dclphia, and Judge Knox, Attorney Gen
eral Of Pennsylvania, appeared fer the
Suubury & Eric Company. Judge Black,
Attorney General Of the United States,
and Wm. l.. Hrs; Of PLiladelpLia, were
the counsel opposed to the sale. The
case was opened by Nr. Gibbons il l
strong argument, jusiifying the sale-cou-
tending that the price was fully equal to
the value of the public works il the hands
of the State and that the proper time to
object, if objection could be made, had
gone by.
Mr. Gibbons was followed by Mr.. NJ
CalmOut, who appeared in be half of
Judge Black, who could not leave Wash
ington, and asked permission to read tic
written argument Of the learned Judge to
the court, which was granted. The
judges argument was spicy, well VIII
ten document, iuterspersod with sareasms,
quotations, aud oddities, Lckiug some
what i'll dignity and also in respect TO the
coordinate branches of the Government
so much 50 that Chief Justice Lowrie
took occasion to say, when Judge Knox
replied, that he woald not have permitted
it to be read, had he known It's contents.
The Judge stated, among other things
that many members cf The Legislature
were, no doubt, Ignorant Of the character
of the bill others, e was constrained to
say, were dishonest.
Wm. L. Hirst, Esq, followed on the
same side. His speech was able and in
genious. The point on which be priuci-
pally relied, was the subscription Of $780,
900 to the stock cf the Allegheny Valley
road, which he corteuied was Z worthless
! corporation, --I .!ss 80 - .-l~ sf
the works, lesscning the price to that
amount.
Judge Knox concluded the argument
on the part Of the Commonwealth, conten-
ding for the validity and eoustitutiouality
Of the sale. His argumont was able and
convincing. He met, as We thought,
most successfully, the points Of objection
raised by the opposite counsel. Mr..
Campbell took no part in the discussion.
He was suffering from al injury to his
eye, caused By spark from i locomotive,
coming to this place. The case Is held
under adriscmcnt.-.SGaLuy American,
Oct. Q.
FALL PAsTuRE-OcroBER BUTTEE.-
We don't like 10 tel to many secrets ;
but when We say that October butter,
rightly made, is the very best for Winter
use of the whole season, we know what
We are talking about. We say BRIGHTLY
made" And that is not simply in set
ting the milk, skimming off the cream,
churniug and working it, and then pack
it down, hut depends, also, on kepmy
The coz properly while yielding her milk
for the purpose. Some have notion
that moving grounds, should never be
Fall pasturcd. Such may be, or may not
be. We assume, however, that after the
hay is carried of, and the meadow has
lain open to the after showers Of the sea-
son, provided it has thick, close bottom,
and not been top-dressed since haying,
and the grass has again good stocky
growth, none SO good use be made of that
grass, or the ground it grows on, as to
feed it off with some sort of farm stock,
which it will be ready 10 have done, if at
all, by the first of October. Then, if
you have lot Of butter dairy cows, turn
them in. Their milk is then richer in
cream than earlier III the season, although
the quantity of milk is less. The grass
is fresh, clean, solid and rich. Turn
them in after the frost is off the grass in
the morning, and not before. If it is late
in the morning before the frost melts Or
evaporates, give the cows snip of hay in
the stables or sheds before thew 90 ont.
and keep them IN all night, with bite of
hay before them. Don't leave them in
the field, for they will not eat in 4 frosty
night, and their milk will scerete less in
the chilly air than VIXEN under shelter
Then your cows are in capital health and
condition; their secretions of milk uni
form and the quality Of the best and
such milk must make good butter, if prep
erly treated afterwards.
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Parson Bromlow, who boasted he would
'preach to the White Slaves all through
the North" got as far as Philadelphia,
where he was met in debate by little
Yankee preacher named Pryue, who SO
completely "walloped" the bogus ''parson"
that he has gone home to Tennessee, and