Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-06-04
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alll buckets OF water. lue DlUOmSDu!
HcpuJlican says there has been no great
calamity by fire in Cat.awissa in her bis
tory of sixty years. A happy exemption =!
HEAVY DAMAGEs.-An important suit
was lately tried before Judge Wilmot, in
Bradford county, in which SIDNEY HAY
ulx was plaintiff, and the WllIiamsport y
Elmira L. L. Co., defendant The plain
tif sued for serious aud permanent per-
soual injuries received in October, 1886,
in Consequence Of the cars being thrown
yiF the track on the Crescent curve, near
Cogau's station, LycomiDg county. Dam
srcs laid at $4,000. 1t vas alleged that
the train was run ut dangerous rate Of
speed around the curve, which vac the
cause of tho accident Seven lawyers
we're employed. The testimony Of the
Superintendent II the Road, and OF the
c1lgine-irivcrs, was somewhat at variance
with the popular theory in regard to the
insecurity Of fIuuuing at high rates Of speed
around curves. The Jury returned yer
Dict Of $4,000 damages in favor Of MIR.
Hayden.
Thomas Hood Mccormick, has been "a.
miti,d to practice in the courts Of Clinton
county.
VIM. Mooney, pastor Of the Bethel
church in harrisburg, died last month,
aged 10 years
DR. Asher Davidson, of Jersey Shore,
ia recommended, in the Vcdettc, for State
Senator.
4 Military Eucampmcnt is appointed
a. Williamsport for Monday, 10Th August,
The SuuJ4yy Gazs'te comes in new
suit, and presents very neat appearance.
The Nessrs. Youngman publish u good
paper, and are deserving .: patronage.
T. c. MDowell has been elected Prcsi-
den, Of the Central Bank, liolliaySburg
Didn't Tom make some anti-bank speeches
here in front of the National some years
ago? fave, and don't you find The hardest
auti.b bank roarers the frs. 10 get into
bank whom they can? That Is Locofoco-
ism, past and PRESENT.
A man, by the name of D. c. Tiffany,
from the green hills Of Susquehanna, was
swiudlcl out Of &25 in New York, last week,
by the patent safe game.
a colorcd child of Lewis Thomas, about
four years Of age, was drowned in kisha-
co1uillas creek, Lewistown, on Friday
week, by falling from q skift. The body
was recovered, short time after falling
in, but life was extinct.
Mayor Henry, of Philadelphia, is over
run with applicants for Appointments No
less than :. 1000 petitions we're received il
one day.
The fourth annual convention Of the
Central Synod of Pennsylvania met in
New Bloomfield There were present 70
Ministers and Is lay members. The next
meeting of Synod will be at Mifiiinburg,
Union county, commencing on the second
Thursday Of May, 1859.
The right side and hand Of Judge vii
son were paraly zed few weeks ago, which
prevented him from attending court IN
Union county at the regular session. He
has, however, nearly recovered from its
effects. TFenty-uino years ago, he was
affected in the same way on one side Of
his face-LcwistoCn G0<ettc.
SHAMoKIv IRoy WoRKs-Tho Fur
mace was put in blast last week, by David
Longcncckcr, Esq, and ia working most
admirably. We we're shown piece of
No Iron, manufactured at this Furnace,
which, we have no fear in saying, can not
bo cxccled at any Furnace in the State
We have also been informed that the cree
ton Of the new Rolling Mil is now set
down as fixed fact, and the ground vii!
be broke for that purpose inside Of two
weeks. Keep in good cheer, botter days
will dawn upon our mountain town
.Sbamotia Journal
prs. TanValzah and Worrall performed
an operation on the eye Of Miss Amelia
Major, Of LeWist0wn, which, with care,
promises a restoration Of her sight. She
has been afflicted with cataract to such an
extont as to deprive her of the use Of one
eye altogether.
HAnRsBuRa, May 28.-Tho usury
bill, passed by the last Legislature, was
to day signed by Gov. Packer, no'with-
standing his promise III bis Inaugural not
to sign any bill unless within ten days
after the adjournment.
New MILITARY LAw-The New Bloom
field ijrocatc says: "SupPosc that VIC
estimate the number Of infantry, artillery,
&c, in the State at $4,000, and the caval-
~ at 5000, (in both cases low estimate ;
and suppose that there should be the full
number of paradcs, the expenses would be
26g5, coo Per unnum Estimate that
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