Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-02-19
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at eleven o'clock last night. Mr.. Barnes
was Director Of the Telegraph Company.
Charlotte Jones and Henry Fife Were
hung at Pittsburg last Friday for murder,
both confessing their guilt, and Fife warn
ing all persons 10 beware Of using liquor,
which had brought him there, Oh srlo'tc
Jones died horrible death her mind
Wildly excited and her body suffering as
much as her mind. 1t is said she is the
second woman ever executed easNally in
Pennsylvania. They both declared that
Monroe Stewart is not guilty.
\ fire in Brown township, Lycoming
county, 1st inst, burned the house OF
. Vim. Gamble to the ground Caught IN
the roof from stove pipe.
A much needed revival of religion has
been enjoyed in HolliloysbursAuring
which l0l persons united with the Lnth-
erau church, sc with the Methodist, 90
with the Presbyterian, 80 with the BaP'
tist, and meetings still continued.
Gov. Packer has signed the death war
rants Of Alexander Anderson and Henry
Richards, convicted Of the murder Of Mrs
CARRIER and Mrs. Ream. They are to be
hung on Friday, the 9Th Of April.
MoYroUR IRoH WoEKs.-The Dam
vile Democrat says that at meeting Of
creditors of this concern, held in the early
part of last week, at Philadelphia, We
learn, that the whole establishmcnt-real
estate, stock, &c, was transferred to them,
and that they will carry on the works here
after on their own account. 4 new Com
pany will be formed, and it is believed,
that at least portion Of the works will
be put into operation at an early day.
4 man named Jacob Whitman, has
been arrested at WilliamspOrt and held to
bail, or the charge Of setting fire to the
barn Of Mr.. Jos. Gilmore, recently con-
sumed near that place.
Mr.. l.. \. Ellsworth, Of Williamsport,
has been arrested md held to bail, on the
charge of manufacturing and having deal
ings in bogus money.
John f. Jones, of Williamsport, has
received a Clerkship in the State Depart
mcnt, Harrisburg
SHOCKING AcCIDENT-Wc regret to
learn that the wife of Maj. DANIEL EIsEN-
BIcE, of Lewistown was burned to death
on Sunday evening last, by the explosion
Of fluid lamp Maj. L. had his hands
severely burned in his efforts to extinguish
the burning clement.
Rev. Mr. Hull has undertaken the pas
toral care Of the panville and Rush Bap-
tist churches-residencc Danville.
4 boy five years old, son of Jacob
Slough, Of Similarly. cut his eve out last
week lie attempted to cut string from
his fingers upwards, and using more force
than necessary, brought the knife in con
tact with his eye. Another warning
against the use of edged tools BY children.
John O Brine, who was sentenced at last
November court to the Penitentiary, but
who escaped By breaking the Sunbury Jail
few days afterwards, was again arrested
by Sheriff Yandydc at New Philadelphia,
in Schuylkill county, and conveyed to the
Ponitentiary on Friday week.
Frozen TO DEATu-Last Thursday
=. morning, Daniel Macheiner, resident of
Hoidolburg township, Berks county, Pa.
was frozen to death in the barn Of John
Riegel, in that township.
The elegant house Of Col. Reynolds, in
Plymouth Luzerne Co, was destroyed by
fire on Monday evening. The particulars
We have not learned
THAT'S So.-Forney in his Ihss, dem
ocratic,) of Tuesday last says:
"Thc Representative in Congress from
PENNSYLVANIA, who votes for the Lecomp-
ton Constitution, will seal his doom for,
eyer This is no mere conjecture of ours;
Il is the determined vii! of the people"
A gang of counterfeiters connected wsh
that at Williamsrort, has been broken UP
in VI kean county.
Gov Packer has sent requisition to
the Governor Of Ohio for the delivery up
of Fred'k w. Porter, the late Secretary of
the American Sunday School Union: who
proved defauter some months ago.
On Tuesday week five men were horri-
bly, burned by the bursting of the stack at
the Union Furnace, situated at Union De-
posit, Dauphin county. Four of the in.
iured persons have since died, and the 9th
cr is not expected to survive his wounds.
On the 10Th inst, FIRE broke out in
the house of Jacob Peter, at Cosgrove' ;
Hall, Snyder county, which burned to ash
cs, together with all its contents, such as
furniture, meat, Carpenters tools, and all
their clothing, except such as they were
wearing at the time. The fire originated
from the stove pipe having been on fire.