Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-07-02


draining mines, manufacturing, &c. The
power of these engines is equal to that
Of 100000 men, calculating seven men
per horse power.
A Pioneer and Historical Festival came
of at Montrose, on Wednesday week.
The Oration was delivered by r. b. Little,
Esq, and b. S. Bcutly, Esq, presented
the poem We understand the attendance
was large, aud that the proceedings we're
quite interesting. The next annual meet
ing will be held at Wilkes Barre.
John Swincford, Esq, has resigned the
Collectorship at Northumberland; and
moved to Iowa.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Daniel Fichthcrn, a
much respected citizen of Lewistown, came
to his death very suddenly on Thursday
evening last. He was engaged in fishing
on Jacks Creek when he left home he
was, apparently at least, in as good health
as usual After fishing for some time be
entered the house of a Mr.. Palmer in
seeming good spirits, aud was soon after
seized with cramp in his limbs. Before
medical assistance could be had he was
corpse.
HENRY L. ACKER, editor Of the Dcmo.
cratic Standard, Pottsville, has been ap-
pointed Postmaster, and the appointment
has been unanimously confirmed by the
Scuatc.
SOMETHING NEw.-Thc conductors Of
the Williamsport & Elmira Railroad have
received orders from the Superintendent to
punch hole in all Free Tickets whenever
used. We presume this is done to keep
the Company well posted up concerning the
movements Of the"dead heads" Conduc-
tor PosT informs US that several Directors,
who passed over the road few days since
opened their eyes and seemed somewhat
surprised on his obeying orders.
The Village Record states that little
daughter of Patrick M'Coy, of WOs. Ches-
ter, was severely injured on Saturday last
by game cock. The chicken came out
of yard and attacked her, driving his
spur into the neck of the child just below
the ear, abOu, half an inch deep, and in
fietiug wound on the forehead, which
was cut to the skull, and several other
wounds about the face.
The West Chester Jeffersonian ad-
vises "the military to remember that
they can get only the militia tax raised
in their respective counties, and must
'.irain' for nothing if there is no fund at
home
The U. S. Supreme Court met at Will
Transport, last week. The trial of the
two young men who were arrested in Sun
bury, for passing counterfeit quarters,
came up on Tuesday. On Wednesday
morning they plead guilty, and were sen
fenced to six months Imprisonment in the
western Peniteutiary. They implicatc
several others who, they say, arc concern.
cd in passing this spurious coin. War
rants were issued for the arrest Of the par.
ties implicated. They stated that they
got the money from man named Collins,
to pass for the half
Gen. James Keenan,, the American Con
sui at Hong Kong, China, reached Greens
burg, Pa, on Monday last, after an alb
scencc ef over four years.
On Friday week, the East Kishacoquil
las Presbyterian Church was dedicated tc
the worship of Almighty God. After thu
services, $1,000 we're subscribed toward
the defray yment of the debt of the church
which being $1,000, leaves balance o
$500 in the treasury.
MIDpLEBURG BRASS BAND-Thc Suy
der county TriJune has the following
awe were much gratiied that our BanC
had extended to it, from the Literar,
schools at New Berlin very cordial invi
tation to discourse sweet music at th'
examinations, which took place during tn,
beginning of last week )" and in anothe
part of the same editorial is the eulogiun
"that the Band played its part excecdingl!
, we'll"
This We confess was rather surprise t.
us, for we supposed that Union Seminar,
would patronizc the musical talent of it
own county in preference to that of an!
, other We began to think of Mr.. Hesse
aud his associates of Mifflnburg and Prof
Held and his company of Lewisburg, won
dering why they could not have given sat
isfaction. The whole cat however was le
out of the bag, when We we're made ac
quainted by reliable friend of ours will
all the circumstances of the case, which
places the whole affair in its proper light
the Institution as we'll as the band and
the editor. The Middleburg Brass Band
came to New Berlin, not on the evening
appropriated to the address of the literary
societies, but on the evening when the
Seminary exercises took place, though
their visit was unexpected. having had nc