Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-08-06
Acw5 ltcm5 from Olbcr Counties.

The Republicans of Columbia comfy
have made up their Fall Ticket. They
recommend VIC. Hurley, Esq. of Blooms
burg for Congress.
\ camp meeting is 10 he held on the
farm Of Mr. Parker, about two miles North
Of Milton, TO commeuce on the 18th of
August.
The Opposition in Snyder county will
hold mass meeting at the Court House,
at l Z. NJ. Of Tuesday, Aug. II, (adj0uru-
Cd Court week
y mad dog was killed in Chillisquaquc,
week before last, by William Dyrc, who
followed the animal some distance on
horseback, and when he came up to him
knocked him down with stone and then
killed him with a club. We have not
learned that the dog bit any animal while
running through the country.
Another Military Encampment is talked
of-at Queenstown, Dauphin Co. VII.
Transport, Freoburg, BellcfJntc, LyLens.
town-that vii! do for these hard times.
The new Lutheran and Reformed house
Of worship in Middlccrcek Tp Snyder Co.
Will be Dedicated on Sunday, 29th Aug
Frederick Wilhelm is building a fine
three-story brick house, on Broadway,
Milton, for his own residence, which will
be quite an ornament to that part Of the
town.
Last Friday, the grave of Oemhscn,
printer who died in Middleburg about a
month ago, was opened, in consequence of
report that it had been robbed Of the
body. The remains were however, found
to have been undisturbed.
The Republicans of the 2Oth Dist,
(Washington, Fayettc aud Grccnc,) are
very much divided as to the policy of
nominating an opponent to Mr.. Montgom-
cry. Mr. Hurd, Of the Brownsville Clip
per, promises to run on his own hook, if
no nomination be made.
About t o'clock on Monday morning
Of last week, the dry brush in the clearing
Of DR.. L;chtenthaler's farm, a short dis
tancc above this place, was set on fire,
which spread at furious rate during the
absence Of the employees at noon, destroy
ing some fifteen hundred cords Of wood,
and burning fences. The Doctors less is
supposed 30 be from two to three thousand
dollars.-Locb Harca Dcmocrat
The Trial List Of Juniata county has
on ) SEVEN cases.
About 0 o'clock on the evening Of the
cSth inst, fire broke out in the Lockport
Hotel, owned by T. NJ. Hanna, Esq,
which resulted in the total destruction Of
the building, and consumed the greater
portion of the furniture, in connection
with several hundred dollars worth Of Ii
qr0rs. Mr.. Hanna has an insurance of
seventeen hundred dollars, which will .
scarcely meet one third of his less.
It must be interesting and pleasant to
the Democratic iron works of Pennsylva- .
MA TO learn that the extensive contract
for iron pipe for the Washington Water
Works has pcen given to company in
Glasgow, Scotland.
DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT-A worth
less fellow named Crawford, living in Ly-
coming county, stopped the train of cars
on Tuesday week last, by laying across
the track as they were coming into Mil
ton, from Williamsport. He then wanted
to get aboard but the conductor refused
him admittauce.--Mitoniqa.
Alexander Wilson, Esq, a native of
Roxbury, Franklin county, Pennsylvania,
but more recently residing in Philadel.
phia, has just been appointed United
States Attorney for the Territory of Utah
Tho barn Of Philip Hilbish, of Clap
man township, Snyder county, was struck
by lightning two weeks since, aud was
totally destroyed with all its contents, 1t
was new barn and contained thirty tons
of hay.
Three barns were destroyed by fire in
various parts of Bucks county, last week,
two of which were struck by lightning,
and the other fred by an incendiary. The
owners having housed their crops, sustain
ed heavy losses.
4 little son of John Watson Of Hun
tingion county, lost his life short time
since by drinking laudanum. One of the
family had been using it for the tooth-ache
and set the bottle down on the window,
where the child got hold of it. Persons
should be careful with medicine.
\ decline in rents and real estate con-
iinucs in Philadelphia city. /