Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-01-08
News atems from Otbcr Counties.

ncctiho III niiautiphia IL Is supposed
he expects to be the successor of Judge
fancy on the U s. Supreme Bench.
The new Railroad, connecting the NJ
Cauley Mountain coal region Of Columbia
county, with the Cattawissa Railroad,
about ten miles above Ca,tawissa, is op.
cned.
Joseph Moore, Sr., of Brady township,
Lycoming county, raised this year on his
farm an ear of corn that contained 1903
grains He raised last year an ear with
1880 grains. Until you can beat this,
brother editors, cease your "crowing"-
Whonida.
Samuel r. Wood, of Chu:asky, has
been acquitted, by the District Court Of
Philadelphia, Of the charge of secre,ing
property to dcfraud creditors He was
lying indisposcd, in Philadelphia, by dis
ease supposed to be superiuduccI by pc
cuniary cmbarrassmcnts.
John Abel, clerk in the employ of j.
Il. M'Creary 4 Co., of Jcancsville, Lu-
zcrne county, died, of hydrophobia, on 9th
ult. lie had been bitten BY mad cat
some weeks previous.
Il K Wclch, Of Clearlicld, Pa, former
ly of Lock Haven, on the Sth inst, drank
in mistake quantity of Cyanide of Pot,
tussium, and although every effort was
made by physicians to save him, h. died
i'll a very few minutes.
Samuel +. lIeally, formerly of Colum-
bia co. Pa, has been appointed Assistant
President of the New York u Erie Rail
road
Gcdlcs & Marsh ard Preston S. Lin
coin have Letters advertised in the Nor
thumberland l.. q.
The Wiliamsport Gazette speaks of a
very gratifying revival in progress in the
Methodist church in that place
J. Il. Coo,baugh has bought out the
establishment Of the Jersey Shore Rspub-
lican.
Vim. Runklc, last fall elected Treasurer
Of Berks county, has died, before entering
upon the duties of his office.
The Bloomsburg Star (owned by the
by the widow Of the late Mr. Weaycr) is
offered for sale.
Charles L. Smith has retired from his
labors as Editor of the Mddleburg tour
nal d Times, and is succeeded by Franklin
Weirick.
Samuel Grigles was last week found
dead III his bed, at tho public house Of
William Selel iu Derry Tp. Montour Co.
Two boys of 10 or II years, were "hunt-
ing near Bellefonso borough, when one
carelcssly discharged the contents Of his
fye GsS SSdh ah fli is1 lie charge
was SO light that it will not be fatal.
The MiltoDian mentions a religious re-
viyal in the NJ L. Church Milton.
A lady's hoops caught in the gearing of
llumcs' new gris;mill, near Bellefonte, and
was only saved from death by friends at
hand cutting off the clothing between her
person and the gearing.
Three men have been arrested and bound
over to Court in Center county for being
engaged in ring fight.
The story Of the Eagle which attacked
the man in lIarrisonville, has got altered
from Bedford to Bradford county.
Harrsonville and Capt Mann are in Bed
ford county.
Thos. w Smith is on trial in Philad
for the murder of Richard Carter, Presi.
dent Of the Anthracite Bank of Tamaqua
FoUND DEAD.-Joscph Deal, young
man of Williamsport, aged about 20 y'arc,
was found dead in his bod, on Friday NOR
ming He had been subject to cpileptic
fits for some time past, and at an inquest
held by Justice Ulmer, the jury returned
a verdict that his death was caused by ono
of them. The deceased retired on Thurs
day night, as well as usual UEUiom,p5rt
Ga-citc.
c. ID. North, of Juniata county, has got
a $1,000 Clcrkship in the Department of
the Interior, Washington City.
James Mcclellan, of Patterson, claims
to have invented lamp, to burn with tai
low, lard, or oil, much more safe, and
superior go all others. a genuine "dcsid-
The citizens Of liidleburg, Snyder Co,
are discussing the propricty of separate
Borough organization.
The following is catalogue of big hogs
,illcl, weighing as follows:
BY Gen. Packer, Wmsport, weight 453
Lorenzo Mctlcr, Rush, two, 575 and l29
Robert NJ kec, Delaware TIP, (alive) 754
samuel lIummel, Dry Valley $40
icnj Dcningcr, Lebanon Go. GOT