Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1859-01-28
Ncus Jtcms from Oi5cr Counties

week, and robbed Of gold watch, some
cakes, and miuce pies. \ warrant was
issued, aud a couple Of persons searched,
but without finding any ofthe stolen goods.
\ fire occurred at Newport, Perry
county, Monday, which destroyed the
large steam dis,illery Of b. F. Il :. Nil
Ter, and the ware house Of Demaree \
Sparks. 4 dwelling house was on fire
wien the train for Harrisburg passed
Newport. \ large quantity Of grain and
liquor was CONSUMED with the dis;i.lery.
The PnayicaaiIn has hard work to
live Notwithstanding is Government pat
r5nage. Il has recently changed into
the hands Of Dr. Norwi;z, publisher Of
German d-ily; aud Nimrod Strickland
has became ediiar
Dr. Lyman, Of jersey Shore, has quit
Ibys;c, AID been admitted member Of
the legal fraternity Of Lycomiug county.
An OUTRAGE.-A young sportsman Of
this Borough, was cut hunting on the
Kingston hills something over week ago,
when his dogs commenced worrying a
farmers sheep. Two young men at work
in the harm heard the noise, and finding
- Lat was the matter, took guns aud shot
one Of the dogs. At the moment the
young man. a son, we believe Of Mr..
Madison Myers, shot at the dog, the
y5st,maa shot at lin, and it was Yrovi-
Dental that both shots were not equal
ly fatal. \ shot gTazed the neck Of
young Myers, showing tha. the aim was
close and intended to hit. The offender
wss arrested. and the ati,ir will undergo
jllicialiuyestigation.-U UH.csJ1rre Times
The Commissioners have appointed
Daniel DruckemilIer, Of Sudbury, Mer-
cauri.e Appraiser Of Northumberland
County f5r the year ls59.
Tie Graui Lodge of Pennsylvania, of
the Mas order, have elected Geo. c.
We.ker, Of Sudbury, Deputy Grand Mas
ter f,r Northumberland, Columbia, Sny-
der and Union counties.
We understand that sealed proposals
have been received by the East Mabauoy
railroad company flr the excavation Of the
Broad Mountain Tunnel This looks
Ike a speedy railroad connection with
PLiladelpL!a, via Reading railroad
It is stated that government orders
have been issued at the Philadelphia Ma
W Yard, to discharge FIVE hundred work
men on Saturday last.
The sexton of the Sunbury Grave Yard
reports the number of interments at that
Plac, for ISIS as follows:
lntermeu;s from deaths in Sunbury, Gl
"in the country,l2
Two boys while fishing in Perry county,
Pa, were precipita,ed into the water aud
drowned, the mother Of one Of them,
named Klinepeter, while eudeavoriDg to
aid, perishing with them.
CENTRE COUNTY ITEMs-Clarke Bris-
bin, a resident Of Potter Tp., met with an
accident cn Thursday last, which resulted
in his death on the following day. He
started to the woods for load Of wood;
after be had been absent for short time,
bis horse returned home without him lis
friends, after me search, found him ly-
ing in ;he woods greatly injured both in
telnally and externally; be was conveyed
home. but was unable TO speak. 1t is
supposed that be was loading the sled
when the horse became frightened and
ran over him......D Daniel Nusser, Of B7als
burg, while out in the ''Seven Mountain"
on hunting excursion, came across three
deors, and being an expert and experience
cd hunter, he succeeded in killing two Of
them at one shot...On wednesday, dur
ing services at the Friends house in
Bellefonte, John Irwin, Sr., Of Howard,
was seized with an apoplectic fit, which
resulted in his immediate deatb......Jo ohm
Eye, Of Potter Tp., the man who was ac-
ciientally shot 10y friend. while hunting
some time since. i fast recoveriDg......
Tie papers of Bellefonte, speak Of numer-
Gus revivals Of religion in that region, es-
pecially among the Me:hodists and Lu-
therans.
The Presbytery Of Northumberland
me; with the Chiliisquaque church, on the
18th inst, when Charles II. Par, was or
dained, and Installed pastor of Chiilis1ua.
que and Nooresburg congregations. Rev.
Mr.. Boyd, from the Hudson River Pres
bytery, was received, to be installed pastor
of the Washington church, White Deer
Valley, LycOming county, on the 9th
inst.
The Schwartz Democrats Of Berks cour-
ty have organized as distinct and sepa-
rate party
J. Hanawalt, assisted by several other
other preachers. dedicated new Dunkari
house for public worship, in Oliver Twp,
Mifiin county, New Years day.
Rev John S. Crumbaugh, SuperiDten-
dent Of schools for Lancaster county, died .
q, bis residence in the city of Lancaster,
on Thursday of last week, very much la
aged - years.
Dr.. Bowman, the new Protestant Epis-
copa! Bishop Of Pennsylvania, has made