Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1859-04-01
"The MT. Vernon Exhibition"

"The MT. Vernon Exhibition"
Mrssus. EpIrous: Your issue Of the 18th,
announced To us public entertainment OF
the Mount Vernon school, East Buiiaioe, To
take place in the evening of the 9Th. We Of
course awaited the arrival OF the appointed
evening with the expectation of being re-
freshed by inhaiing the heathful air of
March, in rambling across the hill 10 the
above named place and there to have our
ears tckled by listening to the wit and WIS
dom, facts and fancies, of Uncle Sans chill
dren. The incemency Of the weather during
the day made me feel rather dubious IN re-
gard To venturing out. Beng informed, how
ever. that the LewiSburgers were not detained
by the unfavorable weather, / mustered up
courage. and sailed forth with my "regen-
scherm" in hand. Arrived at the door OF the
school-house Just in time to listen to Inc
thrilling strains of music produced by ffol.
Held's Suing Band of Lewsburg. After
the music was over. obtained pretty COM
Portable, though hard seat. The exercises
proceeded-now Grafton, now dialogue, then
music, &c. At first 1t ran rather dry, but,
like of old. the teacher, Nr. M'Curdy, kept the
better part Of the exercises behind the curtain
until the listeners become tired sitting, when
they were enlIvened with the COMMUNAL ton-
fab, ExhIbliion Day, Courting Scene, DC.
The last named Dialogue was an affecting one
10 the spectators. "Courting made Easy
was next on the programme, bat, 10 my great
disappointment, it did not make its appear
ance, and was obliged TO start home, none
the wiser on the subject of cour,lng. Ar
rived safely, after a refreshing shower of
lur yyb INV ~ hpr m a n
great service. In my opinion, those connec-
ted with the exhibition labored not wholly IN
vain. It is true. they spent both money and
time in preparing for the event; but the BEN
efitS to be derived from an exhibition Of this
kind, are not only TO gain the applause of
those who witness ii. During the whole
course Of preparation, their minds are acqui-
ring such knowledge as will frequently prove
useful To them while on the stage of active life.
March -. 4 NEIGuBoR.
We often hear the inquiry, "IFiere
hare ell tie Spanish quarters gone 2'
The rule SO generally adopted which re-
duccd their value twenty per cent, soon
drove tLem out of market, and it was sup
posed that they had left the country in
disgrace, bat this has not been the case.
They are gathering at the West to the
profit Of many spectators The Cinciu.
nat,i Enquirer says that city is fast filling
with Spanish quarter dollars. They are
being bought up in the East at twenty-oue
and half cents and sent there, and put
off on the dealers at twenty-five cents.
One merchant received, few days since,
in payment of his bills, some three hun.
drcd dollars Of this coin. A vigorous ef.
fort is now being made to drive them out
of circulation, 60 far as Cincinnati is con-
cerned.
TROUBLES IN LoUIsIANA.-Lieut Gov.
Moutou, Of Louisiana has resigned his
seat Us LIeuleuaut uovernor of tho State.
on a question Of dignity. The Senate
took out of his hands the appointment
Of the committee of conference on the
apportionment bill. He construes this
vote of censure-or rather public dem.
onstration OF want of confidence in his
impartiality. He vacates the Office of
Lieut. Governor, therefore, that he may
no longer preside over the Senate.
At the Spencer House, in Cincinnati,
young man mistook Piccolomiui, the Isal-
ian singer, who was passing along hall,
for his sister whom he had not seen in
two years, and imprinted three or four
kisses upon her lips. Pic. broke away
and ran off. The young man, learning
his mistake, wrote her an apologetic letter.
She said it had frightened her at first, but
now she didn't care, for, said she :"Ze
KEGS did me no 'arm-indeed it was not SO
dees-vat you say it is dees-a-greeab!s."
The Kansas Legislature is thus CLASH
fed as to politics and th,place:
Republicans, 81; "Free State" 5;
Democrats, 4; Douglas Dem. and JefFer-
sonian Dem, / each, &c. Nine we're
bern in Ohio, in Pennsylvania, in
New York, 6 in Indiana; in Vermont,
New Hampshire and Massachusetts,, 8
each in New Jersey and Kentucky, 9
each in Missouri, Connecticut, Maine,
Germany, ireland, and Scotland, l each.
RIGHT.-The Methodists of Delaware
have refused the aid which the Legislature
had granted them of $4,000 towards the
building of a church, because the money
is to be raised by lottery. They refused
to be parties in any such gambling opera.
tion.
John Percy sued the Albany Ercning
Journal for the moderate sum of l,300,-
600 for alleged llbels; but the jury failed
to see the point of the joke, and told Mr.
Percy he must not only do without the
dimes, but pay the costs Of prosecution.
A good lesson for litigious individuals.
Mrs. Abraham Caswell, Of Taunton, On
awakening few mornings since, found
her husband dead by her side. lie had
passed away SO quietly as not to disturb
L ,r,, rhf voars old