Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1859-02-11
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ra- Don't forget the Public Entertain
ment. TO be given by the Lutheran Indies,
next Wednesday and TLulslly evenings
sg~A young friend from Mt. Pleasant
Ohio, sends Us the dog puzzle in the Amcr
icaa -iyrirnI,mit. We would tie glad
to copy it, but have no ensrayer here to
make the necessary cut.
E=y-The Fourth of March Democratic
Convention is near at haul, bat there
seems very little attention directed TO it
by anybody, Underneath the still cur,
rent, however, the friends Of Douglas and
Packer are preparing to fight buchanan
aud the Administration to the death.
rg-Rcv f. UENDRIcHS takes the place
of Prof Whitman, in the Union Seminary
the latter gentleman having injected
himself with the Farmer High School
Mr.. Hendricks well known ability,
insurcs the Seminary a good Instructor
Prof LEAs, lew Instructor il the Sem
nary, is also well spoken of.
LrCTuRE>.-The Lecture last Tuesday
evening, III lnde pendent Hall. by ". H..
Armstrong, E-q, was weil-wri;tcn and
highly interesting to lovers of Egyptian
antiquities. Next Tuesday evening, Rev
THos. k. ErEcHER, Of E!mira, Zone Of
the " iieechcr family J viii deliver lee
ture on Democracy. rs the expenses Of
this occasion will be heavy, the admission
fee will be % cents.
Philadelphia desires Railway,
completely in her interest, from that city
TO Erie. Unless the Broad Mountain can
be pierced, that connection must be made
by the SuSquehauua. The country also
wants Il road on the West B4uk Of the
Susquchauna. Hence, We suppose, the
movement for Road on our side, which
shall make complete Rtun.yieaI,i1 rood
from her mctrY,ii, on tie Scr boold lat
the sou;h,east,) u Ler u,rjrpiei halLor on
tie Lakc, (at the northwest ......;hus
having Road independent Of B4.tlmore.
(See bill reported by WagOnsclicr, in Lcs-
islature)
Next week, Wednesday, is named
for another EDITORIAL CONVENTION, at
Harrisburg. 1t happens dur!ug ourcour-
ty court, which viii prevent rclrcscnta-
tion from Lcwisburg. We earnestly wish
it might be productive of pecuuiary aud
moral benefits: yet-since our first Union
nt Danville was by its executives sacrificed
TO Philad. organization which had ignor-
cd their existence, aud since many cf is
members paid so little attention to their
own agreements-our faith is not exces-
sive. This organization has met twice,
already; but al! its Jn,ttS as We gathered
from the report of its first meeting, were
the honor of Il toady visit from Mayor,
and puff Of somebody : eating shop The
second meeting was made use of to project
an argument IN favor Of repealing the
Tonnage Tax on the Central Railroad
and then another glorifcation Of a certain
oyster shop or drinking saloon-we do
not remember which, or where, Now,
oil our brethren may not be so fortunate,
but We are not obliged to 20 so far away
even if dead headed Ike a paupcr-to
get good meal Of victuas; aud as to
drink, could and would get Just the same
at home as in any Of the eutcrprisiug
towns south-sou' east , We doubt. also.
whether there can be any real harmony Of
interests between the country press and
The city capitalists.-Still, we desire that
something sensible and reasonable shall
be resolved upon, dad hccd uj To. Let
us agree as far as we can, aud disagree
like men. But no more ink about eating
and drinking, or hollow pufIs of railways,
conductors, or pablo houses. Nothing be-
Titles the editorial fraternity 50 much as
this nauseous bespatterng with praise of
men who do their duty only, aud publish
ing long editorial encomiums upon a sra-
tultous pl ate Of oysters, glass OF sour wa.
Ter, or bottle of diluted essence of strych-
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