Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-05-27
News ltcms from O.ber Counties

morning at eight CLOCK, take tue lieVauou
Valley and the new Eas, Penn Railroads,
and reach New York by three in the after
noon. This is quicker and cheaper than
BY Philad., and will divert much travel
from Philad.
VIM. P. Alexander, Missionary to the
Sandwich Islands, has returned to Harris
burg, after an absence Of twenty seven
years.
The Delaware County Republican NOM
mates John NJ. Read for President, and
the Chambersburg Whig ncmina'es WIN.
F. Johnston. Too early, all, gentlemen
David S. Evans and Christian jacob
were hung in Pirrsbdrg, Friday last, each
for the crime of numbering his wife, and
each declaring his innocence to the last.
Evans was Welch and jacob German.
Jacob S Haldeman, lately Democratic
Senator from the York District, was a
member Of the last Opposition county con-
yeDtiOn.
The Grand Jury of Montour county re-
commended an enlargement OF their Court
House, and reported against the purchase
Of another lot Of ground.
A stabbiug affray occurred on Sunday
evening, four miles below Altoona. Two
young men, named Ecker and Young,
were the participants, and young lady
was the cause Of the quarrel. Young
Il E.l.nr ,r.,t g., bu ~
wound is not considered fatal. The for
mer was arrested and committed to be
tried for assault with intent to kill.
An earnest effort is being made for the
permanent endowment of Pennsylvania
College, a. Gettysburg, Pa. One hun
dred thousand dollars is required for the
purpose. c. A. Morris, E>q., of York,
has subscribed S 900 to the fund.
The Machine Shops of Messrs S. &
J. Snyder, in Mount Joy Borough, were
destroyed by fire Oh Saturday afternoon
last. The fire was the result of accident.
Many valuable patterns and agricultural
implements were lost. The loss is esti-
mated at ST.. a9o, gu which there is no
insurance.
BREACH OF PRoMIsE-At the last
term Of the Clarion county court, Nancy
Porter got $3.50, from John Clark, for re-
fusins to make good his promise to marry
her. The case was the first ever tried in
the county, aud created more than ordina-
ry interest.
Patents were granted, during the month
of May, to A. W. Fox, Atheus, Pa, for
improvements in straw cutters; and to
Jacob Ioungman, Sunbury, Pa, for i'm
provements in railroad switch.
There were five Companies at the Bat.
talon in Middleburg, last week.
The Milton Democrat has sensible
and scathing article against deceptive
and indecent advertising. -
In Summit Hill on Tuesday week, a
man named Rihal, while under the influ.
ence of liquor, murdered a woman named
Campbell, keeper of a grogshoP. The
murderer was arrested and committed.
The Harrisburg Inion, (Democratic)
inquiries despairingly, shave we an Amer
ican party among us?" This is sign oi
desperation. The Democracy never in.
quire fselingly after the Americans until
they want to nse them to create diver.
| sion in their own favor.
Peter Hileman and Charles Waters
formerly of Sunbury, died at Trinity, La,
during last April. Hileman died Of ap.
oplexy.
On Monday night of last week, the
blacksmith shop Of VIM. Bannon, in Chill
lisquaque, was consumed by fire.
There were over thirty Commonwealth
cases before the recent Court of Clinton
! county.
A little child of Henry Aurand met
with painful death one day last week
His mother was engaged in washing, and
had gone out of doors, leaving a tub ol
hot water in the house, and the little boy
in attempting to reach his hat fell back
wards into the tub. He was terribly
scaldcd, but fingered until Saturday night
when death put an end to bis suferiDgs.-
Jersey Shore Veiette, l4M inst.
A liberal subscription has been started
for the erectien Of a Baptist meeting house
in Selinsgrove.
| A chap from Muncy going through
Bucks county was tempted in an evil houl
to bestow an unasked kiss upon bloom.
ing Dutch little damsel, whose father
"sued him up to the law" when lie had
to pay 50 for the salute, and departed q
wiser but poorer man.
Some ten pound salmon were caught a,
Shamokin Dam this spring.
Harrisburg is getting up one very good
and credltable thing-a "HARRIs' PARK
along the River, including, we suppose
the grave of John Harris the founder o.
the town. Keep it open, for ever, both
for beauty and health.
A COW in Colebrookdale, Berks county
lately eat SO much green clover, that hel
body swelled so as to cause her death BY
bursting.
On Saturday, some boys who were bath
ing in the Delaware, near the Navy Y ard
found a bag of doubloons, of very ole
date, to the value of four hundred dollars
! The Lycoming Opposition Committee
re-atirmed the Platform of 1858, and ap