Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-07-08
Ncw5 Itcms from O.5cr Counties.

President Buchanan will make lis an
rual visit to his favorjle summer rc,rcat
the Bedford Springs, about the middle Of
July, where he will abide for about tw"
weeks. Ia few days after his return, hc
will 20 to the Soldiers Home, to escape
the heat Of Washington until Ottober
Lewis c. Levin, the great American and
Temperance orator, (fr time Member
Of Congress- has become an inmate Of !
lunatlc asylum.
McKEAN CoUxTY.-Wc learn from the
titi-en that firm Of rich capitalists from
county upon the representations that coal
existed in large quantities. On the tract
The firm expended $4,000 in erecting
mills and machinery tor the manufacture
of coal oil &c, and discovered aflcrwaFd,
that but very little coal existed, and left
the county in disgust.
Brig. Gen. Middlcswarth has appointed
Capt VIM Meyer, Aid and S.Aileman, E~q
Judge Advocate, Col.Eplcr appointed d.
: Boyer: Adjutant, and y. X. Gift, Fife
Mrj1r.
We learn that a party Of Iurtors, IL,
fore part Of las. week, captured large
Wild Cat, weighing near sixty pounds,
near the North mountain, in Columbia
county.
The Reading Gu-,Hc adds tbe name Of
Judge Black to the list Of candidate, f5g
Governor of Pennsylvania at tho next
Gubernatorial election.
WILL THEY DO IT?-At meeting
held the other day in Westmorcland
county, resolution was passed, deelariu :
the principles of Christianity, phi.antbro.
ry, and common humanity, imFcrativeiy
demand all Dis;illeries to stop immcdi-
ately, and throw the grain they have on
hand into the market FOR breads,uGs.
The evening Of the 23l, the barn Of ia.
cob Keplcr, Of Ferguson township, C,u-
IRE county, was struck by lightning and
entirely destroyed. The live stock in the
barn at the time was saved, but a large
amount of grain, meat, useful machinery.
including new thrcshing machine, har-
ness and gearing were consumed. The
dwelling house, with the surrounding
buildings, were only saved after great
effort.
On Saturday, son Of Mr. Pontius,
Of Zion, Centre county, was thrown from
sulky and injured severely, internally.
His life was despaired Of for 4 time, but
hopes are now entertained that he vii! re-
cover.
On the ith inst, little daughter Of y
j Peters of Middleburg, while passing on
d foot-log over Mildlccreek, fell il, and
received i dangerous wound on her head.
The Conneautvillc Courier heard of a
flrmer in that vicinity, who, during the
frost mania, purchased ten barrels Of h1ur
10. 500, and at the same time remarked
he had 200 bushels of wheat il his gran
cry, all of which be expected to sell at SIC
per barrel, to his poor, starving ncighbors.
His barn had not been struck By light
ming at last accounts.
In Fayette county there are twelve dis
tilleries. Since the late frost, the owners
have been warned by anonymous letters to
discontinue their business, and leave the
grain to be consumed BY tie people, on
p"ualiy Of having their buildings burned.
Two like cstalli hmeuts in the county
we're lately destroy yeiuuier similar threats,
anl it is supposed this warning Will be
Needed.
The Annual Election CT Officers Of the
Telegraph Company occurs at Danyil!e, >
+. NJ. of Tuesday, July -, 1853.
Thomas Doebler, the Cade. from this
district, passed highly creditable exam
ination, and was admitted as member Of
the West Point Military Academy.
New BUSINESS FOR EDIToRs.-There
are nearly dozen Buchanan editors row
At Wl!lIamspor', enjoying the favor of the
administration as jurymen for the L. S.
District Court at that place. If that Is
not giving a party hue to i Colr; Of jus
,-e tLeu We Dot. ex.ctly uLG- l4La wL.'
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