Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-06-17
News Items from Olbcr Counties.
The Central Bank, Hollidaysburg, has
closed its brief career.

Judge M'Candless, of Pittsburg, has di
rected Charles and Kate King to be taken
to the Williamsport Jail, there to be tried
for counterfeltisg coin.
The Franklin Guards. Middleburg, chose
the following officers: Captain, John Y
Shindel l,t Lieutenant, John Spade
I'd. NJ. 7. Heintzelman. THE result for
Brig Gen. and Brigade Inspector is not
stated iu the Middleburg papers of We'd
nesday]
The bodies of Spafford and Foil, the two
lumbermen who were drowned at Lock
Haven on the 18th March, were found Oh
the 2jth ult., near together.
Books are opened for the subscription
Of Stock to the Jersey Shore Gas Company.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING-Oue Of the
severest storms we have ever witnessed
passed over our town on Thursday after
noon. A house in Newtown district, in
our borough, occupied by Mrs. Moore, was
struck by lightning and very much DANA
ged. No personal injury was sustained.
The barn of Mr.. Nichols, ticket agent Of
the Northern Central Railroad Company,
was also struck, but without damaging it
to any extent. Mr.. n. says that only a
single plank was struck and that was shat
tered to fragments.-W Walidmport Press.
Three men from near Jersey Shore, have
been sent to Jail in Williamsport, in de-
fault of bail, on charge of sheep stealing.
The Republicans of Sullivan county,
have appointed committee to consider
the propriety of establishing a paper.
Good spunk for S57 voters-hu. lie. them
uVuut The cost, and we'll consider before
they conclude to do it.)
Down ON LAGER-The Pittsburg Syn
cd of the Lutheran Church, the session
of which has just closed, passed resolu-
tions by decisive vote, denouncing the
use Of lager beer and fermented cider.
The wife Of Dan Webster, tho colored
man whose recent arrest as fugitive slave
caused SO much excitement in Harrisburg,
left last week en- route for Canada, to join
her husband, who went to that country
Immediately after his liberation by the
United States Commissioner Money to
defray her expenses was contributed by
number of sympathizing citizens.
The Middleburg Tribune says, in ia
king q view over parts of Snyder county,
it appears to US as though q new barn was
going up on almost every other farm. In
distance of some four or five miles in
West Perry township, We counted fifteen
new barns which have been recently and
are about to be erected.
Dushore in Sullivan county has received
. Borough incorporation.
The Now York Journal of Commerce
admits that "In all our calculation. for
the next Presidential campaign, We may
as we'll assume that the twenty seven elec.
toral votes Of Pennsylvania are mOrtsaSed
to the Republicans"
Rev.Dr.John c. Baker, one Of the most
distinguished clergymen of the Lutheran
denomination, died last week in Philad.
TIE Fourth OF JULY.-Tbe citizens
of Muncy are making the most liberal
and elaborate preparations for the celsbra-
tion of the approaching anniversary.
A rope ferry was started on Saturday
last near the Muney Bridge, by d. Meeum.
Mr.. Mecum resides at the Railroad Depot,
aud runs hack to and from our town, ,and
the pretext for this movement is that the
Bridge Company charges him too mueh
TOLL. We learn it is the Infection of the
Company to test the legality Of this move
ment on the part of Mecum.
The Laports Gas & Water Company
are now engaged in laying down pump
logs, for the purpose of conducting water
into town, from what is known as the
"eold spring. situate about one-half mile
south of the Muncy road. The water is
to be brought in the log, to large rescr-
voir which will be erected above the
Court House, and from thence be conduc-
ted in pipes through the borough The
water is good, and the supply abundant.
The enterprise reflects much credit upon
he little town, and upon its en,erprisipg
protector, Michael Meylert, Esq.
Dr. Wm. Elder will speak at "sood
I'D fashioned celebration of the 4th July |
n Tunkhaunock.
Ell Rauch of the Mauch Chunk Ca.c'ic
las bought out the little Locofoco Dutch I
'aper at Weissport and "annexed' it to
lis own Republican Carboa Ad,r-aB
1eslleut and wide circulated 81 paper.
The Pittsburgh Goze0e suggests that
he Republican National Convention be
eld at st. Louis, Mo, instead Of Wheel
ng, as others have suggested. St. Louis
5 the only Republican city in the South,
nd is large enough to accommodate the
elegates to the Convention, while Wheel :
as Is hot.
We are informed that the Shamokin
'urnace is successfully engaged IN making
'on from ore brought from Virginia
his ore is so rich that Notwithstanding
le great distance it - csI..ed, :: can b.
'oIAed P:et.abiy.