Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1859-02-11
should not, even in fun, stand in our ow

should not, even IN iun, stand 10 our own
light.
DIVISION OF THE CouSrY.-We learn by the
last Mhonian Thar petitions are in circulation
in the upper end of lhIS county, IN tav"r O! al
tachins Chllisquaque Milton borough, ,Turbut
Delaware and Lewis townships, 10 Union coun-
ty We hope that those interested will sue
ceed in mplishug their object, and ihen
SHAnuKlx, the metropolis OF the ShamohIn
coal region, mus, certainly become the coun-
ty seat of Old Northumberland. That's a
fixed facl-no mistake.-Shqm0bn .jOurGA
FJeW Wovemelts.-The Grand Jury
of LycomIns county (nine Of them from
WiliiamsPorD at last Court recommended
that new County Bl;.Iiags be erected, or
additions made 10 he present, aad repairs
made to the Jail Yard
but those people Of Brady township
below Black Run-comprislng most OF the
River portioa Of old Washington township,
in Whi'e Deer FaIIey-have prepared Peti-
ton to the Legislature, asking TO be set back
10 UHlon county. We are informed thai
every property holder and voter included
within the proposed bounds, has sl2net-eX-
cepuHg or who We're absent, and strong
par,y-men VINO pay about dollar each OF
taxes. TINS almost unanimous desire Of 4
large and prosperous township, deserves the
calm cons alteration If those having the power
IN the mailer, as II IS founded upon reasons
which can not be gaiH>aii, and = their delo-
crate conclusion. They urge that Lewisburg
Is mIGe convenient 10 them, Tor county pur-
poses, ihan NiIIamsport; for the former Is
easily accessible, IN their own conveyance,
without cost; while. L. reach the later in the
same manner, ihcy must pay Turnpike tolls
-cruS> very heavy mou:.tGlu-dEd then
paw BRIDGE tolls.
II Will be remembered by many. that when
Union county was organized, wiIh the seat of
ju,,lc" at Ml!linhurg, White Deer Valley
embracing more TERRITORY than Brady Town
ship cOvers--waS all attached 10 this county ::
bot when cur county seat was removed over
the ShamyhIn Ridge to New Berlin and they
had To - farther and cross a mountain also,
the people of White Deer Valley asked 10 be
annexed TO hycoming county. The Legl>la-
lure very properly granted their request.
N,c, however, finding our county seat is
sill nearer than Mullllnburg was. the people
" =
As the territory 10 be re-auuexed does not
take me twentieth portion Of Lycoming coun-
", there IS ~ constitutional Inhibition Of
Complete Legislative acqU.esCence.
The case being 50 PLAIN, and the citizens
concerned 50 unanimous and innexiby deter
mined 1t is TO be presumed their present re-
quest viii be granted aS readily as was their
f0rmer request, and for the same rcason-Ihe
ca1yPafprca and satisfaction uf ihnSp most
interested. There should be no prolonging Of
such a conirover>y-a'thou doubtless Lv-
Gaming would as readily retain The township,
now, rs Union would have retained the Va
ley IN times VIXEN they were Of more relative
importance lhan at present.
sS$~Sncc putting the above in type,we
see that Mr. Blood, from the committee
on new counties aul county seats, has re-
ported as committed the "bill to re-annex
Brady township, in Lycomins county, to
Union county" (In Senate)
l1g' The Wil!iamsport Gazette Of this
week opposes the Brady township move
mert.
c.. Beatoa's property at Washington,
Is to be sold at auction. lis property is
represented as insufficient to pay his debts.
\ bill has passed the Ohio House of
representatives, ohnnsing the legal rate
Of interest from 10 to per cent.
Fresh Shai in Savannah, and green
peas in florida, are announced as plenty.