Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-05-20

mandamus against the Commissioners Of
that county, compelling them to comply
with the Recommendations of the Grand
Jurors to enlarge and improve the Court
House at Williamsport. The CommIs-
sioners will be compelled to enlarge the
old house, or to build new Que.
The Good Intent Fire Company of Sun
bury purchased the suction engine, reel,
and 500 feet of hose, from the Columbia
Fire Company of Baltimore, for 500.
Some worthless dogs broke into the
sheep pen Of Mr. Eli Row, resting in
Fermanagh township, Juniata county, on
Monday night last, and killed several of
his sheep.
SUIcIDE.-We regret to learn that John
Hotter, residing in Turbut township, near
this Borough committed suicide on We'd
nesday evening last, by hanging himself
in 4 stable, near his residence. He was
quiet, inoffensive man, and no reason can
be assigned for this rash act except that
be was under the influence of quor. For
merly he was addicted to intemperlnce,
but he has been leading sober life for
some time, aud became member of the
Lutheran Church, at this place. For the
last few days he has been in town and get
ting in company with some of his former
associates, was induced to drink again. and
thus ended his career in this world. He
was about 60 years Of age.-Mltonid.
Sophia Block died at Danville, on TIE
24th ult. from inflammation in her throat,
occasioned by bone which had lodged in
her throat, which she was unable to swal-
low, and which could not be removed.
The Cattawissa Railroad Company speak
cheerfully Of their income and their pros
poets.
Two men have been held to bail in Ly-
coming county on a charge of mallciously
shooting yoke Of oxen, and another for
setting fire barn in Jersey Shore.
A nan named AnthOu IIowley was
stabbed, fatally, at Scranton, Su nday eve
ming, by VIM. Bell. Iowley commenced
the attack.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES AT HARRISBURG.
About ii o'clock on Thursday night
last, two barns belonging 10 the State Lu-
natic Hospital, at Harrisburg, together
with large quantity of hay, farming i'm
plements, wagons and dseven valuable horses,
were destroyed by FIRE. The loss is about
$1,000. And on Friday morning about =
o'clock, a splendid new barn attached to
the County Poor House, together with
four mules, five horses, sixteen valuable
horned cattle, 20 tons of hay, grain, &c,
were also destroyed by fire. Loss about
$4,000. These fires happened within three
or four hours of each other, and it is sup
posed that the property in both instances
was fired by man named Martin Henry
Wolf, formerly an inmate of the Asylum,
but sent to prison in January last on ac-
count of violent conduct. lie remained
in prison until Thursday last, when, by
order Of Court, he was removed TO the Poor
House, but effected his escape from that
institution the same day. H. was arrested
as the supposed incendiary, in Harrisburg,
on Friday morning, and committed lie
is believed to be partly insane.
The masonry work of the new Nletho-
dist Church 10 Milton is commenced
Col H. c. EYER and Mr. JouN APT
are rapidly having their land in the nor
thern and western part of Se!insgrove,
laid out into town lots, to meet the de-
mand of purchasers.
The Physicians Of Milton and neighbor-
hood have formed themselves into "Nor-
thumberland County Medical Association.
WIFE MURDER Irishman, named
THOMAS kHoUGH, residing in Troy bor-
ougb, Bradford county, while suffering
from delirium tremens, beat his wife SO
severely, on Sunday evening, lst inst,
that she died on the following day.
Khough was arrested and committed to
Jail to answer the charge. He is repre-
sented as being an Industrious and peace
able man, except when under the infu-
ence of whiskey.
Citizens should be on the look out for
a lot of lazy scoundrels who are prowling
about too lazy to work, but steal all they I
can get their hands on.
Martha Hudson, an abortionist, was
convicted in Philadelphia, on Monday
week and sentenced to the Penitentiary
for seven years for killing young woman
named Topaz, in endeavoring to procure
abortion.
The new furnace of the Groves Brothers .
at Danville, will have stack of fifty feet .
in height, the highest in the country, and .
the furnace is calculated to make 200 tons .
of pig metal per week.
On Monday week, horse, belonging
to Messrs. b. & +. }. Schoch, ran away,
and entirely demolished the wagon to
which he was attached. Mr. B. Schoch
was precipitated from the vehicle aud
slightly injured.
A Bridge from Sunbury to the Snyder
county side of the river is proposed in
Sunbury.
Peter Bllmeyer, of Bloomsbury, last
Friday lost a valuable horse from overdri-
wing. The day being rather warm one,
and the drive hard, the animal could not
endure it.
New YORK, May l6.-The Italians