Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1859-01-07

in orr paper unless sent IA Iy wednesday,,
AMI l1ng matters should come ty Tues3Gy.
Wis frequently hare to 'eare ont .trrors, or
run tie rtsk. ot n.tssiny tie nloTls, ~htch IRE
can not do.
SCOTT, on Market Square, has new
assortment, Of Shoes, Boots, &c, cheaper
than ever Advt next week.
sH-Mr J. d. Beugless, Of Philad., read
the Monthly Essay before the Society of
Inquiry of the University at Lewisburg,
Sabbath afternoon last.
EV-Joh Lloyd Smith, formerly of the
University at this place, for some years III
land office, Nebraska, is on visit TO his
West Branch friends.
rea-Thc neighborhood of Berwick has
within 4 few months lost by death two of
its most estimlbc citizens. jas 7 Davis
E-q. of Nescopcck, aged about 80 years,
was for some time Editor of the Berwick
Conservator William Stall, of Briar
Creek, aged so years-migrated from Ma
rylaud, 81 years ago
CHEAP PoULTRY.-Chickens have been
sold in the Cincinnati market this winter,
at ten cents per pair, and turkeys of good
size at twenty five cents each Some Of
the rich farmers begin to get 1t Through
their wool that the cry of hard times"
is not all ''humbug," nor yet ''polItlcal
speculation -
UNCOMMON BIRD.-A friend in liar
tleton informs Us that John Dale, Jr, Of
that place, on the 29th ult., shot large
bird, entirely white in color, measuring 1
feet inches across the wings and Of pro-
rnrtinnate size, feet and eyes covered with
feathers, and supposed TO have come from
Northern cline Its general appearance
was nearer that Of an owl than anything
else.
r<n Persons dcsirous Of becoming mem
bers of a Singing Class, TO be conducted by
Prof. I. ii. PERKINS, are invited to give
their names to either Of the following per-
sons, who were appointed a committee to
solicit subscriptions, at preliminary NEE.
ting, held last Saturday evening: Edwin
A. Evans, a. Judson Furman, Wilson |.
Linn, Thompson e Evans, j Merrill Linn,
e. V. Gundy and j. L. Cornelius. Stir
about, friends, and let Us have a first rate
Singing School, which is greatly needed
TEACHERS INsTITUTES-T meet
ings of common school teachers and other
friends of universal education, were held
last week in our vicinity-one at Milton,
consisting of 60 or 20 members; one a.
Selinsgrove, numbering GO or 20; and one
at Hartleton, having about 40 in all So
large a number assembling at one time for
one purpose, indicates a decided interest
in the good cause Much benefit doubtless
was gained, even if it is not as quick and
as tangible as the fruit from the seed cast
into the corn or wheat field.
@-Last Monday, the court of Luzerne
county took possession of their splendid
new Room, on the Public Square. 1t
cost about 0,000, of which the borough
of Wilkes Barre gave $4,000, and the
balance is raised by county levies. Ap-
propriate ceremonies, and most interesting
remarks, made the opening of the new
Court House a memorable occasion.
On Friday, the U. S. Senate took
possession of their new Hall, after most
eloquent aud impressive speeches, on leav.
ing their famed old Hall, by Dir. Critten-
den, and Vice Pres. Breckenridge.
H-Aa account OF DonatiTs Comet Of
1858. BY George z. Bond. With two
large steel plates and 81 wood cuts-The
above named work is published at Cam
bridge, Mass, by John Bartlett, and sent
eS mail, prepaid, at 80 cents per copy.
IL Is taken from the "Mathematical
Monthly" which is published at 80 per
year, by the same. The account of the
comet is interesting, and mostly in popu.
lar language. The time of its revolution
is computed at about 1000 years-too far
away, however, to alarm any of the pre-.
sent generation.
a-"H" sends US from Middleburg
warm commentator of the New Years
Eve Concert, at Miffliuburg, given by the
fFeeturg and Mifilinburg Vocalists, under
'ae able and much appreciated directions
" "m.Moyer, Esq. The room was filled
J. "eIao"ing, and good order prevailed.
' bucher opened the exercises with
Lrt '" eenedictiOn by Rev Mr.. Grier..
COMMUNICATION reached US too late