Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-07-08
News Itrms from Olbcr Counties

President Buchanan will make lis an
nual visit to his favorre summer retreat,
the Bedford Springs, about the middle Of
July, where he viii abide for about two
weeks. Ia few days after his return, hc
will 90 to the Soldiers Home, to escape
the heat Of Washington until Oetober.
Lewis c. Levin, the great American and
Temperance orator, (flr a time Member
Of Congress } has become an inmate Of i
lunatic asylum.
MCKEAN CoUNTY.-Wc learn from the
Citizen 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 afterwards
that but very little coal existed, and left
the county in disgust.
Brig. Gen. Middleswarth has appointed
Capt Wm. Meyer, Aid, and S.Aleman, E>q
Judge Advocate. Col.Eplcr appointed d.
s. Boyer: Adjutant, and y. X. Gift, Fife
Major.
We learn that party Of hunters, tie
fore part of las. week, captured large
Wild Cat, Weighing near sixty pounds,
near the North mountain, in Columbia
county.
The Reading Gu.rHc adds the name Of
Judge Black to the list Of candidates for
Governor of Pennsylvania at the next
Gubernatorial election.
WILL THEY Do IT?-At a meeting
held the other day in Westmoreland
county, 4 resolution was passed, declaring
the principles of Christianity, phiIantLro,
ry, and common humanity, impcratively
demand all Dis;illeries to stop immedi-
ately, and throw the grain they have on
hand into the market for breads,uTs.
The evening of the 23l, the barn Of ia.
cob kepler, Of Ferguson township, Cen
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 threshing machine, har-
ness aud gearing were consumed The
dwelling house, with the surrounding
buildings, were only saved after u 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 viii re-
cover.
On the 4th inst, little daughter Of \
j Peters of Middleburg. while passing on
Il foot-log over Midd!ecreek, fell in, aud
received dangerous wound on her head
The Conneau,villc Courier heard Of
farmer in that vicinity, who, during the
frost mania, purchased ten barrels Of f5u!
10. 500, and at the same time remarked
he had 200 bushels of wheat in bis 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
'illerics. Since the late frost, the owners
have been warned by anonymous letters to
discontinue their business, and leave the
grain to be consumed by the reolle, on
penalty Of having their buildings burned.
Two Ike cstalli hneuts iu the county
were lately destroyed under similar threats,
and 1t is supposed this warning will be
Needed.
The Annual Election Of Officers Of the
Telegraph Company occurs at Danyille, .
A. NJ OF tuesday, July -, 1859
Thomas Doebler, the Cadet from this
district, passed highly creditable exam
nation, and was admitted as a membe, If
the West Point Military Academy.
NEW BUSINESS FOR EDIToRs.-Tbs-o
are Dearly dozen Buchanan editors now
AZ "i!iiamspOr', enjoying the favor of the
ADMINISTRATION as jurymen for the L. s
District Court at that place. If that !.
"ot giving party hue to a Co1r. Of jus
',e Ten We coL'tex4c,iy uud d-rstaLG Wit
II te-Enaa If,ii.,l