Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-05-13


Presby terian Church Of Bloomsbury me
with a serious accident on last Sabbat
week, at Orangeville In assisting to Ut
hitch the horses from his carriage, at tn
Church, whittier he had gone to preach
be was severely kicked on the side by on
Of the horses We are gratified to learn
that his injuries were not internal, an
that be is recovering from his wounds.
DAMAGEs.-The suit between Benju
min Hendricks and the Northern Centra
Railroad Company, for damages done t
the property of the fermer by the con
struction of the road of the latter, was re
moved from Northumberland county t.
the Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkil
county The case was tried before jur.
at Sunbury, and damages of $4,000 awar
ded The case was then removed t,
Schuylkill county by the Company, ant
the damages recovered were reduced Il
$4,000.
Gen. Jno. Potter, formerly of Lewis
town, has been elected Mayor Of Fon d,
Lac, Wisconsin.
The Steamboat has run ashore opposite
Sunbury, and causes much inconvenience
A novel proceeding says the Lancaster
(Pa) Erpress-novel at least in thi.
State-took place in the Court of Com
mon Pleas, on Saturday. Catharine Eel
lers, German woman, made formal ap
plication, and was sworn and admitted as
citizen of the United States. Some
think she is one of the "strong- minded y
and is getting ready to vote in "the good
time coming" but the more probable
supposition is that she wants to sell "red-
eye" and has taken this preliminary step
towards applying for license.
DR.. Deshler, assisted by Drs. Smith and
Hillibisb, amputed the leg Of Miss Eliza.
beth Meyer (of Millheim m)-spraining
above the ankle about II years ago, and
then again about years ago, made ampu-
tation necessary. The patient was put un-
der the influence of chloroform, and when
awakened, would not at first believe that
amputa,ion had been performed Dr. D.
performed the operation in less than .
minutes.
The dry weather, last Of April and first
of May, caused many fires in the woods,
which darkened the atm mosphere, and in
some cases destroyed large amount of val
liable lumber and other property.
A horse, stolen from Michael Sheadle,
of Nippenose Valley, was hitched to the
roadside for some purpose, when he broke
loose and returned home dragging with
him large post.
John Young, the Oldest Merchant in
Sunbury has sold out his house and store
room to j. Weiser Bassler, for $3.50,
and retires from business.
Gov. Packer has signed the bill passed
by the late Legislature, authorizing the
Courts of Common Pleas to change the
names of persons. 1t is great pity that
some court on earth could not be invested
with power to change the nature of indi.
viduals There would bo work for such
a judiciary.
The real esta.e Of ex-Gov. David r.
Porter at Harrisburg, consisting of the
large furnace, his dwelling house on Mar
ket street, and other valuable property,
was advertised to be sold last week by the
Sheriff The sale was stayed. The per.
sonal property was sold.
A police officer named Cunningham shot
a man named MCrory, a tobaconist in 9TH
street, below Lombard, Philadelphia, on
Friday, for refusing to go with him the
policeman having a warrant for his arrest
on the complaint of his wife. The unfor-
tunate man drew knife with which be
cut his tobacco, and threatened the officer,
when the latter drew his revolver and shot
him dead. The officer was committed.
BoDY FoUND-The body of an un-
known man was recently discovered lodg-
ed at the head Of Boyer's Island in the
SusquehaDna river below Sunbury. The
deceased had no marks Of violence about
his person. There was nothing about
him by which he could be identified he
was apparently from 25 to 35 years of age,
about 5 feet s inches high, of ordinary
build, black hair, and fine set of teeth,
several scars were on his left arm had on
pair of dark pants, vest, roundabout and
pair of boots; on his person was found
a silver lepine watch, 60 cents in silver,
and two lock keys.