Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-05-27
FROM MIFFLINBURG.

Correspondence OF the Star Chronclel
Concert. NusicR Matters. Impaired Ror-
dyism great IaJLic improvement under
tie NeD Administrations. Grips, dc.
MIFFLIxBuRs, May 25, 1859.
The threatening aspect Of the weather, on
last Saturday, dampeued the hopes of many
who felt an interest IN the Concert. Howev-
er, when the hour arrived, the house was
well filed, and the concert passed off very
pleasantly and satisfactorily, both 10 the au-
dience and to the singers.
The musical talent Of the Miiflinburg and
Freeburg Vocalists is well established, and
the energy they show in the prosecution Of
the divine art is indeed praiseworthy. We
dare not partlcularze.about the Concert. We
enjoyed II exceedingly.
..Most surely, Melody from Heaven sent
t. cheer the soul, when tired with human strife,
To s"othe the ~ayward heart by sorrow rent,
Aud soften down the rugged road OF life
Mr.. HesSer is forming a new class. Each
one paying one dollar will be admitted, and
will also be presented with a new and popu-
lar singing book.
We can not forbear noticing a few young
men of New Berlin, who dissraced themselves
and mortified their friends AT the concert by
the exhibition of their vanity and mistaken
notions of manlInesS. Some seem 10 have
an idea that drinking liquor, smoking cigars,
and swearing, will at once elevate them 10 the
respec, and dignity of manhood. To be sure,
such conduct will excite the Jest and cheer
of bar room loafers, but let me assure you,
young gents, when you come to concert, in
church, where ladies, christians, and intel
lIgeGt persons consregate, you become OBJ
jscts of pity and disgust, and should be placed
under the guardianship of the Police.
Our Borough Supervisors are engaged at
good matchmaking flint-roadS. The - hre-
stone RIDGE" on the south of town, affords
abundance of material for MacadamiziDg.
Ii is not more than half mile distant, con-
sists of eeg-szed flint stones, lying on the
surface, which needs but be hauled and evenly
spread and The work is done No quarrying
or pounding is necessary. The wonder, now.
roads with high taxes, when the means Of
avoiding both were abundanily al hand. Peo-
pie are beginning to think.
The growing crops in our beautiful Valley
were never more promising. Such glorious
prospect as they afford. can not be viewed
with feelings short of enthusiasm.
! The brickwork of Deckard's Hotel is rising
on the second row of windows. This will
be a fine improvement in our town. L.
/ EccLgsrasrIc.L.-A convention n comprising
delegates from AS of the 4 ,7n0 Baptist chur-
ches in the Northern States, met in New York
city last week and recommended the CONSOLE
dation, at Philadelphia, of the Amer. q For.
Bible aud Publication Societies.
/ The General Synod of the Lutheran church
in the L. S, assembled at Pittsburg, last week.
At the anniversary Of the Publication Society
Rev. Mr.. Fink, of Lewisburg, made a very
happy speech, which was wei! received"
The o. S. Presbyterian General Assembly
convened at Indianapolis, Ind, and the New
School al Wilmington, Del. last week.
The National Benevolent Societies exhibited
at their New York anniversaries an income
quite up TO an average in the aggregate, not
withstanding the times
Drrp, in Wiliamspor,, at the residence Of
John Hei>ley, 18th INST, WILLIAM RUSSELL,
I son of James Russell, in the esd year of his
! age, The father of the deceased, built the
/ first house in WIlliamsport, corner Of Third
aud Mulberry street, which is standing and
f occupied at the present time by Eve Dumb
+ In this house the deceased was born, he being
the first male child born in Williamspori. On
the first floor of this house, the first courts of
I this county were held. The deceased, with
+ two or three OF the venerable citizens of this
/ borough, served his apprenticeship under Jer-
emlah Tallman, senior, deceased, and followed
his trade for a number of years. Thirty-three
years ago he left this place for Canada, and
resided there until a few days before his
death. Not having visited his native place
for so long time, he concluded to spend a
few days among his relatives and friends On
saturday morning. after an illness OF about
twelve hours, he departed this life.-W William.
sport Gazette.
|
ITThe Southern Disunion Convention,
which met at Vicksburg. Miss, on the 9th
/ inst, did not reflect The views of many people
even in the extreme South. The Baton Rouge
(La) Gazette, in noticing it, says:
This miserable collection of idle, pipe lay
ing tricksters has lost all power 10 harm the
nearest and dearest interest of the Southern
people. Nobody at home cares fig what
they do or say, and their resolutions are as
tame and harmless as the fresh litter of kittens
that came into the world last night"
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Election in Virginia-Thursday, 9th
} May. As both parties have tried to crawl
lowest a,3r cli6se mc1nes, to Slavery, the
result is doubtful. and uDimporLan.