Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-04
The World Of London.


young and rich colony, creeps eastward
aud westward, north and south, fields ani
fresh air giving up their verdore and fresh
ness to dipgy brick houses and fetid alleys,
aud the masses Of population clustering
together around the common centre Of
work and pleasure. The thirsty souls Of
London need have no fears Of becoming
thirsler, so long as there are upwards Of
! 600 public houses, and !, ,000 vino mer-
chants. The bread to this enormous guam
tity Of sack, is represented by $500 ba-
kerz, 100 butchers, (not including pork
tutehers,) $500 tea-dca,ers and grocers,
1890 coffee room keepers, nearly 1900
diary-men, and $50 tobacconists. To
look after the digestion cf this euoE.
nous amount Of food, upwards Of 2,400
duly licensed practitioners, surgeons, aud
physicians, are daily running to and fro
through this mighty metropolis, whoss
pl;ieuts, in due course of time aud physic,
are banded over to the tender mercies Of
500 ualestaaers. Nearly 5000 boo; aud
shae-mskers add their aid to that of the
doctor to keep our feet dry and warm,
while 2.0J0 taiio5s d. as much for the
rest Of our bodies. The wants If the fair
er portion are suppPlird By 1890 linen
Grapcrs, and l $50 miliilers and dress
makers. Then, f,5t0 private schools take
charge Of our children; aud 29) pawn
brokers' shops fud enP,oymop; aud profit
out Of the re7erses, folliss and vices Of thu
community. About 800, 600 houses give
shelter to two millions and half Of pcG-
pie, whose little differences are aegrayate!
and settled by upwards Of 5000 attorney.
and $500 Larristers. TIE spiritual wants
Of human souls are cared fo. by $50 cler-
gyman and dissenting ministers, who re-
/ spcctige!y preside over 4-9 churches, and
Al ehapeis; of wLich latter buildings,
the Independents have 12l, the Bap;ists
100; the Wesieyaus -, the Roman Cath
olics SO, the Calvirists and English Pres
byteriaas 10 each, the Quakers s, the Jews
10, the numerous other sects being con-
ten. with numbers varying from l to
! ach.-L2H@,a Ii.
Mr.. SPurgeon has declined an invita-
tion from the Congregational Union to
participate in its anniversary exercises at
New Yogk in May. lie writes TO DR..
Thompson that it is quite impossible for
him to leave hCme at present, for Ameri-
ca, ard adds: ~ have been nearly seven
years without rest, and am hoping, this
year, to make 4 li,ile journey upon the
Continent. | must then come home again,
and, II God shal. help Ire, stick to i. an
! other seven years
TRIUNPH OF EIRTCE-Tbe Crockett
Pioneer says that Nr T. Collins, a mer-
chant Of that place, published ascaudalous
piece of poetry about Miss Whi;ewell,
school mistress. She sued him for Sc 600
damages, and gained the suit The jury
returned the verdict ct midnight. So
strong was the public sentiment in favor
Of the plaintiff, that the verdict was re-
ceived With shouts of the people, and firing
Of guns, and other demonstrations Of
giadDess.
Speaking Of the Potter and Pryor affair,
the Washington Star says: "Col. Lander
is native and citizen Of Massachusetts,,
but has spent some years on the extreme
western frontier, where lie bad BEEN pro-
lessionaily engaged as civil engineer
Politically, he Is 4 very emphatic pro-sla-
very Democrat, aud the fact that he is the
cousin of Mr.. Potter's wife, We take for
granted, Is the reason why he was found
acting in the matter Of Nr, P.'s behalf"
The officers Of the Gyyernmen. Assay
Oice in New York say that uineten;hs os
all the gold ornaments now 10 Hot contain
on an average over 20 per cent. Of real
gold 4 heavy gold fob chair, tha, cost
$50 on Broadway, when melted down at
The Assay Oliee, yielded but IS in gold,
the balance being al alley Of copper sni
zinc.
Miss fe'en Pike died verr suddenly at
Taberc, Oneida county, y Y, last Friday
morning. She was attending a dance al
the hotel, aui While ca the ballroom
E1ory tuul ftdiuGu u it-t4oS ialut- aHi IL
most Immediately fell over and was eaughs
BY some oue near. She did net speak
again, but died instantly.
A little boy fell in,o the river at Green
field, Maine, few days since, barely esce-
ping drowning. When asked by his moth
or what he was thinking about while in
the water, be said he thought 'he should
furnish an item for the newspapers"
\ man in Vermont has four s'us who
are lawyers The iraHs5urg .N.IH8'rt
SAYS, Pour lawyers out Of i've sons. We
venture to say there Is not auotae: family
in Vermont tia, presents such de2lora-
tle example Of wholesale dcPra9i'y.
The AppletOns Of NV York have
printing press SO large that they can print
a whole copy o? VI ,5-ter's Spelling Book
at once. That old standby still demands
a million copies year to answer the pub
lie demand.
Jeremiah II. Brown. wb0srp1orts ff'v-
two young Baptist theological students at
Howard College, in Alabama, at 90 aunu.