Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-07-06
Nsws 3iems from Olber Counties.
Crowded ont ia,i Week.

tors, 4 Representatives,, Sheriff, Prothoni
tary, Register, Recorder and other coun
ty Offices Her County Convention is con
posed Of l56 members. The occasion vii
call ou, an immense vote and an unprect
den;ed majority against Locofocoism.
SLAVE HUNTER BEaTEY.-On Mouia
last, a constable of Springfield, named Il
ii. Patterson, accompanied by anothe
person, visited Biairsyille, Ohio, Dea
Pittsburg, in search of six slaves who ba,
fed from Hampshire county, Va. Hi
business in the borough becoming known
the two men we're assailed by a gang 0
negroes. and Patterson badly beaten.
Col. Hart, formerly editor of the Mil
waukie Ddiy american, has recently pur
chased the Scranton Herald.
A notice is given in the Scranton pa
pers tha, application will be made to the
Legislature at its next session, for an &C
incorporating a new bank at that place
with a capital of 100000. The name tc
be '.The Bank Of Scranton"
The Grocery aud Provision Store of S
Wilson Wykoff & Miller, at Providence il
Luzerpe county, burned down on the eve
ming of the 9th inst. Their loss is 81 900,
less au insurance Of $4,000 effected the
morning before.
Hon Andrew Stewart Of Fayette county
vas a Straight Fillmore elertor in SO, bu,
is now "stumping it" for Lincoln.
Jonas Yoder, an old and highly esteem.
ed citizen, of Ycder township, Csmbria
county, Pa, was found lying dead in hi:
stable on Monday last.
"He is an honest old Dutchmau, and a
poor man," is recommendation given in
a Juniata paper for q candidate for County
Commissioner.
Montgomery, NJ. c. from the Washing
ton District, whose twisiy course in Con-
gress los, him the confidence Of all parties,
has los, the Democrat nomination-Gen.
Jesse Lazear having received it.
The Chief of Police at Harrisburg un-
dertook to capture an unmuzzled dog, but
the animal proving obstinate and vicious,
and attempting to bite the officer, was at
once knocked on the head aud killed. The
owner will probably be fined for permitting g
his dog to run at large in violation Of law.
A few weeks since, George Hopp, of
Mooresburg, Moniour county, had his
pockets picked of $500 in gold coin, at
~ r,uJo, S,.,;o, - pai,;,,c,o Nj
Two young men charged with the offence,
have been arrested and committed for ex-
animation.
A son Of Charles GariDger, about ten
years old, was bitten on the foot by cop
per-head snake, while on the Hill on Sun.
day last. The lad was barefoOied A
pint of liquor was administered immedi-
ately on his return home, and before the
physician came. The swelling is 6isap-
pearing and the boy is doing well.-Sun-
bury american.
The store-keeper, Jacob Freeze, of Har-
risburg, whose arrest on charge of fore
stalling the market we noticed in cur last
issue, had hearing before the Mayor on
Saturday evening, and fined two dollars
and costs.
The Goth Report Of the Muncy Insu-
rance Company show that they have paid
sSS,000 in losses last year, and over
81, ,000,0 900 since their Incorporation.
Clark Cornell, a man of eighty years,
last week stabbed James Brink, of Falls,
Wyoming county, eudaDgering the life Of
the latter. The old man was sent to Jail.
Senator Landon has lost his wife BY
death, this month. Her delicate health
was the occasion Of his retiring from the
active duties of the Methodist iiinerancy.
The Church of Christ, Lock Haven, are
putting up model house of worship, from
The plans Of II. X. Noll, architect.
The Williamsport Bulletin notices a
Patent Journal and Axle-BOx, and Self
Acting Bridge for Canals, invented BY
J. A. Montgomery, and a Repeating
Breech-loading Rife, invented BY n. W.
Brewer, both Of that place.
Henry NJ. North Qate of New Berlin)
If Lancaster, was the Pennsylvania Mem.
Der Of the Committee on Credentials, in
he late Baltimore Convention. And
James b. Steadman, formerly Of Lewis
oure) represented Ohio in the same Com
nittee.
A Republican Club, (Benjamin Strick-
er, ESQ, President has been formed in
1erndOn, jackson Tp., Northumberland
first ever formed there. 1t
S large club, and was addressed BY Col.
J. B. Hoffman.
Rev. Mr.. Shindel, State Senator from
he Lehigh District, who had been suspen-
led from the ministry for allowing himself
o be elected to q political Office, has been
Inited with the Lutheran Synod again,
'aving written letter expressing his in-
ention Of retiring from political life at
be end Of bis present term.
The Female Medical College of Penn.
ylvania, 627 Arch St. Philad., 40 nounce
bat their llth Annual Session will COM
uence on Wednesday the 18th Oct. 1860. |
Peter Millhof, an aged man Of Selins- !
rove, committed suicide on Friday BY
angling himself to tree in Monroe Twp. !
Pottstoun, Montgomery Co., has pop |
lation Of 2400, an increase Of I29 in ten |
ears. --.
DAMAsEs.-W. G. Helson, Of Monroe !
ouuty, Tennessee, has recovered Sll 200 |