Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-07-27
Neus 1lems from Other Counties.


TR.GEDY-On Tuesday evening of this
week, a man named Seth Briggs, supposed
to be crazy, cut the throat Of little boy
of three years, son Of his brother, and
then cut his own throat. The boy died,
but the man surrendered, and is in jail.
lie also tried to kill his own wife, but she
escaped WiHiampon Times.
Wm. p Wilson is appointed Notary
Public for Center county, to reside at
Bellefonte.
George Hoover, of Bro.hersvalley Tp.,
informs US that lately be visited a rattle.
snake den on the mountain about two
miles from his house. He dispatched
thirty-four of them-rhe shortest four
feet i'll length, the longest FIVE feet aud
half. One of the largest had twenty-five
ra,tles and button upon its tail. He
could have killed barrel Of them bat for
the poisonous exhibitions from the den
Somerset Why.
There liz candidates for office on the
Republican side in Old Lancaster.
Samuel Pile, of Somerse, Tp., was IA.
tally Injured on Thursday, aud died OF
Saturday morning He was engaged in
repairing tbatched roof upon an Old barn,
and while hear the eve OF the building one
of the rafIers broke, precipi'a,iDg him
backwards to the ground. Falling across
pole, his spine was SO severely injured
,ha, death eusued as above noted. Mr.
Pile leaves large family.
H. A Fonda, the excellent Superin,en.
deut of the Castawissa, WI.liamsport, d
Erie Railroad, has resigned his position,
to take effect on the first Of August.
A boy about ten years old Was commit
ted to Bloomsbury Jail, by Esq Chamber
lin for larceny. He had stolen nouey
from several of our stores, watch from
George W. CoFrell, aud other ;hehs.
TIE Muucy Luminary seconds our sug
sestiOu relative TO an early Congressional
uomiua'IOn, aud puts up be nsme of Hou.
james l. Hlie.-Leristoloa Gazette.
A boy named Abraham Il. Saxon, son
Of John II. Saxon OF Derry township, Mit-
flu county, residing near the Old mill, was
drowuei III kishaccgui.l.s creek on Tues
day morniDs. 1t appears rha, be With
others Was prcseut wIru the q ,Oi gates
were rslsed tor the purpose Of drawing of
water from the LewIsrowD Mil feeder, aud
ca9tiOued TO keep away. They all left a,
.te time, but be must have subsequently
4 III
BY which the water is conducted to the
creek aud fallen IN, as bis body was fo1od
some time after in the stream about $50
yards below, with life extinct. He was
between ) aud = years Of age.
There are twenty candidates for nomi-
nation FOR Sheriff IL N0Iihum terls D 4 couu.
ty; ten Democrats and ten Republican,
eighteen must be disappointed as only two
eau be nominated-aud one OF the two
nominated viii be the wo.st disappointed
man of them all.
Columbia, Pa, bss increased in ten
year, from iSi0 population to 5000. Ma
ue,ia has Increased from 2099 to 3040.
There will be grand mass meeting of
the Opposition, 10 Danville, on the S,n of
August next. Col. Curtin, our candidate
/ for Governor, will be present and address
the meeting. Hon. Wm. D. Kelly, of
PhiIadelpbis, SO popular among our pee
pie will also address the assembly.
/ The Pennsylvania Guardian j. Pheuix-
vile Gazette, has made its appearance. l,
is edited aud published BY Dr.J. H Pules-
ton, with his usual ability. The Guardian
is a large aud we'll printed sheet. Ii sup
ports Lincoln, Hamlin, and Curtin. Sue
cess.
Sheriff Vandyke, of Northumberland
county, will be sold out By the. Coroner of
that county.
The Town Council of Suntury have d.
rected that borough tax of two mills on
the dollar, also a road aud poor tax Of
three mills each be levied for the ensuing
year 10 that borough.
The Sudbury American Informs its
readers that the lev Engiue Iouse and
turu-iatle Of the Sudbury & Erie Railroad
at that place, is already used for the pur-
pose designed.
A Douglas meeting was held at the
borough of Sta mukiu on Saturday week,
on winch occasion Messrs. Cameron, Rel
mensnyder aud others addressed me meet
ing. The ATTENDANCE We are Informed was
not large, aud the enthusiasm not un.
bounded.
We notice among those who have late
ly received new patents, the name Of s.
b. Wilkins Of Milton.
The Governor has appointed Rober, E.
Wright, Esq, of Lehigh Co, Reporter of
the decisions of the Supreme Court of
Pennsy lvania, 10 place Of Jos. Casey,
Esq, whose term OF Office has expired
We learn that Jacob Bipgenen, of
Georgetowu, died suddenly Oh Saturday
moruiug, from the effects Of drinking
some whlskey in which be had, ignorant.
ly, put poisonous weeds.
On the 9TH proz. Col. Curtin will make
a political address in WilIiamsport.
Several years since, a farmer, Reuben
Mann, in jackson, Tioga Co, Pa, re-
celved rupture which has troubled him