Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-04-27
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MORE SwINDLING.-A few weeks ago,
We published the account Of swindle per-
perated on a farmer of Ferguson township,
by travelling pedlar- About the same
Time, one of these scamps came to man
in Potter township, and stated that he had
several hundred dollars worth OF goods In
Phlladelphia, and had not money to &c.
them on. Of course, the statement was
interspersed with the usual number Of
snitiles and tears. He fGaliy, out of pity S
sake, got fifty dollars, leaving in pledge a
gold watch "worth one hundred dollars
Upon examination, it was found that the
watch was worth just ten dollars, aud no
Jew pedllr to rcd, EN- it. The same game
was played on farmer in Half Moon. We
now advise all to have nothing to do with
these rowing Beil.to"te Press.
A panther was recently shot in Albany,
Bradford county, by party of young
meu 1t weighed l25 lbs, aud measured
nine feet, from tip TO tip. Two of the
men went under the tree, In which he had
taken refuge, and With clubs succeeded IN
keeping hlm up, while the third, Porter
Wilcox, boy Of nineteen years OF age,
shot him.
An old barn on DR.. Iialc's premises,
near the furnace of John Cubbhon, was
blown down by the high wind on Thurs
day night last. No cattle were kept in
it...... Inc river Bridge was moved several
inches some weeks ago during one Of the
heavy blows. The managers purpose re-
plriug it.....Wm. Willis received kick
from a horse Oh Saturday last, striking
him with both hind feet near the right
shoulder. He was currying the animal at
the time, and but for his closene,s to the
horse would probably have been killed on
the spot.......The Cana. has been in nayi-
gable order for several days, and consc-
quently boatmen are busy......Grass is
growing rapidly, aud the wheat fields as
general thing never looked better at this
time Of year, nOr more promising for a
good crop......A correspondent wants to
know whether the prisoners n0w III jail ale
allowed to run about and miugle with each
other! We caunot tell, but We do know
that the present jail was built for the Pur-
pose Of cogf"iny prisoners aud not for
"picnics. ."-Lct9ia0wa Gazette.
The Editor of the PIttsbuTg Journal
states that Foster, the Democratic nominee
for Governor, Is one ot his highly esteem
ed friends, aud therefore does not desire 10
say any unkind word 0! him, but he ex
poets he says, to assist iu defeating him on
account of the abominable bad company
he keeps, and the still worse platform on
which he is mounted.
VERY KINDA "puddler," named
Ge!st, employed in the Johustown pa
Iron Works, had both eyes eutircly burned
out by an unfortunate accident at the
mill. On Monday last, his fellow work
men contributed the entire proceeds OF
one days labor TOR his benefit. The Com
pany gave the puddleFs free access to the
metal yard, and some furnaces turned out
almost double usual yield. The workmen
in the other departments also gave the |
proceeds Of that days labor to the same
worthy Object; and altogether, The amount
TO the unfortunate man by hi,
fellow workmen, taken in connection with
the amount subscribed by the company,
manager and bosses, will net the hand |
some sum of from 1000 to S2,500.
Under charge, from Judge Read, the
Assisuees of the Bank Of Pennsylvania |
recovered 81 coo Of John Miller, late |
Pos: Master in Philad Under Allibone,
the Bank paid Miller $23, goo for his ser
vices iii inducing the U. S. Government
tie buy their old Banking house at an enor-
nous price. This disgraceful bribery was
properly characterized by Judge R,ai, aud
Miller mus, low dlsgorge the principal ,
and interest.
TIE large barn on the farm Of Thomas
Stinson, one half mile from Van Vert, Ju-
malta county, was destroyed BY fire on
Saturday afternoon last The farm was in
The possession of John Detray, who reuted |
It from Mr.. Siinson. The FIRE was caused
by small boy residing in the family of
Mr. Deiray who went to the barn and g-
lited 4 match in the stable below, which
soon communicated with the straw, &c.
There was large quantity of grain, hay,
'odder, &c., in the barn, which was en-.
irely destroyed. Happily, 10 stock was
1t that time confined in the stable. The
,veuing was tcmpestuous, and the wind
,arriud burning shingles to the adjacent
woods, setting them on fire, which was not
e1tinguished until late on
sunday evening.
On the 9th inst, says the Ratiman's
yoarnal, Mr.. Robert \. Hall, who recent
y removed from Clearieid county to Uni
,uvi.le, Centre county, captured a young
,ear near the plank road, about mile
.nd a half north of Julian Furnace. He
irst spied bruiu in fcli, and as it crawl
d through the fence be cast stone at it,
which caused it to squat down. lie then
hrew another stone, wLieh, grazing its
lcad, knocked it over, when he approach
d, picked it up, and started off with his
,rizs He bad carried it but short dis
ance before it revived, but procuring a
,ag, be put the "varmint" in it, aud, as
listed by his brother, Mr.. Hall succeeded
D getting it home alive, where it is get
ing as finely as any young bear could de-
ire.
LOOK OUT FOR HIM The public are
luIioned ag1insi jeremy Dild!er calling
himself "Judre Underwood" and lust