Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-08-24

The Tioga Ayita,or says, that the De
mocracy Of that county have not yet given
the faintest response to either Of the Bal
timore nominations. Identification meet.
ing has.yet been held for Breckenridge or
Douglas. "No public speaker among our
democratic leaders has aired his eloquencc
in defence of either set Of principles enun-
cia.ed at Baltimore. They feel that de-
feat is inevitable, and that any move by
either faction would embitier the feelings
Of the other and make wider the breach
already wide enough
Ga the 9Th inst, the IIucklcberry Coal
Breaker, about two miles this side Of Mauch
Chunk was burned down. 1t is supposed
to have been the work Of inccndiaries and
seemed TO have been wetted all over with
campLene or fluid, for it blaz,d up all a,
once. 1t was leased by company from
Elston, and the lease had to run three
years yet. $1,000 reward is offered for
the apprehension of the perpetrators of
the decd The loss is calculated to be
aboat $4,000.
MCoNHELSEuRG, Pa, Aug. 1.-THE
Democracy held county meeting her"
last night, at which regular skirmsh
was INDUCED in between the Douglas aud
lirevkinridse parties, aud the meeting
broke up in row.
y personal reeontre also took place
last night after the meeting, between Mr.
SAMSON and g. \. Smith, BreckipriIge
attorney.
Sausom gave Smith lie, when the lat
Jared him. The parties were then separ
atcd.
CATTAwIssA II. r. CoMPANY.-The
Catawi>sa Railroad Company held an cleo
ton on Saturday last, which resulted as
follows: President. T. lIa>kins Du Pay;
Directors, Samuel v Merrick, Charles
Manchester, James S Cox, William Schott,
Of Philadelphia; Joseph Paxton, of Cat'a-
wissa; Robert Baya-d, Of New York |
Treasurer and Secre,ary-William Il.
Fisher.
During the absence of the editor of the !
Democrat, Mr.. Lawson, at Cresson, an ed
i,ion of that paper was issued with the
name of Breckenridge at the head, instead
of Douglas, and lengthy editorial, signed
by Mr. Lawson's son, declaring in favor
Of the Maryland Institute nominees. The
affair had caused considerable excitement,
as well as amusement
An interesting little girl, daughter of
Mr.. Norcross, of Phila., was drowned 10
rain barrel, at the residence of Mr. John
T. Heath, of Danville, on Monday last
Also, a child of Mr. Jacob Sandcl, of West
township, Montour county, was
irowned on "Wednesday last, in q spring
lear the house.
Ga Thursday evening last, a man by
he name of Richard Lee was drowned in
he Loyalsock Creek. He had gone into 4,
he creek to battle, and by some misfortune
he lost his life. His body was recovered
and has been properly inferred.
A young man by the name Of Thomas, ;;
Welshman by birth, died with the man
a-potu, On Wednesday last, in Mahoning
ownship, Montour Co. lie was q s,ran- |
er, having been in the neighborLood but
short time.
Mr.. F. Weiscnssine, of Centre township, !
iut!er county, last year sowed one peek =
f clover seed, on four acres of ground, :,
rom which he has this year cut twelve "
ons of hay. The field averaged about tf-
J stalks to the single seed.
The census so far as received for Nor. !,
cumberland county is as follows: Low :.
r Mahanoy, 1866 inhabitants; Upper
lahanoy, 800; Zerbe, llj6; Coal, 1909; .
1t. Carmel, 1899. y
The Republicans of Columbia county, =
ave issued call for County Conven- q
on at Bloomsburg, on Saturday the lst !,
September. The object is to nominate ;, -
full ticket. y"
On Monday last, on motion Of j. T. +,
ackcr, Esq, the Court admitted to prac- h
&C in the courts of North'd county, Wm. +,
ameron Jr., Esq of Lewisburg. =
An OvERsIGur-Friend Luther, of the '
"a; .t|c2raie, spells "E!k," in his new, c,
,at heading, "Glk." =,