Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-02-17

or says they we're lawfully acquired. hon
esily held, and kindly cared for,) WHO
could pregen: it! Il Daniel and Iraiah
aud Jane are held il slavery BY tie rob-
bers, le: the State Of Pennsylvania redel m
them. If they desire to 90 t,rk to Mr
Wheeler, le. 20 Pennsylvania deter them.
But shall the State Of Pennsylvania pay
for slaves? Let Us see what the Finance
Committee says on the subject. Better
not pay more for services than interes. on
first cost! Don't DO too liberal, or every
good for nothing rascal With yellow hide
that can't be made profitable on plan,a-
ton, will be brought in the State on some
excuse or other, and let loose with hope
of getting pay for him!
/
News Crowded cut, last week.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 3-Gov. Hous-
ton's message to the Legislature of Texas
transmitting the resolutions of the South
Carolina Legislature, opposes the PROPOSE
ton for the holding of Southern con-
ven,ion. In the Legislature, resolutions
had been introduced sustaining the Cover
nor's views, Oa the ground that Texas has
surrendered her independence to the Union
this emergency not deemed sufficient
excuse for so important step.
Henry Ward Beecher was asked to lec-
ture, at his own price and time, before the
1900 young men Of an Association at st.
/ Louis, provided he did not take Up any
topic Of religious or political controversy.
He replied that it was only on such live
topics that be ever spoke-he wished to
make men wiser and better-and if the
young men never heard such subjects be
thought they had weak diet.
LAWRENCE, Mass, Feb. 3-The YER
dict of the Coroler's jury on tie recent
calamity at Pemberton Mills, has been
rendered. 1t treats the subject a. length,
exOnerates the owners Of the mill from d.
rect blame, and divides the responsibility
upon Mr.. Albert Fuller, who furnished the
iron pillars, and Captain {. Ii. Bigelow,
the architect Of the mills.
Grace Greenwood gave lecture to the
convicts and visitors at the Ohio Peni,en.
ti2ry on Saturday the 81 inst. About
thousand persons were in Attendance, and
her opening remarks about endearments
Of home, fathers, mothers, sisters aud
brothers, we're exceedingly affecting, mo-
wing many 10 tears.
AUGUsrA, Georgia, Feb 6.-John W.
Walker, an overseer Of 4 plantation in the
vicinity of WaynesJ5rOagh, shot John
OHans, aerch4l; Of that place, dead, on
Monday. The Sherir aaI his posse, in
attempting the arrest Of Walker, met
with resistance. aad shot him dad, also
wounded his wife aud child, the latter IA
tally.
a little son Of r bert J. Lyons, Of Col
umbia county, was SO terribly burned by
the explosion Of fluid lamp, recently,
that be lied in = few hours. Accidents of
this kind are of almost daily occurrence,
and despite the repeated warnings persons
continue careless in tie use Of burning
fluid.
FRozEE TO DEATH.-Dayii Shillinger,
of SaDIys,on township, n. J., went to
fodder his c-l-es last Thgrslay evening,
but being rather in liquor, he fell in a
small creek, and had some trouble to get
out. He ihen wandered 4 short distance,
and hHally sank from exhaustion and died.
MUTToN-LOvING DoGs.-In a petition
recently presented TO the Ohio Legisla-
ture, praying 70. relief against the ravages
of dogs among sheep, i, is asserted that
not less than sl50,000 worth of sheep is
annually destroyed By these worse than
useless brutes.
An agent soliciting subscriptions to
Flee,woOd's "Life of Christ" was recent
ly tarred and feathered in Alabama, and
a gentleman who had lived eleven years
in the State, and married there, was COM
PEELED to leave because be would not play
the flute in the procession.
Rev. ABEL Stevens estimates the num-
Der Of Methodist commandments through
ous the world, at 2, $50, ,06l persons. Es-
timating three Zines that number for their
it would make an aggregate
Of ten millions attsndan. upon their min.
Istry.
Thurlov Weed, in 4 ia.e letter to the
Pioneer Association CT y es,eru NewYork,
says tia. lie vent to Rochester in 1922,
With fOrtuue consisting of wife and
two children, ant cash capital of SIPS
in his pocket.
The ire in Elm street, New York, was
caused BY the attempt Of little girl to fll
a auid lamp while lighted The fluid in
tee can caught lre and spread over the Aoor
of bakery, to pile OF shaVings under
the stairs.
4 gentleman Of Bennington, Vermont,
has discovered process for enameling
common bricl, making them impervious
to dampuess, p.oci against frost or heat,
aud rendering them beactiiu! as mayble.
The Common Schools of Ohio contain
GO0,C3i, or about thirty thousand less
than Pennsylvania. The expenses are
81 100000, or 81 50 for each pupil for
IN average of six months tuition.
A deaf man il New Orleans. recently
bad his hesring completely restored by the
discharge of heavy cannon, necr which