Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-07-13

(strange that ones goodness cant be see
and realized until he dies .)-while Terry
who sht him, although formerly yer
fesby, has grown thin as shadow, an
goes around, forlorn enough, abandone,
by former friends.
There are four Methodist preachers j,
this county, and no other denomination
You may think this very benigh,ed land
Yet the people want first rate preacher
only, and recently sent back slow uev
beginner to the Presiding Elder, bu
promised to pay a good preacher we'll
Just try to learn a Californian anything
and you will soon be astonished at you
own impudence! (Tbey are all trouble,
with that prevailing disease-the "bi.
head'-which the Doctors can not cur,
in the case Of others, even if they escape
it themselves y We are favored witt
good minister and excellent sermons
we pay him $500 year, aud be has alsC
the use Of parsonage. How shall mis-:
preaching when we 60 out to our log cabin
among the mines where there are nc
churches, and no Sundays-fOr we have
a mining claim, and vii! try it. There i:
mining here, too-,hey can dig under
ones own house if they choose, paying
damages when they happen. Of course,
We hope to get the gold when We get ou,
,here-but Q, how we shall want letters,
papers, and good society, then!
Our District Court is in session, and a
six weeks term is expected. The Court
House is a large brick building in the
middle Of the Plaza. The lawyers are
mostly Southerners, and walk with the
swagger and air of men who carry the
desiinies of the world on their shoulders.
All are armed with dirk, pistol, or canes,
and many duels are fought-in prospect,
for challenges pass, and seconds are cho-
sen, but somehow no one gets hurt. One
Northern lawyer was invaded in his Office
by ho,-headed Southerner, who attemp-
ted to chastise him for an imaginary insult.
The Northerner, thong unarmed, was too
much for the assailaDt, who was glad to
retreat alive, leaving his dirk-cane behind.
He afterwards sent for the weapon, it be-
ing valuable, but the Northerner sent
word back that be could have it by calling
in person, which be has not done. SO, you
see, they Of the South bring along their
"institutions"-the '.peculiar" one inclu-
sive, for they take half-breed Indian
squGrs for "seryants"-miserable, vile,
low creatures, too, as ever assumed the
human form-aud by them rear children,
to "come up" ike Topsy. Some Of these
have respectable families at home!
The Indians are becoming more and
more troublesome, and it is feared will
kill many emigrants on the plains. Old
rolo is here frequently. l confess fear
them all. They have also discord among
Last Sunday, in town, one
shot another in a quarrel about some
Thiskey. Recently, at a war-dance, a
warrior appeared in the dress of white
nau-a thing which generally excites the
eaousy Of the red skins, one of whom
stepped up to this "Boston" man, and
aid, "You have no Iadian blood in you,
md will kill you'-and no sooner said
han done. A council was called: they
,ravely decided tha, the murderer should
ield up his horse, which should be shot,
I'D burned, together with his gun and
eads; then, as is their custom, they
red four squaws to mourn, which they
id with the most approved howls, literally
ressed iu sackclo,h aud covered with ashes
Yes, the Chinese use only black tea
ousidering the green as very poisonous.
hese Chinese-'JOhn," we call them,
nd they in turn call everybody else '
John"-are very unpopular here. They
N live on little rice, eaten with round l
icks, steal everything, and are a lying, t
orthless set. The Legislature, to get +
d Of them, passed law requiring them c
pay mining tax Of S. per month at Ii
st, then $40, and finally s2O-a tax o
ey can not pay from the profits Of placer II
ining. They worship the sun, call the II
st of February New Years, and have e
any other curious ideas. They have
nd, with which they charter boats, and p
se the bodies Of all their dead back to Il
lina, load at a time-and no matter ri
lat they do here, if they can get away ii
Fir bones to the Celestial Empire they u,
i all safe for the next world. tb
This is very salubrious region, as you at
y infer from the following, which are p'
d to be common charges Of physicians
en- they have anything to do: Common co
its in town, SIS, and 81 or 81 per mile ~
ra for going out of town; usual cases - -,
surgery, from $50 to sl00; do. in OBJ Sc
.rics, $50, &c. Children are a very W
lthy and sure crop, as will be seen from hr
.ct: twenty -tro ladies recently met at on
ial party few miles from this place, Be
on counting up their matrimonial fec