Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-07-20
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Freystowu. The people are wsgiug wal
of cxtermioation sgaiust the canine race
large number having already been
slaughtered.
Patrick Durkin, an employee Of the
Mine Hill Railroad Company, was killed
at the planes by being run over BY car
both bis legs we're cut of.
Last Monday, 495 letters were mailed
from, and 3SS received At, the Williams
port Post Office.
Mrs. Barbara Nell, aged one hundred
and ten years, died, 9rh July, at her resid'
ence, Third St. near Poplar, philadelphia.
Richard Platt, foreman for Bancroft,
Lewis 4 Co., At Ashland, vas killed on
Saturday week BY fall Of Coal He leaves
a large family. Mr.. Platt vas one Of ihe
Oldest miners in this region, and was
highly esteemed BY oil Who knew him.
A white horse, belonging to some stran-
ger, came staggering down Mill street,
Danville, Wednesday afternoon, and when
opposite Mr.. Woods shoe store, fell dead
into the gutter.
A little boy Was drowned While bathing
10 the canal on the 4tb, q short distance
above Pitts.on. He was taken with
cramp aud before assistance could be rem
dered was dead.
The "irreprcssibls conflict" has reached
Cambria county, wherc the Democrats
have two county tickets in the field.
Died, on the Sd inst, near Bedford,
Mrs. Virginia Lougstreth, aged 90 years.
She was we believe native Of Franklin
county and the nurse of Pres. Buchanan.
o. Martin was hunting on Loyalsock
creek, last Saturday, with . companion,
who, shooting too quickly while Martin
was starting . wounded duck, sent load
of shot into Martins head. Frantic, the
latter ran all the way home to Moutours-
vile, where bis wounds were dressed, and
no danger is appreheuded.
Allentown numbers S067 souls-an 10.
crease of 4,:6S 10 ten years. Harrisburg
numbers 1852 souls-an increase of
6,S6G in ten years.
j. X. Crawford, of Hollidaysburg, who
is on the Democratic Electoral Ticket,
writes that be shall vote, if elected, for
Douglas and Johnson, and no one else
Can't fool wide-awake Douglasites BY that
Breckenridge trick.
There are forty different Lincoln and
Hamliu clubs iu Philadelphia.
The Lykens Ealley Ners Letter is an in.
dependent, "gratui.ous," quarterly period.
ical, issued for fuu, glory, news, advertise
ments, and 25 cents a year, at Millers
burg, Dauphiu county, by Benz. G. Stee-
ver Printed at Lykenstown.
Selipsgrove has Douglas club formed.
The thief who stole the horse of Moses
Thompson, was arrested At Madisonburg
a few days ago, aud is now in the Belle.
fonte Jail. His name is Samuel Myers,
resided near Centre Furnace. He is only
about seventeen years Of age.
The corner stone Of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church, situated just below
McKees ] Falls, Chapman township, will
be laid with appropriate ceremonies on
Sunday the 29th day of July inst.
We regret to state that DR.. Brewer, ed
itor Of the Montour American, is lying
dangerously ill., On Wednesday last, be
was somewhat better, but has since re.
lapsed into bis former condision.-Ddn-
vile Iateuiyencer.
INFORMATION WANTED.-Any person
knowing of the whereabouts of = Wclch
girl, sged about l6 years, answering to
the name of Mary Watkins, will confer
favor BY forwarding such information to
Watkin Williams, Danville, Pa.
At Breckenridge meeting in Philadel-
phis, the Douglas men behaved in SO riot
GUS manner that the Police arrested six-
teen Of them-oue, . Mr.. Clark, holding
Office under Gov. Packer. These Breck.
enridgeites, who we're thus saved from the
terrors of mob.law by Mayor Henry, are
the very men who attempted to howl him
down because be last summer protected
an Anti-Slavery party in the enjoyment
of their constitutional rights.
Benz. F. Tewksbury, the accomplished
School Superintendent Of Susquehanna
county, died on the 30th ult., aged q
years, much lsmented.
A drunken man named Welch was ta.
ken up in Bellefonte On the 4th Of July,
and sent to jail. Five or six who attemp.
ted to prevent his arrest, we're bound over
for that offence.
There are altered notes, counterfcited
upon the Commercial; Bank, Philadelphia.
An election will be held, 30th August,
on the question Of dividing Chapman
township, in Snyder county.
The Sunbury & Erie Railroad Company
has decided to put up frame depot build
ings at Milton, similar to those at Lock
Haven, and has given the contract for the
same to David Marr.
An adopted son Of Alexander Guffy,
aged about Is years, was drowned in the
lock at Watsontowp, on Monday week.
He was engaged in preparing the lock to
pass through boat, when be slipped and
fell 10; the suction of the wicket drew
him under the water and through it, thu,
preventing his rescue until the vital spark
had fed.
In Columbia county, Bloomsbury (town
and towusbip!) has a population of 2, ,4S6,
Berwick 6S6, Light Street 55l, Espytown