Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-12-28

Seward or Wilson"
The whole number of Post Offices in
the Uuited States is %, 5..3. What scam
periug there soon will be Of Post Masters.
Louisiana's chief occupation is raising
sugar. Her industry and commerce are
malnly based on it. Sugar is now protect
ed by q duty of "A per cent. against the
competition Of the Wes. Iudies. But if
she secedes aud joins Southern Confed-
eracy, one Of whose maxims is "Free
Trade" half her plantations would 60 to
waste and half her planters TO ruin.
Mrs. Anderson, wife of the commander
at Fort Moultrie, called upon the Pres-
dent, aud assured him that his neglect to
reinforce the Fors would be an Intentional
and wicked sacrifice Of her husbands life,
IS be would never surrender, but fall in
defence Of bis port.
Mr. buchanan is terribly agitatei and
some profess TO zee in him indications of
insanity.
Senator Toombs has come again to
Washington, but not with his sword
drawn and 40 army of ten thousand men,"
as he threatened before Lincoln's election.
Ex-Gov Wise, it is stated, now recon-
mends raising men in Virginia and Mary
land to take Washington and inaugurate
Breckinridge as Au,ocrat of the Southern
Confederacy on the 4sh March. He was
"going" to do the same thing with Ere
mont. John Brown attempted to take
smaller town, but failed most awfu!ly-let
Wise take warning.
The Emperor of Russia is progressing
with the emancipation of her seris. All
the world is becoming free and more civil
lized, except portion of the American
Union, which seems sinking into anarchy
and the rule Of mere brute force.
Six millions Of dollars in gold we're re-
ceived in New York last week. Despite
the desperate efforts Of the Slave Poiti-
GINS Panic, times are improving IN ma
ny quarters in the North, East aud West,
while the South is bent on suicide and in
jurins her own credit and resources TO q
great aud alarming extent.
Pres. Lincoln will scjourn in Washing
ton, with Senator Trumbull, prior to en-
tering into the White House.
Now is tie season of danger from cold
Dress warm and dry, and sleep in dry
clothes ouly. If exposed to cold, keep
warm by exercise. See that cbiIdren's
limbs aud necks are warm. Avoid sudden
changes, aud cover the mouth and nos
tris when exposed quickly to cold air
from hot room, so that the al! may not
come to your lungs, chilled.
They have had two Union meetings in
Willian.por.-one union meeting, and
t other Democratic. E. [barriu' that the lat
ter was suppressed by the threats Of t 9th
er sort O. Democracy, a IL Mayor Henry
VS.. Geo. Vim. Curtis.
Wednesday evening of las. week, the
MiltoDisus first saw Milton by Gas,
Light" The light is said to be brilliant,
and afforded at So 50 per thousand cubic
feet.
A conA,gration occurred a. Linn &
MCoy's Iron Works a short A'~'.n~e
north Of Bellefonte, Sunday morning., by
which dwelling, occupied by Isaac cling
her as a boarding house, was entirely de-
stroyed. 1t appears that the Ere oligiDa-
ted from defective s,ove-pipe.
The wife Of Solomon Lenser of fSunbury,
was found dead in her bed on Saturday
morning week. She had the string at.
tached to the cradle in her hand, aud had
been up during the night to wait on her
child, nor was her husband aware of her
death when he awoke in the morning
The probable cause Of bcr death was app
plexy.
A cOnrse Of Lectures during The winter,
has been arranged to be delivered in the
Milton Academy.
WHITE DEER-John Duffy has shot
deer that was white nearly all over, Oh
Brush Mountain, Blair county.
Cathcart, convicted, before Judge Linn,
Of the murder of his wife, in Clinton coun-
ty, has applied by counsel for. susPen-
sion Of his sentence blythe Supreme Court.
The Mayor of Pi,tsburg would not al
low John c. Heenan to give al exhibi'
tion in that city.
The Water Gas Company of Philad. Of
fer to supply the people of that ? ace with
Gas al - cents per thousand.
The Me,hodists expect to open a new
house of worship, in Green Valley, -
miles northeast Of Hushesville, Sunday,
9th of January next
The Lyccming Insurance Company paid
$4,000 for losses by fire, during the
three months ending 10th Nov. last.
DR.. Raper and family, at Lairdssille,
whose illness from using apple-butter pu,
up in earthen crooks, are getting better
We have been informed that number Of
persons in Columbia county, have been
suffering in the same manner and from the
same cause.
The act authorizing the construction of
the road from the Junction to Sunbury
or Northumberland, on the west side of
the Susquehanna, was passed last winter
and sigued week or two since BY the
Governor.
The Northern Central Rail Boad have
put up large and comfortable station
house, opposite Selinsgroye.