Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-08-31

missioner. Jchn M'Calmond; Auditor, not re-
n.enbered.
Democratic Ticket
Assembly, Capt. John 4. Hunter Sheriff.
Edward kremcr; Rec. n Rec. J. l.. Test /;
Prohono,ary, John Hofier; Auditor, not re-
membered.
The Democrats passed resolutions in favor
Of Union Electoral Ticket.
There was a good deal Of cheering by both
paTtie>-and many aspIraniS were sadly ciS-
appointed.
The Camp Meeting "brnke-up" this morn
ing. There were ihIry-two tents. Good or
der prevailed generally. Last evening there
were some taken up" for swearing.
The farmers in Brush Valley are busy at
seeding. (some have linlShed) and nearly all
will be through by the lst Sept
The wheat crop was very gool, so good
that the rake Of Manny's Reaper was too
weak 10 do lis work property oais good;
Corn, middiing; Fruit of all kinds, scarce.
ERR.
AT one time editor of the "ncmocrstic Whis"
STORM, AND Loss OF SAW LoGs.-On
Friday afternoon the northern counties of
the coutral part of this State wero visited
with a most terrible storm of rain.
Pine creek was higher than it has been
known for many years, and the Chemung,
Tioga, Sinnemuhoning, Kettle Creek and
other streams in this section of the State
were raised to very unusual freshet.
Pine creek raised about nine feet in three
hours and committed great destruction TO
roads, bridges, farms and lumbcring es-
tabi.hmcnts. The Booms near the mouth
Of the Greek were broken and vast guam
ti.y of logs escaped. The Willismsport
Boom was undergoing repairs, and was
closed until after daylight Some of the
logs that were RATED out for some Of the
mills below broke loose about two o'clock
in the morning, and they continued TO
break their fasteuings until after six o.
clock, when the BOoms and other fas,en-
Jugs we're secured. About three millions
of feet escaped from the Jaysburg, vii. |
Transport and Loyalsock mills. The fas- !
Jennings of the Lock Haven Boom gave
way, where they had been rafting out,
aud nearly the entire stock escaped,
mounting in all TO about II, 100000 feet. .
About 100000 feet escaped from the
Pine creek BoOms. Many of these logs
we're caught in the Boom a, Willamsport,
how many, We are unable at this time 10
determine. /
The logs commenced to pass William
sport about two o'clock in the morning,
,ud at times in large quantities until the
Boom succeeded in stopping them
The river at Williamspor. a, its highest
point was twelve feet above low wascr.-
IIWiamport Bulletin.
An lrishman, named Thomas Kelly,
for some time past resident of William
sport, and who was reported to have been /
killed on the rail road near the Muncy
Station, BY the Sunbury Il Erie train 60.
ing south, on Monday evening of las.
week, it is now believed was dead |
before the train struck him. When last (
seen alive be was very much intoxicated. /
--Hancy Luminary.
On the 9th inst, John Cathcart was
lodged in the ClearfelI county Jail,
charged with having shot his wife, on the
previous. The ball entered her
breast, aud lodged in the backbone She
survived six hours.
The st. Louis Democrat learns that the
steamer Lucas, from Memphis, encounter
cd fifteen minute snow storm on Sunday
morning, the 10Th inst.
Caleb C. Woodbury., Postmaster at White
Pigeon, who was recently arrested for rob
bing the mail, committed suicide on the
10Th inst, preferring death to imprison-
ment.
A heavy thunder storm visited Phila-
delphia, on the 18th inst, and owing to
the great quantity Of water that fell, the
sewers were too small to carry it off, and
in consequence the streets and pavcments
were overhowed and cellars were filed, re-
sulting 10 great damage to property. At
several points culveris fell in carrying
with them the railroad tracks, and causing
great alarm to the resident occupants of
houses in the yicinity.
Hon. II. c. Hickok, was announced as
one of a number Of Speakers at a Rcpub,
lican meeting, in Franklin, Pa, on the
29th inst
DR.. NJ. i. Garman and Amelia Deener,
charged with Iufanticide, were tried last
week, at WiI!iamsport, and contrary to all
expectations, were acquitted.
Efforts are in progress to form a con-
nectiOn between the Sunbury Il Ere
Railroad, and the Borough of Potisville,
by the completion of road to the Shame
kin Valley and Pottsville Railroad.
On Saturday afternoon a week, bull,
hcifcr and COW, in the field of John Roh-
ser, of Strasburg township, Lancaster,
We're killed by one stroke Of lightning.
Union County Court Proclamation
WHEREAS, the Hon. AB'M S.W'ILSON,
w President Judge for the Goth Judicial
District Of Pennsylvania, composed of the
Of Union, Miiiin and SNYDER, and