Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-04-27

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Bucks county is entirely free from dobt
The Commissioners had special meeting
recently, to meet the Auditors and pay of
the Indebtedness, when every obligation
against the county was cancelled
! a. II. Uawley is appointed Agent at
the Muncy Depot for the n. Z. X. Co.
/ Major Jack Cummings, Buchanan
Navy Agent in Philadelphia, was one Of
the "outside Delegates" to Charleston.
/ Daniel Bower has retired from the Vii.
Transport Press-Mr. Butt remaining in
charge Of it.
Wednesday morning, about nine o'clock,
Isaac B. Dashiell, belonging to Baltimore,
brakesman on the Philadelphia & Balti-
more Central Railroad, met with an acci-
dent at Avondale station, Chester county,
Ia, which resulted in his death in the
course of an hour. The unfortunate man
was about TO step on one of the cars, while
the train was in motion, and losing his
foothoid, was precipi;ated between the
cars and the permanent platform at the
station. No bones we're broken, but be
received fatal internal injuries.
| in Williamsport, on Sunday night, 18th
inst, the stables of Mrs. Sarah Harris,
John b. Beck, L. Ii. Donnell, and the
Exchange property, we're consumed by
fire. SO confident are the people Of the
presence of an ineendiary in their midst,
that the Burgess offers Reward Of 5000
for his or her detection.
The Welsh Independents are building
house of worship at Bloomsburg.
Two men have been sent to the Peniten-
tiary for stealing meat from the smoke.
house Of j. Norton Low, opposite William
| sport.
Judge Galbraith has decided to license
no mole houses to sell Intoxicating drinks
in Warren Co., Pa.
Under rccen; act of the Pennsylvania
Legislature, Model Farm and Botanic
GARDEN are about to be established near
Philadelphia.
The Williamsport & Elmira Railroad
was knocked off TO some of the bond hold
eEs at Sl0O, 200.
y young married woman, named Lucet.
ia Hoffman (wite of millwrighD Of
Mi.ltroek Tp, Lebanon Co, committed su-
lclje on Wednesday morning, April l1th,
by drowning. Cause-desertion by a
heartless husband, whose future should be
that of the Uaya6oad
At the recent meeting Of the Hunting
don Presbytery, three young men were Ii.
censed TO preach, aud two were ordained
as Missionaries to Siam.
a yaung man stole watch from the
dwelling Of DR.. Leisenring, of Selinsgrove,
aud was let of on returning the property
aud confessing bis guilt.
There are already between forty and
fifty candidates for office in Butler county,
and ''more coming"
Rev. Mr.. Anstadt, Of Gettysburg, was
elected pastor Of the old Lutheran church
Of SclInsgrove, and is now attending to his
duties.
WM c. A LAWRENCE, reelected Spea
kcr of the House of Representatives in
Pennsylvania at the last session, died at
his home in Harrisburg, last Saturday
evening, in his 2Sih year lie was man
Of splendid talents, and uncommon prom
ise Hon. Joseph Lawrence Of Washing.
ton county, long time Speaker of the
same body, and also Member Of Congress,
was his father.
The Selinsgrove papers talk about
Bank, bat the citizens voted down a prop
ostion to build two new School Houses, as
TOO onerous tax.
In Columbia county, the Sheriff adver-
tises column of land of the Columbia !
Coal and Iron Company. In Clinton
county, upwards of seventy tracts of es-
tate Of VIM. Fearon, Jr., is thus exposed
The Grand Jury of Northumberland |
county last week recommended the addi-
ton of some good stone wall to the Coun
ty Jail, ana also say, awe fnd the pres
ent Court House too small and inconveni
ent for the increasing population of the
county: but think at present, owing to |
the failure Of crops for years past, scarcity
Of money, and reduced price Of real estate, |
that it would be incxpedient to sell the
county building to raise money towards
buildings new Court House at present"
Rev. Mr. Backford and wife, the las,
a member of the o. S. Presbyterian church |
of Harrisburg, are about to embark for
Rio Jauerio in Brazil, under the. patro-
mage Of the Mission Board.
A serious accident occurred week
in Cogan House township,
which resulted in the death of child Of |
Mr.. Garrison. The mother was engaged |
in house cleaning, and had fire back of
the house for the purpose of heating wa
ter. While she was busily at work in the
house, little girl, about three years old,
strayed to where the fire was, and in few
minutes was discovered with her clothes
in full blaze. She died the following day.
Amos Early is "Early" in the field for
Sheriff Of Dauphin county.
Mr.. Reynolds of Bellcfon.e has provi-
ded tha. town with large Public Hall.
The editors Of the Jersey Shore Tc3eae
their opponent, Mr. Cocl-
baugh of he Republican, on his appoint
ment as Marshal 10 take the census Of Ly-
coming county.
\ few days since, while Mr.. VIM Ben
der, Of Adams county, was hauling lime