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

Bucks county is entirely free from dobt
The Commissioners had a special meeting
recently, to meet the Auditors and pay OIL
the indebtedness, when every obligation
against the county was cancelled
\. Il. IIawley is appointed Agent at
the Muncy Depot for the n. Z. Il. Co.
Major Jack Cummings, Buchanan's
Navy Agent in Philadelphia, was one OF
the "outside Delegates" to Charleston.
Daniel Bower has retired from the Viii
liamspor, Press-Mr. Butt remaining in
charge Of it.
Wednesday morning, about nine o'clock,
Isaac B. Dashiell, belonging to Baltimore,
a brakeman on the Philadelphia 4 Balti-
more Central Railroad, met with an acci-
dent at Avondale station, Chester county,
Pa., 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 bis
foothoId, was precipitated between the
cars and the permanent platform at the
station. No bones were broken, but be
received fatal internal injuries.
In Williamspor', on Sunday night, 18th
inst, the stables of Mrs. Sarah Harris,
John Is. Beck, L. H. Donnell, and the
Exchange property, we're consumed by
fire. So confident are the people of the
presence of an incendiary in their midst,
that the Burgess offers Reward Of $500
for his or her detection.
The Welsh Independents are building
house Of worship at Bloomsbury.
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
il Warren Co., Pa.
Under a recent 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
ers a, 100000.
y young married woman, named Lucet,
ia Hoffman (wife of a millwrighD OF
Miiltrcck Tp, Lebanon Co, committed su-
icie on "Wednesday morning, April llth,
by drowning. Cause-desertion by a
heartIess husband, whose future should be
that of the Uayajond.
At the recent meeting Of the Hunting
don Prtsbytery, three young men were Ii.
censed TO preach, aud two were ordained
as Missionaries TO Siam.
a ylung man stole watch from the
dwelling Of Dr. Leisenring, of Solinsgrove,
and was let of on returning the property
aud confcssing bis guilt.
There are already between forty and
City candidates for office in Butler county,
and 'more coming"
Rev. Mr. Anstadt, Of Gettysburg, was
elected pastor Of the old Lutheran church |
Of Sellnsgroye, and is now attending to his
duties
WM. c. A. LAWRENCE, reelected Spea
kor of the House of Representatives in
at the last session, died at
his home in Harrisburg, last Saturday
evening, in bis 2Sih year. lie was man
1f splendid talents, and uncommon prom
Sc. Hon. Joseph Lawrence of Washing
.on county, long time Speaker of the
same body, and also Member Of Congress,
vas his father
The Sclinsgrove papers talk about
Bank, but the citizens voted down prop
,sition to build two new School Houses, as
100 onerous tax.
In Columbia county, the Sheriff adver-
ises a column of land of the Columbia
Joal and Iron Company. In Clinton
county, upwards of seventy tracts of es-
ate Of VIM. Fearon, Jr., is thus exposed
The Grand Jury of Northumberland
county last week recommended the addi-
ion of some good stone wall to the Coun
y Jail, ana also say, ave find the pres
mt Court House too small and inconveni
mt for the increasing population of the
.oun'y: but think at present, owing to
he failure of crops for years past, scarcity
If money, and reduced price Of real estate,
hat it would be inexpedient to sell the
county building to raise money towards
new Court House at present"
Rev. Mr., Blackford and wife, the las,
member of the o. s. Presby yterian church
# Harrisburg, are about to embark for
Rio Jaucrio in Brazil, under the. patro-
lage Of the Mission Board.
A serious accident occurred o week
Wednesday in Cogan House township,
which resulted in the death of child Of
Ir. Garrison. The mother was engaged
Il house cleaning, and had fire back of
he house for the purpose of heating wa
er. While she was busily at work 10 the
louse, little girl, about three years old,
trayed to where the fire was, and in few
minutes was discovered with her clothes
n full blaze. She died the following day.
Amos Early is "Early" in the field for
Sheriff Of Dauphin county.
Mr., Reynolds of Bellcfonte has provi-
led thu: town with large Public Hall.
The editors ofthc Jersey Shore Vcaeue
ongratulates their opponent, Mr.. Cocl-
laugh of he Republican, on his appoint
nent as Marshal TO take the census Of Ly-
coming county.
a few days since, while Mr.. VIM. Ben.
Ter, Of Adams county, was hauling lime