Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-06-01
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9th Of December last, was found at Wilkes
barre, last Saturday, floating in the river
| The Huntingdon papers record the deati
of two citizens Of W arriorsmark township
named Daniel Moore and John Duffey
They were engaged in working in an or
bank, When the earth caved 10 upon them
entombing them, and when taken out LIT,
was extinct
On Monday night, Peter Gutchkin, ,
young man from Catawissa, while in q
state of intoxication, was drowned in tht
three mile level of the Wyoming Canal
about one mile above this borough.-Ber
Uick Gazette.
The Sunbury Gazette says that severa
Jew pedlsrs have been victimising some
Of the farmers of Northumberland county
BY selling them damaged goods, &c.
The stack of the steam saw mill above
Sudbury, is thrown down. The. mill has
been sold to Wm. Frick, of Lewisburg
who removed the machibery aud wood
work to Chester, Pa. The brick and stone
in the building we're purchased by Wm.
and A. j. Rockefeller, who intend using
them in the erection of large brick edi-
fee on the present site Of their father
residence 10 Sunbury.
Shepherd Crownover and George Hamp-
son we're killed near Mill Creek by the
fast passenger train going east, at 10 o'clock
on Monday night. They had been in this
place during the day, aud left for their
homes in the evening, both intoxicated.
CrowDover was badly maDgled, aud instant
ly killed. Hampsou lived two or three
hours after he had been struck by the 10.
comotive. Crownover leaves family.
A barn in Derry township, Mifflin Co.,
owned by james Cupples, was entirely
destroyed by fire on Friday, together with
a quantity of hay, straw, horse gears, &c.
The fire is supposed to have originated
from children playing with fire close to
the barn.
Rev. j. j. Reimensnyder and Col.
James Cameron are recommended for Con-
gress By the Democrats in the North'd and
Schuylkill District. ,......A Democratic mass
meeting is called for the 9ta inst, at Sun
bury, to instruct their Delegates as to
their choice for President.
James Miller C"Jim," of Lewisburg)
was arrested at Harrisburg on charge OF
passing Aforged order for $40 on his en-
ployer at Easton.
The Railroad connection between Dan,
vile and Northumberland, it is expected,
will be completed next week.
The last Legislature passed a severe
law against re packing salt fish.
On Sunday night, our toWnsmap, Mr..
Y. Petersen, discharged two barrels Of his
revolver upon one OF the boys in his en-
ploy, named Eugene Bruno, under the
circumstances /: The boy had
got up in the dark, and gone out at the
back door, unheard. Ia coming in, how
ever, be made considerable noise, and
aroused Mr.. Z. who was sleeping in the
same room. As the door opeued, the 6g-
lre Of the boy was visible, aud Mr.. z. had
no other idea than that it was that of
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rolver and discharged two barrels, both of
" which took effect about the back and thigh
If the boy, drawing blood in both places,
bu, fortunately dong DO further injury.
As soon as the frightened boy could
peak, be made himself known when Of
course it was difficult to tell which of the
wo was frightened the most.-Ptttston
Gazette.
John Labenturg, carpenter, while re-
Gently crossing one of the high bridges on
he Cas,awissa railroad, slipped and tell off
he bridge, a height Of fifty feet, breaking
his back, and causing his death in about
,ne hour after the accident. He was 80
years Of age, and leaves a wife aud five
children.
A son Of Capt. Thomas Eppley, of
Montoursville, Lycomiug county, aged ten
years, fell from his fathers canal boat,
while lying at Harrisburg, and was drown
I'd. The boy was engaged in fishing with
, drop line when be fell overheard.
A pudder, BY the name of Patrick
Cahill, died suddenly in the Montour Rol-
ing Mill, from the effect of Griuking cold
water while in state of profuse perspira-
lion. He was single man, 36 years of
lgc, an Irishman by birth, and bore
very good character.
young lad, named Henry Weptzel,who
halls from Jersey Shore, and is disabled
in his legs, afforded some of our citizens
an opportunity OF Witnessing his skill in
driving pair Of dogs in harness, attached
to substantial, well-made wagon. The
dogs we're as perfectly trained as any pair
Of well groomed carriage horses. He was
on his way to Harrisburg
Samuel Wilson, formerly a resident of
Patterson, had both his legs cut off at
Parkesburg, Chester county. He was
near the track when the train passed by,
was thrown down, and it passed over him,
entirely severing his legs from his body.
A boy, years old, son of James Hugh
es, of Newton Hamilton, in walking over
a plank crossing the small run from the
lanyard, but which had been swelled into
a torrent by the heavy rains, fell into the
turbid waters aud was drowned. A num-
ber of ueighbOrs promptly repaired to the
spot and waded the run in all directions,
but failed to discover the body. 1t was
probably washed through the culvert into
the river. The grief Of the parents, espe-
cially the mother, is said to have been
heari-rending, at this sudden bereavement
of a fayorite child.