Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-08-03
Ncws 1icms from Other Counties.

Orders have been issued for the holding
Of a Military Encampment at York, York
county, TO commence the Sd Of September
The Wiliiamsport Pess concludes hoHer
or that the State authorities instrumental
in getting up the Eucampment at William.
sport in 1858, had better settle the bills
they then aud there contracted, before
they ge. up another humbug Of the kind.
Pi,,.,on Borough has 1867 population,
the Townships 2737, and West Pittston
about l000-7,374 In the three districts
which are contiguous.
TO DEMocRATs-The Sanbury Ga
r,ne, the Democratic organ of the county,
says "the fact can DO: be disguised thai
within the past few years, sectional
character has been given TO the democrat
ic party, by making i. subservicnt to but
one Interest," sectional oue-that of
slavery"
There are eight Educational periodicals
issued in Pennsy ylvahia, besides those sent
Qua from Academies and Semiuarics.
HICKMAN FOR LINcoLS.-IIon. John
Hickman Of Chester county, has declared
his Intention to take the stump for Lin
coin, IIamlin and Curtin. lie as an
nouIced spoke at a grand Republican
mass meeting at West Chester, last week.
The "Penusylvania School Journal, 3"
published at Lancaster city, by the State
Superintendent, has entered upon It's 9th
volume. DIR. Burrows states that 1t is
now Il years since under Gov. Ritncr)
hc labored in the station Of State Superiu-
tcndent.
The Peoples Invincib,e Campaign club
of Selinsgrove now numbers nearly one
hundred members, and mauy more are
ready 10 march into line. Selinsgrove
gave Fremont votes, and Fillmore 81.
Little Annie, daughter of Gel. James
W. Power, Of the States Union Hotel, Of
Philadelphia, met her death in the follow
ing distressing manner: 1t appears she
was on the 4th story Of the Hotel, and by
some means got possession Of few match
es, which she iguited by drawing them on
the walls and which set fire to her dress.
Her screams brought to her assistance her
mother aud q gentleman, but too late.
Her body was burned horribly, aud her
little laughing face badly disfgurcd. She
lived a little while, over two hours, when
death relieved her of her sufferings.
The Pennsylvania State Teachers As
sociation is to meet at GreeDsburg, West
morclund county, Thursday, August I, and
continue three days.
Dr.John Elder, of Harrisburg, Pa, died
on the cars near Thomson, Ga, on the 9th
ul,., from excessive heat.
We learn that the steam saw-mill be.
longing to Joseph S. Hyde Esq, ncar
Ridgeway, was burned on Sunday sight
last together with eight hundred thousand
feet of sawed lumber, aud about two hun.
dred and Fifty saw logs.
Briggs, who murdered the child in Troy,
Pa, is said to be suffering with deliriun
tremens.
Pot,sville contains 9i5i souls-an in
crease Of 1889 in ten years.
Ga the l5th inst, says the Bellefonte
Press, a party Of three men living in the
vicinity Of Pleasant Gap, accompanied by
large dog, crossed the mountains int,
Greeu's Valley. Upon wishing to return
home, missing their dog they made search
for 1t, and found it short distance below
the saw-mill, dead, aud horribly mutilated
by a panther.
Recently, in Brush Valley, Gen. Jon.
athan Wolf reaped with a sickle, 10 one
day, one hundred shocks Of grain. as did
also Mr.. John Wolf, at the same time.
SERVED RIGHT.-lesterday afternoon,
drunken lrishmau called at the Roman
Catholic parsonage aud rang the bell
The Priest answered in person the call
when :he visitor demanded aims. Tn,
|. X 'vcreud Father administered to his want.
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