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

A sad event happened at Albion, y. Y,
las, week. A widow woman residing
there lost her boy, child Of three years.
The neighbors turned out il large uum-
bers and sought for him during Gay and
TWO nights; On the second day, be was
found dead in a ditch within a half mile
Of his home. He had clearly died of
starv1'ion, after having va;nly euieav0red
to escape from The PIT into which he had
fallen.
\ beautiful bat silly girl, Of 16 to Is
years, daughter Of widow Of Rockford,
H., advertised for a husband 10 the peper
.or the romance of the thing and was
caught and seiuced by Pixies PEAK gam
bier named Wm. Moore. She started in
company with him for Pixies Peak. ard
now has been found murdered On the way
TO Otumwa, Iowa.
The Legislature Of Wisconsin has pass
Cd an act reducing the rate # inte.es,
from twelve to ten per cent. Hitherto iu
contracts, where not otherwise expressed,
the legal rate has been seven per cent
The rate continues, but the higbes' rate
not usurI01s, will be ten per cent. Grow
lag sensible. Usury Is always a cuTse)
4 Washington dispatch says that M
Pryor's wife aud FIVE children were iu
Washington when he cent his challenge TO
Mr.. Potter Nj P.reT'- w.fe w4s s.>o 10
the city at the time, quite ca II, saying
she did not Wish to say any thing Of tee
affair uLti! 1t wa over, AM declared that
she knew her husband to be a brave man.
\ private letter from Cassius II. Clay,
dated the l0th of April, says: "Our
troubles with the November Committee,
are, trust, ended for ever. We are left
to the enjoyment Of our eous:i;uiioual
rights, and 10 press on that divine revolu-
tion which will for ever make them un-
necessary"
When the very aged mother of Cassius
VI. Clay was told that the Pro Slavery men
Of b.. par; of Kentucky had resolved TO
make him cease from speaking for freedom,
or leave the country, she said, Il bai
rather see him without his head than hear
Of his deserving his post 0. duty"
When Gov Chase, of Ohio, becomes a
member Of the United States Senate, on
the 4th Of March, lS61-@ren Of the
members Of that body will be ustiyes of
New Haven, Conn, viz /: Nessrs Chase,
Chandler. Clark, FesssuGeu, Grimes, Hale,
and Wilson.
Ia recent debate 10 the L. S. Senate,
Mr. Brown, Dem of Miss, avowed him
self willing to educlte the siaves,.hile Mr..
Mason Dem, of Virginia. thought it
wise policy not 10 educate them, as blacks,
whether bond or free, formed no part Of
political society.
An Illinois paper records with mucb
gusto the band, halls, and other perform
anees connected with the opening of
Beer Garden. in a one horse town. Bet
ter rupg the bells and bad day Of mourn
irs for tie iIrup,i0n 0. such curse.
On the 10Th inst, the New York III
buHe commenced its XXth year, with
total circulation Of 2s6.7 $50 copies Of all
its eGi,ious--a gain Of 75,o0O over last
year.
Daniel Webster once said that al over
the world, and in all times, the agrieultu
raj regions devoted to grazing were more
prosperous than grain growing districts
Three years ago man invested $50, 600
in real estate a, St. Paul. A short time
since, determining TO realize what be could
D it, be sa.d it fox 81 600.