Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-06-15
Mems liem5 from O,5cr Counties.


Mems licm5 from O,5cr Counties.
\ terrible tornado visited Clarion cour-
ty. III this State, on the afternoon Of the
30th ult Houses and barns were over
turned, and humber Of lives we're lost by
beirg crushed IN the falling building,
Many Of the persons were blown TO p!ec :
and the furniture scattered about.
Seventeen slaves, set free by the will Of
the late Dr.. L1ud, Of Princess Anne Co,
Va, left iOr Philadelphia last week.
We regret to learn tha, the fy is doing
considerable damage to .he Wheat in iLe
lower end Of Lyeoming county.
TIE Supreme Cour; Of Pennsylvania &C.
citei that a Telegraph company must send
the message given them, and allow no
coujec'ural amendments on the part OF auy
Of their officers. In toe language Of Judge
Woodward, they must obey the printers
golden rule and follow copy"
An election was held in Turlutyilie for
the purpose 0; determining the place Of
hoidug the elections il that pace. The
E1gle Hotel received l46 votes, and the
Uuiou Hotel, 30 votes.
IL Washington county, Pa, few days
ago, Wm. Woadson, who Is said to be
worth 100000, was convicted Of hog
stealing, and sentenced 10 one years in
prlsoument in the peuiiebtiary.
One day las; week there was shipped
over the Wiiiiamsp0ri Rca3 cia L mira to
New York City, five tons of butter, il fr-
kius aud tubs.
A German Reformed church edifce is
to be erected at Bioomsburg, at a cost Of
about 5000.
John Sheep Of Washingtonville, has se-
cured the eoutTaei for carrying the mail
between Danyil.e aud that place.
Mr.. VIM. Webb, formerly of Jersey
Shore, but late residing il Akron, ONO
Tas killed By the kick Of a horse last week
The Big Mountain Coal Breaker at Sha-
mokin, was destroyed BY FIRE on the night
Of the 2Sth ult. 1t was occupied BY Jo-
seph Bird. one Of the mos: energetic aud
peTse7eriDg operators in the coal region,
whose loss is very heavy. TIE Breaker
was insured, but Nr. i. lost all his tools
and about 500 tons Of coal, which was in
the breaker at the time. 1t is supposed to
have been the work Of an ipcepdiary.
Jacob Follmer was drawing logs with
pair Of horses, in upper Milton; the whis-
tie Of the Steam Planing Mil was blown,
whcreat they frightened and ran of. IL
Nr. F's. erdeavors TO hold them BY the
lines, be fell and broke his lef, leg. He
is doing quite well under the ciTcum-
STANCES.
A daughter Of james Loaien, Esq,
loekteuder at Jersey Shore, was drowue
in the canal on Tuesday evening. She
was ten years old. Her funeral took place
On Thursday, which was attended by the
scholars Of tie Methodist Sabbath School
Bogus gold dollars Of the date Of 1854,
have been pat in circulation, recently, a.
Nuucy and vicinity. They are We. exc
cuiel, aud il Is d.ticalt to distinguish them
from the geuuine, except By weighing
them. Look GU, for them.
Tue la;e fresbet washed away about 100
feet Of the embaukmert Of the canal be-
tween Bad Eagle and Beech Greek.
TIE break was meuded, but the heavy
showers a few days since, re-opened it,
tearing out 100 additional feet. Men are
now engaged III repairing it.
John Hagerty, at Phelps Mills, Oh
Monday morning, il hauling a load of
lumber thence to the canal Oh a car, was
badly injured by part Of the load falling
upon him. His back was broken, and
dead from the waist to the lower e1trem-
tiles.
The editor of the Lewisburg Argus has
found that "roamiug' printers are nui-
sance. 60 have We, as general thing,
aud our arrangement with them is no: to
give them copper in the shape Of money,
ou; never turn them away hungry from
our door; the majority Of them are not
worthy Of m0re.--Nl'oNiaa.
Mr.. Fisher OF Milton, has given bis new
Hall the name q "AIbOr Hall" L. will
eat 300 persons. j
Rev. c. Collins, Presiieu, Of Dickinson
college, has resigned his position, to As
ume the Presidency Of Female College,
lear Memphis, Tenn.
A lively Republican Ratification Meet
NJ was he'd IN Milton, Friday evening
# last week-Pollock, Lawson, &c, spea-
iers
George " Carpenter Of Germantown,
lied Jasi week, aged 5S years. He was
ne Of the very largest landowners and
Merchants of Philadelphia, and vas noted
OF his enterprise and at!aiaments in the
latura. sciences /,
Messrs. Hill and Goblin of Srnbury,
ave divided their law partnership, and
ach ''goes Ii upon his own hook"
Rev. A. Wadleigh, of Muncy, is about
0 undertake tour in Europe
Samuel j. kis,ler Esq, member of the
legislature from LehIeh county, has paid
ITO the County Treasury the sun of two