Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1861-03-29

.NJn0nyahetd Reputftcan.
SAD CAsUALTY.-A girl named Alic.
Sweatland, aged II years, was horribly
burned at Tioga, on Friday morning las.
! While standing in front Of the fireplace
a sudden gust of wind came rushing down
the chimney. bIowine the flames out Of
the fireplace, aud before the girl could
escape her clothes were on fire and she
was enveloped 10 flames. She did no,
lose her presence Of mind for an instant ;
she rushed to bed, and attempted to
smother the flames but did not succeed,
and died of her injuries on Saturday, after
suffering the most intense pain. She was
alone in the house at the time of the
accident
ANDREW JOHNSON, Of Tennessee, few
days since, referring TO the seeding men,
bcrs Of Buchanau's Cabinet. said "CobJ
ren,uiaed IN the Clbtset uatlthe Treasury
rqs brmkrUpt, and the national credit DIS
grnce1, at h,me dn' aJrond, and then he
conscjeHcious!y seceo'ed Thompson stayed
IN until the poor I"'ians ,rere roJbed ont
of'a large porfioa If heir pa'rim0ny, and
then he conscienciouLy sece'ed Fl2yd,
more honest than the rest, mdited until he
and ms friends lad taken some eight mill
ions ofpuJiic and pirate money, and then
he, pious soul. coascienciousiy seeded, too. y
FINE SnFEr.-Last week, Neuer &
Brocious, of this place, killed sheep two
years old, which weighed when dressed
10 pounds 1t was raised by Samuel
Hartman, Of Snyder county. The fleece
and skin weighed - pounds. This AMI
NAL had, the year previous, been shorn Of
fleece weighing hrelce pounds, which,
together with the price for which the sheep
was sold to the butcher, and the early age
at which it was disposed Of, made it very
profitable animal. There is money to be
made in sheep raising, if farmers engage
in it with the right spirit.-SanJ Gazette,
The Selecsmeu of the town Of New
London, Conn, have taken occasion to in.
lroduce all able-bodied applicants for as
sistance to a saw, saw-horse aud wood pile
before passing upon their title to aid from
town. This test has, in most cases, been
too much for the paupers, Who, after lit
tie exercise, have "skooted" to more fa-
vorable locations, or thrown themselves
upon private charity.
Few men in tho Army have received
more fasors than Gen. Twiggs, who re-
Gently betrayed all Of the U. 5. forces be
could into the hands of the Secessionis's.
The Government, suspected him, and bad
ordered his removal, when be was proba-
bly, informed by some spy at Washington,
aud then FASTENED to q baser act than
Arnold attempted.
The Charleston Mercury walks into
Mr.. Holt, late Secretary Of War under
Mr.. Buchanan, as follows: "llolt does
not deserve the honor Of an assassination.
But be is a marked man. If ever be ven-
lures within the confines OF the Confeder-
ate States, be will never return to prac-
tice coercion again. The breed of such
traitors can not be perpetuased among u.s.
The new Government is composed Of
one rail-splitter (Lincoln). Two type-stick-
ers (Hamliu aud CamerOu). two editors
(Welles and Smi,h), two school masters
Seward aud Chase), and two original
lawyers Bates and Bia'r) Yet oil (ex-
rept Cameron and Wellc.) Afterwards
became lawyers.