Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1861-12-10

An EmCient Blockade.
The following remarkable concession is
from the Mr. orleans Crescent, copied in
the Mmllis 1ppcH of l6,h uIt.:
"Uufortuna,ely, the abilities and resour-
ccs Of the Iiessian government Of Lincoln
have been uudtrrated 1t now ncar!ys;r
moa,is since .>sfenle,c3hepo,f ot Nc,7
Orleans tron II d,s'rni country. The same
remark will apply to .U,GiIe aud to other
ports ou the Gulf Where one vessel with
cargo of merchandise has passed Line
oln's blockade, hrc"y passed the blockade
Of the War Of 1872"
( In the face of such facts in evidence, a
majority of the Secession, Sensation, and
Democratic newspapers say that "haadycas
of Confederate rcsseis run The B',cknde."
Little craft doubtless sneak out here and
there, but few vessels of Consequence
after long watching through rains, winds,
fogs, aud darkness-con,rive to steal of
Considering our naval weakness when We
begun, it is good blockade, and is daily
becoming stronger. Old vessels, loaded
down with stone, are to be sunk at certain
points "to stop rat holes" and if they shut
up certain Rebel harbors for a few years,
they may thank themselves for it.
/ The story that Gus Senator Wilson of
Mass. has large Shoe contract is one
Of those wiiful, malicious lies set afoat
By Secession aud Democratic editors. He
is a shoemaker, but has no interest in any
contract He served in the Army until
Congress was about to assemble, when be
returned to the discharge Of those Civil
duties for which he is SO well fitted, and
where be can best serve his country.
Shortly after the April Riots, Balti
more "committee" waited on President
Lincoln, aud ipsolently asked him to send
no mare Iaioa troops h,ror3h Bit''niore.'
In Nov, 4 second committee" from the
same Baltimore-preserved from anarchy
by Union powcr-begs the President to
give Baltimorears work and save their
people from starvation
Joseph Mahl, of Armstrong township,
fell down the principal stairway OF Turner
Hall, Williamsport, "a distance of about
twenty feet on Monday evening last, and
struck his head against the bolt Of door
at the bottom, by which his scull was bro
ken and death ensued about an hour after.
The deceased was aged about sixty years.
Little or no open opposition appeared
to the reelection of Davis and Stephens
as President and Vice President of Mig
gerdom-for sir years! They seem like
spaniels in their siavish submission to the
military despotism, down south.
The WONDERS OF THE MICROSCOPE
| We understand it is thrO' the agency OF
this marvel-viewing instrument that Dr.
Aver has at length succeeded in finding
the pdi1daL miasm aud determining Its
character OF its effects we in this section
have abundant evidence IN the FEVER AND
AGUE which it alone produces when ab-
sor bed through the lungs into the blood.
1t has long been held to be a. vapor or
something in the vapor of water from de-
cayed and decaying vegetation. Under a
great magufying power, the Doctor has
IL o.rpr. am ct n
isms of living bodies, corresponding pre-
cisely with those found in the blood OF
Ague subjects They are $4,000 times
less than visible to the naked eye, but
have distinct character and form. lie
thinks they are reproductive in decaying
matter or in the blood, and hence their
long continued life or the remote effects of
them in the system. lie maintains that
they resemble in character the other fer
men;a,ive pOisons, or such as the virus ct
rabies or of dead body, &C., all OF which
are known to reproduce themselves with
great rapidi,y like yeast ih moistened Hour,
so that the slightest quantity impregnates
the whole mass. Yeast through a power
ful magnifer is seen to be forest Of veg
citation which grows, blossoms, and goes to
seed in a short time. Miasm Is not so
distinctly vegetable, but has more the ap-
pearance of animal life, although its mo
toius can not be perfectly distinguished
W hat the Doctor claims to have settled is
that it is an organic substance and be has
further Sound and embodied in his "Ague
Cure what will destroy it.-[ Leader, St,
Louis, MOI J