Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-04-17
MONDAY, April l3.

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er than on a certain snowy Suuda5I.' 1t
c,n't ae that Christian people, Dressed
with g.9a health, turned out because the
air was most balmy apd SO many had new
hats or coats! Rather ludis Is to see
some come in with hands in mes and furs
on their shculders-tt' Z off the
sweat from their for tanning
themselves! " -fbg to see
sable danes o. Slstitulions,
holding tiny p,.r -o,heir faces (to
preserve the pc Esq even in the
shade
Heard two solid, plain, instructive dis
courses from MrLivermore, a graduate of
Brown University, who was driven from
North Carolina for refusing to be Rebel.
His narrative of sufferings in and escape
from Secessia, are deeply interesting. l
hope be may Gud home in Pennsylvania.
The Small Pox still prevails in Harris
burg, and any person on the railway cars
anywhere, as we'll as passing through the
city, is liable to be infected. The papers
say nothing Of it, but hear Of individual
cases, every week. VIM. II. Miller, Con
gressman-elect, is recovering from an
attack Of small pox or varioloid. Some
persons are very careless in running abou,
with the scabs still on their faces. Scar.
let fever is sometimes mistaken for the
smallpox, as in the case of q very dear
little girl, just opposite my clearinghouse,
who was playing in the street on Friday,
aud the next Sunday was buried. Accord
ing to the last Census Report, more die of
measles (and believe Of Scarlet fever)
than Of the small-pox-wbich last, though
much the most loathsome and dangerous
of diseases naturally, can be ameliorated,
and almost or quite extermiuated, BY vac.
cination.
TUESDAY, April II.
The Senate was engaged until after ten
O'Clock, last night, in discussing the Tou-
mage Tax question. There was free and
business-like interchange of thought, not
running in party channel. As a proof
of the popular feeling, l notice that the
new Senators seem to be in favor of
substantially restoring to the Treasury
not only the mon y due it from the Penn'a
Il. Il. Company two years ago, taken
therefrom by the Repeal Bill, but to re-
impose fair tax upon that and all similar
corporations. The House Bill tax was
upon Tonnage, irrespective of ability: the
Senate amended it by making the burden
lie substantially upon the profit. of the
Company. 10 this form i. passed to q
third reading by decided majority.
This morning, the officers of the Senate
presented Speaker Lawrence with an ele-
giant gold headed walking -staff-an honest
token Of their personal regard for him,
and of their estimation of bis efforts, as a
presiding officer, to preserve order, and
maintain the dignity of the Senate of the
Old Keystone.
Scranton has . charter for q Bank
under the Free Banking Law. No other
new Bank was incorporated, and very lit
tie if any extension of banking capital
The general impression seems to be that
The present system of banking must give
way to another basis. No shakey bank
could have been re-incorporated.
The bill for the payment of half
months wages to the militia who rallied
gaiust the Rebels in September last, has
'assed. 1t was originally designed to pay
months wages, but Lamberton, (Cop.) OF
;larion, raised such . howl about the
readful expense of the "balf month they
'ere not in SERVICE" that the majority
ielded, and left it in that sbape-paying ,
zen who lost nearly a month, wearing
lothes, aud furnishing themselves pro- I
isions and some sccoutcrments-payiug
" all this, and loss Of time, less than o
legislators pay for one day
The bill for the Lewisburg e. Chillis-
1aque Turnpike Road passed finally t
anks to the care and influence of c
Brown and Senator II
oUND, of Milton. The bill came very =
te 10 the session, but the experience and =, y
rsonal influence Of those gentlemen eu- O.
led them to carry it through. CT is n
,ned BY the Governor also.) e'
The bill for the restoration Of the Tax -
ion on the Penn's Railroad, and to re. ;. -
're what they wrested from the Treasury CT
1861, was delayed BY its enemies from as
away by "gassiug"
d failing to harmonize among friends p'
d finally killed by an unexpected and 81
traordinary decision Of Speaker Law ~ ~
ace (of the Senste) At . late hour this of
,ning. hs
Both Houses adjourned about eleven fr'
! no bill can properly be laid before to
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