Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-01-23
HARRISBl RI CORRESPONDENCE.
HARRIsHunu, Jan. 10, 1868.

HARRISBURG, Jan. II, loOo.
VIM v Magrath was elected State
Treasurer, to-day, BY strict party vote
two on each side having 'paired off, and
the remainder al! present. There was nc
CT pwd-no cxcitencnt--compar II
Magrath can leave the Treasury in as good
condition, and with as much personal pop
uarity, az MooRE, he will be a fortunate
man, aud it will be credit to the Stat
The formation of skating Club is one
Of the items If Harrisburg enterprise, TO-
day. We have decd cold weather-nc
suow-consiierable running ice, aud the
people are cAriiug Lome ice six to eight
lnchcs thick.
In Senate, yesterday, Mr.. Johnson
called up an important Act r,lAtISo 70
the draining of wet aud sp1uty lands,
which, on accoun, of some legal o. cions,
was referred to the Juicary Committee.
Some iust and feasible mode of draining a
fifth or th,d Of the now bosgy or isola
ted lands Of the State, is very desirable,
for health aud for improvement of farms.
la the House, on motion Of Mr.. Ritter,
a local bill as to printing III German
newspaper in Snyder county, passed at
last session, was repealed.
Mr lex (D,m. of Montgomery Co y
offered joint resolutions to be at all the
expense aud trouble Of voting 10 amend
the constitution 50 as to iudulse il mean, ,
unmanly hate of fellow beings to some of
whom God has given 4 little darker skin
than others: be would prohibit their EN-
migration to this asylum of the op-
pressed Of al the world -"tbe land Of the
free aud the home of the brave '-prayrr-
founded, Quaksr-setlled Pennsylvania :,
The brave and magnanimous plan was re
ferred to the General Juiicairy committee.
One Of the most remark bic men ot this
State, Is Hon. MM. NJ MEREDITH, now
Attorney General! The leading lawyer
IN PhilidclphIa for years-ouce a member
OF the National Cablnct-now, in his de.
c!ining years, the humble and industrious
Pains.taklng Mentor Of the State Admin
istratiOu. la this time Of war aud peril.
such a mau Is invaluable; and his labors
are trul y patriotic. | observe BY his Ann
ual Report, that, during tho past year, he
has collected, by law, over One Hundred
and Forty Thousand Dollars of claims of
the Commonwealth He is truly a vigi-
lsnt, unwearyiDg public officer, worthy of
the best days of the Republic.
The daily papers state that many
rooms were entered and members and others
70 bbed, the night after the election Of the
State Treasurer, when there was another,
but less importation Of PLilaie!phiaps to
to Harrisburg.
The suit against the editors Of the
Patriot 4 Union, for libel against the
Post Master at Harrisburg,is discontinued,
hey paying the costs, aud entering upon
'e:cri their d sclaImcr, that, on exlmiua-
ion they Cad no ground for the assaults
made By their "loca!'' upon Mr. Bergncr
IT any of his employees in the Post Office.
OF the multitude Of business before the
Dauphin court, the case Of Commonwealth,
N charge of conspiracy, against DR.. 7. c.
Pollock, Dr.J B Hover, aud Wm BrUbst,
vas continued until April Court
Rev. Isaac Il. Gates has brought up a
nan for passing a counterfeit bill.
Ex- Caual Commissioner Ilopkin.-not
atisied with the laurels he won (and the
money spen) in his "water- haul raid
pOu tho Treasury last year-is again try
ng to restore the Tonnage Tax. Had he
nd all his party worked, at the right time,
hey might have headed off that measure:
ut il is not of much use 10 clock the sta
le after the horse is gone" The propo-
tion of the Revenue Code Commissioners
Gems to US more feasibie-that is, to re-
uce the Real Estate Tax, aud to increase
be Taxes upon Railway { ompanies.
In the House, on motion Of Democrat,
committee was appointed to investigate
LEGGED cOrruptions in the late election
ontest by joint ballot. The republicans
loved to am nj by inquiripg also into the at
,mfts } coerce the Legislature by bringing
D armed mob upon tiem-but the Dem.
Gratis voted down that obviously fair and
roper inquiry, aud will 60 to work to see
hat they can make out of the thousand
lmors adoat. q happened to know of
&c man who created quite Sensation"
IriDg the contest for Senator, by saying
the Philad. roughs that he was Dem
ratio mcmb Der, going to vote for Cameron:
, belonging only t. the Third House, W
Correspondence OF the star Chronicle.
From the ViCkSburg Expedition.
On B,,Ep rHE "CITY or MsxPuis,'l
Mouth o! white Riy-r Jan. ), 1865.
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