Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1864-03-11
Harrisburg Correspondence.


! Coming over from Lewisourg to the R.
R. Depot yesterday morning, | was forcl.
tly impressed with the proprie,y Of filing
up the stock of the Turnpike Road Com
pany between those points. | was told
that hsuiiug loads has been impossible at
times, and all travelling and walking have
been diff ult and troublesome. The diff.
ference III the sum total per trip Of goods
and produce carried, 10 "wear and tear"
aud in cleaning persons, borses and carri-
ages used, would soon pay the expense aud
tolls Of such al Improvement. If i, be
too small q matter for q new Company,
let .be Bridge Company, or the Western
Turnpike with which it Communicates,
take the stock, issuing single or annual
tickets tba, shall pay for passage over
Bird ge aud Turnpike, 10 svoid the trouble
Of making change frequently.
1t is understood tia, the Railroad Gem.
pany intend to erect permanent, Passen-
&c: Depot-wor,hy Of aud suited to this
tes, Way Station 90 their llne-ats point
straight from the River to the Road, thus
saving q fourth or third Of mile, and
having q direct view into LeSisburg,
The new Depo, Is to be oD the side Of the
road next TO the Borough, aud TO be fitted
10 all respects for comfort, safety, and
convenience. Now, good folks all around .
mscadsmize that road, plan, trees, and
make sidewalks along it; and tolls will
soon equsI;zs the expense and greatly
besutify aud "smcliorate" this important
highway from good old Buf.!os Valley TO
the lropborse.W World
At Seliusgrove aud Treverton Junction,
quite q number Of Snyder and Union
county volunteers, under Captains Geb
bar, aud Mitchell, came aboard, and we're
10 the jolliest humor, singing songs 10
honor Of Snyder county, Beaverto~t, etc
The patriotic fever is rising in the loyal
districts Of that county, which is mostly
free from draft, it would seem. Even the
editor of the Times prudential if
no, from war-loviug motives-cOnrribu,od
to the Bounty Fund, ard thus has doue
something with hundreds of others Of his
pariD to coua,eract their former evil
Influence. AT Miliersbure, and all along
the route, We received constant accessiops
Of blue coats
The Senate bad sn afternoon session,
NJ onday Cops, uuder the lead Of |
Clymer and LamberiOp, doing everything
they could, By upwortby aud contemplate |
dils'Ory motions, to preven, the sccom- /
plishment of business. The house was 10
session until ten in the evening.
Saturday, Gen. Crawford was here,
with the Governor, i, is said,
to prevent q rumored division and sepsrs.
lion of the Reserve Corps. As their time
will expire iu a few months, they na,u-
ally desire to remain together, and We
should hope may be gratifed.
Las, night, Lieut.. Gen. Ulysses S.
Grant, from the West, tarried over night
It the U. S. Hotel, Harrisburg, and this
morning went on to Washington. He is
short, thick-set man, and declined any
,arade.
Last Saturday, borsemsn came into
'his city and hi,cbed bis nag to the rear
u trosting wagon. The owner Of the
after started of a. a brisk rate, not noti.
ing the "incu mbrance" iu his wake. m.
il he had gone som. squares, when the
'vuer Of the nag saw the creature rece.
ling in the din distance. But the Affair
rs soon arranged satisfactorily.
Csheron, EOy, and Colder, are the
spostsd operators 10 . large rolling mill,
Be located ss Locbiel, just below the
i'y, where . great business is cop.empla.
3D. Gen. Cameron has bcugb, The old
is'ris maDsios, 90 the River bsok, sud
h.'ios u Up for bic fssily resldsues Z,