Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1864-04-22

mingling with the bright green velvefy
carpet Of summer. Then the domes aud
spires Of Harrisburg stand out so grace
fully in the expanse Of the valley, made
more distinct By the city'i being Just IN
rauge with the grea, chasm between the
huge n. ountains eight or ten miles up the
river. Altogether, the scenery is most
delightful, and you may be sure l was
considerably enrap,ured with it, as l
Judge from the fact that one Of three
men | passed, gave out publicly, as bis
private opiuion, to his comrades, that
"thut fellcr wouldn't stop to pick up .
FIVE dollar bill ~
MONDAY, April Is.
The Harrisburg City Council, on Sat-
urdsy evening, unanimously adopted .
resolution aPpropria,iug Twenty Tbous-
aud dollars 'towurds the purchase of sD
Executive Mansion for the Governor Of
Pennsylvania 1t was understood, when
the Legislature voted to purchase such an
"elrphsn,," that it could be had for
Twenty Thousand, but that sum seems
now to be only preparatory sum, and
that fDauciers will make it merely the
beginning Of all unknown item Of expen-
diture to add to what is aIready sufficient
taxation.
The Appropriation Bill from the House,
gives Five thousand Dollars . year to
MIR. Jus'ice CoPperhead Woodward, the
man who declared the Soldiers shouldn't
vot,-.hat the Draft Law vas uncousIitu-
tional--that the South should go in peacs
If they went at all-;hat our Armies
houd b, called home-aud that the
Division Line should run North Of Penn.
sylvauis. Five thousand year to such
4 mau who is rich enough to live on
Two Thousand year, as abler aud better
men than be have done.
TUESDAY, April 10.
The House took up the Revenue Bill,
reported by the Committee on Ways and
Means. 1t considerably augments the
tax uFon railways aud other corporations,
aud considerable discussion ensued as to
iti adsptedness TO the end. 1t passed
fina'ly at the evening session.
The White Deer Improvement. Comps
ny House BilD passed the Senate. The
are Philip Billmeyer, John
W. Macklin, John w. Lindsay, and
Samuel A. Black. They are authorized
to improve the White Deer creek, and
the North and South Forks for ten miles
from the mouths Of said forks so Is to
float timber, &c, and to have certain tolls
therefor, subject to the laws generally
regulating railroad companies. Charter
to continue thirty years and no longer.
A small steamer appeared on the Sus-
quehanua opposite Harrisburg few days
ago, but where it came from or where it
went, "nobody" seems to know. During
high water, there might be some boating
with steam on this great river.-Railroads
are full of passengers aud freight as ever.
are again 10 luck, especial
ly with drunken soldiers One old fool
of sixty years "took drink" and next
day found bimsef in camp, With his hair
cut and cOlored, having been enlisted
and it was DO small trouble to clear
himself. A younger simpleton also "took
, little" pretended to be q soldier, was
'aken up as q deserter, aud bad no little
,rief before be could get clear.-Tbe
Mount Alto Iron Works, in Franklin
county, have been sold for $3.50, 900, and
hat business is evidently looking up, as
veil as others.-The Legislature is incor.
'orating q multitude Of gold hunting and
ther companies.-Tbousands upon thous-
nds seem to think the Rebellion is
rushed, and they are rushing iu for
money making speculasious, forgetful that
be worst, ssddest shocks of battle may
et occur.-Bounty Jumpers and deserter,
re taken op daily, and there is evidently
"weeding out" of superAuous shoulder
traps and blue coats iu'this place, and we
ope in all others. "To the front - 10
ow the earnest cry of all in earnest 10
bis great contest.
WEDNESDAY, April 20.
The Senate yesterday bad . long dis.
lssion on the Agricultural Land Grant
lestion. The Farmers School, near
elefoute, very modestly claims THE
HOLE GRANr-the proceeds of 74,00O
res. Having already received $780,
10 and over from the State, they claim s
ey are entitled to $500, 900 or 500, 900
ore-and that to the efforts Of individ-
lis Of that august institution the nation
chiefly indebted for the grant !! Last
''r' the Legislature, for the sake Of
'cep'ing the Congressional grant, made
merely temporary appropriation of the
'oceeds Gas yet nothing realized) 10 the
armers' School The attention of the
'blic, during the year, has been some.
hat turned to the matter, and while the
,rmers' School claimed AR m v,