LEWISBUKG CHRONICLE & WEST BRANCH FARMER. Flams, vs. Bags. We could raise any amount of plums, of almost every variety, if it were not for that same formidable "bug," the curculio, which is so fatal to this fruit everywhere rise. It seems to have been created on purpose to mate plums, valuable, for if it were not for him we could raise them so plentifully that they would be of little comparative value in the market. This insect is a sly rogue. lie will went a plum tree and be into it before yon are aware of it, and when you find him out and attempt to seize him, he will curl himself up and 'make believe dead,' as the little boy said who caught one of them and found hhn motionless. We have published every plan that wc have met with for destroying this nuisauce, but lie continues to triumph. It may however be remarked here that it is of but little use for one or two individuals to make war ; upon this Ix-st, when others in the neigh borhood, who have fruits that they will live upon, will take no trouble to destroy them, but will let them breed as freely as possible. In order to eradicate them from a neigh borhood, the fruit grower, and everybody else, must make a common cause of the warfare, and carry it on to extermination. To do thi.i most effectually it will be nec essary to become acquainted with the nat ural history that is to say, the way and manner iu which it breeds, its instinct and habits of life, what it likes best and what it bates mo;4, kc, &e. The last number of the Horticulturist coutains some valuable information on this part of the subject, communicated by a correspondent of that publication, over the signature of "O," and which he says he derived partly from the late Willis Gay load. It seems by this that the fruit of the plum sometimes affords frl and Mj-in-j for two or three generations of this pest in one season. "Generally," says he, "as soon as the plum has attained the size of a full grown currant, the curculio attacks it, aud mak ing a semi-lunar puncture iu the plum, deposits an egg in it; commonly one egg is deposited in a plum, but sometimes two. These eggs become larvaj or grubs, that feed on the pulp of the plum, which final ly causes tha plum to fall to the ground before it is fully ripe. After the maggot or larva;, a3 the embryo insect is frequent ly called, attains a sufficient size, it crawls out of the plum, goes into the earth, stays there about twenty-one days, and comes out a perfect insect. Thoec new insects ascend the tree, cither by flying or climb ing, puncture the plums and deposit their eggs. These eggs become larvae, feed on the pulp of the plum till they fall to the ground, and when they have attained the ppqwr size they crawl out of the plum, go into the earth, stay there their allotted time of twenty-one days, become perfect insects, come out of the earth, ascend the tree, and (if any plums remain) perform the same destructive operations their pre decessors did." The writer of the above recommends destroying them in the embryo state, which he says can be done as follows : " Remove all the grass and weeds from around the tree or trees early in the spring, smooth the surface of the ground around them, and make it as hard as yon can by beat ing it with a padc or hoe. It is then pre pared for being easily swept by a common 1 room. As soon as the young plums at tain the t-izc of a full grown currant, I shake the tree with some violence early in the morning, because at that time the cur culio is somewhat torpid, in consequence of the coldness of the night, and is there fore more easily detached from the tree. I then collect, by sweeping, everything that fills from the tree, whether insects or plums, and throw the whole into the flumes or boiling hot water, and by that means destroy both insects and their embryos. If the plums are thrown into cold waUr the insects arc hatched about as readily as if they were suffered to lie on the ground. It is necessary to continue this shaking and sweeping and burning daily, until the plums are ripe.' In regard to the habits of the perfect insect, the "bug" himself, he says that it sometimes feeds on the ripe plums, but more commonly on the succulent extremity of the branches, near the terminal bud. It frequently bites off the terminal bud of the leading shoot After it has fed, it conceals itself under the leaf, where it usually spends the day, unless it be cloudy and dark. I believe it moves about more during the night than during the day. From some observations that we have made on the habits of the curculio, wc arc inclined to the same opinion that it moves about as much or more in the night than in the day time. Its movcmcnts,howcver, are mostly during the earlier and warmer part of the evening,unless the whole night be very warm, as wc have frequently caught them by placing a light in a tub or vessel of some sort placed under the tree. They were attracted by the light and flew to it We have given the above statements in order to call the attention of our readers to the subject, and to set all who would raise good plums to devising some expedi ent for destroying its enemici.-.Vui'xe Far mer. A dealer in pork recently sued a .vmnbrtAJ .when he called upon!' and, quietly and without confu ;.im i pay Ml. I tio i, took the places assigned to them. By Why do you put Ashes on Corn ? The above question was put to us the other day by a farmer, who stated that several years ago he applied ashes to a field of corn, and it seemed to increase the crop wonderfully. Lost year he "ashed" his corn, on another field, and it did not appear to do any good. We put ashes on corn to supply the crop with potash. Corn requires a pretty large proportion of potash to form the kernel. Hence one reason why we generally get such good crops on "burnt ground," as the new clearings are called. When the soil does not contain potash sufficient for the corn crop, an application of ashes is of great use to it. If there is already a sufficient sup ply of potash in the soil, the application of ashes does not manifest any beneficial ef fects. This was probably the case with our friend's soiL The first field was undouht- cdly deficient in potash, and hence the good effects of ashes. Prof. Mapes gives the following analy sis of Indian corn, by which it will be seen that potash is an important item in its com position. Carbonic acid, a trace. Sulphuric acid, 0.5 J'hosphoric acid, 40,2 Chlorine, 0.3 Lime 0.1 Magnesia 17.5 Potash 23.2 Soda 3.8 Silica 0.8 Iron 0.1 Charcoal, in ash 4.5.. 100 Jenny Lind, Incog. Jenny Lind, during her sojourn in the city, has not led the secluded life that has been supposed. While the curious multi tude have imagined the nightingale as having been caged up all day long in her magnificent suite of rooms at the Burnet House, and as coming out only in the eve. mng to charm the assembled throngs at the National, she herself has been roaming unrecognized about tbe city, visiting the shops and improving her whole time, busily, in witnessing everything that we have that is worth seeing. Many a shopkeeper who would have given no small sum for the pleasure of meeting her, has unknowingly held a shopkeeping tete-a-tete with her over a piece of goods ; and the crowds who have stood for hours at the doors of the Burnet House, have seen her come in and go out without the least suspicion of who or what she was. Cincinnati Chron. Michigan. Among the acts adopted by the late Leg islature, was one abolishing all laws for the collection of debt Michigan has now in force the most of the national reform mea sures. No land limitation law has yet been enacted, although the homestead has long been exempted. A number of mer cantile firms and dealers in Kalamazoo, since the abolition of the law relating to debt, have announced their intention of publishing the names of all delinquents, " being well convinced," as they say, "that no man of good intentions and honorable principles will allow himself to be thus pos ted before bis neighbors and fellow-citizens." The honor of the man is hereafter to be the foundation of all ordinary trans actions. Twelve Persons Burned to Death. John Hannegan, of Harrison county, Indiana, recently moved into a new house, and in the evening concluded to celebrate the event with a jollification, to aid him in which he obtained a gallon of whiskey. At 11 o'clock the neighbors discovered the house in flames, nearly consumed, and in it were Hannegan, bis wife, seven children and mother-in-law, a man named Patrick Slanc, and another man name unknown in all, 12 persons ! One of the children was found near the door, where it is sup posed to have fallen in trying to make its escape. BguThc charges against Mr. Ewbank, arc finally set at rest They have been examined carefully by bis chief, Mr. Sec retary Stuart, and Mr. Attorney-General Crittenden, who pronounce them in de tail as cither unfounded or f.ivolous. Mr. Secretary Ewing saw Lis work upon Hy draulics, and considering it a scientific performance, sent to the author to inquire if he would accept the place of Commiss ioner of Tatcnts. Upon understanding that he would, the matter came up in Cabinet, and the appointment was made before it was known that he was born in England. The World's Fair. On Thursday, the 1st of May, the Great Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in the Crystal Falace in Hyde Tark, was opened with much ceremony, bv the Queen in state. Thirty thousand persons were present, and, notwithstanding the immense multitude, the ceremonies went off without accident or mishap. Up to the previous evening, the Crystal Pal ace was a scene of busy life, but the im mense mass of contributions was finally arranged, tbe rubbish wholly cleared away, and the building presented a most magni ficent appearance. On Thursday morning, the doors were opened at an early hour, a very strong police force being on the ground to prevent 1 disorder or confusion. The multitude of exhibitors and ticket holders began to half-past eleven o'clock the multitude was admitted, and then the doors were closed to visitors until after the visit of the Queen. The Royal Commissioners assembled then in frout of the platform in the tran sept, which had been erected for the Queen. At 12 o'clock, a flourish of trumpets an nounced the approach of Her Majesty, who entered by the north entrance, attended by the Royal family, the Prince of Prus sia, and other guests from foreign courts. As she entered, an immense choir, occu pying the north gallery of tho transept, sang "God save the Queen," iu which many of the spectators joined. Sir Geo. Smart superintended this part of the mu sical services. The formal ceremonies and delivery of speeches took place as announced, and a prayer was then pronounced by tho Arch bishop of Canterbury. The Hallelujah chorus of Handel's Messiah was then per formed, under the direction of Sir Henry Bishop. The Royal procession then moved round the building, Mr. l'axton, the architect, taking the lead. As the Queen passed, : the multitude arose and received her with 1 cheers. The eight great organs in the building successively struck up with fine music as Her Majesty passed them. After returning to the platform, the Queen an nounced the exhibition opened, which was communicated to the public by a flourish of trumpets aud a national salute from guns at such a distance as not to endanger the glass house. The Queen and suite then departed, and the doors were again opened. Outside of the Crystal Talace, the crowd was immense, and the lines of carriages unprecedented. They were kept in good order by the police. London, May 2. The attendance to-day, although not so great as yesterday, was very large, includ ing a great number of foreign aud provin cial visitors. At Hydo Park Corner, aud all the roads leading to the building, a vast concourse of people assembled. The weather was cold but fine, and the scene most animating. Several packages ar rived from France and other countries this morning. During the day at least 30, 000 visitors went to the Exhibition, aud upward of 100,000 persons visited the rark. No less than four distinct records arc announced two iu English,one iu French and one in German of what the Cbrystal Palace will contain. These are to be prin ted at the establishment of Messrs. Clowes, where there are no less than twenty-five printing machines. Of these two arc large enough to throw off at each revolu tion, forty-eight pages of the small cata logue, five to throw off th'rty-two pages, and eight to throw off twenty-four. iVmong the packages received at the Crystal Palacc,last week was one addressed: Sir Yyat and Sir Fox Enderson, Esquire, Grate Exposition, Park of Hide, at Lon don Glace Softly. To be posed up right." Wc should hope that, when un packed, the glass was not found, like the English, broken. The voluntary cash contribute m to de fray the expenses of the Fair now exceed JCG."),000 (about 6325,000.) FROM CALIFORNIA. The steamship El Dorado,Capt. Wright, from Chagrcs, May 7th, arrived at New York on Saturday. The boy claimed as a slave in San Francisco was set at liberty. There was no evidence further than that he was Mr. Calloway's slave, in Missouri. He was discharged. The examination of Slater, accused of the assassination of Capt Jarvis, at the Mission Dolores, caused no little excite ment, and a rush was made to take hiin from the hands of the Police, but with no effect. The prisoner was committed to await the action of the Grand Jury. Politics have been rather brisk of late both whigs and democrats doing their best to organize. They were preparing for the municipal election soon to come off. The two houses of the Legislature had agreed to adjourn on tho 30th ult. The prospects for miners and agricultu rists seem better now than at the sailing of the last steamer. The rains which have fallen have very much increased the cer tainty of good crops, besides ensuring feed for the poor brutes, which would have died with thirst and hunger had the spring passed away without any rain. The health of the country continues excellent. Another man, named Andrew Scott, was hung by Lynch law, on Weber Creek for murder. 6AHDWICII ISLANDS. We have received files of the Polynesian, to the 14th of March, with letters to the same date. It would appear that the French had sent in their ultitimatum, and given until the 20th ult for the govern ment to decide whether to accede or refuse. What was to be the next step, in case of refusal by the authorities done not appear; but the supposition is that a blockade of the port would be declared, or perhaps something more immediately effective would be resorted to the American Flag would be raised and the French driven off. Tbe British & Foreign Bible. Society have to be seen at the World's Fair, an unexcelled proof of their valuable labors fir forty-six years, and that is, the Holy Bible in 150 languages and dialects. H. C. HIGKOK, Editor. O. N. WOKDEN, Printer. AtSLKOcuhin dTnre. $t.T5 in ihter mitithj, $2 paid within the Tinr, and $J,oO at the end ol the yar. Awnt in l'uilad.-lpbia V B rainier and E W Carr. Iscwisburffp Ia. tUrimcsDun iUorning, lUnn 21, 1851 ADVERTIZE ! 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COME OXE.COME ALL; send on your names for the Chronicle. tg" Wanted at the Ijcwishurg Chronicle office a Jour, and an Apprentice now. giJSec notice of Kail-Road Convention at New Berlin on Tuesday next Jd-SrOur Notices of Rooks, &c, is crow ded out of this week's paper. TiiK Scott Mketi-no held yesterday at New Berlin, was organized by appointing James Moore, Jr., President; Solomon Engel, R.G.II Have.-, John Wilt, William Kelly, Jonathan Farnsworth, and George Meixcll, Vice Presidents ; M. II. Taggart and , Secretaries. The meeting was addressed by D. Dief feubach in German, and Col. G. F. Miller and Hon. Ner Middleswarth in English. D. W. Woods, Esip, Chairman of the Committee, reported strong Scott resolu tions, and in favor of the National aud State Administrations. Tiie Rail-Ruad Convention at Sun bury, yesterday, was well attended by gen tlemen from different parts of the country. Gen. Simon Cameron, of Middlctown, was appointed President, with a number of Vice Presidents and Secretaries whose names are not reported to us. The Committee on Resolutions reported through C. W. Hegins, Esq., of Pottsville, on the importance of the road in a local and national point of view. Gen. Win. F. Packer, of Williamsport, and Hon. John P. Kennedy, of Baltimore, enforced the views of the Committee with great ability. A Committee was appointed to confer with the Williamsport & Elmira R. R. Co. in reference to the width of the track of that Road An Executive Committee to prosecute the designs of the Convention, was ordered to be appointed, aud the meeting adjourned. It has I-crn nrnixwd to make that Road with a 6 foot tr k, to correcpolid w ith the N. Y. a Kri Koati, iwtad j oi a nun IT4CK lo orre-onu iui un- rt-iiu-i nwn and Maryland lionri. Tie trwk nl'tfl l.y thi. link will determine whether W u!iain.-'port or Klmira shall be the jvoint of tranhiiineuL 8-"5"'T is done ! The President and his Cabinet, with the Governor of New York, Senator Seward, aud other eminent men, have passed with ease and safety from New York to Duukirk in less than two days, and the Atlantic and the Lakes arc bound by an iron chain nearly five hundred miles long. No work of modern times (save the Grand Eric Canal) can compare with this in magnitude, and in the difficulties both natural and pecuniary surmounted. The joy expressed along the whole line at the completion of this long-delayed work, had never been surpassed. " The sturdy beg gars of the secluded districts" no longer will ask favors of the Central Counties, but with this Road opened, a dozen years will see the value of thousands of farms doubled and a tier of flourishing Cities along its course. A Road from PniT.ADF-i.pniA on Baltimore to Erie, alone can be its parallel, and successful competitor. This Road would be shorter, would termi nate at a better Port on the Lake, and if taken in hand resolutely by capitalists will be finished in a very few years, and prove (with a much smaller expense than the N. Y. & Erie) a profitable investment, while the value of a fifth portion of the land in tho State would be greatly enhanced. No one acquainted with the counties upon the summit range between Eric and Sunbury, can doubt but a through rail-road would treble their valuation and their population within ten jears. Ligiitnino. A barn occupied by Israel Knettlc in Ccntrevillc, Union county, was struck by lightning on Monday night the I9th inst, and entirely consumed, together with all its contents, viz, ono horse, one cow, harness, saddle, hay, &c. Mr.K's loss, independent of the building, about $200. B-The Democrats of Washington Co., Pa., have designated Mr. Buchanan as their choice for President The Fcoplc trt'ff express their preferences on the Pres idential question, however much Politicians may try to choke down free thought and free speech until tfoy get it all 'arranged.' Se'Xow we'll play you Susy-anna ! "Bum-urn-tun-a-n-hl Hum -cm-unun n-h ! Uupvan uit i b yAjUtiient, toot Holes ) kg-Thc Juniata County Democratic Convention, which met on Tuesday the Cth inst.,adopted the following resolutions. It will be seen that that county opposes the claims of Union county to a scat iu the Judicial State Convention. Resolved that Dr. J. W. Crawford, Je hu M. James, and Thos. B. Coder, be ap pointed conferees, to meet those appointed by Union and Mifflin counties, on the 'Ld inst, to select Senatorial and Representa tive Delegates to tho Judicial Convention, to meet at Harrisburg, on the llth of June next, to nominate candidates for the Supreme Judges for Pennsylvania ; and that they be instructed to support haml h. llench, Esq., for Representative delegate. Resolved that our delegates to the Ju dicial Convention, be instructed to u.c all honorable means to secure the nomination of Hons. Samuel Hepburn, Ellis Lewis, Abraham Wilson, J. N. Purviance and Wm. Strong, for the Supreme Court of this Stite which were unanimously adopted. Resolved that our conferees Imj instructed to support Dr. Joseph B. Ard, of Lewis town for Senatorial Delegate. 83i.lt is no more than an act of justice, to have tho public remember that the Chronicle is not to be classed with any of the many failures of its predecessors in this place. By dint of perseverance, and determination to publish a paper inferior to no local journal, wc have attained that circulation which renders our journal an excellent advertising medium. We there fore wish the public to ftjl the unfortu nate career of predecessors, which has led the advertising public to other places to publish Executors' Notices, Real Estate Sales, &c, and remember that the columns of their own paper now afford an equally good medium with any other out of the City. Wc also ask those who have been defrauded out of monies paid by short-lived printers iu Lewisburg, to remember that we have printed here three years and a half, and that they need no longer fear to subscribe for this paper. ftsSyThc new Com-titution proposed fur the State of Maryland, has the following section, (5 :) From and after the first day of April, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, no lottery scheme shall be drawn, for any pmp.se whatever, nor shall any lottery ticket be sold in this State ; and it shall be the duty of the several commissioners elected under this Constitution, to make such contract or contracts as will extinguish all existing lottery grants before the said first day of April, eighteen hundred and fifty nine, and also secure to the State a dear yearly revenue equal to the average amount derived by the State from the system for the last live years ; but no such contract or coutracts shall be valid until approved by the Treasurer and Comptroller. " Better late than never." Jhiy-Thc article on ''Tobacco" (sec last page of this paper,) was " original" many years before it was written for the Brad ford Argus of the 10th inst. So also the Epitaph on an Infant, pub lished as original in a late Berwick Tele graph, was carved on many tombstones long before the Telegraph existed. These are among many of the rank plagiarisms wc have lately noticed among our exchanges, and which degrade the worth and the influence of the press. Occasionally, however, wc meet with "stanzas" which arc original aud nothing else ! Coincidence. Wc last week copied an item stating that the Congregational house of worship in Fairhaven, Connecticut, had been struck by lightning. We sec by the Lowell Cabinet, that in the same stonn,thc Congregational house of worship at Fair haven in MwuHichiwtts was also struck the fluid passing down the rod without lea ving any other mark than tearing up tho ground. " Remarkable similarity.'' tfgWe have received No. II. of the Pennsylcania Farm Journal, published in Lancaster, monthly, by A.M.Spangler, at $1 per year, or 20 copies for 615. No doubt it is a work deserving of the patron age of the farming community we shall be able to speak more confidently after receiving No. I., of which there is a supply on hand for new subscribers. $3&,We see it stated that "Montrose, in Canada, has suffered se verely bya fire extending from Leonard's stables to' ' llallrtt's." All right, except that it was Montrose in Pennsylvania, and the fire extended from Searlc't stables to II ebb's. EgX-Thc Northumberland County Meet ing to form an Agricultural Society, takes place on Saturday next, (May 24.) From the character of thoso who have called the meeting, it may be expected that old mo ther Northumberland will get up something right JtS?"The poetry of Mr. M'Curdy, on our first page, will find its way to tho heart What renders the affliction of the gifted and worthy writer more distressing, is the fact that a wife and children arc dependent upon his exertions for support. 1ST The three cent pieces have made their appearance, and are a nice littlo thing to look at. Their color is now good, but it is said they will soon show their copper mixture. They are called 'thrips, for short' a"The German Reformed house of worship in this place has had added to it a rod for its protection against lightning, but that on the Town Hall needs attention. SQUThe Editor is at Court, New Berlin. Q"Five indictments for keeping tip- J pling houses were found at the last Court , in J uniata, and two trials aud convictions had. BuSouthcrn Tomatoes for salo at S7J cts. per doz. last week at Gaysport, opposite Hollidaysburg. News & Notion rfe John C. Packer, Esq., is elected Chief Burgess of Sunbury. Prosperity, says an exchange, is npt to make a man lazy. Well, we're willing to become tho laziest man in town ! Our neighbors of the Reading Gazette and Allentown Democrat.nreadvertisingfor sale tho accounts of certain of their "pat rons !" We have a "few of the same sort,'' which we had better dispose of before they spoil on our hands. A late traveler amonj the Ionian Isles, says the first thing he met at Athens was a Greek girl selling Morisou's Tills! Had the Pyramids thrown sumersetts, he would not have been more astonished. We learn that Prof. Illiss, of the Univer sity at Lewisburg, has declined the invita tion of the Committee of the New Version Society in reference to preparing a New Version of the English Scriptures I'hil'a Christian Chronlcio The Williamsport & Elmira Railroad Company recently elected officers in Phil adelphia, and arc preparing to complete their road to Llmirn. The Company is said to be out of debt, and has $1)80,000 subscribed to complete the road. Joseph Gonder, Jr., has contracted to complete the work within two years from June next. A wire suspension foot bridge, has been erected over Penns Creek, near New Ber lin, by Mr. Jacob Scebold. It is a neat structure, and many persons who have never seen a bridge of the kin J have visit ed it. Tho Hon. Samuel R.Thurston, Delegate in Congress from the Territory of Oregon, died en the morning of the 9th April, while on his way from Panama to San Francis co, on board the steamer California. Drowned Henry Clothicr.of Danville, Montour county, was accidenily drowned in the Canal at Selinrove on Sunday the t il inst. He was an Englishman by birth, aged about 45 years, and was supposed to be intoxicated at the time of his death. At Zinesville, during Mr. Gould's lec tures 2,37l persons signed the temperance pledge. The enlargement of the Capitol, accord ing to the Washington Union, is to be com menced on the 1st of June. They are boring for a railroad thro' the Hoosac mountain in Massachusetts, with a great steam auger. Several of the Texas pipers are advoca ting earnestly a repudiation or "scaling" of the public debt. On Friday last, a man by the name of Morgan Michael, employed in the mines of Fuller, Crawfoid, A: Co., at this place, was killed by the falling of the slate from the roof of tho mine. Pittston Gazette, 16:h inst. Danville, May 12 Mr. Jacob Sya'Ier, residing ihree miles back of this place, had his barn destroyed by lightning. One ol Mr. Sydler's sons was also injured at the same time. Thomas McCammon.nf Heale township, Juniata county, has been appointed a Coun ty Commissioner, to fill the vacancy occa sioned by the death of Robert Innis. Suicide. Mr. Enos Mc.Mullen, of Tell township, Iluntinsdon county, "committed suicide on the laili ult.. by hanging him self. 11c was in the woods with his son, loading a wagon, when ho suddenly left, leaving the boy alone, who proceeded home with the wagon. His father not making his appearance, search was made, when he was found near McPetcr's saw mill about a milo from where he left his son. suspen ded from a limb of a pine tree, on the 8lh inst. No cause for the rash act known. New York, May 17. A large quantity of powder for blasting rocks, kept in a shanty corner of llth Avenue and 3'J:h Street, exploded about 1 o'clock last night, with great violence. Fortunately, no one was in or near the building, which was shattered to atoms, and the tools blown some of them nearly half a mile. Rev. John M. Duncan died recently in Baltimore, and Rev. Erskine Mason last week in New York both eminent Presby terian clergymen. Corner loungers. On Saturday in Phil adelphia, Michael McQuaid and David An drews, were held to bail in $300, by Alderman Conrow, for disorderly conduct in lounging about the coiner of Broad and Carlton streets. Gov. Ramsey was greeted on his arrival at ilarrisburg with a splemlij private am- ner from his old friends : and alter a brief j visit there and at Washington, has returned homewards. The American Baptist Missionary Un ion,mct last week at Boston, and adjourned to meet next year in Tittsburg. During their session, news was received of the death of two of their vcnerablo members Eld. Alfred Bennet, of Homer, N.Y., aged 71, and Eld. Daniel Dodge, of Philad., aged 76. On the 30th u!t., the powder mill of J. B. Schooley & Co , near New Troy, Luz. Co., exploded, demolishing everything be longing to it except the wheel. The New Orleans Delta announces 59 deaths from cholera at Cayou Lafourche, superinduced by excessive eating of fish, caught in quantities by means of the over flow. Benj. F. Harding, Esq., who left Wyo ming Co., Pa., three years ago, for Cali fornia, was in bad health, and not having been heard of for two years, was given up for dead, when lo 1 he turned up to bo a Member of the Oregon Legislature, and in that body he found Mr. Avery, a youthful companion, who also represents Wyoming in that world's-end assemblage. Dr. Samuel George Morton. a gentleman eminent in his profession, died last week in Philadelphia. Among the recent passengers for tha World's Fair, are John V alloce, Esq., Philad , John Vanderslice and Job Eaton of I'hcDmxTillc, Dr. Darlington ot West Chester, W. Donaldson, Hollidaysburg.Mr. i..ueuain ana lady or the Ohio Cultivator, The Democrats of Centre county in structed their Delegateto the Judicial Con vention to vote for six different candidates. As there are but five to be nominated, ws reckon he'll have a job to "faithfully rep resent the views of his constituents." President Fillmore has written a letter in reply lo an invitation of the authorities of Lowell, Mass., to visit that city. He says he can not in his present tour, but hopes to be able to do so some time during the summer, in which case he will write mem again. Tho Virginia convention adopted in committee of the whole the compromise of tho committee, by which the House, organ ized on the suffrage basis, will have a Western majority of 14 : the Senate an Eastern majority of 10, (giving the West on joint ballot a majority of 4,) and by which provision is made that, in the year 1SG3, in case the General Assembly shall not be ablo to agree as to the principle of representation on which re-apportionment shall be made, the question shall be left to the qualified voters of the State to decide. On Friday evening a couple of scound rels in Philadelphia, set a bull terrier dog nn a poor imbecile in the neighborhood of Eighth and Wood streets. The poor feilow is a mute, and was terribly frightened.w'uh good cause too, for the dog tore him con siderably. A lilile daughter of Mr. Henry Dobler, of New Berlin, had one of her feet crushed on Monday week by being run over with a four-horse team while in the street. The Whiijs of one county in Virginia have nominated Dame! Webster for next President, at the same time expressing the u'most confidence in Mr. Fillmore. During the severe storm of Sunday af ternoon week, 3 valuable colts belonging to Jared Lilly, about a mile and a half south of Montrose, were struck by lightning while under a tiee, and instantly killed. Pittsburg.May 1 5. Yesterday afternoon .i fire broke out in the extensive Flouring Mill of Mr. Wilson, on Saw mill Run. The mil!, together with a largequantity of grain, two dwellings, barns and fixtures were en tirely destroyed. Loss heavy. Na insu rance. During the late Lycoming Court, Cha's Allen was convicted of horse stealing.John Shadel of rape, and Cyrus Brodhead of counterfeiting. We learn that Mr. Israel Dewa't, a res pectable citizen of Washington Tp. left his residence on the evening of the 4 b inst., lor the purpose of visiting a sick friend, li ving at a short distance from his own resi dence. He was seen to pass a neighbor's house.cn the way, and so.in after to return, but it s'-ems did not get home. The next morning he was found, 'aing by the road ije, dead. .An inquest was field oer tho I body by Jas. II. Whitson, Esq., of Union- town, which returned a verdict, that decea sed died of disease of the heart. He was abo it 30 years old. L coming Gazette. Philadelphia, Wednesday, May 14. The steam boiler in the foundry of J. P. .Morris, at Richmond, exploded this after noon, at 3 o'clock, killing one man and se riously injuring two others, named Stephen Shepherd, and Reynolds, the foreman of the establishment, so that they were not expected to live. Another man is missing, and is supposed to have been blown in'o the Delaware. Tho building is terribly shattered. Worcester, Wednesday, May 14 A severe and destructive hail storm occurred here last niht ; the hail stones large as bullets, and came in torrents. At the Lu natic Asylum, 1,000 panes of glass were broken, and every house in the town expo sed to the storm was more or less damaged. The injury lo the fruit trees and vegetation will not be very great. At Grafton an ad joining town, nearly every pane ol glass was broken. . Baltimore, Wednesday, May 14- The New Orleans Mail, as late as due is recei ved. Dates from Galveston lo the 2d inst. are at hand. The reported death of Wild Cat is contradicted by travelers. The Cen sus returns show the total white population of Texas lobe 108,000, and slaves 62,000. Teter Ahl, Sr., father ol the late York County Treasurer, has paid the amountof his son's defalcation over six thousand dollars. He was one of his sureties. Disowned. A boy aaed about three years, son of Josegh I. Lang'on, of Gran ville Tp., Mtflbn Co., fell in'o the spring near the the farm house on Wednesday morning while the family was at breakfast. He had wandered away from the bouse un observed, and was first discovered by his sister, who went to the spring for the pur pose of procuring some water ; although immediately rescued, it proved to be loo late the spirit of the little sufferer had la ken its flight. Some fish had been put in the spring iho day previous, and it is sup posed curiosity to see them led him to it Lewistown, May 15. Yesterday two new born inlants were found drowned in tho Juniata river at this place. An inquest was held and a verdict rendered according ly. No clue yet as to the authors of this deed. The Mississippi Union Committee have nominated Gen. Footefor Governor.amidst much enthusiasm. Boston, May 16. At a meeting of the Common Council, last evening, the Presid ent laid before that body an informal re port, staling that President Fillmore would probably visit Boston about the 17th of June, the anniversary of Bunker Hill. Samuel I. Kookogey and Mr. Rawfeton arrived at Havannah on Monday.iu charge of the U. S. Deputv .Marshall, on a charge of having been officers of the company from Columbus, intended for the late Cuba invasion. Cincinnati, May 19. Two deaths of Cholera are reported to havs taken place i i this city on Thursday last. The vic tims had arrived here on a sicambcat ftom New Orleans.
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