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LEWISBURG
CLE
CHRON
1
H. C. HICKOK, Editor.
O. N. WORDEN, Printer.
LEWISBURG, UNION COUNTY, PENN., FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1854.
VOLUME X NO.
Whole Number. 520.
52.
fThe Lewisburg Chronicle.
i knowledge of tlic opinions and wishes of States, rowdies are kept down, and the
many others of our follow citizens, we are Sabbath strictly kept. Pistols and other
sure he could not have been elected. IIis wcapong are cheaper here than in New
minority was 287. In the districts of Ijn
, m.-nnriiv was zisi. in 111c a stncis 01 un- r . . . . . n-.
ix.,, . Jf,.;,. :.,;,.,. m Tishum. : rv ....." i ir..u.. T:r. or, as nicy aro not neeoeu. ioe eng.
I tV county, Pennyhia. !faloe und wiiite Deer, he receive tiC Iwh in general Mem a polite and clever
TMJft-t-M prr yrr. for eh nctnnMy in advance. ; votes, and nine-tenths of those vol. have tind of people. Their laws are very strict,
1,19,11 PUVM Waal'- "" c " p-'v. w. ....... . . . .
II uw 'Ma ut"itt irw rain . 'r utuiiuuLU IUI aVI V I.ll'U. l VI 1 'l
la
ittttZJZ SSZ in other Districts, who voted for
but not too strict fur honest, decent people.
There is a constant crowd of emigrants
r patron.. bll h th. Olirooklc t SI emch for biui. have nlsn asliwl f.ir Divisinn
ki.na.lf atiil h. n.w ilfoni I'fi.r in v ... r nnlff.t ..t. in :
dTnc. i Resolved, That the Election last fall
w AnTftftTutMrars hMttnt?ly inserted at 60 etnta wr -fag no fj or true
yttf. Two 4utm,$4 f.r mi ioonihs $7 for a yar. ISSUP, inasmuch &H
T".:!T".T;i,;Jrj,oriarV "I,: with onotfer local Question, voting
,irrticmnuaD(iT iiaifftpiar, m ooL- per line is on the fin. ticket in several districts. In I boarding houses for all prices.
DiMo.UDn.nn. .tion.i with th. rub!h,r, wh .ii ,hc dtotricto where both were voted v-par- ships arrife bringing provisions, that they
itemized ; and every item has its price.
So that the price of a meal depends npon
what one eats. The German tables do sel
dom groan under the pressure of profusion
and superabundance of food. Sufficient
supplies, however, are generally at com-
returued to make 181
The whole vote was
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c4uiar.notmt(l; an. Inuraton .11 .rpfiunt Jue. attiu, there was a majority for Division
. Commnition.ioiiritrtontorinfp.nw.HtrMt ; tjle ,ji.stricu where both were voted f.ir
fe tt wilhia th. tun m p.rtv or MtsriKn onaUit. All . . ......
' l.tUr. to cam pa.t p.U. wcoinpaniwl by the nm- nj On tUO SalllO ticket, It 19 Claimed that SUlll-
d4rm of th. writer, r.r.-ire .tlcntina. -Tln epnt ,,( mT
vVrwted t. h.t o. ihrcnK, -i Mioir ui thos. on maj. iu all against.
Th. vonktic telkokami i. haM in th.- oiiir. uout autlici ity of law ; and the votes in
. ef tn. .'r.ici. ni .mnm r m.!e to obuin ceveral Anti-Division districts it is stated
i N.w. from tl. K.t in adnc of the .M.il.. . . .
n-.--.t-o-i.hth.offlr..r.u.i.mAtcrii.formo were returned on separate slips of paper,
loo. of job pbintino, hVh win rx.--uti uh not under oath, and not computed by the
tnMi mmti de.p.trh .nd on rron.Mi- trruifl. I'nfnrn Til
i ..Ofn. Jl.rkrtS-).r,northeidc,nator3r,3d liclurn J UllgeS.
Ues3l vcu, 1 hat since last full s election
mouuds of earth containing the gold had
the appearance of solid rock of the metal,
but when handled, broke it into a mass of
dust and nuggets. The twelve boles are
known by the name of the "jeweller's
shops."
The accounts from other parts of Balar
at are, though not quite so weoderful, quite
as cratifvinff. At the Gravel Fits, the
S3 . , . . . i I
xicdann Bluff la Af lh tinhPHIllnf tbl(!KneS9 1 1 fPt . fl 1 . T. l. a. a.
gmngto and returning from the mine, ; rf feet, and it ;is an advantageous t Am. ,LoM ?ibcraI and ind '
w 1
sore to place more
his guest. With his
and at the Lagoon the surfacing still holds ! flexibility of character, however, as well as
out, although it has been worked for sev
eral months. The Winter's Flat Geld has
shared in the revival, and is yielding well.
The courses of the several veins remark
able for richness are now well ascertained,
and as they nearly all lead into the exten
sive flats stretching eight miles in lengtn
such thing, here, as boarding by the week, J speeches could make them, when they were ! and shot symptoms of wakiug np ; and
but by the item. What a man cats, is joined by a large delegation from Itacme. wbn we look back at ber progress, in pop.
., ... ,. i . n fc " 1 ot thirteen icei, ana ii is an aavanutgeuus , . - , ,
the Election last fall TLo Uio Louea ch $5 day for ,iarit of tuat field tha, the vein runs 'ho An,'c.n' u0
'. uT7u can be had at private in a straight line. There is a new surfacj P" ' JJ
uestin to" mXtl 'bouse, for 87.50 per week, and at private ing field "at the back of Canadian Gully, tb enough before hi.
So many
firmness, he finds little difficulty in accom
modation himself to any living circum
They then repaired to the jail, and with ulation and manufactures, during th past
axes, picks, lie broke down the large iron . twenty years, we dare not prophecy what
doors, and led the sable hero forth amidst the next twenty years will make her, wbrw
the wildest enthusiasm. He was placed ber present "msgnificent distances" are
in a wagon and started for Racine, " fol- j filled np. And what an influence, for good
lowed," says the State Journal, ' by all j or evil, must such city exercioe ! in how
Milwankie on the way thro' the streets." many ways, you need not that I should
Wisconsin bids fair to surpass Erie in ! show ; bat permit me to say, that I know
demonstrations of -rowdy ism. j of no city (and I have lived in both hem-
On election day in Milwankie, a riot
broke out between the Irish and Dutch,
during which a couple of Irishmen and a
small sprinkling of Dutchmen were tHyhtly
floor .ton tlx I'd 0n
W. WORDEN, Proprietor.
now that )ivixiiin ulone is presented as an
lSUe there ha liepn :i rlmntrn of 10H0 tn
1500 fvor of Division. Fnuu the best
luiui iij-juuii wc nave at cominana, we oe
lieve throe-fifths if not three-fourths of the
volcrs of Union county favor Division, aud
hundreds are indifferent. We refer you to
the petitions in proof.
ltesolvcd, That the right of petition is
are not very dear. Flour $15,271 per bbl.,
and other things in proposition. But there
are no luxuries in the city not even gar
den truck. I had hoped, after our long
voyage over the Atlantic, to find some ap
ples, peaches, io. But they don't know
t e .1 - 11 r ... i
wDal app.es are. a tew orat.ge, uoar uu . Quarteri an(1 numerous Claims nave UCCU ; - - , . " ....... Lvnehed. Th dav nrovion.. . ..nll mm A
11 n-1 i . . i i ... - 1 I VUb IUUIU-IVUI HUU IUUUVU Wl CI !"EU- I J I ' 1 -
wanted out. auuouen mere is no cuance . . . . . . i , .. u . . . . ..
stances. The ie cThote, I might men- having their beads eatea iu Dy
tion, has its regular price, and very good i 'he showers of brick-bats brought into
dinners can be engaged for 18 kreuticrs requisition.
each. With the expense of thirty krent- I Waushara county, a few weeks ago,
from Winter's Flat to Eureka, the eyes of leri (or twenty cents, American coin) per ) man o bl committed murder a year
the experienced diggers are directed to this !d er jod boardine can be secured. I before and been admitted to bail, was
poor butter, scarce and dear. The prin
cipal food is mutton all kinds of salt
meats are imported, bread, coffee, and tea.
I'lcnty of gingerbread dealers, at 4 cents
a cake. Coffee, 12 cts. per cup, beer 12
cts. per glass.
I can not find one field of wheat, rye,
core, or oats, tven bay is imported and
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of sinking holes for several weeks, or until ! cs are certainly not less than in the States. '
dry weather sets in. Should the expecta- One circumstance more occurs to minJ, surrender, as they were not satisfied with
tions respecting these flats be realized, which we wish our good people at home to j b'4 being at large, and wished to convey
there will be room here for all the diggers know. This we will relate, and close. I him to jail. Be warned them off, and on
in Victoria.
i Our origiual intention was to remain in 'bcir entering the bouse he fired on and j
ispheres) to which I would rather trust th
keys of cither morals or commerce.
Meanwhile, the breaking np of old
landmarks has created a wonderful flutter
in the political nest, and the olJest birds
can't guess in what direction the flight
will be ; but there is so doubt that most
of the old 'feeders at the public cribs"
will have to "go to grass."
The past has been an uausnally brilliant
season among litterateur, and we have bad
some of the most eloquent lectures to which
we have ever been permitted to listen.
This is a decided advance in public taste
and morals; for not very many years ago,
a large proportion of the audiences at such
The mob then lectures, would have preferred the pit or
sold at SI 00 per ton. Oats was $5 per
bu.-licl at one-time. These grazing
one sacred to freemen, and that we shall
continue to exerciso it, altlio' some declare bcara short, poor kind of grass, but I think ! because of the steady prosperity which has
. r.
J S-Mr. Bootl', editor of the Free Soil
, ''fjipcr in Milwaul.ie, was arrested as a ptr
; icipator in the recent fugitive slave riot.
.Be takes the matter very cooly mijs lie
hi u t run away, and if the prosecutor we "Imre no riijhl to petition after the. lost : ,j
A I. . i c :.t.- r i -.....V.. " rt... r..: i. c n:..: .: !
"wu tie iManus a lair ouaneu lor a trial. J i n-iiu ui i'ivim'jii wciu ; ,i , -i . - i i. i .
. ' . . , . , i ii i r . i i -e t the soil looks rich, generally a sandy loam,
l not fjirly n.r legally defeated; and if they . , . , . ,. b. J ,
Sad Accident. O'l Wednesday ni"ht b id l..., n il I,...-.. . r;..l. t.. tl. I ,Illuk Australia is a poor country for
s'rufiglo, and nk tln ir wants to be sup- anything but gold, and the interior is said
plied, even if it should require thirty years j to be a wretched, sandy desert.
to etlect it.
he dry seasons would kill clover. Altho'
fit last week, we are inf rtncd, the dwcll-
ing house of Adam Jlaik, of Green Tp,
Center Co., was consumed by fiie, with all
its contents and, shoeLing to relate, the
femains of his son, aged ! I years, show
bat he too perinhed in the flames. Mr.
. .... . vua
I he best proot ot the PW j j,aden durin tbo - But .,.. ! killed one man instantly.
t soon returned with the ! g-Uery of the theatre, or anywhere eU
the ernuod is 2 per day, and many are j we extended our journeying into Bavaria, ! intention of firing the house They were I rather than a lecture-room.
A grclw UCiU vi iuia iiopuTcuicut m
owing to the opening of night-school dur
ing the winter season and the infusion of
a better taste, and a spirit of inquiry
i T' engaged in sinking at 3 per day. Theuaving partly in contemplation of going j again fired on by the man in the hoose,
rkntMilritinn id mnullir a no nipntini. DOt in 1 nr: . . irr t iml unnlKop nf tli.!t wintiiK IriYlwv Tdw
are not like the American prairies. Thcv i 1. T" ';" j:. f.:. .... I lu " ,eu . ,eun in case BomS ,nl T. . "7 . T'
. cuueuuenct: ut tuts Him iaww'Mi ( . . . .
i u ff .,..! ,.;, ii,.. ,a ! Austria, we were liuormeu mai u womu
been known to prevail for several weeks tB necessary to nave our passports vised
past. The latest discoveries have not yet j by the Austrian Consul residing at Ma
bad time to produce this effect." nich. We repaired to Munich, and during
, " ; ' . our stay there, applied to the Consul. He
A.The following is our first letter from . .... , . . ..it- .
-! Q.I. n- . V.l i .
UtiltiaUV, WllbtCII UtU M7KK.t U31.-Jiill ll.V . .
...V n.uT... ',n.i.r... them, and ga?e
then left until the next day, when they
returned with new recruits nnmberin
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Tho avenge number of sheep kept on , w..V.t,,l, n ifl.l, D... . uea' aaa&we 15 "cuso ,D" ?
Itesol ved, That we assure the General ,heir best grazing grounds is only fifty, to ! .nd New York 17th March-98 days on DOt d , ' ?7
Assembly, that should our Member conli-L i t .. ' j . - I l0rlt 1" . M . . " y .1 the Consul at London or Paris. Whether
nue to oppose the bill now before
he
a hundred acres, as 1 was informed at a1 tlie watcr. A number of letters arrived
tun. in:
will disregard the honestly expressed will 1 SbCcp S,allon ' tbc ,IC can not 8US" ! written subsequent to this, but it will still
:nd Mrs. Mark were absent, assisting to of a decided nnjority of those interested, j ,oin themselves with more, on account of; be perused with pleasure.
Jue iUiiroad some lr.cuds on their way to an.l ol a large minority of personal friends "C ury season.
he West bv w1""11 he was elected and whose just There are from iOO to 800 ships lying
expectations he would thereby disappoint. , ;u ,be larbor continually, some diseharg
On motion, Resolved that these procee-! ing their freight, and others unable to get
ilmgs be printed, aud a copy furnished to away for the want of hands. Wages are
every Member of the Legislature. Adj.
SOT Wc have seen a letter from a res-1
insible source,annnuneiug that Mr.DlVEN
j. if Elmira and Mr. Bavapd of New York
..fiave expressed their intention of attend-
,i rng the Railroad meeting at llartlctou on j g-Thc foregoing exhibit the opinions
-'jhe 21st April. These gentlemen are not only of most or all the 88 citizens of
;mmeut Rulroad promoters, and their Lcwisburg who voted for Maj.S. and have
isit will evince the interest taken in the
LETTERS from GERMANY.
Corrofponfrae. of th. Iwubarf Chrunkl..
Wcbzburo, Bayern, Deo. 8, 1853.
Mb. Editor : The time, perhaps, has
this was really requisite and Lis excuse
valid, or not, I have not the means at pres
ent of deciding. We feel disposed, how
ever, to indulge the opinion that the recent
affair at Smyrna has excited a general feel
in all about 150 men, when they seised, among young men who formerly spent
their victim, and hung him upon a tree in 1 their evenings on the corners, or in the
sight of his own house and family ! No-1 bar-room : but prison and almshouse tat-
tbing has yet been done with the perpet- istics show the necessity of more light still.
rators of this act, and more than likely
never will be. F.
Yours,
S. U. F.
CorrMFsulono of tho Linbur CbrtwirU.
I'hilad., March 13, 1851.
Mr. Editok : Since I wrote hut. '
A.A . . hnlM.. r: r".ij tree, where they hanr low, so as to raacb
I tii. vtinf . .mail Ik n Iu 1 . ...K .n1
Apples WiTnorrr Sceus or Cork.
A correspondent of the Memphis Whig
gives the following receipt for obtaining
apples without seeds and cores :
"Take the ends of the limbs of an apple
. . , , i .. r, ... ,. j iuc cruuuu, uiic a poiui noie lur cacn euvi
ing of chagrin and hostility in the govern-1 'f y under the tree, bend it down and bury it
ment airainst our people. This opinion, i"'4. b' turn-nt ot "boom- in ta B0ief confining it down so that it
too. is mightily strengthened, bv what we Amencan Orders,' lots of mad, will remain. Do thiaiu the winter, or
giuuu van v wu, auj tjaauuty ut anna Ti"'g DP" I1J6
Air-Line Route by New York capitalists.
been and are personally his friends, hut of j d lU th(J am'onnt of
many also m the adjacent townships who j d business
i . M. ... -.1 e. j ' i
very rjigii, especially sailors, ibe third aircauy passea, wnen some 01 our inenas . -.,-.., """""r'-' . a grand I til or two, any quantity of wnWi beginning of spring. The end of the limh
mate on our bh.p from ew York, who ! were expecting to hear from us thro tUc.""" !Md rtw tnd on Saturday evening i thus buried will take root and put up scion
got JMO per month, has hired out for e-200 Chronicle. We hope, however, it is not wcro n01 permittea 10 eo:r uio 'illumination of public buUdiues and ! sPronU' bich' wt"1 kCOIne 8uffi
pcr month. As high as 3,200 (320?) ' jot too late. Since our embarkation from ! Austrian dominions since that occurrence, t J-Lrj. ' cient1' krg to " out' UP the P-
l.ln, ... ; ; ' .:iih. Gloved .ho, of America. w have That affair, we Cud, is everywhere known r.an . 9hl tbe. iper season, and transplant them in the
made not less than five thousand miles' talked about. In,.ll other places, we pa"oo...oy proxy, ana the wnoie , orchard where you wUb then, to remain.
nZ "J: TlhM been respected, and our passports ! SUtC for.the. wm there, TOp- When they get large enough to bear, the,
We hope the committees appointed tobave seen the resolutions, and who ..JT t ,V;"I ";T. T' ZfJj were very current This eircumslanc; de-i hungry fnen,..
circulate subscriptions in the several school 'expressed to us their cordial approval of u W ""T """" J V r"T"" " T termined our wint Vs residence iu Wurx-' failed of late, a more convivial rep- j J ue trutn cl tne aoove statement is very
j- . , ... .. v ... . . t-oruiai approval 01 but tbcre are people here from all parts of ; described, thus : Rocked over sea, and, termined our wmr.rs residence in v. urx- ,,.. . . . . , ..;. ti .nj kona f m
rtubed over UnJ, by ahip, steamboat, and i burg; and well satisfied are we that it was j , 1 u j r -v .1.
rail, through little sunshbe, cold, piecing nothing to onr detriment or disadvantage. A very necessary thing this addiUon ; reader, wiU wd fttrnjll wtth the
are compelled T,. . n, . . .
Cbristmaj, i . " " ' Jt
. . j is a member of the Wisconsin bar. He is
'city fathers" i " "Fr,w uuini auiuues auu an
-t .1. eionojeui speaaer. out oeinz very aencient
1 wjuh atr-ia. ww iimiur w n nv winnr w or
Railroad. -pcuuon. . )a cam mcetinir at bome.only the tents' es, about forty-eight miles above Frank-i ,aKcn "Sree JI- u m 1 hiladelpbia, and . m early education, he occasionally makes
v . 1 Kxawaw OS a,V SV I okCISket. AaS T UUWi 11 ivMlll I II. Iir ' ... -
I n ierryto vavill At an at fivrc f 1. ot anmn tf J- a. : !
t - wa.a vr A a. v.a, ovuiv w , UICU1. C UU UUl lllipUCa IUU IUOI1VCS VT 1 .J1 . J -f .t ,11 . ww I
pthe fruits of their labors some proof of question the veracity of oar Member in n :ii i J i . In.
, - . i. . . uuuriit: win uu n, very anre cuy. anere
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ue mu o .uteres, .u .uc orl. i , unexpected position : out we ueiieve ; .:, , ,,.., ., A ; f. ,nd all soru of wontlior. at length mo Uur company at present, consists of three.
ost interested locally may be apparent , he commits two errors of j,t,ljmet,t first, i ,., ,,ct nKa Tha f , i fic,i nr.iri,. th Ut f nlu i and we lodge in tbo same rooms. We " B . . ?8' nd
't the meeting. I in holding last fall's irregular vote to be a j th(J ;,t drawbaek. There are thousands ! safely lodged in the old city, Wurzburg. were fortunate enough to meet with a ' YlTkLnUT'
c ...... . . .i-.t. fair tost: and second, in refusing to obey r ... . 1 1 I m.:.. . . i vonnrr man on board the vessel. Dr. Tvner- I . " iuu-g'.ng,
s. ounnicmeui 10 vie nnrirr or me i , ... . people living iu tenis, wuicu are water 1 xuis wu, luutc taiuuus iu uertuaov i -a - nthir .iu.mnr.r uil alu. ti
'I. - . . , t he vo ee of the countv as exnreseed bv ... . ... I.,.. . ...... 1 rwr frnm Philaillnhin rl.n h.jl f.Tr..if .omers, extemporized wnen
riiewiSDnrg. u on ire n Knrnce ureeu itooi. tain ten. ivc. loomne verv much like1 man America, is suuaieoo me ;uavneriv-i r 1 1 j 1 , . f ,
. ... . rM . ..v-hV. tv,." Anm s,k ' rlJ eucion, ne occasionally a
EC. 1. I5e it enacted, kc, I bat the 1 rTh( ,m . nf . i are of cloth, and much better than onr. ; fort, iu the kingdom of Bavaria. During was E"'ng "rope wua tne inienuou 01 ; . . . . ' the ludicrous blunders, which have
.ewisburz, Center i Spruce Creek Rail-' , cr .i,u.-i,:i.iw.;ii. There is a place outside of MelbourneJ our stay here, it has as yet presented noth- 8tl11 attending Lectures there. He has ! , . . ,, 1 dered him famous. He was accusin
w . o v- u . ivii v v unu ci a .'i iii3. u 171111 1 - -
pad Company, incorporated April 1,10.5, the ,st of A u ,ast saiIcJ frum N y the called "Shantytown," larger than Lewis-
tie and are hereby authorized, should they
t idcem it for the best interest of the Com-
f piny, to connect their road with the Teno
jsylvania Railroad at Tyrone in the county
: of Blair, instead of connecting at Spruce j
Creek, as now provided in the act to which t
., .this is a supplement, or to intersect wilh j
' I the Allegheny Portage Railroad at Ilolli-1
idaysburg. 1
1 Sec. 2
g in itself especially attractive to the ! tinned constantly with us .and rendered , ,nd Te D 'f L o!n J, .
10th of April. It is written iu much burg and Milton together, built entirely of visitor; its peculiar position, However, 'J -B - --r- clause for AltnUeum.
. ... . . . m tii. v. i .armsn inianriv ani as an a. mnAii tA ina : r
y lavorame climate. 11 is so ."- ' -v mv t,ii( .
h.is. and has snm- annnrontlu nrronnr.,,. tents. The people who live in them are gives it a very
btr l.inh cWllInn. 1 SUie CXtCHt
ttjtciucnts, out we give tucm as wnttcn.J t""" '"-j uu , cv -j b- u.
are richer men than wo have at home. land on every side, that it affords a perfect-
FR.OM AUSTRALIA. ! Lcy 'laTe bought the lots and are waiting j ly secure retreat from the severest winter
Mklboi'kve Port Tliilin 1 i lumber. Town lots are very dear in 1 blasts. As the weather is at present, we
New South Wales, Sept. 5, '53. j ; "'any cases you could not buy them if you; would call it, in the " States," good and
We arrived safe and sound on the 3d j could cover them wilh gold. wholesome. No snow has yet appeared,
inst, after a severe voyage over the Indi-! You would laugh if you would see us 'and it is but between two and three
That releases may be taken iu ,an Ocean. We had nearly a continual ! sleep in Melbourne there are as high as i weeks that we saw the first frost. The
ren
accusing his
opponent of actiug fraudulently. " Yes,
gentlemen," said he," " the whole trans-
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But. as we ., ,, . ... jacuon appears w me io do a irauauient
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I T ..... . .
bWi'm. .K.... i.. - it . ' ue. t pon every event m its wnoie course
sged topas, the time quite 1 Ay, gentle-
men, and upon that plaintiff's brow (point-
the name of the L. C. & S. C. R. R. Com- 6tunn the sea rolled nearly mountains i 400 in one room, lying every way on the ! living green, and cheerful hue of gayest,
rDy for the right of way along the rr-1 high, and several times I had to fasten ! floor, with innectt as thick as hops, and ! brightest blooms, could be seen on every
posed route of said L. C. & S. C. R. R., mvBClf while King down to sleep, for I ! charge 50 cts. per night. ' hand. And this, the favorable climate,
previous to taking out the charter, and , was once ,,,, out frora ten to I Th-,,ni,t-f the ifoH mines continue i with the efficient Medical Faculty, were
shall be as good and valid to all intents
rand purposes as if the charter had been
aken out and the company legally organ
ized : Provulfd hoiceve.r That the Charter
Jje taken out and the Company organized
. within one year from and after the execu
tion of such releases.
Public Sleeting.
feet by the rolling of the ship. There .very flattering. Gold is said to be found j tUe 8reat inducements for our making it,
were two young women on board as pass- in nearly all parts of New South Wales, j 'ew months, our winter quarters. And
cngcrs. who stood it bravely. and there are thousands of snuara iniles I so far we have not been deceived. We
Port Philip is a large bay, and has a containing the precious metal. I could i l a strong hold of Papacy, and con-
snlendid harbor for shins to lav at anchor, fill ln7.rn of Utu-r mnepminn- cold and : tains a Bishop hence called a City. We
but the water is so shallow that large ships , the mines. I enclose a sketch of the Bal
can not get within a mile or two of the j larat mines, which I tore out of a news-
: e i . .i . . i i -
..- . corporations or btatcs ordain that such T . v . .. . . . . ""
ng very thirsty , , " " men) clear as the light of noonday. I see
Stales. e : .... ' I written in character of blactMt Amm
nf x ; ul cour!,e oh ohject but we would lt,n,..ri '
r-x.-v--i.
are told that the town comprises twenty
eight thousand inhabitants; and of this
? At a meeting of citizens of both political be a mile long, and ships are now uuload
parties, held in Friek's Saloon, Lewishurg, j ed by small boats. The coast is low and
Union Co., 2dth March, 1S54, the follow-' level, and entirely destitute of timber, ex
coast. Piers to reach them would have to paper. You will find in it the price of j ""-bcr, only between three and four
Ing Officers were chosen :
President JAMES HARRIS.
Vice Presidents A. Kesnedv, David
cent a kind of bastard mahogany scarcely
fit for firewood. The river here is not as
large as White Deer Creek, but quite a
I .JUBT.R, W M. r rick, A. J. Yt eidensaul, different stream, at an average 20 feet deep
James Blair, F. Stouohtos, and others. for , nuiuber of milcs.
.5 Secretaries J. L. Reyman, C. II. Cook, . , . -tit
" S F Kline Melbourne City lays two miles back
from Port, on the River, and ou tho road
S. F. Kline.
On motion, the President appointed a
Committee on Resolutions, as follows: O,
between is a mass of people going to and
fU. Wordcn. J. A. Mer, P T..nW, XI r0 continually. The city is well laid out
I. Musser, Chas Crick, Jos. Bright, Wm !in ?1'li,rc bIock,i and Las broad and 8p,cn"
'lloore, D. C. Slifcr. jd'd 8,rcets. The city is said to hare
uu,uuo iiiuauitaniB, auu witu tue suourus
(not including the mines) there are be-
7a.ro. tWo naWl r. R fine nnnnd thousand are I'rotestants. I here is but
35.00 sterling,) Ballarat is ono hundred j n Protestant church here ; and that we
milcs from the Post office, so that I can j were not able to find until last Sabbath,
not write often. Bcndigo mines are also Society differs much from ours in many
very rich. There are a great many Cali- respects. The young people of the oppo-
fornia diggers here, who say these are the site do not associate together here as
richest mines. We have formed a firm thcJ do with us. They have festivities,
The committee reported the following
Which was read and unanimously adopted:
I Whereas, wc are credibly informed that
Jisj- J. WT. Simonton, the Representative
Sf Union county in the Houso of Repres
n tat i ves of this State, has expressed hos
llity to the bill which has passed Senate
rthe erection of Sxvder County by a
f vision of Union county : therefore,
Rttnlced, That this meeting, composed
wnurciy oi loose who supported Maj. Si-
wuuu a cjccuuu m good taith, earnestly
imonstrate against his course, rceardinir
t as contrary to the personal pledges, by
urn maun to some oi ns ana to many
itbers, that he "would be governed by the
u oi mo people on the Uivision." ,
Resolved. That had not Mai. ftimimf i-fi
Nuvde those nledma. La
licved to be 200,000 emigrants. The
buildings aro poor and inferior, on account
of the scarcity of lumber, which is worth
from 10 to 12 cts. per foot, board measure,
and not to be had fast enough at that
There is no timber in the country, but
is all imported. Had I money I would
buy a ship, manufacture lumber in New
Zealand, where it abounds, and ship it
across the straights.
named Caldwell Si Co. and intend starting
to-morrow to try our luck.
In writing letters I generally copy them,
but can not now, as in daytime wo must
be arranging affairs for the mincs,and read
papers at night nnd gain information. We
all enjoy exceeding good health. Dcr
moodio has joined a party of John Bulls.
Yours, &c. J. W. U.
of clay here, which answers for bricks, bnt
they are also very' dear. (If J. S. was
here, he would soon make a fortune at tho
bnrinen ) . -
Tie City is full cf policemen, ly whoa
Ballabat. Our intelligence from the
scene of the last great discovery is np to
Wednesday morning. We aro now enabled
to give more precise information respecting
the alleged " table " of gold, of which in
formation was expressed to his Excellency
in Melbourne. The stratum of gold is, in
reality, a " basin," not a table. Heretofore
the gold has been traced in veins and "pock-
There is a poor kind ets." Now it is found in an immense cir-
.
c'-mEinJri our turporr, trd, from cur 't'-mg'n cr protected better tbu in the
cular patch, or monster pocket, and already
about a dozen holes have been sunk into it,
every ono cf which has hit So uniform is
this rich stratum, that its value, wherever
tested, has been found to range from XI,
200 to 2,000 per superficial foot When
the stratum wu first reached,-the little
such as balls, dances, and tho like, in
which all participate ; but the parents, one
or both, always accompany the daughters.
It is at these places that Cupid practices
his first lessons with the arrow , and if he
possesses dexterity enongh to hit the mark,
be is obliged to obtain access to the prize,
through the parents, and receive it at their
hands. " Flirtations," therefore, we think,
have not yet found a place here. Their
system, however, I have no hesitation in
condemning as pernicious. Being so ex
cluded from femalo society, our friends at
home knowing our fondness for it might
suppose it affected us rather unfavorably.
But we can assure them that we can en
dure it very welL We think too much of
the ladies at home ; our affections are too
ardent and glowing for the fair ones of the
" States," to allow our attentions to be so
soon diverted by the German frauen. We
give thorn credit, however, for some fair
complexions, pretty eyes and faces.
The system of boarding, we find quite
different frsm that at home. There ic do
agreeably, and live verv indenenden,!, i iug bouse keepers and wash-women.
Bnt.ith.t.nd;.. . in ,L K ''.AaAmb0 hM "JT right to object, when'
country. But we arc gettii
for some news from the
rtrtvo hnrilltr mot on if nm i
tMlin ;,.. - i.a I.o ,!. ; respectfully suggest that all the 'supplies'
' m. 1. t . omaw IL. L. -1 1 1 1 V . a
tinent The newspaper prints here arc of ! " ' ,UH m'"n "na V0" UieatUngS.
the size of a sheet of foolscap ; and what , . tboSe . 0 Afm' nd' fur their j ClTT Health. Prof. Letheby of W
thoy do contain, would be of very little !ldernii,,"c 'tomachs have been crammed, don baa announced to the world that the
importance to us if we could peruse them i""" ' fnmt me.nt of KnilDS the frag. Cllrta in tbe .treetsof London is becoming
with any satisfaction. Nevertheless, their ,nen,-bones and crusts-to the "House M poisons from the leakage of gas pipes
matter is very stlect.and it is very seldom j , , f W"''S J that already ic some places the pavement
that one sees even the name, America," i tbc WorId 'hro,,Sb the needy pens of kappy nn nf)t di,tnrbed without great danger,
in them. The name, however, is familiar ; reP;tor'; wh h .1 the 'first table,' j Wfth respect to the atmosphere, he finds
to the most ignorant, and the bare mention ! 00 , , ; hat OTt,ou even greater cause of alarm. Iu every 100
of it seldom Mis to bring with it an isso- ,rT,I'ed 10 ",0 wrf wives and feet 0f gas, be finds 21 grains of oil of
ciation of reverence. Fbemdk. I cu,,dren who "otnboto from their daily Titrioi ; This destructive acid fills the air
oreaa a nusoand s and lather's three days' and j, brought down by the snow and rain,
earnings, that that husband and fathcray The Poas0mption of gas in Londw is
fill the ranks in the juUiJieation, and foot : 3. iOO millions of eubio feet, so that eccor
it through all weathers after mounted jding t Prof. one thmtawl
"wind-bags" whose highest ambition on 0f niw viiriolie acid are annn.
... . a a. I
,eann seems to ce to sport a marshal s U!y discharged iato tie atmosphere It
'Bayern is the German name for Bavaria.
From Wisconsin.
Corrnronl.Br of th. Lotrbhurg Chnaiclo.
Madison, March 15, 1854.
is io be presumed that the gas in our
American cities is no more pure than that
and tbe case is one of sericiu
1 Dance ana caton. ana exniDit their honors
The legislative pro-! to CToof g,ping spectators.
cecdings for a day. arc generally summed Ev.r. IM ....4 .:.i. a . -
" , , " , " I 1 S V'V - ...a ic . 0 tendon
uP on luo .c o. eu.e.op. incentive, to idleness and dissipation, and .jd. We suppose the disclosure.
The skeleton of. Liquor Bill Iwas passed . honore1 .ilh nnmbc of that class of J nt Vt,f. L. will lead to son,, municl
- 1 patriots, wno aro 10 oe luunu m every spot 1
correcting, amending, and debating, was where ,herc js the least chance for notori-1
also passed in the House, and returned to ctyKady to embark in any work calcu
the Senate, where the amendments of the utti to promole tbe pnyic g00d-.that is,
House were concurred in, and further , cun them a dinner or tbe insertion of
amended by adding a section to submit it !tbeir namcs in the .q,.. eoanm 0f ,ne
to the people for their ratification. In this ! p,,. wit, ,n E-g-q. to it Most of them
the House has refused to concur, and the ;i.ive thei. lobbies, but some are men of
all-work, ready to suffer in any eause, or
bleed the public, on any occasion. Cali
fornia drew them off for a time, but num
bers of tbem who had
" Ufl tbotr eoaatry fer tbtir ooaatn' road.1
finding plenty of the "same sort" there,
Senate will not recede from their stand
and the bill is considered dead.
A few days ago, a fugitive slave was
arrested at Raoioc, Wis., and taken to the
Milwankie jail. When the fact became
known, all question of tbe constitutionality
of tbe law and the safety of the Union, and neither "nuggets" nor popularity to
seemed to be forgotten, and there was no j be had without hard work, have returned
distinction between Silver Orcye and j with glowing acceuuts of the " grapse of
Woolcy Heads, but all seemed determined : Dschol but without the specimens, and
with new texts for petrioiie harangues.
' This 'consolidation' business is destined
on liberating the slave. During the after
noon, speeches were made, resolutions
passed, whiskey drank, and a feeling of ,to work wonders for us. Our city
perfect equality Banifesied. Bj night to have bees enjoying long cap, and u
they were as patiictie is whiaiey and now jvst begianio g to stretch her Kale
regulation for ascertaining the purity of
g:s and preventing the enormous corrosion
of lungs and property now incurred.
Planet Metxurt. This hriilisnt tr,
seldom sfffn to advantage, because of its
close proximity to the sun, will be clearly
sees as a morning star, on and near April
8th, August 8th, and Nov. 27th.
The great Eclipse, to occur en the
26th of next May, will be larger than any
which has been visible in tbe United States
for many years. It has now occurred
thirty-two times the last in May, 1836.
After the present year, it will next occur
in Juae, 1872.
Clock time is now nearly the same as
the true time. On the 15th of April,
they will exactly agree. Comm.
The Maine Law candidate for Mayer ia
Chicago, II'., Mr. Million, has been eie
ted by 1067 majority.
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