LEWISBURG
CHRONICLE
r VOLUME XI NO. 4.
H. C. IIICKOK, Editor.
LEWISBURG, UNION COUNTY, PENN., FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1854.
Whole Ncmbir, 524.
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The Lewisbur Chronicle.
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Ismetlo Frihty Xrn!uji, t IwiJrg,
Vaiom county. Ptinny?eania.
rwr ywar. f.r wh nctM11r in rtrM:
$1.74, if pai-l within Ui'm - ramth: $!,0 if w ithin a
yr: l,b if not pai-l twfrrtlte ynr pin ; 6 tt. f-r
ft iacle nunher. gahnmptron f.r iivwili or hf t
t pil in dnr. Any old ilrnn procurinic on -r
m-,r niw fitr.D4. -hill th Clirn:-la nt $1 cacti fir
bimtrlf anl th o-w patron (for cue vr.r only,) ch io
tav-ance.
AftTnTiwvra bndomply ipwted nt 50 c p'T
MUM n wk. -j nsti h ut q i-ut inwrtion. $4
ManuntiU mderti-mrt not .-xcitn.- our fcrth of Tc'CUlVCU 4-0 Votua tl'OllI ll V IHU'tl ISt ?.
olumn, 10v.-mr. lUlf ttniv.. a half irire. V-r.v . .
a4ertiiwiaut Ufi'I'T linlf MjiTt. SO snt tr lin IS . t il6 IttSt KIX D'ltlCCtl, I!) AllU-UlVlslOUlSts
0inU.r.l!. ;..h th, i-..w..h.r. wi.- ... ( t l.avo voted against L.ui. :
4u.. rooiPii; .nJ ioitrcston.ii...uintdu. ( yc are aso t0j ' Siuiontoii received 1
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Bit withm irrn ren.M f parrr or wrttrimwnMt. All HO Votes 10 FpOClK 01 from IM'lSIOIl IllCn in
4.iwm of tin writer, t. r.-c ive attention. -Tlio lVJSt JSuffuIOC. LoWlshurg, Or Kt'IIj, and IS
ralatinr fKclui-lT to tie Uitf trial I'Piirtmrnt. to I , , , - . . . Jf
5110 iun i. hick . rq..fr-widtboe on uot tchuWen to them for Lis election."
M..1VIP TPI.ir.R4PH btctrd in til nffie : U C abOUt thdt.
ftf tha Chronic!:, an-l arranz-in-nt ar made to obtain
Kca from th haat In oiiico of the MaH.
Connect 1 with tin--f nrr mpV material for mnt
fciudt of JOB PRINTING, birh win U-ex-ruu-d iib i
atorf and da-patrh and on r,-aonatk tfrms. I
.0 V on M trlc-t S Uirc, nortli sidf, ikwud Mory,
4onr abova tbe lot OfTn-. j
O. N. WOaDZN, Proprietor, f
aganut Division, but 501 votes for Simon- Division especially it has lent itself entirely of intoxicating liquors, except lor nieaici-
torj i i to tne opwnents oi division, excopi iim nai, sacrauieumi, mreuuiwi u ..v-.
Beaver. West Beaver. PentervilV NV. " E3ve Pru,ca accounl OI n,ce,,nK " F-l"""
i ...;. l.., . n Stp 9 That the officer, authorized UV
erl.n, Limestone, and MidJlecrcek the ,fll,.j t .)aU- ,, . corroet alld fuIi ac. aW to lioldcleetions in eich ward, borough
six strongest .4 nf-Division districts gave count, even when requtsttd to do so. It and township of this Commonwealth, are
only 3 votes f ir Division, but 92 votes ' also has published a three column article, j hereby directed and required, at the places
n'lniust Sinioiiton ! I headed
Dn not t!iee votes prove conclusively: lUrmoriiil la lh,e ffjislatnre
that Siiuniiton did ii i an as the Anti
Divinioii eanJiijn'..- exo.usiuly f In the
six tcnvns-lniis if in ii.-ml, he must liave Memorial aaures-e i io y u oy jaines r iinn, QUU
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From Beck's to the Summit, (3 miles,)
tbe grade is 49 feet per mile.
From t!ie Summit a regular grade can
be had to Centre Hal), 24 J miles, by fol
lowing along tbe mountain, and thereby
void the 3 miles of 88 feet per mile re
ported by Mr. Shafer. The down grade
from the Summit to Centre Hall is 24.9
tiiod ly law in the several districts for the
b ildinir of the central (lections in raid
districts, on tbe second Tuesday of Octo- feej pcr mie-
her next, when tbev shall be orcanized as rri. j-, r. n i tt.ii c...;.
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to jou.-wesre oounu io answer a mum an ciecuou imra,l"i rpt 7, m;is -nA thc -raaa cat. be
: ........ qumiuea voier oi saiu uuirivi, on r t
written or nrinted on the outside. ' Drohib- "ue less man oa leev per nine.
it,rv linn.ir law " and thn tickets in favorl The whole distance from Milton to
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"GujrTiimisx In j.ibtice ta ourselves and
Siuiontnu.
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Kas. DuiTalo 9S
I.cwuburg 88
Kelly 92
Anti PfririoB
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DiTiRi'.i rctr.
fur SimonUMi.
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Thomas Haves and others citizeus of Lea'
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'All of which we humbly submit as citizens
of Union county.
Isaac Sienkrr,
John StrineforJ,
Abram Scliuch,
Jus. Kleckner,
U. Swineford,
M. Kleckner,
Win. Van Oezer,
J..hn Serbolil,
Samuel Meriz,
W'm. Riinbmig,
Jacob Matick,
EJwd Wilson.
G-o. Merrill.
of the proposed law shall contain in the
inside the w ords, " for a prohibitory liquor
law," and those opposed to the proposed
law shall contain in the inside the words,
" against a prohibitory liquor law ;" which
votes be counted and returned to the court
bouse of the counties or city in which said
"Xew Berlin, March 23, 1854. election stall be held, on the following
ThcElitor called special attention to 'Friday, by the return judges, who shall
the ins il ing and dtfamatory arlielc thus f cast up and criify all the votes polled in
usher, d foiti, lav never give the .Mciimn-; said county or city, to the office of the Scc
al to which it was a reply ! Next week it retary of the Commonwealth, at Hirris
statcd that the " M. ni rial" was only a ; burg, directed and transmitted in the came
communication." and that " the author . maimer as the vo.es !or governor are re
. .! was willin- to be responsible ! Now who i quired to be directed and transmitted ; and
.knows or cares which of those thirteen Uuo said Secretary shril, on tlie third Jrn-
273 18 260
" j M ij. Siuiontoii then received the votes
wore mnsouadiioo, of 60 n.y,,,,, in ircu Distt.ii;ts.
te nnoersiana me ion to conson.iaic ,!.. ,.i volc.j , uIII) It would have I , . ,i. ,i1P? Cnnld nnv amount ! dav of January next cnsuinir. communicate
the various B.iilroad Companies from Iial- ( tllllIitC(i g.iQ I taken from t)C r,urses or from the hides of' the said returns to the Legislature, to be
His ui;.j.rity in the District was 287 (anyone of them, make amends for the ! opened and counted in the same manner
! holefale defamation ? The infamy must ' as tho votes for Governor are opened and
233 'rest upon , but especially upon him counted, and considered as the prayer of . s, wwdi
the Divisionists j wI'oms e and paper put it forth to ! the voters of this Commonwealth relative Institution, for public inspect
timorc to ll:i t rilurr, uilu tlie SurjULIi:iu
n Railroad CMn;any, lias 1-asscJ l-itli
Houses of our L ila:urc, and will bc-
T -1 1 , Al Tlntd it MnnAqre flint
datiou with the Sanbnry & Erie Ilailroad . ;e contiguous ,li,icts made it--- UmTwVX. Z ICT Xc.ccn laws of the
Company. The new Company is to be a 'est question, Mislead of being dieted ijufut tlirotifti your, braiu is at least as State prescribing the hour of opening acd
styled the Northern and Cmtiiil llailioad K'-prvsentativc he would have Uvu dt fi-a- K,iilty as the man who made the dagger closing the polls.tlic rcceptiou of voU-s,thc
Spring Creek, is 52 i miles, and from
thence to Tyrone 25 miles, making the j
whole distance 774 miles.
Tbe only obstacle to making a cheap,
durable road, we met with, was the high
grade from Spruce Creek to Beck's.
Yours veay respectfully,
J. Holdox Onvis.
MTThe heaviest grade on the IVnns
Creek Route is 52.8 per mile fur 2$ miles,
according to Mr. Sbafer's survey.
The distance from Road to Koad is about
tbe same by tbe Peons Valley as by the
Brush Valley route.
We invite Mr. Oavis to Lang up the
Profile, &c, of bis Survey, by tbe side of
Mr. Siiaflr's. at (be Lewisbur? Savings
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struction, light grades, and prospects of! A Sad Troth.
business, fev enterprises of the kini can Cbar!e Sumner, tbe eloquent Senator
compare with this road. , fr0in Massacbasetts, in bis late speech in
Tbe people of Northern Pennsylvania ,u. of tho Ua;te(I SMea
will rejoice to know that tbe probabilities ; tia Nebraska Bill, employed tbe following
are io favor of a speedy resumption of tbe I rhetorical figure :
work, and that it will be pressed to com- j u u one of mclancho, of
plction, as far as Sunbury at least, without lae power 0f sUvery, under our political
interruption or delay. AVir Berlin Star, system, and especially through tbe opera-
Th- urht. cia n,i.ui i tims uf tlie 2't',,nal Gorerumeot, that it
TH9 Wh'R State N3ailaes. i ,11MelM M d ivttr0JS thc chtnete?ot Nar.
It will be seen by the following brief tl)ern msn CWB ,t , aigtonee i;ke th,
letters, which have beon addressed to Mr black majmetic mountain in the Arabian
Edie, tho Chairman of the Committee ap- ,t3ry un4vr w,ose irresistible atrractioa
pointed by the Whig State Convention to'the img bolts, which beid together tha
notify the nominees of their sclee'ions, that strong timbera of a atatclr ahip. wera
... .UE v.,,,., Uc... ..uu. nrawa out, till tbe wbola fell apart,
and have accepted au1 became a dijointed wreck. Thoaa
Harmshuro, March 21, 1854. ! principles, which constitute tbe iudiviJ
Gntbtnen Your note informiogmeof-! uality of the Northern character, which
ficially.of my nomination by thi late Whig '. neJ t auneh, strong, and seaworthy,
State Convention, for th effi of Canal Th,cb l,J 11 ,"cther
, i . . , drawn out, one by on, like the bolt of
Comm.soner, was receded th.s morning tte j,,. ,d fr0D, the miserbIe
I fully appreciate this mark of confi- i loosened fragments is formed that human
dence of the Convention, and frankly ac- anomaly a Norther man wik S-mtker
cept the nomina'ioa with tbe assurance pn'nc.'jjla. Such men can not apeak for
that, if elected, I shall endeavor to dis-' tt" N ,r,J "
charge the duties nf the offec with fidelity. I The pages of political illustration do not
With great respect, y.mrs truly, j contain, in as few word', a more faithful
GEottoe Darsii. (and lamentable demonstration of tho in
Miltos, March 24, 1S54. fluenee of Southern Politic upon Northern
Gentlemen Your communication of Statesmen.
Gsn. Houston In HoatrnM.
j my nomination by thc Whig Convention, , At , zt Montrose Hotel on
as candidate for the oflW of Governor of Monday, April 3d, 1854, the followins
JOIl. Ai JOUTI1A.V jtbis Commonwealth, has been received. M5o!ution WM ananimon.lT adooted:
a uominauon uusoiicutu auj auezpecru, ,
TThi. h,.n,nron. nir. frnm ,h. f V nominaiion UUSOIICIIEU aUJ UUexpeCrU, , Tk.t . in f,- f n
Company. It is bclieved-lLiaairingeincnt ted by 'JJ-j votes. J here were Hundreds or cast the bullet. ; punishment lor illegal voting, tlie dctray- clapn EM.,of the Buflalo rrow. was recned n1 confcrrcl under eircumitances so graf- Sara. Hanston for President of the United
will tumuli means for the more speedy more, in it one uecr, nuiiaioe, est i.nu 'u'' iu nm upon intuit r--"""- ly him at ihc annual lesiivalotuie SLUeorgt s iiying io myscii, ougni not to De uecunea. ; otaies, ojcaus'
completion of the road under contract. A !, Hartlev, Limtstotie, Union, lVt.nS ; rcU'-clion see that permit ing Ins cc.umns . log me genera, eiccuons, anu re.uro . luc he,(, in lhat city.j
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vot-v tiiTinv rtt ut.i.iii ;.ri. lipnt nnon invls- uic iu lue eiceiiou auuve auiuri;u.
him as a man and as a staunch Whi.r .mil : ...i ...:n ..... ... . . n..rt See. 4. That it shall be the dutv of the
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not iK-eanse they agreed with him on the gun" one which will slander them by sheriffs of tbe several counties of this Corn
Division questmen. And very many of wholesale, or pay for skulking assassins of monwcaltb, to insert a crpy of this act in
them, aim-e be has refused to hear their ! l'rctcr to heap infamy upon their heads! tbe , proclamation for the general elections
.. . ..... . Give us a clean Whk' newspnper, and es-1 to be held on the second Tuesday of Octo.
pclitions, could not cue bun their support , . . . , i . ..
11 b t i (.hpv nil l.iff.l .nnflir'tu mill unln issues, or her next.
.-.gain, even if he should ask it, (which we ; your carecr will be as sjlort as tl,at 0f aDy
unuersianu is uoi prooaoie;; ior nowevcr ; of your 'illustrious predecessors.
much
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Railroad Meeting at Rebersburg.
Pursuant to adjournment the friends of
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. , , ...... , . ... i ... , i io ic usca as inov nave oeeu, is not me wurc. u um lvw. u
union ot tlie nusquetianna and fcne Lorn- -....Pm..n , asumpou :,Uu I crry, u no . f f iion q and ,he 8anjc afe
pailles Willi lUv J.CV.IIIHII auej ll.MU, .... "j . kj. ukidu. tti-j n-rjn.vi.u
would be undoubtedly one of the hist
conipaniti in the Union, and uiutually
advautagcous to both lialtimoro and Phil
adelphia. The Facts and Figures.
I: is astonishing with what pertinacity
an error is often clung to, in sj.ito of every
proof of its entire falsity. Wc purpose,
at present, to examine one of this charac
ter, which is most industriously circulated,
in this county and iu HarrisLurg. It is,
that
" Mij. S'in'mton ici X'tmiwitel ami
Elected Mufctf at an Anti-Dlcisim man."
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1De iruui is, mai .uaj. ci...m.iu i,;is! j:.,,. sr,n ,,, ... t , ... . ., ;fi
, ... . v i. ,rlin vi.; r .urn. I , Know wuo sougui sueu ii.ivin.-scB, -"v, atatcrl, Josepn W. IU au was caueu upon
prafomd by a New Berlin V h ,g taucu , g,renglU , rculODStrato against them- f. addrcss the meetins. In tbe course of
nil nnm.nnipa uf;(-iiuc 11 v: v. art u ...... . , . , - 1 i . . . i - ........
Railroad
Law
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tent influences by
. I'.l t ' . ' HITHiailb .U UUI'iUIUIllL'Ub 1IIC 1.1CI1US UI
ach they may cred.t l.im for sincerity, , Tlie rcbute to Mr. for publishing: ,bo m v, & Tyrone Rail
, dee,,, urn to b misled judgment taTern.licfiU6C a,.p,iCa,ions, while professed- in'Kebersbn tLe l2i March.
1 virtually trampling upon thc wish cf . ,eml,eran,c nlan. j. ,s appropriate to! t,. 1 ....
the P , pic who elected him. M Lim, and wc therefore reply to it. 0g9igted bf John w Jacpb
I he compansoii of votes in lbu2 and 'rlj0 l,,,.;,,,,,.. of pcn..u:., r. w oir, ue. Uoyer . XJ iJcirricer
ISoa shows that the mi strongest A nil- J 1C rccon,n,cndation ofa State Temperance ! piJems . x. Frank, Esq., and George!
Division districts, (before named; bad only ! Convcntion( ordered the publication of such ; Wcavcr cl0scr! Secretaries.
ll votes uchind, wuiie tne six stronger DOliceSf in orjcr that the public might Tie object of tbe meeting having been
A,;.Tii..w;f.n .nd Anti-Maine 7. ... 7 i mm, j uvu FmhWu., u n,,, porajce o.
, i ii.id rrnr will nntne from. ! 11: c l.. .. .I.:..;... .0iiiniT . .
ti. ;,;,.,i r.f il.i oonntv.. ' , .gamuiiug, w ouua, 1. . --""b I trie traveling community, ana
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.h l.:.r.r nf the nominatin- Sr c zve received a communication . .u .u.u..,, , acf.ruing lrora lU05e
"w j o . ., r I lT.rrt l,n nnnrl. .fin.mnn niinllt. mate ,- .1 ! 3
i. .t.r.ae wf.r the no- Irom 1 tincipie, and another iroin - a iiiti-i ""TT" s line oi me comcmpiaicu ruau.
1 b . r l.. -,r....r nnd nrfvent sneh liecnse bem2 .1. . t 1 r.n
l. run ahead, at tlllicn, comuieuiing very necij uu ... ; , - - . uiu urusu liiuji
: the road to
tbe benefits
living along thc
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preferable to
vhich route wc avoid diiu
greater efforts were
tban for both tbe other men. !
Maj. Simonton, Whig, and Mr. Barber,
ported as party men. It is truoine W Utg clldl(rs(. tll!!n)( ,,c slu,uU not be faulted ' . . or t u.InperauCe ju(gc aIf0
V , f .... .-..List tn III- .i . . a. T ...I...! al.A if In tmil.Iili I ' 1
vUion and Tunipcrancc, but if oil 1i vision rrcbiileut I'icrcc a options, ue is urn re- , , , " . , j
a.-,;. , . i ' i ir. Iia nrtiilil situniblc for those opinions; Lut lie u book. W hetber the laws arc best adj
i nigs "un-- - -wMt the, of them. If to thc end designed, is another
nave oeen eiecica uvv u--j-.v. - h'rM m nuhlbth a Vll.ir ncwsiurcr. -ntirclr.
.ml wrh'wU -in Id have been satislactonl y
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decided tnus haa n noi oeeu surrrptinwu
Ho! hroilf-r! I'm Britiiher,
A chip nt btrtf mk,
Tbat wuuid'nt warp, vr iwcrtf. or ftir,
t rt'Di wtiat I Utouttt or apnke -And
70a, m blunt anti hofint mnt
tftraihtf TwmnJ. kind ctl true;
I letl ;tt, brultirr Jiniiut
That vun're a Briiva tco :
I know your bart. a fconrat heart,
I ral your Mind and will.
A trrrybtnind r on tlit Utrty
To run ftf boBor auii ;
And ilirttwd U ai-bvuit a likely plan.
And atout to nr it dim,
I tell yoo, brotltrr Junatliaa,
Tbat you and 1 are mm 1
God mt the Qoeeo," delisbU job still.
And Briuh Grvnadient.''
Tbe food old amins your neartatrint thrill.
And catch yon by both eara;
And O, bat if yon can,
j r we are prond uf you ;
We like y. bitj Jonathan,
kn Do,Ur, tor.
Th'tVp nothiBK fnrelza in yocr H, .
Nor itntnji upon yar tonae.
Ton r not of another ntc,
From baaer linen p tnmnc
No, brvtbtr, tbiMiKh away yon ran,
Ai trtiant bov will do.
Still true it (p. younpr Jonathan,
aly fatben fatbertid yoo.
Wet), well; and erery praint cfoIJ,
That mattM u fkmnn wtilt.
Yon would be juat and aaay In tol-
To ha it it, if yon will
inre KnIand' trior rrt bejan.
Till jurt tbe oUir day.
Thf half if jonrn: but, Jonathan,
Why did yon ran away t
0 ! brother, rouM we nnth be ona,
In nntmn and in nfime.
IIow tcta'tly would itv very ran
Lie bakiMt in our aUmel
In either world to lead tho ran.
And fro a-hrad fr cood.
TFhiie anrth tn John and Jonathan,
Yields tribute gratitude.
Add but jmnr atrtpe and colden atars,
To brave !t. liVorica'it rrta-a.
And newer ilram of mutual wars,
Two dunrrii mutual tM.
Let uk two b1es, where oiLern ban.
And love wb-ro otli r bate,
And o( my rordial Jonathan,
h fjl, I ralcuUtr.
In accepting the nomination thia tendered, ; ! baa nobly avowed hitctclf in fa
I yield my own, to tho winhea of my . u Preer,D5 JC good faith of tL6 DA
'friends, aol assure you that th selection
COXFLITID.
Allfshenv Tortare
Beaver Meadow
i Blairsville Branrh
I Carbenda'r 4 Honerlale
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. .I'M c i. . course rursuea nv tne j-.uuor ox me .icw . ton r , ail otners. ov
e nom g 'Cmdd itcs " Thev 1J,'rlin 'v"r' duril'S ,lis suort carcer- Wc ; wou!J avail tlltnisclvC8 of ihU Ke"!a,ion' ' cult curves, tunnels, and bridging, and
kno tbltlundreds of Division men voted too severe, for we must take j many nominal "hotels" which sra really ! akmnding in ,hc necessary materials to !
, ... , ,,,,. ,.nfi,i into consideration the youth of the Editor,' gambling and dr.nking bell?, would be malc a cheap and durable road, and the'
for him as a candidate, ana mat lenioiu ,, c,.c.,i . ,nrl to r-ivo this ornortunitv. : 1 .-.1.1- r ...t..,t.i-l
made in bis behalf le aimohpnere ic .mm .,s,. - , --- - c .. .
The following extract, uowcvcr,wc consider is tuc aesigu 01 me ia. .a..j, timber wnicu wouia nna a maricet tuese
worthy of bis candid attention : such a law, designed by Tcmprjanco men, allj otncr matters were treated of at length.
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- ,. .r. Knlti nnini- i "Mr. L.eaa.r seems 10 piaui iiiiu-eu wc uo uu. .....o. - .unj. jonn .eii ucing preseiu, was caneu And m, mjrrarJM Jno.Uiau, n,ntumi 11111 a uojiesiuwa
iemnc u., - nn ihe .. thtil if e pubIlsh tm. w rin,(T) a swor tcn)perancc 1;iW. , u and a(jdrcsgcd thc mcctws in an able " 1 "ucu""- i .,'s",,, Mr u
uated by Ann Division men, and were sup- j ioJja from oth an j docs not him. , . . , crnnlnved ,0 rrcscnt ,be I ' . in Kntl. l1Bm,, - ! "-f , ol"b',a.Bt".
, hiiu w.j.v, ... ' i a inier nrain to win, , v-umutmanu f 4urr
un(Ier i The meeting was also addressed by Mr. I K7n L"! ki.""""' "d " ' Uat'Pni" q''hnr.a
Statute t . n si.irr.lv whr. handled Mr. Emmit'a A. M, ni .m, frier. j, .ml m.n witb m.n, ; "ela,r"' ""a'ana w ""
. ( ... o: n our hart i-thus ! r.rie JNortn tat
P,eJ report without gloves, in a masterly roan- a. t.d.ioT.io.n.u..n, 'Franklin Canal
question UL.r. j . 1 Franklin
i Mr. Lcbach spoke of the practicability Sasquehanna Railroad. jerraantown Branch
Simontoa was tleitetl because be was 91 aj mi jt wi,i, ariiclc-a iaulu.f-.iyr .f Ut-iif.- j - 'T: " of tbe route. After which, a committee Wc have been favored with a copy of j jiaieltoa & Lehigh "
WiiM, and not on account i f his views on cratic 1K.n all(i Iuc.lMii. s, 1.1s silence, or PrOhiDlUOn. of fivc wcfe app0;ntefif consisting of Jos. tbe First Annual Report of the President j I.ehiEh & Susqnrbanna
l, n.wm.. n.-stion. which it was under- even bis disavow el id' uiliobat i..n, would fThe followiug mode of getting at tbe : .,, T, c.- ... tk T,-,f . . . n:.- r s...t..nn. Tfl.J ! lotile 8chuy!kil!
1 i.i f.v a direct vole, hardlv suit his lui latruiin, nho pay for ; Liouoroucstion. ba!,we understand, passed , T , J .... .Jr. .1 ... i... .l. lUle 4fyIkiII 6c Saqnenanna
of rui-um wv. -v- . . w ; i .1 : 11 i- ... . ! lienrv .uovcr ana j:icou jjcouch. to urawi vuniuany. rrom tuia ii apnvara tuat iuc
. Jr t.V ' aQ ? ' wi) a Meutirial to those interested in the length of tbe road from Bridgeport to Sun-
l.v tho l.nv.riinr nnit
wPI,,,ou":r,rceisclit thus in thL Division movement. """" -"- -j - . road, and likewise to set forth tbe advan- bury is 511 mt.es, of which over 26 miles
ly lashed with thc Bond question, whereby ,,e ,,ul,i,shed most violent articles otco,m- a iu "7 '"." . I tags of the 15rnsh Valley route, to be pub-, is graded and ready for the track-301
tbe intent of the movers of that mode of ,ja;u Division, but thinks the friends of public sentiment, tte think it a judicious ; Y IIuntiDg. j milcs of he road ar(J a, a dead ici15i
settlement was nullified, and a corrupt bar- Uivi:oii nave no cause vi compiain., i.ias- aisposai ui iuc ouoje.. j
Cin made between the enemies of the much he remains r,rrW on the question. J SEyA -Saturday, April 22.
., , , , r. Dut, who cares irio may write the articles ! liolor resoi uhons.
Radroad and of Division thus inserted ? it is not the trr.Ver, but the ! ft.ainSlrf8B.
Below wc compile the figures, showing Kf. wLkh 0,,jcctcJ t0 lf It o differences
how the Nomination L.ection Divisiou be published to. the world by the S'ar or . LclwCL.n tue tw0 H0Uscs on the prohibitory j ferred on tbe speakers present and an invi-
and W hole otc siana with caeii o.ucr. tuai lucuivisiouis.sare a,. ui, , ,. f cot; lliaiie a rupr,. subin,tt,ng ' ,ati0,, given to Mat. Neffto attend the next
. . ... (I., slu ruts nf ril!:illl4 that llVB- i . 1 . i l . .1 I e '
umpire the xni column, onuou- mui, vi - the qUCfttlon t0 a voie oi iuc peopie at iuc
ton's vote) wi... theyUrvA column, (Auti- - Jj next general elect on , w -h a ter disc,..
aiwuvo O I cinn v;i rtOTrlIlPU ltjr LI U 1UU
ned .'rr" ;.. :-..
; tiou in regard to the treaties with the ah-
. PltTlltna nf f tt A iiiiritfV
oi some otuer canaille would nave given 2i n, j, ,hoirn hirnw)f to fc, fcoD.
me more pleasure, tban to be myself the , orable and high minded statesman in lend
nomiuee. J ing his suppirt to the clergy of the North
The resolution of the convention, and in their unoelcntatiousexeruisc of therighta
the principles tbsy embody and sustain, of American citizens against the uncivil,
meet my cordial approval. Accept fur! unrtatesmaulike aud outrageous assaults of
yourselves, gentlemtn, the assurance of my Sen,or oag3 aud others of like char
i t . i meter, and
highest regard. He itandg M h
ours, very mptctf 'My, nnbongnt of , J?
.axlii roi.mni. personification of the national aentiment
Judge Srayser's letter details the rea- on tbe oompromises heretofore enacted,
sons which govera him in aeseptiug the; Horace Smith, Sac'y.
cial honors may be aspired to as the fit re-i New CurrenC7 TaiC
wards of wall-dirocted ambition, thy sho'd ' jo loafers make one grog shop.
not be sought after or obtained, through 1 1 grog rhop males 50 drunk:..-!.
those means which are generally consider-, " druukards ruin .r0 families.
cd legitimate iu thc pursuit of political! 50 families fall no; r-w b;a- atdjv?
preferment." 1 1 Pr house an 1 JaJ e P1'-
i of costs.
Pennsylvania Rallroadism. i 1 gat bill of costs make tne poor uw.
Wc find the following table going the
rounds of the press, an I although grossly
inaccurate in some particulars, we g:v itj
as an approximation to tbe truth, and ta
show thc magnitude of Railway enterprise
m thc State :
1 poor town drains the count? treaciv.
1 bankrupt county is a great State tax.
1 great State tax exhausts the national
fund.
WEIGHTS AND MAsnt3.
make 1 wish,
" 1 call
" 1 iuvitation.
3 Ets delirium tre-
1 dram.
1 no-scruple.
1 spree.
1 bigb.
1 boozy.
1 how com yon M
1 drunk.
1 fit dilirium tremens.
" 1 death.
don, Milton and Lewisburg papers. j miles not exceeding 3 feet pcr mile 5
Lvkens Yallev
Mahonoy A Wieoniseo
Maueh Chunk & Summit Hill
Mill Crr-ek
Mine Hill
Mourn Carbon
Xe?qrjchoning
I ennsvlvama
Mr. J. Shivcly was appointed to confer i above 3, and not exceeding C feet per mile Pcnnsvlvama dial Company's
ith Col. Pax.on. I -4 above 6 and not exceeding 8 feet per j
Division vote) and it will be seeu there
is no uniformity whatever between them,
vultures, and will soon become a deserted ' . ' r' j..
. :m .. n.ft.i t.if.r.. r.oi.vi.I..r4 11 i .
.ll.agc ...u. v..j . - -
; averse to Division:
6moim.5' DiTtiio. Wnt.-Vort
Vmi..1ic'.. A$.l..sl.
i Perry 7 81 10G 15 131 233
Cenwr 73 108 45 119 164 271
Washington 40 69 141 39 180 227
Chapman 32 5. 180 10 19G K78
I'enns 12 IS3 34 S 82 430 689
t'nioa 74 127 27 190 217 297
East Buffalo 4 S 108 a ill 175
Lewisburg IS 68 339 I 340 4S6
Kelly 38 92 65 14 i3 1G3
Buffaloe 107 134 S5 85 170 248
WhiirDeer 72 127 86 79 115 319
WesiBu(6lo39 67 38 79 117 191
Miflhnburg 37 49 51 61 115 173
Hartley 61 170 5G 73 129 391
Lnnrsione 68 7G I 137 MS 159
New Uc-rlin 65 77 0 138 138 143
Middlecreek27 56 I 110 111 130
Centerville 94 124 0 139 139 147
Bever 140 206 0 257 257 307
VciBeavrt45 1 77 I 183 181 211
1135 2131 1649 1830 3179 6078
il 133 1649 3479
Difference 996 let 1599
except in a few Whig districts natural., ,,is duty to skin bis neighbors as well as ' yZXZitZZ
n.:.: fi. X-n I ;iv. if tucu articles an-! "u I . .
pear, who shall lie held responsible for their
with
Tbe thanks of tbe meeting were con-
meeting, to be held in llebersburg on the
third Saturday of May, next, at 1 o'clock,
P. 31
mile 2 above 8 and not exceeding 10 ! Philad , Cermantr.nwn & Norrisiown
feet per mile. The average grade is loss , Philadelphia & Trenton
. 1, , . -, I Philadelphia & V estcheMer
than i feet per mile. ! ph,a,ir!phia w,iminStcn
Much of the nalancc of the work is in rine Grove
a state of forwardness, and witb the cxeep-1 "m
. . .. . . Schnylkill
meeting, together with tbe report of Mr.
L.ironicie, venicr iericuicr; wu ijib
ville Democrat.
Resolved, Tbat the proceedings of this, at D,Upuin may be rcjdily finished and
19G K78 - " ' . , , , the part of the House, ana the com-
430 689 j'l'er A. or 1. w rite a . abusive a t.t.c , recommend to their
2,7 297 If a man receive a bullet. .rough his bead; ' following bill as a
is iiVairitt -d tte
.pulled the fatal ,rigger;; .nd -'"oV;" in a frce Commonwealth,
. guilty man be executed ft b.. .hoa;., Iiave the ap.
au not rcstoro thc dead to lite. And , J" ' . , . ,. ,
m when an Editor ba. published a black libel guT
to the world, and ... mal.gnant wrong .s """"i, nroT18ion'
be withheld which a majority of them ma,
done, the evil is done, whether it is ever
punished or not. It makes little difference l"
. , . . .. .-.it.
w hct.icra roau s teg tteDroKcn dv ttiCKicK "-t . T. . -n . , ..: .
. , r i -.i . i 1 1 Ami tcreremt.It is impossible to obtain a
of a horse or of a jackass ; it will not heal " '"",.. i
any quicker in one case than tbe other. Icerta.n tudicat.on of popular senMrncnt in
"The Whigs of Union county want a relation to a probatory liquor law, b, pe
Whiit cK,potr, which shall be silent or i tti d remonstrances; therefore,
impartial on all except inch subjects as I Be it enacted &c 1. That tbe qualified
belone to Wbi newspapers, leaving Divis-1 voters of this Commonwealth are hereby
? P ' ,i .l .:...! .i !,. ntn... f.,v hnl.linir the
(PDW is Mr. Snyder's home-Buffaloe is ion, 1'rohlb.tlon, ana an omer ou.smc , au.nor ., r.. " T
MrJiimontoa's home. Center. Kelly. Hartley, iisucs, to the advocacy of their respective 1 general elections in their respective wants,
Cnierville, Beaver, and West Beaver are the t friends iLrouch tbeir own channels, or else i boroughs and townships, on the seconrj
n.g i.qguviu.. cive both sides of all question" a laircnanco- iuujr . - -
Perry, Chapman, Penw, East Buffaloe ' without being entreated or coerced so to do. against a law which ''"'yP'1;
LwWg, and KplljTrtb jx, atroDgeat It b eomplained, however, that tb WJ
lSbLZ I o.5 1 ToM;4bBotIBeaWldgwp-rlmttw man-factor. i U
Tn Milto.h, Brush Vallet k Ttbose
Railroad.
To Thomas Wolf, John Sbively, Sarcucl
Strohecfccr, Geo. Besr, Henry Moyer,
Daniel Dubs, James Stover, Geo. Royer,
Geo. Bcarly, Jos. G. M'Call, Adam Sto
ver, Geo. Shafer :
Gentlemen Having completed the
survey of tbe Millon & Brush Valley
Rout from Milton to Spring Creek, I here
by submit tbe following
REPORT.
Commencing at the Milton Bridge, we
found the distauce to Spruce Run to be 5
miles, and the rise 118 feet, giving a grade
f 20.6 feet pcr mile.
B, constructing a bridge some 35 or 40
feet high, a regular grade can be had from
there to Beck's, (within three miles of thc
Summit) Tbe distance is 11 miles, the
rise 864 5 feet, giving a grade of 75.1 feet
per mile- Tbii grade eai b material!,
redaerd.
the track laid b, nest November. It is
contemplated to use tbe Pennsylvania
Railroad Bridge until theirs is finished.
The whole estimated cost of finishing
and equipping the road, grading for a
double track aud laying a single track with
turnout?, is S'2,000,000.
The estimated business on the road is
550,000 tons Coal, at 81 per ton, 9550,000 ! Hempfield
Strasburg
Tioga
Trevorton & 'Mahnnpy
Whitehaven & Wilke'sbarre
York A Cumberland
York Sc Wright&ville
Total.
i cocbss er conrrmrcTin.
Chester Valley
Cobb's Cap
Danville ii Bhamokin
1 . 1O0KS
i 2 wishes
Uikr. 26 ' 2 calls
38 3 invitations '
3 4 drams
5 no-scruples
' 2 sprees
?i'2h?h.
52 2 boozys 1
16 2 how come you os 1
50 ! drunks
26
22
6 mpns
Sayings Bank and Saving Boys.
20 One of the Mirror carriers informed us
incidentally this morning that he had be
,6 '. twecn S400 and 500 in tbe Savings Bank.
17 i We at first wondered bow he could manage
g to save out of bis hard earned wages M
12 ' much money. lie is a young man a few
7 j months past his " minority," who always
;rG ; keep himself rcspeetabl, dressed and
47 ; from wbose rout we hear very few com
J! plaints that thc Mirror is irregularly serr
17 ed. Tbe secret of bis getting ahead is this :
Si i lie neither smokes, drinks, gambles, nor
99 wastes his time in idleness, and ever, dol-
4 1 lar be has on band at the end of the month
,3 is safe!, deposited in tbe Savings Bank,
25 : wbeie it helps him earn more money, at
? i thc i ate of five or six dollars on every bun
15 ; dred. Behold a model Carrier and model
20 . ecouomist ! When this young mao gets
married, if he take a prudjnt wife there
j will be no begging for bread in bis family.
1303 A T. Mirror.
Baltimore
13
10.000.000 feet lumber,
12,000 tons agricultural pro
ducts,at3cts. per ton per mile,
15,000 tons merchandise, at 4
cents pcr ton pcr mile,
5,000 tons iron, at 3cts do do,
10,000 tons limestone, " "
3,000 tons lime, at 3cts " "
300 passengers pcr day, at 2
cents per mile,-Mails,
24,300
19,410
Deduct 50 per ct for expenses,
Hollidaysbure Branch
Lebanon Valley
Little Sehuvlkill & Suinehanna
Nerristown', lWesiown & New Hope
, ... NortU Pennsylvania
32,400 Putsbnr" & CnnneUville
8,100 , PitKbnrjr & Erie
16,200 i Pit'sbnre ft Stuebenville
4 800 i Poiuville ft Sunbury
Atrschnr.
Sunbury 4 Erie
Sunbury & 8hamckia
8nsquehanna
Valler
WUliamsport ft Elmira
147,825
10,800
$8134)25
406,963
Leaves s net profit of $406,962
Being over 20 per cent, on two millions
of dollars.
From tha ahov statement."! would
cam that i punt of cheapness of eoa-Jkd quii a rejoietafv
Total,
At the municipal election in Borden
towr), N. J., on Tuesday last, tbe Know
Nothings," or Native American party, ear
ried Ae town b, eight, EtHj.irit,. The,
The Sober Second TnnrortT. It is
45 stated by an Illinois paper that Gov. Re,.
; oolds, Speaker of the House of Represcn
7 tatives of that State, has publiil, recanted
6G I his support of tbe Nebraska Bill and its
jS ' author. The B. I!evil!e A-hocatr say that
b i Gov. Reynolds " deaounetd tbe bill of Mr.
,5tM DoagU as wrong, uncalled for, and con
'3.' I ,rry tn ,be wi"009 ' tue American people.
4! 1 He aiknowledged his own error, in voting
! fr instructions in its favor, and the error
20 1 of the Leeislature io passing them, aa a
9 j miareprcstntation of the popular wilL"
75 t ..AtT,M An old !adv died in this
place on Tuesday of last week, aged ono
hundred and two years. Iler name was
Mother C. Fink, grandmother of Mr.Wa.
Fink, of this place. Such a remarkaWa
age is seldom attained even in this healthj
and amlubrions region. Wm'fort Qiutt.
1477
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