Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1850-02-09
Correspondence of the Gazette.
BALTIMORE, February 5, Is,


Ma. EpiroR Nothing of momentous char
acter has developed itself during the last for
night and consequently / again obliged 10
entertain vour readers with the enumeration
and elucidation of comparatively unlmportant
topics. The political atmosphere in this section
IS entirely monotonous Congress having thus far
enacted but little calculated 10 excite public IN
terest Our State Legislature has been almost
wholly engaged, since its organization, in the
consideration of numerous applications for dI-
vorce. In order to Cbyiatc the necessity of thus
occupying the time and attention Of that body
Mr. CAUsIS offered resolution, which granted
to all married persons the power of extngui>h-
ing their matrimonial obligations at pleasure.
The deleterious influences that such a law would
exert, were, however, too clear and after
ceiyng signal denunciation from the members
the resolution was ultimately withdrawn. You
are probably aware that law exists IN this
State prohibiting the sale Of ardent spirits on
the Sabbath This, notwithstanding its benei-
cial results are demonstratve, has been much
denounced by some Of the venders of the article :;
and recently petitions have been circulated,
praying for It's repeal. The temperance adyo-
Gates, however, have sent on remonstrances
against such an act, signed by thousands of our
most respectable citizens. The ladies too have
entered into the contest, and forwarded remon-
strances, and with such adyeIsaries, the " Anti
Sunday men" will stand poor chance.
Mr.. VAN WAGNER, the Poughkeepsle Black
smith, has been delivering series of temper
ance lectures here, which have once more
aroused the enervatcd spirits of the cause.
attended one of his lectures on Friday evening
last, and can freely say, that for sublime elo-
quence and cogent ratiocination, MIR. w has
no superior among the many exPounders OF
temperance.
One day last week, in one of the fights that
have so frequently occurred Of late, boy named
PRICE deliberately fired pistol at another lad
, the contents of which entered his temple, caus-
ing death in twenty-four hours. Price, as well
as several of his associates, were arrested, and
is now con fined in prison TO await his trial. il
is truly lamentable to witness the moral depra-
witty that is betrayed by the youth Of this city
The most egregious outrages are sometimes
committed by mere boys, whose conduct seems
/ to be utterly beyond the restriction of paterna
or municipal authority. Boys scarcely ten years
Of age are found with pistols, bowie knives, and
other deadly weapons about their persons.
A desperate attempt was made the other night
by three Of the inmates of the penitentiary IL
this city, TO effect their escape, by cutting hole
through the wall on the third story of the build
ing. Their designs, however, were frustrated
/ by the Warden, who had been appriscd Of thciI
object by of their fellow prisoners.
new inodlls Operandi for selling commoditie!
was recently discovered to be in vogue, at al
establishment, technically denominated " Ba
zaar" situated in Baltimore street. The names
Of different goods written upon slips o
paper and placed in a box from whence an.
person, for the sum Of twenty-five cents, wa
allowed TO draw one, and the article named upon
the slip drawn was his. The prizes thus draw
were sometimes worth more than the amour
paid for a chance, but of course in the ma jorit,
of instances the contrary was the case. Ih
business was broken up, and the proprietors he'll
to bail for their appearance at Court, to answe
for an infringement of the lottery law.
The city, not unlike the country, is not who'll
exempt from humbugs. Several weeks ago
strange looking animal was exhibited, purport
ing TO be the famous Nondcscript captured b
Col. FREMoNT. Thousands of our citizens Wis
tied the animal, and the owner realized hand
some profit from the exhibition. From thl
place il was taken to Washington; but there
met with quite a different reception. Hon
THos II. BEHToS went to see the animal, an
Immediately pronounced it an imposition de
claring it had no resemblance whatever to u
original Nondescrpt, and accordingly had tn
fellow arrested, on charge OF obtaining none
upon false pretences. The so-called NoDdescrIT
is said to be nothing more than an old wool