Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1850-03-02
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tinct heads, four eyes, ears, &c.
The Pittsburgh papers state that the
small pox prevails i'll that city to a consid-
erable extent.
A bill is before the New Jersey Legis-
Iature to prevent the running OF railroad
ears through that State on the Sabbath
The fair on the railroads from Albany
to Buffalo, is to be aduced TO two cents a
mile-about So 20 for the whole distance.
The wedding dress Of Miss Russel, al
St. Louis, was made OF glass, and cos!
$500.
A month or two ago Mrs. Levin caned
a man. and now her own husband has
been caned by another man.
The Ohio Cultivator says that the wheat
crop thus far has stood the winter finely,
being covered most of the time with snow.
A fire broke out at Macon, Ga, on the
18th Feb. which destroyed twenty build
ings on Cotton Avenue. The loss is esti-
mated at 100000.
Green, the Reformed Gambler, has been
honorably discharged on a charge Of at
tempting TO pass counterfeit Treasury
notes.
Hon. Lewis G. Levin has been giving
the Pope and the despots of Europe Jesse
for getting up the Wilmot Proviso to dis
tract and destroy our glorious Union.
The quantity of wheat and flour to go
forward at the opening of navigation, the
coming spring, from the lake ports, viii be
at least third less than last year.
The cotton factory owned by Mr.. VIM.
MalIahen, situated near Reisiertown, Bal
tnnore county, was destroyed By fire on
Saturday morning last.
Thomas Hutchinson and Jas. Crawl,
both aged about 30 years, died from the
effects OF liquor and intense cold at w ash
ington, Pa, last week.
The bill to prohibit railroad trains from
running on the Sabbath has been rejected
in the Massachusetts Senate by vote OF
! IG TO 10.
The cotton factory in Rockdale. Della
ware county, owned by Bernard NJ Greedy
and occupied by James Rowe, was burned
down on Tuesday morning last.
In Wisconsin, Mrs. Loyicv Kevser
has recovered SIGO damages of Joseph
Heath, for selling rum to her husband
/ Liquor dealers in that State have TO give
bonds to pay for all injury growing out o
their traffic.
RoBBERY.-A most daring robbery wa:
committed in Brookville, Jefferson county
on the night of the Sth inst. The estab
/ lishmert of James 4. Thompson was for
cibly entered and rifcd Of forty-one watch
/ es.
One Locoloco called another LocofocC
liar, in the New \ ork Legislature
few days since, and thereupon the offend
ed gentleman picked up a tumbler, whicI
stood upon his desk, and threw il with al
his force at his brother TOGO.
A portion of a lot, above the Cour
House lot, in PottsvilIe, cayed in few
days since. 1t has evidently been caused
by the excavation made beneath, i'll +;
/ mine.
An Equestrian, named William Kelly
fell dead from his horse. in the ring o
Stokes Circus, at Franklin. La, on the Is
ult. lie belonged to Patterson, New Jer
sey.
The Cecil Democrat SAYS that fresl
shad were taken with the seine two week.
ago, at Bombay Hook, on the Delaware
Fresh herring were caught in Elk riye
last week.
Hon. William Strong, representative II
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] ed letter TO his constituents, in which he
announces his determination not to be
candidate for reelection.
The bank of Danville was opened TO
business on last Tuesday. The notes o
this institution will be kept at par in Phil
Bank.
The Hon. Harmar Denny. has grantee
to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
free right of way through his Springfield
farm, about mile from Pittsburgh.
The jewelry store of Mr.. Henry Rich
ardson, in Pittsburgh, was entered OF
Friday night last, and robbed of COL,
watches to the amount of several thousan,
dollars.
Thirty-four miles Of the railroad run
ning from Indianapolis eastward, toward
Beleiontaine, to connect with the Obi
and Pennsylvania Railroad, will be com
pleted, it is said, and brought into use thi
year.
The cholera broke out on board tn
steamer Dove, during her last trip fror
New Orleans TO Camden. When sh
reached Monroe, eight of the passenger
had died; of those who landed ther,
, thirteen have since died.
In England there are now, under til
care of Roman Catholic denominations
SIX hundred and seventy-four meeting
; houses, eight hundred and eighty clergy
men, thirteen monasteries, torty-one con
wants eleven colIeGes and two hundre