Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1851-10-24

Judge Sharkie, of Mississippi has been aP-
pointed by the President Consul Of the United
States at Havana, vice Owen, removed, and has
accepted the appointment
Pardon Peckham, aged 81, soldier of the
Revolution, was killed on the railroad track, Is
miles from Buffalo, on the 10th. lie could not
get off the track quick enough and was knocked
down by the engine, and Immediately killed.
The trial of Col Charles Castleman, charged
with unmerciful treatment of slave, thereby
causing his death, came oil al BerryVllle, va
on Wednesday last, and resulted in verdict OF
acquittal.
Failure AND SuIcIpe.-The Chanbersburg
pa Whig, mentions the failure =! Mr.. RED
erick Roener, an active miller aHd merchant ot
that vicinity, aud states that MIR. Lewis DenIg,
an old and esteemed citizen, aud one Of Roener's
eGdorsers, had committed suicide.
STEALING ONES WIFE.-At recent term Of
the District Court in Cedar county, Iowa, the
Jury rendered verdict of S5, 900 for the plain
tiff in the case Of Brown ys. STILES The de-
fendant was charged with abducting the plain
tii's wife, and secreting her and her children.
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachu-
sctts has decided that the proper authorities,
acting in good faith, and for the benefit OF the
schools, have right 10 exclude girl Of bad
character from the public schools The Court
below has decided the contrary.
BEAUTIES OF DEsPoTIsM.-A master tailor IN
Russia, obtained passport for Paris, on the
condition tnat he would not 60 to London but,
on arriving at Paris, the temptation of the
CRYSTAL Palace was strong that he could not
! help visiting it. On his return 10 Warsaw ne
was summoned to the Office OF the police, and
was told he had been TO London, in violation OF
his promise. 1t accordingly ordered that
| ne should receive certain number OF stripes,
and they y ere duly inflicted
| BIrrgg Bv RArrLEsN.Ks.-I In Reading,
! Pa, on Sunday last, George Schults was bittin
! the right hand by rattlcsaake belonging to
| Charles Neidly. The wounds caused by the
! fangs of the snake bled freely, says the Press,
and in a short time the hand and arm began to
swell TO fearful extent. causing great fears for
! the life Of the victim Remedies were speedily
| applied---the arm was tightly band aged, aHd
! physicians were called, who succeeded IN pre-
| venting the spread of the deadly poison through
| the system.
| WoRru kHowIsG,-~A young lady OF Phi!a
! delohia, while in the country some years ago
| stepped on rusty nail, which ran through he!
| shoe and foot The inflammation and pain n ere
! Of course very great, and locEJaH was apPre
| hended A friend of the family, however, re-
commended the application OF beet taken lresi
from the garden, aud pounded fine, to the wound
It was done, and the effect was very beneficial
Soon the Inflammation began to subside, and ey
| keeping on the crushed beet, changing 1t Tor ;
fresh one as its virtue seemed to become lm
paired, speedy cure was effected. Simple ou
| efTectual remedies like this should be known b!
everybody.
4 NEAPoLIrAN CIEmEScY. sentence o
death, pronounced against several pefsons II
Naples for having arms in their houses contrar,
to the poIice orders has been +" gracously com
muted by His Majesty to 10 years Imprisonment
in irons And tie sentence of l9 years imprs
onment against Vito Circello and others for
similar offence, to years Punishment" Th'
people living on retired and mountainous re
gions of Romaua, are constantly exposed t
robbery by the bandits who live an the forests
in CONSEQUENCE of this arbitrary interdict agains
having anv arms or instruments of war in thei
houses.