Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1856-12-25
LATEST NEWS.
TIE NEGRO MOVEMENTS.


The Clarksville, Tennessee Chronicle of
Dec 18th, says: The excitement growing out
of the insurrectionary movement among the
negroes, is gradually subsidng, as the appre-
/ henslon OF immediate danger is allayed
The City Council of Clarksville have in
structed the recorder to notify iron masters
| and other owners Of slaves, that no slaves
Will be permitted to come inte the city, to
remain longer than two hours, unless accom-
panied by respectable white person The
city constable and night watchmen will in
ltIct twenty lashes on every slave violating
this ordinance.
The Paris Tenn. Patriot, of Dec. lth.
says: Some Of our citizens have been over
IN Stewart, and have returned with their ne
/ Erocs: We understand that one Of Mrs.
Harris was So badly whipped that her SON
/ would not receive him. In the Conyers-
vile district, in this county, the people be-
! came alarmed, few days since, and took up
nearly 800 negroes in that part Of the county
and examined them, but not discovering any
| signs OF guilt they were turned loose.
! The st. Louis Democrat contains the fol
/ loving; The furnace owners who had hired
! blacks employed at their works had sent
! them home, and others who owned negroes
| had confined them in irons The consequence
IS that no less than twenty-five furnaces had
ceased operations, and where all was lately
alive with the hum Of labor is now all silence
! and desertion, AS if the plague had suddenly
| introduced itself. This proceeding will no
doubt greatly advance the price of Tennessee
iron, which has for years entered largely into
the manufacturing interests of St. Louis. 4
gentleman Of this city, manufacturer, upon
the first news OF the insurrectien, purchased
upwards OF Sl00,O worth of Tennessee iron,
IN anticipation Of the Stoppage Of the furna-
ccs in that State.
FOREIGN.
! HALIFAx, Dec 23.-The Steamship Cana
da arrived here this forenoon from Liverpool
with dates to the 18th inst
The Canada was despatched in consequence
Of the America having returned to port
The steamship Baltic which sailed from
Liverpool on the 10th inst, took the official
announcement that the Peace Congress was
to re-assemble at Paris during the present
month; also that an unsuccessful attempt had
been made 70 assassinate the King Of Naples
There is nothing additional to report in
relation 10 political affairs.
The captain and fifteen of the passengers
Of the steamer LyVnnais had reached Bor-
deAux III safety.
The steamship America sailed from Liver
pool On her regular day Saturday the 9th
inst but when off Cape Clear, encountered a
severe storm by which her decks were swept
ana o5heF"iSc 50 much damaged that she re-
turned 10 port 'or repairs.
LAND WARRANTS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-The financial cir
,i.. - '|so'iS ,to iI,,,eiiouse, a' -
market 2,50000U acres accessible land living
i'I - ~ to"' mas gwen FiSe m % All as'!'e
Is-li'.''" .'' .I.'- "4I'aA''. I"t t'Feu4'f
4uo''s ." "iS%h'e ol . cents per acre or
warrants war oI I-O acres seihhg 81 -; ;huse u
1oo ana I'o acres selling at 10.
FIRES IN PHILADELPHIA.
PnmADELrHlA. Dec. g3.-A series 81 mos.
disastrous fires occurred here las, NIGHT
among which were the following
Fuas,9ns Brush Block FACTORY in the SIX.
leerth Ward, which throws zoo men cut or