Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1856-12-11
Ola Podrida.
Col. Reah Frazer.


Beg. Prince Woronzof, Governor of Odessa
during the Russian War, is dead.
sg~An Irish paper is trying to prove that
Mr. Buchanan is an Irishman.
Sign of cold weather-Twenty- three young
ladies in our town want partners.
pGa-Auxer is taking dogtypes at Bloomfield,
| Perry county.
BSgrThe Ohio river is now in fne nayiga-
ble order.
RI~J. Lawrence Getz, editor of the Read.
ing Gazette, is talked of as Speaker of the
House. We move he getz ii.
gsg~The Centre Berichter, published at
Aaronsburg, is out for Douglas for President
in 1860
rs+Crab-Apple Jones of the Standard is
evidently envious, either of our fish or age
hard to tell which
seA- The Philadelp phia Daily news opposes
the formation Of an American Republican
party.
Saline-The editorials of the Standard
must have been swallowing sack of salt
lately.
Queer.-It is said our former townsman,
Adam Sigler, has erected large tacern stand
at Lake City, Minnesota. "Adam, where art
thou ?"
B2HThe new steamer Kentucky exploded
her steam pipe on Saturday evening. near
Augusta. Ky, scaldng a number of deck
passengers three of whom have since died.
GG~They are talking at Hollidaysburg of
erecting two glass factories. These are yet
in embryo, but meanwhile bogus coin fac
tory seems to be in full operation.
Rsa-No one else being disposed to defend
Frank Pierce's message in the United States
Senate, Mr.. Bigler has put his foot in it. The
price of beef will now 60 up.
nea-The Lewistown Furnace, notwithstand-
ing the drawback we noticed last week, got
under way few days after, and is now in
successful blast. Long may it be So
nA-The Hollidaysburg Register gives too
much credit to the opposition respecting the
clerkship to the county commissioners. The
applicants were all Americans.
BE5-The Hughes printing telegraph, which
sends messages forward and back at the same
instant of time, was successfully tested at
New York last week.
nsA.The Chimney Rock Furnace at Holli
daysburg, lately put in blast was built after
a draft made by VIM. Willis, ESQ, the popu-
lar manager of the Lewistown Furnace
Dg~Frank Jordan of Bedford is spoken of
for Speaker of the Senate. Query? Couldn't
the straightouts raise corporal's guard on
"principle" so as to elect democrat?
Plenty-Sherif7s sales in many counties of
this State, all owing no doubt to the Lancas-
ter Bank, which has got to be the excuse for
everything.
Eg~Jacob Little & Co, New York stock
brokers, failed to meet their liabilities last
week. This stock jobbing is not whit bet
ter than gambling.
Rsa-The most sensible thing the present
Congress could do wonld be to take off the
heavy duty on sugar, pass an appropriation
bill, and adjourn.
H9~ George Kuper, British Consul at Bal.
timore, was sufocated in his room on the
night of the 7th instant by the burning of
the house.
rea-The Democrat and Aurora are quarrel
ing just now about which party is the great
est rascal Major Elbow says from present
appearances it seems to be q tie.
RayAThe contract for the construction and
equipment of the ST. Croix and Lake Superb
or Railroad, in Wisconsin, has been awarded
to D. X. Jackman, Jarrett & Co., Of Lock
Haven.
nsa-The grading of 90 miles of the Tyrsne
and Clearfeld Railroad, extending from Ty-
rome to Philipsburg, was let on the 2lst ult.,
to Messrs. Lingle Of Bellefonte, and Brady
and Mowrer of Clinton county, at Sl25, 900.
BeA-Two swiudlers calling themselves Lord
Arthur John Hudson and Sir Charles Miller,
were arrested at Pittsburg last week. As
usual, sundry fools after great men had their
pockets scorched.
EgThe Erie City Dispatch is down on j.
Porter Brawley, Surveyor General, for getting
corned lately at North East. Never mind,
Mr.. Dispatch-this is The season for corn
ing" beef and other vegetables.
nEMessrs. Saxton, Powell & Co. shipped
from their mines during the month OF No
vember, three hundred thousand and twenty
four tons of coal. Quite smart business!-
Huntingdon Globe.
We should say ii was-but didn't you make
a little mistake of 297 900 tons?
B9gr Friday q week might have been cool
day at Altoona, where they never have any
pleasant weather in the fall, but here it was
fine and just the day for an editor with some
Lancaster money in his pocket and no babies
to nurse to be out fishing.