Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-09-03
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


JOHN PURCELL, Esq, of \. Hamilton.
Sheriff,
WI MORRISON, of Union township.
Register and Recorder,
GEORGE GUTHRIE, of Armagh.
Treasurer,
SAMUEL BARR, of Lewistown.
Commissioner,
WM. CREIGHTON, of Derry.
Auditor,
JOHN Q. ADAMS, of Decatur.
Director of Poor,
Borough District)
JOHN CUBBISON, of Lewistown.
[Wm. p Elliott, Esq, was nominated
for Coroner, but having declined, the va
caney will be filed by the County Commit
tee at its first meeting.
David Witherow was nominated as Rep
resentative Delegate and VIM Brothers
Senatorial
The Convention then re-affirmed the res
olutions adopted at the county meeting, to
wit:
Resolced, That we endorse the sale Of the
Main Line Of Public Works, and that in our
opinion the whole amount Of the purchase
money ought to be faithfully appropriated
towards the extinguishment of the Public
Debt, and thus render certain a reduction of
State taxes.
Resolred, That We are opposed to any mea-
sure of legislation making direct arpropri-
alton, lending the credit Of the State, or in
any wise assuming or guaranteeing the pay
ment Of principal or interest, TO the Sunbury
and Erie Railroad Company, or aRy other
company engaged in the construction of
works of internal mprovement-belieying
that there is ample capital among private in
dividuals to construct all such works as are
likely 10 become profitable.
Resolred, That we endorse the whole action
of our Representative in the last Legislature,
John Purcell, ESQ.,, and especially his vote
against aPprspriating three millions OF the
peoples money to the Sunbury and Erie
Railroad.
The following were named as the Stan
ding Committee for the ensuing year, or
until another is appointed
COUNTY COMMITTEE.
LewIstown, w est W Nard-Geo. ErysInEer.
/ East Ward-J0hn Davis.
| cVeytown-Joseph Glasgow.
| " Hamilton-Robert L. Gamble DR. Tay-
I lor
! Oliver township-John Marsden.
! Brown-Johu r. Taylor
/ Union-A Gibboney. Esq.
Wayne-Jas Gilliland, VIM Witherow.
| Bratton Daniel 1Oder
Menno-Jas NJ Lashel.
! Armagh. Linthurst.
! New District-II. L. Close.
Decatur-A- VI. Ingram.
DerrY-SimOn WittenmeyCr.
Granyile-Joseph Brothers, Joseph Au-
rand.
APPOINTMENT OF SUPEBYISoR.-W. I.
Burns, Esq, of this place, assumed control
of this division of the Pennsy ylvania Canal
on the lst inst, having been appointed TO
that office in place of Major Eisenbise.-
Turner is capable Of managing the concern
to some advantage if he viii only keep his
fingers out of politics, and employ men Of
sober and industrious habits without refer
ence to political creed. The canal has al
WAYS been too much of erog shop, either
for the good of the public or the works,
and the sooner this feature IS dispensed
with the better; in fact, We should like to
see the salutary regulations in force on the
railroad, by which intemperanee meets
with prompt dismissal, also put into prac-
! ticc on the canal.
SUDDEN DEATH.-The gentleman NAM
ed in the following article had recently
been a visit to r. L. Jacob, Esq, of this
place, and will be remembered by many of
our citizens. lie was apparently quite fee
bic when here:
/ New YORK, April Yesterday afternoon,
/ a gentleman named Thomas Sewall, retired
! merchant Of Baltimore, in attempting TO get
1 into the cars at Peekskill, whilst they were
/ in motion, fell upon the track, and before the
/ train could be stopped three cars had passed
/ over his bsdy. Dr. Snowden, of Peekskin,
! who was passing on the road near the depot,
/ was called in, but life was extinct. Mr.. Sew
| all was travelling for his health, having re-
/ Gently had an attack of palsy, and was just
/ recovering from its effects His daughter and
| sister-in-law were in the cars at the time, and
upon learning who the unfortunate was,
| wrung their hands and rent the air with their
/ lamentations.
E4-The Lewistown Furnace, having ex-
hausted It's stock, has been blown out, and
we learn that it is doubtful whether opera
tions will be resumed this fall or winter on
account of the present price of iron.
am-Several dogs were poisoned on Sun
do,, avanino, or Mondav mornincy hv some