Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-06-11


Cattle, ia l6l :
Hogs, loo
Sheep, 10
P. VI. AT LEwIsToWS-Although the appli-
cants are daily going up and down with the
wheel of fortune, all is still uncertainty as to
whether the present P N. or new hand
shall gnaw this democratic spare rib during
the next four years. If the matter can be
settled in no other way we would suggest
foot race, game of ball. or some other equal
ly decisive way, in which the public could
stand as umpire. As three of the parties are
pretty well legged" the first mode perhaps
would be the fairest, and to equalize the mat
ter they might give the present incumbent
start corresponding with his want of seven
leaguers We would name Saturday next as
the time, and the plank road as the place
Who seconds the motion?
LAMP PosTs.-One Of the lamp posts III
tended for lighting the streets with gas has
been erected at the west corner of Main and
Third streets, and elicits general commenda.
F
trast the " darkness" about the Aurora and
Democrat Offices with the light" around the
Gazette. The ladies especially are delighted
with the improvement and some of them al
ready aver it is the very thing for promena-
ding and safety from insult
BA-The Aurora we learn has been dispos-
al of by rrasapt W., CL,r-
and will shortly be conducted as a neutral
paper. Shaw once on time said Of us that
we carried 4 suspicious" looking bag when
coming home from fishing, and we can now
return the compliment by saying that he has
gone to manufacturing something that is put
into suspicious" looking black bottles, which
Of course he don't want US to say whats in
them, or he would have sent specimens long
ago.
sa@Guns are already being handled by
some boys, bat we hope if any are caught
killing birds, the law will be enforced We
can conceive of no greater cruelty to the
feathered tribe than 70 kill them when they
have young, and the boys who would do SO
we fear would not stop at other acts with
more Of malice than good in them.
THE WEATHER.-This has been another wet
week, rain having fallen in large quantities,
which completely saturated the ground. Veg
citation however is springing up rapidly under
the influence of wet and warm and the pros
poets Frightening for fair crops wherever
there is root to send forth shoots The Ju-
niata rose yesterday quite rapidly, and from
the quantity Of drift wood afoat indicated
very high water on some of the streams above
as most of the drift on the main streams had
been carried away by previous freshets, Yes
terday there was some cessation in the rain,
but last night it again commenced falling
heavily, and so continued up to the time we
go to press this morning.
E1PMr De Haven, an experienced builder,
is now engaged in constructing two new piers
for the Lewistown and Tuscarora Bridge
Company. They are to be built similar to
the railroad bridge piers, and will cost about
$4,000.
s@%An important surgical operation was
performed a few days ago on Mrs. D. Fich-
thorn, in the removal of tumor from her
breast. She was put under the influence of
chlorofsrm, or that and ether, and is now do
ing well. The operation was performed by
DR.. Van Valzah, in presence of all the other
physicians Of this place.
Eg Boating seems to be rather hard bus
iness this season, breaks being frequent, and
many places in the canal filled up from cav
ing banks which seriously retard the passage
of heavily laden boats,
EeAMr. A. Blymyer commenced tearing
out the front of his store room on Tuesday
for the purpose of making an open front.
ngThe boys just now are engaged in
fishing for catties and eels, and the girls for
beaux, bonnets, and hoops.
Proceedings in Freeburg, OH the Death of
Jacob R. Stroup.
JACOB r. STRoUP, a student of Freeburg
Academy, died on the morning of the 26th
ult., Of malignant scarlet fever, after an i'll
ness of only three days. On the evening of
the same day, the citizens Of Freeburg and
vicinity assembled in the chapel of Freeburg
Academy, in connection with the students, to
adopt measures appropriate to the solemn oc-
casion, to pay tribute OF respect to the mem
ory of the deceased The meeting was orga-
nized by appointing GEO. f. MCFARLAND
President and JACOB MILLER Secretary. Af-
ter the object of the meeting was stated by
the President, Rev. Prof. Erlenmeyer offered
an impressive prayer to Almighty God. Mr.