Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-03-26
The Flour inspections at this port, for tk.s
week ending March 10Th, were as fellows;
Half-barrels of SnnerEnn oIe
Total,


I M O'i' l9,tO0
The spring trade of the present season il
! said by our merchants to have been tbps far
unusually large, exceeding any previous wear
perhaps except 1854, which showed the hoo-
West ever known to the city.
On Wednesday morning n house in tha
Twentieth Ward of this city was discovered
TO be on tre. The house was a three story
brlck, and occupied by three families, named
respectively Riley, Kelly and Burns. The
hre was confined to the apartment occupied
| by the RIleys, and all the furniture in it was
! destroyed. The smoke filled the entire build
ing, and caused great panic among the in
mates. Hugh BurrIs and his wife threw their
tive children out Of the SECOND story window
to the ground, and then leaped out themselves
| They escaped unhurt Mrs. Riley had her
hair partially burned off. After the fire was
extinguished, the body of Kelly was found
near the spot where he slept The upper mart
OF his body was burned to q crisp, and ne
was quite dead. All the persons who escaped
were more or less intoxicated. \ rum bottle
was found in every room in the house. 1t is
not known how the fire occurred. r. p.
The machinery and caisSons being made in
this city Ter the company that have contract
ed to raise the sunken ships in the harbor of
Sebastopol, will be ready in April, the TINS
set apart tor the sailing of the ship TO that
place. The calssons number four, each being
forty feet long, fifty wide, and thirteen feet
deep, and when put in position, will sink
about ten feet, which will give to each lift:
ing capacity of 100000 pounds.
On Tuesday evening an act of malicious
mischief was committed by a young man in
sprlnking cayenne pepper and some other
articles upon the floor Of ballroom while
party OF ladies and gentlemen were dancing.
lie was detected IN the act, promptly arrest
ed, ana held to bail to answer for the outrage
lie has heretofore been looked upon as re-
spectacle, and the act was prompted by n
petty revenge. lie will suffer for it.
The California ticket swindies continue in
New York. One instance in dozen will suf.
hce. James Baker, from Hardin county.
ohlo, oO years OF age, with his four sons and
daughter, are on their way to California;
They arrived IN New York on Tuesday even
ing, and yesterday morning they were met by
runners who conducted the party to bogus
ticket Office Upon entering the place, which
had every appearance of decent business
concern, Mr.. Baker inquired the price of
tickets in the upper forward cabin, and was
told 1t was Sl25. He purchased s whole
tickets and half ticket at this price. paving
Loss $I27 so. ~
The approach of our election for city and
county officers already begins to agitate our
local politicians. There is a prospect that
the triangular conflict of last fill will be re-
peated, as the American" and Republican"
parties have already respectively nominated
a ticket, and the Democrats" will not of
course be long behir hand. The Americans
have nominated William T. Potts. ESQ. for
| City treasurer, and John McWhorter, ESQ.
tor City Commissioner. The Republicans
have nsminated Albert G. Rowland, Esq, for
City Treasurer, and Joseph r. Lyndall, ESQ,
for City Commissioner. Come when it will
the contest will be spirited one.
'. B. Palmer, Esq, founder of the adver-
tising agencies, delivered lecture on the
which elected general cemmendation.