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Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-09-03
llSgRh 3 a NGOUS.
THE LATE DAVID S. McKDI

THE LATE DAVID S. McKIAI.
As everything relating to McKim is of
interest, the following article addressed to
the Philadelphia Bulletin, will aid in
throwing light on his conduct before his
execution.
MEssRs. EDITORS The grave has clo-
sed over McKim, and his soul has winged
its flight to that dread tribunal where the
secrets Of the heart are known-where lies
and deception avail not Far be it from
me to say Or do anything to harrow up the
feelings Of the respectable relatives he has
left behind but even they must know that
the evil that men do lives after them"
Neither have | any thirst for notoriety !;
but, actuated by sole desire to have JUS
tice done to the witnesses who were ma
ligned and traduced by the culprit but
few minutes before he appeared before the
bar of the Almighty, have concluded to
make a statement such as, hope, will re-
move any doubt as to the guilt Of McKim,
if any such doubt may have been raised by
the solemn. asseverations of dying man.
Shortly after the arrest of McKim on
| the day he was expected to arrive at I1ol-
lidaysburg, | called upon the Deputy
Sheriff, John Mcclure, Esq, and made a
proposition to him to go into partnership
and publish life, trial and confession of
the murderer, if the latter could be had.
Mr.. Mcclure expressed u willingness to
enter into such an arrangement, and gave
him the necessary Instructions how to pro
ceed
The week before the trial was TO take
place, Mcclure called upon me and stated
that the Mckim matter was fixed, and that
he promised a confession, in case OF con-
viction for $50, which sum he wanted to
enable him to fee another lawyer. A day
or two after we went to his cell and there
talked the matter over. McKim stated
that he had received remittance and paid
his lawyers, and had use only for $25 that
if we would advance him this sum, imcase
of conviction, he would furnish us with
confession; and, if acquitted, he would
refund the money With this understand
ing we left. The conversation, of course,
was confidential, but | informed A. +. Os-
terloh and O. A. Traugh before the trial,
anu w ILL., ~. Dtohcsj iISei., uHc vi ohc couH-
sci for the Commonwealth, Immediately
after the trial, of the arrangement we had
made.
On the first day of Court told Mcclure
to pay McKim the money, and | would re-
imburse him the week following-to which
he agreed AS he never called upon me
for the money, | was at loss to know
whether Mckim refused to take it, or had
taken it and returned it again, but his
speech in the Court House, before sentence
was passed staggered my belief that he
ever would make a confession of any kind
| took an earl opportunity to communicate
my suspicious to Mr.. Mcclure, but he in
formed me that McKim still told him that
it was call right" On the strength Of
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-09-03

A Dror$y Dan,sel-The Rockville, Gin
diana) Republican tells the most extraordi-
nary robbery story that we ever heard. 1t
says that some fellow entered the house of
Mr.. Jesse Wright, of that Parke) county,
and robbed the room of Mr.. Wrights
daughter, who was sleeping in her bed
After plundering as much as he could, he
proceeded very coolly to steal the earrings
out Of the ears of the drowsy damsel.-
Then he pulled the rings off her fingers,
and thinking still that he hadn't made the
robbery complete, he cm all the hair off
Of one SIDE Of her head. And he accom-
pllshed it all without waking the girl
She must have been sitting up all night
the night before with her beau Girls,
take warming
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-09-03

Buried ut the Cross Roads.-On Mon
day last young girl named Earlwine,
whose father resides on Fish Creek Mills,
in Marshall county, Va, committed sui
eide by hanging. Cause, disappointment in
love. She was found suspended from the
limb of tree lifeless. Miss Earlwine was
about eighteen years Of age The su-
perstitious people in the neighberhood
would not allow her to be buried in the
church yard, and her remains were appro-
priately inferred at the Cross Roads, in ac-
cordance with heathenish custom and an
obsolete law.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-09-03
EXTRAORDINARY FREAKS OF 4
LIN ATIG

A Young man In Mercer county, Pa.
named Davis, has for sometime manifested
symptoms of insanity. The Pittsburgh
Dispatch says
He imagined himself to be a second
Dan Rice, engaged in getting up circus.
On the 9Th inst he caught snake, which
he took to He'll S school-house, in the neigh
borhood, where, he says he had grand
performance after getting through which
he swept the house, and broke all the win
dows with the broomstick He then pro-
ceeded to the residence Of Mr. VIM. Cur
ry, mile or two from town, in the absence
of the family, and destroyed nearly every
thing in the house He says he went
there to have some fun" broke a gun,
with the barrel of which he smashed the
crockery, dishes, glassware and windows /;
broke to pieces clock and two watches,
grinding up the works in a cider press 1t
then struck him that the ground where
the house stood would be an admira-
BILE location for circus, whereupon he
built fire on the floor, and it was soon in
flames, from which he narrowly escaped by
jumping from window, cutting his arms
and hands in getting out, and leaving a
broadcloth coat, which the heat induced
him to throw off, prey to the flames
Considering the bees appropriate perfor,-
mers in his new circus, he upset several
hives, and undertook to put sleigh bells on
the insects, in which performance" he
was very badly stung When the neigh
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-09-03
MY GIRL.
BY R. NJ. M'LURE.

Playing, playing, round me playing,
BY the fireside warm and bright,
Is little rosy cherub,
o, she is a gem Of lightl
Rolling DER the carpet there.
Pulling at the rocking chair,
Running, running everywhere,
Little prattler void of care!
Now she's in the room, now out.
Now she's sitting by the stand
Now she's scolding pont about,
Now she pats him with her hand.
Thus she goes around the room, .
Now she's got the poker-broom-
Now she's crying-now she talks
Now she's runnlng-now she walks.
Now She falls-anon shes up,
Going. going all tho time;
Never knowing when to stop,
Now she's singing some old rhyme.
Thus from early morn TIL night,
Romps this little cherub bright
Gem of hopei with golden hair,
All around rue everywhere.
She is only three years old.
Only three years Old to-day;
Does She think Of after times,
When black hairs will turn to grey!
All, She never thinks, not she,
Of the days that are to be:
OF the hopes and cares and fears,
Days of toiling, joy ana tears.
Little angel, may'st thou ever
BE as Joyous as thou art:
Taste life's bitter cup, o, never,
Or be doomed to broken heart.
May thy hours be sunny hours.
May thy path be strewn with flowers,
And when death steals out thy spirit,
Go bright mansions to Inherit.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-09-03
9M1 llNS4 q R DID,.
"FORGET THEE.v

Forget thee" yes, would forget
And have no memory linger-yet
1t cannot be;
Around my heart there is entwined
A mystic chain which ever binds
Ny thoughts to thee.
Forget, all fain would l disown
Your right supremacy to that throne
OF memory;
Forget / may not, or dismiss,
'Tis linked with all my happiness,
This thought of thee.
Though other loves may pass away,
And hope her harbinger display,
Not so OF thee;
That memory may not wane, ever.
Nor ceased to be the loved forever,
Loved well by NE.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-09-03

RsA-An eccentric clergyman, lately allu-
ding in his pulpit to the subject of family
government, remarked that it is often said,
That nowadays, there is no such thing
as family government" But it is all false
all false. There is Just as much family
government now as there ever was, just as
much as in the days of orr fathers and
grandfathers. The only difference is, that
then the old folks did the governing; now
it is done by the young ones"
Nogez 4ppzication-'' say Mr. John
son, did you hear bout de catsolepy dat be-
fel Phillise ?"
''O' course didn't; what was it p !.
Yu see, de doctur ordered blister on
her chist well, she hadn't no chist, no
how, so she put um on de bandbox, and it
drawed her new pink bonnet out oh shape
and spile um entirely"
Ba% " All" said an Englishman, g be-
long to a country upon which the sun new
er sets"
"And l." said Yankee, " belong to a
country of which there is no correct map,
it grows so fast that surveyors can't keep
up with it"
nm-Old Mr. Shinglesticks mystified a
tea-partJ by remarking that women are
facts. When pressed to explain his mean
ing, he said, Facts are stubborn things"
nRnA lady told her husband that she
had read the Art of Love ON purpose to be
agreeable to him.
at had rather have love without ar"
he replied
In Cork, short time ago, the erier
of the court endeavord e disperse the
crowd by exclailning. All ye blackguards
that isn't lawyers, quit the court0
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-09-03

Buternut Pte.-Boil / quart of milk
with the rind of / lemon. When it has
favored the milk strain it; have the meats
OF 3 butternuts mashed fine and mixed
smoothly with little milk stir into the
boiled milk, set it where it viii boil swee-
ten to the taste let it boil minutes, take
from the fire and bake directly or the crust
will not be good.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-09-03

A Cor ocah a Wooden Leg.-Last week
Mr.. Robert Wright, farmer, of Burton
Lazars, near Melton Mowbray, had COW
which broke its leg, and which they at
tempted to set themselves; but finding
they could not succeed, they sent for Mr.
Reynolds, veterinary surgeon of Melton
Mowbray, who found it in so bad state as
to render amputation necessary, and he has
affixed one of timber in its place, which is
likely to answer every purpose. 1t is fas
tened around the knee joint by means of
leather straps, and the beast can use it
Nottingham Journol
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-09-03

Death from Fright.-A Mr. John Jane
way, an Englishman by birth, met his
death on the Terre Haute Railroad under
the following circumstances He was dri-
wing near the road in a buggy, when his
horse took fright at locomotive, wheeled
the vehicle around, and backed towards the
track. The locomotive, which was running
slowly was instantly stopped, and some by
ISLANDERS caught the horse by the head; but
Mr. Janeway, under the terrible idea that
he was to be crushed to death, died on the
spot.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-09-03
he West Branch Insurance Go.

OF LUCh HRs EN- RAG
ENsURES Detached Buildings, Stores. Mer-
cbandise, Farm Property, and other Build
H. and their contents, at moderate rates.
DIRECTORS.
~ Iobn J. Pearce, Hon. G.. C. Harvey,
H." Hall, t. 7. Abrams,
karIes a. Mayer, d. n; Jackman'
karles Crist, w. "hlte,
Hon. G.. C. HARVEY, Pres.
T. T. ABRAMS, Vice Pres.
T[Os. Kitchen, sec'y,
REFERENCES.
smuel H, Lloyd, Thos. Bowman, ID. ID.
4 A. Winegardner, VIM, Vanderbilt
A. Mackey, Mm; eafoh'
White, Ut, - .. Cra"iord,
rmos Ouiggie, A. Updegraff,
bhn W. Maynard, James Armstrong,
fon simon Cameron, Hon. VIM. Bigler.
|IzAgent for Mifiiin county. e. w. STEW
I'm. ESQ. ap23
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-09-03

bors came running to the fire, they found
him under shade tree, congratulating
himself that this was the best performance
he had had yet-it brought the largest au-
dience' The house was entirely destroy
ed, and the poor luuatic secured and taken
TO Mercer iail.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-09-03

A Darhey Theologian.-An old negro,
near Victoria, Texas, who was the only
Baptist in the neighborhood, always ''stuck
up for his own faith, and was ready With
a reason for it, although he could not read
a word This was the way he "put 'em
down: :"
" You kin read, now, keant you p
Z" Yes"
"Well spose you've read the Bible,
haint you 7"
Yes"
" You've read about John de Baptist,
haint you p
Yes"
"Well, you never read about John de
Methodist, did you? You see l has be BIZ
BILE on my side, den. Yah, ya-a-ahn y
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-09-03
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Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-09-03
TO BUILDERS AND CARPENTERS.
LU MI u e q 2
VIM. B. Hoffman & Co

L their Lumber Yard on East Third street,
n Lewistown, near the Presbyterian Church,
have received and are now receiving, in addi-
ton to their large stock of well-seasoned Lum-
ber-
10000 # panel Boards & Plank, from to 2 in.
10000 ft first common Boards
$4,000 # second common Boards
10000 # l! inch Boards
$4,000 II Sidngs
1900 lights of Sash, various sizes,
10000 Plastering Lath, all sizes,
Plain Siding and ready worked Flooring,
Hemlock Joists
Scantlng, 3x4, 4x5, Axe, 6x6.
Lap and Joint Shingles and Shingle Lath al
ways on hand
Lzr Doors, Shutters, Blinds, and Sash made
10 order.
All orders thankfully received and promptly
attended to. may2l
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-09-03
LOGAN FOUNDRY.

LC%AN ECUND DEY.
THE public are hereby respectfully informed
i that we have leased the above well known
Foundry, situate on Main street, in the borough
OF Lewistown, few doors south of the stone
bridge, where we will keep constantly on hand
"a full assortment of all kinds of STOVES,
I'd viz: Hathaway Cooking Stoves, different
IAsizes, Egg Stoves, Nine Plate Stoves, &c
and also
Iron Fence, Hollow Ware, Water Pipes,
&c, and will make to order all kinds of CAST
lNGS. All orders sent to US will be filled with
care and despatch, and on as reasonable terms
as at any other establishment in the State We
hope, friends, you will call and examine our
stock before buying anywhere else. You will
undoubtedly save money by doing so.
DANIEL BEARLEY G. SONS.
Lewistown, March &c, lS57.-y
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-09-03
Dr.. J. d. Stoneroad

Ems his professional services to the cit
tonrtss els ol Lewistown and the surrounding
NAY d, Ohee @ in the Beehive Drug Store.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-09-03
r UMBERl LUMBER! LUMBER !

IL Every kind OF Dry and Green Lumber is on hand
and being received which will be sold the lowest rates
for cash. [augl3l r. g. FRANCIsCUs.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-09-03
Pennsylvania Railroad.

Fare to Harrisburg, 81 so; to Philadelphia,
20; to Altoona, IS ; to Pittsburgh, 70
u[The Ticket Office will be open 90 min
utes before the arrival of each Passenger
Train. d. E. robson, Agent.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-09-03
New Arrangements,

A FTER returning our sincere thanks to our
n numerous friends and customers for their
continued patronage, would inform them that
am still to be found at
@JAo 0Oa SGamd
With desire to bring my business nearly to
CASH, after the first Of April our credit terms
will be Thirty Days and accounts not to exceed
Fifty Dollars. We hope still to conduct our
business SO that we shall enjoy the good will
of our numerous customers, and that the num-
ber may be greatly increased
marl2 F. J. HOFFMAN.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-10-30

IMPORTATION or LGAMAs.--A correspon-
dent thus calls attention to a fact that may
prove of importance and benefit to the agri-
cultural and even other interests of the
country.--M Y Ady md Eng.
by the steamer star Of The Vosi, which
recently arrived here from Aspinwall, advices
were received from the South Pacific coast. Of
the intended shipment to this country of 40
to so Llamas,' via the lsthinus Of Panama.
These animals arc well known in the Pacific,
where they arc extensively used as beasts of
burden, and are very valuable for their wool.
In the mountains Of Peru and Ecuador. where
there is much snow. they are found in large
numbers. and as they are thus accustomed to
cold weather, il is believed they are we'll
adapted to the climate of this country. par
ticularly that of our Northern ATTITUDES -
They are very hardy. vigorous animals, capa-
bic Of bearing much fatigue, and of being
sustained with comparatively little food
Those expected here are of the description
from which the alpaca wool is obtained
They were to leave Guayaquil about the mid
die of September, and will probably arrive
here next month
The Louisiana Courier, skmpa'hizer with
Gen. Walker, says that the tightnoss of the
money market somewhat effects his plans. as
it psevents him from converting his bonds in
to cash,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-10-30
SHERWIN's RHEUMRTIc RAtsA1

- 'hAi+4N fI ~ i}INfOI Ely.
TOT the fehei ana speedy Of Rheumatism Neural
FL spinal Complaints, Cramps Sprains bruises Cnts
Wounds, Swellings, Stiff joints and Limbs and M
SINUS OF rams and inflammation.
ne inestimable value OF this preuaretion has H..
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as single dose or application often prevents ~
=, the MOST PAINFUL CoNsEQUENcrs
livery person should keep supply hand for imned
ave We as It Is perfect main destroyer and no one uses
SOME SPECIAL BENEFIT
immediately ana many arc perfectly cured and relieved
o an lmmrnse amount of suffering. MANY of tbe most
eminent physicians recommend ths must
WONDERFUL DISCOVERY
WIN inc mohl perfect confidence and freely prescr IL
70 ihelr patients, and always with the hnpnest result,
~ aoes not cpnH EVERYTHING,
ou only certain class Of complaints which II cnres
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proving that there is way 's'''"'
BALM FOH EVERY wotrND
~ Iama ana unparalleled sale is pRoor postrfyp al it
great value TO an appecatory public who pronounce n
lhe best remedy ever discovered Inv il ana satsfs
yourself Pncr 50 ets. rrp no,.r,}s ""u sausiy
FOR sale by al Dealers in Medicines
NJ A, SMITH 4 CO., proprietors.
No. Al fremont Street Ros,o.
ihEp Il. SMITH, Montpelier, General Wholesale A.,
9r vermont Druggists and Merchants desirng a,en
eiss shpple apply Of once. Circulars furnished ea2
gent WIN heir name and address printed thereon 4al
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-10-30
II II + G r EAT REM EDY
FOUND At LAST
SHERWlN'S VEGETABLE CONfpo1rND

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Grating influence upon The whole system.
10 bilious people this Compound is nf inestirnabe .l
49, II le'oNes the nlious secretous TO which most
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lhs compound has boon in constant private practieo
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but the steady and increasing demand is sure proof of
s Nalhe, and me propretors feel no hesitation ip OFFERING
1t To- dFFLiCYED M NdNITY,
s the most potent mcdn for the cure Of diseases that
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any mineral substances used In its preparaon-and
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TO iher patients needing remedy inygoruto the blood
ana eralcatc humors from the ystom IL is unnccoss
7! To enlarge upon the yrtucs of this medicine as il h
been tested by nnuy whose certificates arc at,acie5
70 each hottie, who can be consulted at any time
what has effected once, will do apaiuthati l. 70,
a healthy state. ~ ~
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-10-30

SYRACUSE, October l6-The mail train on
the New York Central Railroad was thrown
off the track west of this city last evening, in
consequence Of piece of the road being
washed away, The whole train, consisting of
baggage car, mail car and foar passenger cars.
was thrown down an embankment of twenty
feet and all smashed. There were sixty pas
sengers. Miss Brown of Toronto was drown
ed. Mr. Bronson Of New Britain, Conn.
was badly injured, and died to-day. Twenty
other passengers were injured, six of them
seriously. The mail car and mail bags, ex
cepting one were burnt
when man is too lazy to work." saws
Sam Slick, "he paints his name over the door
and calls 1t a tavern or grocery, and makes the
whole neighborhood as lazy as himself"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-10-30

had expended. During one fall he took over
a thousand dollars for stock and produce
and he was offered five thousand dollars for
his place, while Lyman could not have found
a purchaser at fifteen hundred
Dolly said Arson Lyman. sinking into
a chair, I've been fool "a fool saw"
"Why-Anson--whet do you mcani'
" Mean Look at poland's farm;"
have looked at it from the first. Arson.
" You havof And what have you sccn?'
Why, saw that John Poland was maxi
ing comfortable home for himself and iami-
", and increasing the value of his farm ten
fold"
And why didn't you tell me SOP"
:" did tell you so. husband, and you said
| was a fool
u remember. We'll, never mind. 'Tisn't
too late now
On the next morning Mr. Lyman went
over to his no.ghbor's and frankly said.--
Poland you must help me- | want to
learn to be a farmer
:" will help you with pleasure, Arson;
and you can begin more easily than / did, for
you have money
And Lyman commenced The thousand
dollars was nearly all expended in the work,
but in the end he found himself the gamer.
and his dollars came back to him with inter
est twice-told. lie had learned lesson
which many might follow with profit
r------s.~--------
~ Henry Ward Bcecher finely observed
In his Boston speech on flowers, that if
young man sets out ia life with the desire Of
being rich, that he may drive a fine turnout
down the street, he sets out with a mean OBJ
jcct in view; if he will have dogs, and spend
his time in hunting and tramping that is
triilc better; but he was the young man to
respect and to love. who cherished in his
heart a fond hope that some day he might
come to own house in a green socmsion,
with roses climbing to its roof. a horse in the
stable. and good COW grazing in the pasture
There is too little thought of this sweet sim
plicity Of life and aim, and too much of the
noise and pretension Of ambition and display.
1t is said that there are three thousand OPP
crativcs out of cmplovmcnt in Fall Riror
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-10-30

- II is a remarkable fact that the three
survivors of the Central America who ar
rived at New York on Monday, had drifted
on thcirilrail snppBt aedrly ste hsiidred nlibs
from the spot where the steamer had sunk
before they were picked up--a drcary voy-
age-tho terrors of which, with protracted
and agonizing death staring them in the face.
no one but themselves can realize.