Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-01-21
New Series Vol. iii, No. 10.


18th Unemployed demonstrations in Phil
adelphia and New York-Steamboa Reindeer
sunk in the Mississippi-British panic sud-
denly arrested by issue of small notes and
suspension of Bank Charter Act
l4th. Upper Mississippi river clesed by ice
Gen. Walker sailed from Mobile on new
Nicaragua expedition.
18th. Mills burned at Lockport, N. Y; loss
$780, ,000-Gulf steamer Opelousas lost, with
twenty-five lives among the lost Gen. Ham
iton of South Carolina.
10th. Geo. r. Gliddon, Psychologist, died
at Panama, aged SO.
18th. Steamboat Cataract burst boiler at
Lisbon, Mo-; five killed and fifteen wounded
Panic in breadstuffs' market in England
lower qualities totally nsaleable-Francis
Vincent murdered in New York.
18th. Cancemi convicted of murder of po-
Hceman Anderson of New York.
10Th. Second attempt to launch steamer
Leviathan.
2lst Very heavy snow storm in New York,
New England and Canada; gale en- Lakes
Four murders and several outrages in and
about New York-Steamboat Rainbow burn
ed near Napoleon, Arkansas; seventy lives
lost-Storm on Ohio river; coal boats sunk
and lives lost-Half of Olean, New York,
burned; loss 60,000-Free State Convention
in Kansas resolved to stand by the Topeka
Constitution.
23d. $4,000 worth of property burned at
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
24th. James G. Birney died at Eagleswood,
New Jersey.
25th. Worth monument inaugurated at
New York-General Walker lands at Punta
Arenas.
2Gtl Rupture between President and Gov.
Walker about Kansas; breach in Democratic
party widening Thanksgiving in twenty
States-Athenian building in Philadelphia
burned loss S35, 900.
28th W. S. Tuckerman arrested for mail
robbery at New Haven, Connecticut.
30th. Steamer Allegheny sunk at st. Louis;
two men drowned; loss S25, ,000-Financial
panic reached Warsaw, where numerous fail
ures occurred.
December.
1st. D. F. Tieman elected Mayor of New
York over F. Wood-Martha A. Mcintyre
murders her own illegitinate twins and her
mistress's child, at Tamworth, N. H.-Five
negroes sentenced to be hung at Natchez,
Miss, for numbering their overseers.
I'd. Money pressure at Hamburg lightened;
confidence being restored.
Sd. Exposition Of shocking swindling and
forgery in Board of Health at Philadelphia
Railroaders in employ of Erie Railroad strike
and commit outrages at Piermont-Christian
Rauch, German sculptor, died at Dresden.
9th Renewal of panic at Hamburg; forty
one houses failed up TO date.
7th. Thirty fifth Congress organized-
Warehouses on Market and Eighth streets,
Philadelphia, burned-Pension granted to
Gen. Havelock, r. A, for brilliant services
in India.
9Th. First message of President Buchanan
read in Congress-Extra session Kansas Le
gislature convened-Commedore Paulding,
men, at Punta Arenas.
9th Acting Governor lSecretary) Stanton
removed by the President-Senator Douglas
delivers his great speech, attacking the ad-
ministration and defending the Nebraska bill.
llth. German law in relation to commercial
bills suspended for relief of Hamburg mer-
chants.
18th. Specie payment resumed by thirty
seven New York banks; twenty having broken
up during panic.
18th. Col. F. NJ. wyncoop accidentally
killed near Tamaqua, Pa.
18th. Il. j. Walker resigned Goyernorship
of Kansas Swiss, named Albert Stroud,
kills his wife and two children at Westfeld,
Mass
10th. Fight between pro and anti-slavery
men at Fort Scott, Kansas; several reported
killed.
18th. Presidents message received with de-
rision by Kansas Legislature.
10Th. Slight shock of earthquake in South
Carolina
GOTH c. W. Littles killed at Rochester, n.
Y, by wife and brether-in-law.
2lst Free State men refuse to vote in Kan
sas, and Lecempton Constitution adopted with
slavery clause.
22d. Final passage of bill authorizing issue
of $50, 100000 U. S. treasury notes.
23d. Resolution, virtual declaration of war
against Utah, passed by House at Washing
ton.
25th Murders and outrages In Philadel-
phia-Fire at Buffalo, N. Y. loss S25 900.
29th Great indignation in the South at
Com. Paulding's capture of Gen. Walker.