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Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-09-23
COMETS OF 1873,

One remarkable comet is now visible to
the naked eye, as predicted by DIR. Gould
some weeks ago 1t is very rapidly ap-
preaching the earth, and already shows a
well defined tail. We are told that during
the first week Of October the comet will
be of the most striking brightness, posi-
bly, the largest of the century, and at that
time viii be seen near Arcturus, perhaps
even surprising that brilliant star in splen-
dor 1t is now visible for about an hour
after sunset and an hour before sunrise in
line with the two stars called the Point
ers, and forming near y right angle be-
tween these and Arcturus. 1t is now best
seen at four o'clock in the morning. Dr.
Gould also suggested in the last number of
his Journal that from the similarity of the
clements it was possible that this comet
was identical with the first comet of 1927,
and also that of l764. This fact seems
from recent observations, almost certain, af-
fording a reasonable presumption that it is
a periodic comet, whose period is about
thirty-one years.
The second, which can only be seen by
the telescope, is supposed to be the return
Of Faye's periodical comet; it has an inter
val of 2,7l8 days, or IA years But its
present position differs 50 much from the
former movements Of Faye's comet, that
this identification also is extremely proble-
matical. Both its present inclination and
place differ considerably from the position
as computed by him; and we know of no
cause which could produce 50 great change
in its movements.
The third body, which is also telescope,
is conjecturel to be the great expected
comet of 1861 and l5jj All astronomers
agree in extolling its splcndor. It's tail is
said to be more than 100 deg in length.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-09-23
DR.. Bower on Temperance

We do not expect the Democrat, at this
time Of year, to publish anything with fair
ness, and are therefore not surprised at its
talk about our reluctantly" caying in, :"
&c. to DIR. Bower, nor in cutting off the
last sentence Of our remarks in replv to
his note The editor of the Gazette always
has and always will, not reluctantly. but
cheertully, correct errors or misrepresenta-
tions towards political or other opponent
He does this because he makes no covert
profession of publishing claptrap news
paper intended to gull his readers, but one
which gives his own opinions and public
transactions so far as he is able with truth.
If the Democrat has any desire to discuss
DR.. Bower on Temperance, we are ready
to meet it, when we think we can easily es-
tablish ty acts whether Dr. B. or Mr.. Pur-
cell was last fall regarded as the liquor can
didate.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-09-23

Ras~A dreadful accident occurred on the
Snow Shoe Railroad, on the 9th inst, on the
contract of Fearon 4 Co. n workman
named Thomas Mcnamara was engaged in
starting a blast, and after having touched
the fuse ATTEMPTED to make his escape, but
was unfortunately seriously injured by the
scattering stones His shoulder blade was
fractured, and four ribs, penetrating the
pleura-injuring the lungs in very dan
gerous manner Mr.. Mcnamara was at
tended by DR.. Potter, who was promptly
on the ground, and rendered the sufferer
every professional aid At our latest ac-
counts the wounded man was doing as we'll
as could be expected.-BeHyoate Press.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-09-23
Allison White and DIR. Bower.
ARE THEY DEMOCRATS ?

ARE THEY DEMOCRATS
This is question every voter ought to
ask himself this fall before casting his suf-
frage for them. They are so in name, and
the papers supporting them appeal to the
voters on this ground, but solely with ref
erence to the first named as an endorse
ment of Buchanan's administration. Mr.
White seemed to have had no mind of his
own while in Congress, nor did he regard
what he knew must have been the voice Of
the democrats of this district in regard to
the iniquitous Kansas bill The President
or Secretaries had but to ask for millions
of public money, and although the govern
ment was bankrupt, Mr.. White did not
think it his duty to examine into these
monstrous demands at time when econo-
my was essentially necessary, but voted for
all that was asked So with the Kansas
bill: he voted time and again for notori-
ously unjust measures, not perhaps that
they conceded with his own views, but be-
cause Mr. Buchanan thought or said so.
He was therefore to all intents, and pur-
poses a mere machine-an automaton gui-
ded by the President or Secretary of De
partment Is this democracy
Friends of Popular Sovereignty friends
of Tariff-ask yourselves whether James
T. Hale or Allison White would best reflect
yoursentiments on these important National
questions Workingmen, Laborers, me-
chanics, farmers, and business men of all
kinds, ask yourselves, before voting, wheth-
er James I. Hale or Allison White is most
likely to represent your views in the next
Congress? The first named has for years
told you that foreign importations would
some day bring us to the condition we are
now in; the latter thinks as Mr.. Buchan-
an thinks-and if the President should
say to laboring men it is blessing to
come down to the European standard of
labor" Mr. White, whose democracy con-
sists in believing anything Mr.. B. says to
be democratic, would say so too If this
is democracy, vote for Allison White by all
means-but if you believe that it does not
consist in the zone man power but in the
"many," then is Mr. Hale a true represen-
tatiye of your views on the great questions
of the day, and therefore a better demo-
crat than Mr. White
Dr. Bower went to the Legislature as a
democrat who was to do great things for
the people Promises and pledges were
made for and by him, and 10, the result.
An anti-bank representative made bank
speech-a pledged opponent Of State aid
to the s. & f. Railroad voted for giving it
aid-the professed representative of econ
omy took $500 extra pay-without hearing
his constituents he hurried through a local
bill changing an important law-and yet
all these, with other acts equally yundemocrat-
ic, the voters are now asked to endorse as
democratic by re-electing him. Ask your
selves, fellow citizens, whether these things
are democratic?
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-09-23
Died.

In McVeytown, on the 7tb IN.
sumption, Miss ELLIS, aged o '' rp.. q
months. '''' u
On the 18th inst, at the resi5.n.. y,
s. Maclay, in Milroy, Miss MAPy y'Ts Rp6 y
MACLAY, daughter of the lats wi%'' Il,0
Maclay, Esq, in the Dist wear Of ber r,,l ~
AT kirksville, Adair county. N,,,7s
the 9Th inst, of chronic dvse6terr WT ,Ti
b., infant son Of L. B. and Anna Ja5, -
/ year, 3 months and 9 days. -'
Sleep. lovely boy, In deaths cold arm.
10 pain aitlicts or fear alarms.
Thy tender spirits now 4; resi-
With angels bright and all the bla,t
we srieNe thy stay on earth 50 f,is-
liut IN our tears there Is relief:
my neetiTlg race below Is run
Ihy little work on earth is done
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-09-23
RN-A boy. aged II years, met death in

Bss~A boy, aged II years, met death in
a most horrible manner, recently in Illinois.
Mr.. Burnap had been reaping with ma
chine, and left him seated on the machine
in charge Of the team While thus seat
ed he observed snake close by, and called
out to his companion, (another boy, at the
same time cracking the whip. This start
ed the horses, and the boy was jerked off
and thrown in front of the sickle. AL
most instantly the body was completely cut
to pieces. Both legs and the arm were sew
cred from the body, and the heart torn
ont
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-09-23
THE MARKETS

LEwisrOwS, Sept. %, Is
Butter, good, 2 fb.
Eggs, e dozen,
New ntatoes are retailing at So!
bushel. Spring Chickens are selling
ID cents apiece.
Our millers are paying from 80 10
cts. for Wheat; Rye 60; Corn 70; Oh
A. Marks, at the new Steam MILL
ing for white wheat 81 90 to | =
81 90 to l 10; Corn G5; Rye So :Os
Barley 10 to 30; Cloversced 81 81.
Philadelphia Market.
Thera is no change in heprres Of
grain, Or cattle
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-09-23

na-If the State is not liable for endors-
ing the bonds of the Sunbury & Erie Rail
road, why endorse at all The truth is
the State endorses doRbie the amount of
the sale, and without that endorsement the
bonds could not be sold at ten cents on the
dollar To endorse note or bond with
protest Of not being liable, $50 nonscnsical
that such a plea would be laughed out of
any court in existence.
sE~The mint has got up new specimen
cent, with an Indian head in place of the
buzzard. We would suggest to the Direc-
tor to get one up with Liberty and its
goddess ON one side and 'Slavery" and Mig
gerhead on the other. This would do both
north and south
nThere was 10 republican majority in
Congress in 1857, yet the republicans, ac-
cording to the Democrat, changed the tariff
that year. The Senate was almost exclu-
sively composed of men called democrats
how did the bill pass that body except
by democratic votes?
BaS- See advertisement Of DIR. Sanforls
LIVER INvIGoRAToR in another column.
sg-It is folly to suffer from protracted
cough when relief may be so easily obtained.
Wistar's Balsam Of Wild Cherry is undoubt-
edly the most reliable of all preparations of,
fered for the cure of throat and lung COM
plants. Sold by Chas Ritz, Lewistown.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-09-23
Notices of New Advertisements.

George Blymyer has received fresh goods
suitable for the season.
Jos NJ Cogley has again commenced the
tailoring business at his newspaper and mag
azine depot, where also may be found all the
principal newspapers, magazines, &c.
An administrator notice is also published.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-09-23
The Poor House.

Since the establishment of the Poor
House in this county much complaint has
sprung up as to its proper management.
During Mr. Guthrie's term but little fault
was found, that gentleman having devoted
his energies towards establishing the sys-
tenn upon proper basis; but upon the
first change of politics he was ousted, and
from that time may be dated the commence
ment of reckless expenditures which call
ed forth condemnation from evcrv taxpayer
in the county. In 1856 it was deemed so
necessary to place firm and reliable man
in the board with nerve enough to stem
the tide of corruption, that Mr.. John Peachy
was selected and elected In conjunction
with his colleagues he entered upon the
work with determination to reform abuses
wherever they existed, and the result Of
their labors is now becoming apparent,
Notwithstanding the unjust legislation per-
petrated by DR. Bowers snake bill ousting
Messrs Peachy, Atkinson and Cubbison out
of Office. The expenditures, we are author
ised to state, will the present year fall far
below those Of several previous years, and
will do so by the fact that the Commission
ers have continued the officers and the reg
ulations introduced by the late board That
the poor are also treated with cOmmcndable
humanity, We have now the testimony Of
an intelligent German, who was lately com
pelled by needy circumstances and sickness
to become an inmate, who voluntarily wrote
the following certificate, which is now in
our possession:
For the Gazette.
Mr.. Frysinger-By request, l have trans
lated the following from the German, the wri-
ter being desrous of publicly expressing his
thanks for the kind treatment which he met
with in foreign land, and unable to express
himself in English will be responsible for
the correctness Of the translation.
Yours truly, DAVID ZOOK
Arriving in Mflin county in May last.
destitute cf means or friends, aud being very
sick, | was admitted into the Poor House of
u.
This house deserves, for its pleasant situation,
the therein prevailing order and cleanliness,
the good and plentiful diet Of its inmates, and
for the humanity of its officers, justly the
highest praise. And before leave, cannot
forbear publicly to render unto the Steward,
Mr.. Brewer, for his kind department, as well
as to Doctor Hoover, for his proper profes-
sional treatment lin consequence Of which
was enabled in eight days, with restored
health, to leave the house my heartfelt
thanks HERMANN COBER.
Belleville, Sept. Q, 1853. Of Prussia.
The late Peoples Convention named Mr..
Peachy as their candidate for commission
er, and if the taxpayers desire to place an
important trust in the hands Of one who
will take care Of their interests by Judi
cious administration Of the affairs of the
county, they cannot 90 wrong by electing
him. His opponent may do right, but if
elected he has yet to undergo the ordeal of
being bored for weeks by interested parties
to do wrong while Mr.. Peachy has with.
stood all manner Of threats and temptations
and thereby shown his capacity to prudent.
ly manage public affairs
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-09-23

s5~The Elixir" prepa,aa
Williams, for the cure Of = y Dr. ia
nothing but Dyspepsy, las adya,,;aP.s5pos
er column has by its own raas;s Ir,,ssa N aa
for itself so high reputation n l15ls by, ootai
that physicians acquainted With !, l'laaell
are using it themselves and nra,o,, ~ ~ Pf'Pe,
their patients, convinced by ai.o.l.A li,s,.lloAs
great efficacy in restoring thu ii 5i'3oa 'aIioa q
gestlve organs to a heajtbv fnns,! msol1e'si
merous cases of dyspepsy Of II" baDs'lon' s'
waited character, which wera 81 .baS a,os' as
incurable by some of the me5;.aI 5S'iaGaa |,
have by the use Of this Elixir i,.ai besa 100
to perfect health. as attested ra,,;e. Tasn ie'i
fy. For sale by Charles Ritz Lug! au:alss
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-09-23

81; HYAcLNTHE. CANADA p 'O"sh.
Messrs. Seth w. Fowle ( &; O. aug; q s
Several months since a Ii,,I. ,.-'GeDtla
mine, ten years of age, WIZ waa aaOgh.
the whooping cough in a VOC yas taken
FORM and nothing we could Do dioty asgrar
IN any way to relieve her sntT 1os her Sc.
length decided to try a battin tiIle,ns, eng, v
Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cher Cher o. Jour
hours after she had commeney mosly" hi
was greatly relieved, and IN u ~. u'lass l. i
days was entirely cured, and i isss thap /
have since recommended the p . now ssl
OF my neighbors, who have urod odi:an = %
case have | known it fail Of Sssu esF II It and ]
cure You are at liberty to i',ns maIa 'qs
the above you think proper, '@1e ~ any q
duce anybody to use your BaI. IL 'h,l
glad, for have great con6denssa du,sa9 | Id
Yours, ne mt
Proprietor of the Courier do s. n SgVln
Buy none without the signatn.nl r,, Il ys;iats a;
SETH w. FowLE & Co. t1sy jsa 10 o Bo
ST., Boston, Proprietors. Sid jYo Sr EGa'Aia. "a
Lewistown, and by their agent J, VAa'. B
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-04-28

officers of justice had the two wounded
villains in charge, while the body of the
third was also removed. They were rec
ognized by the officers as criminals of old
notoriety, but this was their las. adyen-
ture, for the justice they had SO long out
ragged fell upon them and stopped their
career.
Should any Of my readers chance to
pass down the Ohio River, / beg they
will take notice to a large white mansion
that stands upon the southern bank. with
wide forest park in front Of it, and stu
ated some eight miles west of Owensboro'.
Ask your steamboat captain who lives
there, and he will t,ll you, "Philp Slater
and Brother, retired flour merchants"
They were the Boy Heroes Of whom /
have been writing.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-04-28
HWHO,S AFRAID9's
One of the comic papers reviews an

One of the comic papers reviews an old
story that is better now than it was in
those days of spirit hearing and spirit see-
ing. 1t seems that an Id sea captain,
who retired from service and lived on a
farm, had n wild haruinsearum nephew
living with him. He could never dive
or frlghten said nephew to do anything in
its proper time. Among the rest, he cod
never get him to drive up the cows to
milk before dark-he had to drive them
from back pasture through the sugar
bush. Finally the captain asked the lad
if he was not afraid to go through the
woods in the dark.
"Fraid! What is thatl l never seen
fraid," replied the boy.
swell, never mind, my lad; you will
see one some of these nights, if you do
not get the cows up before dark" said
the captain, meaningly.
That night the boy played until dark
before he went after the cows, as us, a.
The captain took sheet and followed
after him. Now the captain had tame
monkey, who saw the performance, and
monkey-ike took table-cl, tn and follow
ed the captain at q respectful distance.
The captain went into the middle of the
woods, where there was big log by the
sibe of the path. Going to the further
end of it, he wound his sheet around him,
got upon it, and stood still. The monkey
got on the first end without noise, and
did the same.
So the parties stood when the boy came
whistling along with the cows. The cows
SHE'D little upon seeing the ghosts,
which caused the boy to look ahead.
"Hello! what is that?'' he shouted, "by
golly, guess it's fraid!' and then spy
ing the monkey, he sung out, "by Jeru
salem, if there amt two fraids, n big traid,
and little fraid."
This caused the captain to look around,
when he saw, for the first time, his ghost
like companion. He thought it WAS n
fraid sure enough. The old captain
streaked it for home, the monkey chasing
him, and the wicked nephew clapping his
hands and shouting:
"Run big fraid, run, Or little fraidll
ketch you"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-04-28
AN UNLUCKY MUSICIAN.

John Phoenix recently saw on board q
railroad train boy with an accordeon.-
Of this John thus speaks:
at was after eleven o'clock; tho train
had passed New Brunswick, and the pas
sengers were trying to sleep, Cha! ha J
when the boy entered He was seedy
youth, with a seal skin cap, a s:ngularly
dirty face, a gray jacket of the ventiIating
order, and short but very broad pair of
'corduroys.' He wore an enormous bag
or havesack about his neck, and held in
his hand that most Internal and detestable
instrument the accordeon. despise that
instrument Of music. They pull the mu-
sic out of it, and it comes forth struggling
and reluctant like cat drawn by the tail
from an ash-hole, or squirrel pu'lel
shrieking from hollow log with u ram
rod. The unpr;nciplcd boy commenced
pulling at this thing, and Mortified us
with the most awful version Of odd Dog
Tray that l ever listened to. Then he
walked round the car and collected forty
two cents. Then he returned to the CEN
ter of the car, and standing close to the
stove, which was red hottie night be-
ing cold--he essayed TO pull cut 'Pop
Goes the Weasel when suddenly, pop
went the boy be dropped the accordeon.
burst into tears, aud elapping his hands
behind him, executed q frantic dance, ac-
companied by yells Of the most agon:z:ng
character. ] saw it all, IN | felt gr.,t.ful to
retribut;ve Providence. He had stood
too near tt stove, and his corduroys were
in blaze; q few inches below the tcrlni-
nus Of the gray jacket, was the seat Of his
woe. After he got on fire the COZ dactor
got him out, and a sweet inefiable calm
came over rue. / realize that 'wh; tever Is,
is right and fell into n deep and happy
Sleep
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-04-28

A SINGING REBuKE.--S Senator Ciark.
of New Hampshire, in the course of HE
speech, on Monday last, in addressing
himself to the remark of Mr.. Hammond.
Of S. c., that Northern laborers aro
slaves, said:
with all due respect to the Senator. I
say that they cannot only got dinner,
but they can give one to tile Senator if
he wants it. But lie would advise the
Senator not to talk of mudslls there.
otherwise five feet ten inches of ground
if that is the gentl' mans height--pfglrt
b, his portion. In the Revoluti' nary
war blacksmith Of New Hampshire
gave his services to the State. His father
said to him: "Thc State is poor, don't
ask for your money now" Aud the sum
due him stands ON the record in the Cap
ital of New Hampshire. so many pounds
so many shilIings-and his defendants
are proud of that record ofhis patriotism.
Little did the son of that man c ark him.
self think he would como into this Sen
ate and here the Senator from Soutl,
Carolina call that father slavcl IAp
plause.]
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-04-28

Rum DID 1T.-Gerrit Smith, in re-
Gently published letter, makes the follow
ing illusions to the late Preston S.
Brooks: 80 '..s
'The ration would not have been de.
prived of the services of Charles Sumner.
had Congress, before Brooks fell upon
him, been willing to be moved by a tenn
perance speech or by any other cause to
put stop to tie sale of Intoxicating
drinks in he city of W. sh ngton. Poor
Brooks! | b came acquainted with him
in Congress, and found him to be a frank,
pleasant man. He allowed me to speak
freely to him of his habit Of drinking liq-
uor. He promptly confessed his SORROW
for it, and added that he would DC glad
to subscribe Congressional temperance
pledge. But for liquor he would never
have committed his enormous crime
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-04-28
ax | know that if women wish to Is

EE | know that If women wish to es-
cape the stigma of husband seeking, they
must act and look like marble or clay
cold, exprcssionless, bloodess, for every
appearance of feeling, Of joy, sorrow,
friendiness, antipathy, admiration, dis
gust are alike constructed 10y the world
into the attempt to hook husband
Never mind well-mesning women have
their own conscicnces to comfort them,
after ALL Do not, therefore, be to much
afraid Of showing yourself as you are,
affectionate and good hearted do not too
barshly express sentiments and feeling.
excellent in themselves, because you fear
that some puppy may fancy that you are
letting them come out to fascinate him, 60
not condemn yourself to live only by
halves, because if you showed too much
imitation, some pragmatical thing in
brooches take it into his pate to imagine
that you designed to dedicate your life to
his inanity.-Jane Eyre.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-04-28

THE USE OF SLANG BY YoUSa Wo-
MEN.-Timothy Titcomb has the follow
ing sensible remarks on this subject:
Young women are very apt to imbibe
another bad habit, namely, the use Of
slang. l was in the street the other day
when l met an elegantly dressed lady
and gentleman, on the side walk. My
attention was the more attracted to them
because they were evidently strangers.
At any rate, they impressed me as being
very thorcus hly refined and gcnteel peo-
pie. AS came within hearing of their
voices--they were quietly chatting along
the way heard these words from tho
woman's lips: "You may bet your lifo
on that" l was disguised. I could
almost have boxed her cars. l rcmem.
Dor once being in the company of a
belle--one who had had winters reign
in Washington. Some kind of game
was in progress, when, in moment Of
surprise, she e claimed, my gracious"
N wv you may regard this as a financial
notion, but tell you that woman fell rs
fatty in my esteem as if she had uttered
an oath.