Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-03-25

!zens Of Lewistown and vicinity
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"A correspondent wants to know who struck Billy
Patterson" on Friday last,
Col. Sumner. tried Carlisle by a court martial on
charges preferred by Gen. Harney. been acquitted
The Holdaysburg Standard has a haring account Of
bloody duel up there in which Jas NJ spielman gsrcs
a heroi Hoe-ax,
side and family lately rusticating" in Washington
City. Wouldn't " cityeating" be appropriate,
A bill has been reported In the Legislature for the
erection Of monument to the memory the soldiers
who fell in the Mexican war.
The barn Of Mr. Remington near Philadelphia was
destroyed by tire last week together with between 80 and
90 head Of imported cattle
The only daughter Of Mr. Barnard was burned 10
death at Boston by her clothes taking fire while arranging
her hair. She was aged q years Intelligent and highly
accomplished.
-The many cures Of dyspepsia and kindred diseases
performed by the 0xySenated BItters all other rem
eIes have failed should be sufficient to induce any one
suffering from these complaints give the medicine
trial!
a little daughter OF Joseph Woods Of Huston town
ship Centre county, burnt By her clothes Ia
King fire while kindlng young woman at Tyrone also
met her death lately b. her clothes catching while boiling
soap.
The Miners Journal says: There are scores OF mi
ners aborers and workme in this region who during the
past four months have averaged in wages more than
'hree cents day! HOW do they like times under Bu
chaHaB!
Mr. Lombaert in IN address to the empoyees of the
Railroad last week at Altoona When bidding them farewell
assured all that as soon the financial difficulties which
prompted the reduction have cleared away the wages
would be put back to the old standard"
The Press says the American Republicans nominated
Eacharah Orner on the third ticket candidate for Town
Council Not bit Of 1t. Mr. o. was one Of the regular
nominated democratic candidates and the editor of that
paper ought to know his brother democrat better than
to "lbel' him as a know nothing nominee
The immense cannon foundry known as the Fort Pitt
works, Pittsburgh. was destroyed by FIRE On Thursday
morning The re broke out about O'Clock and in spite
OF every effort to the contrary the whole extensive SQUARE
occupied By these celebrated works was laid IN ruins in
few hours.
"A doubleheaded child is on exhibition at Vannuchrs
Museum, New Orleans This strange being Is so construc.
ted as TO mite and separate In The my
ner all the functions Of organic animal life. sings
watzes dances with the organs of either head
Rather fshy this
The Lancaster Times says Lewis NJ Hobbs the ste W
ard the Mersville Normal School absconded leaving
Aamber Of heavy bills unpaid. Hobbs kept the boardnl
house at NLiersEle and had paid him by the pupils
the close Of the recent session. between three and fou
thousand dollars. He absconded with this sum Of read
money in his possession leaving his creditors urch
a temperance paper has at last found out that W.
have good laws the subject OF liquor vending and tina
they only need enforcement in order to be efficient
temperance lecturers and Others would the sam
c"hcluson and then assume moral courage enough, ete
n eedy or by the employment Of COUNSEL TO see thos
laws enforced they would get credit for honesty
purpose than hnew given 20 who are crying vol
wolf" all the time
a cotemperary truly says You may read the Nov
heossr ior year and scarcely find a FAcf which vii
make one wiser or better-an hction-romance-ges II
velvet and feathers-little fends equpped in snt,a am
cFinolne-og scroundrels in epauettes and with "a love
moustache,' turning the brains and stealing tho
smperng maidens-the everyday history Of life ingn
ousIy belied and genteely ouraged-and yet 1T aIyyoy
ends beautifully" And might be added hundreds v
cannot afford dollar for the Gazette In this COUNT
throw away between two and three for such stun.