Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-01-14
May.

iet. Gen. VIM. walker and staff with 200
men, surrendered to Capt Davis, of the q. S.
sloop St. Mary.
I'd. Alfred De Musset, French poet, died,
aged 45.-Wind and rain storm in Ala two
feet water fell at Mobile
4th. Mrs. Cunningham's trial for the MUIR
der Of DR.. Burdell begun at N. Y.-Freshet
in the Delaware, Lehigh and Schuylkill rivers;
three men drowned at Fairmount. Another
freshet in the Hudson river.
5th. H. B Ms frigate Tartar brought 100
of Lockridge's men to New Orleans, all sick.
John f. A Sanford, nominal plaintiff In
the Dred Scott case, died at N. Y.
9th. Steam bakery at Brooklyn burned /;
loss $50 OOO.-Freshet in Pa. and Va. rivers;
water in James river rose II feet; Susque.
hanna higher than since 1847.
7th McKim declared guilty of killing Nor
cross at Altoona.-Walker driven cut of Ri
vas and the city occupied by the allies.
9th. John Conard, ex-U. S. Marshal, died
at Philadelphia.-Mrs.C Cunningham acquitted
of killing DR.. Burdell
10th. Mutinies broke out in various divis-
ions of the English East India army Euro
peans massacred.-Stable and twenty-three
fine horses, at Richmond, Va, burned.
18th. Bill for sale of the Main Line of the
Public Works passed Pennsylvania Legisla-
ture finally fight with mutinous
Sepoys in Delhi, India Lieut.. G. b. Will
loughby. r. A, blew up magazine, killing
about 1000 Sepoys.
l4th. Lynch law at Louisville, Ky, three
negroes taken from Jail and hung for the
murder of the Joyce family; fourth cut his
throat to escape hanging.
18TH Four stores of Main Block, Buffalo,
n. Y, burned; loss S25 ,000.-Leut. |. G.
Gkro.Y n G NJ g
across the lsthmus, died at Aspinwall.- ll.-Amer
by Sepoys, near Delhi, India
18th. SIS, 900 worth of property DESTROYED
by fire at Columbus, Indiana.
oath. Steamship Louisiana burned in Gal
weston Bay, and many lives lost
25th. New cent, smaller than old, composed
mainly of nickel, with new device, issued
from U. S. Mint.-Hon. A. p Butler, u. S.
Senator from S. c., died.
10Th. Died, Hon. James Bell, U. S. Senator
from N. H.-Dred Scott, wife and daughters
9th. Political riots in lgium.-Nearly
whole town of Addison, N. Y, burned Gov.
K. j. Walker delivered his Inaugural as Gov
srnor of Kansas
18th. India Rubber Works at Newark, n.
D., burned; five persons killed by falling walls.
james s. Smith, President Southwark Bank,
Philadelphia, died.
29th. Steamboat IRkerman blew up at To-
ronto, G. W.; whole crew twenty tyeight) either
killed or badly scalded.
Both. DR.. Thomas Spencer died at Phila-
delphia.
lst. Election riot at Washington, D. c.;
U. S. Marines called out eight men killed
and many wounded.
I'd. Melodesn, Chestnut street above 9th.
burned out.
I'd. British army drove Sepoys within the
citadel OF Deini, with great slaughter.
4th Baxter's boaded warehouses, at Brook
lyn, with 5000, 900 worth of sugar, molasses,
&C., burned.
9th. City of Allahabad attacked and burn
ed by Sepoys and many Europeans massacred.
Dane county block, Madison, Wise, burned;
loss S70,0O0.-Steamship Erin, with China
mails for England, wrecked; cargo, worth
81 ,O0O,0OO, lost passengers saved.
7th. Perceptible earthquake in all parts
Kingdom of Saxony.
9Th. Douglas Jerrold, English satirist, died
at London, aged j6.
9th. 10 dwellings,, worth 5000 each, at
Chelsea, Mass burned.
10th. Gen. John b. Walbach, Oldest officer
U. S. Army, died at Baltimore, aged %
John G. Stevens died at Hoboken, y. J,
llth. Scenery in Leghorn Theatre took fire,
causing panic; 43 people burned and tramp
led to death, and l34 injured.
18th. Singular storm or water-spout in
Schuyler county, n. Y. several lives lost and
much property destroyed. Terrible hurricane
at Pana, Illinois.
l4th. Stores in Syracuse, n. Y, burned;
loss $4,000
18th. Mansion and Kursaal at Cape Nav
burned.-Aug. Young, Vermont State natu-
ralist, died at st. Albans.-Delhi in posses
sion of British, but citadel and palace still
held by Sepoys.
18th. Block burned at Mezphis, Tenn. !;
less 100000.
10Th. Three men, La ruinte, Shultz and
Neuslein, hung for murder at St. Louis.
22d. Rev. DIR. John G. Young died at Dan
vile, Ky.-$24,000 worth of jewelry stolen
from stores in Alexandria, Va.
oath. Cawnpore, India, taken by Sepoys /;
GAO American and European men, women
and children, including American missiona-
riss, massacred by Mana Sahib.
18th. Main Line of Public Works sold 'by
5. b. Myers, auetioneer, Philadelphia bought
by Pa. K. K. Co. for ST 500, ,000-Hon. Lang
don Cheyes died in South Carolina.
Drayten, captain schooner Pearl, famous for
kidnapping case, committed suicide.-Settls-
ment of Mormons near Malmoe, Sweden,
driven off by neighbors-fre arms used.
10th. Canadian steamer Montreal burned
near Quebec; 500 passengers on board, about
half of whom were burned or drowned.
18th. Twelve persons killed and 100 wound
ed by accident on North Kent Railroad, Eng
land.-Drug and other warehouses in St.
Louis burned loss 100000.
July.
Let. lst Regt. Nizam E. /. Cavalry, mutt
MED at Arungabad; they were routed by
troops under Gen. Wosdburn-Car fell So
feet from trestle work ON Marietta and Gin.
cinnati Railroad, killing 4, and wounding 20
persons. Destructive hail storms in Va.
I'd. Stores and factories at Cincinnati burn
al loaa on 0On