Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-01-07

some time ago, as 4 warning to the young
ladies and gentlemen who sometimes fire.
quent the Lutheran church, for the pur-
pose of talking, tittering, eating nuts, suck
ing candies, &c.
aeAThe weather for the past two weeks
has been quite mild, notwithstanding we
! have had two or three falls Of snow and
any quantity of rain. The days however
will soon lengthen, when we may look for
q spell of cold weather.
E9" 4. Brown Norris has been appoint
ed to transcribing clerkship at Washing
ton worth $500 per annum! If party
service be the rule of appointment, we
shall not be strpri Sed to hear that the edi-
tor Of the Democrat has been promoted to
q two or three thouEa and Office at least.
I}RiBaE ELHriox.-I'he annual elec-
ton for ofieris s,f the Lewist'own and Tus-
carora Bridge Company was held ON Mon
day last, and resulted ia the elec ,tion of
President -jion 4 :. Wilson.
Treasurer Francis McCoy.
Aanagers-William Russell. John Ne
kee, John y Sterett. d. ~. Moods, j.
W. Sila~,, T.lns. FanYalzah.
There was no opposition to Messrs. vii
son, MeCoy, Russell, Mckee ald Shaw.
Against the remainder ef the ticket a
contest was got up, bat il resulted ia, the
election of the ahoye n:,med hr vote
from 2Gl TO 272 against IS to ISL.
LOTTERY CIRcULARs.--Last week, for
the second time this winter, ne received
an envelope directed "Box -, Lewistown.
Pa, containing lottery eircular protesting
to be issued by c. W Huntington & Co,
New York city All the boxes in the Office
we believe were favored with similar docu-
meats, SO that it is evident some one has
furnished this firm with the numbers. 50
as to enable it to address the envelopes, and
thus swindle the community There are
some lotteries still authorized IL 4 few
States, but III the present instance, we
would caution our readers against sending
any money FOR lottery tickets to G. ".
Huntington d Co; New York, as the deal
ing in such tickets In t1at State vas pro-
hibited by law Years age, and not u dollar
could be recovered even if the schemes
they zdvertlse are genuine, which NE much
doubt In Maryland the traffic Is legal,
and while We would not advise any one to
embark money ia such wild goose chase,
yet if some Of cur readers ,riU deal in
tickets, we recommend them to address
their orders to Miller & Co, Eeerton &
Bro, or other well known fruls at Balti-
mere, where, whateEer Of fairness there is
in such things, is carried ont fairly.
New YEAR's GIPr-We certainly did
not suppose when Bcehasan was elected
that his administration would be of any
benefit TO us, but We must confess 10 the
contrary, Tor lask Thursday we received
four cans Of such oysters as are net often
seen in our saloons from Washington CITY.
freight paid, forwarded by clerk ia the
Interior Department, 40 doubt at the sug-
gestioa OF Old Buck hiusel-to whom, as
well as the clerk aforesaid, we return our
sincere thanks for this acceptable New
Years gift. If the President desires to
do US any further favor, We hope he will
forthwith whisper in the car Of the proper
officer that the clerk aforesaid is deserving
of an $500 office Ut least, as in that case
we might safely calculate on sitting in
Judgment over some more of the same sort
between this and the end of the season.
seE We are compelled to omit several
articles intended for to-day's paper.
eneh- two thousand seven hundred and sixtv
tense dollars; and as consequence, the dir
,ntlre the precious metals was corresnon,
I the great. The amount of specie sent out
Inks, country during that period, was two hu
royis- and thirteen millions three hundred
10 the sixty four Thousand three hundred and
their four dollars specie imported. TWEEN
\ the millions mae hundred and twenty
Dyed thousand four hundred and twenty
leave dollars: leaving a balance against
than specie account of one hundred and et
ainly six millions four hundred and thr
mon thousand nine hundred and fifty .sevet
lars. This depicting procesa, aggravai
excessive importations, unsettled the q
Ik.ng ey and induced an inflated paper circu
y.and resulting IN bank suspensions and fini
.n- taD 4I'ssemeht but the eVIl does ~
may bere. Al inflated paper currency, by