Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-07-12
Warm-The weather.

Democrat.
ra-John C. Breckenridge has accepted the
Seceder's nomination.
sEWe owe certain gentleman one,
which in due time will be repaid with COM
pound interest.
Ba Four years ago, Iorschel '. johnson,
the Douglas candidate for the Vice Preslden-
cy, said that capital should OWN labor"
r0- Major Thos P. Campbell, of Hunting,
don, has come out in favor of Lincoln, Ham
lin, Curtin and protective tariff.
EgThe Hayes Arctic exploring expedition
sailed from Boston at half past three o'clock
on Saturday afternoon.
g|We had a terrific report of Sickles
tragedy in town the other day, but it ended
in smoke, having partly originated in whiS-
ky.
s9TThe Breckenridge party of Missouri
have nominated candidates for Governor aud
Lieutenant Governor, so that there are now
two tickets in the field.
Rg.The japanese Embassy on the 29th
ult left their quarters at the New York Met
ropoltan Hotel, and embarked for a return
to their country,
EsA-There was race between Flora Tenn
pie and George n Patchen at Suffolk Park,
on Wednesday. The former won the race;
time 2.223, 22l3, and 2.373.
BA.It is stated that twenty out Of the
twenty seven gentlemen on the Democratic"
electoral ticket of Pennsylvania are friends
of Breckenridge. They are trying to cheat
the Douglasites into voting but one ticket.
bg-A new programme has been indicated
by the authorities of Washington for the
Mormons. 1t is now proposed that they shall
emigrate to one of the East India islands,
and reliable information is said that they will
do so.
s9-The Brooklyn City Mills, located at the
foot of Fulton street, Brooklyn, were totally
destroyed by fire between three and four
O'Clock on Saturday morning, and the adjoin
ing buildings were slightly damaged. The
loss is estimated at between twenty-five and
thirty thousand dollars.
| aA-The steamship kangaroo sailed from
New York on Saturday for Liverpool, with
26O passengers and S205, 500 in specie. The
steamship New York also sailed for South
ampton and Bremen, with l48 passengers
and S265, ,720 in specie-making a total of
408 passengers and SAT-, l,3l2 in specie.
naYAt St. Joseph's, Missouri, ON Saturday
| afternoon, new four storied building occu-
/ pied by Messrs. Nooe, McCord, & Co, gro
GERS, fell to the ground, crushing frame
building next door, occupied by three fami-
lies. Nine of the occupants were killed.
The building took fire, and the stock was con-
sumed. The pecuniary loss is estimated at
| $4,000.
Nc cConneIlsburg, Pa, July IA horrible
! case of murder and suicide occurred last
evening, near Fort Littleton, in this county
/ Richard Madden, resident Of that pace,
/ killed his wife, by beating her brains out with
a board, and afterwards hung himself. No
cause is assigned for the violent conduct Of
the husband, the family having just finished
their supper, with no indication of the terri
ble calamity about to befall them.
BGp Three steamships-the Illinois, City
Of Washington, and Hammonia-sailed from
amption and Havre, Liverpool, and South
amption and Hamburg, respectively. The
Illinois took out l47 passengers and $685.
503 in specie the City of Washington 300
passengers and 1922, 100 in specie, and the
Hammonia, l37 passengers and 100000 in
specie; making total of j84 passengers,
and l, ,920, ,203 in specie.
/ BeAThe new English mammoth Steam
ship Great Eastern" arrived at New York
on Thursday a week Her appearance in
the bay occasioned much excitement, and
New York was all in hubbub. The crowd
on the battery was immense. She brings
only forty-two passengers-her previous bad
luck having deferred persons from coming
over in her. She made the passage in twelve
days. The Great Eastern" in length is go
feet or rather more than the eighth of a mile.
Her breadth is 80 feet, and depth from deck
to keel 60 feet. She is capable Of comforta-
bly, accommodating 1000.
esA-The overland mail brings further news
from the west. Telegraphic advces from
Oregon state that David Logan, Republican,
has been elected by $50 majority over Mr..
ShieI, Democrat. The legislature in relation
to the contest for United States Senators, will
stand as follows: Democrats favorable to the
re election Of Lane and Smith to the Senate,
, l6; Opposition Fusion Democrats, q and
~ II
comes from Democratic source and it is un-
derstood in California that this will result in
the sending of Mr.. Baker, Republican, and