Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-08-23
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EY- Large-the yield of wheat in Wiscon-
SIM The crop is estimated at 20 100000
bushels.
EaFJohn Covede has again been nODina
ted for Congress. Mr.. Covode retired, but
his party coul4 not unite on a candidate, and
he was again compelled to run.
A telegraph from Galveston, Texas, dated
August Is, says that the principal hotel, and
all the business houses, with one exception,
were destroyed by the recent fire at Hender-
son, Texas. The fetal loss is estimated at
from S25O, 900 to S275, 900.
n1-The Lancaster County Convention of
the Peoples party have nominated the Hon.
Thaddeus Stevens for Congress. Upon the
second ballot John A. Heistand and William
Hamilton were nominated for State Senate.
Prentice says we have heard of great
many ratification meetings and indignation
meetings, ard one of our Union brethren
proposes that the Yancyridge men of Ken
lucky now try themselves on modification
meeting. 1t is thought that, although the
meeting would be small, the feeling would be
! very sincere.
WonderfiI Escape. special Providence
| seemed to protect four little children sleep
| ing in room in New London, on Monday
night when the house was struck by light
| ming and the subtle fluid shivered one bed
stead and tore off the footboard of another,
without injuring in the least the innocents
who were there reposing on the very bed
steads thus shattered and destroyed
H@-Naples was tranquil, and there is moth.
ing later as to the movements of Garibaldi
The British House Of Commons had passed a
bill amalgamating the European and native
armies in India. The troops have left France
for Syria. Large numbers of volunteers
have arrived at Sicily.
We have news from Europe by two other
steamers. From Syria we learn that four
hundred arrests hove been made at Damascus,
and that the offenders will Immediately suf
fer the penalty of the lazy. Damascus is
tranquil, and tire Sultan s&luthority was re
turning. From Sicily we learn that Carl
baldi was at Messina, preparing for de-
scent on the mainland.
HR-The abolition excitement in Texas ap-
pears to be on the increase. A young man
has been hung charged with giving strych-
nine to the slaves to put into wells. Anoth.
er man, preacher, was similarly treated for
being an active aboltiOnist Two others
were hung for exciting the slaves to an in
surrection. These events were in different
parts eff the State. Frequent incendiary and
poisoning attempts are reported, all arising
from the {" blessed institution"
Ba-The State Teachers Association, re-
Gently in session at Greensburg, adjourned to
meet next year at Lewisburg. The following
are the officers of the association for the en-
suing year: Presidential. Burt, Of Pitts
burg; Vice observation-disclosures. Miller, of
Blair; Smith, of Miflin; Douthett of ALE.
gheny; and Lamborn of Lancaster. Cores
ponding Secretary-C. R. Coburn. Record
ing Secretaries-Wm. Sterling, of Philadel-
phia, and Jas. II. Stewart, of Pittsburg.
s@-The Lewistown Democrat finds fault
with US for advocating Douglas. We have
given it as our opinion that Douglas is the
regular nominee" of the democratic party,
and that those who oppose him or are willing
to compromise that nomination are rebels and
disorganizers and we stand by that declara-
ton, even if it brings US under the imputa-
ton of being better advocate for him than a
paper which in name supports him, but is
willing to accept disorganizer in his place,
even if the disorganizer is the candidate of a
band of diSunionists.
narH. Frysinger, Esq, has withdrawn
from the Lewistown Democrat, and processes
to be willing to stump the county for Breck-
enridge and Lane against all competitors
We remember how a certain democratic ora
tor once get lost in the woods after night
while hunting school house in which to
make a union speech, and We rather suspect
if he comes to this place now to make speech
es for the candidates of the disunionists he
will be very apt to get lost in fog as we'll as
the woods.
The Monarch Of Reptiles.-We had the
pleasure of looking at the great sea serpent
of the snake kingdom, which has given rise
to such degree of curiosity among the nat
uralists of our city. His snakeship is eight
cen feet long and when living had one hun
dred and eleven rattles was denizen of the
prairies of Illinois, and is, without doubt, the
largest rattlesnake ever heard Of Dr. j. w.
Barnitz has been working diligently for the
last year to obtain possession of this mon
ster from its original captor, who was rather
10th to part with it, and at last in eonsidera-
ton of large sum, succeeded in securing
this hippopo tamus of the snake dominions.
Indianapolis State Sentinel.