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Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-03-28
SECOND FLOOR,


where she can be seen on and after April l,t
with her Father and Mother and where she
may be consulted upon all matters pertaining
to life and health, and diseases Of the human
system. She has been endowed from her
birth with supernatural gift, to such an as.
tonlshlng degree, that she conyinces the most
skeptical of her wonderful powers in short,
through the assistance of some superior pow
er, she is endowed with the healing art.
This young lady is physician indeed She
can see and point out the medicine t. cure
the most obstinate diseases; even those that
have for years bafied the skill of our best
physicians, and can direct salves and lini,
ments to be made and used that will cure old
sores, fever sores, cancers, rheumatism neu-
ralgla, spraiHs, spinal affections, weakness
in the back and limbs and other complaints
of long standing, and has performed aston
ishing cures upon those who had long since
lost their sight and hearing, or nearly 50, by
disease: and all forms Of female complaints
attended to with great success.
During her travels she has cured hundreds
who were on the verge Of the grave, who are
now living and enjoying perfect health
through her skill and successful treatment.
Satisfactory references will be cheertulIy
given when required.
Miss Claflin will guarantee to make perma-
nent cures in all cases she undertakes. Her
mode Of examination is with Clairyoyant
;" when she tells invalids cf their disease
and its location, with great certainty and
many other incidents Of the past, present
and future events of life of great interest TO
the inquirer, SO much so as to merit and re-
ee!ye the confidence of all who consult her;
and many times By her directions prosperity
in business matters she also answers all ie''
ters pertaining to life and health with grea'
satisfaction, and sends medicine by express
when required. She, however, must have
statement of the case, age, month, year When
born and fee of one dollar. She also gives
information of lost or stolen property, absent
| friends, whether dead or alive, with grest GER
tainty and satisfaction. Lawyers, doctors
ministers and many other scientific men have
/ consulted her upon matters of high lmpof.
tance, and gave evidence of their entire sans
| faction.
| BIH Hours of consultation, from a. m 10
8 p. II.
Consultation Fee, ONE DOLLAR.
| Lewissown, March %, l86l-4t
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-03-28
The Famine in Kansas.

The Special Committee of the Kansas
Conference Of the NJ F. Church, to which
was referred the question of the drouth
and destitution in Kansas, made report
which was unanimously adopted They
say: " We have been careful to obtain all
the information necessary to the formation
Of correct opinion from ministers repre-
senting all parts Of the State, and declare
that in October last there were not pr0vis-
ions enough in the State nor means enough
in the State TO procure them with, to pre-
serve more than one half of the people
from starvation" We have seen letters
written By former citizens of this county
corroborating this statement, and alleging
that unless supplies continue to be forwar-
ded there will be much suffering.
~------
Judge Spraq7ts on Teason.-Atth the opening
Of the United States District Court in Boston,
on Tuesday, Judge Sprague delivered charge
to the Grand Jury On the nature of treason.
lie held that the notion of the General Gov
eminent being q mere confederacy was fun
damental and dangerous error; and that the
Constitution established government with
the highest attributes Of sovereignty. Refer
ring to the clause which defines treason, he
maintained that levying war" required
military assemblage to undertake hostiiities,
not mere conspiracy, however atrocious it
might be. 4 reasonable purpose existed
whenever the object was to prevent by force
the execution Of any one law, as this would
be o7erthrowing the Government to that ex
tent. But the sudden outbreak Of a mob was
a different affair, such bodies not designing
to continue together To take forcibe pos
session Of forts, arsenaIs or other property Of
the United States, was fragrant act Of levy.
ing war.
The Judge then alluded to the subject Of
furnishing supplies TO those engaged it sre45-
enable schemes. 4 person in league With
those who were levying war, who should send
them money, provisions, arms OF intelligence
for the purpose Of aiding them, was a traitor,
no matter how far distant from them, he
might be- The trial must take place within
the limits of that State and district where
the crime was committed. If, however, the
of either was such that the judi
cial tribunals could not perform their func-
.i0ns the crimes could not be permitted,
however atroeious they might be.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-03-28

enue, y. l., who will practice at the Nation
al House, Lewistown, from The 2Sth Of March
to the q f April, 1861.
DR. Jones straigLtens Cross Eyes without
pain, restoring natural appearance and sight
He operates for Cataracts, Specks, removes
Tumors FROM the Eye or Ear, inserts artificial
Eyes to move and appear natural. lie can
suit all cases, land no operation or pain what
ever is necessary 10 insert an artificial eve
He inserts artificial Ear drums where the
natural drum is destroyed, and cures dis
charges from the Ear, noise in the Head and
Deafness. lie operates for Hare Lip, resto-
ring natural appearance and speech, and per
forms al kinds Of delicate and capital surgi-
cal operations with skill. His instruments
are of . superior kind aud the latest improve
menrs. But he never operates if remedies
VIII restore
DR.. Jones is graduate Of the Old and lie
Ne0 School Colleges, and las had tie Gencft
Of the European Eye and Ear Iastifufious
HIS DIPLOMAS AND DOCUMENTS HANG IN HIS
OFFICE.
lie has medical case containing the best
remedies of this country and Europe with
which he successfully treats these old stand
lag diseases which the profession generally
pronounce incurable. as Neuralgia, Rheuma-
tism, Gout, Paralysis, Dyspepsia, &c. Re
member, DIR. Jones will be at the National
House, Lewistown, from the 28th of Marcel
to the FL Of April, 1861.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-03-28

rea-In the Heusa of Representatives on
the 2ist, Mr.. Gibb0ney presented a petition
from inhabitants of Bratton township, Mif.
fin county, for a LAW authorizing the selling
and repairing Of public roads in said county.
Referred TO Committee on Roads, Bridges
aud Canals,
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-03-28

eeA-The Right Rev Bishop Bowman
VIII preach and administer the Rite Of Con-
frmation in st. Marks Church on Wednes-
day evening next. Divine services will
commence at half past seven o'clock. All
are invited 10 attend
Gar Mr.. Lewis Wisler, in attempting to
stop team running away in Market street
on Tuesday afternoon, was knocked over
and light wagon ran over his body. lie
sustained some bruises, but was not we be-
heve seriously injured
THE CANAL.-The repairs at the aque-
duct across the Juniata at Duncan's Island
having been completed, boating will COM
menee in few days \ large and fine
boat, built for Jacob Blymyer, is on the
stocks across the creek, ready for launch
ing, and will go into the freighting busi-
ness Immediately,
MIFFLIN COUNTY BANK-Strong ef-
forts are being made at present to get this
institution under way, but thus far some
stock is still wanting to make up 100000,
the sum necessary to put it into operation.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-03-28
B E S T GROCERIES,
Al Lar Prices. riz

Al L0c Prices rjz;
Good Brown Sugar at 6, : and 8 cent.
Best A White do at O o,-.
Best Crushed, Powdered, &c, Sugar 10 cents
Best Rio Coffee (less by quantity IG cents
Dried Peaches, large halves, per qt. 9 cent.
do Apples, per qt. cent
ID DeSt syrup; Fehna-, per gal. 50 cents
Baking Molasses. per gal. 20 ernts
Portland Syrup and West India
Molasses, per Ut. S cent.
EXT" u cheese' Pearl Starch,
haisins' Prunes,
Cranberries, &c.
ALSO.
An excellent article Coal Oil, pr. qt. % cent.
Best Poi tland do do Ok 60
Fluid do - csn,.
mas z. J. HOFFMAN,
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-03-28

TEMPERANCE MEETING Monday
evening rather small audience assembled
in the Town Hall and, after prayer by Dr.
Woods, listened to short addresses by sew
eral of our citizens. 1t was unanimously
agreed that talk is not sufficient to meet
the demands of the cause, but action must
be put forth In accordance with this sem
timent, committee Of eight was appoint
ed to prepare and circulate for sigma
lures remonstranee against the grant
ing of any licenses in Lewistown by the
Court which sits next week; and to pro.
cure all needed or practicable information
respecting the alleged illegal sale of liquor
and other violations Of law and morality
charged upon certain parties. 1t is to be
hoped that the labors Of this committee
will be instrumental in ferreting out the
offenders against the peace and order OF
our community, and that by these meet
ings more healthy and effective opposi-
ton to all practice and support of intem-
perance may be excited.
There is to be another meeting on next
Monday evening.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-03-28

EMIGRATION MEETING-A meeting of
the colored citizens of this place was held
on Monday evening, Mr.. Baptist in the
chair, when a resolution was offered by
John T. Thomas and adopted, instructing
the secretaries to publish a statement that
so far as the proceedings of previous
meeting were reported and published in
the Gazette respecting a letter soliciting
information and means from their white
brethren to send an agent to Hayti to Sc
leet location, &c. for that association, were
incorrect, no such proceedings having been
adopted by the society. The proposition
emanated from Mr., Griffith, and not from
the association.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-03-28

Rev. J. II, Brown takes nominal ap-
pointment at Strawhridge; William N.
Frysinger is appointed to the York mission;
b. A. Crever and J. H. McCord, Freder-
ic City and Asbury; \ A Eskridge, Mid
dletown, Nd.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-03-28
a. q U ) IL,
III iNG IN connection with his Gr,.co,r
AZ and Notion business, commenced tSo
Manufacturing of Confectior
cry.

IN ITS various branches, and EMPLOYED = n,.,
teal work kman, notifies the public tba, hs ., AZ
tends to keep well assorted stock af T -, I,
above goods on hand, which will be ,rs,,... ,.s
ed to give satisfaction. and be equal - ..,, a.r
Confeetioneries that can be bought from -!
eastern city, which he offers I, wholesale nss
chants and retailers at city prices. with 's' re.,
OF carriage. He therefore soliciis the cns crs'
tom Of the surrounding country. and - =
quests them to send in their orders or c,n
and examine his goods, which will satisfy all al
that they can be accommodated with = ssls,'
ton which will recommend itself.
CAKES, BISCUITS. &c, constantly ~.
hand; Also Pound, Spunge, Bride. SiIysr
and Gold Cakes, in the best stvle. bakeI -
order, on the shortest notice. mig ~
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-03-28

EAST BALTIMORE CoNFERENeE.-We
annex portion of the appointments made
by this body recently in session at Cham
bersburg:
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-03-28


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S@FAS!e station JcsePh A Ross
( fsf4 Fy Church, NTn- A. >niVeiy
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SeN port g W B2use- NJ n. roster
PetsrSDurg. Daniel Hartman
; sew b!oOInAe!Gr II > AeH0enhaii, !. SaFe
I silLlllh station, John Silne
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sA!pPensburg Circuit W Howe. j. G. Hagey
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6amoeTL q al Mss \" H. Leidig; " II. AaH"e4'
T. = 'IacHAF' ~ upeEIllsndellt tillla Ais9ioAi'
JUNIATA DISTRICT-G. D. ChenoE.Ih, ?. E.
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Aifaane n 7 Sr;-,--.tyooi
Wo,,jI,7rv NsI;ct- ! !, Mann
S.he1le6irr " foIfrr-n Wn1 " Evans
Bedford Stzuon ) Kopler
/ Bedford Circuit c Cleayer J. G. Moore
New Granada 4 Smith { r Kitchen
Cassville. {. Graham. Thos. GreenIy
Hunting gdou, : L NJ Conser
Manor Hin. 4. ". Barnirz, J. c. Clarke
Williamsburg, E w. Kirby
Birmingham, J. A. Coleman. W. 4. Houck
PhilipSburg. Saml Creighton. J. ". Divine
CurwenSTle6 Clearf d. 7. D. GotwsGir
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-03-28

ErS<sa Hc HlCCtlOu VI oOliu IL OiIC8 Lldity ny
the Legislature of Ohio, as a member of the
United States Senate, in place Of Hon Sal
mon p. Chase. the Secretary of the Treasury,
is we'll deserved tribute to a faithful, up
right, and talented representative The hon
or could not have been more worthliy bestow-
ed, nor the interests of his great State placed
in more competent and trustworthy hands
ssA9The Louisiana Convention refused to
consider resolution providing for the publi-
cation Of the election returns on the CO 5per
alton and secession question. 1t was repeat
ediy asserted by the New Orleans papers that
the popular majority in the State was against
permit the publication Of the returns may be
taken as conhrmatory Of this assertion.
E1-The recent vote in North Carolina it
would be supposed, ought 10 have been taken
as decisive Of the position of the people Of
that State On the question Of secession. Not
withstanding the State decided against the
call Of even q Sovereign Convention" the
disunionists persist in keeping up the agita-
ton.
B|Here is little speech which Mr.. Prem,
tice made few evenings since in Louisville: {:
Gentlemen, let us preserve the Union
against all influences, against all treachery,
against all treason. | am getting to be an
old man, but | will fight for the Union, will
die for the Union. Kentuckians. ! will live
and die in no Northern Confederaey, in no
Southern Confederacy-but here where | am
now, in Kentucky, and in the Union"
s1'On Saturday a week a young man nam
Ell Jeremiah Sherman, residing in Hanover,
Pa, applied some red precipitate to car
buncle upon his chin, and going into the
! open air shortly afterwards was taken very
/ i'll, and died in q few minutes.
saT A serious oausualty happened on
the Pennsylvania Railroad, above Hunting.
don, on Wednesday night of last week
As the mail train which left Pittsburgh in
the evening was passing along near Peters
burg, there were some cattle on the track
and the engine could not be stopped unit
it came in contact with one of the ami
mails The locomotive was damaged aaC
the baggage and mail car thrown from tht
track The baggage and mail car ther
took fire from the stove, and moot )! th,
mail matter, together with the baggage .
about eighty passengers, was destroyed
We are happy to state that no lives wer,
) lost, nor were any of the passengers o.
employees injured
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-03-28

Rg~Mrs. Wertz, well known as former
proprietress Of the Valley street notion and
grocery store, has purchased Holtzworth' s
establishment, between the Union House
and Black Bear Hotel, East Market street,
where she will open in a few days new
stock Of groceries, confectioneries, and
kniek knacks generally, which will be sold
at low prices Her many friends of course
will give her call
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-03-28

aa-The weather was quito cold at the
close of last week, but moderated again OF
Monday, since which showers and warm
sunshine have given an impetus to buds,
grass, &c. that viii change the face of ma
ture in few days if continued.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-03-28

Wto are A5olitionists-The Southern Lit
erary Messenger, published at Richmond, Va,
gives this definition Of an abolitionist:
An Abolitionist is any man who does not
love slavery for its own sake, as divine in
stitution; who does not worship it as the cor
ner-stone of civil liberty; who does not adore
it "a the only possible social condition on
which permanentrepublicang goyernmentcan
be erected and who does not, in his inmost
soul, desire TO see it extended and perpetuated
over the whole EARTH as q means of human
reformation, second in dignity, importance
and sacredncss alone to the Christian religion.
lie who does not love African slavery with
this love is an Abolitonist."
fthis is true definition of an aboitionist
there are only about six h7,e democrats in
Lewistown.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-03-28

FRUIT.-Many persons allege that the
peach crop has been destroyed by the cold
weather, predieating their opinions on sun
dry buds which have been examined and
found to be black where the peach ought
to grow. So far as our observation ex-
tends, buds are not likely to be killed by
frost at this season unless farther advanced
than most of them are in this neighbor-
hood, and the true cause of these defective
buds can probably be found in the un-
healthiness of the trees, worms at the roots,
&c. Peaches and all other fruit are in
greatest danger from frost when the bios
som is opening, exposing the tender pis-
tils and stamens to the cold air, and after
wards when the fruit is formed.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-03-28
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

AB, X. Firoyed, Agt, will remove
his entire stock of dry goods and groceries
to the house of Moses Montgomery, East
Market street, opposite Ritz's drug store,
and will remain there for one month
The goods will be disposed of AT COST,
as he wishes to close out his full stock
He will open AUCTION on TUESDAY
EVENING, April ID, which will continue
one week. Auction expressly for the la
dies on THURSDAY and SATURDAY
AFTERNOONS, to commence at , o clock.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-03-28

s1~The Lewistown Brass Band, assist
ed by one of our String Bands, will give
p = concert in the Town Hall on this Thurs
day) evening.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-03-28

CARPET CHAIN.-This article is rodu.
ced IN price by F. J. HOFFMAN.
EAlSlI.-Mackerel Ind Herring at reduced
L prices by 7. j. HOFFMAN.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-03-28

BORoUGH AFFAIRs.-The new Town
Council will meet on Friday evening next.
We have heard it suggested by a number
Of taxpayers that in view of the hard times
it would be advisable to lay as light tax
as possible, to embark in no expensive
work, and to razee or cut off altogether sun
dry expenditures which annually appear in
the report. Others advocate a mill tax,
urging that surplus in the treasury never
comes amiss, and that it is bad policy to
reduce taxes to a lower figure, as most folks
will growl as much at two as three mills.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-03-28
fl3 ava AlO 3A,a

Successfully treat
ed for all diseases to
which they are sub
.iect by the success
full DIR. Jones, Of the
Jones Eye and Ear
J..:. TO- ~ A.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-03-28

TREEs.-As the proper season for plant
ing trees is again here, we recommend the
nursery of Warner & Butts to the atten-
ton Of all who desire to procure reliable
trees, as they guarantee all sold by them
to be what represented In addition to
their fine stock on hand, large lot will be
received in time for April court, which will
afford an excellent opportunity to select
choice varieties.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-05-15

fifty, my regard of public opinion; at
sixty, the troubles of thinking and |
have now become true sage, or egotist,
which is the same thing.
Respectable Principtes.-I havonover
meddled in any marriages or scandal.
have never recommended cook or u
physician; and, consequently, have
never attempted the life of any one.
lHy Dislikes-I have dislike to sots
and fops, and so intriguing women, who
make q game of virtue; a disgust of
affectation; pity for made-up men and
painted women; an aversion to rats,
liquors, metaphysics, rhubarb, and u
terror of justice and wild beasts.
AnalysiS Of my LJe.--I await death
without fear and without impatience.
Ny life has been bad melo- drama on
q grand stage where l have played tho
hero, the tyrant, the lover, the noble
1,ran. but never the Valet.
ny Epitaph.--Here lies, in hope of
repose, an old deceased man, with u
worn-out spirit, an exhausted hoort and
q used up body. Ladies and gentle
men, pass on!
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-05-15

Perhaps the briefcst personal MEM
ors ever written wcro the "Mcmoirs Of
Roptopchin," written in ten minutes,
We subjoin n fow paragraphs, each Of
which constitute a ''chaptcr."
My Burh.-On tho 18th March,
1868, merged from darkness into
the light of day. was meas
urod. was weighed, | was bnptizcd.
] was born without knowing wherefore,
and my parent thanked heaven without
knowing for what.
Nh Education.-I was taught all
sorts Of things, and learned all sorts Of
languages. BY dint Of impudcnce and
quackcry, I sometime passed for II ga
want. My head has become library
Of old volumes, Of which ! kept the
key.
MY svEcrings.-T was tormontcd by
my masters; by tailor- who made tight
dresses for INC by ambition ; by self
love; by useless regJass, and by re
membranes.
MlmorolLc Epo,ls. At tho ago of
thirty / gave-up dancing at forty, my
ondeavors 70 please lhe fair sex, al
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-05-15
Beauty a Duty.

The London Review pronounces
that mo man or woman has a right to
be ugly and thus discusses the matter:
Men or women, whatever their physi-
cal deformities may be, cannot be
utterly ugly, except from moral and
intellectual.causes, and neither man nor
woman has any right to be ugly, and
that. if either be SO, it is his or her
EauIt, misdemeanor or crime and tha-,
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-05-15

What q J'olcono can do.-CotopoM
in 1888, threw its fiery rockets 5000
feet above its crater, while IN I|'4 the
blazing ma5s' struggling lor an "U'iot'
roarcd so that its awful vote" was heard
q distance OF more than 500 miles. In
I797 the crater Of ImguroGua, one OF
peaks Of the Andes. flung out torrents
of mud, which d AIMED up rivers,
opened new lakes, and IN valleys OF II
thousand feet wide made deposits ofGOO
feet deep. The stream from Nesuvius
which in 1877 passed through Tore
3oI c,,.aa, cor+ai,od 22 COO OOn emilio
C'ol v 0 :. 10, rI..,
feeto soII" llI"IIer ana III A''i' "''''l
Tore del Greco was destroyed sec
ond time. the mass OF lava amounted to
Ak O0O nn0 cubic feet. Tn 1879. Efua
c.r al ,.l,;ar oa,.a.oJ
Poureo IoII" " i'ooC "'.'''' ~"
eighty-tour square miles OF surface ana
measured nearly lOO,OOO,OOO, cubic
feet. On this occasions the sand and
.oar;o, forr,o7 +bo Nror4o Rosi. noor
2C'' ~. ',. 49, =. a:.o,..,
y