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Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-01-15
IT. 4. LOLLINGER,
Capt. Co. 49th Regt., Penna. Vol,

sA-Mr S. j. Baptist, who emigrsted
from Lewistown, in October last, writes to
his son in this place as follows:
st. Mark, Hayti, Nov. /, la6l.-My Dear
Son: This leaves US oil in good health. with
one exception, and that is j. L. Thomas, who
has had slight touch Of the fever. y
We bad 4 pleasant sail from New York
we left that Port on the 22d of October. and
arrived in sight Of land en- the Both. We rot
INTO port (St Mark on the Cd of the present
month-aii IN good heart, and got our rations
as soon as We landed. For wife and self and
SIX children, | get &c Haytien dollars for
Esther and Mary five dollars each and far
Ji'VeF M ed and wife, five dollars each, making in
all 46 dollars per day.
only want you to knew that we arrived
mere safe within II DAYS, and had good
captain and crew to deal with. When T Oct
INTO the country and zee nv land will lei
you know al about it. We had on hoard ths
Flight 80 emigrants. That was ,be onIu
tning we had to complain of-we yrara ~
crowded. We had FIVE white females With
their colored husbands, and two white rnar
with their colored wives. We are lodg;ne n
one OF the big stone buildings, with a wall
around 1t, as big as a goal. 1t has been in
ITS day splendid building for holding slaves
The friends in St. Mark are past describing
L want you to get ready and come out as soon
as you can; bat when you come pack up all
your things and bring them along. There
VIII be great many letters sent to the States,
SO that need not say great deal about this
Piace' But let this sufRce-I am glad came
mere.
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JOSEPH STROBE,
HUGH MCKEE,
JUuS CUPPLEs.
CAMP GRIFFIN, VIRGINIA,


NJ Editor Permit me through your
columns to thank the Ladies' of the Voun-
teer Aid Association of Lewistown in behalf
of the men under my command. The gift of
" mittens" being so appropriate at this time,
was received by the men with cheers for the
Ladies of the Volunteer Aid Association, and
| can assure you, their kindness to the men
will be long remembered At this season of
the year, and the position in which the men
are now placed, our regiment being in the
advance, and required to do the" picketing,'
nothing could have been presented to them
which would have rendered so general salts
faction. You in ''Old Miffln'' have no idea
what comfort the 4" mittens" afford, especially
on snch night as the present-the rain com.
ing down in torrents and freezing instantly,
making it extremely unpleasant to handle a
musket with naked hands The men are
generally well and in good spirits. Lieut..
Wakefield has recovered from his Illness.
and TO day has been commanding the regi
ment in the absence of Col Irwin, who is the
officer of the day for the Division. Theodore
Waream is improving far better than could
be expected, and we hope soon to see him
again at his duty. Col Irwin is we'll, and
has been in his saddle all day. although
it has been so very disagreeable tits almost
impossible to describe the alteration the men
Of the giment have for our Col. They all
think there is no one in the Army Of the Po
tomac who can compare with him-and it is
not without cause. lie is always at his post
seeing that orders are carried out, vet do
ing things with go much kindness that he en-
dears himself to every one. We hope soon
TO have an advance, that the Burns Infant
ry' may have an opportunity to show the La
DIES that their gifts are not bestowed on un-
worthy men, They are all determined to die
on the field, rather than disgrace should come
to cur friends or the flag we are fighting un,
der. We have Ieen visited to day bv old and
welcome friends from cur county, viz. Hugh
Mckee, Joseph Strode, Sr and John Cupples
We have all endeavored to do the polite, and
although the weather is SO disagreeable,
think they will 90 home we'll pleased, and
SATISFIED that the 49th is a regiment to be re-
lied upon. Respectfully. &c.
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THE RELIEF FUND.

Office Ia hereby given to all INTERESTED
~ that with the orders to be issued on -.
18th January, the relief heretofore exten5.i
will cease with the following classes:
lst. To all families whose ''man spnnor,g
holds any position in the army eldinp II.
pay of sergeant. and upwards.
ID. To all families who have claimed ana
received relief on the ground Of partial sun.
port"
As various promotions have taken nIac.
since our troops are in the field, persons b,y,
ing knowledge of any coming under the fra
clause are requested to furnish inf,rma,iopte
the undersigned, or any member Of the B.a,l
Of Relief
A resolution was also adopted that the pres.
ent Regulations respecting relief shall expre
on the lss of March next with all rh, susu
then have received relief for twelve week, a,
more. as the fund is now so limited in amount
that the Board feels impelled. after that date
to extend aid. under new regulations, only To
thuse whose actual circumstances will reouira
it.
By order ,,f the b ard
GEORGE FRYSINGER. Secy.
Lewistown, january IS. ls62-tnihl
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CAMP PIERPoNT, VIRGINIA,

We, the undersigned, a committee appoint
ed on behalf of Company C, LIST Regt., penna.
Reserve Cavalry, McCalPs Division, to draft
a resolution of thanks to the ladies of East
Kishacoquillas Congregation, Mifiin county.
for their kindness to Us on the occasion of re.
ceiving very handsome Library containing
$50 volumes of very useful reading for the
soldier, be il therefore
RESOLVED, That the sincere and heartfel.
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will take the money and viii send you Ger,
tifcate Do not send me your ticket, as all
prize money comes directly from the Mana
gers. Send at once, and do not show this let
ter to any one.
Yours truly,
JAS. r. LAWRENCE.
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s@A meeting of the Lewistovn Union
Temperance association will be held at the
Town Hall on next Friday evening, Jan.
18th, 1862, at I o'clock All persons fav-
orable to the temperance reform are cordi-
ally invited to attend. Ladies in particu-
lar By order of the President
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.

EThe Peak Family, gave highly
interesting entertainment at the Town
Hall last evening, to crowded audience.
Their vocal music, from the Juveniles up, is
of high order, and their performance with
the bells excellent. The second concert
will take place this evening.
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SINGING ScHooL-The Singers of Lew
istoWn and vicinity are requested to meet
in the Apprentices Hall on Friday evening,
January 18th, at o'clock, with view of
forming Vocal Singing Class.
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ACcIDENT-A man named Lambert
Myers, last from Illinois, while walking on
the railroad track in the Narrows on Thurs
day morning, stepped on the second track
as he supposed to avoid train, and was
struck by another coming in an opposite
direction. He had one of his ribs broken,
face and nose much injured, and bruised in
other respects. He was conveyed to this
place, placed in charge of the Poor House,
but died on Saturday.
9G~ ~Eccles johnson, of Juniata county,
was found dead in the Narrows on the 1st
instant, having got into the canal with his
horse and buggy.
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MK. ALEXANDER: Dear .Su..-i take my
seat this gloomy morning by the window lnok-
ing ont upon the willow its leaves are fast
fading and fulliug. Yes, autumn has come
and will soon displace the heauteous rnb,s of
green, that decorate our mountains, and wrap
them In the dark mantle IF winter: the fal
ling leaves impress me more fUrcibly this Fall
than ever, that like the leaves Of the forest
we too are but passing away.
We'll, | suppose ycu would like me to give
you fen dots respecting the citizens Of VI n
teval.o; went TO the city yesterday the
Methodists have quarterly meeting; heard
the elder hold forth; he gave some pretty harl
Ecks. as usual. suppose you have heard
before this time of the death of Mr Large ::
he died last week had the fever, and has left
a sad and lonely family. Truly can sym
pathizs with them. for it is little over a year
ago since | saw the face Of my own dear faith
n
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the neck was partially dislocated, but the
spinal cord net fully severed. If full dIslo
cation had taken place death would have su
pervened much souner-as only respiration
or two would have occurred. AS
After the coffin was closed up it was remov-
ed, through the kind permission of Mr.. Rob
ison, to his furniture wareroom, where all
who desired to see the body were allowed the
privilege. Ie was afterwards shipped on the
night train in care of Loveriug's mother to
Reading.
Thus ended the dread and impressive scene.
May we never look upon its like again in ''lit-
tie Juniata" So far from being considered
a solemn warning to the crowd IN attendance,
of the sad effects of sin, it seemed to be en-
joyed by them as a rare treat-snd the day
sa common holiday, when drunkenness, pro
family and blasphemy ought to find vent
We might dwell at some length upon the
unmaniy and indecent, If not inhuman ex
presslons of some who crowded around the
JAM while the execution was in progress, and
hurried their curses and iuvectiyes ever the
walls while the poor criminal was on the
scafold, but decency forbids IT, Suffice it to
say, that we never witnessed such brutal ex
hibitions of cowardly spite and malignity,
and never hope to witness the like again.
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Estate of Reuben Myers. deceased.

EStatc OF Keubeh Myers. deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given that letters tes.
= tamentary on the estate of REUBEN
MYERS, late of Granville township, Miflin
county. deceased. have been granted to the
undersigned, residing in Oliver township. All
persons indebted TO said estate are requested
to make immediate payment, and those hay,
ing claims to present them duly authenticated
for settlement.
janl5-6t ABRAHAM MYERS. Ex'r,
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lfhieh aaeer Faits &, yire .Spee,iy Riaft.
sS-S i'll in Lawisrawn by Chas R;;z Mr..
Margaret +. Irwin and others. aui ia II 9
conniy by Mary I. BrehmaiI, j. 4 L. 5. koh-
IeF, aud il'Ar M:Aa5b. jani5-Gm
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Pennsylvania Railroad.

Ar Galbraith's omnibuses convey passengers TO
and from all the trains, taking up setting them
down at sI points within the borough limits.
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N O - 7 9 j I


NAME to the premises of the subsciber in
~ Granville township, dark red BULL,
I'D requested to call, prove property, pay char
gss, and take him away. or he viii DO sold ac-
cording to law. JOHN BROUGHT.
Granville township, Jan. is, ls62-3t
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ST. CHARLES. SHELBY Co, ALA.
December End 1861

Dear Brother-T take the present nrpor
tuuity of sending you few lines. tu let you
know that we are still in Shelby. in the same
swamp you left US Tom, | will
right here tell you that am the sicke.t of
this place that ever Of any place that
ever roasted at in my life; and ~ chance to
ct away, that | can see, unless leaving it
without selling. | shall not leavt it,
| have seen Jones about collecting that
school money he says there will lie no diff
Guilty in getting the money If | make out the
report correctly, which think can do
JAS w ( f. d. DJDsos.
tn II Robinson
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- r u GAIN .
DRY GOODS AT COST,

FF1iIF. undersigned. being abou, 10 close out
l. h's cholce and well assorted stock
Of Goods on hand, invites attention of per-
s"ns desirnus If purchasing 10 the advantages
thus afforded in these tim-s, wheu economy
becomes a necessity, as we'll as duty. Tie
entire stock of
Dry Goods C Queensware
is therefore for sale at cos, and carriage. Of.
terins Inducements which are nowhere else
offered
The stock embraces Cloths, Cassimeres
festings tor Gent'emen's wear, Six, Woollen
and Cotton GnGds for Ladies wear.
lie has Musllns. Gloves, Hosiery, Trim
mlngs, and u great variety of other articles
usually kept for sale
sSSfo any one desiring TO 20 into the bu-
siness at a we'll established stand. with per-
manent and substantial class of patrons, he
would dispose of the entire stock, at price
and upon terms that would prove an object.
No better opportunity for a safe and paying
investment can be found.
X. III. JCNkIN
Surviving Partner of Kennedy & Junkiu.
Lewistown. Jan, Is, 1862
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REBEL CoRREsPoSDENcE In an over.
coat taken by Captain Taylor at rraincs-
vile, were two letters, which are now in
our possession, one addressed to H. Ii Al
exander, the other to A. L. Robinson, both
OF the Alabama troops. There is but little
of interest in the latter, but the other, ey-
identity written by an edged rebel, talks
as glibly of killing yankees" as savage
would of scalping an enemy. We make
extracts from both:
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saFThe weather since our last has been
quite variable, the fDe snow of last week
having been mostly carried of by rains
Since then however it has again frozen,
and this morning the ground Is light
ly covered with snow, with indications of
more rain.
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LOOK OUT FOR SwISDLIyG.-Tbe Ia.
test dodge at swindling was developed last
week by the receipt here of two letters and
tickets exactly alike from scamp in New
Hampshire. As the letter explains the
transaction, we give it in full, with the re,
mark that it is about as cool proposal to
become a party to a deliberate swindle as we
have heard of for some time:
SALEM, n H., Dee. 26.
Su.-fou will see by the List that No.
1872 drew prize of Sl00 Now, | will as
slst you TO get it if you will afterwards let
people know you have drawn prize, and al
SO 50 inform them whom to apply to for tickets
BY your doing this. ] should sell MANI ,aore
Tor the next Banquet in your vicinity. To
ge' tne prize you must hold a certificate 10
snow that the ticket is paid for To obtain
one, you send me letter dated Dec. 26. and
e"close 90 the price of the ticker. As soon
as received, shall go to the Managers OF
nee, and open the letter ia their presence say.
lng' tins letter was naislaid in the p q h1,
the date and money are all right Thev do
nos know that your ticket drew nr;za anS
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Monterallo is one Of the Cu!rst places
know Of; all that keeps il alive is what ittlc
news we get from tie war Thc war Seem
tn be the all absorbing thought War, war.
il the prevailing theme; it is all we think Of
hy day, and dream pf at night, for il seems
that war with ali It's evils Is how upon us.
On how does the heart "f every we'll wi>iler
Of iiS race bleed At the th,uxht of our once
happy laad. On. war; what hlSt thou done
t. our rnce happy lanl II ,w littie Jill our
revolutionary fathers dream thar their ,lpsen
crate SONS would 50 >unn be di>hpnnrin,, our
sol! by the blood Of its sons she'd by brothers
hands
Why, had liked u forget to tell you how
fast the Monteva!lu Schools are progressing.
Only think, Miss joe Daeis has % Miss
Moore Is, and Miss Carr Perry. tina. teaches
q mile atove the city. has Is; so YOU see.
Montevallo has not quite died out yet.
Sister Amanda left for Talladega last week;
she has gone up there on n visit; she il ike a
fish out of water; ii seems she cannot be con-
tented anywhere: now she says if the war was
only over with, then she would he satisfied
Mrs. Roach is here, and suppose will spend
the winter with US. | know You can't guess
IN week who Is going TO ger married soon,
and therefore / had better tell YOU at once
well, Miss Sarah Cooper to a widower in Bib.
Tell the boys they had better harry and kin
the yankees, make peace aud come home. for
1t seems there is more marrying now than ey.
er; the widswers think this is the time for
them, while the boys are all gone Ia war
How daes MIR. Roach stand camp life. Mrs.
Roach has not got letter in over week, and
l think she Is getting anxious 30 hear. How
do the boys like Mr.. Roach for their chaplain?
| need rot have asked this question, for
know they all cannot help from liking him
for he is one in athousand-yes, there are few
such men as Mr.. Roach. We had letter from
sister Margaret, Saturday; she seems TO be
very happy in her new home Billy saws tell
you he has made thirty loads of corn. and
will get over his cotton the second time in two
more days if it only quits raining we have
had nothing but rainy weather for some time.
oh, for one ray of sun to cheer the sad and
lonely heart. | heard Judy in a big way
talking about the war to day she said she
wished Elias Mcclellan would kill one INN.
dred yaTkees The children all send some
word. but | have not time to write il now.
How do you Ii ke camp life? Have you killed
yankee yeti am going squirrel hunt.
ing one evening this week; expect will feel
as proud when kill my FIRST squirrel as YOU
will when you kill yankee. Before | at
tempt writing any more I think shall try
and get some new pens Tell EIias we are all
well, and jogging along 40 usual, and didn's
think he would forget US so soon.
Your friend.
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COURT PR0CEEDINGs.- Assem-
bled on Monday, 9th instant, Hons. Sam
ual s. Woods, President, and James Turn
er and Elijah Morrison, Associate Judges
on the bench. Their commissions were
severally read by Messrs. Uttley, Reed and
Parker.
Commonwealth VS. Robert Sterrett. in
dict, assault and battery; verdict, not gull
ty, but to pay half the costs, and the pros
ecutor, Daniel Conrod, the other half
Same VS.. Peter Clum, Jr., John Davis,
VIM. Womer, John Orner and VIM. Or
ner: indict., malicious mischief and riot;
verdict guilty of malicious mischief, but
not OF riot Sentenced to pay fine of 81
each, and jointly the costs of prosecution.
Same VS.. Jas. and Elizabeth Butler: in
diet, disorderly house: ignored and Jude
Given, prosecutor, to pay costs; sentenced
accordingly.
same VS.. Jude Given: lndIct-, assault
and battery; ignored, and Jas. and Eliza
beth Butler, prosecutors, to pay costs; sen
fenced accordingly, and all went in com
pany with Sheriff Stanbarger to Jail.
Same VS.. Jacob Hartzler and Jonathan
Peachey, supervisors Of Menno township:
indict,, neglect Of duty in repairing roads;
continued.
Sane vs.. John Sivetts: indict., malicious
mischief. District Attorney entered mol.
pros.
Hezekiah c. Vanzant was appointed
County Auditor, to supply the vacancy in
the board caused by the tie between the
candidates at the election in October last
License to keep taverns were granted to
Isaiah Coplin and William Swineheart. at
MlIroy, and Augustus NJ Ingram, in Deca
tur township.
LOOK OFT For Su-r,-r TT,
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AT IIoGE. Oct. 81. 1861.

To A. I. Robinson.
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Drs. Crawford Greenleaf, Leight, Fisher,
Hamlin, Rundio and Harshberger.
E. d. Parker, prisoners counsel, j. A.
Christy, District Attorney, and several 9TH
ers whose names we did not know were pres
ent
The national Republican., 1862-06-26
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
REPORTS FROM RICHMOND,
Affairs Mt Norfolk.
G ,rrespondsnoc Of the Baltimore American.

G ,rrespondsnoe Of the Baltimore American,
FORTRESS MONROE, June 24.-There was no
thing VI Importance yesterday or 10 day alorR
the lines in the way Of skirmishing, although
Gen. Mcclellan IL said 10 have considerably
advanced his right wiog within the past few
days he IL undoubtedly pressing on tbs rebel
works, and they Occssiona y show disposition
70 resist him, but are driven back by the supe-
riority Of our artillery whenever the aitempt 10
made.
Unless the rehsls force battle, IL is tho g,n-
erti imprsssion that ,hsre will bs no attack
nIi IN them by GeD. MoClsilan for some day,
10 c inv yeL, parhaps Tor two weeks He h
mo lug gradually forward. aud making every
thing secure and irresisiible; 80 that, should 0
regular siege Of tba rebel works around H.
city be necessary. the tools will be at hand for
The accomplishment ot the work. The inpie
me'its gotten rspdy for 'use at Yorktown hsvc
all bsen taken iorwArd.
hoi Tue npiuon very generally pfevsik
among army officsrs that the rsbeis will mo-,
wait for Gen Mcclellan 10 surrUuud them wI't
| aud eBieav0r tp drive him back. or ovacus4
and strike for The Valley ot Virg'nia
Val. AFFAIRS At NORFOLK.
The old storsksapsrs are not allowed 70 lazy
new stocks without taking the oath. 80 that tht
few new stores opened by Kimbsll ly Brothers
J. 0, Noyas, and others, are doing all The bisi.
ness They brought sugar down from thirty.
Eve TO thirteen cents coffee from dollar ir
twenty five cents. candles about two. thirds the
ruling rates, and ail other articles In proppr
| tiun The rash for ica has been very grsa,
and several cargoes have already bsen disposed
of.
There was TO have be.u ali election 10 day
for Mayor and City Council, but General Di1
forbid tho opening oil the polls. The leading
Union men desired the adoption Ct this course
considering II prudent to await the fall Of Rich
iDOnd when the terrorism that nvershadows .,
many will no longer cxisl. The secessioristI
all predict the speedy return Of GeUer-l IIuSer
| the rOuL Of McClellap. aud the rephsssssinp q
! Norfolk by The Confederate a,thnriti-s I"
The national Republican., 1862-06-26
rmx sArsAr sx:gAss, Skaks.

tHN-%+N KFt- ~
We bsvs Seea b q1sstA 10 publish the sH<
trait below, irosl lett kssscsy d hsts FROM ,
member oftAs w Y tf,gty hfth rssimenS
Wa do 80, wilb sipRssfs6nfk ,hss Ne bs-
isve that the impula,ious Of cowsrdice thrown
upon Gen Casey's division, in that affair, have
vsry liitls foundation: -r..s.....
"On the morning Of the 3lst Nay, the enemy
came upon US, and We fought them long AND
well; our little division OF 800 mon holding the
whole rebel force in check tuo hours and
half, without any reinforcements.
sition In the Herald. We uecu pied The rife pits
ri tho left Of tho redoubt. The snemy drove
tho right ard left Of US, and three NJ thsir reg
inents undertook TO charge On US and drive ~
from tbs pits, but We met them with such \
deadly Gre they could not advance; but they
stood like brave mon. which they were, and
We dealt death at every nre; ~ that, when they
did retreat, ono half OF their men were lett
on tho field. I never had thought Of seeing
men piled up As they we're.
But all this time they had been driving our
right and left, and We could see the rebel nag
on our right aud full twenty rods back al W. /,
and almost m far on Our left. Then we were
ordered ~ leave. ........ o Gle 81
We fought as we'll AZ we could hght, and our
regiment wSs complimented by Gen. Casey
But after all, they have branded u, as COW Ards!
I, Is most too much for US to bear; and think,
" they expect M ever to do any more hghting,
they had better give US the credit due US. No
Ciellans Arst dispatch was tough, aud he has
not changed !, ~ yete ...... b OIL.