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Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-08-27
PELTON'S PATENT HORSE POWERS,

PELTON'S PATENT HORSE POWERS,
nrsr~s~two sizes, one for four and one
Gla:l ea for six horses 1t is supposed to
SSs = ~ aIHS7 be better than any other kind
AsssaszasEzsz=szz made here or elsewhere. | have
obtained from the patentee authority to make
and sell in ell of Pennsylvania west of the
Susquehanna, and to prosecute all those who
make, use, or vend to others to use, in the
district described. Those interested will take
notice of this. | expect soon to build
NEW THRESHER,
which will thresh 40 bushels of wheat per
hour, or so bushels of oats. Please call and
examine for yourselves before you buy from
others. | also continue the
0AS7EING g IYINISIzIINGP
of any kind of machinery of Iron, Brass or
wrought Iron, as usual. Having large lot
of patterns, and first class pattern maker
at work in the shop, | am prepared to ell al.
most any kind of an order, either for castings
or patterns.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-08-27
The Destruction of the Ram Arkansas


WASHINGTON, August 19.-The Navy
Department is in receipt of voluminous
dispatches from Admiral Farragut, among
which are the following:
Flag Ship Hartford,
BATON ROUGE, August 7, 1862
SIR: 1t is the happiest moment of my
life that | am enabled to inform the De-
partment Of the destruction of the ram Ar
kansas, not because | held the ironclad in
such terror, but because the community did
On the 4th inst. | sent the Tennessee up
to Baton Rouge with provisions for Com,
modore Porter and the gunboatS stationed at
that place. On the night of the 5th she
returned with information that the enemy
had made combined attack on Baton
Rouge by the ram and two gunboats-the
Webb and Music-and calling for assist
ance. At daylight the Hartford was un-
der weigh for this place, with orders for
the other vessels to follow me as fast as they
got ready. l arrived here to-day at II NJ,
in company with the Brooklyn, West6eld,
| Clinton, Jackson, and Sciota.
l had sent the Cayuga up before me, agree
ably to request of General Butler, in con-
sequence of the guerillas firing into some of
his transports, On my arrival, | was in
formed by Commander w. d Porter that
yesterday morning, at two o'clock, the ene-
my's forces, under General Breckenridge
attacked General Williams, drove in his
pickets, etc. General Williams having had
ample warning, all was prepared for him.
The fight was continued with great energy
on both sides until ten o'clock A. NJ, by
which time the enemy had been driven
back two or three miles; but unfortunately
the gallant General Williams, while cheer.
ing on his men, received mimic ball
through the heart.
| Gen. Williams had informed Lieut.. Com
manding Ransom the evening before, of
his plans, and requested him not to fire a
gun until he notified him and when he
did so, our gunboats Kineo and Katahdin
opened with fine effect, throwing theil
shells directly in the midst of the enemy
producing great dismay and confusion
among them. Lieut.. Ransom had al
officer on the State House, which overlook
ed the adjacent country, and could direc
the fire of every shell.
As soon as the enemy was repulsed
Commander Porter went up the stream al
ter the ram Arkansas, which was lYin
about five miles above, apparently afraid I
!, take her share in the conflict, accordin
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Pennsylvania Railroad.

ES~ Gabraith's 0mnibdses convey passengers to
and from all the trains, taking up setting them
down at all points within the borough limits.
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THERE'S MUSIC THE AIR.

There's music in the air,
When the infant morn is nigh,
And faint its blush is seen
On the bright and laughing sky.
Many harp's ecstatic sound,
Wlthits thrill of Joy profound,
Whilst we list enchanted there
To the music in the air.
There's music in the air,
When the noontide's sultry beam
Reflects q golden light
ON the distant mountain stream
When beneath some grateful shade,
Sorrows aching head is laid
Sweetly to the spirit there
Comes the music in tho mir.
There's music in the air,
When the twihght's gentle sigh,
Is lost on evenings breast,
As its pensiYe beauties die.
Then, o then the loved ones gone,
Wake the pure celestial song
Angel voices greet us there
In the music of the air.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1862.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT
TO
F = n M - II -! |!

ONG stories and paper recommendations
~ are Of no account. am at present enga
ged in building
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-08-27

WASHINGTON, August 19.-The Navy
Department is in receipt of voluminous
dispatches from Admiral Farragut, among
which are the following:
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-08-27

Death of'a Butcher from Fly Bite
A butcher named Bell died at New Albany
under the following peculiar circumstances:
Some time during the afternoon he was en-
gagged in skinning COW, which had died
of some unknown disease While thus
engaged he was bitten on the arm by fly,
which had been feeding on the carcass.
The bite excited no attention at the time,
but soon began to swell and infame, and
became very painful. The swelling rapid
ly extended to all parts of the body, and
at an early hour on the third day after he
died in great agony
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-01
AnaLr. 10 Ea.l renno.see.

The News contains an extract from
private letter from member of the Four
teenth Kentucky regiment, dated Camp
Baird, Claiborne county, Tennessee. The
writer gives the particulars of an affair
which occurred near Tazewel on the
22d, lie says that on the night Of the
22d, flag Of truce came in from the
rebels, and, through a mistake, some
four or five on each side were killed out
right or seriously wounded. The bear
ers Of the flag were allowed inside Of
the pickets to the camp of Col. Muhdy,
who sent them on TO Gen. Morgan. Ac-
COrding to the Generals orders they
were removed a mile and a half beyond
the outposts, TO remain till morning As
there was no camping ground at that
point, they all concluded to go TO Taze-
WELL nine miles further along. The
party consisted Of Lieut-Col Kegwin,
of the borty-ninth Indiana; Capt. Ly-
ons, Chief of Typographical Engineers,
of Gen. MOrgan's staff, and several other
officers, besides the truce bearers. All
went except Col. Mundy, who said his
orders would not permit him to 60 any
further. In the meantime one of the
soldiers out on duty saw the party and
informed Gen. Carter that there was a
party Of rebel cavalry just beyond our
lines. Gen, q. sent a regiment to the
point designated, and posted them in
different positions, As the truce party
returned, on the morning Of the 23d,
they were fired upon by Carters men.
Lieut. Col. Kegwin was shot through the
hips, and so seriously wounded that he
may not possibly recover. Capt Lyons
had one arm broken. A rebel Lieuten-
ant was killed on the spot, and three or
four other rebels were so seriously injur-
ed that they cannot recover Every ri
der was endorsed, and quite a number
of horses were killed. The officers went
out with the party through courtesy
Later information says that six or eight
were killed on the spot
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A GREAT MURDERER.-T Carson Age
says that j. Ii. Slade, who has been the
agent Of the Overland Mail Company
East of Salt Lake, is a great murderer,
having killed about twenty persons with
in year. The Age says:
lie had the reputation of having killed
fifteen or sixteen persons last Summer,
and those that he is known to have kill
ed since will increase it to twenty per :
sons. During last Summer he hung
three French settlers for an alleged Of
fence, without judge, trial or jury. In
one instance he got into an alteration
with a driver, at one of the stations,
when both simultaneously drew their
pistols Slade proposed to the driver to
throw away their weapons and have a
mil, which was readily assented to by
the driver, and both threw their weap-
ons on the ground. This was no sooner
done thaa Slade seized both the pistols
and sho { the driver, killing him instantly
We think SLADE has Stayed more than
his share. ..' "..
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The Memphis Bulletin reports that
the flat boats on which the sick and
wounded Of General Curtis army were
brought down the river were, though fly
ing the hospital flag, fred on by men, or
moro properly fonds, from the bank
Our men cried out TO them % stop
pointed 10 the yellow flag, and begged
them for Gods sake not to fire, as the
boats were loaded with sick aid wound
ed men, But the touching appeal avail
ed nothihg-volley after volley were
poured into the dcfencelcss hospitals,
without their being able TO return a shot,
Slowly and steadily they iloatod down
the current, unable TO escape the leadcn
storm, unable TO hide or shelter them
selves, unable TO increase their space and
get out Of range Of the remorcslcss, mer-
CHESS rutiians who were numbering them
in cold blood. All they could do was lie
stiii aud tsSe it each one wondering
whether his turn would come next, until
the firing attracted the attention of the
rear guard, when the pitiful towards ceas
ed their slaughter, and ran away like
whipped dogs.
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Rebels Constructing Rats in the
I,l.IIH River.
General Beauregard Reported Re-
NHF signed.
Cease Paying Bounties After the 18th
Angus

LOUISVILLE, July 3l.-The prisoners at
Fort Warren including Buckner, Thigh
man and Mccall, will be sent tomorrow
to some point on the James River
NEW YoRg, July 3l.-Secretary Sc
ward objects to the French sending so
large an armament to the Mexican waters
as threatening to the United States,
NIcKsDURo.-Tt is reported that the
Rebels have constructed RATS TO prevent
boats from coming up the river at Liver
pool, and have also erected a battery on
shore.
II is reported that Gen. Reauregard has
resigned.
The Washington special to Post says,
that the tone Of the foreign governments
are uniformly pacific,
All leaves of absence from the army
expires on the eighteenth of August,
New YORK, July 31.--Gold opened at
141a and closed at 1874
Tho New York Committee proposes to
the President to pay no bounties after
the 18th of August but, Immediately
draft. The President consents and re-
fers it Immediately to Governor Morgan.
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buchanan Democratic Convention
M UndfapnnoIfg.

buchanan Democratic Convention
at indianapolis,
The papers yesterday brought us brief
reports of this body, which met on the
3Oth ult II was addressed by such
doughfaccs as VOORHEES,, RICHARDSON and
HENDEIcEs, and the Infamous renegade
CARLISLE, of Virginia. Gov WIcKLWFE,
Of Kentucky, also spoke. The telegraph
reports him as saying:
lie is for the Union, provided the
rights of The South and slavery is not
interfcred with, bit before doing anything
more, he ln0Uh pause 10 see 8U}at trc arc fight
ING tor. If il is TO free the negro, let not
another drop of blood be split.
He quoted a resolution passed by the
Gartisonians in 1859, to prove the aboli-
tionists were disunionists lie would
hang the beading rebels and balance the
rope with abolilionists.
He said The aboIitionists controlled
every department Of the Government
and were worse than rebels.
We agree with the Louisville Journal
that if be meantthat he was for pausing
in the war until he could find out that
his views on slavery are in no respect 70
be interlered with by the war, he is as
good a rebel as any man North or South.
The whole tenor of the resolutions put is
factious, bigottcd, selfish and scditious.
They are the words, not of patriots but
Office hunters, who would sacrifice the
nation TO win the favor of the rebels
Such infamous conduct meets with bitter
and vehement condemnation with all
| loyal Southern men. Long accustomed
TO the insidious and cunning policy of
rebels here, they see wildly through the
mask worn by the seditionists of Indian
apolis There is not one word of hearty
loyalty in their whole batch of resolu-
tons; not one word of sympathy with
the Government; not one declaration
in favor Of anything but the re-
storation of their damnable and trail
torous faction to Office. We were stand
ing with several of the most distinguish.
ed loyalists of the State, men Whose
names have been the watchword Of free
dom and patriotism during our reign of
terror, men who have risked their all,
life, property, and home for the Union,
men who opposed Mr.. LINcoLN's
election earnestly, but who now support
him as the COMMANDMENTS Chief of the
army of the Union, and one burst Of in
dignaton and scorn and adherence issued
from their lips as they read the proceed
ings. We appeal TO the gallant patriotic
State Of Indiana to scourge the traitors
from her soil. They are the allies of re-
bellion, and if encouraged will soon be
open rebels The convention ofsympa-
thizcrs have made themselves warm
place in the hearts of Southern traitors.
They viii infer that the volunteer State
of the West is divided, and that she
; holds an army of traitors in her bosom.
Patriots of Indiana, for God and your
country's sake, stop this infamous work
before it reduces Indiana to the condition
of Virginia, field of ruins and anarchy
and blood. Tolerption is no longer a
virtue to such wretches. Crush tho viper
in the egg.
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The EurbaIlners.
The following is from a letter from
MCCLErLAN's army;

The following is from n lettcr from
,r,rr,,r.,,,,., ,,.r,,,. .... .''
w >.'' T. '.'''-' . ."
saw before me some tents surrounded
with curious thiugs,--a signboard on
which was written with largo letters,
" prs Brown aud Alexander Government
EmbaImers,' They are not to ombam
the Government however, but only those
who require 1t by the care Of the Gov
eminent My Irish gentleman friend was
acquainted with the DOCTOR do not
know whether Brown or Alexander but
we found him sitting on a mat in his
drawers aud shirI WIN large diamond
p.u ~ '"' .TT,I' '''i,oi it,1 W. ooIoI' u
6i1 Banrbon whisky md Iarro tnmhIers
That once over l began asking questions,
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No Chnnro in ,he Cnhlnct.

Several newspapers having industri-
ously circulated the report that there
had been a violent quarrel between Sec
rotary SEwARD aud the PresidenLand that
important changes were 10 be made in the
Cabinet IN coniequence, the editor Of the
National IatelHgaper called on Mr.. SEWARD,
TO ascertain the foundation, if any, for
these rumors. Mr.. SEWARD replied that
he felt authorized and at liberty TO say
that BIO never exercised nor assumed a
power or duty in the progress Of this
war with which he was not especially
charged by the President, and in the per-
Torrance Of which he was not always
in free communication with him. That
neither 10 the President nor 20 any other
person has he expressed distrust of the
President or Of any ofhis associates in the
Government; but, ON the contrary has
uniformly supported and defended them
all That he has not been quick Or VIII
ling to entertain complaints against any
General whether SCOTT or MCDOWELL,
FREMoNT or MCCLELLAN, or HALLEoK, or
GRANT, or BUELL., or DIX, or SrGEI, or
SHIELDS, or BANKS, or BLENRER, but has
exerted his best endeavors 10 sustain
them all, more when they encountered
defeats than when they achieved Veto
rics. That lac had neither introduced nor
encouraged any test question in the
Cabinet concerning men or measures, or
even said or thought of insisting onthe
appointment, or approval or rejection Of
any man, or the adoption or rejection OF
any measure, as a condition Of adherence
TO the Administration, to war, or to the
| cause Of the country, He has never seen
intempearnce in debate in the Cabinet
and has discouraged il in public bodies
and journals, equally whether it appear
ed in favor of his own views or against
them. That he never proposed or even
thought of requiring the removal or the
overruling of the propositions of any
member Of the Cabinet, nor has he pro.
posed or thought Of rcsigning his owl
place in it, nor has ever one word of un.
kindness or distust passed between The
President or any Of his official advisers
and himself, lie is content,as he has hith.
ertO been, tercmain where he is, so Ions
as this causeless and Ubiquitous wa
continues, and so long as the chosen Chic
Magistrate of the country requires il
even though his advice should be over
ruled, which happens very rarely, ant
then in cases which his own Judgment
better informed, sometimes approves
AT the same time he would not, if II
could, for any reason prolong his stay il
the place he now holds one hour beyon,
the time when the President shout
think il wise to relieve him. And whe
he shall retire fromit, it will be with tn
determination he has more than one
heretofore expressed, under no circum
stances whatever to be placeholder i
the service of his country, even although
as he most confidently expects, it sha
emerge in its full strength and GREATNESS
from its present troubles, He hopes II
; one of his fellow citizens thinks so I'm
kindly of him as to suppose that h
would be content to exercise power in
fraction Of it if it should consent to b
z | diyidoJ
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woman shot by GuorrlIlas.

A statement was published some time
since, that when Morgans guerrillas en-
tered Tompkinsville, they shot and killed
young woman without any proyocation
whatever. Many good Union men doubt.
ed this statement but a citizen Of that
town was in the city yesterday, and says
that the report was true. He saw her
after she was dead. The circumstances,
it viii be remembered were as follows /:
This young woman was at a spring when
the guenillas entered, and helped them
to water, They asked if there were any
Lincolnites there; she replied she knew
Of no Liucolnites, but there had been
some Union soldiers there. When asked
which way they had gone she refused to
tell, and she was Immediately shot
Those were the circumstances as report
ed, and they were exactly as stated
aboye,--LOgsvHe Democrat.
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War Meeting In BUstoH--- TeNns.--
General Houston.

General Houston.
The Union men are holding a series
Of war meetings on Boston Commons,
which are attended by immense crowds.
A very large one was held last week,
during which the President introduced
Hon. CHARLES II. CLARK, Of Texas Mr..
CLARK is son of the present rebel Gov
emor Of Texas, and a son-in-l law to the
late SAM HousToy Mr. CLARK stated
that his voice was feeble and he could
say but a word He was willing TO fin
ish his life in the noble cause for which
he had already sulered--the cause of hui
manity, good government Of COP He
continued by saying that We must have
men, and that this rebellion must be
fought until the last Of the enomy FELL
The Government had up to this time
handled the war with kid gloves; but
this policy must be changed, The ma
iority Of the people Of Texas, he assured
his hearers, were Union men. He next
related some of the transactions Of the
Legislature Of Texas, Of which he was a
member, and which ended in a disgrace
full row, From this he passed to describe
The people Of that State, saying that they
had been thoroughly drained. Men who
were once wealthy might now be found
begging for bread. If 5000 men were
to-day to land at Galveston and march
into Texas, they would find 10000 loyal
men TO rally TO their standard Mr..
CLARK took occasion to deny that Gen.
uoUsToN had ever for a moment been a
Secessionist. He was loyal to the last.
and died with the good old flag about
him. The speaker said he had been a
Stakeholder all his life, but was ready for
emancipation--to sacrifice everything
to save the country, He urged active
vigorous efforts on the part Of the North
and said if we did not conquer JEFF
DAVIS he would conquer ms.
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The Knoxville Register of late date
makes the following astonishing state
mcnt
Andy johnson has resigned his Mill
tary Govcnorship and returned to
Washington. He has been succeeded by
VIM. B. Campbell, who indicates already
a disposition TO surpass even Andy in
his despotic rule. He has summoned all
the merchants Of Nashville TO go for
ward and take the oath of allegiance, an
act OF tyranny which Andy had omit
tod.
Gov. Johnson will probably feel, when
he reads this notice Of his lf-deposi-
ton, a little like the immortal DAvY
CROCKETT did when he read his own OBJ
imary in newspaper. He said he
''kncw IL was a lie as soon as he read it,"
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For tho Nashville Union.


GALLATIN, TENN, July ~, l6O2.
Gentlemen: In the Dispatch Of this
morning, ! noticed a brief article very
appropriately headed, Shameful" pur-
porting 10 be founded on letter from
Ga.latin, in which some Federal soldiers
are represented as having ill-treated some
little boys, aud these soldiers are styled
fends, ......
Having a knowledge Of the facts, l
write, and ask the privilege through your
paper, to correct the "siamefUp misre-
presentation.
We have enough to fight about, to per-
pctuate our glorious old Union, without
STOPPING to the puerile quarrels Of child
rcn. The facts were these:
Some twenty citizen boys, or more,
from the ages of ten to eighteen, were at
the creek bathing, when four Of our boys,
aged from sixteen 10 eighteen, went to
the same place for the same purpose. On
their arrival, one Of the latter charged
one Of the former with having threatened
to drown him. He replied, It's a id
lie" when the young soldier pitched into
him. and others interlored 10 the number
of our Federal boys. They went into
the sport The citizen boys came Of
second best The little boys all, true TO
their initiative nature, sko3addle3. None
fought but the eighteen year old boys,
ON either side, and but four 10 q side.
As in a great many engagements dur
ing this war, 80 in this-nobody was
hurt
The gentleman who, in behalf Of the
whipped boys, made complaint, was him
self ashamed when lac found it had been
such b.ooiless rencontre, and desired Ia
stop proceedings.
OsE VINO KBoWs
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STREET IIGHT IN RUssELLvIlIE.-We
learn that Lieut. Burgher, Of the Goth
regiment Kentucky infantry, was killed,
and Capt Morrow, who is raising a cav
airy company at Russollyillo, was wound
ed, in a street fight commenced by the
seccssionists against the Union men. A
hotel keeper whose name is not stated,
is said 20 have been MORALLY wounded
Mai Mansfield with a battalion Of the
54th Indiana reached the scene Of dis
turbance on Tuesday night--LomWHa
Journal
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a BLACK RATN-Strange phenomena
recently occurred at Presque Isle, Me.
One morning it suddenly grew so dark
as to require lamps to be lighted, There
was very little thunder, and some rain
fell, which was black, "and smelled like
an old chimney burning" Clothes that
were hung out were covered with a fine
black dust.