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Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-05-28
New Series---Vol. XVI, No. 80

or you are an Abolitionist. And some of
these traitors are helping to populate
Heaven with angels only half black This
is no joke; all this has been preached from
the pulpit by the said sooty- winged mig
ger satellites. They do not stop at insul-
ting man, but blaspheme God with their
obsequious dallying and pandering to a set
of corrupt, fly blown jackasses, who cannot
see any other aim or object on earth through
which pleasure or happiness can be secured
but nigger; no other road to Heaven but
on nigger's back. They must have the
Missouri compromise, or they viii break
up the government. Then the Missouri
Compromise must be repealed, it amt fair,
or they will knock all the underpinnings
from under Uncle Samuel.
The cry of Abolitionist is the whip that
is continually held up to scare the ignorant
into the Democratic, and now the secession
ranks. Ifyou look atthings with common
sense, you are an Abolitionist. If you are
for country, and for the majority ruling,
you are an Abolitionist. 1t is time we put
a stop to these insults. They cannot listen
to reason. The only thing yoa can beat
common sense into them with is green
sycamore club that will not bounce, or a
bullet. A few wholesome truths may be
bitter, but nevertheless true The accu-
sation is very common that the North
favors amalgamation. Now, to tell the
truth, and shame old Nick, it is practised
to fearful extent throughout the South
and Kentucky Go into any of our towns
and see the different shades, and colors.
Jet black, buff, and brown
Mongrel puppy, whelP, and hound.
But we will not speak loud on this
Somebody might be listening. You can
know every traitor in the land as plainly
as you can your hogs, by the ear marks
They have a pass word, by which you can
know them as we'll in the night as in the
day time-that word is, Abolitionist.
That is the sum total of all their argu
ments.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-05-28
Nigger lovers and Abolitionists.

Col. Leonidas Metcalf, of Kentucky,
lately made speech to the Union men of
Carlisle, Nicholas County, in that State, in
which he paid his respect to those negro
loving secessionists, who, when hard run
for an argument, will cry 'Abolitionist,
as If it was only necessary to fix the stigma
OF abolltlonlsm upon man to ruin him for
ever. This outspoken Kentuckian draws
the portraits of these cringing dastards
with the pencil of Limner. We take an
extract for the edifcation of these puny-
souled creatures:
l had started to pay my respects to the
nigger lovers of the South There has
been no election since / can remember but
the cry of niger was raised. A constable,
coroner, judge or president could not be
nominated but the same old tune was
ground Law after law was passed to
tighten the tenure by which We held them.
State laws, fugitive laws, territorial legisla-
lures might legislate man to the devil if
they chose, if he had no nigger; but lawo
were passed to prevent them from legisla-
ting on the subject of niggers. A Repub-
lican Congress passed laws to prevent them
selves from legislating on negroes in the
territories, sti the cry was more security,
more concessions, until they require all to
kneel to Gesler's cap, or else they are not
the Simon Buckner pure. They swear
that it is Gods institution, and that in his
sublime wisdom he instigated the trader to
the pious calling of catching and claiming
the Wild African in the bold of some
gloomy ship to transport him from his ns.
tive hills where his soul is in. danger, td
the cotton fields of America, all for the
glory Of God and the increase of his king.
dom; that their pursuits and pleasure in
Africa are loathsome to Sod; but wher
they are transported to the cotton heldl
and learned to raise six bales to the hand
great is bis reward, for he now pleaseth th'
Lord and shall have seat in Heaven
while the traitors who have SO long beer
protected in making black angels, quietl,
pocket the proceeds of the cotton. To al
this you must solemnly promise and swea
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-05-28
Z HE MINSTREL
THE OLD GRIST Mill.

Half hid by dropping willows.
At the foot of the wood-crowned hill
Nesting in quiet beauty
ls standing the old grist-miI
Its roof is green and mossy
And plasteress are its walls.
silent and still is the old water-gheel
All clasped in Times enthrall.
shmy and green is the penstock,
And covered with nettles rank;
Choked Is the tortuous mill-race-
Crevasses cleave its banks
The willows dolorous branches
Are kissing the CLASSY pond
With its spiatterdocks and floating fiocks
ana the thick-lined shore beyond
Back to the days of my boyhood
My thoughts fly on memory's Yin0s.
l see the old mill in its glory
Bright spray the huge water-wheel flngs
AS Il tramps through the foaming water,
with merry pattering sound;
AND what merry peals the 'counterwheels'
eTlVe forth as they whirl around.
Hark how the millstones rumble.
AS the golden grain leaps through
List to the rafting 'damseP
Shaking the agush 'shoer
Swiftly IS gliding the betting.
The cogs whrl around in amaze.
As with mute surprise IN my juvenile eyes
wondering. stand and gaze.
There stands the miller musng
On the ups and downs of corn:
His form appears bowed down with years
And the welghty sacks he's borne.
Dust wraps him round as halo,
NaplesS and dInged is his hat,
An honest old man was the miller, ween
Though. on dit, his swine were fat
Weighing out quarters of -four
Measuring bushels of feed
Plenty of grist work his dover
Plenty of water his need
TollIng from morning till even.
Grinding the golden grain
When Death. one day, Glanced over that way
And heaTeward logged the swain.
So now the ghOst-like miller
No more at his post is found:
From his haunt he is missed. he's ground his grist
And the mier's grist is-9round.
Well tolld' they say was his grist-work,
Well told were the yarns he spun,
Well toll'd was the bell at his funeral
After his work was done.
And now the old Mill standeth,
Cherries and silent and old;
Bats and owls, through the windows
Are flying. fearless and bold.
Time and the rats are gnawlng
At rafter and beam and floor,
And soon the old Mill. so dreary still
VIII crumble, to rise no more
Oh. what is the world but grist-milL
Where Right IS ground down by Power,
Where fashion is grinding its minions
Into very Indifferent four
Where Vice Is crushing out Virtue,
Where the Rich are grinding the Poor,
Where grists of Cares, and Hopes, and Fears
Pass in and out at the door
Oh. what Is the earth but a Milestone,
Turning around each day.
Grinding the lives of ITS children
Slowly, but surely away!
Grimly, remOrsclsssly gliding,
Sitting each painting breath.
Who Is that skeleton miler
Who, tat the scare-crow Death!
When will the Mill and Milestone,
Moulder TO dark decay.
And Times keen scythe make the miller writhe
And bear him from hence away?
Oh God. how we gaze and wonder
On the great unveiled TO BE;
Forever condemned to ponder
on m awful Mystery!
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-05-28

Suicide for LoUe.-A young woman by
the name of Marv Dunham, drowned her.
self on Saturday last, at Union Mills, near
Calais, Me, all for love, it is said. She
walked from the house where she was liv-
ing, which stands on the bank of the river,
first informing the inmates that she was
going to drown herself, which elected
from them only laugh Of derision-went
down to the river, took off her hoop skirts,
walked into the rushing current about up
to her waist, in the presence of several Of
her companions, male and female, who
stood looking on, and took the fatal plunge
and was soon carried beyond the reach of
human aid. One of the spectators, when
he saw she was earnest, rushed in to reg.
cue her, but was too late, and came near
being drowned himself
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-05-28
Progress of the New Monitors.

The three iron gunboats of the Monitor
model, which were ordered by the Govern
ment Immediately after the engagement of
the Monitor with the Merrimac, have been
commenced at Greenpoint, near New York.
They are to be built very much like the
Monitor, except that they are each to have
two revolving shot proof tlrrets instead Of
one. The model is also slightly altered so
as to make them better sea- boats and to
give them greater speed. Like the Moni-
tor they are to be propellers, the deck be-
ing but little above the water line. Their
length is to be three hundred and two feet
over all, with breadth of beam of forty
one feet, and depth of hold of twelve
feet The armor is to be six inches in
thickness. There are at present but two
of them commenced, but the blocks have
been laid for the reception of the keel Of
the third. The work is well along on the
first one, however. The frame which is
entirely of iron, is up, except at the bow
and stern, and the work of putting on the
FIRST layer of iron plates has already CON-
menped. The iron ribs and the plates are
forged in a separate workshop, but small
forges are set up all along each side fol-
heating the bolts. AS large crew of men
as can work With convenience are busily
engaged in riveting the plates. 1t viii bf
at least four months before the first boat ID
launched.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-05-28

A Printer Boy an Baale-In the bat
tie of Pittsburg Landing, young Martin
Been of Alton, Illinois, scarce eighteen
years old, was a sergeant in the 18th Mis-
souri,, having entered that regiment as a
private. On that fatal Sunday the color
bearer was shot down at his side; he caught
up the flag and carried it through the
day, and slept hat night with its folds
around him. The next morning the cap
tain appointed him second lieutenant pro
tempore, The first volley killed the first
lieutenant and Martin took his place
Soon after the lieutenant colonel fell, and
the captain of Martins company acted as
major, leaving this young hero to carry
the company through the battle, which he
did most calamity, and escaped unharmed.
Young Martin Been was in printing Of
fee when the war broke out
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-05-28

rA-A young girl, belonging to respec.
table family in reduced circumstances, four
years ago learned to operate sewing ma
chimes, ard then went to Peru to teach the
art to the Spanish girls and to establish
the business in that country. She has
since enjoyed uniform good health and has
realized between three and four thousand
dollars year beyond her expenses. About
year ago she married wealthy old Span
lard, who, dying, bequeathed to her for.
tune of eighty thousand dollars, and thus
placed her in very comfortable and inde-
pendent circumstances. She now writes
to urge her relatives to emigrate to Peru
and share her good fortune.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-05-28
The Great Fire in Troy. New York.

We CLEAN from the troy On. " Wing
the following items in reference to the des.
tructive fire which occurred in that CITY on
Saturday week: At II NJ. it broke out in
the roof of the wooden bridge belonging to
the Rensselaer, and Saratoga Railroad Com.
pany, over the Hudson river. 1t was
speedily in sheet of flames, and violent
gale blowing at the time caused its rapid
destruction. Attention was then turned
to the property in the neighborhood. The
cinders were carried in every direction,
setting fire to dozens of buildings. For
most of the time the fire ragged from west
to east, and all the efforts of the firemen
failed to check its raging until hundreds Of
buildings and millions of property were
consumed to ashes.
From estimates made, and as accurate as
possible under the circumstances, it is prob
able that the aggregate losses will approx
innate So, 600, 900, and the aggregate insur.
ances about 81 100000. The bridge and
depot cost some S365,000; the Sixth Street
Presbyterian Church near $4,000; the
Fifth Street Baptist S15, 900 to 10000
The Union House cost $4,000, and the
furniture 100000. A large number of
public and charitable institutions were des-
troyed-including the Trey Orphan Asy-
lum, the Church Asylum, the Warren Fe-
male Charity School, the Rensselaer, Poly
technic Institute, the Troy Academy, and
the Free Chapel. The shipping in the riv-
er narrowly escaped, as the large burning
fragments of the bridge foated down
among the vessels, and kept all hands busy
warding them off.
AS far as ascertained, nine persons we're
burned to death, and larger number we're
more or less burned and otherwise injured.
Five engines were sent up from Albany,
New York, and others arrived from West
Troy and Landisburg. Governor Morgan
visited the city on Sunday, and a public
meeting was called fer Monday evening,
to take measures for the relief of the suf-
ferers.
The Whig, remarking upon the impress
sion which had gone abroad to the effect
that Troy was ruined by the confagration
winds up with the following encouraging
view of the matter:
we can say 10 our friends elsewhere,
that however much our citizens have suf-
fered in individual losses of houses and
furniture, and asmal number of merchants
and manufacturers in their business concerns
we assure our friends abroad that nothing
has occurred to damage the general trade
and manufacturing interests of the town.
These will 60 on as usual. With the ex-
ception of half block on each side of Riv-
er street, the main business portions of the
city remain untouched. Congress street
did not lose building. In Fulton street
and Broadway, about the Union Depot, and
half a block down River street from the
Bridge, are the main business portions OF
the town which suffer.
The sentiment among our citizens is
that We shall recover from the fire all in
good time. Many portions swept over will
soon be built up better than ever. There
is not the slightest INCLINATION anywhere
to SAY die,' or to lie down under the dis.
aster'
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-05-28
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Edited by 4. SMITH, County Superintendent.
For the Educational Column.
Manliness,

or the Educational Column.
Manliness,
4 disturbed state of society develops a
want which is felt more or less in all other
social conditions, want of men. Though
the number of those who have gained a re-
spectacle degree and kind of intellectual
culture is always too small, yet it is almost
intellectually greater than the number of
men whose manliness can be utterly relied
on, whose personal integrity and disinterest-
ed patriotism render them towers of
strength. Perhaps this want is not really
more striking now than it has been in ev
cry political or moral storm that has agita-
ted the world of mankind but we feel it
more deeply, and the inquiry is altogether
pertinent, what kind of training is best
adapted to foster that vigorous, sterling
manliness which seems to be nations last
hope, save the special favor of Providence?
Helps, in his Friends in Council says:
What man has learnt is of Importance,
but what he is, what he can do, what he
will become, are more significant things.
Book learning is mainly good, as it gives
US chance of coming into the company of
greater and better minds than the average
of men around US; individual greatness and
goodness are the things to be aimed at, rath-
er than the successful cultivation of those
talents which go to form some eminent
membership of society
1t seems to me there ia some excellent
milk in this oocoanut, and it is not at all
difficult to get at it, The idea that any
amount of book learning, however great and
accurate, makes its possessor full man,
fitted for every station of public life, pre-
pared to assume local and national respon-
sibilities, is entirely absurd though unfor-
tunately common. To be sure, this learn
ing does not disqualify man for such sta
tions and responsibilities, it is of signal
benefit to him; but it is only auxiliary, not
of the first Importance The grand requi.
site is manliness, or in the words of Helps
individual greatness and goodness
But how to acquire this wonderful boon!
It is needful in the first place that its de-
sirableness be distinctly appreciated, that
its great excellence be comprshsndsd, and
that its attaiRable character be assured. 1r
other words it is necessary, at the start, &c
Minh,-to think calmly, persistently anc
cheerfully. The inevitable result OF suct
thinking upon the subject will be to excite
more generous disposition toward thos
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-05-28
An Elephant in a Morass.

The monster elephant Hannib ii, belong,
ing to Van Amburgh e. Co.'S Menagerie,
came near losing his life, few days since,
while travelling from Keyport to Freehold,
in New Jersey. His keeper had taken
him off the road, in order to avoid an un
safe bridge, when, in crossing a tract of
swampy land, the ground gave way beneath
him, and the enormous animal sank up to
the middle of his sides in the yielding mud,
where he foundered away for some time
without being able to extricate himself; !;
his struggles, on the contrary, resulting in
rendering his situation, each moment more
dangerous, until it was feared it would be
impossible to save him. The heavy shack
les with which he was fettered, preventing
a free movement of his limbs, made his
position still more critical until help arriv-
ed, when, by placing timbers in front Of
and around him, he was enabled, after
short time, to extricate himself At first
he was very much frightened, trumpeting
loudly, and struggling wildly, but after the
timbers were placed within his reach he
went to work more Systematically, and ex
hibited much intelligence in his subse-
quent operations, depending principally
upon his tusks to raise himself. When
exhausted by his exertions he would throw
himself over on enc side, in order to gain
all the buoyancy possible until he became
somewhat rested, when he would resume
an upright position and go manfully to
work again. His efforts we're finally crown
ed with success.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-05-28
MISCELLANEOUS,
Horrible Tragedy in the goth Ward
From the Philadelphia Press.

4 Nan Shoots Himself and Wife.-
About quarter before eleven o'clock on
Monday morning a shocking domestic trag-
edy occurred in the goth Ward, which
caused an intense excitement throughout
that section of the city. The affair occur
red at the house No. l APO Prospect street,
above Master, occupied by German NAM
ed Peter Cherdron, aged about IS years,
and tailor by trade. The other occupants
of the house were his wife, Mary Cherd-
ron, and six children.
Yesterday morning Cherdron, while en-
gagged at work at home, went suddenly out
to procure some cotton. In a short time
he returned and came into the kitchen with
his hands folded behind him. He asked
his wife to come into the front room. She
followed him, when he raised a six barrel
ed Allen revolver and shot one load at his
wife. The weapon was loaded with ball,
which entered her stomach, producing a
mortal wound. She Immediately COM
menced vomiting blood, and made her way
through the rear part Of the house to the
residence of neighbor, where she fell ex
hausted She was placed on a settee, and
DIR. Lindsay was summoned to her aid
He pronounced her injuries mortal, the
hemorrage being internal. The unfortu-
uation, and desired the presence of con-
fessor. A German priest was sent for,
who administered to her the Offices for the
dying.
The husband, having shot his wife in
this manner, Immediately rushed up stairs
to the third story front room, where, with
the same weapon, which contained FIVE re-
naming loads, he shot himself in the right
temple. The ball passed into the brain,
causing instant death. The second report
of the pistol, coupled with the fact that
the wife had been seen running into o
neighbor's house, covered with blood, threw
the whole neighborhood into CONSERVATION.
People focked from all quarters and made
their way into the house of Cherdron.-
Blood was seen on the first floor, and, on
going into the third story, the husband
was found lying on his back with large
pool of blood beside him. The police un-
der Lieut. Jacoby, Of the Goth Ward, were
soon on the spot, and allsyed, as far as pos
sible, all excitement.
The cause of this sad tragedy is said to
have been jealousy. The only one who
could give any idea of the facts and cir
cumstances of the horrible affair was son
of the unfortunate couple, aged about sew
en- years, who was in the kitchen at the
time. He tells a straight story, and cor
roborates the statement given above.
From those residing in the neighborhood
we learn that not more than half minute
elapsed between the two reports of the pis.
tol. The wife said when first shot that
her husband had done the bloody deed
The husband is represented as hard work
ing journyman tailor, and had been em
ployed for some time by firm doing bust
ness near Second and Vine streets. He
always finished his work at home. He
was occasionally subject to fits of jealousy
and at one time, while melancholy, at
tempted to hang himself. He was diacov
cred in time to save his life. At anothe
time he threatened to shoot his wife ant
children.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-05-28
Suicide.-George Kimberlin an honest

Suicide.-George Kimberlin an honest
hard working citizen of Bethel township,
living near Lemuel Hills Store, deliber-
ately committed suicide on Sunday night
the 9th ult. It seems that he had reasr
on to suspect the fidelity Of his wife, and
that this preyed upon his mind until he
resolved to shuttle off this mortal COLL
That the act was deliberate it proved by
the fact that he made arrangements il re
gard to his property. He LETT the house
at night, and was found in the morning
with rope around his neck attached to Q
limb of tree in front of his house, and
with his feet resting on the ground. HaG
he Strengthened himself up to the usual
height, it would have been impossible for
him to have strangled himself, but being
bent upon self destruction he was able to
accomplish his purpose under favorable
circumstances. The deceased was about
45 years Of age, and much respected by
those who knew him.-Futton Democrat.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-05-28

Eected-Colonel Isham G. Haynie, just
elected by eighty-twe plurality to succeed
General Logan in Congress, from Illinois,
is a staunch Union Democrats man who
goes for prosecuting the war With due en-
ergy, to the end of conquering the restor-
alton of the Union. His two competitors,
S. s. Marshall and Josh. Allen, ran as
Peace Ii. c. Sscesh) Democrats.
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READl READ! READ!
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"Is there a man with soul so dead.
Who never to himself hath said,
My own, my native land v'
A ND now, when patriots look for the ear.
n ly return of peace and prosperity and
general resumption of business with assur.
ance, we are pleased to inform the nubl;c
that large. new, and carefully selected stock
of goods has just been opened at the Old
Stand of JoHN KENNEDY & Co., comprising
a general assortment of
Dry Goods, Groceries. Stone and
Queensware, Willow and
Cedar Ware,
Fish, .Sah, Ham, Shoulder, Fitch and
Dried Beet,
Cheese, Sugars, Syrups, Coffee, Teas, Spices.
Soaps, Tobacco, Segars, Dried Fruit, Turpei.
tine and Paints of all kinds, Linseed Oil.
Fish Oil, Putty and Window Glass, Coal Oil
and a large assortment of
Coal Oil Lamps and Chimneys,
Our Stock will be sold at q small advance
to Country Merchants. As we buy for cash,
and in large quantities, we sell Low.
Country Produce taken in Ex
change for Goods.
Remember, one door below the Black Bear
Hotel. JOHN KENNEDY, Agt.
April l6, lS62-ly
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-05-28

BS-A large boot and shoe operator, in
Boston, has just absconded, leaving liabili-
ties to the amount of sl75, 1000 unprovided
for