Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-04-30
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Sir John C. Ross, is dead, in his cd year.
sgGeneral Sigel is still suffering great
misery from a severe rheumatism, contracted
by exposure in the field
5aA SON of Senator Fessenden, of Maine,
was in the battle of Pittsburg Landing, and
was wounded in the arm.
paThe deficit in the English revenue last
year was upwards of S5,500.000. This year
the expenditure IS placed at about $3.50, 900,
600.
S1-An army of 600, 900 men carry on their
shoulders $4,000 tons, and eat Goo tons of
provisions, and drink 200 hogsheads of wa
ter per day.
ae-Paris, since its enlargement, counts 76
avenues, 90 boulevards, AZ highways, l76
lanes or "places," 46 wharves, 1898 streets.
lS3 thoroughfares-in all, 2.796 public ways.
@-Bonaparte said he got FIVE millions of
revenue from the love of brandy, and he would
like to know which of the virtues would pay
as much.
s9~That democratic tory Yallandigham
last week made another exhibition of his Iii
tleness by denouncing Senator Wade of Ohio
as a liar, scoundrel and coward. Tory
puppies it seems will bark in Congress as
we'll as here.
sarThe escape of Col. Smalley, of Yer
mont. on the occasion of the recent skirmish
at Yorktown, was truly wonderful, The rebel
shot went within few inches of his head,
and the concussion was so great that the blood
spirited out from both of Col. SIS ears.
E@Last Sunday little boy Ike. three years
and half old, went to church for the first
time. His mother gave him penny to put
into the contribution box, which be did, and
sat quiet for a few moments, and then wanted
to know how soon the man was coming with
the candy.
The Democrat wants TO know whether
we consider Mr.. Hale (who voted not to tax
slaves( an abolitionist. The Democrat has for
years endeavored to prove him to be one, and
it ought to be able to say whether it has lied
or not, without having our opinion told ten
times over.
The British papers now seem to consider
it a fortunate circumstance that England did
not get into war with the United States, as
it is admitted that the Monitor could have
destroyed any ship in the British navy, and
been more than match for ap entire feet of
wooden vessels.
sss- Among the excuses offered for exemp-
ton in the drafting in Georgia some are ex-
tremely ludicEous. In Smyth county, one
man in enrolling himself, wrote opposite his
name "one leg too short" The next man
that came in, noticing the excuse and deem
ing it pretty good, thought he would make
his better, and wrote opposite his name. both
legs too short +"
Jesse B. Wharton, a military prisoner who
was shot by a sentinel at Washington a short
time ago. repeatedly defed the sentry to car
ry out his orders, cursing him with awful
oaths, calling him a id Yankee son of
b-h; Northern son Of a b-h; ID hir-
ed scoundrel, too cowardly to enforce his or
der by shooting, &c.
=" repeat" said the courageous Senator
from Ohio, bold Ben Wade, few days age,
&" that, as no jurist has undertaken to define
the limits to which man might GO in the
defence of his life when assaied, SO no states
man would undertake to limit the powers
which the government might use to preserve
its life when assai'ed by traitors"
The malice which dictated the state
kl, .boE
election for clerk Of the council, held more
than month ago, is renOUaL-a post for
which the editor Of the Gazette had neither
solicited a nomination nor q vote-is duly
appreciated. AS the writer and publisher of
that contemplate falsehood was publicly con-
frmed as member Of the Episcopal Church
bat few weeks ago, it needs no comment.
BY General Orders issued from the war
department, Adjutant Generals Office, April
Is, by the direction of the President, Brigade
Surgeon j. II. Thompson, United States Vol
unteers, is dismissed the service as an alarm.
ist, on the recommendation of his command
ing General, Major General Burnside. This
fellow is no doubt one Of the gang who en-
tered the service for the purpose of creating
disafection among the troops.
The Sullivan county Democrat thinks
the abolition of slavery in the capital of
free country will "hurt the feelings of our
northern-traitorsW Democracy in Sullivan
and down here seems to be very different
thing, the former being genuine, the latter
patent niger, as taught by Davis, Yancy,
Cobb and other traitors.
Major Talbot, one of the heroes of Fort
Sumter, died in Washington city on Wednes-
day night, aged about 38 years. His funer-
al took place on Thursday. After the fall of
Sumter Talbot, who was then First Lieut..