Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-05-07

HORSE THIEVES ABoUT.-On Sunday
night, about ii o'clock, as the son of Geo.
Guthrie, lately deceased, was returning
home, he met an unknown man on the
road with two horses, who, Immediately on
seeing young Guthrie, jumped off and ran
away. The horses proved to be the pro-
perty OF Mr.. e., and must have been sto-
len but short time before. From the
circumstances attending the case, it is con-
jectured that the thief is a resident of the
neighborhood, as he probably recognized
the young man
Our TROoPs.-From what we can gath
er from letters and other sources, the Lo-
gan Guards were, at last accounts, few
miles beyond Harrisonburg, Va the Milf
fin county Cavalry, Captain Taylor, in the
advance at Fredericksburg; Captain Bige.
lows in the neighborhood of Port Royal,
s. c.; and the 49th with Gen Mcclellan
On the road to Richmond. Hancock's
brigade was stationed in the woods sup
porting the artillery during the fight of
the 10th before Yorktown, the 49th in the
rear of Motifs battery. The next night
our boys worked till sunrise throwing up
entertainments x
REMARKABLE DEER HUNT.-On Friday
morning week Samuel Mcdowell, of Ar
magh township, caught deer under sin
gular circumstances. While at breakfast
the deer appeared in the field near the
house, whereupon Mr. Med Immediately
gave chase, ever the field into the creek,
where he caught it by the ears. a tre-
mendous struggle ensued in the water, but
strange to say, Mr.. McD. succeeded in
holding on until a rope was brought and
the deer completely secured. Some folks
think this the first time in the history of
this county that full growa deer was fair
ly caught by single individual, without
dogs but they are all wrong; as the same
feat was performed in Lcwistown last week
by j. I. Stoneroad, and yesterday morn
ing by our esteemed friend, Geo. Bates,
Esq.
Our friend, j. NJ. Beck Of Locke's
Mills, informs us there were, during the
last winter, four SHOWS in November, five
IN December, seven in January, eight in
February, seven in March, and one in
April; making in all twenty nine, averaging
! inches each.
Ga5@A new railroad schedule went into
operation on Monday, by which the regu-
lar mails from the east are received here
early IN the morning and about 4 p. m
Ihl only train eastward by daylight passes
here at l040 in the forenoon. Our up
:lFer friends are again put to much incon-
Vemenae in visiting Lewistown, by limit
ing their stay here to few hours, none Of
the stations having more than one train
east and with the exception of M'Vey-
town but one train west.
HSAThe books for receiving subserip-
lions to the stock of the Valley Railroad
Will again be opened on the 22d May,
*hen we suppose it will be finally deter
mined whether the road will be made into
tls valley by the amount subscribed in
that region.
HsTThe weather for the past week has
again been quite cool, with several severe
'o'Cs, but up to yesterday the fruit had
suffered no perceptible injury. This morn
tng cold air prevailed, but without frost.
III The meantime the grain fields present
Z me appearance for an abundant crop.
@The body of E. R. Parker, son of
4''Oert Parker, of Wayne township, was
Trought home few days ago for interment.
1is had belonged to the 10th Pennsylva-
Ia regiment, and was member of Mt.
mon company. He died in the hospital