Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-03-19
LOCAL AFFAIRS,

in the Ohio river at Paducah, Kentucky,
short time ago. Some months back he
had rendered valuable services to the GOV.
e7nment as scout in the neighborhood of
Colu.nbts and other points then occupied
by the rebels, and had we believe intended
to make visit home this spring. He was
in the 33d year Of his age His brother
left here on Monday evening for the scene
Of the disaster, in hopes that his body may
se recovered and afford his deeply. gricycd
father the consolation Of intcrring his re-
mains here We append letter from the
Former employer of the deceased, who gives
the particulars so far as they are known:
PADuCAn, KkSTCcKr March IL, 1862.
Dea~ Wit becomes to me u most sad
ana painful duty to announce to you a great
calamity that has befallen all of u.s. Peter.
YOUR son. is dead. He was drowned at the
wharf boat in this place on the morning of
the 8th, at o'clock r.. m. The particulars
ore as follows: lie got into skiff to pass
around some boass tliat were lying the land
ing, and was seen to shove out and continue
well out into the stream. to avoid the strong
current that set in towards the boats, fthe
river being higher than for several years
that is the last that was seen If him. At the
same time, As near as | can learn, there was
u man seen in the water asking for assistance,
but before any could be rendered he had drift
ed out of sight AMI hearing. The only con
clusion that others as well as myself can
arrive at is, that the current must have drawn
him andrr the wheel Of one Of the boats
Several of which were at the landing with
Iheir wheels revolving slowly capszed the
Skih, and probably wounded him: otherwise
cannot help thinking that he would have been
saved. We have made all effort possible go far
70 recover his body, but without success but
we shall continue as the river falls. ard all
most sincerely hope our efforts may meet with
success, for III him | recognize to you a most
worthy son and to myself faithful friend.
EXHIBIrIoS.-Thc lst quarterly exhi- |
bition of the Daexian Society of Lewis
town will be held in the Town Hall, on
TUESDAY, and WEDNESDAY evenings, /
March 25'h and Goth, 1862. The cxerci
sts will consist of music, the solemn and
interesting act entitled "The Carpenter Of
Rouen, or the Secret Order of the Con
fricrio," ard tc ccncl&de with Iaughable
farce styled ''Slasher and CraSher" Ad !
mission Is cents Children 10 cents To
commence at I J O'Clock.
TEMpERANCE.-Rev. Mr. Orr will de- !
liver the next lecture on temperance in (
the Town Hall (Friday EVENING" when |
drinking men generally are invited to at
tend, So as to sec from actual anal yzation /
what kind of stuff they are using.
SoAr-Enoch Swain sends us few .
pieces of Harrison'S German Dctersive .
Soap, which we think deserves trial at
the hands Of ali housckcepers 1t can be
used by three methods for washing clothing, |
and is represented equally efficient for the ,
finest fabrics as well as coarse wear, and /
for personal ablution We know it to be .
desirable article Mr. Swain has also a .
general variety of fancy soaps, for washing T
aud shaving purposes, at his establishment
next door to Schneider Lind
HAYTI-Two emigrants (Molson and
Todd) have returned with discouraging ac
counts of the land of promise, but on the .
other hand we have seen letter from Ar I
chic Saunders, dated St. Marks, Jan. 25th,
which speaks in rapturous terms of the I
country, its products, and its institutions,
Wlndingup with the invitation to his friends
" to come HOME, for this is the onl ly place
for the colored man ON this earth" The
most untoward news is the death of Robt. |
Stills, we'll known for many years as an ost-
Ter at the leading hotels here, who disre-
garding the advice Of friends, continued |
his labors during the heat of the day, and
thus lost his life. The colony could have
better spared some others.
4 CERTAIN CURE FOR SCRoFULA.-
Nicholas Longworth, the famous million
alre and wine grower of Cincinnati, pub
fishes cure for scrofula. The directions
ne gives are the following:
Put two ounces of aquafortis on plate on
which you kave two copper cents. Let them
remain from eight to twenty-four hours -
6nen add four ounces of clear, strong vinegar.
fut cents and all in large mouthed bottle,
snd keep it we'll corked. Begin by pouring
iour drops in teaspoonful of rain water, and
apply IT to the sore. Make the application
Ihree times day, with soft hair pencil, or
made of soft rags. If very painful add
uf,op or two Of water. As the sore heals ap-
ply it weaker.
request editors in all parts of the Union,
ana abroad to copy this, and to re-publish it