Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-07-30

The Slenker doctrine is that a darkey
is too good to be shot at
r4-A powder mill explosion occurred on
Wednesday afternoon, at HazardY vile, Con-
necticut, by which seven persons lost their
lives.
As usual, the Lewistown Democrat can see
no difference between the arrest of an acknoyl-
edged Union man and a suspected traitor
which is precisely the difference between Mr..
Fulton and those whom the Democrat defends.
ReA1We hope the Governor of Pennsylva
MIA will at once enrol one company Of colored
men for each regiment. TO act as laborers when
needed, and when fighting goes on as soldiers.
Ten thousand could probably be raised in a
month.
sagAn unfinished building belonging to
George Goshen, and the adjoining house own
ed by VIM. Hartman, occupied by himself
and DR.. Bunds, in Patterson, were DESTROYED
by fire few weeks ago. The inmates of
the latter made narrow escape.
sS-A dirty locofoco paper called the West
Branch Democrat. which like many others
has made itself obnoxious to all true friends
of the Union, was lately refused an insurance
in the Lycoming Company, on the ground
that it was unsafe to DO so, an attempt having
been already made 10 burn out the concern.
sa-A correspondent of the Baltimore
American, writing from Winchester, Virginia
says:
One rather remarkable feature in the mode
OF living in this town is that white and color
ed people live on the same streets, and in
many cases in adjoining houses. One would
| think. from the social distinctions supposed
to exist in Virginia, that the whites would
live mostly IN one part Of the town, and the
negroes be compelled to live in the other.
The above will commend itself to the pat.
ent locofoco Jef Davis sympathizers here who
are constantly harping on negro equality, &c.
sza-The steamer North Star, from ASpin-
wall, arrived at New York on Thursday,
bringing advices from Central and South
America. The troubles in Panama still con.
tinue. The newly appointed Prefect of Her
rara was fired upon On attempting to take
! possession of his Office, by the retiring off,
elal. a large number of men had been arm,
ed, and bloody work was expected. In New
Grenada there were prospects that the war
would soon be ended. Mosquesa is gaining
a succession of victories. His paper legal
currency has met with SO much opposition
that new issue has beer ordered, having
property appropriated to redeem it.
The first of September is determined upon
as the day on which the Internal Tax Bill
snail go into practical operation. The Col
iectors and Assessors will be appointed, and
whatever else may be necessary will be done
before the day fixed by this notice, which is
officially proclaimed
1t has been arranged that the Postmaster
General shall issue stamps on and after the
first of August to be used as currency until
! the Secretary of the Treasury can perfect his
arrangements, when he will buy them at the
cost value of manufacture from the Postofi.
ce Department, and will sell and redeem as
provided by the law. The stamps issued by
the Postmaster General will probably differ
IN no respect from those used for postage ex.
cept that they will be without gluten. They
will be exchangeable at postofhces for postage
stamps if not detaced.