Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1865-03-01

House on the % Monday nf each month
Our SOLDIERS The following is a
list of commissioned and non-commis.
stoned officers Of Captain Selheimer's
company:
Captain-A B SeIheimer.
lst Lieut. j. Stewart McEwen
Cd do Samuel Eiseubise.
lst Sergt-Charles II. Henderson.
I'd do Joseph S Waream.
81 do Matthew P Stroup.
4th do VIM II Hitting.
5th do Samnel Chestnut
Corporals-lst P Riden, I'd George A.
Snyder. Sd Wm. Ii Felix. 4th Rnbers S.
Rowe, 5th David B Weber. 9th Charles Nil.
ler Eth Wilson W. Hamaker, 8th Thomas j.
Enney.
The subjoined letter from prisoner
gives some interesting information res
pecting several who were captured
last summer:
DANyILLE. c. s. NJ. PRIsoN,
February f. 1865.
Dear Mother This is the first opportuni
ty | have bad to write to you since | am a
prisoner, and | hope these few lines will
reach you | was Captured on the 10Th Of
july, at Ashby's Gap. along with Geo. Soil.
felt, Larry Brought John Crawford, James
Summers and Harrison Cupples, from Free
dom Forge.
We are all we'll and in good spirits. and
expect 10 he exchanged soon. Lewis Briner
and John Miller are well also. Samuel Was
son. from Mt. Union, died on the 9Th of Nov
1864: please inform his relatives. We all
send much love and expect to hear from you
as soon as you receive this. Your son,
JosEPR TICE.
P S. Please inform the boys friends Of
their welfare.
Direct - c. S. NJ Prison, No. /,
Danville, Va.
Care 1t Col R. c. Smith.
no. Some rascals stole J. A. Muir
rays buggy and harness on Thursday
night last, but not being able to get
through the snow drifts, returned the
buggy, then stole whip at Frederick
Bakers and Simon Wittenmeyer's
sleigh. They left a jumper or go-devil
at the school house beyond the poor
house. This may lead to their detec-
ton.
RAILROAD ACCIDENTs.-The past
week has again been an unfortunate
one to the Pennsylvania Railroad Com.
Pany in this neighborhood, several ac-
cidents having occurred, disarranging
almost every train on the road. Four
cars containing coal oil, grain, &c,
were burnt about five miles west Of
this, caused by break down or COLI
sion; some others we hear were wreck
cd at or near Anderson's Station a
break down in the Narrows; and an
other train injured by running off,
caused 10y the displacement of switch
Several accidents have also occurred
on other parts of the road. The pas.
senger trains, although entirely disar-
ranged, got along pretty well, though
quite Il serious accident occurred to the
Philadelphia Express train on Friday,
west of Altoona, caused by broken
rail, which precipitated three cars
over a steep embankment. Two pas
sengers, named Wright and Kohn, of
Philadelphia, were killed, and several
wounded. The weather this winter
has been very severe on the road. the
hard freezing raising the bed and rem
dering rails, axletrees, &c, brittle. x
SMALL Pox.-Some cases of this dis
ease still prevail in town, but we can
assure our readers that the reports of
cases by the dozen are erroneous.
Wherever there is sickness or ailing of
any kind foolish people at once trans
form rheumatism, fevers, colds, bruises,
&c, into the dreaded disease, as if
nothing else could exist with it, So
tar as it has spread was altogether ow-
ing to the carelessness of families
where it existed. We hear there is
report in the country that among 9TH
ers there is case in C. C. Burkhold-
er'S family. This is false, and we have
the authority of Mr.. B. to say that
should any one in his house be affected
with it, his Photographic Gallery will
be closed.
sA- The weather has moderated con-
Slderably and melted some of the snow
but yesterday morning about tbraa in.