Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1866-01-17

/ female has been condemned to death in Mexico.
man.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher is to lecture at Harris
! burg on Monday evening, Feb. 5.
! The Miffuburg Telegraph. well conducted paper
! Is now published by Joseph J. r. Orwig.
The Virginia Legislature have elected "a State
Treasurer the same person who held the offce be-
fore and during the war.
The Lynchburg Republican is not yet certain wberh
eT II Will support President Johnson. Gen CRAM Ir
Gen. Lee for the next Presidency.
One Of the instructive daily witnessed in
the South, IL reconstructed confederaes ling spe
ing DOCKS TO recently enfranclIised contrabands
The Lewlsbur. Chronicle first class country nars
paper mas passed into the hands OF Messrs Graves
Rsnck
SIX negroes and tour whites were said 70 hav. baer
bTn'aly murdered At Alexandria Virginia, ON Christ
mas, by drunken rebel rioters.
Major John Power. weknown citizen Of West
moreLand county, Pennsylvania died recently. aged
near - years.
thoughtless woman told lady as a Joke tn.
other day IN hsrrlsburg. that her husband had been
she died soon after.
One hundred and twenty five sheep were killed on
the PennSyl Railroad Park-rsburg Chester
county last week, 10y the breaking OF an axle OF car
The sheep were IN the cars being conveyed 70 market
The Miners J9urlai lPor,svilIe) has entered upon
the fory-second year Of lts existence, and will soon
be enlarged. The Journal l. invaluable paper and
ity. - ' y '''''se ''' y ''''-'s q ITS prosper
proposition is before Congress to convert Airing
ton Heights into a soldiers home 1t Is already the
last resting place Of thousands Of dead loyal heroes
and should always be reserved as a resort for the
brave and home for the defenders Of the country.
Gov. Curtin has decided in accordance with the ad-
vice Of his physician not TO return from Cuba before
the middle or end Of February. Col Slifer. Secrela
ry of the Commonwealth, viii Governor al IN.
teTiHl, Tar Is he can, until the Governors return.
In Gallon, Ohio, on Thursday night aweek, the en-
gne house Of the Bellefontane Railroad Company
was burned, with Twelve locomotives. The loss i.
estimated at three hundred thousand 10 FIVE hundred
thousand dollars.
II is unusual thing TO hear sentimental young
ladies' singing in the parlor Who Will Care for Motif
polishing up the rusty old stove, splitting wood to
cook breakfast.
The Harrisburg Telegraph, which has been mate
rally enlarged and improved during the past year
published daily 4 So per and for the
sion mt $3.50 The Weekly is furnished at 81 per
mum; three copies for $3.50, five, and one eXtRa to
sender OF club for $50 Politically aud otherw. the
Telegraph IS an excellent paper.
Interesting diplomatic correspondence between
this country and France, on the Mexican question,
and between the United States and England, on the
Alabama and Shenandoah questions, have been pub
llshed. France Intnates that its troops will be with
drawn when our government recognizes MaIim-
han.
on Wednesday evening a bold attempt was made
70 assasslnate Senator Wade at his own house man
called on the Senator and requested him sign
papers Mr.. Wade refused repeatedly. when his VS.
ltor pulled out a large knife and made threatening
demonstrations. The Senator drew revolver when
the "0uld-be assassin beat hasty retreat, Mr. Wade
escortng hlm TO the front door.
On Sunday week, while q party OF nineteen boys
were skating ON the St Lawrence river Ogdens-
burg, the whole field of ice separated from the shore
and began TO move down the river When the boys
discovered that they icing carried off, they
up aterr!be yelling and attracted the attention OF Mr..
Joseph hlng, who procured boat and hurried to
their rescue, and by making three trips, succeeded
in saving them all.