Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1866-08-22

0' o0S'ON'' 'COIueuCdlIy cut Oh the end
of her finger with butcher knife. while
cutting ice
our readers may form some idea of the
amount of business done on the PnnsyI-
vania Railroad, when we state that fifty
/ eight freight and fourteen passenger trains
! pass Altoona station, east and west, daily
! The United Brethren intend holding a
Camp Meeting, commencing on the 10th
Of September, in John H. Walters woods.
about two miles and a half back of Mid
dleburg, Snyder county.
The stage driver on the Bellefonte and
Reedsville route was on Wednesday
| thrown from the coach, which uncuppled
while going down hill, and considerably
! bruised.
Those Immediately concerned in the
new railroad project, report prospects as
/ favorable, and think there is now no doubt
the road will be put under contract the
coming winter or spring.
! DR.. Chas. Bower, of Newton Hamil-
/ ton, who served during the whole war as
/ a Surgeon in the army, was some time
+ ago appointed Brevet Colonel by theWar
/ Department, and the appointment was
confirmed by the Senate before the ad-
/ journment.
! The market continues to be well sup-
J piled with vegetables, and Yesterday
morning we noticed butter, eggs, apples,
DC. Let all who need buy at the market
house, and few months will produce a
change that will surprise people. In GO
ing there, you can make choice among
all things offered for sale
We learn from the Democrat that the
President has appointed, and the Senate
confirmed, Robert Campbell, esq, of
Union township, in this county, to be
Revenue Inspector, and also Whisky In
! spectOr, for this Congressional District
! The pay of Revenue Inspector il 81 per
! day and expenses, of Whisky Inspector
according to the amount inspected.
| The switch TO Glamorgan Iron Works,
which involved the construction of con-
siderable trestling and a bridge over Kish-
acOquillas creek, is in course of compile
| ton. Simon Wittinmeyer built the
bridge, which appears to be a substantial
| structure. The furnace continues to do
/ well, turning out from rs to rs tons per
week, fair proportion of which is No. l,
! and commanding the highest market
price in Pittsburg.
A narrow escape from being poisoned
occurred in the family Of Major McKin-
ney at Reedsville last week by the acci-
dental introduction of small quantity of
l., e Ill
as visitor, partook, and were quite seri-
ously affected. The poison had been used
for rats, and one of the boys placed what
| was left in cupboard and thence transfer
red into a box where tartaric acid was
kept, for which it was used. All papers,
boxes, &c, containing poison ought to be
! labelled.
An old man named Geo. Longstretch
was killed by the express train on the
Huntingdon & Broad Top Railroad, be-
tween Piper's Run and Hopewell, while
attempting to cross the track, on Friday
a week.
Andrew Miller of Mill Creek, a brakes
man on a Penna. railroad freight train,
was thrown under the car, while about TO
jump, caught by the break-rod, dragged
d short distance and injured so severely
| as to cause his death the same night
| The accident occurred near Huntingdon.
4 drover from Ohio, named George w.
Hover, was killed on Friday morning a
week, at the Thompsontown station, Ju-
niata county, whilst punching some cat
tie that had laid down, when the Fast
Line east came along, killing him in
stantly.
On Tuesday of last week, John, aged
about Is years, a son of John Balsbach,
Esq, of Perrysville, Juniata county,
died in that place a few hours after
undergoing amputation of the leg. Some
five or six weeks ago, while very much
overheated, he had gone into the river to
bathe, few days after which his leg be-
came very much inflamed and commenced
to suppurate. All that medical skill could
: do to save the limb proved unavailing,
z and the only hope of saving life was in
f amputation, which resulted as above.
The following are the nominations of
the Republicans of Huntingdon county.
made at their convention on Tuesday of
last week:
ngress-Capt Brice y. Blair; Assem-
bly-Harry S. Wharton Prothonotary-
j. Randolph Simpson; Register and Re
/ corder-John Z. Smucker; Associate
Judge-David Clarkson; District Attor-
ney-K. A. Lowell; Director of the Poor
} Jackson Harman; COmmissioner-Adam
Fouse; AuditOr-H. A. Mark.
The cops of Centre county have nomi-
mated Daniel Il. Kline for Sheriff; John
, Hosterman and VIM. Allison, Jr. Asso-
cintn In1Acras. NNrnn El1reN for Com mi sion.