Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1866-06-13

first proceeds from tcst-w0rkinr of 250
pounds of quartz from the company's
principal lode, which, by the way PROV
ed the mine to be very rich, had Just
been received from Colorado. and it was,
by unanimous vote, donated to the Meth
odist Episcopal Fair, which had opened
the same evening for the purpose Of rails
ing funds to build Home for INDECENT
MethOdists. \ Company which thus be
gins its work can hardly fail to prosper
A few cases of cholera continue to be
reported in New York.
The ePhotographiccorps which is taking
views of the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad pass
cd over the Mitflm and Centre last week.
The only enc who endorsed Clymer ut
| the soldiers convention at Pittsburgh was
a twenty day militia man, who got Missed
for his trucking,
The word Fenian is derived from Feon-
i'll Briu Irish militia.) FMegut, which
We also hear sometimes, is probably the
Irish for democracy.
| The number Of dcsertcre from the army
from this congressional district was 297-
from the draft 81. IL reported under
/ Presidents proclamation, leaving &+S CIR
| mcr sOi}iCrS nhO have no votes.
| BY the breaking of wheel, a snasbup
of freight cars occurred on Saturday night
between Manayunk and McNeytoHn,
/ completely wrcClling eleven freight cars.
| No person was injured.
| The Selinsgrove Times, futlI-blDgded
democratic organ, says most American
missionaries are liars and thieves. is the
missionary" from over there who is sell
ing book to prove slavery divine, of that
! stamp?
Major r.. w. Patton, we regret to say,
! has been quite i'll for some time. Mrs. j.
/ in coming down stairs on Saturday with
/ her child fell, the noise of which caused
/ Mr. y. to get out of bed, since which he
! has been worse.
y passenger train WIS thrown down an
! cmbankneut of the Reading Railroad
! last week killing Two persons and wound
| ing n number of othcr5. Worth of the
/ ICbunUu Courier was in the cars, but cs-
capped unhurt.
Snooks asks if one of our Borough faith
ers would fail and break limb while
passing over one OF the broken foot boards
at several cutters in town, if they would
get the things fixed? We think they
! would
The Fcnian raid on Canada has resulted
IN the usual way Of fools undertakings
=, Our government has perhaps observed
more neutrality than most people cared
about Rs few would have been sorry to
hear that that rebel harbor he'd some Of
its own doses administered 10 IT,
The proceedings OF the sunday school
/ Convention at McNcytoNu came t. hand
last weei, after our paper went to PrcS-.-
We publish them to-day, but hereafter If
secretaries will not furnish lis with such
proceedings in reasonable time after the
meetings, we shall throw them into the
stove.
\ cop paper in this State has got up a
communication signed "a republican sol
der" which says the soldiers Will vote as
they shot. 1t is a we'll known fact some
good Union soldiers in front were shot
! from behind, and this fellow may bc one
of that class who did such shooting
hence a vote for Clymcr would be quite
consistent, as there is no doubt which
way Clymer Shot during the war.
The Logan Guards held meeting last
evening, and determined to attend the
rcgimcmtal flag presentations at PhiladcI-
phia on the ith, uudcr the first organiza-
ton, which places 1T. Col. :rcIhcimcr in
command as Captain. This company
made the first morning report al Harris
burg, in 1861, the first ii Washington, and
having the right of the column through
Baltimore and ut Washington, were the
first volunteers on the Capitol steps at
Washington.
The solitude Of Licking creek is at
last disturbed by the scream Of a steam
whistle, a sawmill having been erected
about two miles above Hough's. From
thence they are constructing railroad up
the valley for the purpose of bringing
timber To the mill, though so far as we
could judge there is not much attention
paid to grade or roadbed. The next few
years may make great changes in that re-
gion.
In coming from Minchart's run, some
days ago, We We're pleased to notice that
the river district had Il sensible supervisor
who was cutting down steep grades, fill
ihg up hollows, taking out large stones
and best of all rounding the road bed
That fnad, so long All eyesore to horse anC
driver, is assuming a genteel look, and {
year or two more of such labor woulC
make it as good Is any country road in the
county. The short turn over dough
trough hollow and the road over Gran
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