Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-03-13

rs Bishop Soule of the Methodist Church, aged
81 years, died at Nashville last week
nz Several cop papers are denouncing the tenn
perance movement as radical trick OF course it Is
the more sober men, the more republican voters.
nsa- On Monday last John H. Defrees, Esq, assumed
control of the Government printing office Wash
ctou, to which post he was lately elected.
re- The clergy of Harrisburg have addressed a let
ter Gov Geary thanking him for the high and noble
Christian stand he has taken upon the subject of tem
perance.
Rg- Three inches of red snow have fallen recently
in the Grsons, Switzerland. This phenomenon is not
unfrequent and is caused by microscopic fungus in
the snow.
Reaping the Rarrsst.-Industry is always profitable
A Maine newspaper relates that hey In that State
who some years ago amused himself by planting apple
seeds last year neted profit of 500 from his orchard
ca The election of Hon. B. WADE of Ohio as Pres.
ldent OF the United States Senate shows that the r-
publicans Will run no more Tyler risks Mr. Wade
IS of that stern school which X at times annarant
ahead of the age, but seldom wrong.
RS- Whenever a-murderer is hung the Selnsgrove
er Boy in Blue Gohe rhey l' viii never f orgne be
Boys IN Blue for putting down the nigger-6reeders
rebellion.
State Conventions ought to learn that brevty is
resolutions and proceedings of the recent
convention, but have no room for the whole and NO
time to condense them.
To- The Johnson and cop papers which last year
called for the indscrimnate removal of epuhlicans
from office on political grounds now call senatorial
action and congressional legislation '.proscription'
1t seems two can play at that game.
~ Missouri blacksmith has prepared horse
shoe for the Paris Exhibition made of raw from
the iron Mountain. Half the shoe is finished, and
the other half shows the ore it Is dug from the
mine.
10 Southern journals in discussing the reconsruc-
ton blli make no attempt to conceal their disposition
TO night against Its provisions If they had power
make decent resistance. They confess, however,
that this Is now out of the question.
BEa- The copperhead papers still denounce Holt
Hunter, and others the murdererS of Mrs Surratt
II anybody Is guilty of murder in that case, Andrew
johnson Is the man, but not a copperhead ventures
to say so.
as-A correspondent of the Missouri Democrat
writing from BrOoktcd. gives the particulars OF a
horrible butchery in Lime county Missouri-an incar
nate fend named Sidney s. Nichols first shot hs wife,
two OF his boys and then himself cheating, by this
last act, the gallows of a bood-thlrsty villain.
10 GOV. Swan of Maryland, who was recently
elected Senator from Maryland by all kinds Of bargain
and sale has resigned the Senatorship It's rumoTed
that some ugly looking tampering with secession
would have been put on record had he attempted to
take his seat.
s8- The election in Georgetown, D. C., which result
ed IN the choice OF the Union ucket by majority of
about 40 over the democrat rebel The colOred men
were quiet and orderly, the only disturbance raised
being py drunken white copperhead who had man
aged 70 get rotgut somewhere
10 While Congress is granting large sums TO relieve
the destitute population of the South, majority Of
whom belong to the white race, the Legislature of
ls>9sipPl has oPr2ted twenty thousand dollars
for the defence of JEFF Davis This action furnishes
characteristic Illustration Of the dirty spirit which
anlinates the provisional governments
RS- The Grove estate. about which the papers are
just now telling such marvellous stories has dwlndled
down 20 the fact that the descendants Of HANS GRAF
tHans emlgrated to Lancaster county in lIl7 in con-
sequence of a persecution against the MennOn!sts)
are supposed to have inherited large estate, the
amount and whereabouts of which has yet TO be de-
yeloped.
p4-A cores spondent Of the Nashville Banner.
uclng a reported project of the Union men Of Ten
nessee TO employ few Northern speakers TO assstn
the coming campa gn IL that State says: 80
there l. God IN Heaven. if the radicals nundate the
State with Northern speakers this year, the conserva
Yes Will do the same and just so sure as this IS done
surely Gad certainly CLU it end IN blood" This Is
Southern liberty, according to copperhead doctrine.
szJ- The absurdity originating with James Brooks
OF New York; that the present Congress cannot safely
ieEslte because seventeen Statesar not represented
when he declared on Friday last: III Congress
consisting OF bare majority of the members elected
from portion of the States could make George Wash
ington President cannot this Congress. many more
than majority Of the whole number, unmake An
drew JohUsOnt'