Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-04-24
Bounty Funds difficulty

Bounty Funds s.-Considerable difficulty
seems to exist in several townships re-
spectIng the settlement of Bounty Ac-
counts. In some districts the supervisors
or other parties levying the taxes under
| the provisions of the Act of Assembly
adjusted the accounts and published them.
| On the other hand it is contended that all
| ought to be settled by the township audi
tors, which in some cases would probably
be difficult matter, as circumstances and
vouchers then fresh in memory and salts
factory, might not be so now, especially
II audited by those who were opposed to,
or at best lukewarm friends of, the vari-
Gus modes adopted to escape drafts The
act of 1866, (which, by the by, had our
wiseacres of the Legislature long ago passed
law to publish all such as soon as passed
and approved in the newspapers over the
State, the people would have known
something concerning it, as we'll as many
others in which they are interested, di-
rects the Auditors to settle such &C
counts, and publish the same in two news
papers for three weeks.
Shad on their way Up.-ThOmas Multi
nix, of Snake Spring township, caught a
shad at Hartley's Spring Run, about six
miles below Bedford, on Wednesday of
last week. This is the first shad that has
been caught in the Raystown Branch of
the Juniata since the completing of the
canal. SO much for the bill passed last
winter to remove the distractions in the
Susquehanna and its tributaries.-Bed-
ford Inquirer.
The Bedford Gazette also notices this
singular fact, so that no doubt need be en-
tertained of its truth. a paper published
we think at WrightsviIle volunteered the
statement lately that no shad had passed
the Columbia dam, and that other fish
were no more plentiful than usual above
it, and we were in hopes some such occur
renee would justify our assertion a month
or SO ago, though we must confess we did
not look for substantiation sixty or more
miles aboUe LewistOwn. There is no
doubt at all shad and other migrating fish
would ascend our river if the dams were
properly altered, just as they did before
the dams were constructed.
Ho1O 1t Works.-The effects of total
prohibition ofthe sale ofliquor are already
visible in this place. Eighteen kegs of
lager beer and q half-barrel of ale were
sold on single evening last week-Sat-
urday.-DeDlOcrdt.
Like most people we cannot understand
the above; but on the whole it works we'll, !
for although a few seem to obtain liquor |
Surreptitiously, the remarkable quietness
and order pervading our streets show that
if our Judges would only license the bet !
ter class Of taverns, and throw aside all
mere grOg shops, there would be less
drunkenness, less disorder, less crime, and /
less misery. In this respect the real hotel |
keepers are as much interested as any one, /
for if a change for the better will not soon /
take place, all will be swept out of exis-
tence.
ed his Photograph Gallery to the we'll /.
known stand formerly occupied by his !
father, on Main street, near the Town !
Hall, where he is now prepared to execute |
all kinds of Pictures in the best style
Photographs from life size to the tiniest |
gem can be procured at his rooms. With |
facilities increased and improved-good |
light and first-rate instruments-he feels /
able to please the most fastidious tastes. |
He invites all to visit his establishment.
The stockholders meeting on Saturday /
last ratified the agreement made between |
the Directors of the Miffiin and Centre /
and Pennsylvania Railroads for complet-
ing the former to Nilroy.
a fine young horse owned by Mr.. G. G.
Dunmire, of fMcNeytown, was stolen from |
the stable of Mr.. John Coulter, in Mt.
Union, on Wednesday night week. The
thief also stole a saddle and bride.
w. J. Rose, Esq, of Johnstown was
confirmed as L. S. Collector of this dis
trict, and G.. Ashman Miller as Postmas-
ter at Huntingdon. Mr.. r. we under
stand is one of that class called Union
war democrat, whom copperheads delight
to swear at.
The weather has been quite variable
during the past week, with an unusual
amount of thunder and lightning. One
of these storms on Monday last poured
down hail for several minutes in Kisha-
coquillas Valley and subsequently in De-
catur township.