Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-06-26
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.

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r;ro Gyaakers,-This dangerous and i'll
an,ed practice has already been commen
o.3 bv boys and girls who might find bet
tor use for the money invested than ii
,,,cb miserable pastime. The great fire
- Portland, Maine, which destroyed mil
lions of property, had its origin in fire
ar,cl,er. and ought to be warning to ev
cry city, town and village in the United
.fates to prohibit the practice Here The
ltb of July has been yielded to it, bat oil
al other days it is not only prohibited by
orijnance, but by act of Assembly, which
imposes fine of five shillings for each
offence. or two days Imprisonment, and
NOT onlv makes it the duty, but requires
alI constahles, under a penalty of twenty
shilings, having any knowledge of any
offences against said act, to return the
same. If we must have this nuisance at
all let it be on the 18th, and on that day
only.
Nidlleoreek Railroad.-The amount OF
subscriptions yet required to the stock OF
tbe Middlecreek Railroad, is about forty
ar fortv-five thousand dollars; but addi-
tional subscriptions are continually made
along the line and the prospect is very
rood that the full amount will soon be
realized. The work of finally locating
tbe road commenced last week, and the
engineer and his corps are now at work.
The Sclinsgrove Times says Major John
Cummings has been at work for several
davs and secured in that town and vicini-
ty an additional subscription ofIII shares
nr $3.50, and 80 conditional shares or
8 500-lotul III shares or 81, $50.
Red Men,-Mattawana Tribe, No. Il,
was organized on Thursday evening, June
Goth. 1861, at McVeytown, by Great Sa-
chem, j. f. Madeira, and Chief of Rec
orIs, Andrew }. Baker, Of Philadelphia.
The Tribe was organized with quite
number Of members, and the Great OH
Gers were assisted 10y about 33 members of
Ongpatonga Tribe, No. 81, of Lewistown.
aud some 10 or Il from Iroquois Tribe.
No. II, of Mif1lintown. The officers are:
Sachtm-Wm. p. Bratton; S. Sycamore
Joseph Botteicher; I. Sagamore-John
Stewart; c. of RI. F. Rohrer; X. of
VS.. ;. Mochamer.
Stolen Horse Recovered Thursday
week. young man put up at the Mount
Union Hotel, with a horse and buggy
lie succeeded, says the Mt Union Times,
in trading the buggy to VIM. Blce, the
livery man at the hotel, for watch val
Ued at SO, and then disappeared, leaving
the horse behind. Suspicion at once
arose that the property was stolen, and
Nh Shaver advertised it as such. 1t was
soon ascertained that reward of fifty dol
lars was offered for the recovery of horse
and buggy answering the description of
This, which had been hired from Mr..
Zinn, who keeps a livery stable in New
port, and which had not been returned.
Mr. Zinn was accordingly notified and
N Monday he came there, identified the
property, and paid the reward. The
Young mau was unknown, and has flown
loother cIimes, probably to repeat his ras-
G,lly adventure. He said at the hotel
tIat he was from Mifiinburg.
ns2- TheFriends of Progress" will hold
their next meeting on the evening of the
i,h Of July at Weiler's School-house in
Ieuno township. The exercises will con-
N.-t OF oations, essays, music, "Star Of
Literature &c, &c. The public are re-
gIested to attend and celebrate the birth
day Of their political liberty. Exercises
will begin at o'clock, 2. VI.
ICe,-Those who have not already sup
I.jed themselves with ice, now that the
warm weather has come, can be furnish
Ell that article by Peter Ort, who contin-
ucs his daily round.
Fearful Fight.-On Saturday eve last a
terrible battle took place on Market street.
Our reporter arrived after the conflict was
over, when the ground was yet covered
with the debris of the contest. General
Groves gentlenanly aid-de-camp fur
n-hed us with the particulars. The eene-
ny commenced the attack with q dis
Charge Of fire crackers, torpedoes and
GAcr firearms. Gen. Grove Immediately
o.dcred his troops to the front and they
delivered 4 nIurdcIous fire with their new
weapon, the Prussiu1s Needle Glo1. At
tbs point the scene was beyond descrip-
lon-a suIphurous canopy enshrouded
Tie troops-the air was rent with shouts
ami the discharge Of the artillery-the
>hTieks Of the wounded and dying min
g.sd with heawful carnage. Gen. Grove
Vas victorious. Since the end of the
campaign he has determined to sell his
ammunition, comprising Rockets, Roman
landles, Torpedoes, Squibs, &c. Also,
s'Teral thousand stand of that murderous
weapon, the Needle Gun. Also, large
l't Of old meat fish, &c, very cheap, at
C.oye's Store.
G-J Everybody Acknowledges that II.
". JUnkm has now on hand one Of the
haost assortments of goods in this section
Of thc state. We were shown the other
lay al his establishment one of the pret-