Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-08-28

Computation of interest at 80 per cent.
is simply two cents a day on each 500.
/ Charley Stuart's Opera Troupe have
been performing in the towns up the
river.
In Armstrong county the democratic
leaders have taken their stand as the
champions Of intenperance.
Andrew Johnson last week brought
himself up to. the mark of removing Gen.
Sheridan, directing Gen. Thomas to take
his place. but the order was subsequently
suspended on the ground that Gen. Thorn
as was sick.
A boy named Charley Lyon, of Pitts
burg, on a visit to relatives at JohnstOwn,
last week lost leg by riding on the coal
cars on the inclined railroad.
7 Orderly Sergeant Asllew, young man
of good character and fine attainments,
was assassinated in Tennessee last week
/ by band of rebels who waylaid him.
I The uniform of the Maryland militia,
composed mainly of rebel soldiers and
Differed by returned rebel officers, will
cost that State about $500, 900.
The Juniata Republican called for a
democratic nomination for Senator who
was in accord with LincoIn's administra-
ton during the war. Shugert was about
"a much of that stripe as Vallandigham.
The democracy OF Allegheny county
last week voted down a resolution endors-
ing Andrew Johnson. Having got all
the offices they expect, they naturally
give him the cold shoulder.
The Leader, a temperance paper recent
ly established at HolIidaysburg, has been
discontinued for want of support. The
local country press, if at all faithful 10
this subject, is the best auxiliary. The
great trouble however is that temperance
leaders, who want all or nothing, are not
content with this aid.
Gen. Wilson, who didn't get his titlein
the wars, said at the Huntingdon copper
head meeting that the republican party
came back from the war wearing shouI-
der straps and calling themselves lieuten-
ants, captains, majors, colonies, dc. We
DO not know how it was at Huntingdon,
but here it was patent democracy who
monopolized these Offices, two to one.
The Memphis Avalanche, a rebel dem
ocratic paper, in justifying the discharge
of colored men for not voting the rebel
ticket recommends the introduction of
Irish laborers ON the ground that they
can always be depended upon for voting
right. Thereupon an Irishman there wax
es wroth, and tells the rebel that it is
poor compliment from a democrat to tell
his readers that while negro's vote can
not be bought for such paltry consider
alton, an Irishman's can.
The Huntington Globe wants 10 see
our whole country blessed with peace and
prosperity. All the North and West have
to do to procure that desirable blessing.
is to cringe TO the old slave-breeding de-
mocracy as in days Of yore; let Wise, Pol
lard, Stephens, Breckenridge, and a few
other choice spirits make our laws and
eXpound the Constitution; repudiate the
National Debt, and declare the war an
unjust one on the part of the North,
and 10! all will be peace, particularly if
all the offices of profit be thrown in as a
propitiation.
The Bellefonte Press says the great land
trial betweenW Gods and others, and which
occupied so much time last term, aud
again an extra session of one week. end
ing on Friday last, was finally comprom-
ised by the parties by Woods giving judy
ment for S60, 900, to be paid in thirty days,
and in default of which the land reverts
to the first party.