Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-05-15
Ray- John Bright is coming to America


nsA Ex-Rebel General Ewell is farming
several thousand acres at Memphis, Tenn
BsS@ DIR. Hayes "Open Polar Sea- has
reached the sixth edition.
1sA- Frank Blair perspires on a cotton
plantation in Arkansas.
Bsag~ The State Prison Of Nevada was
destroyed by fire on the lst inst.
nsa- The San Francisco papers denounce
the sales of lots at Newport, near that
city, a sWindle.
BssA- Latest Arizona advices state that
war of determination has been COM
menced against the Indians
B@g@ A burglar was shot dead in the
Gayoso House, Memphis, while attempt
ing to rifle a room.
BSAp y set of steamboat colors voted
for at strawberry festival, at Memphis,
were gained for the r. +. Lee
Bzi3~ y petition is in ncircuIationin Wash
ington urging jefferson Davis to apply at
once to the President for pardon.
ns8p Rev. DR.. Kennedy has been pre-
sented with purse of $1,000 by his friends
at Troy.
nsn- A daughter of Charles Dickens is
rapidly making for herself both fame and
fortune by the products of her pen.
BsAe The boy who undertook to ride a
horse-radish IS now practicing on saddle
Of mutton.
ISa5@ The movement to permit places of
amusement for the poorer class ,s to be
opened on Sundays is urged in England
HSAr A young lady Of seventeen in Hi
nois has achieved local fame by attacking
midnight burglar with "A bed slab and
clubbing him from the house,
nss3" John COlmaR, Esq, of Boston,
known as 'Ringbolt," has in press a vol
ume of travels, with the title of "Ten
Months in Brazil"
Ia The effects of Hasbrouck, the Hud-
son Bank thief, have been disposed of mt
auction, including his life insurance poll
cies, amounting to $4,000.
RFS" The grain elevator of AImer, Dali
q Co., at Chicago, was burned on Satur-
urday week. Loss, $500, 900; fully in
sured. The fire was the work of an in
cendiary.
ss3y@ In Ohio, sheriffs giving notice of
the sale of real estate, state the amount it
is appraised at, and what it must sell for.
generally about twO-thirds of its appraise-
ment.
RASPBERRY CREAM.-Put six ounces
of raspberry jam to quart of cream
strain the pulp through lawn seive; add
to it the juice of Il lemon and little su-
gar and whisl1 it until thick. Serve it in
glasses.
gs35~ \ Newburyport merchant last
week received Il telegram from Calcutta.
which had only been two days and five
hours on its way, and cost him five hun
dred dollars.
Bsl~ For the week ending on Tuesday,
May ii, there will be issued from the Pa
tent Office 239 patents. During the past
week about $40 applications and 80 caveats
We're filed.
u.s. Information received at the Agri-
cultural Department from all sections of
the country, indicates that the wheat crop
this season will be the finest produced in
this country for many years.
BSa5" \ Democratic orator in Connecti-
cut congratulated his fellow partisans at
Hartford on the fact that at the recent
election they had :" gone to the polls and
voted without fear of God or man.
Bs9- 4 barrel of flour can be purchased
in Paris, sent by rail and steamer to Liv-
1rpool, and thence transported in sailing
vessel to Boston at less expense than il |
:an now be purchased in the latter city, |
Dr even here.
he Indians, against whom he has lust |
sent the armies of which he is comman- |
ler-in-chief, as he was and is to the trai- |
ors lately in arms against the national |
BS35- Robert w. Hughes, of Abingdon,
Va, prominent Secessionist, and the |
,ditor of the Richmond Examiner during |
he war, avows radical change of politi-
al opinions, and says he is wearied of the |
practice of the South to sacrifice attaina-
lie good for abstract justice.
Heap On Friday night a week Lieut..
Rice, with detachment of the Second
United States Infantry, attempted to ar
est the murderer of negro at Nicholas
lille, Ky. He was resisted by superior
orce, and received three wounds. One
If the soldiers was also wounded
Es2y" The eight-hour system is still caus-
ng discomfort in Chicago. On Saturday
work. was partially resumed under the
protection of the police. The majority of
he workingmen insist on eight hours as
. legal days work, deprecate acts of vio-
ence, and express a willingness to accept
lght hours pay for eight hours of labor.
EAa5- 4" Damages, S25, ,000," seems to be
ne prevailing figure at San Francisco
5y late papers we see the San Jose rail-
p'u coiu pahy mas been sued for SO, 900
lamages for labOrer's arm crushed: the
Ially Alta is sued by an aggrieved house
arPenter for $4,000 damages, and the
Nv Wwher of runaway horse is sued for S25,-
wv by l2an whom said horse knocked
Iown and injured.
The Richmond rebels have been
rylng hard during the past week to get
p rot with the blacks, of course blam-
ny the latter. We suspect the object was