THE GAZETTE.
LEWISTOVVN, PA.
SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1549.
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Sew Advertisements.
J. THOMAS has a large lot of Boots. Shoes,
and Gaiters, tog-ether with a variety of other
articles, which he offers for sale very low.
ICE CREAM. —Mr. Allen has opened his Sa
loons tor the season, and is now ready to sup
ply the ladies and gentlemen who may visit
hirn with superior lee Cream.
Som strong testimonials in tavor of Crow
ell's Patent thermometer Churn are pub
lished in another column. The right to make and
vend these articles has been purchased by A.
FELIX &Co , Lewistown. Our friends in the
country, who wish to save time in making but
ter, will do well by giving these churns a
trial.
The Brigade Inspector gives notice o! the
military election to he held in June.
Oid Dr. Jacob Townsend has appointed Mr.
Allen agent for the sale nt his iSarapariila.
Auditors' notices on the estates of Michael ,
Roush and M. Moody also appear to day.
OCT" Persons writing to the Postmaster at
Lewistown on their own business, ought a'-
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ways to pay the postage, as he is not entitled
to the franking privilege. T his sending of
letters to postmasters and printers, on matters
in which they have no interest, and subjecting !
them to the payment of pos'age, is both mean j
and ungenerous The only postmasters who
can receive letters free are those whose per
ceiitage does not exceed S'2oo
CO"By letters and papers from St. Louis,
we learn that JAMES BEARD, of Newton Ham
ilton, Mifflin county, in a temporary fit of in
sanity, jumped from the third story window ot
the Hotel for Invalids, on the 4th instant, and
was injured to such an extent that he died
soon afterwards. His watcher had been ab
sent but a minute or two, and iett hiia in bed
as he thought calm and composed ; hut as soon
as the attendant was out of sight, he got out
of bed, raised the window and leaped out.
The deceased had been attacked with cholera
(which accounts tor his having been in the
hospital) and was in a fair way of recovery.
His family, we understand, reside at New ton
Hamilton.
Vincent's Singing Geography Class
gave an exhibition at the Town Hall on Thurs
day evening. A large audience was in at
tendance, who were highly gratified with the
progress the children had made and the man
ner in which they acquitted themselves
Our friends of the Milßintown Register and
Sentinel propose an editorial conference of
their brethren of the press in this congressional
district, to be held in Lewistown. on Friday,
the Bth of June next We heartily agree to the
proposition, and shall be pleased to contribute
our mite towards furthering tho interests of the
craft.
The Sentinel and Register have both been
improved in manner and matter, and reflect
credit on the proprietors. May their shadows
never grow less.
A. J, JONES, Esq. has been appointed Post
master at Uarrisburg, in the } lace of 1. G, Mc-
Kiriiet, removed.
T. T. WORTH, Esq , our successor in the
L"baon Courier establishment, has been ap
pointed Postmaster at Lebanon, in the place of
John G. Snaveley, removed.
We are sorry that the "necessities ot war"
should demand the removal ot our old triend
McKmley Irom the Uarrisburg office, tor, al
though a bitter partisan, Mac is a clever fellow ,
but as the administration has balanced accounts
with the fraternity by raising one printer up
end putting the other down, we suppose all
hands must grm and hear it. While we congrat
ulate Mr. vVorth on hie advancement, he will,
we tear, have an aiduous tune in waiting on
the pretty damsels, who will swarm to the of
t ce six days out ot the week, to enquire for let
ters and pipers not there, or (as is more likeiy)
to gaze upon the handsome lace of the P. M.
Our " Mayor," alias Chief Burgess, has re
ceived an invitation from the Mayor of Mem
phis, Tennessee, to aid in sending delegates to
a Railroad Convention to be held in that place
en the 4th of July next. The letter was ae
* ompariicd by a pamphlet advocating a railroad
to the Pacific.
IMPORTANT FROM CANADA.
MONTREAL, May 15.
An exciting deb to came olFin the Assem
bly yesterday, on the question of'ihe address on
The rebellion losses. Col. Gregg said in the
heat ot discussion that if the Queen gave her
assent to the bill it would absolve every Brit
ish inhabitant of the colonies from Ins oath of
allegiance. The Solicitor General Blake, cal
iedoothe Speaker of the House to mark the
words of the'lor v members. 110 added there
were some v. bo might be obliged to answer their
names in the criminal docket for having, by
telegraph, inquired how ninny thousand men
could be brought from Upper Canada. The
Tory loyalists, he said, in their policy wore
tyrannical while in office,and traitorous and ro
te's wheuout. Pdter recriminations followed.
From the At to York Courier if the 11 / /i .
Great Kiot, Bloodshed and Loss of Life.
Our city last night was the scene of transac
tions more disgraceful in their origin, more
1 odtrageous in their incidents, and more bloody
in their results than any we have ever been cal
led on to record.
The writer of this reached the ground at hall
past seven o'clock, and found the whole area in
Astor Place in front of the house occupied by a
dense crowd, a large number of whom immedi
ately in front of the main door were shouting
and endeavoring to force an entrance. lie
doors were closed against every body t.u t.ic
atre being already fell. The curtain rose aud
the play commenced. Mr. Macrcady's appear
ance was the signal for loud cries and hisses,
which were overwhelmed, however, by the ap-
I pJ&use with which he v\us greeted. Jhe plu}
went on amid considerable contusion until near
the close of the second act, when the Police in
attendance, by a simultaneous movement, seiz
! handcuffed", and carried off ten or twelve of
the ringleaders—after which the play went on
without interruption to its close—Mr. Macrea
|dy being constantly greeted with the most hearty
' applause.
Outside, meantime, a play of far different
kind was enacted. The crowd in attendance
increased rapidly and constantly. Astor Place
was densely crowded from the Bowery to
Broadway, and both these streets were tilled
with an immense multitude of people. Eighth
street also?, above the Opera House, was crowd
ed, and on every side people were assembled,
as spectators of the apprehended tragedy. Find
ing it impossible to effect an entrance on the
Astor Place side of the house, we passed round
to the stage door in Eighth street. The clamor
on the Astor Place side had sensibly increased,
and some stones were at this time thrown at the
windows. Beaching the stage door, we found
that also closed and guarded by a strong body
of police. We had been there but ten or fifteen
minutes when a rush of the mob was made from
the Bowery side, and a number of them began
to gather paving stones and hurl them at the
windows of the stage part of the house.
The Police went inside and barricaded the
door. We crossed the street and stood among
the rioters. The sidewalk and part of the street
was filled with spectators. Those who took an
active part i:i storming tl.c building were only
fifty or eighty in number, ahd were I I good part
boys. They took up stones from the street, and
men among them took large flag stones and
broke them in pieces, distributing thein among
the mob, who hurled them at the windows in
regular succession, beginning with the Bon cry
end and going toward* Broadway. The blinds
were all closed, hut being slight, were of course
easily smashed in.
This continued without interruption for some
fifteen minutes, during which lime about one
third of the windows on that -ide had been bro
ken in. Just then, same one on the inside of
ti.e building thrust through a lower window a
hose pine and began to throw water upon'he
mob. This was received with shouts of deri
sion, and a *hower of stones was forthwith di
rected against the window from which it came
The assault was also renewed upon the upper
windows, which were nearly all broken in. An
attack was then made upon the main door on
the same side. Heavy stones were taken up
from the pavement, and half a dozen or more
persons would go together and hurl them simul
taneously against the door. Three or four dis
charges of this stort burst the door in, and a
call was made for a rush. Ten or fifteen per
sons approached the door, and just as they
hurled their missiles against it, battering it al
most completely down, a side door opened and
a large Police force, rushed out. seizing some of
the rioters and dragging them inside, and then
rushing out again in good order and forcing
back the whole crowd on either side.
The entire space in Eighth street, in front of
the Opera House, was thus completely cleared
and we accordingly went round to the Astor
Place side. Here the crowd was denser than
ever. The street was completely filled and the
rioters immediately in front were stoning the
windows and in vain endeavoring to force an
entrance. The Police inside once or twice,
watching their movements, rushed forth, seized
their leaders and dragging them inside, commit
ted them to close custody. Wc understood that
a Mr. Judson, better known as " Xcd Punt
line,'' was thus captured and hand-cuffed. The
clamor kept up was incessant, and was fre
quently varied by "cheer-* for Xcd Forrest"
and groans for Maeready.
At about half past nine o'clock, the tumult
increasing, the doors and windows giving way,
and the shouting and stoning being a their
height, a diversion was created bv the approach
of the military from Broadway. First appeared
a company of Hussars, mounted on white
horses, and riding two abreast with drawn
swords, on a walk directly through the centre
of the crowd—and these were followed by two
divisions of Infantry—composed of the National
Guards, a whole regiment under Col. Duryea,
and the Governor's Guard, part of the regi
ment under Col. Peers—with fixed bayonets
gleaming above the heads of the surrounding
crowd. They marched directly through the
street, being greeted from their first appear
ance with groans, and hisses, and huntings, un
tii they reached the corner of the Bowery, and
were turning into Eighth street when some
stones were thrown at them and other demon
strations of hostility eviuced. As they passed
through, however, the tumult ceased. The
crowd closed in behind thein, but neither the
shouting nor stoning the windows was at once
renewed. Their appearance had made an im
pression—marked and salutary. They passed
into Eighth street, and were posted to keep the
space clear in front of the House, for the exit
of the audience. They were drawn up in dou
ble line across the street, at the other end, he
hind a file of policemen. Mr. Maeready had
gone through the play and been called out at its
close. The door was opened and the audience
came out.
A demonstration made on the Astor Place
side caused the door to be closed, and the in
fantry marched in order from Eighth street to
Broadway, (leaving the poiiee alone in charge
of Eighth street,)—-down Broadway and through
the crowd to the Astor Place front of the
House. Here they were halted. The rioters
began to pelt them with stones. Several ol the
National Guard were severely wounded. The
active participants in the mob were gathered in
two squads, one. in the street between the troops
and the Bowery, and another a little aside, be
tween the troops and the dwelling house of Mr.
Langdon. Two or three times in succession
the troops were ordered to charge. They did
so—drove back the mob, but on falling back,
were instantly again hemmed in and pelted with
stones.
We are told on good authority, that several
pistols were fired by the rioters at this time.
Seeing that the men under his command were
falling around him and carried away wounded,
Gen. llal! reported to the Mayor the condition
of things, and stated that unless the riot act
were read, he would withdraw his troops.
I'pon this the Recorder, Mr. Tallmadge,
came forward, read the Kiot Act, and ordered
the mob instantly to disperse. They did not do
so, but continued their assault upon the troops,
who were, thereupon ordered to fire. They
fired first upon the squad between them arid the
Bowery—arid immediately after upon the other
crowd near Mr. Langdon's house Most of the
muskets we were told, contained only blank
cartridges: some, however, were loaded with
ball. By this •ischarge one or two were killed
and several others wounded.
The noise of the firing went like an electric
shock through the vast multitude congregated
in the adjoining streets. F.very one seemed a
tounded-—all were intensely excited—and all
who had taken part m, or sympathized with the
rioti-rs, were exasperated to the highest pitch.
Soon one or two wounded persons were carried
on shutters through Broadway to the drug
store, corner of Eighth street. This added fuel
to the flame. Many of the rioters seized stones
in Broadway— where the pavements had been
torn up to make a sewer—and rushed through
Astor Plaec, and presently another volley of
musketry told of their reception. After ten ot
' fifteen minutes, a third volley was fired—and
the mob then mainly left the street, and gather
ed in separate crowds at different points in the
vicinity.
After the third discharge a company of Light
Artillery arrived, and were posted, a portion in
Eighth street and the rest in Astor Place, can
non sweeping every street. The infantry also
took up position about the House, so that the
whole ground was held by the-military.
Of the casualties of this dreadful allair, we
found it impossible, of course, amid the confu
sion of the night, to procure any full and relia
ble account.
A Mr. Maitland, formerly a Policeman in the
Seventeenth Ward, was killed instantly in the
first discharge, In a musket hall through the
| head.
Another man, whose name wc coulu not learn,
; was shot directly through the heart. We were
told his name was Jones, and that lie lived in
Ninth street —but ol this we are not sure,
j Mr. Lincoln, a mechanic, residing in Walker
street, wa* shot through the groin and taken to
j his residence. Jle will undoubtedly die.
Mr. M"Kinlcy, a tailor in the Third Avenue,
was shot through the breast and taken into the
porterhouse, corner of Ninth street and Broad
way. His wound is very severe, though there
is some chance of his recovery.
George Curtis, a nephew of Mr. Winchester,
publisher in Ann street, was very severely
wounded and taken to the Hospital.
We understand that a negro woman living in
a small shanty near the Bowery, was shot.
An Irish woman passing through the Fourth
Avenue at the time of the volley, was wounded
in the knee.
Mr. Putnam, a Policeman from the Seventh
Ward, being stationed in tlie rear of the crowd,
near Mr. Langdon's house, was severely wound
. Ed in the first charge.
A man, whose name we could not learn, was
struck in the abdomen crosswise by a musket
j ball and very severely injured.
A Mr. MrDonotigh, laborer, residing in Mott
street, was severely wounded.
A man known as Jack Smith, who formerly
kept on Oyster Saloon down town, was badly
Wounded.
Another person, whose name we did not learn,
was soot directly through the neck, and can
j scarcely recover.
A young man standing in the crowd was
j struc kon tfie right arm iy a musket hall, and
taken to his residence, llfj Tenth street.
A man was badly wounded as iie was getting
into the cars ut a considerable distance from the
scene.
Several of the military were very seriously
injured by .-tones thrown by the rioters, and
Mr. Barber, of the Eirst Ward Police, had hi
head very severely wounded in the same way.
We understand that, besides those mentioned
. above, there w ere fourtttn persons in tin- crowd,
wounded mere or less severely by the firing of the
military.
Three attempts were made to set fire to the
I building by persons inside—mainly we believe
urulcr the floor of the parquette. They were
all discovered, however, and at once extin
guished. About thirty of the ringleaders were
; arrested, hand-cuffed, ami confmca in the Opera
House during the night, that being deemed the
safest place, their presence being considered
partial security against the burning of the
House.
After the firing had ecascd and the military
had firmly occupied the ground, the rioters were i
scattered in squads through the streets, arming '
1 themselves with stones, and striving to arouse
the indignation of the thousands who assembled
las spectators. They met, however, with hut
slight success. We passed, at different times,
through every part of the crowd—which could '
I not have numbered less than 25,000 persons ; •
i and yet, among them all, we do not believe that j
f there were more than five hundred, if there
| were so many, who took an active part in the 1
' riot; and of these nearly or quite half were boys.
The presence, however, of so vast a crowd.
| at once gave them audacity, and impeded tin
| action of the authorities. The appearance of
; the military undoubtedly created a good deal ol
feeling, even among the spectators; and their
j firing among the crowd, and especially their
j killing so many who were merely spectators
: and some not even that, excited the minds of
thousands to a great degree of exasperation,
and profound regrets in the mind of every one
| present.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
ir.
. The New York Commercial of Friday af
ternoon, after giving the details of the occur- !
rentes of Thuisday night, goes on to say — i
Numerous arrests were made lust night and :
; this morning. At twelve o'clock between j
; seventy and eighty were in custody. Among
j them is Edward Z. C. Judson, who, we learned I
i at the Mayor's office, was seized by Capt. Mil- j
ler, of the police, while heading the mob and
directing tliem how to proceed in their at- {
tack. Many of the prisoners are mere hoys, j
So far the account of our observation and j
inquiries has reference to the rioters und s-uf- i
ferers. The narratives trom the morning pa
pers give some account of the general opera
tions ot the authorities, civil and military. In |
conversation with several gentlemen, some of j
whom were present during the whole tune and
i others from their official stations are couipe- j
; tent informants, we learn that not until the j
military had been severely und frequently as-
I sailed and some ( ftliem seriously injured, and i
j the crisis was plainly come when the mob or j
i the law was to be master, was resort bad to
j powder and ball.
At 2 o'clock the mayor issued a Proc'ama-
I lion in which, after deploring the loss of life, j
; he declares that the peace of the city must |
and shall be maintained at all hazards.
TUB MKKTI.NO IN THE PAKK.—A notice was
posted up in several parts of the city, calling a
meeting in the Park, at 0 o'clock, on Friday,
: in relation to the affair of Thursday night, and I
: at thai hour there had prubably collected some I
i two or three thousand persons. A platform
! bad been erected for the occasion. A Mr.
| Murphy was elected to preside, and George A.
j llalsev was made secretary. Edward Stra
han !>ni:ih Ilynders urid Mike Walsh were
| the speakers, hut though their speeches were
highly inflammatory, they deprecated any fur
ther disturbance, and urged the people to go
quietly home. A series of resolutions were
j adopted, calling on the Grand Jury to indict
the Mayor, Recorder, and Shcuff; to attend
, the funerals of those v.ho were killed on
! Thursday night, &c. At eight o'clock the j
meeting ndjnurr.e<t Muring the proceedings :
i the stage gave way, and several persons were i
j more or less injured.
I lie following despatches from the corres
i pendent of the Bultirnore American, will give •
I
| our readers a condensed view of the suuse- j
| quent proceedings:
NKW YORK, May 12. 11}. A. M. 1
The arrangements of the military arid the
j energetic determination ot the authorities were
j so complete and thorough lest night that, be
fore iwo o'clock this morning, the streets were
perfectly clear und ull was quiet.
The mob, from 9 o'clock until 12, was stub
br.-n and determined on disturbance. Tuev
threw stones and other missiles at the military,
injuring several severely. The most hideou
groans and yells were vociferated, but when
notice was given by the Recorder that the
military would undoubtedly fire upon thern,
unless they instantly dispersed, they immedi
ately ceased acts of violence. The mob was
now dispersed, and peace ami quietness re
stored.
During the night some sixteen or twenty
persons "were arrested. The barricading of
four streets leading to the theatre, and plant
ing heavy artillery in them had a most saluta
ry effect, and served more to intimidate the
mob than anything else.
Several military companies are still out, but
all is peace and quietness, and no further dis
turbances apprehended. The whereabouts of
Mr. Macroady is not yet known, except, to his
immediate friends.
NEW YORK, May 12. 4, P, M.
The city continues quiet. There have been
sixty persons arrested since last night, charged
with throwing stones and other violence.
They are in prison awaiting investigation.
Mr. Mucready is now in Boston. He left
the cars at the depot and wuiked to the Tre
mont House. He lias not been seen at his ho
tel since he arrived, but is probably out oi the
way to avoid public gaze.
NEW YORK, May 18, 11, A. M.
The military are still on duty in the vicinity
of the Opera House, and the excitement has
not by any means subsided. The United
States troops and Marine corps are held in
rvadineso lu act if their eerv.cos should be re
quired.
A portion of those killed during the riot are
expected to be burted this afternoon, which
will doubtless increase the excitement.
The New York Herald of tins morning con
tains the proceedings of the coroner's inquest
ovei the bodies of the slain. Mayor Wowihuil
and General Sand ford have been examined.
The latter say 3 that fitly ot the military were
wounded before the tiring commenced and
that they never could have gotten out of the
crowd if the firing had not taren place. The
examination had not concluded.
NEW YORK, May 18, 10. P. M.
The tlmatre is etil! in the possession of the
Police, and tire street-are thoroughly occupied
oy the military. Detachments of Cavalry
have been scouring suspicious places and
strei *H, to prevent an organization of the mob.
Aii, however, is quiet and no further troubles
are anticipated to-night.
NEW YORK. May 15, 1. P. M.
The jury of inquest upon the persons slain
in the Astor Opera House Riot, have returned
H verdict justifying the military in firing upon
the mob, but at the same time expressing the
opinion that a larger Police force might have
prevented tin' necessity of resorting to extrem
rneasures and the consequent loss of life.
Opinion is of course divided upon the verdict
'Erie Theatre is still in the possession of the
Police, but toe excitement is tast subsiding.
Last night passed oil' quiet /, without any in
dications of mob violence.
Goner's LADY'S BOOK for June has the usual
quantity of reading matter and 21 engravings !
Counterfeit £,Ts on the Stamford Bank of
Connecticut arc in circulation in this county.
The best policy in this case is to refuse all notes
on that bank of the above denomination.
Mis GaI.I.ATIN, wife ot the venerable Al
bert Gallatin, died et New York on the 14th
instant, aged t-13 years.
CHOLERA IN THE WE-T— A telegraphic
despatch from St. Louis, under date of 15th
instant, says —l ho cholera h on the in
crease. There are ah<>ut twenty deaths
per day. On the Missouri river and a
rnong 'he emigrant population the epidem
ic pre vails to an alarming extent.
At Cincinnati, on the 14'h, the cholera
was apparently abating. So also at Lou
isville.
Two suspicious and fata! cases recently
nocurn d at Chatltston, Va., on the (treat
Kan aw >t. Four ilea'lis by Cholera have
occurred at Chicago.
Two cases of Cholera had occurred at
Madison, Iml. The disease has also ap
pea red at Patriot, Ind.
Tiiu Now Albany Bulletin of the 9th
says—Seldom do we hear of a family being
more severely alHtcled than has that of
Mr. Fowler. But a few days ago a (laugh
ter el Mr. Fowler d ed ; now we have to
record the death of the father and two sons.
SNAKK HUNTING. — fhe St. Francis*ille
(L.) Chronicle says : For about a week
past, some few of our citizens have enjoy,
eil themselves in shooting snakes, in the
back water near our town. They seem
to • e k refuge in the trees, where, it is sup
pool, they resort to bask in the sun.
They have succeeded in destroying up
wards of one thousand, and they s ill txtst
in abundance. They have been known to
tako lodgings in some of the houses in
Bayou Sara, when the occupants of the
dwellings are sometimes greatly frighten
ed by discovering them snugly ensconced
in the heds prepared fr their own comfort
and convenience. We have not yet par
ticipated in the sport, but have been inform
ed that it is rare fun.
Religions Notice.
The Rev. R. WF.ISER, General Agent of the
American Tract Society, will preach to-mor
row morning (Sabbath) in the Lutheran Church,
and in the evening, at early candle light, in the
Presbyterian Church. The public generally
are invited.
THE MARKETS?
Lewistovvn, May lg, 1819.
P ti 'l by l}ra •". Retail.
Flour - - 7 > $4 73
Wheat, white - 00 1 03
red - tv> 1 00
Ryo - . 43 30
Oats - - 23 33
Com, - - 42 30
Clovorseed - - .1 00 400
Flaxseed - - 1 00 1 25
Timolbyseed - - 2 00 2 50
Butter, good - . 15 15
Eggs - - 8 08
I ,n r<l - - 7 8
Tallow - - 8 10
Potatoes - - 30 02
Beef, - - 4 00
Bacon, per lb. 3J 7
I'ork - - 0 00 0 00
Wool, per lb. - - 23
Feathers - . 41 44
The Lewisloxm Mills arc paying 90 to
95 cents for good wheat, 45 cents for Rye,
40 cents for Corn, and 27 cents for Oats.
In Baltimore flour is quoted at §4.37 1-2;
wheat, red, 1I0 a 100 ; white 108 a 112.
In Philadelphia flour is quoted at §4.G2 1-2
red wheat 105; white 110.
Fi>r C*7*tt+.
To all whom it may ('onei-rii.
MR. EDITOR : Will you ire kind enough to
permit the members of the 44 Martha Washing
ton Temperance Society" to enquire, through
| your columns, what has become of the proceeds
! of the 44 Fair," which they held about six years
ago. Who has the money ? It -vus about three
hundred dollars, the. interest of which by this
time would be considerable. The Society in
tended to purchase a house for a Temperance
Hall, and there was a committee appointed for
that purpose. This committee never reported
to the society, and w hen interrogated on the
subject, they said they had left it all to the
management of some gentlemen. Now the So
ciety have neither house nor funds, and respect
fully ask for information. Certainly some per
' son, or persons, can give an account of the ino
! ney. It is unjust to expect that the society will
; remain any longer without adopting some means
j of recovering their dues.
Lcwistown, May 12, 1849
REPLY TO THE ABOVE.
The money spoken of, as is shown by the
statement below, was invested in the building
I erected by the Lew istown Guards, &c., as an
armory, which building would have become the
j property of the Martha Washington Temper
ance Society, had an original claim, held under
the mechanics' lien law, been discharged. Un
der that claim the building was sold, and pur
chased by the Board of School Directors, by
whoru it is still held and occupied as a public
school house.
Statement by the Martha Washington Temper
ance Society, of Lewistown, of the proceeds
of the Fair, held 22: id February, 1844.
j Whole amount received, §162 41
I Deduct Expenses, viz :
Paid for Song Books, §2 00
do. Oranges, 4 iiO
do. Books for sale, 468
do. Printing, 200
do. Oonfectionarv, 400
$145 23
Martha Washington Society,
! To Building Committee, Dr.
; Feb. 28—To atnt. paid J C. Wilson for
carpenter work done at Temperance
Hall, as per receipt, §SO 00
Paid Samuel 11. BerryhiH, for work, II 75
Jno. Levy, for hauling, 2 37j
Jacob Higgle, for boards, 25 00
Jno. Ruble, for lime, 4 50
Jno. Stoner, for shingles, 5 00
W. T. Burns, for plastering, 6 68
Kitting & Searer, for painting, 2 00
Sterrett &. Potter, for boards, 3H 09
For Beil 5 00
slsl 39j
i Cr. by nett proceeds of Fair, 145 23
Balance due Committee, §6 16£
For the Gazette.
Crnvell's Patent Tiiermomrter Churn.
The following certificates from two highly
respected termers of this county, who have
been lifting this unrivalled churn, will speak
; for themselves:
From John Burkholder, of Decatur township.
Air. Editor : I wish to state for the benefit of
the Farmers of Mililin and Centre counties, that
I am using the Thermometer Churn, purchased
from A. FELIX &. Co., of Lewistown, and am
well pleased with its operation—so much so, 1
have thrown away the old barrel churn as a
worthless article in comparison with the Ther
mometer churn. * I will not give a full descrip
tion here, as the churn will soon be for sale in
i other parts of the counties ; but would say to
all dairymen to get one and try it, for I am cer
| tain they will be pleased with them. If pro
i perly used it churns much quicker and easier
than anything I have seen, and with a certainty
i of getting the very best quality of butter.
Respectfully yours,
JOHN BURKHOLDER.
From John Ruble, of Ferguson's Valley, Dai
ryman.
Air. Editor : I wish to state for the benefit of
the Farmers of Mitilin and Centre counties, that
1 am using the Thermometer Churn, purchased !
from ANTHONY FELIX & Co., in Lewistown,-and '
am vveil plcaseu with its operation, and fully j
satisfied that tLex are the best article of churn I
kind ever offered to the public. I have thrown |
! away the old barrel churn, and do testify that I
they arc the greatest thing I ever saw. The 1
first time we tried it we had butter in ten min
| utes : the second in less time. The advantage j
of these churns is, their convenience and the \
ease with which they are kept in order. lean j
use it in any season of the year, and in any
place I choose, with a certainly of obtaining the
first quality ol butter, in either warm or cold
weather, and with less trouble than any other
churn ; nor would I tor any reasonable amount
be deprived of the use of one, and I am fully
satisfied that no one can use it any length of
lime but will concur with the above.
JOHN RUBLE.
For sale at th Lewiretown Cabinet Ware
Rooms by A. FELIX & CO. 2t
MARRIED,
On Thursday, the 10th inst., bv the Rev.
Abraham Rot time It, HENRY ALLEN and Miss
REBECCA KINSKT., all of Oliver township, Mif
flin Co.
DIED.
On the 9th inst., in Mc\evtown, JAMES P.
MORRISON, aced about 30 years.
BO! FOR CIUfORMAI!
Tremendous Excitement!
anil all about Thomas's selling
Goods so Cheap.
I have a large assortment of
UOCiTS AM) SHOES,
and Ladies' and Missus' Gaiters, made bv the
be;t ol workmen ; u variety of
DryZ*nods, -
(Srocrrtra .inij iUquovs,!
of the best kind; among which is some
choice Brandy.
Segftrs and Tulucco ; Fish; 8a!t; 100 bushels j
Died Peaches—un excellent article for
*1.50 per bushel; 1000 Fishing Rods;
Fishing Tackle; Cooking Stovos;
Powder, Shot, and Lead;
50 birreis best Monon
gah.t'la Whiskey;
2009 EBU. WESTERS HAM,
and hundreds of knick knacks, too numerous to
uestribc in 'an advertisement.
Being determ tied to sell LOW FOR CASH—
to uc#ommodae thoso who may visit him, as
far as he can—and to deal fairly and honestly
he invites his friends in town aud country to
give him a call, examine iitsstock, and if they
ami such articles as may be wanted, they can
be had about us cheap as any one can sell
thoin in this town or neighborhood. t
J- THOMAS,
between Swartz's and McDoweWs fuwr.W
Lewistown, may 19, 1849—1y.
I LATER TROM Elroif. —The
! arrived at Halifax or. Monday evening
dates one week later.
Official notice of the intervention af
in Hungary has been received at p ar j s r^" 1
number of men phaed at the disposal of Au*tr'
is 80,000. Aiiother account states the nun ■ '
to be 150.000.
The Hungarians have beaten the Aust-iar
and have almost driven them out of the c . lt ,,
: try. The greatest alarm prevails at
and has had the effect to reduce Radetzkv' s
mand on Piedmont from 123.000,000 to BQOtKi"
000 francs.
The French have sent additional troop. •
Rome.
The crisis in the affairs of Europe is evident!
; approaching. The signs of the times indicate
j that blood will soon flow in torrents.
BRIGADE ORDERS
t;iAXMO\.
F|TllE several Volunteer Companies of i'-„
X Ist Brigade, Kttli Division, p. > w ,'
i assemble at their usual places of meet in.,
! MO.NDAV, thei'K .lay If June
purpose of electing one person fur tiie offir-orf
BRIG ADIEU GESERAL , one uer7 on fo
the office of BRIGADE iySPECT(JI{.
and for such field officers as the battalion or
I regiment to which each company may Le at
I tached, shall be entitled to—the election to i
conducted according to the 13th and 17th eec
tiona of the Militia Law of 1849, as follows-
SECTION 13 That all the uniformed com
! panies that shall he on or before the
: first Monday of June, 1649, shall meet at their
I usual place of meeting, on said first .Monday of
June, arid on the first Monday of June m every
j five years thereafter, an election shall be held
! in each company for one Brigadier General ard
one Brigade Inspector for each Brigade, also,
! for such field officers as the battalion or wl
I ment to which each company may be attached,
shall be entitled to; the captain or command.
1 ing officer of each company shall superintend
said election, ond hike to his assistance one or
! more members, who shall be severally sworn
or affirmed to conduct said election fairly and
impartially, and make a true and corrects
turn thereof; and when the said election shad
j ha%e been closed and the votes counted, the
aa:d superintendent and his assistants shs.-i
make out duplicate returns of the same, to be
signed by them, stating the number of votes
given for each person for the different offices
voted for; for the battalion or regiment,as
well as the brigadier general or brigade in
spector; one of said returns the said superin
tendent in each company, shall cause to be
| filed with the papers of the company, and the
! other he shall within ten days thereafter, <2e
j liver, or cause to be delivered to the brigade
j inspector then in commission.
SEC. 17 That each county in this Common
wealth shall be a separate brigade, and shall
' be numbered in the division to which they
severally belong by the brigade inspectors and
brigadier generals who shail be elected on the
first day of June, one thousand eight hundred
and forty-nine.
D. EISENBISE,
Brig. Insp. laf Brig. lthA Div. P. M.
Lewistown, May 19, 1849.—td.
Reply to S. P. Townsend's
"TRICKS OP QUACKS."
A vomi.g man by the nmne of 5. P. Townseml is tending
out car#.-- .iter the country, beaded " Tricks u! Uu&tks."
"Caution Extra," see , which are nothing but deception and
falsehood.
Ist. He says. "I have sold the use of my name for $"
a week. If Mr. S. P. Tovvnsend will bring one single,
solitary proof of this. I will give him #SOO. i really never
could see the benefit of telling such foolish, S//./.J false
hoods—they always stain the reputation of the man who
is so injudicious as to be guilty of tbem. lie says also that
1 endeavored to secure the services of Mr. Watrous and
others, to put up " Lr. Townsend's Sarsapariila {mean
ing his; ) but he " scorned such a proposition." .Now ihn
is all false. I never applied to Mr. VVatrous in mr hie,
though he was introduced to me by a friend of his, without
solicitation, or with any knowledge that such a man nas A
existence.
2d. He says that my Sarsapariila is not "Original,"
Ate. S. P. Tovvnsend knows better than this, as I havs
frequently stated to him. and the Public, that I discovered
my medicine mure than 4(J years ago, w hich was
Bel'ore S- I*. Townseml was born!
This fact alone is enough to satisfy the public that S. P.
Townsend's statements are false, and not to tie trusted. It
he will falsify in one thing he w ill in another.
3d. He says he has attended two of the best medical
schools in the country, and "practiced medicine fur the
last fifteen years !!" I stated this to some of his acquain
tances in New York, and i thought they would split their
sides with laughter. "Why," said they, "he never prac
ticed fifteen minutes in his life • 1 Besides he has spent
years of his life as a worker on railroads, canals, and the
like ; and. of course, could have no other practice but with
the pick-axe and shovel, and such employment as ail rail
road operators have, either as a day laborer or contractor."
ek> lar as I am acquainted with this young man. 1 should
•udge han to be a very illiterate, unscientific man, unac
quainted with Chemistry, .inatomy. Therapeutics, or the
Materia Medico, and therefore incapable of undei-!Uiiin{
the nature and cause of disease. No money would induce
me tube instrumental in palming off upon the puh.c si
article like S. P. Tow USE nil's. 1 am aiso satisfied that AS
sick person will ever call for S. P. Tow nsend s if the?
have used it once, and then used a bottle of mine. There
is not a preparation of Sarsapariila in all this country,
which is so pure, so powerful, or so reliable in ali .t?tH
and stages ot sickness anil disease, as my SALS-spari 's.
Great and Good bursts from every man's lips WHO HIS
once bad the fortune to use it.
4th. I w ill here again make S. P. Townsend another
offer . to submit the two Sarsapariltas to the Exsiii.Cl. S
of seven able Physicians, to tie tested on such D.SENSE- AS
Scrojula, Salt Hbeum, Rheumatism. h'ceer Saris tmpC)**
sj the Skin, Sore b.pts, Piles, Dyspepsia, hirer eontplsmt.
Consumption, ail Female Complaints, as well as diseases
common among children : and if it is not broadly and em
phatically demonstrated that my Sarsapariila will cure, ST
least, ten cases to his one, 1 will forfeit and pay to ANY
charitable institution #SW. But if it is shown that nuue
will cure ten to Ins EWE, then S. P. sha.l pay the like suia
ol #SOO, IN like manner. 1 will give him one year to UISW
up his mind, though I am confident he will never go mti
ihe trial, as lie shamefully bncaed out of a similar one ONLY
a few months ago. The truth is, my Original sarsapsr...
Is so much better than his, aud is gaining so rap.dly on TH
public, that he is becoming alarmed, and resorts to tire
shaiuetu! and wicked cour-c of traducing, fstls\fy>*{-
and abusing me, in hue, rulgar language, although t
never laid A straw in his way. or lilted a finger to his it
jury in my life.. I therefore leave this whole matter WITH
the public, and let thcia decide on w hose back should
pinned, "1 ricks of a vguack" — his ot mine.
JACOB TOWNSENIX
102 Nassau street. New York
Nor*.— The able firm of Thompson, Skiltman 4- G>
have advanced a large sunt of money to bring the Old Br.
T'riglttsi Sarsapariila tie tore the public, and haie thereby
become Proprietors tif the same, w htie I have the >sm
interest in all its manufacture, and attend perssnalf
the FACTORY esery day. The pubiic may therefore re!) ON
its Original Parity and Goodness.
J ICOB Ton.vsi:.vt>
It IS projier Fl,r us to say, in connection with tlte ABOVE
statement, that having eiamined and thoroughly le-UEJ
the Old Itr.'a Sarsapariila, we were so well satisfied of H
great virtues and success, IN the cure of disease, that
advanced a large sum of money to bring :T before the pub
lic. and since WE have done so, and even hetom WE &•>
exposed A single bottle for sale, Mr. S. P. Tow useftd H
not ceased to slander, abuss. and hold us up before the
public as "unprincipled men," governed wholly by " CK
piaity." and representing that we were making a ' >f" rl
ous" Sarsapartlla. w ith the design and object of SELLING '
as his, !. P s article. There never was a more THE-"
less falsehood than this. We do not make S. I' Town
semi's sourmg Sarsapariila, neither do we wish to F
any as his; we know WE have a fir better article in TH*
Old Itr's OriginallSarsapariUa, and M shot! D BE ' 4HLJ
indeed, to cast thts,asuie L,-r one so notorious tor R R E/,
fermenting and eiph-ding bottles. His assntioii TH L
of our firm was Cashier of the Belvil.'C Uaiik. is aiso UTT
true, as he was a different PERSON by the name of Ponre
roy. It is equally false that another member OT our HIP
is one of the Proprietors ol M'A lister's Ointment. T4 >?"
reckless, sweeping charges must satisfy the public thst M
is not to he trusted, while It casl a dark SHALLOW MI THE
virtue and worth of his farsapariila. Every tuan UI""
see thnt all these FALSEHOODS ARE designed t" keep n
"BUBBLE" FAMI Ituroiiiig. UR most SOLEMN')
pea) to the public to put their veto on this young •>"•
slanders, imputations, and deceptions, that he will E ,E
after LEARN to cherish truth. cud.R. and the NGB W (
others to the sordid acquisition ot wealth.
THOMPSON. S-hILI.MANfc CO.
102 Nassau street. New \ ort
ALLF.N, Lewislown, Pole Agent tcr
MiffllU county.