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THE GAZETTE.
LEWISTOWN, PA.
Thursday, August 19, 1858.
Supreme Judge.
JOHN REED.
Canal Commissioner,
E. PRAZER.
Congress,
JAMES T HALE.
Notices of New Advertisements.
The next session of the Lewistown Acade
my will commence on Monday August 30th,
with Mr. Warner as Principal. Arrange
ments have been made by which boarders can
be accommodated at tne Academy.
G. G. Evans' Gift Book Establishment,
which is an exception to most establishments
of that kind, offefts rare inducements to pur
chasers of books, i hey not only procure
such books as they may desire at a fair price,
but a gift varying in value from 25 cts. to ? 100.
The Scientific American enters upon its
fourteenth volume on the 11th of September.
Mechanics, inventor 3, manufacturers and far
mers will find it a journal devoted to their
interests, and the best publication of the kind
in this country.
See rates of fare on the Pennsylvania Rail
road after September Ist.
An administration notice also appears.
THE COUNTY TICKET.
The delegates to be elected on Saturday
next and assemble in County Convention
on the Monday following, will have an im
portant duty to perform in selecting a tick
et to be supported this fall.
Dr. Bower's course as a legislator was
such as to call forth censure at the hands
of many of his former supporters, and indeed
exhibits him in that light which shows no
confidence can be placed in promises made
forfcfbv him so far as his vote is concern
ed. The selection therefore of a judicious
man to oppose him is all important, and
this we hope will be done without respect
to persons. Let the members come with
out instructions, let them consult together,
weigh well those who may be named, and
when thev find a man combining high mor
al worth with a due degree of popularity,
let him be the nominee, for such <i one ran
be elected. For Commissioner, there is we
believe a general wish that Mr. John
Peachy should be the nominee, though
some others are also spoken of. As the
candidate will be taken from the valley, we
hope the delegates from that section will
present an undivided front as to the per
son. This will have its effect upon the del
egates from the other districts, and cause
no useless contention for the office.
Democrat, with its usual effron
tery, asks whether we dare deny that the
opposition formed the present tariff ? Cer
tainly we deny it. The present tariff, as
every body who has a grain of memory
knows, was formed by men calling them
selves democrats, when Polk was swindled
into the Presidency as a better tariff man
than Henry Clay, and with the exception
of some alterations made by a combination
of a few northern manufacturers and
sundry southern free trade locofocos, ly
which, with the connivance of Eigler,Ac.,
Pennsylvania iron and coal were sacrificed
to please Buchanan's particular friends Sir
Core Ousley and other llritish nobles, re
mains substantially the same res then enac
ted. The original act was signed by Polk,
the repealing by Pierce—both of whom
we should judge the Democrat will soon
swear to have been wliigs, know nothings
or black republicans.
July earnings of the Pennsylvania
Railroad for themnnth and since January Ist,
as compared with last year, are as follows:
. Ur'jss Earniiiiju. Kxprases. ,\„t Knrriinu
Julr, 1355, $39(i,21G G1 $249,314 37 ?l In 'r> "1
July, 1557, UM, 905 4U SO 124JH0 tin
lucre***, ic >-,■> ft
Decrease, 14J38 79 30,990 43
Smlit Jati. J to
Aug. 1,1858, 3£>SG,Hi 1,727,459 10 1.255.859 79
■Same last year, 24*31,009 3S 1,923,355 72 1,W153 54
lucrea-*. 5.139 63 201.536 25
Oecreasi-, 190,396 2
The monthly report f the Canal Depart
rnent sums up as follows :
__ Oross Earnings. Expenses. Net Eartiln-a
July. 1853. $11*402 72 sll.lOl 06 $8,711
Jan. 1 to Aug. 1. BL7OB 68 65.200 05 19 it- 63
Act earning* from Jun. 1, 1557, to Aug. 1, 1858, *3-.692 03
effort was made last winter to in
crease the postage on letters and newspapers.
Every Senator who voted for that measure is
called a democrat. This is another instance
of love for the people, &c.
A watchman named Murphy was kill
ed by the Express train on Monday morning
of last week near the " Packsaddle," having
probably fallen on the track while the train
was passing.
Btft-Buchanan's Irish agent to teach Amer
icans their duty in British North America,
was arrested before his departure for an old
tailor bill at Newark. He at first denied all
knowledge of it, but as it was pay or go to
jail, he forked over.
The Junior of the Democrat went fish
ing the other day, found the waters too muddy
for pike, but caught a Lecoinpton Democrat.
He seemed somewhat shy of him, and but for
our assistance would hardly hare secured his
" voter."
mtr See advertisement of Dr. Sanford'a
LIVER IWVIGOKAIOK in another column.
TIII2 CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION.
The Bcllcfontc Whig—which by the by
is again in part in the hands of our friend
who was once mistaken for a shoemaker in
stead of J. K. .Shoemaker —endorses the
nomination of Judge Hale with a will that
shows Centre county to be right. W. W.
Brown of the Democrat, who was also a
candidate, comes out in his last paper de
clining to be considered so, and endorsing
Judge Hale as a man of the right stamp
for the present emergency. All that is
wanting in this district is to nominate a
man iu whom all parties have confidence
as a reliable tariff man, one who commands
respect from all parties. Let this be done
with proper unanimity and good feeling,
and the people will pass a verdict on our
present northern member with southern
principles that will teach an important les
son to all future aspirants. The Whig says:
We did not intend to say anything upon
this subject until the nomination was made,
believiug that the people have sufficient good
sense to indicate the proper person through
their delegates, without the assistance of news
paper puffs, which in many instances, instead
of being the reflex of public sentiment, prove
only to be the fruitless attempts of kindly
disposed editors, to make great men out of
small material; hut one of our citizens hav
ing been nominated by a public meeting in
Mitfiin county, it is proper that wo deviate in
some measure from the course intended, lest
our silence might be misconstrued.
It will be seen by the proceedings of the
meeting referred to, which will be found in an
other column of this paper, that lion. James
T. Hale, Ims been nominated to the other
counties of the district, by the opponents of
the Administration in Mifllin, as their choice
for Candidate for Congress, and that they
have instructed their Conferees accordingly.
This nomination, wo assure our friends in
Mililin and other sections of the district, will
meet with a cordial and hearty approval from
this couuty, when the time shall arrive for
the people to express their views through the
proper channel. Judge Hale has long been
identified with the principles now advocated
by those who are opposing the destructive
measures of the administration, and he can
be relied upon as a standard bearer worthy
of the cause and of the position which he
will most likely he called to occupy.
The Potter Journal also expresses its
satisfaction at Mr. Halo's nomination, and
adds its opinion that he is the best and
strongest man in tlie district.
PKOrEC'TION.
A j'oar ago, says the Hardware man's
Newspaper, we had all the external symp
toms of great prosperity. The national
exchequer was overflowing. 1 mporters and
manufacturers, fanners and merchants, me
chanics, clerks, and laborers, all enjoyed a
period of unwonted apparent prosperity.
Credit was cheap, and money abundant; the
whole community fancied that if not rich,
they were rapidly becoming rich.
So matters stood the beginning of last
August. How stand they now? How
have the promises of twelve shoit months
ago been realized'{
It is well to look this matter in the face,
and not hide from ourselves the truth a.> it
exists. It can not be denied, then,
That idleness, and consequently pauperism,
prevail to a fearful extent amongst the pop
ulation ;
That factories, in which capital to an immense
amount has been invested, arc wholly idle,
or working at a loss ;
That the population is rapidly increasing,
whilst the moans of employment arc decli
ning;
That farmers are augmenting the supply of
food, whilst the demand is constantly di
minishing;
That, therefore, the price must necessarily
fall, and is likely at present to reach a point
lower than has ever yet been known ;
That wages inu-1 steadily and rapidly deciinc,
as men are driven from mechanical to seek
agricultural employment;
That the consumption of goods in the country
must, therefore, be greatly lessened ;
That the occupation of a large proportion of
the merchants of the country will, necessa
rily, become unprofitable ;
'1 hat mercantile failures will, therefore, to a
large extent, be unavoidable ;
That the effect of this must necessarily react
upon manufacturers, still further crippling
their trade, and lessening their capacitv
to give employment;
That the present tendency of things is, with
accumulating and accelerating force, to gen
eral pauperism and bankruptcy.
This may be a gloomy, but it certainly
is not an exaggerated statement of the
present condition of the country. Is it not
wise to inquire, What has caused it ?
We answer unhesitatingly, that national
policy of our government which has accep
ted the theories of the free traders of Eng
land, and, under the specious pretence of
"buying in the cheapest and selling in the
dearest market," really looks to widening
the space by which the consumer and pro
ducer are separated, and so rendering the
establishment of domestic manufactures
impracticable.
t6aS"Wo spent some hours last week in
gathering together and condensing the court
proceedings, sheriff's sales, <fco. The Press,
in copying them without credit, wo suppose
acts on the motto-" Independent in every
thing, stealing news included.
B£*L. I lie Democrat has wisely determined
not to retuto our statements respecting Dr.
Bower's legislative course. Some one once
tried to overtake a locomotive with a horse
but couldn't. Perhaps the Democrat is sim
ilarly situated.
THE TELEGRAPH CABLE.
The Great Work the Age Ac
complished.
About five o'clock on Monday evening,
the following despatch was received by the
Superintendent of the American Telegraph
Company.
" CYRUS STATION, Newfoundland, J
August IG. )
"To the Directors of the American Tele
graph Company.
" Europe and America are united-by Tele
graph !
"Glory to God in the Highest, on Earth
Peace, Good will toward men.
(Signed) "Directors of tho American Tel
egraph Company of Great Britain."
TIIE QUEEN'S MKSBAOE.
At seven o'clock and five minutes that
evening, we received the message of Queen
Victoria, as follows:
"LONDON August 10.
"To the Honorable the President of tho
United States:
" Her Majesty desires to congratulate the
President on the successful completion of
this international work in which the Queen
has taken the deepest interest."
The above was only apart of the Queen's
Message, the operator at Valentin having
desisted in consequence of some repairs,
hut was forwarded over the United .States
as the whole, and considerable disappoint
ment expressed at its brevity. The Pres
ident however forwarded the following re
ply:
PRESIDENT BUCHANAN'S REPLY.
"WASHINGTON, August IG.
" The President cordially reciprocates the
congratulations of her Majesty the Queen, on
the success of the great International Enter
prise accomplished by the science, skill and
indomitable energy of the two countries. It
is a triumph more glorious, because more
us.-ful, than was ever won by the conqueror
of the field of battle. May the Atlantic Tel
egraph Company, under the blessing of heav
en, prove to bo a bond of perpetual peace arid
friendship between the kindred nations, and
an instrument destined by divine Providence
to diffuse religion, civilization, liberty and
law throughout the world. In this view will
not all the nations of Christendom spontane
ously unite in the declaration that it shall be
forever neutral, and that its communications
shall be held sacred in tho places of their
destination in the midst of hostilities.
J AS. BUCHANAN."
On the following morning the whole of
the Queen's Message was received, which
is as follows:
" The Queen desires to cogratulate the
President upon the successful issue of this
great international undertaking, in which the
Queen has taken the deepest interest.
"The Queen is convinced that the Presi
dent will join with her in fervently hoping
that the Electric Cable, which now connects
Ureal Britain with the United .States, will
prove an additional link between the nations
whose friendship is founded upon their com
mon interest and reciprocal esteem.
"The Queen lias much pleasure in thus
communicating with the President, and re
newing to him her wishes for the prosperity
of the United States."
The completion of this threat work called
demonstrations of* rejoicing in all parts of
the United States, and a general hope is
expressed that nothing will occur to inter
rupt the transmission of messages.
Edward McPherson, of Adams county,
a young man of much talent, has been nomi
nated for Congress in the Cumberland district.
£ay*An ebony darkey will of course call
all shades " nigger," and a regular soapstick
imagine everybody olse to be a soak.
®E§L.It is rumored that the river dam below
town is to be repaired, and also that a consid
erable force is to be put on the deep cut above
Newton.
B£flU.Rudi*ill is receiving his fall supply of
men's, boys and children's hats and caps, as
well as sundry articles for the ladies. Give
him a call.
Lccomptonitos are backing water
just now, the election in Kansas having knock
ed them into the middle of October, alias no
where.
B*&The democracy at Washington have
raised a rumpus by turning out some Irish
men from fat jobs and employing " nagurs."
Pat swears vengeance, but will be right enough
again when his vote will be wanted.
fog?* Quite a raco lately came off between a
" church expulsion" and a railroad train with
an imposing stone loafer on board. We have
not heard whether religion or "drunk,' gain
ed the day.
ESsUThe Lock Haven Watchman is wrong
in calling our meeting a "town meeting." It
was the regular county meeting, and of course
had power to control anything pertaining to
a political organization.
A ValuabU Tonic. —We believe no medicine
has ever given such astonishing proof of its
efficacy as the Oxygenated Bitters. In cases
of Dyspepsia and general debility it acts in
the most agreeable manner, restoring health
and cheerfulness, when all other remedies
have failed. Sold by Chas. Ritz, Lowistown.
Married.
On the 18th July, by tho Rev. Mr. King,
FREDERICK STINELY to Miss SOPHIA
KLINE, both of Snyder county.
Near Benedict's Mills, on the 12th inst., by
Wm. Bell, Esq., DAVID BOTTORF, of Ar
magh township, to Miss SUSAN PENNING
TON, of Centre county.
On tho 26th March, bv 0. Hoover, Esq.,
JOHN CASH to MARY KEENER.
Died.
In Manheini township, York county, on tho
13th instant, Captain JACOB W. WERNER,
aged 52 years, 10 months and 10 days. The
trials of life have again fallen upon a sister
with a heavy hand, but wc trust that lie who
can temper tho wind to the shorn lainb will
also extend his helping hand to the deeply
afflicted, aud in his own good time reward hor
in that region where the " wicked cease from
troubling and tho weary are at rest."
LOCAL AFFAIRS
fl§T"Thc Camp Meeting for Lewistown
Circuit will be held near Gruver's Church,
on Wesley McCoy's land, commencing on
Friday, 20th inst. There will be a good
boarding tent on the ground. Excursion
tickets will be issued by the li. R. Co., and
Geo. Rarick will convey persons to and
from the camp
water in the reservoir has been
gradually falling in consequence of the
dry spell, and as it is desirable to keep a
good supply there, the washing of carriages
and other uses prohibited hv the by-laws
must be dispensed with for the present l>y
all who have heretofore used it in that
manner.
PttFsjENTATiON. —The Employees in the
Maintenance of Way Department, between
Patterson and Huntingdon, under the
Supervisorship of F. M. MIOKKY, Esq.,
held a meeting iu McVeytown 011 (Satur
day last, for the purpose o£ presenting to
that gentleman a handsome gold watch, with
a suitable inscription, chain and seal, as a
token of their respect and esteem for him
as an officer and a man. G. M. JVULP, of
Patterson, was appointed President; JON.
11 HULK, of Spruce Creek, and 11. W.HNV
DEU, of Altooua, Vice Presidents, and W.
J. CAMPBELL, Secretary. The President
briefly stated the object of the meeting,
after which the testimonial was presented
to Mr. M ICK EY ON behalf of the employees,
by J. J. MOOKE, Esq., in the following
speech :
Mr. Mickey—ln appearing here to day, to
present to you this evidence of the esteem in
which you are held by those with whom the
discharge of your official duties has brought
you in contact, I porform a pleasing duty.
To you, holding an official station, it must be
pleasant to feel that your labors and services
are properly appreciated, and especially so,
when that appreciation assumes a generous
shape, and comes an unasked and unexpected
offering from willing hands and honest hearts.
In behalf of the Employees of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, on your Division, permit
me to present to you in this public manner,
this valuable gift. It is given to you as a to
ken of their esteem for your uniform urbanity
and kindness of disposition ; for your faith
fulness and merit as an officer of the road,
and for the manly virtues which you are
known to possess. Its chief value consists
not in the intrinsic richness of its materials,
or its ornamental usefulness, but in the fact
that it comes to you the spontaneous offering
of those who know vou well.
Trusting that to you it may, in after years,
possess much value, not only as a memento of
the past, but that it may also prove of service
in the everyday walks of life, " to be always
right and never wrong," I have only to add
my own sentiments of kind regards to you as
a man, and the earnest hope that in all your
undertakings you may iind the same appreci
ation that is exhibited here to-day.
To which Mr. MICKEY replied a.s follows:
Gentlemen—l thank you for this precious
gift presented to me by you, through Mr.
Moore. 1 prise it not on account of its in
trinsic value—though it is indeed valuable—
but solely as a testimonial of your respect
and esteem, attest" ! not only by the inscrip
tion on the cases, but also bv the presence of
so many of you on this occasion. The decla
ration that 1 have been faithful to my employ
ers and at the same time faithful and impar
tial towards you, is as grateful to me, on this
occasion, as would be the discovery of au
oasis to a weary, thirsty traveller, in a great
sandy desert. Itest assured that this valuable
and beautiful gift, by which you have expres
sed your feelings towards me, will ever he
cherished by me in remembrance of its do
nors, and the memory of to-day will serve as
a fresh incentive to go forward in the faithful
discharge of my duty towards my employers
aud employees.
When this Division was placed under my
care, over throe years ago, i was a perfect
stranger to you I was aware of the great
responsibility 1 assumed, but 1 then deter
mined, so far as lay in my power, to do my
duty faithfully towards all parties. Bv the
consent of the then Superintendent and Res
ident Engineer, 1 instituted strict rules of dis
cipline for your government. I very soon
found it was enly necessary for mo to make
known to you my wishes, and give you the
proper instructions, and they were strictly
and cheerfully obeyed. I soon found it a
pleasure to be with and amongst you.
Gentlemen and Fellow Employees of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company :—Let me
tender you my sincere and grateful thanks for
your faithful obedience to all the rules and
orders at various times given to you. No ac
cident, attributable to your neglect, has hap
pened to any of the trains since 1 have had
charge of this Division ; and it is pleasing to
know that engineers and all persons in charge
of trains, are running daily over the several
sub-divisions of this Division with the great
est confidence in their safety. It is due to
you to make this acknowledgement, that it
was only by your mutual co operation with
me that that end was accomplished. 1 believe
that this Division ranks as favorably as any
on the road, and that our efforts arc duly ap
preciated by our employers. We must not,
however, stop here. Wo have still a great
duty to perform. Then let us continue to act
kindly and courteously towards each other.
Let us cherish that kindly feeling that has
sprang up between us—ever learning and al
ways ready and willing to learn —and perform
every duty with fidelity and promptitude.
Let me here say to you, my fellow laborers
on the Pennsylvania Railroad, very much de
pends upon our conduct, in the different posi
tions in which we are placed, to gain for the
road a great and world-wide reputation. We
can very much aid our Superintendent, Resi
dent Engineer and the Heads of Departments,
in gaining and maintaining that reputation.
Let us go forward thou in the discharge of
every duty, and in tho cultivation of every
virtue, and we shall be rewarded —at least by
the approval of our .own consciences.
Gentlemen, I again thank you heartily for
this valuable testimonial; and hope you may
never have cause to regret your generosity,
and that 1 may be more worthy of your re
spect and esteem in the future than I have
been in the past.
The following resolutions were then
adopted :
Resolved, That the thanks of the meeting
be tendered to J. J. Moore, Esq., for his
promptness in procuring the testimonial, and
the taste ho manifested in its selection.
Resolved , That the proceedings be publish
ed in the papers of Juniata, Mifflin and Hun
tingdon counties.
Resolved, That the thanks of the meeting be
tendered to the officers.
Distrestintf Drought in Viryinin.— A
gentleman from .Sussex county, Va.,oneof
the most reliable in the county, repiesents
to the Petersburg Express a rather alarm
ing state of things, as existing in that sec
tion. In some parts of the county, espe
cially near Cornwall's Well, they have been
without rain for weeks, and the effect upon
the corn is truly lamentable. The same,
says the informant, is the case in the vicin
ity of Cabinet Point, Surry. In many
places we regret to hear that the farmers,
despairing of gathering an amount of corn
that will repay for the trouble, have cut
down the stalks in the hope of making
fodder. In other places, even though the
most drenching rains were now beginning
to fall, not more than half the usual quan
tity could be realized. Garden vegetables
have also withered beneath the rays of the
sun, and never failing streams have ceased
to run, leaving their beds dry and parched.
In many neighborhoods the wells arc fast
failing, and many entertain serious appre
hensions that man and beast will suffer for
water, unless speedily relieved.
t' X"The People's Delegate Convention
met in Huntingdon county on Thursday
the loth inst., and placed in nomination
the following county ticket:
Assembly—lt. B. Wigton.
Commissioner—Jno. Flenner.
Director of the Poor—L>. Clarkson.
Au <\ itor—T hom as G raffias.
Coroner—William K. lialin.
Congressional Conferees—Dr. B. E. Me-
Mu rtrie, Gen. John Watson and P. C. Swoope.
The Conferees were instructed for John
Williamson, Esq.
Oxygenated Hitters.
Rend the following letter from Caleb Par
ker, Esq., of Concord, N. 11., a man honored
and esteemed by all who know him:
Gentlemen—With no disposition to make
my name conspicuous, I take the opportunity
to state to the afflicted the benefit 1 have de
rived from the use of Dr. Green's Oxygenated
Hitters, and to recommend them to others.
For two years I have been troubled with indi
gestion and its attendant evils, such as flatu
lency, constipation, severe attacks of diar
rhoea, accompanied with water brash at the
stomach, which reduced me in flesh, strength
and spirits, so low that T was nearly unfitted
for business. I applied to several physicians
from whom I obtained only temporary relief.
I concluded, with the advice of friends, but
without tiie least faith in their efficacy, to try
the Oxygenated liitters, from the use of which
I f and immediate r -lief, having no return of
water brash alter taking the first portion.
My weight Ins increased some thirty five
pound.-, and my health is perfect. I can truly
say that I consider the Oxygenated liitters
the best tonic extant. I have recommended
them to several, who have invariably fuund
great benefit fr m their use. Yours respect
fully, CALEB PARKER.
.Sf.ru W. FOWLF. & Co., 1.38 Washington
?t., Huston, Proprietors. Sold by Clias. llitz,
Lewistown, and by their agents everywhere.
4-aTThe " Elixir'' prepared by Dr. James
Williams, for the cure of Dyspepsy, and
nothing but Dyspepsy, (as advertised in anoth
er column,) Las by its own merits obtained
for itself so high a reputation in Philadelphia,
that physicians acquainted with its properties
are using it themselves and prescribing it to
their patients, convinced by observation of its
great efficacy in restoring the disordered di
gestive orgar.s to a healthy function. Nu
merous cases of dyspepsy of the most aggra
vated character, which were abandoned as
incurable by some of the medical faculty,
have by the use of this Elixir been restored
to perfect health, as attested certificates testi
fy. For sale by Charles ltitz, Lewistown.
ENIGMA.
I am composed of 11 letters.
My 1 11 8 9 is one of the grand divisions of
of the eastern continent.
238 11 8 10 is a dried grape.
3 2 5 is a part of a circle.
411 is a Dersonal pronoun.
5 9 7 9 is a town in Palestine.
0 8 2 is one of the elements.
7 1 11 11 I 4 is a city in the West Indies.
8 10 is a preposition.
911 is a conjunction.
10 4 10 is a woman secluded in a cloister
from the world.
11 8 10 3 8 is a mountain in Asia.
>ly whole is a tribe of Indians who never
have been conquered. UNCI.E JOSUCA.
MI SO E LLANEOU S EXIG MA.
I am composed of 20 letters.
My 1 5 7 17 15 IG is a city in the If. States.
14 12 13 20 is a woman's name.
17 18 5 G is a pronoun.
2 19 12 7 is an interjection.
1 9 20 is what every man has been.
8 5 11 19 12 13 is a coin.
10 2 13 8 we procure from pork.
14 G 8 we have more of than desirable
sometimes.
3 12 20 2 13 8 is the name of a celebra
ted Euglish traveller.
1 G 4 10 is the Pope's edict.
My whole is the name of a monthly period
ical published at a very low price.
ANONVMOUS, JR.
THE MARKETS.
LEWISTOWN, Aug. 19, 1858.
lluttcr, good, lb. 12
Eggs, dozen, 8
New Potatoes are retailing at $0 50 per
bushel. Spring Chickens are selling at 12a
15 cents apiece.
inillors arc paying from 80 to 1 30
cts. lor Wheat; Rye 55; Oom 75; Oats3o.
Philadelphia Market.
The arrival of Beeves during the past week
foot up some 2000 head, a large proportion
of which were from the Southern and West
ern States. Sales at i aB, as in quality.
Milch cows are selling, extra from S3O to
40, middling from 20 to 30, and Dry from 15
to 25.
The demand for mutton seems rather to in
crease. About 4400 sheep sold at from $250
to $4 per head, being about 7 to 8 conts per
lb. dressed. The market closed lively.
Mifflin Co. Agricultural Soci^
A MEETING of this Society *nu let *'
J\. on SATURDAY AFTKItNor.v
28th, at 2 o'clock p. m . ut th . <<
in Lewistown, for the purpose c f °° rt
three delegates to attend the Vlc.o■ appo,nt "n?
Trustees for the Farmers' Hi.,}, e ', m '! f "m,
augl9-2t GEO. FKYSINtj^ 1 ;,
lewistown
nw' J ', Warner ' Priaei PiU
rpilE next session of this l nsti !\
A commence on MONDAY \ n *iil
under the supervision of the former H
A new system of Classification will i
ed in the school, and a full ... : a'V
course of study adapted to each deoam'
It is designed to put flic Academy ent
respect, on equal ground withfirq
tutioiis of its kind, and thereby
inducements to students cencriilv
ROOMS AND BOARDINO can W ,
ho had in the Academy Building t,
modate students-ladies or K c,nWn!?
abroad, or they can he obtained elsawlJ 18
moderate rates. c waer e #
Those desiring further information e,n ,
tain circulars by addressing the i'ria. i, i
Lewistown, August 19, IBsg. pw -
Estate of John Stine, J r „ detest
TV"OTIOE is hereby given that letter. ; ,e ,
XN ministration on the estate / iS
STI NK, Jr., lute 11,0 Ixtroort 5*3"
town, Mifflin county, deceased in,.'
Sranled to the undersigned, Ute 6 , 5 ,0"
rending in Wayne to, a „j tU "*
Oliver township, in said county \n '
indebted to said estate are requested ti
immediate payment, and those havinT
against the same to present them dulvamu"
ticatcd fur settlement. '
CYRUS STINE,)
SAM'L STINE f Adtnrs.
August 19, 1858. '
GIFTS! GIFTS! GIFTS!
Splendid Gifts!
At 439 Chestnut street. The onlu ()>■;,„
Gift Book Store.
n EVANS would I.. form hi. f. .emh am | , k ,
U. , !.a. hi. stir Gift U.,„ k lfflre ail(1 £*j
i i'Orinan.ntly in Brr. u n -. T ,
Building, 439 Ch-stnut st , two .bx-r* below Kift|, f "
liie purchaser ..f *ath hook, at the regular ismi J?
will rei e.ro one of the blowing gift,, vaiunj , frl,'
tents to % 100 :
MO V .tent English Lev.tr Gold Watches
550 Patent Anchor do ,1„ ' *
400 Ladies' Gold Watches, lSk ca.-fs.
COO Sliver Iluuling Watches, warranted
500 Parloi Ti'iiei.ieces,
500 Cameo Sets, Ear Drni s and Pins,
500 Ladies' Gold Bracelets,
500 Got.is* Vest and Fob Chains,
1000 G.tld Lockets, large Size tioulflu IfisO
'iOfW) Gold IjHiketii. small hi/>,
lOoOGnld Pencil Cae4, uithG.l.l Pens,
1000 Extra Gold Pens, with cases and bolder* j y
2500 Ladies' Gold Pencils, '
2500 Gold Tens, with Silver Penril.
2500 Jjidn 8 - G„|,i Pens, with cases and holdeia, | -j,
6500 lardiet' Gold Rings,
20110 Gents' Gold Hii.gs, ,
2500 Ladies' Gold Breastpins, 2
3500 G.dii Breastpins,
3000 Pocket Knives,
20>H1 Sets Gents' Gold Bosom .-"tutl-. 2
2000 do Sleeve Buttnns, 2 '*
2000 Pairs of I -adieu' Ear lr p.t, 2
SOUO Ladies' Pearl Card Gas. s,
15600 Ladies' I' .men, Je| or Mosaic Pins, 5
2500 Ladies' Shawl and Ribbon Pins.
5000 Articles o:' Gold Jewelry, Gift Hook- A iMn.,
me rat. d in l lie above, worth from 251 >-ms to j-gj
Evans' nev. Cit.il. guc, which i> sent lies tn all tail,
of tiie country .. onlains ail the i..k( |M>|nil.ir tnafflMilft
day, and the newest publkatiot.s, all ..| nlwii snip
■old as low as ran In: obtained al ctiln-r si. ire-
Agents wanted in every town in the t'ni..u. Tiwstilt
siring so to a. t, can obtain full particulars In aWressiM
as above.
X B Being largely interested in pub'idiiu:is-e.
and buying fi.mi other publislmrs in
for ca-li, I am enabled to uiake larger discoutils to Coo,
try Agents and Book Dealt is lb an tan he bad at any (lt
house in the country.
Aiiy book j.ibli-ln d in I lie I mi.-d e'tatcc, Its itni
prn e of which is run: dollar or upw arrl-. w ill h c |.n bij. j
sent, gift included, on re. t ipl of publi-be,'. | ,:n
An e\u a j. 1 U .ok and Gift given to my r'
ten books to be sent toonc addfes-" Send Mr .1 ra':! .e
Address (i <; EVANS, PiiWi-6h.
aue|9-3iii 439 Chestnut street, I'hila. rlptu
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN,
PROSPECTUS.
VULI M FOl RTEEN BEGINS SEPT. 11, fe
MECHANICS, lt.vcntors, Manufacturer^:'.
Farmers.— I'iie Scientific American In
now reached its Fourteenth Yea r , and wtllw
upon a new volume on lite lllh of September.
It is the "nly weekly jiulilicalion of the LiJ
now issued in this country, and it has aterj
extensive circulation in ail tire States of thf
Union. It is not, as some might suppose fro#
its title, a dry abstruse work on technical sci
ence; on the contrary, it so deals with the great
events going 011 in the scientific, mechanical and
industrial worlds, as to please and instructeverr
one. If lire Mechanic or Aitizan wishes 10
know the best machine in use, or how to maiie
any substance employed in his business—it tw
Housewife wishes to get a recipe fur makingv
good color, A.O.—if the Inventor wishes to knur
what is going on in the way of improvenwu
—if the Manufacturer wishes to kteppe-w
with th times, and to employ the best faciliu
in bis business—if the man of leisure and -to:
vvi-dies to keep himself familiar with the pro
gress made in the chemical labaratory, or in tie
construction of telegraphs, steamships,
roads, reapers, mowers, and a thousand oIW
machines and appliances, both ol peace 1
war—all these desiderata can be found in"*
Scientific American, and t sot elseivhert. i
are here presented in a reliable and
form, adapted to the comprehension oi mi_
unlearned in the higher branches of scic
and art.
TERMS—One copy one year, s2:oneco,.
six months, £1 ; five copies six months, S*' "
copies six months, $8; ten copies twelve moo
§ls ; fifteen copies twelve months, §'•?"- ,wf •
copies twelve months, S2B, in advance.
Specimen copies sent gratuitously lot in-j',
tion. Southern and Western money, or pus
stamps; taken for subscriptions. Letters/
be directed to Ml INN & CO.,
128 Fulton street, ix. '
Messrs. Mcnn & Co. are extensively engak
in procuring patents frr new inventioi.
will advise inventors, without charge, m
to the novelty of their improvements.
Pennsylvania Railroad.
ON and after Monday, May 10th, '
trains leave Lewistown Station as\v> .
Eastward. „
Through Express, 535 a.m. •' '' m ,
Fast Line, 9 42 p m. ' u
Mail Train, 2 50 p. in.
Through Freight, 535p- m. -
Local 6 05 " ' „
Express Freight, 150 " , . w jube
On and after September Ist, , l^ e ph :i 3i je!-
as follows :to Harrisburg, §1 80> h
phia, 505; to Altoona. 2 15; to Pitts- o<)'tn ;ri
Ticket Office will be <>P e "
utes before the arrival of each
Train, and unless tickets are procure' cfl ..
cent per mile more will be exacted .
ductus. D F ROI?FSn\, L