isfactory arrangement with them could soon
b - e concluded, she made-s-siron: % .• % • •
government ar.temporary suspension of defi
nite action on its part, in consideration of the
embarrassment atich might result to her
European negotiations by an immediate ad
justment cf the question with the United
States. This request has been acceded to. up
-on the condition that the sums collected after
the 16th of June last, and until the 16th of
June next, from • vessels and cargoes belong
ing to our merchants, are to be considered as
paid undo protest and subject to future ad
jn.liment. There is reason to believe that an
arrangement between Denmarknd-the mari
time powers of Europe on the subject will be
soon concluded, and that the pending negotia
tion with • the United States may then be re
sumed and terminated in a-satisfactory man
ner;
With Spain no'llew difficulties - have arisen,
nor has much progress been made in the ad
justment of pending ones,.
Negotiations entered into for the purpose
of relieving our commercial intercourse with
• • a t:anter-of-its--burdensvan
providing for the more speedy settlement of
local disputes gnawing out of that intercourse,
have not yet been attended-with any results.,
Soon after the commencement of the late
war in Europe, this gOverninent submitted to
the consideration of all maritime nations two
principles for the security of neutral com
merce: one, that the neutral flag should cover
enemies' goods, except articles confraband of
war ; and the other, that neutral property on
board merchant vessels of belligerents should
be exempt' from condemnation, with the ex
ception of contraband articles. These were
not presented as new rules of infernatiothil
law; having been generally claimed by neu
trals, though not always admitted by belli
gerents. One of the parties to the war—Rus
ria—as well as several neutral powers, prompt
ly acceded to these propositions ; and the two
other principal belligerents. Great Britain
and France, having consented to observe them
fur the present occasion, a favorable oppor
tunity seemed to be presented for obtaining a
general recognition of them both in Europe
and America. ° -
But Great Britain and France, in common
with most of the States of Europe, while for
bearing to reject, did not affirmatively act up-.
on the overtures of the United States. '
While' the question was in this position, the
representatives of Russia, France, Great Br--
thin, Austria. Prussia, Sardinia, and Turkey,
assembled at Paris, took into consideration
-the subject of niariti me _righ ts, and_put forth_
a declaration containing the two principles
which this government had submitted, nearly
two years before, to the consideration of mari
time powers, and adding thereto the following
pr, p4sitions "Priyateering is and remains
abolished," and "blockades, in order to be
binding, must be effective—: - hat is to say,
maintained by force sufficient really to pre
vent acee.:s to the coast of the enemy ;" and
to the declaration thus composed of four points,
two of witicln had already been proposed by
the United States, this government has been
invited to accede by all the powers' represent
ed at Paris except Great. Britain and Turkey.
To the last "of the two additional propositions
—that in relation to blockades—there can
certainly h no objection. It is merely the
definition of what shall constitute the effectual
investment of a blockaded place, a definition
for which' this government has always con
tended, claiming- indemnity for lo s ses where
a practical .violation of the rule thus defined
bas been injurious to our 'commerce: As to
the remaining article, of the declarapinn of the
conference of Paris—"that privateering is and
remains abolished"—l certainly cannot
,as
cri he to the powers represented in the confer
ence of Paris any but liberal and philanthrop
ic views in the attempt to change the unques
tionable rule of maritime law in regard to
privateering. Their proposition was doubt
less intended to imply approval of the princi
ple that private property upon the ocean, al
though t- m igh t—belong_to_t lie_eitizeata_of a
belligerent State, should be exempted from
capture ; and had that proposition been
framed as to give full effin tto the principle.
it would have received my ready assent on
behalf of the United States. But the measure
proposed is inadequate to that purpose. It
is true that, if adopted, private property. up
on
the ocean would be withdrawn from one
niode of plunder, but left exposed, meanwhile,
to another mode, which could be used with in
creased effectiveness. The aggressive capaci
ty of great naval powers would be thereby :tug
mewed, while the defensive ability of others I
would be reduced. Though the surrender of
the means of prosecuting hostilities by em
ploying privateers, as proposed by the confer-1
ence of Parts, is mutual in terms, yet, in prac
tical effect, it would
.be the relinguishment of
a right of little value to one class of States,
but of essential im n-tance to another and a
far larger c ass. it ought not to have been
Anticipated that a measure so inadequate to
the accomplishment of the proposed object,
and so unequal in its operation, would receive
the assent of all maritime powers. Private
property would be still left to the depredations
of the public armed cruisers.
I have expressed a readiness on the part of
this government to accede to all the princi
ples contained in the delearation of the con
ferences of Paris, provided that the one•rela
ting to the abandonment of privateering can
be so amended as to effect the object for which,
as is presumed, it was intended—the immu
nity of private,property on the ocean from hos
tile capture. • To effect this object, it is pro
posed to add to the declaratiou that ''priva
teering is and remains abolished" the follow
ing amendment: “And that the private prop
erty of subjects and citizens of a Lelligereni,
on the high seas shall be exempt from seizure
by the public armed vessels of the other bel
ligerent, except it IT contraband." This
aineudnient has been presented not only to
the powers which have mked our assent to the
declaration to abolish privateering, but to all
other maritime States. Thus far it has not
--bee ia-rejeeted-hy_tiay_,_aalitilitv_orably_enter,
tained by all which have made any communi
cation in reply.
.Several of the governments, regarding with
favor the proposition of the United Staters,
have delayed defiuite action upon it only for
the purpose of consulting with others, parties
to the conference of Paris. I have the satis
faction of stating, however, that the Emperor
of Russia has entirely and implicitly approv
ed of that modification, co-operate in
endeavoring to obtain the assent of other pow
ers ; and that assurances of a similar purport
have been received in relation to the disposi
tion of the Emperor of the, French.
The present aspect of this important sub
ject allows us to cherish the hope that a prin
ciple so humane in its Character, so•just and
equal in its operation, so essential to the pros
perity of commercial nations, and so conso
nant To the sentiments of this enlightened pe
riod of the world, will Command the approba- .
tioe of all maritime, powers, and thus be
incorporated into the code of internaLonal
DE
My views on tilt. subject are more fully set
forth in the reply of the Se:.retary of State, a
copy of.wni.! here.s . ith traol-mitteci, t
,n. t.:e t.)
governinez.z, t , i the cJmniunicatiu-u
of France.
Toe government of the Unite I States has at
all time, re4ar(le4l with friendly interest the
other .S:ii.te+ of Ameri.....a, f,rmerly, like this
country, Eur•pean colonies, and now. inclo
paadat tria.)s et's- of—the-great—family- of- ;la-
tilns. But the unsettled condition of some of
themAistracted t Bovolutions,unil_
thus incapable of regt ar and firm internal
nchninittration,lutg-tended-lo—emberraa-t•
sionally our public intercourse, by reason of
wrongs- which our citizens suffer at their
hands, and whiCh they are slow to -redress.
nfortunately it is against the republic of
Mexico, which it is our special desire to
maintain a good understanding, that such
complaints are most numerous; and although
earnestly urged upon its attention, they have
not as yet received the consideration which
this government had a right to expect.
i e reparation far past wries - has - - bee
withheld others have been added. The polit
ical condition of that country, however, has
been such as to demand foibearance on the
part-of -the -United-States:- - I-shall-continue
my efforts to procure for the wrongS of our
citizens that redress which is indispensable to
the continued friendly association of the two
republics.
The peculiar condition of affairs in Nicara
gua in the early part of the present year ren
- *m-por-tant-t-liat-this-governmentshould
have diplomatic i.elktions with that State.
Through its territory had been opened one of
the principal thoroughfares across the isth
mus connecting North and South America, on
which iv vast amount of property was trans
ported, and to which our citizens - resorted in
great numbers in passing between the Atlan
tic and Pacific coasts of the United States.
The protection of both required that existing
power of that State should be regarded as a
responsible government and its minister wa
accordingly received. But he remained hers
only a short time. Soon thereafter the politie
cal affairs of Nicaragua underwent unfavora
ble changes and became involved in much un
certainty and confusion. Diplomatic repre
sentatives from two contending parties have
been recently sent to this government; but,
with the imperfect information possessed, it
was not possible to decide which was the gov
ernment de facto ; and awaiting further
developments, I have refused to receive eith
er.
Questions of the most serious nature are
pending between the United States and the re
public of New Granada. The government of
that repuhlie undertoOk, a year since, to im
ps° tonnage duties on foreign :vessels in her
ports, but the purpose wits resisted by this
government,
.as being contrary to existing
treaty stipulation with the United States, and
to rights conferred by charter upon the Pana
ma Railroad Company. and was accordingly
relinquished at that time, it being admitted
that our Vessels were entitled to e exempt
from tonnage duty in the free ports of Pana
ma and Aspinwall. Lint the purpose has
been recently revived,. on the part of New
Granada. by the enactment of a law to subject
vessels visiting her ports to the tonnage duty
of forty cents per ton ; and, although the law
has not been put in force, yet the right to en
fdree it is still asserted, find may, at any
time, be acted on by the government of that
republic.
The Congress of New Granada has also en
acted a law during the last year which levies
a tax of more than three dollars on every
-pound of mail matter transported ' across the
isthmus. The sum thus reqUired to be paid
on the mails of the United States wOuld be
nearly twomillion dollars annually, in addi
tion to the large,sum payable by contract to
the Panama Railroad Company. If the only
objection to this exaction were the exorbitan
cy of its amount, it could nut be submitted to
by the United States.
The imposition of it, however, would obvi
ously contravene our treaty with New Grana
da, and infringe the contract of that republic
with the Panama Railroad Cou►p.►ny. The
law providing for this tax was, by its terms, to
take effect on the first of September last ; but
the local authorities on the isthmus have been
induced to suspend its execution, and to await
further, instructions on the subject from the
government of the republic, I am not yet
t dvised' of the determination of that govern-
meat. If a measure so extraordinary in its
character, and so clearly contrary to treaty
stipulativ►,a, and the contract rights—of—tht,
Panama Railroad Company, composed mostly
of American citizens, should be persisted in,
it 'will be the duty of the United States to re
sist its execution.
I regret exceedingly that occasion exists to
invite your attention to a subject of still
graver import in our relations with the re
public of New Granada. On the fifteenth day
of April-last a riotous assemblage of the in
habitants of Panama committed a violent and
outrageous attack on the premises of the
railroad company, and the passengers and
other persons in or near the
. same, involving
the death of- several citizens of the United
States, the pillage of many others, and the
destruction of a large amount of property be
longing to the railroad company. I cawed
liiVeritliftition of thia — e - v - art - ur - b - errcrtt ,
and the result shows satisfactorily that com
plete responsibility for what occurred attaches
to the government of New Granada. I have,
therefore, deman;led of - that government that
the perpetrators of the wrongs in question
should be punished; that provision should be
made for the families of citizens of the United
States who were killed, with full indemnity
for the property pillaged or destroyed.
The present condition of the Isthmus of
Panama, in so far as regards the security of
persons and property passing aver it, requires
serious consideration. Recent incidents tend
to show that the local authorities cannot be
relied on to maintain the public peace of
Panama, and there i just ground fur appr♦
liensiou that a portion of the inhabitants are
•meditating further outrages, with, - Jut adequate
measures for the security and protection of
persons or property having been taken either
by the State of Panama or by the general
government of New Granada.
Under the guarantees of treaty, citizens of
the United States have, by the outlay of so
eral millions of dollars, constructed a railroad
across the isthmus, and it has become the
_ • _gate at r A tlaittie_a rid_Ptteific
pos•essions, over which multitudes of our
citizens and a vast amount of property are
constantly passing—to the security and pro
tection of all which, and the continuance of
the public advantages involved, it is impossi
ble for the government of the -United States
to be indifferent.
I have deemed the danger of the recurrence
of scenes of lawless violence in this quarter
so imminent as to make it my duty to station
a part or ow naval force in the harbors Of
Panama and Aspinwill, in order to protect
the persons and property Of the citizens of
the United States in those ports, and to insure
to them safe passage across the isthmus. And
it would, in my judgment, be unwise to with
draw the naval force now in those ports until,
by the spontaneous action of the republic of
New Gradada, or otherwise, some adequate
arrangement shall have been made for the
protection and security of a line of inter
ceanic communication, so imp3rtant at this"
time, not to the United States only, but to all
other maritime States both 6f Europe and
Meanwhile, negotiation , -, have teen insti
tuted, bv , means of a special commission. to
obtain from New Granada full indemnity for The Death rf "Sain."—Noir that the death
injuries sustained by our citizens on the isth- of "Sam," the .hero of Know Nothiri ,, ism, is
,-,
plus, and satisf a ctory security for the general apparent to all, the Louisville Courier has
interests of the United States. . furnished the followini.„! epitaph:
In addressing to you my last annual mes- 1 "Here ties poor Sam: and what is strange.,
sage, the occasion seems to me an appropriate Grim death has worked in him no change—
one to express my congratulations in view of lie always LIED, and always trill, .
t134-peace, -greatnen,-sad-- felicity—which—the-lb ono lieltottd,-ind-now_lies-EauL."
United States now liosse)w and enjoy. V
eoint you to the state of the various depart"
tnents of thegovernmenti and of all the great
branehes-of-the-publio-service,_civiLtuild_raili
tory, in order to speak of the intelligence and
the integrity which pervades the whole. would
be to indicate but imperfectly the administra
tive condition of the country, and the benefi
cial effects of that on the general welfare.—
Nor would it suffice to say that the nation is
actually at peace at home and abroad; that
its industrial interests are prosperous ; that
the canvas of its mariners whitens every sea,
and the plough of its hushandmen is march
ing-steadily-on ward-to -the-bloodle.ss_conquest
of the continent; that cities and populous
States are springing up; as if by enchantment,
from the bosom Of our western wilds, and that
the-courageous energy of our people is making
of these United States the great republic of
the world. These results have not been at-,
tained without passing through trials and
perils, by experience of which, and thus only,
nations can harden into manhood. Our fore
fathers were trained to the wisdom which
conceived and the courage which achieved
independence by the circumstances which
surrounded them, and they were -thus made
capable of the creation of the republic. It
devolved on the next generation to consolidate
the work of the" revolution, to deliver the
country entirely from the influences of con
flicting transatlantic partialities or antipa
thies, which attached to our colonial and rev
olutionary histrny.end to organize the prac
tical opiration,of the constitutional and legal
institutions of - the Union To us, of this gen
eration, remains the' not less noble task of
maintaining and extending the national pow
er. We hove at lenKth reached that stage of
ouremintry's career in which the dangers to
be encountered, and the exertions to be made.
are the incidents, not of weakness, but of
strength. In foreign relations we have to
attemper our power to the less happy condi
tion of other republics in America, and—to
ace ourselves in the calmness and conscious
lenity of right by the side of the greatest
and wealthiest of the empires of Europe.ln
domestic relations we }IY() to guard against
the shock of the discontents, the ambitious,
the interests. and the exuberant, and, there
fore. sometimes irregular impulses of opinion,
or of action, which are the natural product of
the present political elevation, the self-reli
ance-and the restless spirit of enterprise of
the people of the United States.
I a'udl .prepare to:surrender the exeentive
trust to my successor, and retire to private
life with sentiments of profound gratitude to , 1
th - e - gurid - Pi o% idol-ea-which-A uri ng-tho-period-,
of my administration, has vouchsafed to carry
the country through many difficulties. domes
tic and foreign, and which enables me to con
template the. spectacle of amicable and re
spectful-relations between ours and all other
governments, and the establishment of consti
tutional order and tranquility throe-hunt the
Union. FRANK LIN PIERCE.
WAsnrwcroN, .Peeember 2; 1f4:56.
Letter from the Editor.
lIARRIsiII/RO, Dee. 3, 1856
The Electors for President and Vice Presi
dent of the United States, chosen by the peo
ple of Pennsylvania on the 4th - of NoveMber
last, convened in the Senate Chamber this-day,
at 10 o'clock, and organized - temporurily by
calling Cul. Wilson McCandless to the chair,
and_appointingeapt. Jacob Ziesier Secretary.
. On motion of Mr. Buckalew, the hour of 12
M. was fixed es the time of the meeting of the
College in regular session. An adjournment
until 114 o'clock was then had.
At the hour of 12, the College was called to
order. und the venerable Judge Wilkins chosen
permanent President, and den. Wm. 11. Mil
ler and Wm. V. ;Mi.:Kean Secretaries.
Judge Wilkins addressed the Electors at
'some length. and in excellent taste.
Rev. De Witt - was then called upon to ask
i g—f rota the_thrune_ of _Eternal _Grac_e,
which he did in amost feeling manner—pray
ing,- among other things, that he who shall
tliis day be chosen President of the United
States shall be guided by that - wisdom which
will enable him to preserve to this great and
prosperous country its, civil- and religious
liberties, and continue it onward in the road
to highest destiny.
On motion, the chair appointed a committee
of tive, to wait upon the Governor to inform
rhim that the Electoral College is ready to re
ceive any communication he may have to
make to it. .
The committee soon returned, and immedi
ately after the Secretary of the - Commonwealth
was introduced, with a Message from the
Governor, communicating all the information
required at his hands by the taws of Com
mon wealtk
The roll of Electors was then called, and
all, its elected by t
giffin
1.1:1Me.
The forms of the College of 1.853 were adop
ted, and, on motion, the College proceeded to
vote for President and Vice President of the
U. States. JAMES BUCHANAN, of Pennsyl mina, '
had twenty-seven votes (the entire College)
for the former, and Jolts C. BRECKINRIDGE,
of Kentucky, a like number for the latter.
The College then adjourned until 3, P. M..
and at that hour re-assenilded. and proceeded
to sign the necessary certificates to be trans
mitted to Washington. The trust of hearing
a certified cony of the returns to the seat of
the general Government, fell to the lot of
John G. Campbell : hearer to the District
Judge, at Philadelphia, Thomas Osterhout;
and to the Postmaster at Harrisburg, John
'McNair.
The College, then, after some unimportant
husine , s, adjourned. The session was it very
plea‘ant one, and will long he remembered by
all who participated in its deliberations.
The College has received, and will of course,
accept, the invitation of Mr. Buchanan to dine
at Wheatland to-morrow
. Empinttic;---A-few-days-before-tbe-electio
it was reported all over the country that Com
modore Stockton had deelared for Fremont,
which would secure New Jersey for the wool
ly horse. Stockton thus put a stop to this
story, in a speech
"He has been accused, in the New York
Herald of that day, of an intention to join the
Fremont party. Ile join such a party l—a
party full of treasons and rasealitie--a party
which had no elements of courage or manly
moral bearing in it—a party of no truth or
durability—a party whose courage would van
ish at the first fire of danger: No, sir, he
would never join such a party."
Arrest of Alleged Incendiaries.—Three
young men of this Rorough, Washington
Hartman, John Zieglev, and John Hendricks
were arrested on Saturday afternoon last,
charged with originating the awful tire which
occurred here on the night - of the first elec
tion, Oct. 14th. The crime not being bailable
before a Justice ; they were committed to Jail
to answer the charge.— York Press.
THE COMPILE-R.
.InEwr
,MM=
MID
H. J. S.
"LIBERTY, THE UNION, AND THE CONSTITUTION."
- GETITSB UR. G f PENN' A.:
Thursday Evening, Dec. 4, 1856.
Wa-The editor is absent from home, -hav
ing gone, to Harrisburg to - perform his duty
as an - Elector—to exercise the glorious privi
lege of casting his - vote_for _those*distinguish
ed statesmen and stern patriots, JAVES Bcr-
CILANAN and JOAN C. BRECKINRIDGE. The
editor of the &lir shall receive proper mention
in the next Compiler.
President's Message.
The annual Message of the President of the
United States appears in our columns to-day.
Want of time and space prevents remark in
this issue. Read it. It will be found souud
ly
,national and high-toned throughout. The
opposition press will of course cavil about it ;
but it will be none: the less heartily apprecia
ted by an honest and discerning public.
We anticipate our usual publication day,
the earlier to lay the document before our nu
merous readers.
Congress.
On Monday, the day designated by the con
stitution frr the assembling of the Congress
of the United States, the galleries and lobbies
ofboth Houses were crowded atan early hour
with sneotators.
SENATE.-All the members were present
when this body was called to order, excepting
Messrs. Bell, of New Hampshire ; Bell, of
Tennessee; Briggs, Butler, Douglas,. lions-
ton, Johnson, Jones, - of Tennessee ; MallOry,
StiMner,s — v - ii4s - WtHer
and Wright.
The usual committee was appointed to . ► wait
on the President and 'inform him• that there
wits a quorum and each House had assembled
and were ready to receive any Communication
he might be pleased to make. A similar cam
mittee of the House acted in conjunction with
that of the_ Senate, and in eacb branch the re
port was made that the President would com
municate his•ammal. message on Tuesday at
meridian.
Housa.—The Speaker called the *House to
gether at noon, and 1931nembers answered to
•
their names.
Messrs. Hodges, of Vermont ; Garnett,—of
Va.; Allen - and Morrison - , or Illinois, to till
-vaeancies,_were 'qualifiedly taking the. oath
in support of the Constitution.
Mr. Phelps presented the credentials of Mr.
Whitfield, and moved he be nwurn in
They were read, Goy..Geary certifying to
the fact that Mr. Whitfield was elected as the
delegate from Kansas on the first Mondey in
October.
Mr. Grow objected, and after debate, the
motion to admit w•as loaf—yeas 97, nu •s 104.
CALIFORNIA ALL RIGHT
The Golden State is in—with a handsome
majority for BUCK and BateK !
Letters from distinguished and experienced
gentlemen in California (saym_a despatch from
as ington,) an T s.t the State-Jaw
t
gone_ for Buchanan by 14,000 over Fremont,
and 8.000 over Fillmore
Scott and McKibben, Democrats. are elect
ed to Congress, and the Demoorats have the
Legislature!
The Electoral table is now complete-174
for BurnAivAm and BRECKIN RI DGE. ANOTH
ER SHOUT!!!
The Electoral Vote Complete. -
Buchauaa. 1111'w/re. Irma:mat
Maine, u U . 8
N. litunpthire, 0 0 5
Maryland, 0 8 0
Virginia, 15 00 00
Pennsylvania, 27 00 00
Vermont, 0 0 5
31assuellusetto, 00 00 13
Rliude
Connecticut,
New York,
Delaware, 3 0 0
New• Jersey, 7 0 • 0
3lichigau,
ieorgiu, 10 0 - 0
Indiana, 13 0 0
Ohio, 0 0 23
South Carolina, 8 0 0
11IisAssippi, 7 0 0
Arkansas, ' 4 0 0
Kentucky, 12 0 0
Alabama, .9 0 0
Tenne6see, 12 0 0
North Carolina, 1U • 0 0
Illinois, 11 0 0
Wisconsin, 0 0 - 5
Missouri, • 9 0 0
Louisiana, 6 0 0
lowa, 0 0 4
Texas 4. 0 0
Fl 'ride, 3 ' 0 0
California, 4 0 0
174
Necessary to a choice, 149.
Frightfid Accident—Falling of the Railroad
Bridge Over the Shattandocch Max—Three
Liter Lost.
WASFIINGTON, Dec. I.—A. frightful accident
ocdurred on the Manassal Gap Railroad on
Saturday night, at River Station, in Warren
county, Va. The bridge across the Shatiam
doah river gave way, precipitating the engine
aril five ears a depth of forty•2i« feet into the
river. Tne engineer, fireman, and conductor
werc killed, and John G. Buck, pa.ssengcr, of
'WU.Ma county, was fatally injured.
0 0 6
00 00 35
0 0
8 114
criking Contrast.
vaninn asks candid and intern-
Beet for one moment, upon the
it betwt.en the two !Rego cities,
d New York, where the Dem-
,ch overwhelming majorities,
:holds of Knorr Nothingism,
Baltimore and New Orleans. in the two for
mer. the Democrats have the control of the
police force, in the latter that force is subser
vient to Know Nothing misrule. In. the two
former cities, every person legally entitled to
vote, was allowed to do so without hindrance
or molestation On the two latter cities, legal
voters were driven from the polls and thous.
ands were prevented from voting by threats,
violence and intimidation.
In Baltimore especially, the city presented
the appearance of a town taken by storm ;
men were shot down as remorselessly for at
tempting to vote as if they had been venomous
serpents, or ferocious wild beasts. The Know
Nothing Mayor, we have no doubt enjoyed
the appalling spectacle with as much zest as
Nero is said to have done that of the burning
of Rome. Tho listof killed and wounded more
resembles that of a pitched battle, than the
consequences of a riot.—Mayor Ilinks bas
won laurels that will be enduring as cast r iron.
However beautiful they may now be in his
own estimation, they will. iooner et...later be
came hissing serpents and pierce his brain
with remediless woo.
461`The Directors of the Poor, on Monday
last, appointed JACOB Ceti. Steward for one
year from the first of April next, when the
term of Maj. SCOTT will expire. Mr. Culp , is
a worthy au d competent man, and his appoint
ment is well received.
The Directors fixed the prices which they
will pay for Purk this season—s6,so per hun
dred weight .for all hogs weighing over 150
pounds, and $5,00 for all weighing under that
figure.
sey-The newspaper quid nunecand political
gossippors are greatly annoyed by what they
call "Old Buck's closeness." They say that
-while-he—talks-with—everybody-and-listens
very complacently to all their views in regard
to Cabinets and other appointments, ho keeps
his own counsel and never "lets on," in even
the most ambiguous manner, as to hisrintents,
He Willi his most intimate friends that - he has
not 'determined on a single appointment in
thy; world, and will take his time before, the
concludes, as to his course.
CIZRIAVA FACTS 1K NITI)Rkt linrnatr.—On the approarli
of wintor the squirrels store away nuts and make their
nests warmer and more comfortable, the imam get thicker
euata of fur on, their backs, and birds take their Hight
southward. Men. upon the other bawl, prepare fur the Se
vere 'mason by laying in a stock of anthracite, and by get
ting seasonable garinento at the lirowe atone Clothing flail
_of_ltorichill Jr, Wilson, Nom. 20b and 201, Climatal, ;treat
Philadelphia.
HOLLOW 4VS Pi LLS have been iipisoird by the common
emissut of mankind, at the head of in ternal remodies, To
may that in warm climate* they save thousands upon thous
ands of mem,* annually tram GJllog a eitorlece to dyspep.
dysentury, diarrhea. constipation, liver complaint.
general debility, remittent fever. etc., Is elmply to relate a
fact attested by crowds of witilekea. No sufferer from
scorbutic affections has ever failed to experience mitotic=
them. and they 'are guaranteed to cure chronic diseases, of
the internal omens. which have provincially bathed the glint
of the most auncesatuf practiclunere.
VLTOOD, Flour, Wheat, Corn and Oats, are
V %swami at this Office, in payment of
Subwription.
4141- (et
Corrected fro 141 the hetet-11nItIteere.York k ilenorer paper'.
Italiintore—Fsiday last.
Flour, per barrel, , 4 ,45 50 ® 6 rill
Wheat, per bushel, 1 50 (d, 1 60
Rye, II ' 70 (u ti*
si
Corn, 56 O?, . 65
Oats, ' " ' 35 (a 40
Clover-geed, " 7 25 On 7 62
.
'Timothy " " _ 3 2.5 03 50
Beef Cattle, per hund.,_ 6250 8 25
Hogs, " • 6000 7 00
Hay, per ton, 18 00 020 00
Whiskey, per gallon, 30 0 31
Guano, .I"eruvian,zpor ton, 60 00
Hanorcr—Thursday last.
for bbl., from wagong,' ,
Flour,
0, runt a
Wheat, per butiltel,
Rye,
Corn,
Oats,_ 4d
Clovurseed, "
Timothy, "
Plaster, per ton,
l'ork— Friday IEI4.
Flour, per bhl., from wagons, $6 2.5
Do., " from stores, 700
Wheat, per bushel
41 , 131 ® 1. - 43
Rye, • 70
Corn, 44 52
Oils, '
Clovermeed, "
Timothy, "
Plaster, per ton,
MARRIED :
On the 18th tilt.. by the Rev. O. Roth, Mr. GEOROE
J. 111 , :Chl. of Elattovtr, -to Miis LAVINIA LAUVER, of
Frnnitlin township.
On the 4th inet , in Me piece, /MEM miginv rag.
31ONT, sun of Edward •od Ann Z. Little. aged about three
-rounthe-.-
PUBLIC SALLE.
E undersigned will offer at Public Sale,
1 on the premises, on .4eztorday. the 27th
day of Derember insrt., a desirable property,
situated in Germany township, Adams coun
ts,, about one mile south of Littlestown. on the
Baltimore Turnpike, containing about 20
Acres of Land.-on which are erected
a Two•story BRICK lIOUSE, (with a Etifl:, , ;
Well of Water near the door,) a Log
Barn : also a young thriving Orchard, with
choice Fruit Trees : and about 5 acres of young
growing Chesnut Timber.
Sale to commence at 10 o'clock. P. M.. on
said day, when attendance will be given and
terms made known by
JOHN A. SWOPE,
Admirer, with the will annexed, of Elisabeth Elder : dee'd.
Dec. 8, 1856. to
Administrator's Notice.
SIPLING'S ESTATE.—Letters of
JO administration on the estate of Daniel Sip
ling. late of Berwick township. Adams - county:
deceased, having been granted: to the,,under
signed. residing in 'the same township. he
hereby gives notice to all; persons indebted to
said estate to make immediate payment, and
those having claims against the same to pre
sent them properly authenticated for settlement.
DANIEL BUC HER, Actrn'r.
Dec. 8,1856. 6t
$6 00
M
1 30 @ 1 37
70
50
33
6 00
2.50
600
DIED :
on the premise's, on I.'aivrtiok, Me !etla
day of Acensber next, the following Real Es•
tate, viz:
iu Cumberland township. Adams eounry,
about one hundttd yards — from Pi roop,h
line. on the Baltimore turnpike, adjoining
lands of Capt. John Myeis and Abraham
Spangler, containing 7 Acres and 69 perches.
A part is Woodland.
- Also, A Tract of Woodland,
in the same township. near David Essick's,
containingabont 4 Acres.
Also. A Tract of Meadow Land,
in the Borough of Gettysburg. in the rear 'ot
the residence of the subscriber, containing
about 3 Acres.
Sale to commence at 1 o'clock, P. M. on
said day, when attendance will be given and
terms made known by
DANIEL BEITLER.
NOT, 10, 1856. td
LOST.
AS LOST, on Tuesday, the 11th of No.
,ember, between Trostle's tavern, in
Butler township, sod Arendtsvilie. (hy way
of Benderaville,) a apall Butcher ACCOUNT
BOOK. A reward of FIVE DOLLARS will
be paid for the recovery of said Book, by
either MUSKS OR JACOB RAIMN,NSPURGISR.
Decetnbet. I, 1836.. 3t
NOTICE.
FrIIE undersigned. as Agent for the Heirs of
BARBARA WOLFORD. late of Monnt
pleasant township. Adams county. deceased *
hereby gives - notice to all persons indebted to
said estate to make immediate payment. and
all having claims against the same to p went
them properly authenticated for settlement.
JESSE WOLF :Illt.
of ifountpleasent township, Agent for the Ileirs.
Nov. 24.1856. 6t
lIEREBY give notice to the public against
a the purchase .of a Promist.ory Note given
by me to R abort Tate & William* Culp. dated
November 18th. 1856, .for Seventy
. as I did not receive value therefor, and will not
pay it unless compelled to do so by law.
BARNEY DEVIN'E,
November 24, 1856. 3t
One round Soap Deward.
"up AN - away-from the inibiseiiber, residing in
• slountpleasant township, Adams county,
an apprentice boy by the name of DAviti W
sot?, to the carpenter business. I therefore
notify all persons not to trust or harbor the
same on my account, as I tun determined to
pay no debts contracted by him. When last
seen he was making for the Two Trivenu4 with
might and main. He is shout 5 feet 10 inches
high: stout' built, black hair, very stiff, great
aversion to motion. in fact he is the very pic
ture of idleness. The above reward will be
paid but no thanks for his return.
J. E. MILLER.
Nay. 24,1856. 8t
BE second arid final account of , AIMS
T
Lutavia. As ugnee of the estate - and ef.
fects of THOXAS nITTLII and wife. ionlierly of
Germany township. Adams county, has been'
filed in the Court. of Common Pleas of said
county, and wilt be centirwei by the said
court, on the 234 day of December next, unless
cause be shown to the contrary%
JOHN PICKING, Ptak' gt.
Prothonotary's 011ide. Gettya•
burg. Oct. 31,.1856. 4t - ,
A Dark Brown MARE,
Q YEARS old. gOod under saddle or in her:
(7 near. lied it very pretty anima, fur veto,
LOW by
301IN_LATOL'r,ZWORTII.
Gettysburg. Oct. 20, 1856.
PIM undersigned takes this method to in.
IL form his friends.and the public. that be
has opened a Lively in Gettysburg, and will
be happy to accommodate with
• HORSES & VEHICLES. all who
l a' $4 may call upon him.., His'stock is
first rate, either for saddle or' harness, and in=
eluded a pair of match
.greys. Os stable is
on the premises occupied by John A. Little,
on East Middle Street, where. or at his ,resi
deuce in East
,York street. he may generally
be found. will St all.- times strive to
please, Terms CASIL
DANIEL S. LITTLE.
.October 27, 1856. 3m
Conte to 11110 KEN Store
ROI; cheap Fall and Winter GOODS. as ho
1. is determined to sell. for Cash or Country
Produce. at short profits. Also Ready-made
Clothing. ir'"All gt xxls cut free of charge
by an experienced Tailor.
October 10, 1856. .
Millinery.
ISSAIceRkARY has just returned from
IVA' the city, with 41 new and handsome as
iortrnent of Bonnets & Fancy Goods, which
she will open, for exhibition on Tuesday, the
14th, and respecsfully invites the Ladies of
Gettysburg and vicinity, to call and examine
her assortment, at her Room, in East, York
vtreet, directly opposite the Bank.
. October 10, 1856, 4t
35
G 50
3 00
6 75
rrliEtindersigned continues the Flour bui
l. ness as heretofore. I3e salts by the barrel
or any smaller quantity. By taking SMALL
PROFITS he can buy as high and sell as luw u
anybody else, and by always endeavoring to
keep none but the best, he hopes to merit and
reoeive a continuance of librEal pa tronage.
WM. GILLESPIE.
Oct. 8, 1855.
Keep 'Warm.
Ihave just received a splendid assortment
of Wool Undershirts and Drawers,'whiCh
will be sold low at
MITE Notes and Book Accounts of Abram
Arnold, have been placed in the hands of
E. B. Buehler, Eq. Payment is required
immediately, if costs are to be saved. Longer
time will not be granted. _
Nov. 10, 1856. 3t
To those who are Indebted to me.
H ..
AVING no adopted the Cash system in
w
my business, for the purpose of settling
up my ura business, all those indebted to me
of long standing. either by note or book ac
count, will pleabecalliand ply the smile.
GEORUE ARNOLD.
October 6. 1356.
Hardware.
grAUR stock of llardirarehNs been very much'-
‘.l increased, tin] persons building or rrquir
. ing anything in this department, should first
call and see FA lINESTOC KS' Cheap Stock.
Public Sale.
iuxiaa-cear at Ptittie-Sticr--
A Tract of Land.
Notice. ,
LIVERY.
OALLIN SIG111'!
Flour! Flour!
At the Post Office,
SAMSON'S.
Last Notice.
ARRA NI ARNOLD.