„...., . 3 , tm 4 4#.<- §./.9 4 ), )) THE JOURNAL. 'One country, one constitution, one destiny Huntingdon, March 6, I 839. Deniocrtstic .Intimasonic CANDIDATES. FOR PRESIDENT, GEN.WM. H. HARRISON FOR VICE PRESIDENT DANIEL WEBSTER. FLAG.OF TIME PEOPLE! (gr A single term for the Presidenev. and the office rdininhitered for the whole PEO PLE. and nut fur a PARTY. ri" A sound, uniform and convenient Na tional CURRENCY, adapted to the wants of the whole COUNTRY, instead of the SHIN PL AWL ERS brought about by cur present HuLitas. frrECONOMY, RETRENCHMENT, and R E zoo st in the administration of public affairs, Tired of Experiments and Experi menters, Republican gratitude u ill reward unobstrusive merit, by elevating the sub altern of WASHINGTON and the dosciple of JEFFERSON. and thus resuming the safe and beaten track of onr Fathers,—L. Gazette. Democratic Mate Convention.! The friends of HARRISON and WEB slm, in the several counties of Pennsyl vania, are requested to appoint delegates equal in number to their members in the State Senate and House of Representa tives, to meet at the Court House in Har risburg, at 12 o'clock, M. on WEDNESDAY, 22d of May, 1859. For the purpose of nominating a ticket of Electors, to be voted for by the people of Pensvlsanta,:at the Presidential Election in Iti-10, and pledged, if elected, to sup port the candidates for President and Vice President of the United States set tled by the Democratic Anti-Masonic National Convention, which was held in Philadelphia in November, 1833. Thomas 11. Barrowes, Thomas Elder, Theo. Fenn, Amos Ellmakrr, Francis James, In R. Irwin, 11 ilium Ayres, ilarmar Denny, Samuel 11. Fisher, If ill;am Smith, Ncr 3lid.ll,:oesarth, T! McClure, George Mowry. _Levi Merkel, Maxwell Kinkend. State Committee. Harrisburg, March '2, 1839. The Communication of "A" is received and shall appear nest -reek. Our Rail Road. It is perhaps but little that we can throw into the scale, which will a&ct its preponderance on either side. But when we see the field entered by rank and file against a measure which we favor, we consider it to be our duty to cut in our feeble aid in defence. The proposition to est.ablish a Itail•Road I ' Irons this borough to Hollidaysburg, has been a subject of grave consideration for some time. The disastrous flood of last summer, arid the subsequent drought, seemed to have wrought conviction upon the minds of many. Accordingly this session of the Legislature was deemed an a . propriate one to address, calling their attention to the dangers & incapacitiss of this point its the improvement. A'clear and irrefutable argument in fa vor of the proposed Rail-Road, appeared in the United States Gazette, over the ,ignatute of "Publius," setting forth the dangers as well as difficulties attendant upon the transportation over this part of the canal. It seems that the publication of this communication has been the sig nal fora kind of general attack upon the measure. If not a direct at least a cov ert one, by attempting to prove that res ervoirs would be more advantageous. The first article upon the subject, is over the signature of J. O'Conner, and is republished in the "Standard," which says Mr. O'Conner is a practical man, and one whose advice should be "listened too," and says farther his "d eats accord with their own." To show how well they do accord, we will give the reason of each as to whet they consider the cause of the defficiency of water in the canal,.._ thus far thtsy do accord, that there is a ilefftiency. The "Standard" says "ire think examination will show that the ob structions proceed not so much from a scarcity of water, as for a want of atten tention in keeping the dams clear." Mr. O'Conner says, "the supply w to defective five years, ago when tie t a tal was naviga ted by hut few boats, it follows the supply must be more defective now, when the in creased trade employs 0 boats for one employed in 1853." He says to, "the Pennsylvania canal was a dry ditch— caused by the obstinate stupidity of those having charge of the public works, in ne glecting to have reservoirs constructed." Thus then it will be seen that they accord in the fact, of the insufficiency of the sup ply, while they disagreeAs to the cause. So far as it respects the arguments of Mr. O'Conner, they amount to nothing. They are merely assertions that such and such things are so, without anv demonstation at all. It is always easy to assert, but not as easy to prove a position. The "Standard" has however attempted to prove that a reservoir would not loose its water by evaporation, because it would be hidden in some dark t avine among the Alleghenies. Well suppose it was, would not there be some exposure to the sun, (even if it be true that sun-shine is neces sary to evaporation,) in bringing it by a feeder to the canal; or if the reservoir should be upon a stream which now feeds the ct-nal, and should be made by a dam, nothing is more clear than that evapora tion and wastage would in a greater or . less degree empty your reservoir ere its' contents would be needed. Every person conversant with the his• tory of the canal is aware, that when the trade was very limited, much detention and re-shipment of goods into flats to les sen the delay, has taken place above this place. If then, the mere drawing out cfl the dams, water enough to lock through 8 or 10 boats in a day, renders the water in the canal to low for navigation, what must, be the effect when as many as 50 pass in' one day. But we must devote a little space to another assailant. In the "U. S. Gazette," there is a long, communication over the signature ofJohn' Dougheity, intended apparently as a re-' ply to "Publius." Mr. Dougherty says, "although I believe this extension would be desirable, yet I do not arrive at this conclusion by finding fault with what Pullilue calla the weak p7ints." He believes it would be desirable because it would expedite the travel on Our improve ments, and finally lead the Rail Road if ever mado, down the valleys of the Juni ata and Conemaugh, forming a continual Rail Road !rom Pittsburg to Philadelphia. We consider this a strong reason for the immediate commencement of the road, independent of the circumstance of its strengthening a weak point. Mr. Dough erty however counteracts the effect adds part of his letter, by his adherence to the erection of a reservoir immediately. Ev ery means are now being taken to secure a continuous Rail Roan over the Alle gheny, by extending the Cumberland valley road; and should an attempt be made to strengthen this weak point by a reservoir, before its completion, and as we believe final failure, the Southern in terest will have extended their road over the mountain, either by companies or otherwise, and the State would find to he r sorrow, that she had fostered a scheme which will injure her revenue irrepara bly. Mr. Dougherty assumes that a reser-1 voir, covering an crea of 400 acres, 301 feet deep, would be a sufficient supply.' We are not disposed to doubt it, had Mi. Dougherty proem that such a reservoir could be tilled and kept so until the time it was needed—a circumstance, however, that we are disposed to deny. But let us see what the reservoir contains, and how long it would take to fill (which would h2ve to be done every spring or tall.) A ,reservoir of that size would contain, 522,720,000 cubic feet of Neater, to fill which, it would require a stream of water which delivers 1000 cubic feet per min uet to run into 363 days, being but s.ldays less than the «hole year, without allow-. ing anything for soakage, leakage, (which' are often very great in limestone bottom) or evaporation; and we can conceive of no possible means to supply this reservoir, unless we could engage Dr. Espy to Inan• ufacture a water spout every spring to fill it. The "Standard" &eye, "admitting fur argument sake, that the supply is insuffi cient, dues not common sense point out the construction of a reservoir, for which there are so many admirable localities in our mountains." Common sense may point out the construction of a reservoir, but rest assured that if common sense has any thing to do with the matter, she will drat enquire, whether the "admirable lo edifies," are in the vicinity or any water,. That there are in the Alleghenies, nu- . merous "admirable localities" for reser voirs, as well as numberless "good mill .eats"—the most querelaus will not deny, Ibut common sense, will start the enquiry of, where will the water come from? We think any body will be satisfied, with our proof; it is not mere assertion. Let any one examine our figures, they are not apt to be mistaken. The impossibil ity of filling such a reservoir, by any na tural means, we think we have clearly de monstrated,—and Mr. Dougherty tacitly admits that, a reservoir of less dimensions would prove insufficient. We have already written more than we intended—in fact we would not have written one word, did we not believe that the greatest good of the greatest number demanded that the desired improvement should go on. In a previous column will be hound the proceedings of a rail road meeting, which clearly illustrates some of the great ad vantages arising fruit , its consti uction• We commend them to the careful perusal of our readers. another R. Road Meeting. We hove received the proceedings of a large meeting, held in Birmingham, fa- I vorable to the proposed Road from this place. We regret exceedingly, that they were not sooner received (Tuesday mor ning) for owing to our cross mails we are obliged to print on sday, consequent' ly our space was entirely filled before their reception. They shall In printed and 'slips' forwarded as directed imme diately. A laborer, by the name of M'Laughlin, employed on the canal, was drowned in the Waterstreet dam, on one day last week. We have not learned the particu lars attending the accident. Another laborer at the dam above town was severely injured by the falling of a l (bank of earth. We learn, however, thaL Ihe will in all probability recover. Masonic Laberality. Three years ago, when a change was made in the Canal Board, by Gov. lit- 1 ner, a resolution was passed, allowing all people living in houses either belonging tlf, or rented by the Commonwealth, to occupy them until the Ist of April. The illiberal spirit of masonic vengeance,. could not allow the honorable course tol :overn them. Upon every occasion, they groaned forth their curses against th e. proscription of Girv. Ritner and his friends, you all recollect,that every occa sion was seized with avidity, to halloo Proscription: Forgetful of the past, mindful alone of themselves and the spoils, they have ap pointed their collectors and weighmasters, and authorized them to seize at once the office and its reward. Those officers, who endured the toil of the past summer, and spent a season of sleepless nights! when their salary was not half pay, have been driven out, and that part of this year which alone renders the other endurable, is snatched out of their hands, by those proscription haters. What a jewel is consistency! But the injustice is not merely the ta lking away of their pay. For should the man posses the spirit of his master, those in the State houses, would be forced to seek, in the middle of winter, another house, and then remove to it through the storm, cold, or mud, even if they were so successful as to obtain one. If they lived in a rented house the injustice would be manifold. The old officer may have ren• ted a house, at an increased rent from what his means would otherwise permit, but being removed by the office thirsting spirit of his opponents, he must pay the rent himself, although the State guarantees to hint his rent. Fellow citizens, this is the kind of lib-, erathy and justice measured out by this party that has filled the air with its la mentations of proscription. PENN'A. LEGISLATURE We have become nearly tired of ma king a synopsis of the do-nothings of our Legislature. A whole winter has been !spent, and nothing of importance to the ! people done, except increase the State !Debt nearly two millions of Dollars. We have given a faithful account of their acts and the people may judge. During the past week. they have added) one more laurel to the chaplet_ of consisl teney which the Loco Forms desire t.' ' wear. After having spent three months ' doing nothing, they have agreed to ad journ on the ‘27th March, and to meet 'again, on the 7th May. Cannot our rea ders remembor the continued revilings, against Ranee. 'extra session." If it is {forgotten, we will revive some of their lold editorials. The House have unani mously passed a resolution for a commit tee to inquire into the cause of the mai. HYMENEAL. " The silken tie that binds two willing hearts. MARRIED—On Thursday 28th. February, by Rev. J. Stet yens; Mr. H HN RY SMITH, to Mrs ANN mini ROCK formerly Miss. Ann Hook; all of this bor ough. With the .bone, we received a bounti ful supply o ''WEDDING CAKE." As the man says in the play—" That's what we call comfortable"—which we shared a mong some little smiling faces, who can ust lisp "father, what is a bride!" As we have latterly had more poetry, than cake, we have concluded to furnish some rhyme on this occasion, tmrselves. Wish ing them, the same happiness we felt, i n sharing their bounty among our "LITTLE RESpcNSISILITIES." It is not good, that man should be alone, So is it writtenin the sacred Book; HLnry believ'd it, when the bait was thrown; A willing captive,seiz'd the tempting/Zook. A Smith's a useful tradesman Anna said, Another one can ne'er affect the trade. Well be it so! The sacred law obey. increase our Smiths. They'll surely find employ. May each new year, and each returning day See love's " calm sunshine and the heart felt jny" Reigning trioinpliat round their quiet hearth' Nor clouds, nor storms, o'ertake their steps en earth ORPHAN'S COURT SALE. I N pursuance of an order of the Orphan's' Court, of Huntingdon county, will be exposed to sale by public vendue or out. cry, on the premises, on Thursday 28th day of March inst., the following descri bed real estate, belonging to the estate of Dr. James Trimble dcc'd., to wit:. about 20 acres of land, adjoining the borough of Alexander, iM said county, adjoining lands of GetniniPs heirs, and others, several lots of ground' in the said borough, and sever.7.l lots of WOOD LAIVD •&.'OUT LOTS on the North East side of the Pennsylva nia canal, adjoining lots of Hiram Mar lot and others—A plot or descriptiOn of the .said property divided into lots, toi suit purchasers, will be exhibited at the time of sale.— Terms of sale, one half of the purchase money. to be paid on confir mation tif sale, and the resitlue in one year thereaft;: with int,rest to be seettreti Ity the bonds and m of purchasers. 'l'. P. CAMPBELL, C/k. Attendance will be given at the time and place of sale, by the subscriber or her agent. F. LIZA Till NII3 LE, Adnt'x. In the Court of Common Please of nuntingdon county. Jonathan Rhule Sore Facies, stlE vs. Mechanics lieu, George Cultebaug,h filed in the said & Mary his wife for- Cuurt. inerly M. Berringer. J To all persons interested TAKE notice, that the plantitf above named, has tiled a Mechanics lien, in toe said court, for the sum of one thousand and seventy dollars and forty eight cents, and with int r.:st against A TWO STORY BRICK DWELLING, with a stone basement story, twenty four ft in front, by thirty five feet deep; erected built, and situated on lot No. 210 in Ju niata street in the new town plot of the borough of Hollidaysburg, which said lot fronts on said Juniata street, sixty feet, and extends back at right angles to said street, one hundred and sixty feet; for work and labor done, and materials fur nished in and about the erection of said building. In which said lien, a Sure racks has been issued out of said court, against the above named defendant, to show cause at a Court of Common Pleas, to be held at Huntingdon, for the said county, the second Monday of April next, why the a foresaid sum should not be levied of the said building, according to the act of as sembly in such case made and provided, of which matters and things, all persons interested, will please take notice. JOSEPH SHANNON, Wei Sheriff's office March 6, 1839. AUDITOR'S NOTIO2I. ALL persons interested, are hereby no ti.led,that the undersigned, Auditor's appointed by the Cow t of Common Pleas. of Huntingdon county, to distribute the money in the Sheriff's hands, arising from] the sale of the Real Estate of Semple's heirs, will attend for that purpose, at hii Office in the borough of Hun tingdon, on Tuesday, the 19th March, inst. JAMES STEEL, Auditor. • March, Gth 1.839! 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS. TAKE notice, that 1 have applied to tht Judges of the court of common pleas of Hun wig county, for the benefit of the act made for the relief of insolvent debtors, and the said Court has appointed the second Mon day of April next for hearing me and iny creditots, at the court house in the bor ough of Iluntingdom when and where you may attend if you think proper. CHARLES MILLER, ROBERT SHEATH, March 6, 1839. 117-Bedford Inquirer will please publish the above, and charge this office. DI G2OIE2UTZDIT OF CO-PARTNERSHIP. 4111 E subscribers trading tinder the -IL Firm of Caldwell and Cottrell, in carrying on Matilda Furnace and the Store at said Furnace, have this day dis solved by mutual consent. All persons having claims against said firm, are re quested to present them to J. V. Cottrell for settlement, as he is duly authorized to settle the affairs of the late firm. JAMES CALDWELL. J. F. COTTRELL. Matilda Furnace, Mifflin Co. February - 37tli 1839. The subscriber having purchased the entire interest of James Caldwell in the above works and store, the business will in future be carried on by him. St. J. F. COTTRELL. FOR SALE OR BENT. The :subscriber oilers for rent, his Blacksmith shop. and one good set of tools, situated on the main road by the IV arm springs, about 11 miles from Huntingdon, and about one quarter of a mile from Couches mill. To a good steady man, he will rent or let on shares, the above shop. The shop is on a part of a farm contain in; about 115 acres 10 acres cleared, and a good cabin house and snrill orchard, [and the above black mail shop] thereon, near the housa there is a NEVER. FAILING SPRING. And he will sell the whole, upon the most reasonable terms. To any person wish jog to buy the whole, or rent the shop— The most accommodating 'terms will be given. For particulars, enquire on the premises of ROBERT LOGAN Barreettownship, Mating don cu, Feb, 28, 1839--3 t To LET OR FOR SALE. In Chtko!t's town Alarge too story house weatherbnar ,:ted, and plastered, with a wagon-maker's shin and a stone spring house attached there to, It.,!:ether with an excellente garden; and an acre lot in hig:; state of cultivation, and a spring of never tailing titer at the door. Also, a large frame stable sufficiei:! to stable a number of horses; this property was fat, ,tv occupied as a tavern by Richard d e e and is in fart, ft - r the best site in Chil cues ,:•own, for public business: Posse: lion will be given on the first of A pril next; :rev terms, apply to the subscri ber or to Dr.:. M. Cover, (merchmt) in Chilcots toter, BR,! 1/.4 211 WR IG LT. Union township Lunt dm co Feb. ISth 1639 S N-11GU1.01,E PROPERTI FOR SALE. r TIE subscribers offer for sale two tracts of land in \Vayne township Mifflin county; one tract containing final hundred acres; bounded by lands ofJohn Lowther, J. Pustlethwait. and Matilda Furnace. About forty acres of which are cleared; and the remainder well timbered, with two LOG DOUSES& A DOUBLE BARN and a good:apple orchard thereon. The land is of good quality, and abundantly supplied with good water. One other tract, containing eighty acres 'of good limestone land, adjoining lands ) 'of James Drake, Ilanawalts , Matilda Furnace, and others; about forty acres of which are cleared. There is on Lit a never failing stream of water, and en eligible sit tor iwater power. It is suppo sed that there is an abundance tit Iron Ore on both the above tracts. _ _ Persons wishing to purchase, wilt please I call upon the subscriber living near New-1 town-liamilton, who will give any informs' Lion desired, and show them the pre:;, Wm. HAMILTON For the heirs of J HAMILTON decess'il Feb 27 1830. Thrashing dliachi nes. STRAUB and LONG does continue to earrs on the business at their shop in Hun sing on where Farmers can be accommuda-, ted, where John Switzer is their agent to' transact all business for than. STRAUB& LONO. N. B. John Switzer is authorisoil to col ' last all money due, A. B. and G. H. Long, desirous of lietting their business to a close, customers will please to pay as soon as pos sible. • A. B. tic G. H. LONG Hontindor •No‘. t, 184—p. NOTICE COUNTRY MERCHANTS. Umbrella .11' Parasol Manufactory and Siete. No. 37, North Third Street, between Market & Arch streets PHILADELPHIA. THE subscribers have now on hand,. and offer fur sale a large and general Assortment of Umbrellas and Para sols, of the best materials, and manufactu— red by experienced workmen. The pat ',nacre of country merchints, is retpcctfully solicited, it being the determination of the subscribers, to sell their goods at prices quite as low as any similar establishment in this City FISHER & SWAIN. Philadelphia, Feb. 9th. ORPHANS COURT SALE W is pursuanceof lin ,:trlir cl tike Orrhan lA(rust rt letu?Ec,tC atty, via h ex posed to public sale to the premiseson Friday the 15, day of 111 arch •next, at one o'clock P. M. "All that certain Tract of land situate in Morris Tovinseip, Hunting don comity, 'adjoining lands of John Keller, John Furgus, Jacob Keller, and Thomas Donally ; Containing ninety ,one acres, mare or less, about sixty acres cleared-1 : 11mm 'erected a LOG HOUSE AND WALL BARK I Ise I WI —Late the estate of Frederick Kuhn dec'd. Perms of Sale—one half of the purchase money to be paid on confirmatirn of the s.le and the residue in one year thereafter with interest, to be secured by the 'Bond and Mortgage of the purchaser—attendance will be given by WM. REED, Adam By the Court T: P. CAMPBELL Clk, Fcb, 19, 1831). PJ!LU.3BLE D Gov Apar. THE undersigned will expose to publle sale at the Court House, in the Borough of Huntingdon, on Thursday, the 21st day of March next, all that piece or tract of land situate on Shavers Creek, West township, Huntingdon County, adjoining lands of An drew Newell, Robert Moore, Isaac Neff and others, containing 40 acres be the same more or less, about 36 acres of which are cleared, and in a good state of cultivation, Having a Cabin House and stable therms erected. est E 1 a a. SMALL APPLE ORCHARD THEREON. l i • • TERMS OF SALE. One half of the purchase money to b:." . paid in hand, and the residue in three 'c !qiial annual payments with interest from Z.!.e time of 5:!!t., to be secured by bonds nd mortgages. When the sale is made a deed iv:tli a general warrantee, will be gi ven to the purchaser, subject however, to the payment of whatever purchase money and patenting feta may be due to the Qom ' monwealth. T OMS EWING, Jan. 30, 1839—p TAKE NOTICE. WIIF.REAS I, sometime in the month of January 1839, gave my single bill, unto Daniel 1). Goodwin of Venango county, for the sum of Teu Dollars, under the following circumstances. In a payment of money by Christian Cents, to the said Goodwin, for me, he alleged that amongst the money, was one Ten Dollar note, a counterfeit, which ha had received from the said Christian Couts; and asked me to bring in said note to Colds whch I agreed to do, and instead of giving hint my receipt for said counterfeit note, (as he alleged it was) gave him my single bill is therefore to no. tify all persons from taking aw assignment of said single bill, us there was fraud, in procuring it from me . LEI! IS BERGSTPESSER, February, 13th 1839. 11).11INISTIUTOR' S NVTICK MLL persons knowing themselves indeht ed to the estate of Elizabeth Hanline late of WoAliury townshih dee'd, are reques t.d to call and settle the same with the sub scriber immediately ; and thosu having claims against said estate will present their accounts iproprerly authenticated for settlement. - A. SOLID A . klministralor Jan, 30, 1839, eaMAIL 30a1P3 Oar RAI,. Ode Pennsylvania. and one Union Canal Boat for Enquire at this cffice. Jan. 30, 1839. LAW NOTICg, James Steel, Attornex at law, has re moved his office to the frame building ad - joinin gthe dwelling house of Patrick Gobi and east thereof, and nearly opposite tha store of 'l'. Reed Esq. Pb. 19, 1939.
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