VOLUME &7.
NEW SERIES.
ri HERIFF'S SALE.—
By virtue ol sundry writs
of Fi. Fa., Vend Exponas, and Levari Facias,
to me directed, there will be sold at the Court
House, in the Borough ot Bedlord,on Saturday,
the 27th day of April, 1861, at 10 o'clock, A.
M., the following described Real Estate, to
wit :
The undivided half of one tract of land, con
taining 21 acres, more or less, unimproved, ad
joining lands of King & Osborne and others.
ALSO, The undivided half of 19 acres ot
land, about 4 acres cleaied, and under fence,
adjoining lands of Ralhmell Wilson and others.
ALSO, The undivided ball ot 160 acres of
land, more or less, about 30 acres cleared and
under fences, with a log dwelling house there
on erected, also an apple orchard thereon, ad
joining lands of John P. Anderson and othns.
ALSO, One tract of land containing 5 acres,
more or less, nearly all cleared and under
fence, adjoining lands of Ratlimell Wilson and
others, all situate in Broadtop Township, Bed
ford County, and taken in execution as the
property ol Lemuel Evans.
ALSO, One tract ol laud containing 12
acres, more or less, adjoining the Town of Fair
Play, and about 2 acres cleared and undrr fence,
with 2 two story plank dwelling houses and
frame Store house thereon erected, adjoining
'and3 of King. Watson &. McCanless, and lot
of George W. Figard and others, situate in
Broadtop Township, Bedford County, and ta
ken in execution as the property of Aaion W.
Evans.
ALSO, One tract ol land containing 285 a
cres, more or less, about .100 acres cleared and
under iencp, with a story and half plank dweP
ling house, story and half log dwelling house,
saud mill, small grist mill, and bank barn there
on erected, also an apple orchard thereon, ad
joining lands of Nathan Grubb, Laban Hanks,
Samuel Snively and others, situate in Monroe
Township, Bedford County, and taken in exe
cution as the property of John Martin.
ALSO, One tract of land situate in South
ampton Township. Bedford Counfy, contain
ing 206 acres and allowance, adjoining lands
of A. Ritchey, Israel Bennett, other lands of
said Oss, being pall of a larger tract of land
containing 439 as, 98 per's, and allowance,o- s
riginally surveyed for David Yoiung, the 6lh
October, 1794, conveyed to said Oss, by Abram
Kerns, Esq., by Deed dated 20th day of Sept.
1843, recorded in Vol. A. C , page 37, in Re
corder's office of said county, 100 acres cleared
and under fence, with a two story dwelling
bouse and barn thereon erected, balance ofsaid
Tract being well timbered.
ALSO, One tract ot land situate in said
Township of Southamp'on, adjoining the above
mentioned tract of land, and lands ol William
lams, Artrrnas Bennett and Arnold Lashly,
containing 87 acres and all being a part oflhe
tract broqght by said Oss, bv Deed dated* 16th
December, lSsl,and Recorded in Vol. A. C.,
page 38, from the Executors ot Abraham Kerns,
dec'd.
ALSO, One tract of land warranted in the
name of Colin Loyer, containing 399 acres,
more or less, situate in said Township ot
Southampton, adjoining lands of \rtema.=, John
and Robert Bennett, and another tract ot land
warranted in the name of Colin Lover,
ALSO, One tract of iar.d warranted in the
nameofColin Loyer. containing 371 acres,
more or less, adjoining lands of Artemas Ben
nett, John Summerville, Solomon Smith and
others, situate ;n Southampton Township, Bed
ford County and all taken in execution as the
property of William Oss.
ALSO, Two lots of ground in the Town of
Clearville, fronting 120 feet on main street, and
extending back 173 feet to an alley, with a
two story log dwelling house thereon erected,
adjoining lot of Rev. Thomas Heyden on the
East, an alley on the west, situate in Monroe
Township, Bedford County, and taken in exe- •
cution as the property of Mathew Murray and I
Mary Ann Murray.
ALSO, AH Defendant John Etcher's right
titla interest and claim in and to one tract of
iand containing 74 acres more or less, about
4-0 acres cleared and under fence with a two
story log dwelling house with stone basement,
one log stable and other out buildings thereon
erected, adjoining lands of Henry Fisher, John j
Bowser, John Eicher jr., and others, situate in
Liberty Township, Bedford County and taken
in execution as the properly of John Eicher.
ALSO, All D-fendant Joshua Filler's right
title and interest in and to one lot of ground in
tbeTo'vnof Kainsburg fronting about 82 feet
on Main Street and extending back about 190
teet, with a story and a half log dwelling house
and log stable thereon erected, adjoining lot of
widow Overocker, on the North, and lot of
Emanuel J. Oiebl, on the South.
ALSO, One lot ol ground in the Town ol
Kainsburg, fronting about 82 feet on Main street
and extending back about 190 leet, With a
large two story Tavern house, with kitchen,
store room, and ware house attached, and frame
-stable and other out buildings, thereon erected,
adjoining lot ol George Morgart,on the North,
and lot of George James, on the South, and all
situate in Colerain Township, Bedford County,
and taken in execution, as the property of
Joshua Filler.'
ALSO, All Delendant John Wright's inter
est in and to one tract of land containing 500
acres more or less, about 100 acres cleared and
under fence, with a story and a half log house,
and log stable thereon erected, also an apple
orchard thereon, adjoining lands of Joshua Pen
nell, Philip Swartzwelder and others, situate
m Monroe Township, Bedford County, and ta
ken in execution as the property of John
Wright.
ALSO, One tiact of land, containing 7~ a
cres, more or less, about 40 acres cleared and
under fence, with a two story log dwelling |
house, and log stable thereon erected, adjoining j
'he Juniata River, on the East, Sarr.uel Brum- j
haugh, on the North and West, and the Hope- j
Well Tron and Coal Company, on the South,
13effort) ft
situate in Liberty Township, Bedford County,
and taken in execution, as the propeity of John
A. Osborn.
ALSO, One tract of Jand containing 55 a
cres more or less, about 30 acres cleared and
under fence, with a two story log dwelling
house and small log s'able thereon erected, ad
joining lands, ot William Cook, George Trout
inan and others, situate in Harrison Township,
Bedford County, and taken in execution, as
the property of Samuel Miller.
ALSO, All Defendant, Frederick Sbimer's,
right title and interest in and to one tract ot
land, containing 260 acres more or less, about
120 acres cleared and under fence, with a two
story log dwelling house, Tenant houe, double
log barn, and other out buildings thereon erec
ted, also an apple orchard thereon, adjoining
lands of Michael Schater, David Goghenour
and others, situate in Union Township, Red
fdid County, and taken in execution as the
properly of Frederick Shinier.
ALSO, One lot of ground, in the Town of
Pleasantville, fronting about 80 feet on the
Johnstown road, and extending back about 200
feet, to land ot Jacob H. Wright, with a two
story frame house thereon erected, adjoining
lot ol Andrew Horn on the East, and Public
Road on the W>st, situate in St. Clair Town
ship, Bedford County, and taken in execution,
as the properly ol David Sleek.
ALSO, One tract of land, containing 150
acres, more or less, about 30 acres of which is
cleared and under fence, with a two story log
dwelling house, Blacksmith shop, Wagonma
ker shop and log stable thereon erected, adjoin
ing lands of Frederick Steuby, George May
and others, situate in Juniata Township, Bed
[ ford County, and taken in execution as the
property of George Trout man.
ALSO, One tract of land, containing 256
acres, more or less, about 75 acres cleared and
under fence, with a story and a half log house,
log stable'and Saw Mill thereon erected, also
an apple orchard thereon, adjoining lands ot
Joseph Mills, John Mills, heirs Jano others,
situate in Monjoe Township, Bedford .County,
and taken in execution, as the piopertv of
Jacob C. Boor.
ALSO, One tract of land, containing 100
acres, more or less, about 20 acres cleared and
under fence, with a two story log dwelling
house, and small stable thereon erected, adjoin
ing lands of William Becquelh, John Ingland
and others, situate in iMonroe Township, Bed
ford County, and taken in execution, as the
properly cf Gaston Hand.
ALSO, One tract of land, containing 170
acres, more or less, about 100 acres cleared and
under fence, with a '.wo .-tory frame dwelling
housp, frame Bank barn and other out buildings
thereon erected, also an apple and peach orchard
thereon, adjoining lands of Adam Otto, Joseph
Blackburn, Wm. Border and others, fi'.uate in
Napier Township, Bedford County, and taken
in execution, as the property of Jesse Black
burn .
Sheriff's office, Bed- l"JOH \ J. CESSNA,
ford, April sth, '6l. } Sheriff.
IT ST OF GRAND JU RORS—
J Drawn for A
pril Term, sth Monday, (29th day) 1861.
John W. Crissman, Foreman, Daniel N.
Bear, Samuel R. Bottomfield, Jacob G. Brig
gle, Abraham Bennett, John Clavcomb, Jacob
Coplon, Emanuel ifehl, David Diltz, Adam
Diehl, Peter R. Hillegas, Rudolph Hoover,
George W. Hollar, John Johnson, Jacob Kiler,
Henry Q. Lashley, Cyrus S. Over, Lewis Piper
Thos. C. Reighart, Joseph S. Biddle, Christian
Snowberger, James Taylor, John VVolf, Phil
lip Zirnmers, Jr.
LIST OF PETIT JURORS.
Jacob Anderson, J. S. Brown, D. A. T.
Black, Jacob S. Brumbaugh, Jonathan Bowser,
James Burns, of Thos., Christian Batzel, Joseph
M. Berkheimer, Joshtia Diehl, John Diltz,
Cadwalader Evans, George Elliott, George
Elder, William Forney, John Gates, William
Grove, George W. Horn, Charles Hilligas,
OliveFHorlon, George W. Householder, L>q.,
Isaac Imler, A.J. Kegg, Job. Lysinger, Wm.
Lamburn, Horatio Means, Joseph Mullen, Wrn.
Masters, James Miller, John A. Osborne, Wm.
Ott, John Riley, Jr., W. W. Shuck, David
Steel, Michael Smouse, Thomas Spicer, Adam
Weaverling, Solomon Williams, Jacob Zim
mers, of George.
IJST OF CAUSES—
J , Put down for trial at
April Term (29th day) 1861.
Daniel Means vs. D.Fletcher, et aI.
Isett, Wigton & Co. H. McNeal.
Lott (V Watson " Sproat if Snel!.
Abner Thompson " David Stuckey.
Wm. A. Powell <• J. Stndebaker.
G. F. Steele's use <• W. 'l'. Daiigherty.
Ab'm. Skelly, •' Joseph Garber.
Mary J. Baker << Samuel Smith.
O. H. Gaither, Esq., ' Collins, Dull & Co.
Same " Same.
O. F.. Shannon, Esq., " Philip Keagy et al.
S. Brown's Ex'r, 4i Philip Zimme rs.
Catherine Bennett's use . 44 John Wright.
Peter Stayerjet al " Wm. Mndara et al.
Ab'm. Pitcher et al " H ester Stayer et al.
Prothy's. Office, Bed- t TATE,
ford, AprilgOth, IS6I. J Piothonotary.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Letters of administralioc having
been granted to the subscriber, on the estate of
Geo. Ritchey, late of Union Township dec'd, all
persons indebted to said estate are notified to make
payment immediately, and those having claims a
gainst said estate will present them properly
authenticated for settlement. LEVI RITCHEY,
March 8, 1861. Adm'r.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Letlprs of Administration having
been granted to T he subscriber, on the estate of
Isaac Grove, late of Monroe Township, dec'd, all
persons indebted to said estate, arej herebyj notified
to make payment immediately, and those having
claims against the same will present them properly
authenticated for settlement.
JESSE GROVE, West Providence,
JOHN L. GROVE Monroe,
March 8. 1861. Administrators.
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REMARKS OF
HON. P. C. SHANNON.
Tlit* following eloquent lemarks were made
by HOD. P. C. SHANNON, in the late Democrat
ic Convention at Harrisbuig, upon a motion
to adjourn :
Mr. President : —Not correctly understan
ding the question before the Convention, 1 beg
leave to ask whether it \0 dAiliable ? [The
President stated the motion aLjLlhe amendment
i thereto ; and added that theffatler was, in his
; view, the subject cf remark ■
'•Well sir," continued the delegate from
Allegheny "I may be permitted to say, -vith all
respect, that 1 am opposed to both propositions;
and before I close, shall offer an amendment.—
The Convention has settled the question of con-
I tested seats, and has appointed, in a happy and
highly prop er manner, tls highest and rno< t
important committee—that on resolutions.—
When the gentleman from Bedford [Mr. Cess
na, j made the motion to leave the selection of
this committee to the delegates from each
senatorial district, it met my utmost approba
tion ; because I fancied I saw in it not merely
honorable adjustment, but also a bright augury
of" a lasting truce between '.he two sections
which have ot late divided the Democratic
party of this State. And, sir my most ardent
anticipations as to the wisdom of the plan, have
been more than realized in fhe announcement
of the committee. Permit me to add, that I
recognizeo upon it gentlemen who are states
men and patiiots, in the truest sense ot those
terms ; gmtlt.livn of cul
tivated intellect and of unfaltering moral cour
age— who are an honor to|our party and to our
commonwealth. [Great cheering.]
I suppose, sir, it inigt not be considered tash
for me to declare, in advance ot their action,
whatever that action may he, that, for one, I
am now almost prepared (o leave the destinies
of my narty to their cool reflection and sage
co .i. el. Still, it cannot be denied that, look
ing over the face of the whole countiy, if we
are not in the midst of revolution, yet one is
1 awfully and most threatningly impending over
us. Our hearts, with the richest treasuiy of
their hopes, won Id fain palliate or disguise the
portentous omens of the times ; but alas, the
stubborn reality—hkc the finget of Time on the
brow of Age—is rapidly augmenting ; whilst
siupified thought, awaking to the tiulh, totters
and reels at Ihe contemplation.
Sir, is there not hot and angty dissension
throughout fhe land ? Are not the storm clouds
gathering over the political sky of the fairest
Republic that the sun of heaven ever shone
upon ? Is there no' the spirit of evil riding on
the northern blast ; whilst the southern gales,
which were wont to be sol!, soothing and
aiotnatic, corne laden [with words of wrath,
woe and dismemberment? Is not one portion of
the Union ariayed against the other—morally
and intellectually, if not physically ? Alas,
alas, it is too true ; The American Union is
now torn, threatened and bleeding. The
civilized world, beyond the seas,"looks upon us
with fear and amazement. They look at oui
statistics, and see that the year of the census dis
playing our greatest prosperity, is also fhe year
of secession and dissolution. Tney ask, Can
this thing be? They inquire, Can a nation
whose growth and prosperity have been so al
most fabulous : whose system professes to be
based upon the capacity of man for self govern
ment ; whose power has unlocked the ports of
the must distant nations ; whose influence is
felt in every nation of the Christ ion woild ;
can such a Republic, in the y ear of its greatest
glory and renown, be so false to itself, so blind,
so mad, as fo risk all the choicest blessings of
earth, in pursuit of miserable abstractions, and
in d *ense of false points of honor ?
Whilst Italy the land of beautv and verdure
—led by our example and inspired bv our idea,
has been wading through rivers of blood to
establish the principle and practice of unity,
even under monarchical itile—we, on the other
hand, are ignobly, wickedly and madly en
gaged in scattering to the four winds of heav
en the ever lustrous, the immortal motto of our
glorious sires— ll E pluribus ujium."
Is such to b* the fate of our youthful Repub
lic, which, short months stood bloom
ing and bright, like some celestial creation,
with one loot silver tipl, resting on the shores
of the Atlantic, and the other, golden sandaled,
on the margin of'the Pacific ; with one hand.
Ceres, like, scattering richest bounties over the
valleys of the North, and with the other sowing
the prolific seeds of phnty and wealth over
the lowlands of the sunny South ; standing fair
and beauteous, the admiration of the world
with an equal smile and care over all sections,
knowing no North, no South, no East, no
West, but casting, like the dews of heaven,
equal favor upon all. In the mysterious de
crees of Providence, is suclf a fate reserved for
Freedom of Thought and Opinion.
BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 12,186 L
j this best of all the governmental fabrics of the
earth ? Are we even now tottering, and
] nius ' we tall ? No, no, a thousand times no !
I In the vocabulary of American youth, imprin
ted upon our hearts at our mothers' knees and
unuer our fathers' teachings; in the lexicon
read and studied by the bivouac fires<of the Re
volution ; far more gorgeously
than acy princely or knightly misaal of old, by
the blood that flowed from Bunker Hill lo York
town m the greatlAmeiican lexicon whicn God
has tbs* framed, illuminated and consecrated,
there is, there never tau be such a loul word
as disunion ! It must be, sir, that the mutter
inns we hear are merely fanciful ; that it is
, but a phantom that stalks before our disordered
vision. tfck.--
Mv convictions are, and so I ha jr expressed
1 myself, that much must tiie RepubfiiNlip
inevitably answer for before the
en and the bar of trie civilized world—'for its
birth found us in peace arid fraternity, whilst
the few years of its existence have brought us,
in some wy or other, IT the verge of destruc
. tion.tothe edge of the yawning abvss which
| swallows hope, concord, peace aod union.
I Yet hetvier than the responsibility of a mere
i P art y > masses of which, I freely a imit, are
aw ay .by well meant impulses, is, and ever
Kthat of thr leaders of (hat sectional or
ganiza. on. Cunning, goldt-n-toogoed and as
i piring, they busied themselves "in leaching
phrases to the great Northern heart, which re
duced o logical elements, were found to con
tain mimer at war with the hitherto sacred
principles of the equality of the States, and the
rights or the people thereof in the common ter
ritories of the government.
To ry-asseri these cardinal doctrines ; to face
the common danger, to counsel together for the
welfare of our country, to pour'oil upoo the
troubled waters, by just compromises and con
cessions ; these, and kindred ideas, are the ob
jects for which we are assembled, and to their
calm bet earnest consideration we should bend
all the faculties of our heads, and all the sym
pathies of our hearts. For ourselves, we should
be fraternai and united, so that our example
inay operate beneficially in other sections of
theconfederacy ; and a* our assemblage has been
appropriately o;>eoed with prayer and benedic
tion, let our hearts respond to the solemn invo
cation.
But <t has been said, that, as the committee
is not t.-ady to report, and there is, therekne,
no fur|>ai business before the (loavmiiun, we
shoe.ld postpone all further action until to-mor
row. Many of us have come from the most
distant part* of ihe Slate, with earnest desire to
accom iish what we can in this goo-1 work.
Ij p' a looking around over the nearly four
huarlfi ,■ Aetegafes of wbrch ihk body U compo
sed, I recognize many venerable gentlemen,
whose gray hairs give additional lustre to their
services and p uitian?—gentlemen whc give in
creased eviJer.ee oi their patriotism bv Their at
tendance here; ! refer to Lewis and Randal!, of
; Philadelphia ; to Nevin and Sanderson oi Lan-
I caster ;to : 'larke of Indiana, and others. What
i so becoming, sir, on the eve of ihe anniversary
| of the birth of Washington, and amid the perils
j which seem to environ the nation, over whose
i cradle he watched so fondly—v. hat so in as to
i listen to their voices, and tc hearken to their
i counsels. For trvself, I desire that tbey shaft
I he heard ; and I tmtgine it is not taking upon
; myself too much lo declare, that all the "young
i men of the Convention would gladly listen to
them till the gray of dawn. .\or can we be
occupied it) a better manner. For as in the de
crees of the Great Master of the vineyard, th*
too great exuberance and fecundity of May are
oftentimes checked and retarded, for benefi
cient ends, by chili ng winds and white Iro-ts;
so, among mankind, it has been iound thai the
eagerness, impetuosity and enthusiasm of youth
are best curbed and tempered by the coo! words
of wisdom that drop Pom the lips of hoary ae.
Like Rasselas, the youth of this nation seem°to
think that they have Jived too long ic the hap
py valley of peace, delight ar.d unity ; and thev
ardently sigh, like he did, lor an.pier regions,
wider scope and freer licence; it >s Well that
in their foolish wanderings in pursuit oi
delusions and unlried experiments, the venera
ble Imlacs ol the land should follow their foot
steps, and lure them back to the peace, liberty
and contentment they are leaving behind.
Here, in the capital of tfie commonwealth,
this very evening you hear the strains of mar
tial music, the clangor of the trumpet and the
tread of armed men ; congregating, it is true,
lor no warlike object, but preparing to welcome,
with to-morrow's sun, the coming of the great
chief of the opposite party, who is also the
President elect of the nation. They are pre
paring to swell the pageant and to give eclat to
the ovation to Abraham Lincoln. It is not in
my heart to find fault with all this ; on the con
trary, I think it is due from his parlv, as a
compliment to the wonderful success oi the man,
and as an acknowledgement of the grandeur of
the station he is about to occupy. For although
the Presidency, as matters now stand, is no bed
of roses—is filled with the thorns of care, and
canopied with a worse dread than the sword ol
Damocles; yet its possession is still the emblem
ol national respect, as well as the sceptre ol
national power.
But when, to-morrow, the Governor of this
State shall greet, with tones of welcome, the
advent of the dist.nguished stranger, I wish "he
would say to him, that the people of Pennsylva
nia want no civil war ; that they look upon it
with horror ; that they consider it the worst
curse which could befall a Christian government.
I wish he would counsel him to moderation, to
patience, lo wisdom ; above all, to a just sense
of the equal constitutional rights of the citizens
of every State ir, whatever thing is guaranteed
to them. Let him say, that it there have beep
anger, rashness and precipitancy in the cotton
States, it will be a bad thing to follow such an
example ; that, at all events, error is best cured
by persuasion, kindness and forbearance ; and
tbat it becomes bim to inquire whether there 1
are. or are not, causes for the irritation so gen
erally prevailing in the southern mind. "Let
him tell Abraham Lincoln to drop the partisan
and become the patriot ; for that, if he does not
there are yet left in old Pennsylvania, 230,000
Democratic freemen, who will closelv scrutin
ize and critically weigh every act of his admin
istration ; who will not consent to war in aov
unrighteous cause ; who demand a redres of
all real grievances in whatever section, and
who declare (bat eveiy possible measure of
conciliation, which honor can allow, must be
first fully exhausted, betore tbey can e7en
think of destroying the American Union in the
fiendish way of fratricidal war.
Let Governor Curt in admonish Mr. Li ncoln
to beware of the spirit of precipitancy which
he condemns in others; that loternaf force is
not suited to the genius of our people, nor is it
an element of our organization. In Heav
en's name, and for holy purposes, let him tell
him to beware I Let him say in the language
of the poet—
"t.ocbiel, Lochiell beware ot the day
When the lowlands shall meet tOee in battle array !
Kor a field 01 the dead rushes red on my sight,
And the clans of Cuilodeu are scatter'd in flight."
THE KANSAS SOFFEREES— One of the relief
Commi!tet Rascals exposed by a Republican
Brother. — IVe find the following expose ia the
Doniphan county (Kansas) Wliitecloud Chief,
(Rep.) It shows how a Republican philan
thropist disposes oi donations sent to suffering
Kansas:
Woll River Township, )
Doniphan County, March 9. )
D*ar Sir , Your letler of the sth iast., ma
king inquiry with regard to certain goods aod
money sent to Mr. James Underwood, of this
place, in care of Samuel C. Pooieroy, and oth
er matters has been received. I jwili endea
vor to give you a correct statement of the facts
as clearly as possible.
About the Jth of January last, there were
sent to Mr. Underwood, in care of General
Pomeroy, from Rockville Station, in the "State
of Indiana, for distribution to the people of this
township, the following described goods, to wit:
One hundred and ten barrels of flour, ninety
bushels of wheat, a still greater, propoilion of
corn" meal, $250 in clothing, valued, and
six boxes of clothing not valued. There was
also sent, at the same time, from the same place
to Pomeroy, a sum ot money ,of which I now
forget the exact amount, near S3OO, to pav
freight on these good 3. The Chairman of the
Comities at Rockvilie wrote to Mr. Underwood
at the same time sending the goods, informing
him of the facts. About the 20th cf January,
Mr. U., accompanied by myself, weal to At
chison, for the purpose of procuring the good-,
and bringing them out here. When we asked
General P iTieroy concerning the goods, ne said
that there had never been any shipment what
ever to him from RocUville. Mr. Underwood
remarked that there must he some mistake as
he had then in his possession a letter from the
Chairman of the Committee at Rock ville, sta
ting that the goods had been sent soma time,
an<l demanded to see Pomrroy's books.
At first the Genera! refused to allow the
books to be seen, he would not do so
until he wa shown the letter from Rockvtlle.
I Mr. U., felt some delicacy with re
gard to allowing the letter, as it cor.taioed some
allusions to the General of a not very highly
flattering character ; but at length bath letter
and books were produced, ami it was found by
the books that the goods had been sent and re
ceived a? the letter described. Pomeroy then
*aid that the goods had not been shipped to Mr.
Underwood, and that at ai! events they had al
ready been distributed, and that be cou'd get
none of them. The Genetal then left the ot
fice, leaving us to the gentlemanly attention of
one of his clerks, Mr. Derricks cf this county,
from whom we received no satisfaction, but a
buse. Mr. Underwood has never yet received
soy of his goods, and 1 do not think it probable
he ever will.
With regard to the way in which acountc
are kept at the general relief depot, it i 3 a little
curiou-j. Tbe system is one oi double entry.
It is a very simple plan, but very ingenious.—
The teamsters, as you doubtless know, receive
a certain compensation for hauling each load,
when they choose io take it—say from §5 to
S2U, according to distance. Well, this is the
way 'hay are paid : they sign a receipt on the
books at Pomerov's office, £3 for so much money
received for hauling, and thereupon receive an
order on tlie "old clothes depot" for the same
amount of clothing. When they arrive at the
clothing depi, they are compelled to take old
clothes at a remarkably stiff price, considering
they are sent as a charity ; and then another
entry is made upon the lx>ok,of clothes distrib
uted. Don't you see how readily the money
will be accounted for, by paying off teamsters
at the rate of from one hundred to two hundred
and fifty per day, and at from $5 lo S2O per
head in old clothes 7
Yours trulv,
Geo. H. RODB,
Sec'y. of Wolf River Tp. Relief Com.
A PIG JOKE. —We had a hearty laugh the
other day, at hearing a friend tell of a man
who was attempting to put a yoke on a pig.—
He had cornered grunter in a room having a
glazed window, when the animal, believing
they were preparing to infringe upon its full
freedom, went with a single bound through the
window.
"Drat it," said the old man, looking after
him a moment, "I've got your dimensions any
how—seven by nine exactly !"
KF""Mr Brown, you said the defendant was
honest and intelligent. What makes you
think so—are you well acquainted with the
gentleman ?"
"No sir, I never seen him."
"Why then do you come to such a conclu
sion
"Cause he takes ten newspapers, and pays
' for them in advance
WHOLE NUMBER, 2945.
. ORIGIN OF THE UVPSIES.—The Gypsies are
not Egyptians, as is commonly supposed, but
are ol the lowest class ol Indians among the es
late 3 of Hindoslan, commonly
or in Hiridostan, Sundars. They are f oun d in'
f'ersia, Turkey, Russia, Hungary, and most of
the continental nations, amounting to more
than seven hundred thousand ; they ail speak
one language, differing only in a small decree
from each other, as the provincial acceota 'ol a
kingdom may differ, and this language l 8 nearly
the same-the H-ndostanee. In e emigration
of this people from theii own countrv°is at
tributed io the war of Ttmour Beg, (408,) at
which peri>d their a'rivai in Euiop \
firmed by historical authorities. Socru-i Vi
the conqueror, that one hnndreJ ihousan ;, wtio
surrendered as slaves, wer put to death ; m
consequence of which, a universal panic seized
the inhabitants, and they fled in all directions
the Sundars gradually finding their way info
Europe. The features of the Gypsies plainly
showed their eastern origin ; but' thev had so
well contrived to dupe the European inhabi
tants that, till the advancement ol Oriental lit
erature, their country could never be clearly
traced. In England, where they arrived in the
time of Hemy VHJ, they met the taste of the
vulgat by pretended skill in astrology, and the
art of palmistry, bringing with thrn their na
tive tricks of juggling. "That the Gypsis are
ol the race mentioned, can scarcely be doubted,
when we put all the reasons together for eslab
| lishing the theory. The date of the scattering
of the Indian tribes by Timour Beg agrees with
that of their emigration to Europe lan
guage accords with that ol Hindostanee ; their
"persons strongly resemble the people of that
country—so much so, that the troops of Hic
dastan shuck the British officers with surprise
when they joined their armies, as so nearly re
sembling these people ; and their customs and
| mode of life in every respect are perfectly in
accordance with those of the Sundars ; both are
, filthy and disgusting in their habits ; both are
; given to steal ; both dislike to communicate
; their language to strangers ; they are remarka
bly fond of horses ; they prefer food killed bv
disease; they have similar dances; hey are
alike wanderers, and are averse to civilized life
| they equally dislike agricultural pursuits, and
practice music, or travel about with their tin
! ker's tools, ready to work at every door ; their
I marriage customs are similar. The belief that
i the Gypsies were Egyptians arose from the re
port circulated by the first of them, tbattthey
were pilgrims from Egypt. The Gypsies have
no particular religion, all professedly
ing to that of the countries where thev dwell,
but being for the most part, destitute of faitb.
IV NO SE.T TUE.V. —OId mother Banner was
pious t,ut poor. Jo the midst of her extreme
want, her trust and confidence was put in
God.
It was Jate one chilly night in the autumn
of the year, when two rather wild youn men
were passing her cottage on their
One of them had under his ari#some loaves ol
bread which he had purchased at the village
stive. A faint light glimmeied from Mother
Banner's casement. Said the one who had tlje .
loaves to his companion :
"Let u? have some litty with the old wom
an *"
"Agreed," said the other.
They approached the house, and peeping in
to the window, 3aw the old woman upon 5 her
knees by the health, where a few embers wete
mouldriog in the ashes. She was engaged in
prayer. They listened and heard her offering
an honest petition for bread. She was utterly
destitute ot bread.
In furtherance oftbeir fun, one of them vvith
tiie loaves climbed softly up the roof of the cot
tage and dropped one loaf after the other down
the chimney. As the bread rolled down on the
hearth, they caught the lady's eye, and in the
fullness ol her heart she exclaimed :
"Thank the Lord ; bless the Lord for his
bounty."
"But the Lord didn't send them," shouted a
voice from the chimney.
"Yes he did." said she, undauntedly ; "the
Lord sent them, and the Devil brought
them."
QCP"The English travelers complain that
tbey are so hurried in our hotels and so little
in our stage coaches. An Irish traveller took
a different view ot 'he case. Honest Pat came
IU at one o'clock and was called up in baL ea
hour.
"And what will ye charge for the bit of a
lodging ?"
"Twenty-five cents," was the reply
"An' sure it was kind of ye to call me so
airly ; if I'd slept till morning, I'd not had the
money to pay the bill.".
WOODEN NUTMEGS OUTDONE. —There is a
Parisian dandy, who, we think, rather outdoes
Connecticut. C had at his residence a
complete costumeof a groom. When offering
an attention to one of the fair sex, he used to
say, "Permit me to send you a boquet by my
black servant." He then repaired to his garret
took out his blacking bottle, polished his face
and hands, put on his livery, and knocked at
the lady's door. "Here," he [said, "are some
flowers, sent by my master (to madame." He
had spent the last five francs in the purchase.—
Madame was so delighted with the present,
that she presented a louis to the bearer. That
is a clear pocketing of three dollars, and a lady
favor ioto the bargain.
[tF"The editor of the Belfast Star, (Rep.)
says he is afraid "Mr. Lincoln lacks backbone."
For the Lord's sake, how long a backbone do
you wish a man to have ?
!EF~A raw Irishman, on his first sight of a
locomotive, declared thai it was the devil..—
"No." said his companion, "it's a staraeboat
hunting for wather."
VOL. 4. NO. 35.