BEDFORD GAZETTE. B.F. MEYERS, EDITOR. FRIDAY : -. s FEBRUARY 10, 1863. ! DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING/" The Democrats of Bedford county, will hold a MASS MEETING, at the Court House, in "Bedford Borough, oil MOXDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 13/A (Court week.) Let us pick our flints'?,nd try them again. "Trutii crushed to ear*'i will rise again," so with t!<e wholesome and truthful measures of the Dt .mocr.itic parly. Now is the time to strike hands as Democrats and swear eternal enmity to the fanaticism of the times. "Let us meet and kindle anew the old council fires. They are yet to light this country to glory and at present through the darksome paths of abolitionism. V delegate to the next Demo cratic State Convention, will he chosen, and other business of importance to the parly will be transacted. Several addresses may be ex pected 011 the occasion. O. E- SHANNON,C!/n. Dern. Co. Com. BEDFORD CLASSICAL INSTITUTE. The current school yar of thi -s Institution will he resuoieil Thur?dt v, February 53d, IV6J,1 V 6J, The Quarter left incomplete by the sudtien illness of the Principal, will be regnlarjy terminated, and the school year will exrend further into the summtr than was at first designed. It is hoped, in vie*v of the inclemency of toe piesent mid-winter and of the peculiar circumstances existing, that this arrange ment will bp acceptable 'othe parents. Feb. 3, Is >. JOHN LION, Principal. 4s Mill absent, which accounts for lack of editorial this week. "Neutral Papers." What a pleasant fiction it is to see and read, every day, papers that profess to be "Ncutrrd in politics and religion." With this deceptive XQOtto at their heads, they steal into the read ing families of the land, and many of them poison the minds of the almost unconscious read -ers with the foul taints ot Aboiiiiomsm before they arc aware of it. Now, ws do not object, to papers publishing any sentiments, or advo cating any set of principles the}' choose—but why rot do it openly and fairly? Why steal upon the unwary with the mask of deception on the face "? Why pretend to be one thing, aad yet all the time use every deceptive effort to dc another ? It sometimes seems that noth- ing can be done in this country but through ! deception and humbug. Nothing is done in a J direct or open manner. Our newspapers no- J w here show the same love of "fairplay" that ' distinguishes those of England. Even our re- j ligious weeklies are not free from the same ob- i jections. They profess to advocate the tenets ; of some peculiar doctrines ; but almost invari-! ably deviate into some political path, which, under the mask of religion, they represent as the only road to heaven. Heretofore the pulpit has been blamed for a large share of our national troubles ; and it i merits the blame to a great extent; but the management of our newspapers has had more still to do with it. Because, they have, for the ' mere sake of writing and publishing, and be- 1 cause it would "pay," published any and every ' thing. Their sin is greater in proportion, than that of the pulpit, because, prompted entirely by selfish motives. And, until the deception practised by many of them is unmasked, they ; only serve to involve the land in darkness, rath er than to enlighten the people as they profess Of course, these objections do not apply to all the s© calied neutral and religious papers; but * vast majority of them arc open to this objec tion. And we caution out readers to beware i of these snake-in-the-grass publications. The Weather. —According to the custom ' of his tribe, ancient as the animal himself, the j wood-chuck, or ground hog. saliied forth from hi? hiding place, on last Thursday, to take ob servations of the weather. If the sun shone out sufficiently to make the shadow of the an imal perceptible, he would immediately retire again to private life, hut it the dc.v were clou dy, he wonld remain ou *• in anticipation of a speedy breaking up of the" winter. Unfortu nately fur the wood-chuck, and unfortunate for all the poorer classes of soci'sty who are not prepared for a lone, cold wir.uu, the day was bright and clear, and the animal had to retire and we may therefore look for an addition of j six weeks more of cold weather, toth.'S already j cold and severe winter. To substantiate this j old doctrine, we have, since then, reserved a snow of about a foot in depth, and it looks as though we were but in mid-winter. \fay he ! who who "tempers the wind lo the shorn lavab," , shelter from ii.e storms-the poor and destitu'le. j A New Oil Company. —The prospectus of 1 tbo Stump It lands Oil Company will be found in another column. The property consists of islands in tins Allegheny Hiver, two being at the mouth of Ciarion River. Persons who are acquainted with the situation of these islands, , ?peak in the most flattering terms of the pros pects of o:l, some of the Islands above those j owned by this company having large flowing well? cn them. Boring will be commenced ns j soon as the limited amount of stock is sold and persons who intend to try their luck in oil j investments will do well by investing a little of their surplus change in this company. The officers are well known in this community, and are honest, capable and thorough going business j • mesa. EDITORIAL MELANGE. & n.e prettiest girls in Utah generally mar ry Young. tyEngland devoured three millions imported eggs last year. CrThere are 1,03,940 more women than men in Sweden- SyThe quota for the State of New Jersey I has been reduced to seven hundred, under the j I last call. ©J-Young Indian girls in Oregon, s?V tit i $-10 to SSO, depending on looks, cleanliness, ! &C., &C. j 33* Mr. Pendleton, late "copperhead" candi* I date for the V ice Presidency, is now said by Shoddy letter writers to be "frank, courteous, able, and no copperhead." fcFlt is all very nice to sing "Oh! the snow, the beautiful Snowbut stand out in it a i whole day and chop wood and see how you like it. fc-TGov. Curtin, of Pennsylvania, received, on Thursday, instructions from the War Dcpart- I mem, 10 raise 50 companies of volunteers, un j der the last call of the President. C&Tn the trial of Friery, now suing on in j New York city the court thus far have suc ceeded in obtaining hut one juryman out of j some SCO. ! # C3*A number of Pennsylvania Editors are ; about to hold a convention at Harrisburg. to take into consideration the subject of the du i ties on paper. CsTLe way to edit a paper without brains, and succeed* Scissor and Steal.—The way to do it and Starve : write, think and feel. O~J S. Rock, colored, of the Supreme Court ; of Massachusetts, was yesterday, on motion | of Senator Sumner, admitted an attorney and i counsel:er in the Supreme Court of the United i States. rS*Ti:3 New York llevald publishes what l purports to be a complete roster of the Con | federate armies. It consists, according to this account, of 170,000 men, of which 70,000 be long to the Army of Northern Virginia. tgyßy reference to an order from Gen Dodge i it wiil be seen that ail person- who paid com mutation during the year 1804, will again be | placed ia the wheel, and be -übject to Fortune's I turn, under the call for 300,000. There's no Dodging for the committatich men. <sFCorp'l. Geo. Vf. Gray, JoSth Regt. P. V., a typo of this office, paid us a visit the other da}-. The Corporal looks well, and military bfe appears to agree better with him than pick '•nS l 7P c * leaves for his regiment ia a few days. Success to him. Cs**Oi! was discovered in an old well belong ( ing to the Wellershurg Coal and Iron Compa j riy, in Somerset county. The "frosty sons" ; have become greatly excited in consequence, j *>nd talk about boring "ye everlasting hills," if the snow don't last too long to check the fever. C3"The "oil fever'' is ©till ragiug. And a friend at our elbow (who has an interest in it) suggests that the property of the Company call ed "Stump Islands" is the best tie land out.— j We suppose because it "utttmps" any other.— We hope purchasers wont, he " stumped" when j banlered "for sale or trade." number of our prisoners in the hands of the rebels is a fraction over 43.000. We hold over 78,000 of the rebels, including 21 Major and Brigadier Generals. The many ' friends of the Union prisoners now suffering in rebel prisons will be rejoiced to learn that the Secretary of War has given assurances that a full exchange will soon be effected. erThe "peace fever" is now next in impor tance to the "Oil fever." The way Mr. Lin : coin and *>lr. Seward are cozening the peace commissioners, look? as though "thing? is work in." Wc have no doubt Old Ahe will tell j them a few stories; and Seward will make a { few more pro*:hicies, and turn not more than i three somersets. We hope it will not all end ; In smoke, and make us exclaim : "Thitv;? ha? j worked." tsrOur friend, J. Harry Ilutlon ha? opened a shoe and gentlemen's furnishing store in the ; room lately occupied by E. M. Fisher, two doors south of the Post' Office. He wa one ; of ihe sufferers by the fire at Chambcrshurg; j end is now making an effort to retrieve his bad fortune, in this place. Harry is a clever, ac ; coramodating fellow; and understands his bus iness. Those who want bargains had better ' give him a call. We sincerely wish him suc cess. fyTbe Monroe Doctrine.— What does it i mean f Why it means "The Fortress Monroe [ Doctrine," or sending Democrats to Fortress Monroe. This is the true signification of the Mol roe Doctrine, as you will find iu the new Abraliamic Dictionary, published by the Ab olitionists. The old meaning attached to this j common phrase has long become obsolete and j altogether abandoned as sheer old "Fogyism." CS-We bavo received "Gazlay's Pacific Monthly" for February. The Pacific Monthly is an illustrated Magazine especially do voted to the interest? of the states aad territories beyond the Rocky Mountains. It is a model of typo graphical neatness. We notice among the ar ticles this month ; "The Crystal Cave of El Dorado," "The Mariner"—a pawn, "Influ ence of worsen on society "Dr. Bellows on California."—-"Our Editorial Sanctum" is bril liant and sparkling. The Magazine is a decid ed addition to out literature. We can recom mend it to ail; and especially to these who feei interested in the development of the Pacific states. Published by David 51. Gazlay, No. 34. Liberty street, New York. Terms:—ss.oo per annum in currency or §2.50 in specie. CrTke quota of Bedford county, we under* stand, is 378. The number required from this borough is 20; the quotas <sf the other districts of the county we have not yet heard. Mr. Drouvn de l'Huys has sent a note to Mr. Seward, asking explanati on a:> to the effect of the last vote of censure passed by Congress, regarding the Mexican policy of Mr. Lincoln's Cabinet, Peace Negotiations. <jpL i Setcard ami the Commissioners TelWm*mt BALTIMORE, FEB. 3. —The following dispm h i has just been received by tlie arrival of the ; Fortress Monroe steamer : FORTRESS MONROE, Feb. 2.—Alexander H. I Stephens and several others of the rebel Peace • Commissioners, arrived here this afternoon from i City Point, in General Grant's special dispatebj ! steamer, M. Martin. Secretary Seward WjH | here, in the steamer Eiver Quean, their arrival, immediately upon which both vcfl seb proceeded to an anchorage in the stream • side by side, and at .'ins writing, five mid a ! quarter o'clock, as the Louisiana leaves for | Baltimore, are still out in the s tream. Prospects of P^oe. | WASHINGTON, Fen. 3.— ,8* editorial in to* : day's Chronicle attracts much attention, owing , to the relations of that jiapcr with' the admin istration. The fullowing sentence occurs in gapital Ut ; tors: j "For our own part, slavery being practictd , !y and constitutionally aboiished, we are rt'aov ' to concede everything else to recall our errufe 'brethren." It continues: ''On the subject <3 | confiscation, who docs not know that many of | the leading Republicans in Congress object J to the. law, which has been partially and in el feet enforced ? Who does not know that thosi who have purchased under this law, in the city of Washington and elsewhere, admit that they have the frailest of titles! Why not, then, a) j once give up a law for the sake of perpetua j peace, which all nations in time of war hav< regarded as temporary ? Next comes the am-; nesty proclamation, with all its exceptions as' to great offenders. Why not make this gener-j al, without exception ? Are we afraid of them I j Do we far their reappearance at the Federal! Capital? Are we of the free North, every' Stato of which is commited and sworn against j slavery, with West Virginia, Maryland, Neva-; da, and the incoming free territories—are we! afraid to admit any of our countrymen, sub mitting to the Constitution and obeying the laws, to all the privileges of the American Union? If we are, we are unworthy of the > destiny which has been transmitted to us by our ' fathers and theirs, or shall we send the rapidly demoralizing rebel army into Mexico? Shall we allow it to reinforce the minions cf Louis Napoleon and Maximilian? Shall we hold the position of France after the rebellion, when her j expatriated nobility plotted the great conspira- | cy which undermined the First Consul, and contributed to his terrible and final overthrow ? Shall we allow the desperate men who may be expelled from the United States in the event of a sudden peace, to intrigue against a country they once dearly loved, or shall we take them back to meet the free people of the free States cf America? Whatever Mr. Lin coln's policy is, whether he is at Fortress Mon roe or in the city of Washington, we believe he possesses the supreme attribute of reward ing the friends of the Union, and forgiving the enemies of the Union who are ready to return to the old flag-" Coming Draft. It is stated that it has been determined not to publish the names of the lucky individuals who draw prizes in the coming draft, and the first intimation they will receive of their good for tune will be a visit from the Provost Guard. This course, it is argued, will prevent "skedad dling," and have the effect of filling the ranks of the army much sooner. We do uot know whether r.ny such order has emanated from Provost Marshal Gen. Fry, and only give the rumor for what it is worth. Should it turn out to be true, those who contemplated migrating to Canada in the evert of 'x-ing drafted will beat a loss what course to pursue, and whilst halt ing between two opinions may find themselves in the employ of Uncle Fam for a specified number of months. CSrThe House of Representatives of the U nited States on Tuesday adopted the amend ment of the Constitution of the United States, which had already passed the Senate, declaring that slavery and involuntary servitude shall no longer exist in any State of the Union. The vote was 119 yeas to 56 nrivs, being the full two-third majority required by the Constitution, and two votes over. The result was accomplished by the votes of thirteen Democrats, as follows:—Messrs. Bai ley, of Pennsylvania ; A. C. Baldwin, of Mich igan; Coffroth, of Pennsylvania; English, of Connecticut; Ganson, of New York ; Herriek, of New York: King of Maine ; Radford, of New York; Nelson, of New York; Odell. of New York ; Rollins, of Missouri; Wheeler, of Wisconsin : Yeamae, of Kentucky. The question having passed Congress, it yet requires the ratification of three fourths of the Legislatures of the States of the Union to make it the supreme law of tiie land. BEWARE OF PAYMENTS INGOLX>! —The House of Representatives at Harrisburg has passed a resolution looking to the punishment of certain Barks for paying their debts in gold! If this be the policy, no doubt we will toon hear of an act to prevent Banks from resuming specie pay ments! But we have no interest in Banks and they may lake care of themselves. We do not think that it is intended to apply this piece of Republican wisdom to private per sons. At least if any of the debtors of the Gazette pay us io gold wc will agree in advance not to regard them as being actuated by fraud ulent motives. BANKS —In the House, at Harrisburg, on the Ist inst., the Speaker presented a commu nication from the State Treasurer, in answer to the inquiry what Stale Banks had gone into business under the National law. who replied that they were fifty-eight in number, having a capital of $20,592,888 80. Th*r change leaves a capital of only $6,980,993 50 invest ed in banks under the State law, and takes from the Commonwealth a tax which last year a mountcd to $483,471 41. CarTho American Hotel, in Buffalo, mid a number of large stores, were destroyed by fire on the 26th ult- The lose is estimated at from 1500,000 to $700,000. The Draft—Pennsylvania's Quota. The quotas under the recent call for 800,000 men having been re-arranged, the Provost Mar shal of this State furnishes the following as the , quotas of the several districts. Whilst the to ! tal num!>er is lessened about 18,000, the reduc- Ition in each district is very email. I—Philadelphia, 1 *>36 2 2569 3 " 2912 5 4 " 252(5 5 " and Bucks, 1543 6—Montgomery and Lehigh, 1786 7—Chester and Delaware, 11*21 B—Berks, 1560 i 9—Lancaster, 2584 ! 10—Schuylkill and Lebanon, 1520 11—Northampton, Carbon, Monroe, Pike and Wayne, 2513 j | 12—Luzerne and Susquehanna. 1495 i 13—Bradford, Wyoming, Sullivan, Columbia and Montour, 2301 Kl4—Dauphin, Northumberland, Un- B| ion, Snyder and Juniata, 3435 jP®"— Cumberland, York and Perry, 1990 i 16—Adams. Franklin, Fulton, Bed , ! ford and Somerset, 2403 • f 17—Cambria, Blair, Huntingdon and Mifflin, " 1G94 i IS—Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Tio ga and Potter, 2187 19—Eric, Warren, McKcan, Clear field. Lik and Jefferson, 2540 | 20—Crawford, Venango, Mercer and Clarion, 1512 j 21—Indiana, Westmoreland and Fay ette, ]54 7 22—Pittsburg, 2572 23 Allegheny in part, Butler and Armstrong, 1770! 24— —Lawrence, Beaver, Washington and Greene, 174! : 49,563 j )' 'rout the Lancaster Tntillii/encer. A Sure" Indication of Peaca. Lit aii the b-n.' ropes in the country be seen ! I to at once ; let fl.vfry family in the whole land ! i take stock in coal or some other infiamma- j ; tory and highly iiiun.dnating material sufficient ' i to light up every wimk'W in all the tenements • they occupy for the spaed* of n < least one whole | week : let wives who haw husbands in the ar- ' I my, especially such as hav' n been known as "war widows," be selling then' houses in order; ; 1 let all the many maidens, who Kavcf sadly sung, "Johnny has gone for a soldier,'- b£ speedily comforted : let there he a sound t.'f i"vjoiciiig Heard in crowded cilies and in the most- s 'dad-' cd rural districts; let New York, wLV'-h re " jgards itself as so vary illy used by i : Marshal try, be glad throughout its bro. 1 streets and in its remotest and most filthy pur- ' ■ieus ; let the loyal of the "Old Guard" cease ' to shake will] cowardice in their boots. Peace i glorious, happy, honorable, lasting peace— ! 11, must be, ju.-,t at hand, l'he terrible war, i vhich has devastated the land for four long , j jears is about over. Graut has undoubtedly , : fjught Ids last battle. No more will lie move j j fa-ward in his accustomed reckless assaults up on the seemingly impregnable fortifications of! ( tie infatuated and desj crate foe. The next , lme he and Lee meet it will be to embrace each ] ; other as brothers, and not to grapple as hereto- j , , fore, in deadly and indecisive strife. We ex- , ptct to hear by telegraph, in time for the sec ond edition of this paper, if not sooner, that 1 1 I Alex. Stevens and Uncle Aire are hobnobbing , together in most friendly intercourse, with their , I legs under the same mahogany at the White . i House, while Old Blair dodges round as butler ' . and director ot the feast of reason and the flow ■ . ut "goaks." \5 e are sounding no false alarm. , IQ know that whereof we now speak. Wei , have had a revelation—not in the -hape of :t , voice from the spirit land, but actual, real, in jdubtitaLle, indisputable, undeniable, palpable, , jtangibk, material evidence, that now. at long i , .and weary last, "the cruel war is over." Does; , ,any incredulous Copperhead ask us for the proof I , juf our bold assertion ? If so daring an unbe liever can be found in this most loyal city of J Lancaster, to him we would sa}*, we have the ' ( ; nost indisputable and undeniable proof of the 1 j ruth of what we utter. Do you doubt it, sir ? i Pare you raise your voice in disloyal tonos of ! I iuhitation : It yxiu do, we beg you tobestrick- i ( dumb at once. See, unbelieving wretch .' , t dere is proof that the war is over ; proof that; ficre will be no more drafts—abundant, over- j ! rhelming, undeniable proof, that Grunt will • ; lever fight another battle. Here it is, in black : |<l white, in the most reliable shape, in ihe j ' j Jiise of a special telegram to the New York j : ; Irtbune. lfead it. disloyal wretch; you who j ! j uive been predicting that there would be more i | irafts, and an indefinite continuance of the! ; tar. liead this, ! ' FROM WASH INGTGN- Special despatch to toe Sew lurk Tribune. WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Feb. 1. I THE I'll LSI DENT'S SON GOING INTO THY; ARMY. Mr. Hubert Lincoln sen of President Lin <}!n, who is now in New York, will, upon his pturn to this city, enter tlio army as a vo!un ite r aid on the staff of Grant, with the rank of qtpiain, without pay. Are you not abundantly satisfied that the Osning of the rebel commission i sis equivalent ti peace ? Wc feel wonderfully iubiiwit over tje- matter. As good as any '"Loyal Leaguer" Child, who had just succeeded in getting a ne g>i substitute put in for the term of half a citary, Does anybody suppose Old Abe wuld be letting the last young man Bob go up oj Grant's staff if lie expected another battle lobe fought between him and Lee ? We ask fq information. Does anybody? Credulity stlli as tifat would be beyond our coinprehen sip. A- REMARKABLE PHOFUECY. —Not long ngo wfc found nt Toledo, in Spain, in a monastery, a japer containing tho following prophecy-: tn the far West heyonu the ocean will rise a Dimon which will he great in power and wealth: aij Satan, in one of his walks to anil fro in thjearth, will observe this nation arid, tleter mfod to destroy their happiness, will there sel two monsters, one to the North and the otlr to the South, and ho will give them straw | befies, and they will cat them ; and, after they | l::rp eaten, they will feel a great thirst, not to j bejquenched with anything else but blood. ; Tlty will, tnerefore, cause the brother to slay ! thfcrother, and the f itber to Slay the son, and th* will drink tLe blood of the slain, and it wilbring lamentation and wailing throughout tluiland. And, when the time is fulfilled, th 4 will rise a strong man iD tho North who tho monsters and bind them and draw tbel into the sea, whore it is the deepest, and pert and happiness will again prevail through •ouifcad the people will praise tho Lord. IMPORTANT ORDER. —The following import ant order has been issued in relation to those who paid commutation in 186-1. As will bo seen, the imprcscion under which a great tunny are laboring, that they are put liable to cbv.lt under the present call, is erroneous. The fol lowing is the order: "OFFICE OF A. A. PRO. MAR. OK??, I Western Division of Pennsylvania, ' Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 2f>, 1865. \ "Circular Xo. 7.—Questions having been made to this office, with reference to the liabil ity of men who paid commutation under the drafts of 1 Sol, the attention of District Pro vost Marshals is called to the sth section of tha ! Amendatory Enrollment Act of F.-hnj o • 24. . 1864, from which it should be uinlc;-tood that, 1 Ike names of all men deaf led after the luller date, and exempted upon payment of commutation, ' should be returned to-the >■' el for ihe draft un der the call of December 19, 7So I. Dy order of M ij. ii. i. DODGE, A. A Pro Mar. Gen. WM. SIIFHT.I R. Capt. Una A. Gen. Amendment to the Enrollment. Bill. MR. \\ I(.'SON has introduced into the U. S. .Senate a number of amendments in the enroll ment bill which effects it i t rer. important par ticulars. They provide p.'.> <•,;: a!r. .n!y cnrolied may b* receive lasso • i'.ut"-. ml Hoc none shall IK- ex .apt- ! by reason .a" furni-! iu<"t to the nava! -T\ ice. unl'-.-s such suhslit jte shall be prerented in per- at to the/enrollment h.a.r l an s accepted. Any person offering n. a sub stitute an individual who i- insane, a convict or i-i convicted <it" :tr;y criintr, ortvLoi- <i -cr ier. or any g.ci'on in a tute of i ration, < • shall (k'iratnl any substitute, shall pay a fine not exceeding one thonnHiid ''oil:.;-, and i;e im prisoned tor lite term of two w.rs or Jr.- . ; any otl'.cer mustering into the re. vice a substi tute in any of* the above condition-, .shall i e dishonorably di-Missed. The Canal Around Niagara Fall?- r l lie bill passed by the llousv <• t Representa tives provides that a ship canal be constructed as a military work for the use of the Govern ment ot the United States, around the falls _,f Niagara, commencing at s mi • convcn'ont point on the Niagara liver above '.lie Falls and ter minating at some convenient print below, up on the same stream, or upon the shore of Lake Ontario, which shall not be less than one hun dred and five feet wide on the surface, and nine ty feet on the bottom, with twelve feet in drlh of wafer, with ! <'ks net less than 27.5 feet long, and 45 feet wide. The President. i J authorized to appoint a ty pographical engineer, to be associated with two civil engineers, to make particular examination ail surveys, and from these si-all determine and locate the route of the canal. In order to accomplish the early completion >f sedd canal r "r* military purposes, and to relieve the Trass ur • us far as ; -ncticable from a ! li'ge expendi ture, - Fresident is authorized to contract with ;!.t" company ha may derm advisable, which shall bet ' f" chartered tor such purpose by the Legist unre of any one of the United States, for the construction of the canal, ami to con vey to the co mpany ilia right of way and all the lands which - the United States may acquire under this act. The canal and the Niagara river shall be a military and naval post ami public highway connfeuti vg Lakes Uric and On tario, and shall be established as H-ick to tne United States and the peoolc thereof forever. The canal is to be free of Joil to the United States, but not to other part es. Six millions of dollars are to be leaned by the Unit-si States, advanced and paid in their bond.- in dsnomiua- tions of one thousand dollttrs o; i:, jiavable in twenty years from date, with interest at sir percent., to be reimbursed to the Federal Treas ury from ?< Ms The. Unite 1 States reserves the right to purchase the cim!. The I*i'-siilcfit is au;!< T.ze>l to contract fr.r the construction of a raarino railway for the transfer and passage of gunboats, vessels, and oilier lake craft around the falls, in place of n canal, if lie shall, on investigation, deena such railway to be more advantageous and useful to the public interest, and equally useful and convenient for ad Government purposes The bill is yet to lie acted up nt by the Sen ate. Thirty-seven W cstcrn mm voted fur and twenty-one against it. Of the twenty Penn sylvania votes, only six were cast m the .affir mative. !?5 .% Lw IS d fi'j fo — " HOENSTINE— mock!—OnTheSih in*., by Kev. A. Fs-i. 'c, Mr. Samuei II :,.-:inetu Miss Mary A. Mock, both of Greenfield town ship, Blair county. UKMMKaauRiJ>' •: —SJiKSi— mtmrsaerz'.'T a wvw. >Nva.-.eeK*wr•<•**• ,j. \JTV7vi- SCHELL.—In Schclishurg, :n(iie3('ti alt.. CIARA, beloved daughter of John S and Kate D. Sehell, in tlio 6th year at' her i-'ge. BAKNHAKT—.lamiarv 29th, in Fed ford township, tVlr. .Joseph lk.rnhart. aged .17years, 9 months and 7 days. MOCK.—Januarv 21st. CoßSF.urs. ;r r i-l 5 years, 10 months and one day, and on the 2.50;, MFI.ISSA .JANE. aged 1 year and t' da*.-, ci-ii dren of John D. and Suranna Mock, of Cole* rain township. A CAIi!) TO ifmiJlK A Clergyman, while resiling in South America as a missionary, discovered a sjf* and sirnp'e rem edy forthe nure of Nervous Weakness, Early Decay, Disrates of the Urinary and Seminal Organs, an 1 I the whole train of disorders brought on by baneful I and vicious habits. Great numbers have been al ready cured by this noble remedy. Prompted by a desire to benefit the afflicted and unfortunate, 1 will send the recipe for pieparing and using this medi cine, in a sealed envelope, to any one who needs it, FREE OF CHARGE. Please enc one a post-paid envelope, addressed to yourself. Address, JOSEPH T. UNMAN, Station D, Bible House, February 10, 1935—ty New York. TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS. A GENTLEMAN, cured of Nervous INehility, Incompetency. Premature Decay, and Youthful Er| ror, actuated by a desire to benefit others, will be happy to furnish to all who need it, (free of charge) the recipe and directions for making the simple remedy used in his case. Sufferers wishing to profit by the advertisers bad experience, arid possess a sure and valuable, remedy, can do so by addressing him at once at his place of business. The Re cipe a ~d full inforroution—of vital importance—will bo cheer fully sent by return mail. . Address JOHN B. OGDF.N, No. 60 Nassau Stret, New York. The Hopewell. Oil Company. - Notice is hereby given that the books of subscrip tion to tbe stock of The Hopewell Oil Company wnS be closed on tbe 25th day of Febiuarv next. Agents are requested to make report of all sales immediately after said day. By order of tbe Board of Directors. J. SIMPSON AFRICA, Treasurer. February 38C5. • The Stump tsi&nds Oil Company. CAPITAL $130,000. Development Fund $21,000. 120,000 Shares, Par Value SI.OO each. *'o certificates of rtoric ?o b- lvsue.j to the Cor . poiuiois uiitit 21 ,000 share* shafj have been p." •tne bent-fit of all the stockholders in tfis furth- J development of the Company's property, W;M. HARTiEr, Pre?';., Bedford, p t . Hon. S. L. Russell, fi ec'y / Treasurer, nan. T. B. Shanmvi, J f. C., California, ) W, D. McKuvstkv, Mereerfburw, Pa.,' i 5 lion. Samuel L)a\js, Bedford, Pa. k i> J. M. She saksk, do ! ~ G VV. Kt.pp, do j 2 j The prrperty of this company is a!l owned i n fe„ simple and it an paid for, and consists ot the tol. lowing tracts : Ist. Tbui valuable I-land known as the "Lower Stump Creek Island,"' containing ~ acre s ami si piiche.-; f-ituited in tiic Allegheny river, at too ' iPi.'itn o." the Clarion river. 0.. tins island a der rick v y erected in the of Ifkfil, an,; an er ._ Bine placed on the around, but the war breaking out the parties sold ofF and euiiated. " 2d. i'ne "Upper Slump Creek Island," situa'ed. but n few rods above the Lower Island, roriainjnr ■1 acres-in CO perches, !oui acre* ot v. hio-i ice own-- erf r,y ti.,. Company, on wt.icr. are erected a r !oli .. -"ab.e, tve. " *' Neither of these Islands is liable to overflow, an d both r.; we!! nro'eetr.l by st-jnes ami tree; a icut ■ras'.i y . fcy ref-rence : the rr p of Peo'uylva-- nia. It w:I! be obseivri that the Clarian nver em*-., res i: to the Allegheny a' a point due so.ith firm " ' retrk, ft'M as Oil ii lourtl ;it I rfp6r*, on th>i )<"■■■ further South, we have every reason to beliava •f.Ji 'he-e isluii.ls are in the very centreof the steal O.i Belt cf r eornylvanin. Br-sides afi this they lie 1 r br*io*v ih? Coal Mca?ure?. x.ie ( oir.pniy aNo own; one acre an J *ix:v-ono perc-e- "Man:!, about .'I iniles above the Upper i- iuiid, at the mouth of Ritchey Run, near the town ot Krpler.ton, V -rango c-.u;t>, p-., upon which is The celebrated For an,' Wt.Nl well, with new en- Sir"?, nerr.clj, bai'dings, *£<;., Ate., and rhi well ,s " h ct ~ p lhe leer. This well was "bed ;it x-jO f-et. a..d io a lew i.ousgiiifpp.ng yield ed about one barrel of oil ; but ihe prop-i-tor* L < ? . , teronined lo sink it deeper, and the company will js so -n as possible, sink :ms w-li if neccss-ry. to* I the depth of lt>oo teet or more. The "Stump isi a- t Coin pas v"'own the wholc of this w-lf, fixrarts a J land, arid 11 r ' L- -velopmeiit Fund" vr.il be aai- I'iy sulfieirTit la complete tins well, and s ok ©tiers in itie Jjiar.il. I here is besides, room enough on the Ritchey Urn tract for several mure wells.'' J h property owned by this Company is oil pr3e , borinii territory, and persons i cquainieu with the laud* a-inii; the Allegheny ar.d other oil streams wiil be u r Witness that we have more practical bor •"S su;face than ir.auy of tne 3CO acre leads con tain. 1 n addition to thta. our basis will compare favorably with th- la.ge ni-jo; it- ot Companies wuose capital stock i- five times as great. The service: of *u rfSriftr.t Sthermterident hav be*R ci ta ;i.d, and the Directors af determined f prosecute opeiatioiis vigorously. C-rso-.s desuoog ol sen,irr S a portion of the 21.000 shaies of stock must apply S oon, to Uon. 6. !.. Rcsell. Sedford, i'.i , at whose office subscription books have been op-ri'd for ire eot stock, at SI.OC per share. Bedford, February 10, ISO-5. EXECUrORS' NOTICE, Letters 'rrtainensa.-y on the estate oi" Joseph I'cwi.t, late ol iNapirr township, dtcf'es°rt, having ' been sr „. red to the jubfenhers, ai! persons iwleL:- pj to saiu (-state are hereby cotifi-U to make iiinre >lia!e pov merit, end tbo,e having claim? against the san e will picseot them piop-riy authenticated for settlement. THO 0 At> MeCOV JAMES ALrtiOX* February l, IMS-** Executors. r EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Letters ttstamenra.y on the estate of Michael I't'.tar, late of Eedfor to wnship, JectaseU, having be.-n erar.teJ to the subscriber, a!! pa.sons indebted to san) estate a e hereby notified ,o make laimerti atc payment, an-j tbose h..ving claims against the same will present them properly authenticated for settlement. J. \y. TtkMLINSON, f'ebiuary IP, ISSr—6t Executor. C. Ti. Licxok, J. G. Mussina, ra. f DENTISTS, BEDFORD, PA. ■; Office in the Hank Building, Juliana Si. All operations, n-rt.-ining to Surgical or Mechan ic.?! Dentistry care.ally and faithfully performed, | and warranted. Tfrsjs —CASH, j E"lford, January (j, ISGS. KKJISOTIL. ! T R. FARQDIIAR bat removed his store fa 'be • Colonnade immediately opposite th Nicholas Lroos star d. All bis former pjircns and the public gen i ei.i:)y, ait invited to ceil an , see hisa. j Janu try 6. 1865. FLEMKvG HOLLiDAF WITH ! rari. Gr.ArF, W. H. WEii; S s t i ICAAC WATS'.Y, ruos. SArri; iOimitj. GRAFF, WATKIN&CGu, Wholesale Dealers in BOOTS INB SilOSSf. j No. 425 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA. January 13, IS6s—ly. FELIX HEYMAK WITH " Ai'iioldj !Nubaui & ?iivd It ngar- Importen, Jobbers, aad Wholesale *Jea Jr P T AT T J T V n l- Luill ii\ , ■ tTO t hr > Cassimercs, Vesiicgs, ? ail jrs* lite ming?, &e. 1 Nos. Market Sreet, and 27 Nor tn Fbxirtfc PHILADELPHI A. | ' AEFEttS great inducemer.ts to W 'htflesdle Dealers | 17 frxrm 'he Conn try, in quantity, cjualiiy, style, r ic <tr er.l ter.r s. lkl.errn.-vr -. Tai'nrsand Dealer svlaitieg PhUsdeL phis, .vi i find it to their advant age to coil ant! ex j amine siock and ieatn prices be/ ore purchasing else- I where. Dr* 0, )S64— ly VVM. W. PAUL. O.J. HOAR. H. L. HOOD, WITH. WIS. W. PA Ilia <fc CO.. WHOLE SALE BOOT & SHOE W A It K t( 0 I' S E , 1 623 Market St. & 614 Co mmeiee St. above Sixth, PHIT. AIhELPHiA. i December 16, 1864—1y. WARTittAIY &. E\t:LWA*, • •1 I (Successors to MIC&AKL WARTMAS $• CO,) j f dwwa aail MANUFACTORY, No. 313 NORTH THIRD STREET. Second door below Wood, PHILADELPHIA. ; J. W. WAJRTMAN. ft. p. KSGtLUX* Mueb 26, 1864.
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