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.
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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.
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as a missionary, discovered a sjf* and sirnp'e rem
edy forthe nure of Nervous Weakness, Early Decay,
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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
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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.