■ lor gentlemen in jour unhappy condition
themselves somebody else.’
‘Bvtaidhe tras Nebuchadnezzar, last night,
litt’Mid thekeeper, who was standing by.
•Poor fellow,’ returned the doctor; ‘ sco that
after I hare bled him.’
. exclaimed the major, ‘yon
intend what you eay V
' tranquil; you are now in a
visit you in half, an hour,’
, os he deliberately left the
major to speculate on the ben*
from his next visit,
scarcely left' the ward when
ipeartd, led in by Mr. Lucas
trough t him in a coach.
some mistake,’ eaid Dr. Mill
the patient you were to
onMntwe to mo was brought here last evening,
(■Sffiijowlying up stairs, where ho has com
. ;j*enoed bis course of treatment.’
r "*Tblslstne individual I alluded to,’ said Mr.
tlewfc. ♦There is something that requires ox-
stairs into the ward. and perhaps
‘P>PH^"nofr, the gentleman when yoahave
* it’may unravel this seeming myste
doctor.
;* secared tho right maniac, they both
v.4MPfjte the place where the major lay.
' is the'gentleman,’ paid Dr. Milimon,
-fidbltiag to the bed. ‘Do you know him V
-Vlbave not the most distant knowledge of
. him,’replied the other.
'. -'•■Haveyou any friends V eskedthe doetor qf
' dhsiiMjor.. ■'■■■* ■ •
fiplenty,’ replied the other. ;
‘Howcame you hero ? Who brongbt yont*
‘No one.’ . , ;
fXqa come alone?’ ! '-
. ■ ♦X**.? ->:
. ” ‘ How did yon gain admittance?’
'V, ‘Jt oamo with—that Is I— by mistake,’
-nt-length stammered the mnjqr.jaehamed, and
<£iikWiUittg to publish bis own folly.
-‘ Hars is something very wrong;' said the
-doctor; ‘and before I part with you, I must
ysintolnquiries.’ " r . 1
‘Her God’s sake, release me,’ piteously ejsc-;j
- aisled the major, ‘ from the etnjght wnisooat ’
/• ‘When I have sufficient proof of your , sanity,
lariU,’ Tepllod-tho doctor, ‘ and am .convinced
that you have not escaped from some other os
. lymn. ' Where do your friends reside !’
1 ‘fire .with’ my wife oudj.family at 17,
square,' returned the major with a sigh.
•I will make every inquiry,’ -returned the
doctor; and upon applying to, George, the.porter,
.thedattsr did not hesitate state, that the ma
jor cams up with another individual in a coach.
As this did not unravel the plot; tho doctor
s«nt<Gsorge to ,17, -square, where he found
the major's wife in the greatest alarm at her
kneband’a absence, and upon bis informing her
where hewas, she immediately set out in search !
of him. asylum, she fohnd
hfr >usbaid in the state described, and was
•q«auy ai,a l6«f to discoyer by whai moans he
aentmod-to get into suoba.scrape,
. ‘/ire yon quite ours, my dea*' madam;' asked
tha doctor,.’that; thfc isyOurhneband V
.
- * And are you convinced that he is of sound
■ mind f’ • y;*
. *:Ho was so yesterday;’ said the lady, * tW
I bwjdoubtsof U now.’
oonld indime himto come here!’
* rieslly cannot say, unless some mad freak
bos token possession of his brain*’ , -
X|(y dear wife,’ OxOlmmed tbs mtyor, ‘ I am
ia my perfoot senses, and will tell you all.’
* Thcn let’s heor this itrangoaffnir,’ said the;.
. doetor.
* Not now—not bow,’ replied the major; 1 for
ood‘* soke, release toe.’
‘.Upon, the testimony of your wife, that you ;
arsof sound mind,-! will release yon,’ returned
<ko'doetor; ‘but I .will not bo answerable for
ths ireatmsot you hayemst w|th,sit my servants’
haadsi daises yon state .frankly what brought
JOnhereT as it remains with you .to. explain it.,
leleose the gentleman;’ be sonturaed, to an at
tendant... ■
This major was then released,and upon rising
from tbs bed, shook .himself like a large New
feundtand dog, to jumertaiio tit he still had the
ns# of his Doha. Upon dressing himself he
plaeed his bat npon bis bald pate, and offering
kis arm to his wife, departed from the asylum,
breathing a volume of anathemas against the
treachery of .women, and, went home to explain
tbe : t4oßnnutnDc4to his wife in the best manner
hewas able. r '
,Ampng his acquaintance lbs major trumped
up seme story to' 1 aeconnt for the loss of his hair,
but our friend Ellen never saw him in the yi
sinity'orthe asylum ajptin. ,
Awrut.—the editor of The Jaekton Mutittip
pian ibtu welcomes' Senator Douglas to the
fisnth;-"-
*<Sovrted wttStbe odium of su.ob detestable
ksrs'sies—stained with the dishonor of * treach
ery the .political history of
the country—-fresh front the warm embraces of
Seward and Greelyand Giddings—tins man faao
.dared to present himself in .the Soath, to look
hey honest sons and daughters in the fees, and
to ash- their hospitality. We would not arouse,
thp violent passions of men. We would stay the
avepgingrodof justice rather than the chivalry
of the South should be tarnished by a single,
cash or unseemly act; but yet, if smarting tin
der'the keen sense of cruel wrong—if goaded by
the eonvietion of outrageous justice, she" were
to .welcome her betrayer ‘ with bloody hands to
the hospitable grave’—the gibbet or the faggot
—there would be a strong array ofirresistmble
facts in ohe case to extenuate the act.”
Mbxicas Exscctioxs. —Before a prisoner is
•shouted, in Mexico, ho Is put. in the Cedilla,
whisht* thus described :—“ About forty-eight
hours before a criminal is to bo executed, he is
•leistered with spiritual advisers-in a small
chapel. He ia beset by the worthy advisers,
who, by a well regulated system of relays, keep
»t him, urging him to implore forgiveness, and
give himself up to God. In order to inspire
the doomed with the liveliest sensation of fear,
a death bell is kept tolling in the same apart
ment with him. In this way ho is kept in the
duty of preparing for death, until a short time
before the fatal hour. He is then allowed some
refreshment, and again forced to resume his
preparations, until blindfolded and marched
•forth to the place of execution, to which last
ppint the ceaseless noise of the muffledbell and
tiheezhortatlons of the padre confessor pursue
hum
. Eight Children at a Birth—Egtpt aoawbt
all Crbaxioh.— About fire months since the,
wife of Jacob Abbott, living ton miles treat of
Qolqonda, in Pope county, presented her hus
band with eight pledges of affection at one
-birth 1 Fonir of these children survived until
asnto jix jrbeks scincc, when two of them sick
ened and died.—The remaining two are still
Uying.«od J thriving finely. The whole eight
were trciy small- epecinftns of humanity when
.dahered into this-worid, as might have been ex
-JiMted. Thishtatement.is lifter-ally true ;it is
■ Touched for by numbers of respectable witnesses
Warsaw tho fourliving children. Egypt ian
▼ery prolific country—a little to much so, ,some
times.—Cairo Qtzcltc.
tfST A correspondent of the Southern Moni
the following figures will be the ages of
the Presidential aspirants named in the year
. I 860: Crittenden frill be 77, McLean 76, Rives
7J, 801 l '72, Com. Stewart 82, Seward ,70,
Choate 69, Cushing- 68. Hunter 67, Hojtitfbnd
70/Breokenridgo 38, Bigler 69 Dix CT -Dwltin
son 70/Gass9l, A. V, Bntm 79, Wire 81, Sli
dell 71, Dongles 49,
C|c Jtona Critee.
ALTOONA, PA.
THURSDAY, JAN. 13, 1858.
**,WherB parties are unknown to ns t onrrnlefor adtar
tbing it to require payment in advance, ora guarantee from
known persons. It is therefore useless for all each to send
W advertisements offering to pay at the end of throe or six
months. Where advertisements are accompanied with the
money, whether one, five or ten dollars, we will give the
advertiser the full benefit uf exsh rates.
S. Bf. PETTESGILL & CO.,
Advertising Agents, 110 Nassau street. New York, and
lO State street, Boston, aro the Agents for tho .Altoona'
9rom m, and the most influential and. largest .eircnlaHßg
XAr*pap«n in .the United States and the They
ar* authorized to contract for os at oai lotettljvUt. » -
John Cresswell, of the Sen-
Me and J. Burley of the Bouse, will accept
orir thanks ior, early copies of the Oover-1
nor*e Message wid other valuable doou4
moots. ' !
Njiws mii m Capitol. —Wo have
made arrangements with an excellent let
ter writer, .now at the Capitol, whereby
we shall receive a weekly letter, contain
ing all matters of interest to the people of
this locality,. which may transpires, up to
ihe latest hour previous to our going to
press.
TJbe Tonnage Tax—NO. 3.
We are pleased to see that our recent
articles upon this important subject ore
attracting a large share of attentum.among
our contemporaries. The Pittsburgh
Pdst —that ajax of Democracy in Western
Pennsylvania, whose hold stand against
the “foul fiend'” of repudiation in Alleghe
ny county, has placed it in the front ranks
of the press in this' country—publishes
our first, article in full, a course followed
by our spirited neighbor of the Tyrone
Star, and also by that valuable journal,
the Blairsvillc J?ecore£. There have prob
ably been other Cases of this kind, but
those oited, which have come under our
immediate notice, are amply sufficient to
show' that the people are at last awaken
ing to a just, sense of the injurious char
acter of the measure. . Nor can we won
der at the wide circulation given to that
article. Its contents were certainly of
such a nature as to arrest the attention of
the most unohserring. We therein ad
vanced, and as we think, fully established,
beyond the reach of successful controver
sy, the following propositions :
Ist. That the -Pennsylvania Kail Road
Company, so far from paying the Ton
nage Tax,'did not, in reality,
one cent towards it.
2d. That the cntiyc amount of this 1 im
’post was levied and collected—in addition
to the regular charges for transportation
—from Local shippers, the Rail Road
Company performing only the part of Col
lector in abstracting from our pockets, to
hand over to ,the State, the amount ne
cessary to fulfill the requirements of the
law.
These faqta ■being admitted, and wc
challengcany party to gainsay their cor
rectness, it follows that the question of /re
peal is pne in which the Rail Road Com
pany is not directly interested in a pecu
niary point of view., Is is only tb those
who have the tax to pay, that it appeals
with overwhelming force ; and beyond the
shadow of .a doubt, our readers, it as you,
and you alone who dp this.
We have often wondered why the peol,
pie of this portion of the State Mvb so
long and so patiently consented to dole
out to the Public (Treasury a quarter of ;a
million per anpum over and above the:
regular taxes Imposed upon, them in com
mon with their fellow citizens of other
parts of the State, and upon no oilier hy
pothesis can wc account for this remarka
ble fact than that of a total misapprehend
sion, on their part, of the practical opera
tions of this measure. Certain are wc,
that an attempt to secure by a direct .tax
what is here obtained by indirect means;
would be resisted to the bitter end. There
may be a distinction, but the difference
can be but smaU, between advancing the
cash, and paying an enhanced price, equal
in amount, on our purchases,~and yet the
whole matter stands precisely in this
shape. Under these circumstances, ban
there be any doubt as to the propriety of
the repeal ? For our part wc must con
fess that we can 'see no two sides to the
question. To ns it appears self-evident
that our best interests must inevitably be
promoted by such action. , V
S Indeed tve have heard hut one objection
hjrged. in this quarter against immediate
i/ry.petd. vizthat we have un satisfactory i
guarantee thatif thb Tonnage Tax was
abolished, the Bail Bead Companywould
give to the local trade fall advantage of
the act This we admit is an important
point, and mt|st hot be overlooked. Anx
ious as we axe to he relieved from a tax at
onoe nnjustand oppressive, we are no less
unwilling that the same should continue
to be collected, only to be retained in the
coffers of the .Bail Bead Company, instead
of reaching ithe Public Treasury, as at
present. Xf#e are compelled, ftr a time,
still further to bear an extra shire of the
State’s hardens, let our sacrifices at-least
enrich the good old Commonwealth to
which we are; all so much indebted.
; Butwebavea suggestion to inake that
will, if adopted, remove the serious objec
tion refered : toj it is this *—-let“ assurance
he made doubly sure/’ by inserting a
clause in the bill providing that if the
Pennsylvania; Rail Boad Company will
reduce tbeir present charges on all ship
ments of Lodal freight, ail amount fully
equal to the Tonnage Tax thereon, then,
and in that case pnly, the’ Tax to be re
pealed, otherwise, the apt tp he hull and
void. Such a course would effectually
guard against all deception cm this point
There could be no doubt -then but what
the entire benefit of the repeal would re
vert directly to the local trade, v
We .respectfully ask our brethren of the
Press to give their attention to this sug
gestion,; satisfied as we are, that it needs
only to be understood to meet their uni
versal approval.
Our Legislature is now in session, and
to it must we look for action. We trust
that those representing constituencies di
rectly interested in this matter, will see to
it that their fellow znembers fully
stand the question and that it is properly
pressed upon their attention. Petitions
should at once be put in circulation ah,d
such an expression of public .opinion, made
as will be heard in the Halls of Legislation.
Let ps appear before the Legislature with
a simple, yet earnest request that . we be
relieved froin an unjust discrimination
against us, and placed on an equality* trith
other portions of the State. To doubt
that prompt and favorable action wbuld.
follow such ah appeal, would he to deny
to our Legislators all sense of justice,
and to attribute, to them a total .disregard
of the equal rights of their fellow citizens,
an estimate <jf their character we are by
.no moans prepared to adopt.. On the con
trary, we firmly believe, were the case so
presented to them, their course would be;
such as to fully justify the confidence re
posed, and commend them to the* friends
of just and equal taxation throughout the
State.
Contested at Harrisburg.
We are informed by Mr. Hall, of this
place, that Mr. Proudfdot, the People’s
candidate for Representative, in Cambria'
county, at the last fall’s election, is con-
the seat of Mr. Porter, who got
the certificate, on the ground of the fraud
ulent\yoto returned as having been cast
for Porter in Washington township. Ry
throwing'the vote of that, township out,'
Mr. Proudfodt is elepted. If the Legisla
ture take the skmevietf of the matter ihaf
Judge Taylor did}\and we can not see hqyf"'
any honest -ipan, viewing the facts with
out prejudice, 'can do so, they will
send Mr* Porter home\ahd admit Mr.
Prdudfoqt, trho unqucstiohably received
the majority of legal votes oast in Cam
bria county, last October. Let this fraud
be laid open ito the bone. Whether Mr.
Porter had anything to do with it oKndt,
and we by no means say he had, he is not
entitled to retain his seat: and should
be permitted, to, if elected hy fraudulent
votes. We believe Mr. Porter resides in
Washington township, the scat of the ini
quity
State TiiAsuaßß. —in the distribu
tion of thw different officers by the House
of Representatives at Harrisburg, this por--
i tipn of thejstatc received nothing. lYe
before remarked that the interior eo>un*
,ties of the;| State gave a larger increased'
vote fpr tbg People’s candidates, at the
late election, than any other part of it, in
proportion to th§ vote cast. Why they
should ‘ have been treated so shabbily we
can not see.. The Legislature can, howev
er, make this all right, if they elect Wm.
M. Lloyd, of this county, State Treasu
rer. What particular claims Union Coun
ty, which has been backsliding
hands of Locofocoism gradually, for sdr
oral years [past, lean have or present for
this office, fare to ns unknown. In point
of capacity, honesty and popularity, Mr.
Lloyd stands at least equal to any gen
! tleman named for this post. We again
say we hope- that the Legislature will
overlook the “ outside pressure,” and as
an act, of justice and reward of merit,
make him pur next State Treasurer.
I®* We will publish some extracts from
the <royftnor’A-Message, nexb week:
, 4
We must confess that we were con
siderably disappointed in our expectations
in regard to the result of the election for
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
We felt confident that Col. MoClhre would
be the man, and the close vote in Oauons
shows that we had goodixeason to predict
his selection. Nothing: but the weighty
outside pressure which was brought to
bear against bun on the by e of the caucus,
turned the scales against him.. The Speak*
or elect, C. A. Lawrence, is a young
man of more than Ordinary ability and ex
perience for one of his age, and will make
a popular presiding officer. We-bare no
fault to find against him, although our
sympathies were all with his competitor,
,on ;the score of " auld acquaintance.” In
the Senate, Hon. John Cfesswell, of this
county, whose name we mentioutd in con
nection with the post of Speaker, wos the
successful aspirant, and we predict that
he will make a capital officer. If the
House did act ungratefully towards the
meritorious applicants from “Littleßlair”
for different positions, such as Sergeant-at-
Arms and Assistant, Transcribing Clerks,
&c., we are pleased to know that the Sen
ate recognizes her claims and gives, her
two officers.
- Important Decision —An important
decision has just been pronounced by
Judge Davie, in the Supreme Court, in
New York City, in an action brought by
Mr. Isaac Sherman against the American
Express Company, to recover the price
of a number of Michigan State Bonds,
which were lost by the Company while
carrying them from Buffalo to Detroit. —
The Judge decided that the Company is
a common' carrier, and must accordingly
pay for the Bonds. It appears to us that
this decision is as truly in the interest of
the defendant as in that of the plaintiff.—
If it should be settled that express com
panies are not answerable for goods left
with them for transportation, their busi
ness wduld at once suffer a serious dimin
ution. Their profits depend on the pub
lic belief in their responsibility.
Fatal RailkoaD Accident. —We
learn from the Baltimore Patriot that on
Wednesday afternoon last, as an engine
and tender was running down the North
Central Railroad, while passing a curve
near Mel vale station, the engineer ob
served a man upon the track a short dis
tance ahead. The whistle was sounded
and the engine reversed. The man paid
no attention to the signal and the engine
could not be stopped until it had passed
over him. On examination afterwards, it
was ascertained from cards in his posses
sion that his name was M. Preuss, and
\ *
that he was deaf and dumb- ■*,
Changed Hands. —We learn from the
Patriot and Union of Tuesday, that the
office of the Pennsylvanian has been pur
chased by Dr. Morwitz, who also owns the
leading German paper of Philadelphia.—
Hon., Nimrod Strickland, a gentleman weli
known to the Democracy of this State, will
have charge of the editorial department.
Douglas Re-elected. —Both Houses
of the Legislature of Illinois met in joint
convention, on the sth inst., and elected
Stephen A. Douglas United States Sena
tor by the following vote Douglas 54,
Lincoln 46.
.1®- Lieut. Oen. Winfield Saott, U. S. A. has
been eleeted an honorary member of the Sons of
Malta;
856- The hunters say that the muskrats have
built their houses high and thin this year—a
certain- sigh of a mild and open winter,
Mrs. Earl Rathbnrn, of St. Louis, has
sued William Fluke* forfeiting off the toil of her
pet spaniel. She lays the damage at $2O.
BQk-.lt is stated as a curious, fact that more
bioney is expended annually in the United States
Jot cigars, than is expended for all the common
schools in the Union.*
". KBP -Bets to-a large amount have already
been made in New York that Douglas will be
(fleeted President in 1860. ’ His friend* are wil
ling! -in soSje coses, to give odds.
' 18^.Mr.-'A,'W. Thornton of Middletown,
Bucks connty.Pa., recently 'sold three turkies
to N; K. Shoemlker, of the Wm. Penn Hotel,
Philadelphia, for $6O. One gobbler weighed
42 fibs.; one eprihg\ gobbler 28 lbs.; and one
hen 24 fibs. x .
BS» Cotwterfoiting in Prussia A cross on
Jhe face ofjfrimaianbank notes is printed some
-fifty times, in very small type, thv penalty for
counterfeiting which, is froln fire to fifteen
years imprisonment—so that convicted conn*'
terfeiters cannot plead ignorance of the law.
: tST A laborer named James Doe, of Hard
ingham, Norfolk, England, lately losVhis Kfe,
in endeavoring to eat a pound of raw sansages
m two minutes. - He had nearly accomplished
the .filthy feat, when the last sausage stuck, in
ha throat, and caused his deaths : \
, fl®*’ Mr Cockeill, a Tennessee farmer, pro
poses to ishow five sheep, three ewes and two
ftp™ his flock; against the same number
froN any other flocks, for $2,000 a Sid? at
ofi AheTsecond ■Wednesday in May,
}w. Also, to compete with two
against ail the trotting horses in the-world—
wmpls and dromedaries are’ also to compete.
He wishes, also, to test the relative talue of
camels and dromedaries, compared with males,
at the same time.; / '.TT- :M - '
fl®“ The penalties to which the importers,
sellers and purchasers of the newly ' stolen
slaves, lately brought into Georgia, are liable
under United States law, are; for importing
the negroes, or abetting in It, the lawdmposes
n °f “ore than $lO,OOO nor less than
sl,pop for each negro, and imprisonment not
more-than Seven nor loss than three yearsi—
TOoever purchases or sells one ofthese slaves
introduced, is aflne of
; or imprisonment till Uis paid, ' ;
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[Special Correapondonco of the Tribune.]
LETTER 'FROM HARRISBURG.
, IJaskisbcbo, Januarj 11^1869.
Gkmtliuxk:— Your omission, lost week, has
left you so far ou the background, 'that I doubt
the propriety of giving you a fulUdetailof the
organization of both Houses, since it is more
than probable that a majority o? your readers
arc already booked up. ■ , !
The, Senate organized on Tuesday of last
week, by the election of your Senator, Col. Jno.
Cresawell, as Speaker; W. H. Kilter, ae Clerk;
and F. M. Hutchison, as Assistant. On Wed
nesday, Maj. Snyder, of your county, was elec
ted Sergeant-at-Arms.
The House was organized on the same day, by
the election of W. C. A. Lawrence, of Dauphin,
ofl Speaker. The contest betwaenhim and Col,
McClore was A most animated ono, and would
not have resulted as it did, had not Gen. Camc
on, and one or two other prominent men in the
party, thrown the entire weight of their politi
cal influence into the scale in favor of Law
rence. The' election of Clerk resulted in the
choice of S. J. Rea, of Philadelphia This was
the result of a commercial transaction on the
part of the Philadelphia delegation. Jndson
Holcomb, of Bradford, was elected Assistant—
He was an aspirant for the Chief Clerkship, and
only defeated in caucus by four votes. The
greater part of last week was spent—that is,
between meeting hours—in caucusing by'the
opposition ; and at the time t write all the offi
cers ore not ybt elected, although in nomination
—which is equivalent.
There were five applicants for minor positions
from Blair county—and all unsuccessful. Tijis
was not the fault of Mr. Burley, Who done his
best to get a position for at least ono of his neigh
bors, but be scorned to secure such an cud by
any kind of bargain' and ssle. ; Was be not
right?
The Governor's Message is highly spoken of
by all parties, save the i ultra Lecomptonitcs,
and' the Reports of Heads of Departments are
satisfactory, showing the good pld Common
wealth to be in a sound and prosperous condi
tion.
The office question settled in tffb House, tho
next agitation wilPbe on the State Treasurer.
There are so many aspirants that it is a risk to
venture an opinion as to who has the inside
track. If Mr. Lloyd wishes to make any head
way, he bad better he here in person. It is a
very nice arrangement .to have ope's friends to
work, but I maintain that there is nothing like
being “on hand.’* Taggart, Slifcr, Struthers,
Sowther, Henderson, Power and Jones are here,
and all working like bearers. It is hardly ne
cessary for mevto assure you that the office is a
bone worth picking, and consequently worth
contending for. s
lu the way of Legislation, nothing has yet
been' done of a local nature, and in. fact not
much of a general nature that: would interest
your readers. A bill was passed in ibe .HodSe,
last week, for the. abolition of the Canal Board,
: ?; 1
which came up in the Senate) yesterday and
gave nsc to a lengthy debate. There are still
some claims to pass. To-day Mr. Fraier will
take his seat in the he will re
main until the Senate takes final action on the
bill, which will be in a few days ht furthest.
Bill* for the passage of a general Banking
Law have been introduced in Houses, but
neither will .pass—nor in fact any| Banking Law.
There will be no tinkering the currency this
session. J "
In the Senate to-day, the bill passed by the
House for the abolition of the Cabal Board, was
taken np, and after considerable debate itwas
referred to the Committce on i’iuonce. This
will give the Board a chance examine tome
claims still pending. In the mjantime, Fraser
hai taken his seat, and It wheth
er they will he legislated out of bffibemneh be
fore the session,ends.
The House was taken up pretty much all day
in. selecting a committee on thk contested seat
of Mr, McClain, of Philadelphia. The case of
Mr. Porter, whose seat is contested by Mr.
Proudfoot, of Cambria, will comb np on Thurs-
next. -'V.': |i LOSAfC
The Statb Sentinel.— f We have re
ceiyed the first and second copies of this
new paper started, at Harrisburg on the
Ist ihst. It makes a weiy creditable ap
pearance, andis edited with more than or -
dinary ability; \lt supports true Demo
cratie principles-tho'sc; upheld by Dou
glis, Forney and Got. Packer, on the
slavery question—if the other side can
really bp called Democratic. The new
PP 6 * k hon$ r ta ptosperir fpr a.time at
leaisth; We wish abundant
iwcuniary eaceess.
MAY.
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.Co» s 01 VAIS AMD ASSIS HABITS,
|j ALTOONA, PA.
SaadMUa, Poatar* Clrcalara, IBanlra, CBrda,
and liwa in onion or printed at abort
aotico and Moderate ehargaa, GUI at thair of
flea and examine specimen!.
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tS* The pa*t and the fhtv . ere
shrouded froa us—the one wear* IheTwiiij,.
vail, and the other the Tirgin’s. r* '■
tQuA gentleman being called upon f 9.
speech after dinner, attid: “laoitcc Tuii(„
utterance. 1 *
|o* Whoever ia honest, gcqeious, coorttou
and candid, is a gentleman, whether he be
•d, or unlearned, rich or poor. I I
Hast thourtches 1 Oast thoubcusti'
Hast thou dower ? Be .careful' hoi to prorl
the giver by abusing the. gifts.
VST If a man U not tall at twenty,
aomo at thirty, wise at forty, and rich at fin?
he will never be tall, handsome, wise, or riel
IQh. Why is an unwelcome victor like .
shady tree ? Because we are glad whea h
leaves.
B&. A Dutchman’s heart-rending soI:1m„
is described thus; “She lofos Shon MickUi,
much petter as I, becase he’s cot koople toUm
more as 1 has
S&. Gentlemen Danpers.—Some men m
proud of being paupers; proud of being
men who do nothing—proud of being
ed bythepui/ic—by their retationt~ot by tin
viva. "...
Why will America's emblemj outlin
those of England, France, Ireland, and Seel
land ? Because the rose mast fade—the 10t
droop—the shamrock die—the thistle witkn,
stars are eternal.
A few days ago, the wife of a farmer ic
•siding near Shipponsburg, Pa., hearing the <ta
barking violently, went out, and-found the
worrying a large buck. She took a knife, nd
seizing the buck by the antlers, cut his throa
8&> Terrible Catastrophe.—On Friday!«,
a railroad train, containing about 50 peraua,
was precipitated into a creek, near Columhu,
by the breaking of a bridge, and about fi
persons were either killed by the fall or dnn>
ed. •
t&. Tall Shooting.—Mr. James
West Biownsvillc, on Christmas day, pattgk
rifle-balU, out of nine shots, off-hand at tvnl;-
five yards, within a ring exactly the oircumfs
«nca of a silver dollar, and four of which vein
have struck a house-fly standing In the cob
pf this tiny mark. ’ 1 j 1
The following paragraph is said to bi
from the hook of Mormon. Evidently BrigLu
Young practices upon it : “Blessed is h« rt»l
bloweth bis own horn, for whoso bloweth Bit
>is own horn, the same shall not he blowed.-.
Likewise, whoso hlowcih his own horn, til
same shall be bio wed with a vengeance,
. 9ST" One of the< deacons of a oeytam chord
asked the bishop if he usually: kissed the brHt
at weddings. “ Always,” was the reply. “Aai
how do you manage when the happy pnirih
negroes T” was the next question. “In all rack
cases,” replied thb bishop, “the duty of kistiag
is appointed to the deacons.”
t&“ A friend asked a Dutchman what kid
of a Winter he, thought we should hare. Tk
Dutchman drawing himself up with an air i!
philosophical equanimity, and an oracular wif
of.the eye, Said: “I think she will he «nj
cold dis Winter or werry hot—one of ties
both” '
zx*qp;o3ra3aa»
Druggist and Pharmaceutist
Dealer in drugs, medicines,
OILH, PAINTS, DYE .STUFFS. PATENT MKr
WNES. P£KFDMERY,OIOABB and VARIETIES B»»
m»hr KeyaUma Hall, N. K. corn*r Of Virginia and
Constantly on band a splendid assortment of
PERFUMERY,
WMliUns of air the Suporfer Eitractt for th» D«ar
ebK PMnadoa, Hair Oils, Cologne*, Oriental DropaC*
mettes, Frangipini Sachets,Fancy Soaps, Hougr*,»tfc j
VARIETIES.
Brushes,Tloir, Tooth, Nail, flesh. Faint and &<*
Porto Monnales, Pocket Books, Purses, Pencils, tw*
Knives and Tlolte Strings.
PAINTS AND OILS.
Paints of all sorts, both dry and ground In Oil. Wiai*
Glass of every description.'
CUrbon, Linseed, Sperm and Lard OIL.
PATENT MEDICINES.
UoofUnd‘B German Bitters, Bcerhare’s Holland Bi««
Ayer’s Cherry Poctoral, Sarsaparilla and Cathsrlic F2*
tenford's Liver Invigorator; Lindsey’s Blood baft*
Clarke’s Pemalo and Duponco’s Golden Pills; ffrs u
Wilson’s, McLane’s, Leidy’s and Corbin’s Pill*: W"!*!
Aromatic Schiedam Schnapps; Merchant’s Osrgiinf 0“
Petty Davis’ Pain Killer. Four-bid, Arabian, MwK**
and Nerve and Bono Liniment, together with all lb*
Ist Medicines of the day..
Light Guard Op«rt,
LaFortona,
Kvabtag Star,
LaSalvadora,
. Cigarette
In-Tenneere, _
Celebrated Tati *“*2,
J*.™y Jo*»y popular whe rarer knows. W 1 *
1 . 4 :: *“* superior broo<U in market. .
rA ftaU aMurtmenVof Knight’s Celebrated
tS3? s>r5 >r P?* I ?** Durkort Chemical Baking Powder,•»
Physicians desiring pure and reliable preparat* 00 * •
fine it to their interest to call. .j
•3-Preflcriptionfl carofuUr and reliably
Remember the sign cf the Golden Mcrtar.
Altoona. Dec. 30,1858.
/"'IREEPERS.—JUST RECEIVED*
\J large aasortment of CREEPERS, which will
ow by A. ROCSH, PrWP'V
CARPET BAGS, TRUNKS,^
BRELLAS, 4c, can ho bought cheaper at u -YsU
than at aoj other place 1a th« coantrj* CP*** v> *
r PHE HIGHEST PRICE IN GASU
X paid fox Beef Hides, by
Lovering and new ow^®
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hoooUected for i
law forth
%bn of any of tbo <
Ahol or otherwise de
Uprmaf*'* otiden
-v wwbdpo wo w»y'J
tn y violations of thii
i»euw»d*l* on®* s’
who tlolita U' msy
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Unlferwrt. No you
survive
ftfOdnott, and U
ka«w to ft certainty I
latybavo endured ti
tln OOQIM of U»o <lh;
iioMhow he indulge)
Jing. A very crosa-g
««utoUy *baT«a him
l*dy-kiUe»ar® liecoi
borriea, apdthat foo
‘fron bwmeaa or rem
fiatiosixo Raiibo.
mtoea one of, the Pe
trains, named James (
recently. near the Soi
lie itas standing at
Iht ears, with hie h
leaning orer to get a
his Mad came in c«
which hand by same
te extend beyond it
kirn from the can, a
apoa the track, the I
orer it, crushing it fr
The liyured man i
station, and Dr. Low
putated tha arm. A
traded from the won
feared that inflamatic
ultimately oceored in
terminated the.injure
P«sirn.rAStA Raj
tiitici— Tho followi
mumbrr of emigrants,
gage, that bare pass
Railroad for each mo
No. of
Februarr,
*Urch,
IpfU,
**r.
*-luna.
July,
f“««»U
•♦pt»rab*r.
October,
KoTucbtr,
»*««Ub*r,
Tbit number it net
1857, notwithstnudin
the number of cmigt
•• Hell as Now York!
h*« been falling off of
■Wsir Akbaxobxkxt
lie lit fast., the enti
Road iras placed und
dent Engineer, who
Assistant Resident E
K*q., Hbo has occup'u
Engineer on the Ph
Pennsylvania Rail R
•the Columbia Rail
Resident Engineer,
piece. J. Clemson SI
ted at West Philadelj
On the Philadelphia
at this place, at
Middle Division; an
litlsburgh, aa Assis
enx Diviaiou.
SIOSKD BT Tni Go
signed the bill j
Urt session, grantl
«auroad Company tl
* faUrood from Har
b »Uwas signed by
•oflast week, and r
>on the day folio*!,
-struggle to get throu
« w sngto violent oppe
•‘otcrcsted, and was
•ession.
Thasss.— Onr C,
A| ncero thanks to
An d all others who
■°f ‘heir «.piU,» f«
they *e* con
-*nuy