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ALTOONA, PA.
'THtfRSDiY, OCTOBER 27, 1859.
partial are unknown to ua,<mrrule*»r adrer
tuWtotoreqnirepayment to advance, oragnarantee from
Itobiro'peraopg. It«therefore neele** for all aucli taeend
ottering to pay at the end>f tlxree or aix
■untU. 'W6cfb advertisements aroaccompanlod with tho
Mnnay. tirhnlTi~r one, Ardor ton dollar*, wd wUI/gire tho
the fall benefit ofcash rate*.
; m.M, PETTESOILL & CO., •
i .Advertising Agents, 119 Natoan street, NewYWrk r and
lO Jtsto atraet, Boston, are the Agents fojvtho Altoona
TrihimCy andthe moet Influential and largqstcireulatijig
Newspaperp in tho tJnUcd Stalee and thc Canadaa. They
are authorized to contract for uaat our lowtk rata.
Thanksgiving in Pennsylvania.
rEyxarh vahia, s&:
la tb« hame asd *t the aothomty or
f _ \ IHB COMJUWWKAiTU or PBSaBTLVASU
ISEAIiJ WIUAAM F. FACKEK,
>w . Governor tf Hit said OmmomocaUh.
FftOCLAMATION.
ftiux# CrttzESi :—TUc tleaslnga voochaaied uy a fernd
Providence Uiroaeli tlio put year, touadoiirgrateful
recognition and again call tor the sacrifice of Tliauksgiving
and praise. Under the protection of a Government that
acCuree toall oqual rightsritre have punned, unmolested,
the various avocations of life, with more than usual pros
perity. The earth, under the labors of thse hosband
maa, hu yielded her increase, and our harns and storc
houtof sire crowded with the frnits of the harvest. » c
liavo nototriybeen'preserved from the ravages of the pes
tilence, hdt the put has been.a year distinguished for
health lu bur largo dttea and throughout all our rural du*
tricU. Gar country .has been preserved in peace. Our
homes have been the abodes of tranquility,’ and blessings
inaaitteubio have clustered around our domestic hearths.
Onr various jchools and seuitiarics of learning are dimv
fine throughout our couinjumtya higher intelligence, and
imparting to our youth nobler aspirations. The .Instita
tiuus of our holy religion are well sustained; and under
Its pore and genial influence,the spirit of .unity and love,
the-earnest of yet better days, inmost happily develops.
To God, the Great and the good, we arc indebted lor ail,
and tO'-Uinl l lob praise he tendered!
With these soutinieuts, arid Itmccordaoee With the Known
wiaheeof’mjinyofiny fellow-citizens, 1, Willlaji F. Packer,
fijvornor oftlnf Common ifcalth of Pennsylvania, do here
by appoint THURSDAY, th>. 2itt day of NOVEMBER
as a day of general Thanksgiving afld praise to Al
mighty God,and recommend to all our people to lay aside
uti that day, their customary worldly husiuessr-rasscmble
in their respective places of worship, and unite in praising
Uod fiir4lis, excellent greatness Joward us-rbesecchlng uis
cracknvi. gooclQCss,
OlrtU.nudjcr my Uanil aud .the great seal of the State, at
Hbirlsburgs.ihlß fourtecntli day of October, A* D. IS3U;
iihdof ttiuCoromonWcalth the eighty-fuiirtli.
By the fiovertaor'; \ WU.F. PACK Ell.
W*. Ui llttilEE, See. Co tmnou wealth.
notice by the last number of
the Tyrone Star, that oaf jovial military
friend, Capt. Bell, has resigned his posi
tion therein, and transferred the establish
ment into the care and keeping of our
little legal friend, M. 11. Jolly, who will
no doubt print ,a jolly little paper, at least,
ho ihas the ability to do so. We wish -the
gallhirt Captain success in whatever busi
ness he may engage hereafter, hoping he
paay find something more lucrative than
newspaper publishing generally. And
hare’s our t®. in friendship, Mat, hbping
that your undertaking may prove all you
anticipate,
STfirtlEfcOTA. —We have returns from
thirty-two counties, which show a majority
for Gov. Ramsey, of nearly foux thousand,
apd a Republican gain over the last Gu
bernatorial election of over three thousand.
jf”" •
The remaining counties .to hear from will
probably increase Ramsey's majority.—
The Senate stands twenty-two Republicans
.to fourteen Democrats, and the majority
oti joint ballot will be about forty. ' Min
nesota elects a United States Senator next
winter, in the place of. Gen. ;Shields, and
•. it is said the choice of iheiegislature will
tail upon Gov. Ramsey.
B&. We notice a number of the Oppo
sition papers ’of the' State recommending
Hob. Andrew 'Gregg, of Centre county,
as a suitable man to fill ,the Speaker’s
chair in the Senate next winter. No
man in the ranks of ihe Oppbsition deserve
better at the hands of his party than Col.
Gregg, ancMm iscertainly well qualified
to fill the office; We beUeye he received
the unanimous vote of his party for retir
ing Spmiher last .spring, "knd the Senate
will have a faithful and impartial officer
should he receive a like support this
winter.
Godeift Lady’s Booh for November is
a rich production, abounding in all that
oouldlteoinate or please the ladies. Every
lady-subscriber to the Book of theicountry
expects largely of Godey, and he never
diMppoints them. On the .cqntrfuy he
ptoses them £&r better than they could
please themselves, -cand tjhey admit the
feet. Pride $3 per annum, the price of a
new-bonnet, vrhich the book Will tell you
how,tomake yourself, together with
other nice things yoU youjd never have
thought of. . ..
gives us ; jdeastare .torecord the
triumphant election of Coli A/K/M’Clture;
(ottr tot instructor ip the "
tive ”) as Senator from the Franuin,
Fulton District. During the
O^pMgri—and' in fact before it opened—
, fouly slandered,- and the
'mostAfteQhous efforts were used to defeat
him ; bat all to no effect.' The Coh will
be aa|sftor to, and tat<e .a
jSsf* The Republican majority for Gov
ernor in lowa. Is over two thousand.—
\ li^^bi^aTe
'' wiW|nsare tlie
nation of ' 'Si'^na|pr.—^
22<
Delegate to v
over Eastbrook, Dcm.
WSS*Peterson’s Magazine for Novem
ber was on our table a few days since, but
soon passed into ihebands of our better
half and other lady readers who were
anxiously awaiting its arrival. Peterson's
’lffiagaHnefs "•about as' well read I>y the
ladies, Into ijhose hands it as any
other Magazine published. It is prized
by fall. Price only's-2.00 per annum. ,
Ladies flame Magaziue, VTe
are pleased to observe, & rapidly gaining
on its older ’cotereporaries, both in point
of attraction and number of readers.—
The fact is a work edited by T. S. Arthur
and Virginia JF. Townsend .could not do
otherwise than prosper. Price £2,00 per
annum.
There is no one thing in proportion to its im
portance that is more undervalued than Life.
Insurance. The following example of an emi
nent man is worthy of imitation.
It is announced that the late Hon. Rufus
Choate had an Insurance on his life, to the
amotmt of twenty-five thousand dollars. This
is a new-proof of the sagacity and foresight of
that.eminent man, and a fresh illustration of
the excellence of .the life insurance system. —
His estate may be ample for the support of his
family in independence,but to guard against
contingencies imd misfortunes, be "had secured
for thenr a fund sufficient for their support
even if his estate should have turned out insol
vent. Life insurance is an investment made
for fhe future benefit of those who may be de
pendent on us: an investment that cannot be
affected by misfortunes and embarrassments,
but remains to secure to those nearest and
dearest to us. No man with a family should
neglect t& have his life insured for their benefit.
It adds greatly to one’s comfort to know that he
has secured something for his wife and children
in case of death.— Commercial Bulletin, '
In our advertising columns will be found
the card iof the American Life Insurance
and Trust' Company of Philadelphia, the
following notice of which, in connection
with one of a similar kind in New York,
we coppy from the Boston True IWfncss.
The The New York Life Insurance Company's
Agency in this city has, continued for nearly ten
years ; find has its local, board of directers, re
sident among us. . The Semi-Annual statement
of this company to Ist of July, shows a solid
capital of 81,667,618 63, its earnings for the
half year being $236,559 61 audits losses, paid
during same time, $114,600.
The American Life Insurance and Trust Com
pany of Yhiladelpliid has an equally fair record;
possessing probably as large if not larger cap •
ital, in proportion to its risks, than any other
similar institution in nor country. Its affairs
are also most carefully conducted and, as is
well known in this city, its losses ai;|e promptly
paid. It also has its local board, composed
of gentlemen whose names give ample guaranty
of its excellence. TVo hope to see an increased
attention to this important subject generally ;
and we cannot conceive how a congregation can
do a more acceptable serf ice to a pastor and
his family, than by a policy on hiS life, assuring
them of a provision after his decease. Indeed
in benefittlng their .pastor, they will benefit
themselves, by the very relief from depressing
care which they thus afford. He will be more
free to .serve them with all his powers.
Hurrah for the “ mersfiecn.”
KgL. Still in progress—the Protracted meet
ing in the Methodist Chuch.
J. Edgar Thompson has been elected
President of the Pacific Rairoad Company.
B3T" Pysician’s faults are covered with earth,
and rich men’s with money.
Changed— the Dell Star, of Tyrone, to
a Jolly Star.-
fiS5“ The biggest “ squirt” in the country is
expected-in town on Saturday nest.
fig^Opened—a booh and periodical store in
the room formerly occupied by the “Peoples’
Shoe Store,” across the way. ,
Dogs are said to “ speak with their
tails.’ 1 ~ Would it be proper, then, to call a short
tailed dog a slump orator?
JUSf* Somedody says that, “ if-young ladies
now-a-days did not become women at thirteen,
some men,would hnv£ better wives.”
Amusing—some of the chances after
runaway hats and flying papers; during, the
wirdjr Weather last week. People should keep
love-letters out of their hats on wiudy days.
{@* Gen. A. L. Eoumfort, Supt Eastern Di
visionPfenn’a fi.B., baa been lying dangerous
ly ill for some weeks past, it his residence in
Harrisburg.
Mr. La Mountain’s balloon, the Atlantic,
which was abandoned by him in the Canada
woods has been secured ' and returned to Wat
tertown, somewhat tore, but serviceable. The
particulars of the rescuU are not giyenf * :
B®. gomerery pious young women in Syra
cuae'htrve established an association which they
.style, “She Yonung Woman's Anti-Young-
Man-Woiting-aWhe Church-Boors with .Ulte
rior-Objects' £Tociety.’ r Nothing like a good
title. . .
VST *» Ob, -dear blubbered an' Urchin who
had ligm suffering, from .the application. of a
Merit. /‘ Obi my 1 they &U me that'forty rods
make afuriong but 1 can tell a bigger story
'than that. Let ’em gfet such a plaguy liokin,
as Pre-bad and they’U find outthatonerod
makes an aoher.’ r •
fgf* An Infidel, who bad been attempting fo
prove that men hare no souls, asked a lady,
wiot ah rif of triumph. What she tljoittht ofhis
.phttoadsy.'‘‘il appears to me/’ rim wplicd,-
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life Insurance.
REN AND SCISSORS.
OfflclalVol-e of ') TB *« EDlr *
; Upright. Cochbax. . Ksw.l, W itt* light upoja the origin
Adariv ■ -v :2839 2,523 • 2st* of.lhe sad tragedy enaitedat Hur
i ’' r£a
B^r a i ; , ijS 1,753 v=■ IS&ri IJ4B |«ttche^ v ind of newspapetbepor-
-’ *.-Lt -t HS the -addlticinal
linger. I .; S«S rial 1 8,733 New Xork (7oirtoi«mni. Adva’iuere^j^
Bn*fc«, "i >' V' '&ai? W** 1 ' •■•"'s® Mlweiy denude
• ■* - ; ® :i*li chirocter ind <{rr ieogPfipMcal-
f’lift.- W complekidß. <m^mporh>
g®:--t' VM* .hadi W
Clearfield, " ’ , " : ■” 1,122 id»e Sorth from other! quarters so
Clinton. - i .iIoQO IJB6 .. . X 5»...... i soonas hamade*-demonstmtionvvritteotber 5
m*mr- rT IO9 J’?s 1 1™ Kes remarks of somewhat similar import. It is also
a/»u Sfla v 2,932 reported' that letters and a check for §lOOO from
Dauphin, J
Delaware, ' 1? «g which may be true, (though not yet in evidence
frte’ ‘ ibis 2,325 1,U4 2,299 beyond an irresponsiblereport.) without at all
Fayette, ; j; %824 §076 2,817 2,651 implicating Mr. Smith in the present act of
S or “i;- I ! ~M- «JJ ,JS 3.550 treasonable wickedness. There is no doubt that
; - i Ul 7i6 3l 85i 715 Gerrit Smith was in correspondence with Brown
Greenes .1,396 785 1,588 ‘ .wo while the latter was in Kansas, and be has never
Ifunjngdoni i ;1,774 ' 2,2 M 1,778 made any he had contributed money*.
I . ’ll ls7l 'MO l!<)70 even to the purchasing of rifles for the party
Juniata, '1(309 1,223 1,009 }’7%t with whom Brown was there connected. It is
Lancaster, | ; [ 3,433 7,603 3,443 by no means improbable, therefore, that docu-
Wmnon^ ’ : j.oso 2,451 1,283 '§46l ments in Sir. Smith’s bandwriting were found
Lehigh, ’ !; 8*856 3,613 3,842 3,622 } a Brown’s possession. The reporter had only
is,! fm 2$U §ooS to omit the date of suchdocuments-to suppress
M’Keon, ?687 600 585 603 a part of the truth—to make the impression
Mercer/ -f | §225 2,770 2,222 2,755 up o n the public mind that Mr. Smith was in
; ijij®® *£l?. ML present complicity with demented Brown in bis
Monroe, : , 1,777 409 1,i&4 • *3O r , r j
Montgomery, i 6,056 4,536 6,026, 4,572 horrible scheme. Wo have little doubt that it
Montour, j ; 1,154 co 2 1J42 618 will ultimately appear that the dates of all those
.NortllSdandr ll’sg 1,602 lie? TbS documents were contemporaneous with the dis-
Perry, ;, 2,052 2,070 2,051 .. 2.0C9 j turbances in Kansas, and that they have no
Philadelphia,. - £C£66 20 ’ i hearing whatever, upon the prernet melanoholly
Potter, 'I / 502 918 517 593 j affair of Harper’s Ferry. At the same time we
Schuylkill, j . i 4,879 4.469 4,966 | know of no political party that can be justly
Snydar, 737 1,286 709 1,322 held responsible for the peculiar idiosyncracies
= s ’& h % *•& of the Hon. Gerrit Suxitli. Assuredly there has
Susquehanna, 2Dt»i 2,807 2,092 2,805 long been an established mutual repudiation be
lloga 1,042 1,940 1,031 l, y 62 tween him and the republicans,,and with no
Vonongo, 2,022 j.sso 1,84 c ! pretence of justice can they be hold resposible
-Warren,’ *’ 757 1.139 * 759 1,129 | for anything be may say or do in connection
Washington, 3,390 3,745 3,396 3,749 ; tffib slavery or against the Union or Conslilu-
W.estmurelaiid, Ifi sJS 1152 B.7SS tLo ,“-. On this question of the complicity of any
Wyoming, .945 751 912 758 political party with Brown, the statement of
Vork, : 6,203 4,983 6,265 ' 4.941 j the man himself, when supposed to be dying,' is
entitled to as much consideration and credit as
anything from the lips of such a man can be.—
It is thus reported by a gentleuilan connected
with the Baltimore Press:
Reporter —“ When did you first conceive this
move
.
u^^of43,
TOtal,
The following table was published incorrectly
last week* consequently we re-publisli it with
corrections which are oificial.
Philadelphia,.....;
Delaware,
Chester,..; '..i
Montgomery,
Bucks,
Northampton,
Lehigh and Carbon,
Monroe and Pike
Wayne,.... ....
Luzerne,.;
Susquehanna,....
Bradford..
Wyoming, Sullivan, Columbia and
Montour,
Lycoming audCliuton,
Centre,
Mifflin,...
Union, Snyder, and Juniata,
Northumberland,
Schuylkill,
Dauphin...........
Lebanon,’. '.i
Berks,....
Lancaster, ■.
York, .......:
Cumberland and. Perry,
i Adams,...
! Franklin;and Fulton,
Bedford 4nd Somerset,...
Huntingdon
81air,....
Cambria,
Indiana
Armstrong and Westmoreland,
Fayette,,, ~.i
Greene,..
i Washington,
! Allegheny,
i Beaver and Lawrence,
Bn tier,..; i..
Mercer and Venango
Clarion aind Forest,
Jefferson, Clearfield, Elk & M’Kcan,
Crawford and Warren,
Erie,
Potter and Tioga,...
Tub Victoria Bridge at Montreal: —The
Victoria. Bridge, across the St. Lawrence, at
Montreal, was commenced in 1854, and it is ex
pected that it will be completed in the course
of the next month. The cost willbe between
seven an;d eight millions of dollars. The num
ber of men employed upon it now is 3000, with
6 steamboats, >72 barges, and also several smal
ler craft, 142 horses, and 4 locomotives. The
amount Of wagis daily is $5OOO. The bridge'ds
9084 feet, or nearly one mile and three quarters
in length. "There ire three million cubic feet of
masonry, ten thousand tons of iron in the tubes,
two million rivets, and one hundred and sixty
eight acres rf;pivinting. There are twenty-five
openings of 243 feet, except the centre one,
which is’33o fc£t. There is a rise of forty fee.t
to the mile [to the centre of the bridge. The
centre' pier is'24 feet in width, and the others
15 feet.! Each of the piers and abutments is
furnished with; a cut-water, which will act as
an ice-breaker when it breaks up in the spring.
The centre pier is 60 feet high, and the abut
ment 3B feef Some of the' blocka of stone
weigh sflventesen tons, but the average weight is
about elpven tons. Each iron tube covers two
and ,af each alternate opening, or at
every feet, a space of eight inches is left
the tubes for'expansion by heat,! the
ends resting onexphrision rollers, which move
on plated beds. Each tube weighs about 822
tons. This stupendous structure will make the
Grand [Trunk Railroad ah unbroken line from
Portland to Sarnia.
When are they the Prettiest. — “ A wife
looks prettier, if she did but know it, in her
neat; morning j dress of calico, than in any in
congruous pile; of finery, which she dignifies
with this - title .Jqf* full dress. • Many an unmar
ried femajp ißiist wins the heart of her future
husband insome simple, unpretending attire; if
consulted abotaC which she would pronounce too
cheap azaept for ordinary wear, but which by
its suitability to her figure, face and
currihge; r ißeaiizes her yd\ith wonderfully. If
the sex' would study taste in dress more, and
care terror dostlihess/they would hffre no rea
son to it.” ; A foolish and silly iflan is
not worth; manying, and a sensible man will
surely jqdge !y jp exact ratio,
to the plainness; and simplicity of your dress.
CAtJswHf; To^MoTirEßs.—Last a young
and inexperienced mother in a. neighboring
township, wqnt to be.d and fell aslpop holding
her. ln'' her aijras. i When she awoke,
someiifflfe’dnrinfe the night, she was horrified tn
find that her babe was dead 1 ’lt ishofanlnh
usntd occurrenpo for mothers to awke with, dead
babes in .their whom, they unconsciously
smother dnrlqgfle ep. The practice of children
sleeping ,w|th their mothers is altogether repre
hensible. ;If depth by asphyxia is not always
.the result* thol faet that the ohild is thus de
priced of pure air must necessarily
c<H>ptxtdjfisa had shorten- its Uf o.-~~Jhf-rtiiurff
TtUgrapfr..
1ty,&44 131,430 103,970 132,232
House of Representatives.
••
T0ta1...... ,
Brovin —“ While iu Kansas. After uiy prop
erty was destroyed, one of my sons killed, and
my happiness destroyed by the slave party of
Kansas, I determined to be revenged. I also
was moved in this matter by a hope to benefit
the negroes.”
Reporter —“ Where did you get all your rifles
and pikes which are here ? Who furnished .you
with them ?”
Dem. Op.
(3 11
Broun —*• My own money. I did not receive
aid from any man. If 1 had succeeded in run
ning off slaves this time, I could have t'aise 1
twenty times ns many men as I have now, for a
similar expedition. But I have failed.' I did
nut intend u> stay here so long, but they (the
citizens) deceived me by proposingcoraproinises
which they hud no intention of carrying out. 1
am not iu any man’s employ.”
Another dying conspirator thus explained how
Brown came to be in possession of arms, and his
statement was confirmed by an exactly similar
one made by another conspirator to another re
porter, not within hearing of Copie and his in
terrogator;—
Ed. Copie states that he is from lowa. He
made the acquaintance of Brown last Winter in
lowa, where Brown told him of scheme, and
asked-him to join the expedition. ■ Copie states
as follows:—•• Wo were to be well paid for our
time and trouble. We never made a direct bar
gain as to how much we were lo receive. Old
man Brown was not to pay us, but I don’t know
who wias. The rifles were furnished by the
Massachusetts Aid Society They were first
sent but the excitement having died
away, they were of no use, and Brown got the
rifles for this expedition. They were sent from
Kansas to Chambersburg, Franklin county; they
were then hauled from there to Brown’s house
by a man that lives in Greencastle. I don’t
know who made the pikes or picks. I have said
all the prayers I have to say and am ready lo
die. ”
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These avowals entirely dispose of the ques- ;
tiou of the complicity of any political party. — ’
Some of the Southern press are already attemp
ting to make political capital out of this trage
dy; and are falsely condemning not the Repub
lican party only, but the whole people of the
North for the infamous proceeding of the infat
uated maniac, whose mind was doubtless thrown
off its balance by the cruelties practised upon
him and his by the Missouri border ruffians.—
We would respectfully suggest to our cotempo
raries of that class, and to our brethren of the
Southern States generally, that such a course is
both unjust and Impolitic in the highest degree.
While we have no desire to annoy ouj- fellow !
citizens cf the South by undue moralizing upon
the lesson taught by the events at Harper's
Ferry, we would remind them that by such an
unjust qourse to their brethren of the North as
that of implicating them by wholesale in the
proceedings of mad Brown and bis fifteen or
twenty fanatical associates, thoy ; will only pro
voke retorts and counter maledictions which will
tend-more to'the disadvantage of the South than
of the North. The intensity and universality of
the alarm caused by this incendiary movement
of a handful of fanatics, and ihefeucly resort of
the alarmed South to-the protective force which
the Union holds at. its service, are suggestive of
reflections that would prove unpleasant to the
, South/ without the addition of unjust accusa
tions and fierce denunciations. Rather let our
Southern brethren learn a lesson of another and
a better kind from this unfortunate and lamen
table occurrence. Seeing it thus demonstrated
that the Union is essential to thje well being of
the Sooth as well as* the North-tbit, tbe South
needs the protecting arm of the federal govern
ment, an 4 feels that its strength is there in any
emergency—and that the North cheerfully rec
ognizes the duty of that federal government thus
to throw the segis of its protection over the
South and Southern institutions—that, in fact
we all "need the Union, and turb to it in the
lime of our need—let us cease allimutual railing
and false accusation, and unite heartily in the
Webaterian sentiment, “ the Union, now and
forever, one and inseparable.”
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. llahd Case,— A cotemporary ciscribes, ip Hi
pwathean style, a man who—
j —ybok the ague badly, |
And it sipck him* shook him Sorely;
Shook bis boots off and his toe-nails j
Shook bis teeth ont and bis hair off;
Shook his coat all into tatters, t
And bis Shift all info ribbons; j
Skinless, eoatless, "hairless, toothless,
Minua boots and minus toe-nails.
Still it shook him; shook him till it
Made him yellow, .gaunt Pud bony;
Shook bim till ft reached bis death: bod;
Shook liim till itshuffledfor him
Off hrs nibrtal then It '
, Having pjado him cold as could Lo,
Shook the earth still down upquhim,
And he lies ’peaih his gravestone,
Ever shaking, shaking, shaking; 111I 11 ,
, aeW:isji W jnNej? York, 'fresh from
the chisel of irirom Powers, of * Florence,’ 4
exocnlcd-fall length; stalaehfthe
clothed iWg4-
m wiick Washington
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ird with the most distinguished [personages of
the present day, end gives desci iptionS of the
jnannerdjf perfonning nHmy of hi« teest curious
tricks and transformations. I f
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success in Europe, from its ; UTal;' Btyle as! well ;
as the various infomatiott tins, historical j
and, philosophical. Do.the practice and princi- |
pies of sleight-of-hand,, and the other details, |
mental as well as mechanical v hiob nnito to
make perfect the exhibition of Wl iteMagic, the
antipodes of what our -forefathers know, perse
cuted, aud punished as the Black; Art.
Prom The ll estmintter Review.
“ Without any sarcastic intention,- we,might
show that the Conjurer was really a man of
greater ability than many a successful author.
On the whole ,we can recommend these Memoirs
of Robert Iloudin’ffas a pleasant! reading.”
Published by GEORGE Gi EVANS,
No. 438 Chesnuii St, Phila.
Tv whom all orders should be addressed.
JIVT PriiUSirrD, I,;rz and Times ofIcoLONEL DAN
IEL BOON E, compi-L-iiug a History of t!o- Early Sv-lt!'
un lit of Kuutucky, With accuuuU of the lianlsfiips nod
Advonturou of the Honour, to n inch is, added COL.
BOONE’S ACTOBIOOKaPIIY COMPLETE, As dictated
to John Kilson and first published ta ITB4,
’■ Colonel Daniel Boone was one bf the most
remarkable men that his country has produced.
His character is marked with originality, and
his actions were important and influential in
one of the most interesting periods of pur his
tory—that of the early settlement of Kentucky.
Boone is generally acknowledged its the founder
of that State, the earliest settlers; founding
Boonesberough, having defended the stations
successfully against tic attacks Of the Indians,
ami the prominent part which he took in mili
tary affairs of this period of distress and peril,
certainly render his claims t 6 the honor of the
title founder of Kentucky very strong.”
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The Presents arc of good quality and the best
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of Watches, Jewelry, Silver Plated* Ware, Silk
Dress Patterns, etc., etc., etc., top numerous to
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Send for a complete Classified! Catalogue'; of
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Business, No, 439 Cljcbnut St,
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New and Prosperous Settlement.—Uam
mouton on the Camden and' Atlantic Railroad,
is a flourishing village settled 4)lefl y Ne w
Englanders, who wish to cscapb i their frosty
climate, and by persons from thei;West,'Who are
engaged in the. grape culture. [Ohe year ago
the settlement commenced, andfstnee then bos
a population of fifteen hundred* * They have
built about three hundred houses, opened four
stores, several hotels, one steaxnf saw and plan
ing mill, and one water power saw and planing
mill, with schools, churches, and [brick yards.—
They have set out since, forty yjpyards, and in
short, established a settlement, Which from the
respectability of the settlers, is |lestineil to be
come one' of the most importantj-and influential
places in the State of New Jersey. Grape
growers are of the opinion that tins strip ofland
between the Little and the Greliti Egg Harbor,
rivers is the best for the vine, jpvring to both
soil and climate, of any that lia| been found in
the country. From the extent they are enter
ing into the business, a supply of pure find' un-:
adulterated wines may soon be;jeipeoted. They'
who have raised chops at tlammqnton represent
that the soil is very [ it is not sun
prising that the placo should indrcosc so rapid-,
ly, whefl it is considered thef advantages it
presents over the West in bealih/olimate and
markets., Crops aro secure fyopa! frosts, that
blighting enemy th at robs thja [farmer of the
North of so much of his Tal>jar| ind profit.—
P hila. Inquirer. \| j /
SI>KCDLATISO IS LOTTERIES--All mca.flK.
prone to baezard; some try ore wiiy and some
another. To those who try 1< we would
say that Woop, Eddy & Co„ Minagcts ot the
Deleworp State Lotteries will Imw fi mammoth
sohemc ’ oir Saturday, f)ciob :r|'27th, Capital
Prize, sloQ,jo<)o ; ■ Second, Ci j>|ta|, §6O;bOD
Third, §20,(100, &c., &j. \V( o|>, leddV & Co.
are so well and favorably known to be men qf
integrity and projnpjneis,; |hMl| is' unnecessary
for us to say anything : ow&iji y but we
will say thttt %nr address is] sqpu, finny &
Co., Wilnihigton Del., and thd ot Whole
Kckets in this piammoth ficheiSf ‘id $2O, half,
sl6, ahd qharter3
,■ ■' '.-rf XWi.t »%>:»■ y
8C&. The Sonbury dudfirie- BsilreSd is now
competed: tq' fklujhhtffl, Whrrpn Mahij,.:§im
caw daily to that point ; :
]' AsoTKKn Falles MistWßiL-.Th«'4e* < ».7
j bell is, «s*.; The Rev. M. il *l°
tried a agd at Bloomington by the i
diana Confidence, »jad expettolLjh* a , of . 7
sixty three|in six®**, for * of
WMness^Sw|4t- a
B.seqgnow pSy to rt*ul, from ,heT
froEftithopaflsofclm-icStdiSnitvi ~n‘
as f^ittly^^BidcntllftteKßloondnJ
Fof) many, | e
r«Sß3®fisSsaeK
, self with the outside world, and his Wfod cal
ling- was often forgotten.amid the revelry an 1
corruption of politics; at a later stage b«. '*
conquered -by a passion for women. The fauh
was his own; he had for many years walked *
hear the edge of the pit of ruin that in an J 0
lucky moment be was carried down the nrcci
pice*
Turks. Pxbsoxs Killed is. a L.
jor ofthomral militia, sixty Qe .
Havana, Cuba, recently fought a dtel' with
swords, and killed his a young uaa
The second then took up the quarrel, aitj u'.
too was killed by * thrust of the miijorVswQnh
[ a cousin of the principal next stepped forward’
arid was also killed; lastly, a friend of all the
others bound to avenge their deaths, but
upon receiving a rather severe wound, declared
i himself satisfied. The victorious duejlists, iu
I full uniform, went to Havana and presented
j himself to the Captain General, who, without
| depriving him of his sword, pointed outTrofo,
l for him to occupy, and place a “ guard of
honor” at the door. It is believed he will be
[ acquitted Try the military court before which he
iisto bo tried. . ■-
Bloody Escauement.—A bloody .engagement
between whites and Indians, took place recent
ly, on the Arkansas river, near Fort Smith - -
There Were seventeen Indians on one side, and
five Americans,*two unarmed; on tjh'eother, At s
the end, eleven Indians were'lriUtd, and Pool
an American, was shot with an arrow, which ho
had to cut out; and after performing incredible
feats, he was finally billed in a third attach—
Sawyers and Bsudlcy, ot the same parly, shared
the same fate, and out five bufoue es
caped. ,
BQk- A meeting of 40 old soldiers of the war
oMSId convened at Grcensburgb, on the 13th
inst., for the purpose of petitioning- Oagrcss
for a monied pension for the balance of their
lives. Previous to the mcetinf, they were
drilled by an old captain, in front of one of the
hotels of the town, and it is said they Went
through the manoeuvers in truly creditable
manner. They were all between, the ages of 77
and G 2.;
A rich vein of g=is has been discovered
at Mansfield, Ohio. Soon after being opened,
it caught fire, and Las burned- brilliantly ever
smeo
GREAT OPENING
OR : '
SPRUNG AND SUMMER
Cl3* C£> £S> 5i3 *
: T B. IIILKMAN HAS JEST RK
i f / a iT.ivotl and-n| "Up.| at tun old stand, ou Virginia ,t„
[ a large anil nttraciivo .t3#rtrtlueatursiii»unaLk g.-Cil,, i-jo,
pricing all the novcKictr iu
BEREUES.
DIXSLS, ' .
cmyrzEs,
- IS UVV.'t
ciyoffs us.
E.WROIVERIES,
LAKES, ffOSIERV <C MOVES,
and all varieties and textures of i
LADIES DRESS GOODS,
togclhur with a full assortment of goods for gfiukuHA'*
wear, Mich as C loths. Casspneri's mol Vcstiage.
I Also a full 'stock' of Hardware, ttuveusn are and
GROCERIES*
and an assortment of
BOOTS, SHOES, GAITORS, IC..
of :ilI -i/.r-i aml stvloij which equal to any in the i,
and will bu sold at fair prices.
Having recently enlarged my store-room, 1 cin nun
display my largely 'increased stock to better
ami would respectfully invite everybody to cal).
May 12,1839.
I'.OOE OUT TOR YOUR HMD!
Ji A poot gives the following advisq to yonnj men ou
going to parties
lii"going to parties, just m*ml what your at;
Ik-ware ofyuufhoiid imd'take care of your HAT;
Least you Bud tbat.-vfavoritasan of your mother,
Hits an ache in the one and a brick In the other.
Speaking about liats and heads—the subscriber woaM
Vospi-c tflilly .announce that be lias just returned frMhn*
city wlth’alargU and, well selected stock' <Jf Men and Uoj»'
HATS fIBF 03?
AND ; MB A EfL
CAPS, -^P^SfYisESy
FOR FALL AXD WLVTEB,
ol every color arid shape. Also, n good assortment o(
LADIES AND MISSES FVES,
of different varieties, all. of which will be wU
CHEAP Foil CASH.
Persons in want of anything ,in tha above line, will
please give rite a call before purchasing elsewhere, aS'l
determined to sell at the very lowest possible price*.
Store on Virginia street, opposite the 'Lutheran chunk
. Altoona, April 28, ISoO-tt, JKSBE SMITH.
EIGHT REASONS
JBIt TSf ;
EVERYBODY SHOULD GO TO
O. B. SINK’S STOBE
1 UK HAS A LARUE AND WELL
_1 • selected assortment of Dry Goods, which arc vwiih
going to sec. ' ‘ ' . .
2. lie has an unequalled stock of GCOCERIh^
and pure, winch he will sell as reasonable as any mcrcMat
in the place. ...
3. Uo has Hardware, Qitecusware, StoitewDfc, U&-, ol w«
most fashionable styles. . , , . .
4. lie hits a large ease of Boots and-Shaft for Geaw,
dies. Misses, and Children, embracing all sires, qnalitK*
and prices. ■ ■ ■
6. He has a fine stock of HATS for Snmmcr wcst-Jbh
the pink of the Otshlon—all very cheap. ■ .
0. lie keeps always on'hand-ah assortment of Staaj-
Jfade CTotAißp, to imit tho semson.- ’
7. lie has • n hand a large ifrifk of Cloths, Cbsutitrtt as
Vestings,'xehich he will.nfakwup to order on short ®oyT"
In a Biahlonable style, and atprfces which must gtv«
faction. ■ .
8. He don’t ask people io come an-l. boy— only W
and examine his stock, ft»l|ng*cnfldeiit that if “
examine they will buy without asking.
Altoopa, jlay'o, 18%-tr ■.
Souse and dqt foii sai^.-
The subscriber offers at Private Sola £«dL
}OSEimdI/OTnoVot£npled lijrher, £9i{{!d
on the corner of Adaliuc and streets, OKS 11 |V-
East AltoOha. - The lionsc is a good Two* MBuljM
Story Frame Building, containing a Hall-
Parlor,; pinlngdloom and- Kitcbifn on tho 4 »
first floor, ftmr good sleeping menu on the second sw*’
afinbhed Attic; • Tiro lot is in good order. , \L r
Persons wishing to view the premises ami yblam in ll
imtormation will call upon tho -subscriber.
• SIAUGT. M.
Altoona, Aug. 11th, 1839itr.
/Aacribef-woiiUt letpflctfillly inform tiin AMk
{mblEc tbtii bo bos now on hiMiil afbj? " r '
cry, tarlona kia(J*of.F./?f/77 ready vSfVmk
■for tranijila ating Uii* Fall, comristln;; ct -<p
j>Us t itacA, Gage and AprteU ' tr~^-
Tn». grafted lathe root. AH tree* war r»ntco. • ...
Altooua. July 14, ’»D-3ra K- I - -
Medicated fue chest pbo-
TkjrOK, A SAKE SHIELD ASAISSX
featfiU tooeeoa Uroncliltw, Coughs, Colda,
tioaeoftho tng», which arUe from th o cipoicd 6taw
chetti a (o fashion and the continual chftOg__ .*
Ctt#iate. tor tale at the I>rug Stow of WSS";
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