|tUuona HribiULc. ALTOONA, PA. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1864- No Papkk Next Week.—Ab it is im poanble for us, with the heavy press of job work we have, to get our paper out if we lose a day. We have concluded to oi ait, as is customary, the issue of next week, and permit all bands to be patriotic on the Fourth." i 1 Then and Now What brilliant scenes have transpired upon the stage of national action in {the eighty-eight years of our political exist ence. What mighty moves have been made upon the great checkerboard, crown ing some kings whoa a centpry ago seemed as prominen t candidates {for the alms bouse as for the throne, while others who then wore gemmed tiaras have been driven from their kingdoms to seek a nook in" some retired corner Of civilization, where they may mix with men of comujon mould. And while sunshine and clouds have alternated over Other nations we ioo ■j v ■ | have had our seasons of depression and re joicing. Aye! as a nation we have lived «n an age, Mon ages: telling,” an age, of wondrous events and mighty strides. Welook back eighty-eight years, to the • few day* proceeding that day which lives in every American heat t,’whether at hopie or abroad. We lodk back to that titne when the parchment, upon which was jif terwards written the charter of a nation’s freedom, was yet a virgin sheet, unhonOr ed by the words which spoke the chains of tyranny forever broken. Or to that time-when Jefferson wrote with a steady hand that scroll, in which his name was to be wreathed immortal. Then that scroll had not yet been unrolled to the gaze of a waiting, anxious world. Thjsn in their chambers, in whispered yet ear nest words, did our illustrious sires talk jof injustice, tyranny?. oppression. Then did they calculate closely the chances of ultimate success. ; Then were seme faint hearts ready to yield, while Wonter ones said, “Nay, it cannot be to, we must pledge our lives, our property, and honors to deliverance frpm the hand of bondage,’’ and the heart pul sations of three millions of freemen, with one accord, answered Amen.” The did bell jbnng ; in the tower of Independancc in silence, and; determination hpd made men mote, while they awaited the rendl of the deliberations of those |to whom were committed their dearest inter ests. a stillness like that which precedes the storm, when the elements sjre marshaling for conflict, ere the wrathful clouds have opened their artillery. |A stillness that was to: be broken by die peals, of that old bell, which hung over the heads of Hancock and his coadjutors, the ■Ottndiof which, taken up by freemen’s voices, was to roll along the Atlantic’s coast, and back inland until it should over top the wooded heights of the Alleghenies, and fiud a lodgment among the tributaries of the father of waters ” Thosb were sad and gloomy, though they were grand and glorious days. ( They, were days that tried then's souls, and tested their loyalty. Those were the days of travail which gave to a nation birth. -God brought us flora tjhedarkness that then surrounded us, and lias made pf us a great people. | But now, when eighty-eight years have passed away, and the 'infant nation has grown to manhood, when not only ijts tributaries, but the Mississippi itself jis embayed by the sums of the Government, when that which was once ] the “ far West” is found far east of thje centre pf our .vast domains, when not three millions but thirty millions boor population, whin we are bounded oh the east and west py the two great oceans, as our natal day again approaches, we find a stillness again hanging around os which tells of a storm appruaching,and perhaps very near hand, such as possibly the world has never witnessed. I Hun we were struggling for' a nation's birth —now we are struggling for a na tion's life. And are we lesa sanguine now than they were that waited then* 'Afe waleae inclined to trust in God and bicje our .tiyme? Seven years they battled, arid it wM Aiuehed. Though the charter pf onr libertywas baptized in blood it only jtfan dearer for its' baptism. . TMy passed mr eeyen birthdays of the Bepop- ' l ,c » while the War of the'Bevolntion hung j its sable banner over them, but they came l ! out amid such sunshiiie as never before' warmed a nation into life. We are just: about to spend our fourth great national j day under the {clouds of the present rebel j lion. Our laajt was canopied by victory: s j east and west. And for the past year,:: j though we hajve met with some reverses, our conquering ■hosts have been pressing back the rebejllious foe, and gaining new: victories for | universal freedom. We would not predict, as some have, that; : through some hidden magic in the day our coming Fourth will be more glorious than aught thatthas preceded it. We trust it : maybe, cut;we will say that there is. less cause for despondency now than when!' our fathers gave their signatures to .the' “ Declaration of Independence.” And we' : believe that the day they hallowed by: their noble acts will be celebrated by our children in this land, in an age when re { belli on shall only be talked of as a thing: that was, when, as a nation, if the predic- : tions of certain ones be true, we will in-;j deed be prepared to fight the great battle -1 of Armagedon. I i VSkr News. We gather the following summary of war news from the daily papers and other; sources: Grant’s army is still in front of Peters burg. Frequent skirmishes occur, and sometime the wihole line is engaged for a short time, but do general engagement has taken place. On one part of our lines, while a division ot the Second Corps was changing its position it became detached from the main line, upon which the watchful rebels isallied out in strong force and captured some 1,600 of our men. The 184th Regiment Pa. Vols., was in this division, and we understand that Capt. Huff and Lieut. Bryan of Company D. from this place,; were among the captured. Perhaps more of the company were taken with them, but jwe hare not been able to learn the names of any other unfortunate ones. j This affair, however, has no effect upon Gen. Grant’s pjans, as 1,600, though to those of us at| home a seemingly large number, is but a very small proportion of the available force around Petersburg. We hope, howeyer, the boys will soon be released from rebel hands. The President, who lately paid Grant a visit at his headquarters, has returned in a quite hopeful frame of mind. He says that the Lieut.-General expresses himself as entirely confident of ultimate success if his supplies are Ikept up, and at present he has an abundlance. Our army in this direction has already accomplished much, and we believe if we only bide our tiibe, we shall see them ac complish the work they have undertaken, but it cannot be done ih a day. The Washington Star says: “Since General Grant crossed the Rapidan he has taken 17,000 prisoners, not including those of the last four or five days, while his own loss is less than one-third that number. Among the recent prisoners were men over sixty, and boys of fourteen and sixteen. They all say they were forced into the rebel ranks.” “Besides this depletion of his ranks, it is intimated that Lee has between 40,000 and 50,000 sick bn hand, whom he finds:it impossible to remove beyond the scene of conflict, besides; a population of 20,000 dependent on him for food.” ' These facts, with the assurance that all the railroad communications widi Rich mond and Petersburg have been interrupt ed, either permanently by our main army, or temporarily bjy cavalry raids, lead us to the conclusion that soon we will hear, not only of the fall qf Petersburg, but of the j rebel capital itself. . . - Hunter, whom the rebels had reported I as entirely routejd, has been heard from, j He reports success in all his operations, ■ and victory in jevery contest. Finding j Lynchburg well fortified and defended, and ! being short qf ammunition and forage, he fell back some distance towards Staunton for supplies. Having received his needed supplies he declares his army ready for any orders. Sherman has had some severe fighting in the Southwest; being at times successful and again unsuccessful. He has lately ta- 1 ken some strong positions from the enemy, but ill attempting to take others wa s check ed with a loss of some 1,500 men. He reports the 1 rebels to he strongly en- . trenched in his fijont; yet he is not at all despondent, but altogether hopeful. ! , He has pressed; the’rebel hosts back, day j by day, but has never |allen back any him- | self. He stands jwith/bis Brave troops be- j fore his country’s foes, as a wall of ada- j mant. I From the minor opperations, we have nothing of importance, without it be the following from North Carolina, which we clip from an exchange: “News from the expedition under the command of General I. N. Palmer, which left Newbem some days since, has been re ceived. The command consisted of infan try, cavalry and artillery, and Was sent out to penetrate into the interior of North Car olina, and to destroy the Wilmington and Weldon railroad,' as well as other Govern ment property. The most unlooked for success attended their efforts. The command went as far as Kingston—(probably this should be | Goldsboro) —destroyed the railroad and an immense quantity of Government stores, captured a large number of prisoners, and inflicted great damage upon the rebel cause, and returned in safety. They found the whole country com pletely stripped of white male inhabitants, there being only a small guard to protect the railroad, who were easily captured. The full particulars have not yet been received, as when my informant left only the advance guard had arrived- Enough is known,' however, to justify me in saying that everything intended had been accom plished.” The $3OO Commutation Clause. —This Clause has been repealed, and after the present draft has been completed, those who are liable to military duty, and are so fortunate (?) as to draw tickets at the great lottery, must either answer to the invitation in person, or by substitute.— The law also provides for enlistments,.by allowing sixty days to districts to fill their quota, after the call is made, before a draft will be ordered. Brevities, B®“Kind words are easily spoken, and can ut be kindlr received. SSL. Tis well to linve a' good name, but better far to merit it. man engaged in business can loose nothing By kindness, he may by gruffuess. who is determined to succeed, will succeed, his only they who say they can't, who don’t. Btacf” Harsh words not only pierce the heart at which they are aimed, but inflict a worse wound upon him who utters them. As dew drops are like gems sprinkled o’er earth’s green fields, so honest smiles are like dia monds on the brow of beauty. N £o?* As cheer fulness gives a glow.of beauty even to deformity, so sullenness would rob even an angel’s face of its brightness. : O'Tis not always kind to men to grant them all they desire, ’tis kinder to hold back the intoxica ting bowl, than- to give it. SSL- All men expect to secure happiness, while but few men journey in the right direction to find it. B®. We are generally better moralizers than moralists, being more willing to preach than to practice. B®. If we could analyze some tears that are shed, we would, no doubt, find more show than feeling in them. Arrogance and presumption always elevate a man—in his own opinion, but not in the opinion of others. (arMen should seek an education to. use, not one intended meekly for show. So men’s re legion, should be known to God, even better than ■ to men. B®"Onr thoughts and actions onght to record good deeds in life, then it will matter but little what is written upon our tpmbstones when we are gone. Good deeds are a more enduring monu ment than marble. State Teachers’ Association. —The Penn sylvania State Teachers’ Assocmtion*will meet at Altoona, on Tuesday, August 2d, at 10 o’clock. A. M., and continue in session three, days. ORDER OF EXERCISES. Tuesday Jfo/vmyr.—Organization. Address of welcome. Response on behalf of the Association. Report of Illustrated Science in our Schools, bv J. F. McKee,' Westmoreland county. Miscel laneous business. Afternoon. —Discussion of J. F. McKee’s Re port. Address by the Pressidcnt, S. D. Ingram, Dauphin county. Report otj Elementary Com position, by J. A. M. Passmore, Pottsville. Dis •cushion of Report. , Evening. —Address bv Dr.E. V. Gerhart, Pres ident of Franklin and Marshall College, Subject; The Education of 1 the Moral Nature. Report on Some |>ecnliarities of the English Language, bv Prof. F. Crosby, Mansfield, Pa. ’ Wednesday Morning. —Report on the Natural Order of Development, by Rev. J. S. Erraemrout Supt, of Berks county Discussion of Rerport! Discussion—subject The riumbet of Simultane ous Studies. ; AfterAoon. —Report on Object Teaching, bv E. C. McClintock, Edinboro, Pa. Discussion of Re port. Address by Prof. S. P. Bates, Harrisburg s—subject; Liberal Education Evening. —Address by Dr. Thomas Hill, Pres 4aent of Huryard College——subject .* The necessity 'of a true Order in Studies Essay by Miss K. M, V. Smith, Mauch Chunk, Pa. , Thurtday Morning. —Report on tbe means that may be properly used to induce people to aim at a high standard of Intellectual Culture! Geo. F. McFarland, McAllisterville. • Discussibn of Re port. Discussion—subject; Linear drawing as jin element of Practical education. : . Afternoon.— -Reports of Committees. Election pfofficers. Discussion—subject: The Self-repor ting System in School. Essay by Miss fanny M. Daley. Lancaster. Pa. . ; Evening.— Address by Dr. Tho. H> Burrowes, jmbject: The true Practical in education. Ad dress to Teachers by Hon C. B. Coburn. Social .meeting. 1 Reports are not to exceed twenty minutes in length. R “ expected that the usual reduction of fares on the several railroads will be mode, of which ■{due notice will be given. ■ The friends of education throughout the State pre requested to call attention to this meeting, through their local papers and educational organ izations. S. S. JACK, Ch. of Ex. Com. ■ “ Tickets or Leave."—A hundred and sixty convicts will be released from the different prisons, in the State of New Fork, under the operation of 4 recent law passed, which rewards the good con duct pf convicts by a shortening of sentence. The Working of the system will be someth! Dislike the English Ticket of Leave. A. Horrible Prophecy Fulfilled. Question. When was it that you saw them ? It is well known that A. H. Stephens, now offi- a/" 8 ™; l .& ttami " the n . ,o ? ing iafter ,he ciating as Vice President of the confederated bar- burned almost » two. barians, opposed, to the extent of his eloquence , whle men becaUse tl,e - V and ability,, the secession of the Southern Stated ' JKPv t. : *' ■ He argued that nncter the benifieent government; nai wT you no,lce how ,he - v which they were setting about to destroy, they: had been protected and fostered until had be- Answer. I saw one nailed to the side of a come wealthy, great-and powerful. That every- bouse ;he looked like he was united right through thing they bad asked of the General Government hit: tens/. 1 was trying'then to get to the boat had been granted to them—that the South liad ' w * ien y saw “■ always had a'majority of the foreign ministers. .Captain Marshall testified : “There was also Judges of the United States Court, and nearly all one negro who bad been thrown into a hole and the Presidents. Even in regard to that most sentive 1 buried alive. We took him ontf but he iived’onlv point, the agitation of the Slavery question, he a few minutes afterwards.” We presume he may ~ , , . , , w . ; have bcen the one described bv another wit bo tar from the institution of African slavery in;: ness, who saw “ a targe mass of foam and dirt in our section being weakened or rendered less se-\ where somebody had been breathing through the cure by the discussion, my deliberate judgment is earth and brushed it off, and saw a negro there that tt has been greatly strengthened and fortified, i still breathing. ■ not only in the opinions, convictions and con-ii But the heart sickens with the revolting de sciences of men, but by the action of the Gevcrn- tails.. These “demons" in acts of cruel tv shame “mb...,,, i ssrSMs-. i—w “ The South ought to stand by and aid still in; maintaining the Constitution of the country. To; moke a point of resistance to the Government, to . a btte girl, about five years ofd^ withdraw from it because a man has been consti-. ar “ a P reae ‘ ler of a curtain denomination pray tutionally elected put us in the wrong.” :| mg most lustily, till the roof rang with thejstrength On another occasion he said that our govern- :j B “PPUcutiong. Turning to her mother, and ment was the “ best Government on earth. *’ He : ” ec * ton i n K the maternal ear to a speaking distance, left no argument untried to induce them to pause I: f. 16 whispered : “ Mother, don’t think that if he in their mad project. Having appealed to their , , to God he have to talk so honor, their gratitude, their reverence for the insti- 0 *‘ ” bucll a volame oh elocution in prayer, tutiocs of their fathers, their love of country, he at last appealed to their fears in the following | prophetic passage: . J “It may be that out of it we may become grea- i SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS' ' ter and more prosperous, but I am candid and sin cere in telling you that I fear if we rashly J. W. CURRY, evince passion, and without sufficient cause shall T*/X)ULD MOST RESPECTFULLY take that step, tnat instead/* becoming greater, or * » iufunn the public, that ho ha. purchased J B more peaceful, prosperous and happy," instead of HH.EMAS’B stock of Dry floods, Groceries, 4c., and will becoming gods we will become demons, and at no tlle l ; u " ioa «.»« oH stand. distant day commence cutting each others throats. ” a UrL ‘and M?Mt U So*?too f m“f“ r ' “' 1 baTe Jnll ‘ adde ‘' Direful as was the revolting prophecy to the r\r nn imagination of the orator, events have more than DKY.GOODS, DRESS GOODS, fulfilled it. ? We do oot mention or enumerate the scores of SILKS, NOTIONS, midnight murders for the crime of loving the old BOOTS AND SHOES flag, tor they have become too common to excite f ' our horror, but we allude to the inhuman butchery j: HARDWARE, QUEEESWABE, at Fort Pillow. Read the following extracts of the 'WOOD AN D WIF T n W w vu 17 testimony taken before- the Committee appointed j wu u u WILLOW WARE, to investigate the matter, and judge if the rebels in their madness have not “ become demons ” An extract from the report ot the Committee slates Tlie huts and tents in which many of the woun ded had sought shelter were set on fire, both that night and the next morning, while the wounded 'wen; still in them ; those only escaping who weie able to get themselves out, or who could prevail on Otheis less injured than themselves to help them out ; and even some of these thus seeking to escape the. flames were met by those ruffians and brutally shot down, or had their brains bea ten out. One man was deliberately fastened down to the jioor of a lent, face upwards, by means of nails driven thrunyh the clothing and into the boards under him. so that he could not possibly escape, and then the tent set on fire ; an other was nailed to the side of a building outside ot the fort, and then the budding set on fire* and burned. The charred remains of five or six bodies were afterwards found, all but one so much disfigured and consumed by the flames that thev could uot be identified, and the identification of that one is not absolutely certain, although there can hardly be a doubt that it was the body of Lieutenant Akerstorm, quartermaster of the Thir teenth Tennessee cavalry, and a native Tennes sean ; several witnesses, who saw the remains, and who were personally acquainted with him while living, have testified that it is their firm belief that it was his body that was thus treated Surgeon Wardner, who had charge of the hospi tal, after detailing the murder of several hospital patients, was asked: We have heard rumors that some of these per sons were buried alive. Did you hear anything about that ? , Answer. I have two in the hospital here who were buried alive. (Question. Both colored men Answer. Yes, sir. Question. How did they escape ? Answer. One of them I have not conversed with personally, the other I have. He was thrown into a pit, as he states, with a great many others, white and black, several of whom were alive, they were all buried up together. He lay on the outer edge, but his head the surface; heliad one well band, and with that hand he was able to work a place through which he could breathe, and in that way he got his head out ; he lay there for some twenty-four hours, and was finally taken out by sothebody. The others, next to him, were buried so deep that they could not get out, and died. One of the poor fellows who had been thus buried alive was examined by the Committee, and tes tified as follows : Question. How did you lose your eye ? Answer. They knocked me down with a car bine, and then they jabbed it out. Question. Was that before you were shot ? Answer. Yes, sir. Question. After you had surrendered t Answer. Yes, sir; I was going up the hill; 5 man eame down and met me ; he had his gun in his hand, whirled it around and i knocked me down, and then took the end of his carbine and jabbed it into my eye and shot me. Question. Were any'of the officers about there then ? Answer. I did not see any officers. Question. Were any white men buried with you? Answer. Yes, sir. Question. Were any buried alive? Answer. 1 heard that one white man was buried alive ; 1 did not see him. Question. Who said that 1 ■ Answer. A young man. He said they ought have done it. He staid in tnere all night, I do not know as he ever got out. Another witness testifies further of these de- tnons.” I heard them shoot little children not more tl*n this high (holding his hand t ff about lour feel from the that the officers had to wait upon them. Question. Did you see them shoot them? Answer. X did not raise my head. Question. How did yod know they shot them then ? ' Answer. I heard them say, “ Turn round, so that I can shoot you .good," and then I heard them fire, anti then X heard the children fall over. Another witness gives the language of these “ denions." They said, “Do yon fight wt i these God damned niggers?” they said, “yes.” Then they said, “God damn you, then, we will shoot yon," and they shot one of them right down. They said, “I would not kill you, but God damn you, you fight with these damned niggers and we will shoot you ;’ l and then they blew his brains out of, his head. They then went around and counted them up; I.Jhtid there and made eighteen who were there, and there were six more below me.— I saw them strike a bayonet in the small part of the belly of one of our boys and break It right oflF —ho had one shot then. Could fiends invent more infernal torture than the following: Answer. When 1 went there in the morning I saw them; they were burning altogether. Question. Did they kill them before they burned them? Answer. No, sir, fheg nailed them to the logs; drove the nails right through their hands. Question. How many did you see in that con dition? • - Answer some four or five; I saw two white men burned. Question. Was. there any one else there who saw that? Answer. I reckon there was; Ilcould not tell who. CHANGED HANDS. GROCERIES, FINE VAiiUrriES OF TOBACCO! Au.l in fact everythingusually kept in u first class coun try store, which was bought low for cash nii.l will bo sold at corresponding low oricea for cash or country produce oinl request toe public to give men call before nine .osing eisewhere. feeling satisfied I cun offer supeiior iuduce xneutfl to cash buyers. Aituoim, April 27.-if UN IT ED ST AT h. S TAX US. Important to the Payers of Blair County. TLIAV IMG concluded fo dispense with the XX services of u Deputy Collector in Blair county th ins payeis lire hereby notified that all taxes asWtl up In an,i including the ,ist for April, will be pal Ito Mr. iiell An hi-retofure. The annual list for 1S«. the May list, and nil subse quent lists will be coile-ted by Jnlues Chirk c-o in the .townships of Snyder, Antes. Tyrone, and Tyrone city, and by myaiel I in lUe buitmcoi>f the county. In collecting the annual list, appointments will be fixed at convenient places, of which public notice will be given. Fur the convenience of manufacturers and otbei s who have monthly taxes to pay, f will spend the third Tuesday Of every month in Hollidaysburt;, and the following day in Alto -na. al which times and places they cau call and pay their tales. If not thus paid, the money, or check for the Same, cau be forwarded by mail to me at Johnstown The law imperatively demands that the tax must bo paid before the close ol the mouth, and it is my duty to en force the law without respect to persons. Delinquents Will find ten per cent, added to the amount and a warrant In the han.dd of a special deput/for the collection of all taX'-s not paid as above stated. Mt. Clark will be at Tyrone on the third Friday in each month. 11-mittaiices can be made tijhim at'Binningha'm, Huntingdon couoty. SASDEL J. ROYER f effector. THE OLE FLAG ! A CAMPAIGN PAPER FOR THE (ll ' vuteofil miseiohi The Wonders of Animated Nature ConsolidAled with Uw only LEGITIMATE CIRCUS Ft*f Orf&nitAd—Mokal aits Rxrnu ivcuoairr. Pn«Binebt SoaMtiUni, Acrobats. Oymiuat*, JmNii, Cows*, Contomoniit*, Equilibrists sad Oenstal Ptr fonufir*—Splendid Stud of Tb aikku iHoma, Poain sal Teice Mux*»—Magnificent Colleelioa of Litxno Lxoe* Tioeju, Lkopabds, Beaus, Hyenas, Wolves. Moexeta Arts, BabooEs, Bias* of all kinds and gath •red by the Great Van Amburgh Himself; at ALTOONA, on Wednes day, July 13th-r-Afternoon at 2, And Evening at 7 o’clock. A dmitaion 60 Cta.—Children under 12, 26 Cu. gmHI,-f , The M.l.UJiolt, WAR ELEPHANT HANNIBAL, The Lar 9 r e*t Animal in the world, wcici.mg c«ariy 15 000 rounds. S. A. I'AHiK, or JBMJPJP OFOTJi'.fMUS, Uf the New Worl.!, the duly Ouo on Exhibition. A WHITE POLAR BEAR. from the Arctic K«wn- the < h.ly One in America. An AFRICAN OSTRICH, Nine Feet Ilhji.. A Pair of SNOW WHITE PEACOCKS, A Pair of JAPANESE MASKIN SWINE The firstwer imported in America. Beside* an lmm*ns- Tarifty of Bare and Beautiful Burts, Bint* and UiPTirts. The unequalled Array oftalented Artistes includes; DR. JAMES. L. THAYER, The Eloquent and Scholarly Clown and Comedian MR. CHARLES W. NOYES, The unrivaled Horse Tamer, who will introduce his BsauiifUi Performing Horse, Giurr Eacle, Jr.’ 1 Charles Reed, the Champion Eqnsstriaa. George H. Batch ellor, the Orsat.it Leap. er in the 'world. Besides a 'numcrous Corps of Auxiliaries and Attendants. The PROCESSION of this stupendous Consolidation will he prolific in splendid effects and marvels of mtf nificecce. The COLOSSAL GOLDEN CHARIOT 50 cts. $1 50 8 00 10 50 15 00 Mythological Car of the Muses, Containing Ed. Parmeles famed Brass Band Will be drawn by 12 beautiful Arabian Steeds, gorgeous* ly Caparisoned with cloth of velvet, richly studded with brilliant emblematical ornaments of gold and stiver. The Superb Deus,: Carriages, Baggage Wagons N tnd other Equipages, [manufactured by the celebrated Fisxmyo Brotrkks, New * ork,] are of the most elegant and cost* ly description, ind of incomparable style and finish. The indiscribable grandeur of this wouderful Cavalcade, {reprsentmg, as it does, n MOVING PANOBAMA of over d Milk in Lengthj with its attractive appointments and attributes, is so superb beyond conception, exciting in the'teboider the fixation of the fervid amusements whiengare birth to chivalry and its^ttendantpageentiies The Management desire to impress upon the Public mind that each and every feature of this Grand Combi nation is entirely unexceptionable and of e high toned end moral character. Ihe undeniable excellence end is* perioritv of thU establishment is a conceded fact. forth* special amusement of Ladies end Children* Mr C. W, .NOYE>VwiU exhibit his great Performing Monkey* “VICTOR,” The best trained animal of the kind In the world. During the Entertainment MON S . DAVIS, The only successful rival of the Great Van Aznbonh will enter the den of Trained Lions, Tigers and LswmA At each Entertainment will be introduced the Perfomlaf Ponies' Monkeys, Elephants and DR. THAYER’S Educated COMIC MULES, SAMI & DICK. i«T? 1 5 i ®? R . Olfo,T * PAocwitfar will enter town at orahoart ■ 10 o'eldek in the morning. * Will also be at Hollidaysburg July 12th. and-Tyrone City, July 14th. ANDREW ECKEL. nuts IB Tobacco, Cigars, Snuff, Pipes, &c„ &c., i*«. A6KNERAL ASSORTMENT p/iif 8 ,n “* IIn#COD ' UnO - TO ° frARDWARE OP ALli. DESCRIP ■U. tunujoit nc*ir«d and forMto b, • oct- 1 ; 3. B. HILBUAi. OR ; &Z K ip LOCAL XTEl^sI As ExTaAORoiS4Jrr CostnisjJHOK-— The ar- Igntngfnieiu effected between Thayer &. Noyes’ Cir- Sciu end Van- Amburgh A Go's Menagerie, by JBwhich these two wet] known and highlypopalar -Sfeompnnies have united their forces ami exhibit in 'JBpne tent for a single admission fee, resulta 1 in pre- tothe pwhltc such an entertainment ,as is MwortliY tQjbe seem amtshoohl receive a degree of Ws patronage.' commefisurato with' the magnitude of ■ tlie enterprise, *i»d the liberality with which the imaaugors of the two establishments are earryifg Mnut their plans. The omfit of the doable doncem SB is said to be magnificent in tho extreme* a gorgeous 1 chariot, new ,cages and harnsssv superb horses, and H splendid itappings combining to produce a mopt aB brilliant effect as; they move through the country; H'fhe enormous elephant “ Hannibal,” seventy years |wof age ami weighing 13,000 pounds, is attached to -Wthe m-nagorie and will loom np hugely in the ■Jpraml piocession :«s it eaters town. The codec-- ’iftion ol living wild animals includes an. infinite va - Jrieiv of rare and curious beasts and birds from || every part of the globe, presenting agtand expori itiou ol animated nature which Js as instructive os t it is interesting, We are assured that the erjues irian ami gymnastic performances, given in cons l/j& ncctiou with tho display of' wild beasts, will be of iSjl the most dashing character, and from the extent of the troupe and the celebrity of many of the IK performers, there can bo no doubt that this do :|9 partment of the mammoth exhibition will be cmi nently satisfactory. - Dr. J. L. Thayer, who ■;* treats ids ggtient* with slopathic doses of fun and jollity, officiates: as principal-humorist, and all 9 persons suffering from the blues, indigestion or |S chronic meanness will do well to give his remedies Hm a trial, while those, who are well will feel a gooil deal better after giving him a calf. The cmnhi •M nation will Visit this place on Wednesday, July 18. ■W .Icst.—We not iff that quite a uumborof our ■Jfc merchants have agreed to'close their cstahlish || mems at 7J o'clock P. oath evening Of the S vioek except Saturday. This is hat a simple act ■'•fi of justice on the put', of tho merchants toward f "''’'l heir clerks and salesmen. Men who are con - fined to salesrooms from early v mprhiug until 7J ",o'clock JP. M., ought to have thO remainder of .? the evening for recreation. J And, at best, it is hut useless to keep stores open % m n later hour than /the one mentioned, for nS *| om three years;— Standard, Acci DKJTT.- Mr. Samuel Hagerty, of Logan township, met with an accident this (Wednesday) afternoon while assisting in raising the frame of a bam for Mr. Coleman. By the filing of a piece of tipber. Mr, Hagerty was knocked down, and fell 'some ten feet. Doctor Cameron w*f called, wjio, upon examining, decided that there were no fractures, bnt< severe braises; *c. The injury is n6t considered dangerous, but is very painful. I Change, Rev. S. K. Boyer, recently under appointment at this place as minister of the Free wil I Baptist denomination, has removed to New Cumberland, Pa., and Rev. W. L Leacock has taken the place vacated here. For the present services will be held on Sai.bath mornings at lOJ o'clock, at; the residency of Mr. Leacock on Helen 3J street, neajr the comer of Helen and Annie, East (4 Altooha. ■&P, State Teacher's Association.—lt will bo noticed, by reference to another column, that the Ipnnuul meeting:' of this Association will he held m place,| on the 2d, Bd, and 4th of August. Our itizcns mky ptieparc themselves for a treat, if we re to judge from the positions held by some of lecturers announced.; I Plc OP the ft. E. S. “School,—The M. B. S. S„ wiH hold a basket Pic Sic on .the *th of in Loudon’s Wood,, ike scholar* and mends of the school are invicedi and expected to fend. The school will meet at A. M. at Church, from which place they will proceed the prove. ■! Fourth Op July.—Wo have heard of' no gen ii arrangement for the celebration of our na >nal anniversary, but believe it «vilgenerally be served by our ci lire ns, as preparations are going" for picnics, ia some four or five different groves the vicinity 6f town. Comino to Town. —A Circus and Menagerie} Iso, another fide lot of groceries .and provisions, > swell the stock now on hand and for tie so cheap at Fritcbey’s, corner of Carolina and irgiaia street,. i Fire! Fire ! ! — -Do not risk your property any longer to, the mercy of the dames, but go to Kerr pnd have him nsurcyou agajnsr loss by fire. 1 — “ e “ *fecnt : for thirteen! differed companies buttes *k*°h d°n»e of best in the'United j AltSwi, July 21.-tf.