BY DAVID OVER.
mmm mexpenditures
Of ike Poor and Home of Employment of
Bedford County, for the year commencing
January 3d,. 1859, and ending January 4,
1860. „ .
Treasurer's Receipts.
Due Treasurer on settlement Jan. 1859 t ; 3 10J
John Remby, repairing privy -•>
lames Allison, donation to MeCreary 10 00
l.ewu Leonard, work at the mill 6 o0
• Price bruising woman & child to P. H. 3 00
j.io. Fethers 10 bushels oats 3 00
Zaeheus YVertz, returning order for pan-
Ferguson & Co. bill of shoes 10 90
A. Leonard, work at race -
M. Banr.an, balance on settlement 13 >_fi
T. Elliott, assistance rendered Wra benold * oO
L Jamison, for mutton „
H. Conrad, removal of E. Evans & child oto
John Davidson, for cow '? 00
M. F. Stock, coffin Ac. - 00
S. Deiibaugfi, bill of beef Glib
W. Lear\\ corn furnibheu by J. Lingeiuel
ter
N. Farquhar. balance on settlement 27 00
•s. Reighait, for beef
G. \V. ilupp, bill of goods
V. B. Cramer, balance on bill of goods -• I'd
Mrs. A. Sanpp, bill of hardware 5 03|
F. O 'Bee-le, for pork 22 54
S. E. Potts, bill ot goods 02 64 3
H. Barley, for beef '0 04
J. Cessna for check previously granted 118 44
G. D. Trout, one years salary 20 00
S.Seigle, keeping G. Layton one year 20 00
P. Clark, for wheat 2o 00
S. D Broad, bill of work 5
A. Statler lor coal '5 f i
?. oiromiuger, bill of lumber 100 00
S J. Caslner, bill ol ° 00
J. Lo.igeneeker, bringing pauper and con-
stable fees 2 f'O
G. YV. Gump, bill of beef -I
'.Vm. Haney, " '• ' K4
T. R. Gettys, Jr. making out and distribu
ting duplicates 3 2 00
J. Amos, for oats ' ? 0
1). B. Bulger, bringing pauper from M. _
Woodberry ~ '''
S Defibaugh, bill of beef ' fi
Jacob Serrter, biff of bacon 12 -1
J Amos 6 month; salary
N. Llpfibangh, bill ol beef 30 00
A. Ferguson, for boots
N-Lyons, bill of goods -*3 o*4
J. G. Hartley, balance on account 5 <9
D. Har hbarger, bill of mutton '* 62 1
T. R. Gettys, Jr. one quarters salary and
making out re;x>rt '2
8 Broad, work done to mill 25 CO
Jno. Miller, shoemaking 3 8~4
S. Bruad, work done to milt 25 oo
Samuel YY'ay, for money loaned 65 00
J. Croyle, for apple butler
L Evans, bringing pauper
\Y r m. Carnell, money refunded 10 93
G. G. Gibson, milage bringing pauper to
Poor House ' 30
R. Claar, balance on settlement 2 23
Dr. F. C. Reamer, balance on account 13 67
G. G. Gibson, bringing pauper and justi
ces fees f" 3
Josiah Ritchey, services
3. Carney, for beef 2 o2
G. YV. Ilupp, bill of goods
J \V. Tomlinscn, for beei 22 02
A. Barnhart, '5 00
Jacob Biddle, for beef % 3 26
John Long, justices and constable's fees
removing pauper
Job Mann, balance of check < 5 82
V. Steckman, for beef 9 70
T. Hol-inger, movinc pauper 6 0o
Taylor & Mowry, bill ot les'her 8 70
D. B Ott. blacksmithing 1 77
Jacob Zimmers, for beet 3 36
G. Smouse, for salt -t 00
A. B. Cramer, bill of goods 73 21
T. R Getty?, jr. one quarters salary 6 25
O. E. Shannon, bill o! shoes 5 77
Hczekiah Perdew, boarding out door
pauper 5 00
J Zimrner?, for pork l' 22
S. Defibaugh, for beef " 00
Wm, Milburn, making coffin 3 00
J. Arnold, bill of hardware 5 754
Henry Naagie, bill ol beef 18 31J
Wm. YVerlz, and family, donation 25 00
Wm- Milburn, balance on bill of coffins 750
jno. Leasure,- for wheat 28 0.1
O. £ Shannon, as counsel 5 00
Salomon Leader 4 *, keeping out door pau
per 12 50
Wr. Mdburti, making coffin 3 00
S. Defibaugh, bill of beef 20 27
James Ray, for wheat 6 50
Wm. Mi'burn, balance on coffins 2 50
H. Koontz, for mutton 24 15
McGraw, keeping pauper ?0 00
J. Fetter, bill of beet ~ 80
J. Sender, balance on blacksmithing 19 05
J. Mooreliea.l, for two orders 50 45
G. Smouse, for corn 18 7 5
A. L. Defibangh, bill of goods 9 524
S. Shuck & Co., bill of goods 102 60
\Vm. Sboraan. removal of pauper 3 50
Aaron Whetstone, balance on corn 12 17
A Shaffer, for wheat 40 624
Dr. F. C. Reamer, for two cows 33 00
(t. W. Gump, bill ol goods 13 05
[>. F. C. Reamer, for 7 months salary
and medicine 40 00
'.Harshbarger, beef an J apple butter 20 00
v'm. Cook, balance on beet 14 47
.. W. Beeier. stone coal 13 75
Koontz, Potatoes 14 "0
f Friend, bacon 20 88
Mangle, bill of beef 23 47
mes Lysinger, work race 650
* l.yons. bill of goods 23 00
it ' l! .< 12 00
brnoo?". his salary as director 20 00
f. ■!. P. Asheom, surgical services 30 00
T Broad, work at mill 25 00
Lyons, bill of goods 10 00
: Arnold. < 38 81i
' Sill, for wheat 50 00
2 m. Leary, part of salary 20 00
■ & J. M. Shoemaker, bill of goods 39 09
Mixel, 2 47
A runs, expenses to ilotlidaysburg 4 00
- Gepheart, for rye 15 CO
J- Maorn, " " 780
Karne, making ccffin Src. ; 10 00
rael Morris, bacon 18 81
' Gump, making coffins 6 00
• B'-sgle f lir rve 10 80
• Hoisinger, removal of M Murry 6 25
P m -, part of salary 20 00
;! r - C. Reamer, one quarters salary 15 00
• ' arnel, removal of pauper 4 00
1 Elder one years salary 20 00
A Weekly Paper, Devoted to Literature, Politics, the Arts, Sciences, Agriculture, &c., See— Terras: One Dollar and Fifty Cents in Ad vanes.
Ferguson k Manspeaker. bill of goods 29 7it
A. Bennett, donation to S. Johnson 10 00
J B. Aliiier, for wheat 8 25
G. Zionners, 44 pork 9 90
A. B. Cramer, for c. ffea 24 54
Dr. F. 0. Reamer, uue quarters sala
ry 15 00
G. Elder, nee years salary 20 00
L. Jamison, for beef 15 30
Oatcr, Manspeaker & Carn, bill of
goods 38 G8
Win. Leary, balance on salary 30 00
J. Disberry, beef aad mutton" 12 574
M. Diehl, beef 7 84
J. Lingenfelter, for corn 41 624
J. L Bush, removal of Fris audcbil
drtu 8 10
Win. F. Moorhead, salary and work
hand 64 14
Win. F. Moorhead, applebntter and
vinegar 11 37
Dr. F. C. Reamer, 10 gallons whiskey 10 CO
E. Ray, balance due on two checks 9 80
S. D. Broad, 6 00
James Mullen, issuing order 50
Gen. Blymire, five, counterfeit, re
turned to L. Hill 5 00
Frank South, applebutter G 25
Geo. Smouse, one years salary 20 00
Levi Agnew, removing two pauper 1 00
T. R. Gettys, jr. 1 quarters salary 0 25
C. Stouer, bill of beef 11 45
J. >V. Touiliosoa, for pork l'j 034
44 44 44 44 beef 12 60
44 44 44 44 pork 40 29
• 4 44 !4 44 beef 14 13
Michael We sel, wheat 53 CO
Wm. Hartley, bill of goods 50 624
J. W. Toiuiinson, for money loaned 104 50
M. lialterbauui, bill of baoon 31 70
Job Shoemaker, part of check 80 00
H. Reamer, 44 44 44 40 00
L. Futt, " 4 4 4 44 16 00
Hanry Dorsey, fr flour 6 50
I. Mengel, for ten bedsteads 27 50
G. Blyuitre, error in E. Statlers ac
count 10 00
Treasurer's salary 40 00
Postage and stationery 2 00
Auditors and cierks salary 15 00
Interest paid J. Snyder 64 85
44 44 M. Lutz 60 00
44 on sundry checks 138 50
Percentage allowed collectors 187 89i
Exonerations " 44 127 61
Whole amount $4257 45J
sJmount received from the following Collectors
up till the 3 d January, ISGO, as follows.
Johu King f.r 1853 105 09
John L. Hill do 1854 11 58
Jacob Nicodemus do 1856 25 00
Josiah Bruncr do 44 19 29
John Dasher do 44 30 00
John Furry do 44 3 77
Samuel James do 1857 5 04
Henry Rose do 44 14 64
Philip Cuppet do 44 30 00
James Smith do 44 5 04
Sitacn Beard do 44 34 31
Henry S. Fluke Jo 44 14 35
D.J."Shuck do 1858 34 31 i
Lemuel Evans do 44 48 65
John Shoemaker do 44 1 5 0 0
John Morgan do 44 3 7 00
John E. Miller do 44 11 70
Solomon Steel do 44 21 00
Henry Horn do 44 19 46
Michael Bono do " 27 00
Wm. f'arneil do 44 95 25
Anthony Smith do 4 - 80 00
Christian Feltcn do 44 33 554
Thomas Kitcbcy do 44 6 761
Emanuel Statler do 44 3 694
John Smouse do 44 18 934
Wm. Kirk, do 41 115 91
Isaac Pressel do 4 * 47 75
J. A. Nicodemus do 44 221 00
Johu B. Fluek do 44 33 53
D .aoMenglo do 1859 203 49
Michael Fetter do - 4 316 20
James Evans do 44 95 00
Michael Diehl do 44 220 00
J. B. Anderson uo 44 50 00
David Miller do 44 45 00
Wm. Young do " 90 00
Johu Gillespie do 44 120 00
Geotge liboads do 44 29 58
Philip Snyder do 44 85 00
A. Blackburn do '* 55 00
J. W. Miller do 44 32 00
John W. Hoover do 44 95 00
Adam Shaffer do 44 119 00
JOIID Bennet do 44 152 50
John Fickes do 44 26 69
G. B. HoLinger do 44 216 30
David Fore do " 65 00
Jacob B.trnJollur do 44 102 34
S.iionel Davis Moneys loned 600 00
Exonerations allowed collectors 127 61
Percentage 44 44 187 89 4
Balance duo Trca surer 49 054
Whi.de amount received $4257 45£
Due Bedford County Poor and House of Imploy•
rnent, from the following Collectors, vis :
J. Nicodemus Judgment 1854 100 00
John Dasher " 1850 41 65i
Philip Cuppet 1857 12 60
James Smith . " 120 47
Lemuel Evans 1858 39 71
John Shoemaker 12 19
John Morgan 34 43
Solomon Steel • 54 44
Michael Done 18 40
Anthony Smith '* 21 42
Wm. Kirk " 22 73
Jacob A. Nicodemus " 9 64
Isaac Mengel 1859 176 65
.Michael Fetter " 139 83
James Evans " 98 74
Michael.Diehl " 53 04
J. B. Anderson " 232 00
David Mtilcr " 106 28
William Young " 77 66
BEDFORD. PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1860.
John Gillespie 76 24
George Rhoad.s " 70 G4
Levi arpentur 44 .177 99
Philip Snyder " 254 63
Abraham Blackburn 44 238 69
David Fore " G7 43
Jacob Blackburn " 60 30
Jacob W. Miller 44 24 12
John W. Hoover " ' 227 02
Adam Shaffer 44 62 61
John Benoet " 78 02
John Fiokes 183 77
George 11. lloLiuger " 288 72
Jacob S. Brumbaugh 41 > -8 39
$3629 494
We the undersigned, Auditors of Bedford
f'ouuty, do eeriify that we have examined the
fowgoiug account of Geo. Blymire, Troasurer,
of the Poor, and House of Employment, ot
Bedford County, and find tho same to be cor
rect and true at above stated, and that, there
is a balance due said Tren?urer of -319 05.
Witness our our hand and seal this 3d day
of January, A. D. 1860.
JOHN W. CIIISM AN, [SEAL j
JAMES C. DEVORE, [SEAL.]
DANIEL FLETCHER, [SEAL.]
Attest.
THOMAS 11. GETTY#, JR.. Clerk.
\i 011 CI).
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For the Inquirer.
LINES
To my friend Sal lie McC. . of Pittsburg;.
Oh, give me a friend, whose heart throbs with feeling.
Is worthy each thought of my bosom to know,
YV ho, when emotion n.y tongue is revealing,
Can share in my bliss, or can feel for my woe.
W ho when I uo wrong, will feelingly eliide tue,
And point out the beauties of virtue ahd truth,
And when I am weak, will never deride me,
But view with compassion the feelings of youth.
As the vino of the forest endearingly twines
Round some stupendous tree,
The longer it grows, the more closely it binds,
Till felled by tho axe-man's own hand.
'Tis thus, round the hearts of the good an<l the tender,
Entwines the d .ir feeling of friendship and love :
And when to the rule stroke of death they surrender,
Transplanted from earth, they shall flourish above.
J. V. S.
For the Inquirer.
HOPE OF HEAVEN."
O, how the hope of heaven lights
The pilgrim's darkened road,
O, how the hope of heaven tends,
To lead us up to Go !.
O, how consoling is the hope
That when the storms are o'er,
YVe 'II anchor safe within the port,
Upon the "shining shore."
That hope around the sufferer's lieirt,
Its cheering tendrils twine,
That hope's indetd a natural branch,
From the eternal vine.
That hope's a wreath of flowers bright,
From heaven's eternal shore,
YVnere we expect to live and sing,
VVhen ail our toils arc o'er.
Let ail the praise of mortal tccgues,
To God alone be giveu,
For this inestimable gift,
This cheering Lopeot Heaven.
Akersvilie, March, 1660. j, h.
FIRST GUN DOR CAMERON.—The muoincipal
eleetiou iu Chicago, a tew days ago, which re
sulted in the success cf the entire Opposition
ticket by over twelve hundred majority, may
be, regarded as a substantial Camerou Victory !
I he officers elect, with one exception, are act
ive members of tho Cameron Club, and all
open of avowed frieuda Gen. Cameron for the
Presidential nomination. The Mayor elect,
Hon. John YVcutworth, recently delivered an
alio aud eloquent speech before the Cameron
Club, in which he fully endorsed Gen. Came
ron and took strong ground in his favor as the
"man for the times, the man for the people,
and the man for victory." Tuo general is de
cidedly popular in Illinois, aud will be warmly
supported by the delegates of that btute jo the
National Convention.
AN UNLUCKY CANDIDATE.—Gen. Henry
D. Foster, the Democratic nominee for Gover
nor, has beeu singularly unfortunate in his ef
fort to obtain public office. (le ran for Ca
nal Commissioner in 1849, uud was defeated
by Jamos M. Power, the Whig candidate, by
nearly nine thousand majority. Iu 1856, aud
again in 1857, he turned up as a candidate for
the United States Senate, but was defeaied in
one case by Senator Bigler, and in the other
by John \V. Forney, iu 1858, Gen. Fostor
ran for Congress in his district, which is
strongly democratic, and was defeated by hon
est Johu Covode to the tune of eleven hun
dred. He has thus been shown te be exceed
ingly weak before the people—a fact ot which
there will be additional proof iu a day or two
after the October election.
For Ike Inquirer.
OUR COMMON SCHOOLS.
fuere are now 188 sohools in the county, iu
cltuitag the oii6 for colored cbildreu in Bedford
township. There is an increase of 4 since last
year. Bix of them, however, were not opened
during this winter, leaving only 182 in active
operation; and upon the whole, when taken to
gether they have been doing better during tho
hit session thao over before. In a few town
shit4# where the wages were reduced, good teach
ers could not be obtained and consequently some
of the schools did net do so well. Reasonably
goo i wages will soon secure good teaehers and
good schools; . ud if the teachers are not to be
had tit home, they will come from abroad. Wo
have bad belter teachers; hotter schools; more
lifcand eneriry and less quarreling and jar,g
thcui in ibis county during the past
w"iater thau we have had for five years previous.
It w.is very cbeeriug to the Gouury Superintaut
to hear, as a common expression, from almost
evety section e.' the county, "Our schools have
done first rate this wiuter." It is true there
were a W failures; a few persons succeeded in
gutting in as teachers who should not have got
ten in; but such instances were not as numerous
as farmerly, indeed they were rare, and it is to
be hoped this will be more fully guarded against
in future. The plan of grading the teacher's
certificates is a very gooi one; uuder its influ
ence they put forth efforts to improve theiu-
Sclves for tto duties of the -ehoolrooui, that uu
der ther circumstances they would uot do. lu
these townships "whefc all the teachers are put
into cue and the suras grade and receive wage,
alike, I find that tho schools are the poorest.—
Poor teacheie sometimes enquire for such dis
tricts, knowing that a poor certificate will go
jus; us far there as a good ouc and command
juss us good wages. A good teacher ouu
more correct instructions, iu one day, to a school
and give it iu a letter form too, thau ten poor
oucs euu iu double tb time, and therefore
should receive hotter wages. The principle of
grad.yg tie certificates should come into gene
r.,1 use. I find also that iu those districts where
the Directors have their monthly tunings, at
Last during the wiuter, to transact business,
the schools flourish better than where sueh meet
ings are not regularly hel l. All the Boards
should have their regularly stated meetings,
and and there only, except iu uousua.
cases, do whatever business is to be done.
Where this piau is adopted the directors have
less trouble io employ iug teaehers, hearing com
plaints, settling difficulties aud with whatever
business may come before them.
Being favored with reasonably good health
this winter, and good weather and good roads,
1 was enabled to viait J74 of the 182 schools
that were open. The short term of the schools
aud the auiouut of labor required i" some of
them, prevented mo frour visiting six of the re
maining eight; two of them being called at but
they bad uo sehoui on that day. Ia my visits
after examining the school and uiaktDg correc
tion? if auy were necessary i mostly spoke to
the children from twenty to thirty minutes by
way of encouragiug them to put forth their best
efforts o improve. 1 suppose as many as ouc
hundred and forty schools were addressed iu
this way. I met with the hearty eo-operatiou
of all the Directors in my labors, aud of all
the teachers also excepting a few whose path
.1 had crossed erhcr at the cxamiuations or else
where. SUPERINTENDENT.
Bedford, Mur. 6.
"Occasional," the well informed correspond
ent of the Philadelphia Press, writing under
date ot the 29th inst ~ says:
"Do not be all astonished if, within a few
days, the whole eouutry is agitated by such s
demonstration upon Mexico as will present new
and exciting issues to the people. The pear
is almost ripe, and 1 have no doubt, iu a short
time will fall into oar lap. It is said a num
ber of the military men uow iu in this city,
(Washington) truui ail parts of the Union, ure
( I - ; paring to rush to the field of stiife 'he mo
ment tho first gun is fired. The oocfliet be
tween the faeticLa tn Mexico has reached that
height that the empire is being rent to pieces,
and the population, once so btiferly opposed
to everythiug like anaexaiiea to the Uuited
J-tates, now look to this country as their only
refuge from utter anarchy, and continued aud
bloody civil war. At this juncture, with Gen.
Houston Governor of Texas, I wouid not be
at ail surprised if the llero of Bau Jaciuto
should himself be placed at the bead of the
Army of Liberation, and should override all
politicians Ly permanently settliug that trou
blesome problem, aud thus muko himself the
Chief Magistrate of the American nation.
The Sea ato Printing Investigating Commit
tee is collecting a mass of facts regarding the
priutiug corruptions of the last Congress, and
also the bargains already made by Bowman,
who has been elected Printer. It appeals that
Bowman pays Jewett, of the Know Nothing
Buffalo paper, 50 cents on the dollar, for
printing the post office blinks, Bowman pock
eting the other half for nothing. This is even
worse thau his agreement with Blair & Rives,
whin be gets one-third of the sutn paid by
Government as his share. Bowman, dudiug
Hear tt, the . Superintendent of Priatiog, too
honest u man to suit his purposes, is endeavor
ing to have him removed. Heartt refuses to
put tho Government to the extra expense of
delivering the paper for the post office blauks
in Buffalo, under Bowman's 50 ceut arrauge
uieu', and hence the difficulty. The total
amount of this work is about $40,000 a year,
arid under Bowuiau's arrangement this nets
him $20,000 profit—for doing nothing. Crow
ell refused to execute the work for Bowrniu
for 50 cents, tnd Jewett wa-q thereupon, em
ployed.
THE SLAUGHTER HOUSE,
If ever any political Convention deserved
the name of "Slaughter House," the Heading
Convention is pre-eminently entitled to the
appellation. For more wilful, wicked, preme
ditated butchery was never perpetrated. The
victim of this massacre had earned, and there
fore Lad a right to expect, better thiugs at the
i hands of tboso for whom he had spent his
' brea'h and tim, and sacrificed his manhood.
For three long years Mr. Witte has carried
the Buchanan flag, battling against and breast
ing the popular fury, that the corruptions and
i venality of the Administration at Washington
! had aroused. That ho did it with spirit,
courage, and ability, ail admit. To Uut, more
than to any other ru m, they owe it that they
were utterly annihilated in Fni'adHpbia and
; the eastern counties. AH a reward for these
! services, his Royal Highness J. B. had soletnn
i ly pledged so Mr. Witte the support and aid of
the Administration, in general, and of the
Philadelphia Custom House and Navy Yard in
particular, to secure bis nomination as Gover
nor or the Commonwealth. The consideration
for this aid had been rendered, the Convention
mot, the Buchanan tunu had it all in their own
hands. The creatures and minions of the Ad
ministration were swarming iu the Convention
And bad they been true to their promises an i
pledges, a siugle baiiot would bav* decided
the coutest in Mr. Witte's favor. But instead
of marching up like t;:ir, honest men to the
work, they commenced fillitustering, and cast
ing their votes about iu every direction. And
theu, perceiving, notwithstanding ail their
efforts to the contrary, that Witte would be
nominated, the illustrious Bigier, and the
shrewd Custom House official?, not daPHi"
themselves to come out openly against Witte,
prompted Mr. Dietrich, a shrewd West B anch
lawyer, nuo w;<s doubtless ia the secret of tee
whole arrangement, to move that Henry D.
hosier be riomiuated by acclamation; and all
at once, Bigler, Baker & Co. turn upou poor
Witte, apply the knife to his throat, ; utile
■•daughter is complete. Is any persou so igno
rant or simple, as to believe far a moment that
this was a spontaneous outburst of tire feel
ings and sentiments'of the Convention f 'Liat
the whole scheme was concocted and arranged
A ~ ashiugtou and Philadelphia nobody doubts.
That it is characteristic if thin faithLssucSS
.i;j trtaebe; v oi-..u 1 Lis
every one ku vv-*.
ihe mock enii.usi .;ui which ;Le fi'.igo niiua
-gers have cndeavoied to display, by rho aid ot
Muqaers, are the forced effo-ts of a desperate
faction. Tire people of this eouutry in a quiet
and sober way, but iu away that shall ut;er!v
stupefy and appal these demagogues, Lave a
long Hui black account to settle with them.—
They are to be arraigut-d at lh< bar of the coun
try f..>: high crimes aud misdemeanors; the
evidence of guilt arc overwhelming, the verdict
i.-.tvital-le, and the judgment certain and terri
r''le. 'j heir conspiracies against ibo rights and
Mivcrctgnty of the people aud the States ; their
abuse and corruption of the elective franchise ;
(heir attempts to force Slavery into ali the free
Territories of this country, iu disregard alike
of the will of the people and the plaiu precepts
of the Constitution and laws of the country ;
their affiliation with treason and traitors against
the peace aud iutegrity of the Union, are fresh
in the uiinds of the people, aad ere to haunt
them like grim epectres at every step during
this campaign. Such is the ponderous load
that the nominee of the Reading Convention is
to carry for the next seven mouths, and with
the very small amount of back-bone ha has
heretofore exhibited, we risk little in saying
that it will crush him beneath its weight.—
Harrieburg Telegraph.
THREATENING TO REPLY !
Bi igadttr General George Washington Bow
man, on the morning after be was olected Prin
j ter to the Senate, announced iu the columns ol
his paper, the Constitution, that
44 We shall take occasion to r otic-a some or
the points of the discus-ion yesterday, and re
ply, iu good temper, to - otna of the allegations
which were made agaiust tue editor of this pa
per. TA'j is a duty ice owe to ourselves, to our
patrons, and Hit party which claims our services
■ihd allegiance."
Up to latest dates not a word hns beeu utter
ed by thi? blustering uoc oeriupt Guverument
Printer, tvnator Brown, of Mississippi, ex
posed Bowman's corrupt combination withW'eu
ueli, aud threatened the scoundrel, ou the floor
of the- Senate, with a criminal prosecution.—
The villiao dare not reply iu terms offeusive to
the Mississippi Seuator, or ho will bo further
exposed and disgraced, if not personally ohas
tised. Come, Brigadier, perforin this proaiis'd
duly —you "owe it to yourself, to your patrons,
and to your party," who elected you with a
knowledge of your guilt.—Knoxoiile Whig.
The following are the appointments made- by
the M. E. Couferoncc, which recently met at
Lewisbuig. for the Juniata District:—GtcoaGr;
GUYEIY, P. E. llollidaysburg, E. IS. Suyder;
Altoona. S. Creigbrou; YY'oodbuiv, O. Graham,
J. \V. Buckley; SclielUburg, YV'. 11. Btcveus,
E. Buhrmau; Bedford Station, S. Barnes; Bed
ford Circuit, O.Cleaver, 11. Lyun; New Grena
da, A. J. Bender, one to be supplied; C..ssviii ,
J. A. Colemun, J. G. Moore: Huntingdon, S.
L. M. Conser Manor dill, A. M. Barnitz, J.
C. Clark; Williamsburg, T. Barnhart; Birming
ham, J. A. Melick, M. L. Smith; Philipsburg,
H. YY'il.son, J. D. Brown; Curweasville vnd
Clearfield. YV. L. Spotnwood, New Watiiingtou,
E. VV. Kirby, C. 11. Kitchin; Jancsvill.-, II S.
Meudeuhall, Wm. A. Houck.
The triennial eleetiou of tho County Super
intendent of Coram u Schools will take place in
t!ie several coumie? of this Commonwealth, or.
the first Maud ay ia May next. The law pro
vsies tuat tun uleeticu shall bo held a* the
entity seat of each eouoty.
VOL. 33, NO. 13.
Biographical Skeleh of Hon. Andrew
(i. CnrSia.
Andrew G. CußTyt, the candidate of the
People's party for Governor of Pennsylvania,
was Lorn the 22d of April, 1817, in Beliefonte,
a beauiiful viilags in the county of Centre, so
| called because it lies in the very heart of the
Commonwealth. This county is awav from the
great routes betweeD the North aud the South,
the East and t'uo West, and thus it is not as
well known as it ought to be that it is exceed
ingly riith an 1 iovely abounding in iron ores,
fertile v.-. ley, and fine streams. The rare
facilities of this region attracted to it, at an
early d; •, th- energies r.cd tLo residence of
Roland Our tin, who for forty years, was a
leading ir .a m uufac'urer ia Centre county,
accumulated a competent estate, and has left
three eons; brothers cf Andrew, engaged ia
ti;e great s: pie business of Pennsylvania-
Andrew G. Cart in cornea of first-rato Peaa
sylrania stock. Pis father married a daughter
of Audrew Gregg, who was one of the great
men of Pennsylvania in the early part of this
century. He was a representative from the
interior of the State in first Cougrcss under
the Constitution, and eat in the House of Rep
resentatives for eightceu successive years.—
Then he vns transferred to the United States
Senate, and served a term of six years.—
Andrew Gregg was a steady supporter of the
administration cf the early add
especially of Jefferson and Madison. lie of
fered in Co ogress the famous w.-r resolutions
which preceded our last coiifiict with Great
Britain, aad which elicited the eloquence cf
Henry Clay and John Randolph. After bis
retirement from Congress, he acted as Secretary
of the Common wealth curing the
tioa 01 Governor Joseph Hoister. Every
Pennrylranian of ml lule age will remember
the fierce ani decioiv3 State canvass of 1823,
when the old Federal party, under the lead of
Audrew Gregg as their candidate for Governor,
uirJc a la-.t staud f.r victory and existence, uud
were defeated by the old Pennsylvania Democ
racy, under the lead iff John Audrew Shulsu.
' There van be no d.ubt that the graudsoti;
| Andrew Gregg Cunifl, stun lard-bearer as he
is ot the real Democracy of the State at this
Jay, will ,a*e battei than his grandfather.
i'Le .-abject of vur sketch w.s educated at
1 _ ... my . the Rev. J. Kukpatriolg. in
-lilted, N wire umber 1 aud county. Mr.f-fcwrk
! patriclr, still living iu Allegheny county, was
one cf the old style of instructors. Ho ''turn
ed out," bis b -ys thoroughly impregnated with
the classics and el-thematics. It is quite a
coincidence, that Gov. Jas. Pollock, President
of the late 8:ato Convention which nominated
.Mr. Curtin, add .Messrs. Samuel Calvin aud
David Taggar., both em ii Jan s for the nouii
uati n, were educated by the s.ru'e instructor,'
riivsc three geu tic men, ia their speeches to the
Convention, indorsing its nominee, referred, ia
moat touching terms, to the happy memories of
the satiny du\s wbeu they wore boys together
in the good old Milton Academy.
After getting veil imbued witu as much LaU
in, Greek, afld mathematics as auy of our col
leges ff.>rJ, the young Curtiu w 3 placed iu
the law school of JuJgu Reed, of Cafltdle.—
This school vns one of the departments of
Dickinson College, and as loug as its professor
lived, it flourished, and sent forth some of tba
bent lawyers and public men of Pennsylvania.
Judge Reed tv-.s well known for bis '♦Penn
sylvania Blackstoce," cue of the tir-t attempts
ever made to adopt the loj.umai "Commonta
ri. a" to our aidctu hv. lie was a tirei rata
lawyer, aid sou au nt :a teaching legal princi
ple-*.
Andrew 0- Curtiu was admitted to the L.r
10 1539, cod began toe practice of the iw in
his native tow's, iie immediately entered up
on" a large tnd varied practice, and has ever
since been oou*UuUy anil actively employed-iu
the courts 01 the counties of Centre, Clear
field, Mffln and C.iuton. His great informa
tion, his vigorous miul, and uis candor, recom
utcuued him to the courts; his winning styla
turtle him powerful with juries. He rapidly
became o. e of the best known and must rising
young msu ia central PeuesylvauLi.
A mm wi'h the gifts und temperaments of
Andrew G. Curtiu could not t..:i to be largely
interested _uJ concerned i, public affairs.—
•Stiikiugly amiable, genial, and warm hearted
ot luminous, quick, aud t xtcu-ive intelligence,
of the most cugtgmg ud.irc.-s, endowed with a
flueu', facetious and captivating eloquence,
and iusiiact with o.J Pennsylvania traditions
of p Ley and patriotism, bo tiirc.v himself at
ouee into those political controversies which,
as Burke tells us, ard the noblest employments
of the cultivated mail. He was ao ardent tisi
thorough going Whig, and ia 1340 do took fiu
aeiivo part in that enthusiastic campaign which
made Greer-! liarriaon President of the Uni
ted Bates. Iu 1344 be Was a terceat ajher
vut of the ;I uff.ious cmdii.ia sf the Whigs,
and be stumped all central Pennsylvania for
Henry Clay and protection to American Indus
try. iu that struggle, Mr. Curtiu first acqui
red bis wide spread reputation ior effective and
resistless popular eloquence. There is not a
county, from the SmsqueßUtuu to to the Aile
ghenies, in which the name of Andrew G. Car
tin ever fails to uttracit the very largest ciowde,
who eagerly gther to enjoy five !ots of wis
dom and wit, uf humor uud pathos, of poetry,
statistics, story, argument aud imagery, which
.-pread out iu bis glowing *ul melodious peri
od. .
In 1818, ho w#s placed on the Whig alecio
rii ticket, acl again iravciiel u,my sections
ut Hie Itt r bellali of (i moral Z*ch%ry
i'uyior. ile waj an origin 4 supporter ot' toe
uoOiiuuuoa of Geuetal \Viuu:lcl Scott, and in
lfS52 Ue was again paced on the ekwyrti tick
et an i worked with his usual z;ul to carry ti a
•Siate iwr tuo ilero of the Valley of Moxie*.
indeed, Mr. On.tin was at all tiui s a tfceroupb
&ti I iptr ( . ; } Pennsylvania Whig, devoted fo a I