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Speech of HOD. Geo. W. Householder. Jurors in the Counties of Somerset, Bedford and Fulton. On motion of Mr. HOUSEHOLDER, the Sen ate proceeded to consider a bill entitled An act for the better and more impartial selection of persons to serve as jnrcrs injhe several courts of Somerset, Bedford and Fulton counties. Mr. HOUSEHOLDER said: Mr. Speaker, be fore final action is taken upon this bill, it is probably due to the Senate that I should ex press my reasons for its passage, and the mo tives that induced me to introduce the subject contained in the bill for further consideration in this Senate. And I regret exceedingly, sir. that I am forced to the alternative of con sidering its merits in the light of local legis lation. whep the principle upon which it is based is so manifestly just and equitable in all its provisions and intentions, ana so applica ble in all its judicial relations to every section of this Commonwealth. I believe, sir, that the action of the Senate upon the public bill that I called up for con sideration a few days ago, of which this is al most a literal copy, wilt be much regretted hereafter, for the hasty unceremonious treat ment it received at that time ; and I feel as sured, sir, that when the venerable Senator from Lancaster, and the very able Senator of Berks, coupled with that of my special friend from Erie, come to reflect upon the course in its debate, they will very much regret that they were instrumental in defeat ing a measure, so well calculated to reform aud purify that, which above all others, should remain free and untrammelled from political intrigue, party prejudices, or corrupt influen ces, come from whatever quarter they may—l mean the jury box. Did not there seem to be an almost absolute necessity for changing the law relating to tbe drawing of jurors ; and did not, sir, the signs of the times indicate the lamentable fact, that in many of the counties of this Common wealth we are fast drifting into that vortex of disunion and bitterness of feeling, even in our courts of justice, like in the political con test, I would be loth, sir, to attempt anything of the kind. No man is more opposed to interfering with the well regulated laws of the land that I am, and no one will go further to maintain them in all dignity and supremacy then I; but when it is manifest to every careful observer that a great evil, like a secret and insidions serpent, is coiling its deadly folds, not only around our body politic, but silently and se cretly entering our courts of justice, insiuua ting itself into its very jury box, infusing its deadly poison among its sworn inmates, in whose hands the lives, the property, the char acter, yea, all that is sacred to man depend, it is high time to awake from our lethargy, and arise and throttle the enemy at the start. It may be, sir, that this necessity has not yet ari..en in every county of this Common wealth, and I rejoice to learn that the politi cal atmosphere of the counties represented by the Senators from Erie, Lancaster and Berks, has thus long retained its virgin parity, as to require no legislation upon a matter of so much importance to many other section of tne State. I must confess, sir, that 1 do not breathe so pure an atmosphere ; that however fresh and invigorating our mountain breezes may ap pear to be, our political current has become more or less contaminated; and although there may be counties in this Commonwealth that have never yet had occasion for a change in the law referred to, the time may come when crime may originate through political ieflnence, and when the officers intrusted with the selection of persons to serve as jurors, may all belong to the same political party, elected, of course, by their political friends, and who may at the exclusion of those who, perchance, think differently in politics, fill the wheel only from the ranks of their friends. Now, I ask, sir, may not that contingency arise in any county within a very short period of time 7 Is there any county in this Com monwealth so politically pure and holy, in which the dominant party having the power within themselves, will not elect men who, when in office, do not feel under obligations to their friends ? How easy then is it not under the present system for the officers in trusted with this important duty, to throe tie weight of their political preponderance into the jury box ? How can a jury selected from such a panel be called an impartial jury under such cir cumstances ? Can the political culprit, ar raigned for trial before a jury of his country meu, feel within himself the assurance of having a speedy and impartial trial, unless his political views are in accordance with those of the majority ? Ah, sir, I hope it may not be the case, but I very much fear that the day is coming, and now is even at the door, when those Senators who take issue with me oa this subject will find that political prejudice and party prefer ences, in the counties which they have the honor to represent, are to be dreaded and feared in the jury room, as much so as else where. Mr. Speaker, If I understand the sense of this Senate—and I gather it, sir, from its un mistakable policy as adopted during this and former sessions of this body—that even thpse gentlemen who opposed tbe passage of the general bill admit that there does exist a great necessity for a change in the law relating to the selection of jurors in several of the coun ties of this Commonwealth. The Legislature surely has had abundant ] evidence of that fact from the almost con stant applications for change of venue from the county of one to the jurisdiction of an other of the courts of this State, and all. or nearly all. sir, upon the allegation of political bias entering into the jury box, because the offence is alleged to have been committed controls the jury through its majority. Already have we changed the venue in two cases this session, and a bill has been read in place for the third: and all, sir, upon the grounds of alleged political influence within the jury pauel, and thus far, in the judgment of this Senate, for obvious reasons. This state of things should not be. It detracts very much from the fundamental ground work upon which our whole system of jurispru dence is based, to encourage anything of the kind. And whilst 1 shall always feel willing to change the venue from the jurisdiction of any court or jury when it is evident that the accused cannot have a fair atyl impartial trial ; I assert, sir, that the whole principle is wrong—that the necessity should never arise in a county for such a change, and tf the law receive the necessary modification, its neces sity, in nineteeu cases out of twenty, never will arise. Bur as long, sir, as a defect ex ists in our statute law whereby the officers in trusted with tbe whole matter of selecting and drawing of jurors arc likely to belong ail *o the same political party, which is now the case in a majority of the counties of this Commouwealtn, so long will that necessity •rise. It is to correct ;his evil sir, that I propose a remedy, and in doing so I would lay the axe at the root of this gigantic political tree, and if possible, sever from it those surreptitious out gtowths that are fast prevailing the whole body politic, and are likely to pervert It from its true and legitimate channel. . Mr. Speaker, in these remarks I would not have you to understand that i am opposed to politics. Op the pontraiy I believe, sir, thpt A LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWSPAPER, DEVOTED TO POLITICS, EDUCATION, LITERATURE AND MORALS. it is proper, it is right, for all good citizens to take an interest in the politics of oar country —that it is a duty we owe our government, to exercise the right of opinion, and act in ac cordance with that right, and to express it under our Democratic form of Government, in a lawful add law-abiding manner at the bal lot-box. But sir, there our politics should end. It should never transcend the duties so clearly marked out for it by introducing its un friendly offices into the only palladium of our liberties. I believe, sir, that politics, like religion, has a purifying and sanctifying influence when kept within its legitimate bounds in any gov ernment, and does much to rectify and curb the rapacious spirit of the party in power ; but it mistakes the great object of its creation ana departs from its legitimate sphere, when it exceeds the limits of moderation and pru dence, and seeks to corrupt the channels of justice, and to fasten its deadly fangs into the lives and character of those who, perchance, may think differently as to the pohcy of the party that may for the time be in power. Tne day has been when men could meet to gether and discuss, in the most social spirit, the great issues of the day, without any ex citement on the subject, and pa 7 ! again upon the most intimate terms witn each other.— That day, I am sorry to say, seems to be fast passing away. Political jeaUiisies and ani mosities seem already to nave become a dom inant characteristic in many of our public men, and especially in the political press of our country, so well calculated to add fuel to the already over-grown bitterness, of the age. When we reflect, sir, that we are living in a period the most momentous in the history of modern times—when one portion of our once happy country is arrayed in hostile conflict with the other, under whose deadly scourge the nation reels and staggers ; and all this, sir originated, in a great degree, on account of erroneous political views, entertained by men regardless of the best interests of the nation, that their own party purposes might be sub served, and yet, at this late day, encouraged and persisted in by the political demagogues of the age, who, forgetful of our high destiny as a nation, still continue to cling to the old carcas of party, which has well nigh engulphed all that is near and dear to us in one common ruin. Now, I ask, is it not time for us to a wake to the importance of the occasion, and with earnestness and due diligence save that department of government which is our only safeguard to justice from the contaminating influence of groveling party politics ? Ah, sir ! I appeal to the canaor of my distinguish ed friend from Lancaster, and to the astute ness of my highly esteemed friends from Erie and Berks, whether these facts, to which I have so hastily adverted, are not fearfully aud solemnly true ? Are they still willing to per mit their constituents to rock in the cradle of political insecurity, when at any moment, some one of the number may be compelled to un dergo the ordeal of political ostracism, scarce ly less inhuman or unjust than that practiced in ancient Greece, upon Aristides —her great est and best of statesmen ? If so, sir, upon their devoted heads rest the awful responsibility of an insulted constituen cy, though that constituency may only be a respectable minority, but whose rights and privileges, it. seems to me, ought, at least, to De respected. For my part, my desire is that my constituency, to whom I am responsible, shall be governed by such wholesome laws by which even the appearance of evil may be a voided ; that when any human being shall be arrayed for trial, before a jury of his country men, he can have the conscientious assurance within himself that stern, inflexible justice will be meeted out to him without fear or fa vor, partiality or reward. Sir. Speaker, the bill under consideration, it seems to me, clearly provides the remedy I desire. It repeals all that portion of the Act of Assembly, approved the 14th of April, 1834 which empowers the sheriff and commission ers to select the persons who are to serve as jurors in the trial of all issues of fact in the several courts to be held in the county, and places that whole duty under the control of two competent men elected by the people, but in a manner different from that of any other officers in the county save that of inspectors of election. The bill expressly provides that two compe tent men shall be elected as commissioners of jury, but that each elector shall vote but for one ; consequently it will be next to im possible to elect both from the same }K)litieal party in any of the counties of tuis Common wealth ; for the reason that neither of the political organizations is so vastly in the ma jority as to do so. It further provides that in the selection of persons to fill the wheel, the commissioners ofjury, after having assumed the duties of the office, under the solemn sanction of an oath, are required to select alternately, from the body of the county at large, sober, intelligent and judicious persons to serve as jurors for the ensuing year, and not those whose politi cal proclivities may induce them to aspire to that position. It is plain sir, from the provisions of this bill, that the political equilibrium of the panel must always be such as to furnish to every jury drawn a fair proportion of men from both political parties, and that too, sir, in such a manner that neither of them could be exhaus ted by peremptory challenges, even were it positively designed by the counsel. Under the present system it is the easiest matter imaginable for the commissioners and sheriff to conspire together and select from the body of the county at large only men who entertain similar political views, or at best, in such a number that the small minority may easily be peremptorily challenged off; and all this could be done prospectively in view of some trial in a matter of fact originating in a political altercation, or affecting some indi vidual who may have been a prominent actor in the great political drama of the agein which we live. The system I propose will obviate all this danger, and place beyond the possibility of fraud or political intrigue the filling of juries, which should ever be regarded as the palladi um of our liberty, tbe dispenser of justice, and the greatest and only safeguard against the wrongs of mankind. Pass this bill—local in its application I admit, but nevertheless gen eral in its principle and character—and you inaugurate a system, which must ultimately upturn the whole fabric ofjurisprudence, and confine politics within its legitimate sphere, and where it always should remain—at the ballot box. Pass this bi|l, sir, and you exclude at once and forever from our courts of justice, the very idea of political favoritism, and place beyond the reach of designing politicians the possibility of packing juries for political pur poses. Pass this bill and you will have no more changes of venue—seldom, if ever, appli cation for new trial, unless for causes un known to politics. The administration of justice will be conducted in such a spirit of fairness that the innocent who perchance may have been indicted for some suppposed mis demeanor, will feel within himself the assu rance that his life and character are intrusted to the unbiased judgment of honest men, who will speedily render to him an honorable ac quital on account of his innocence ; whilst on the other hand the felon arraigned before the bar of just ice because of his crimes, and knowing his guilt, will exceedingly quake and tear, feeling assured that stern," inexoroble justice will be meted out to him as the reward of his crimes. Pass this bill, and my word for it, that be fore another session of this Legislature rolls round, the honest, right-thinking constituen cy'of the Senators wno opposeq the public BEDFOKP. Pa- FRIDAY, MARCH 81. 1865. > bill, seeing the equity of the measure, and r desirous of saving themselves and their pos > terity from the terrible maelstrom of political degradation, will come into these balls, and t in the name of justice, utter their sentiments , in tones more potent than the arguments used by the gentlemen who took issue with me on I that question. i Now Mr. Speaker, I have only to say that time will show whether I wasnot right on that • questiou ; and I trust that since I have been compelled to reduce my remedy in the nature of a local bill, that they will at least permit i it to apply to those counties in which jt may be necessary and who desire it. * ai STANTON'S WAR GAZETTE Grant's* Lines Attacked. FORT STEADMAN TAKEN. Attack on Fort Uaskall Repulsed, A BRILLIANT UNION SUCCESS. Fort Nteodman Recaptured. THREE THOFSMIFREBELS KILLED. Over 3,000 Prinonera Captured. UNION LOSS ESTIMATED AT SOO. WASHINGTON, March 25, 7 P. M. Major General Dix: This morning, at half-past four o'clock the enemy, by a strong and sudden assault captured Fort Steadman but after a vigorous contest the Fort was recaptured, with 1,(500 prisoners, two flags, and all the guns uninjured. Gen. McLaughlin was taken prisoner by the rebels who assaulted Fort Haskall, hut they were repulsed with great loss. The official report is subjoined. (Signed) E. M. STANTON, Secretary of" War. CITT POINT, VA., 1:30 P. M., ) March 25th, 1865. J Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War. —The following dispatch of Gen. JParke is received from Gen. Meade. (Signed) U. S. GRANT, Lieut. Gen. The enemy attacked my front this morn ing at about 4: 30 P. M. , with three divisions under command of Geu. Gordon. By a sudden rush they seised the line held by the 3d brigade, first division, at the foot of the hill to the right of Fort Steadman, wheeled and overpowering the garrison, took posses sion of tne fort. They established them selves upon the bil, turning our guns up on us. Our troops on either flank stood firm. Afterwards a determined attack was made on Fort Haskell, which was checked by part of McLaughlin'sb. igade, Wilcox's division, and was repulsed With gieatlossto the enemy. The first brigade of HartsufFs division, which was held in ieserve, was brought up, and a eheck given to any further advance. Two attempts were made to retake the hill, and were only temporarily successful, until the arrival of the 2d bngade wheu a charge was made by that brigade, aided by the troops of the Ist division on their flank, and the enemy were driven out of the forts with a loss of a number of prisoners, esti mated at about 1,600. Two battle flags have also been brought in. The enemy lost heavily in killed, outside of our lines. The whole line was immediately reoccupied and the guns retaken, uninjured I regret to add that Gen. McLaughlin was captured in Fort Steadman. Our loss otherwise was not heavy. Great praise is due to General Hartstuff for the gallantry displayed in han dling his division which behaved with great skill in this, its first engagement. (Signed) JOHN PARKE, Major General. WAR DEPARTMENT, 9:30 P. M. \ March 25, 1865. / Major General Dix: —Later reports from Gen. Grant, which are subjoined; show that the operations of our forces this morning were brilliantly successful. The rebel pris oners already secured number two thousand seven hundred. The rebel killed and wound ed, General Grant estimates at probably not less than three thousand. May prove less. (Signed) E. M. STANTON. Secretary of War. CITY POINT, VA., BA.M. , ) March 25, 1865. ) Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War. —The number of prisoners received by the Provost Marshal is 2.200 taken by the 9th Corps, and 500 by tne 2d Corps. There may be still some more to be brought in. (Signed) U. S. GRANT, Lieut Gen. CrrY POINT, VA, 7:30 P. M., 1 March 25, 1865. J Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War; —I am not yet able to give the result of the day accurately, but the number of prisoners captured proves larger than at first reported The slaughter of the enemy where they en tered our lines, and in front was not proba bly less than three thousand. Our loss is estimated at eight hundred, and may prove less. Gen. Humphreys attaoked on the left with great promptness, capturing nearly one hundred men, and causing the enemy to re turn his troops to that point of his line rap idly. (Signed) U. 8. GRANT, Lieut. Gen. WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON March 25, 10 P. IT. Major General Dix : The following dis patch from Gen. Sehofield, reports his arri val at, and occupation of Goldsboro on Tuesday, March 21st, with but slight oppo sition. (Signed) E. M. STANTON, Secretary of War. GOLDSBORO. N. C.. March 21, 1865, via Fort Monroe, Fa. . 7 P. M. : March 25 1865. —Lieut. Gen. Grant, City Point Va. —I have the honor to report that 1 occupied Goldsboro this a ternoon, with but slight opposition. Gen. Terry's column, from Wilmington, was at Parson's depot last ! night, and should oe near this place to-night : Sherman's left was engaged with the enemy near Bentouyille, on Sunday. The artillery j firing was quite rapid during tho day and , for a short time on Monday morning. Sherman's right, the 17th corps, was near Mount Olive on Friday night There has been some artillery firing to-day j which indicates a gradual approach of Sher man's army towards this place. All this being strictly in accordance with Sherman's plans, I have no doubt all is well. I hope to have more definite and later in telligence from Geu. Sherman very siion, and will forward it to you without delay. j I find the bridges burned, but otherwise the , road is not injured, and the depot facilities ; are very fine. I captured here seven ears, j and Gen. Terry has captured two locomo tives and two oars, which he is now using. [Signed] JOHJs' M. BCHOFIELD, | Major General, ! Official Report of Saturday's Enpagr meot. TOTAL UNION LOSS 1720. Very Heavy Rebel JLOMNi'K. Hie Enemy Send In m l ln; of Trnce. to Bury their Bend. CAPTURE OF OVER 2,000 REBELS 2,875 Rebels Captured, Besides Killed and Wounded. OAIJ.ASTBY OF OFFICER* A.III HE*. WASHINGTON, March 17—1 30 p. M. Mujirr General Die : The following official reports of the Army of the Potomac on Saturday, and of Gen. Sherman s operations since he left Fayette ville, have been received this morning.— Gen. Sherman was at Goldsboro on the 22d of this month. No movements have been made on either side before Richmond and Petersburg since Saturday night. EDWIN M. STANTON. Secretary of War. CITY POINT, VA.. March 27. 10:30 A.M. Hon. E. M. Stantrm : The battle of the 25th resulted in the following losses on our side : Second corps —killed, 51, ; wounded, 402; missing, 177. Sixth corps—killed, 47 ; wounded, 41 ; missing, 30. Ninth corps—killed, 68 ; wounded, 338; missing, 506. Our captures were : Second corps, 365; Sixth corps, 469; Ninth corps, 1,049. The Second and Sixth Corps pushed for ward and captured the enemy's strong en trenched picket line and turned it against him, and still hold it. In trying to retake this the battle was continued until 8 o'clock at night, the enemy losing very heavily.— Gen. Humphreys estimates the loss of'the enemy on nis front at three times his own and General Wright estimates their loss in his front as doable his own. The enemy sent a flag of truce yesterday, for permission to collect his wounded and bury his dead, which were between what had been their picket line and their main line. The permission was granted. CITY POINT, 11 A. M.. March 25. Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War: I am in receipt of Sherman's report of operations from the time he left Fayette vffle up to the 22d inst. It shows hard fighting, resulting in very heavv loss to the enemy in killed and wounded, and over 3,000 prisoners in our hands. His own loss he says will be covered by 2,500 men since he left Savannah. Most of them are but slightly wounded. U. S. GRANT. Lieut. General. THIRD DISPATCH. CITY POINT, March 25, P. M.— After the engagement between the enemy and Ninth corps, this morning, orders were given lor the Sixth corps to make an attack on the left of the line, in front of Fort Fisher. The tffiird division. General Seymour command ing,. was selected as the assaulting column, ana shortly afternoon the line of battle was formed and the order to advance given. In a short time our men had possession of the en tire rifle pits ot the enemy, nearly all of the occupants being made prisoners. Our loss in the affair was very small. Over 800 pris oners were brought in as the result of the engagement. Still another fight took place near Hatch er's Run, in which the Second corps were engaged. The attack wis made about dark ana over 400 prisoners fell into our hands OD this ground, making in all today about 2,875, ainoug whom were near 100 commissioned officers, the highest rank being a colonel. This does not include the rebel wounded in the hospitals, which will be considerable. These men seemed, as they passed along, perfectly satisfied with their position, no doubt anticipating a larger supply of rations than they have been getting tor some time back It is reported that Gen. Gordon was seen urging his men to fight, and at times swear ing at them for their cowardice, ending with the exclamation "By God," just as the men went into the fight, after which he left and was not afterward seen. Lieut. Nye, of the 14th Massachusetts bat tery was killed while fighting. He was or dered to surrender his guns, but refused and six bullets were found to have entered his body. He was a gallant officer, and much esteemed by his men. Col. Penticostof the 10(1 Pa., was also killed while gallently leading his men in the action. This regiment is coinp. .sed mostly of new men, and are credited with having behaved like veterans. U. S. GRANT. Important Decision by the State Super intendent of Common Schools. SCHOOL DEPARTMENT, | HAHRISBCRG, March 16, 1865. ) By the terms of the act of April 22, 1863, the term of office of school directors from and after the first of January, Anno Domi ni one thousand eight hundred and sixtv four, shall commence on the first Monday in June in each and every year. The object of this act was to allow the old boards of direc tors to close up the operations of the year for which they have acted, otherwise the newly elected directors would he obliged to make affidavits pertaining to matters of which they could know nothing. A proviso to an act approved March 2, 1865, requires that the terms of office of the present school directors of th several wards of the city of Harrisburg shall expire and terminate at the next municipal election. This proviso is incompatible with the gen eral law and cannot he carried out without producing great injury to the schools of the city. It is therefore decided that the true in tent and meaning of -aid proviso is that the directors spoken of iu the bill to which this is a proviso, shall be elected at the ncxtmu nicipal election after the passage of the act, and the term of office of he directors so elec ted shall commence on the first Monday in June according to tin- general law. CHAS. R. C'OBURN, ; Superintendent of Common schools. : _ | RjILLINERY GOODS. | BROOKS & ROSENHEIM, WHOLESALE DKAI.EKS, NO. Ml MARKET STREET, North Side. PHILADELPHIA, Have now open their usual handsome variety of RIBBONS, BONNET MATERIALS, i STRAW i FANCY BONNETS, LADIES' 4 MISSES' HATS, FLOWERS, RUCIIES, LACES, and all other articles required by the MILLINERY TRADE! By long experience and strict attention to this branch of business exclusively, we flatter our selves that we can offer inducements, in variety, i styles, quality and moderate prices—not every where to be found. The attention of MILLINERS and MERCHANTS is respectfully solicited. Particular oftenfidp paid to Jilting ordtre, I marl7;3m 1 Vol 38: No. 14. TJ. S. 7-80 LOAN . By authority of the Secretary of the Treass the undersigned hag assumed the General S scription Agency for the sale of United St ate* Treasury notes, Waring seven and three-te ath* per cent, interest, per annum, known as the BEVEST-THIRTY EOA I. These Notes are issued under date of Augu: & 15th, 180-1, and are payable three years from tb at time in currencyor are convertible at the optic .n of the holder into TJ. S. 5-20 SIX PER CEH T. Hot ft-Bearing Bon (Is. These honda are aj>w worth a premium of nine per cent., including gold interest from. Nor. which makes the actual profit on the 7-30 loan, at curreut rates, including interest, about ten per eent. per annum, besides its exemption from State and municipal taxation, which od.de front one to three per cent, more , according to the rate levied on other property. The interest is payable semi, annually by coupons attached to each note, which diay be cut off and sold to any bank or banker. The interest amounts to One cent per day on a 950 note. Two cents " " " 9100 " Ten •' " " 9500 20 " " " 91000 91 " " " 95000 Notes of all the denominations named will be promptly furnished upon receipt of subscriptions. This is the OILY LOAY EST MARKET now offered by the Government, and it is confi dently expected that ita superior advantages will make it the Great Popular Loan of the People. Less than $200,000,000 remain unsold, which will probably be disposed of within the next 00 or 90 days, when the notes will undoubtedly com mand a premium, as has uniformly been the case on closing the subscriptions to other Loans. In order that citizens of every town and section of the country may be afforded facilities for taking the loan, the National Banks, State Banks, and Private Bankers through out the country have generally agreed to receive subscriptions at par. Subscribers will select their own agents, in whom they have confidence, and who only are to be res ponsible for the delivery of the notes for whwfc they receive orders. JAY COOKE, SUBSCRIPTION AGENT, PHILADELPHIA, SuBSDRIPTIOKS WILL BE RECEIVED by the Ist NATIONAL BANK of HOLLIDAYSBURG. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ALTOONA. FIRST NATIONAL BANK of HUNTINGDON. NATIONAL BANK OF CHAMBERSBURG. RUPP, SHANNON <t CO., Bedford. REED A SCHELL, " feb24:3m pUBLIC SALE OF Valuable Real Estate. There will be sold, on SATURDAY, May 6th, 1865, one of the MOST DESIRABLE FARMS In Friends Core, situate on the waters of Core Creek, in Colerain township, Bedford county, con taining Two Hundred and Ninety-Six Acres of first class Limestone Land, all under a high state of cultivation. The improvements are a TWO STOKY LOG HOUSE, welljiuiehed, New Bank Barn, with wagon shed attached, Stone Spring House, with a Spring of never failing water near the house, good Tenant Honse.and Stable, Dry House, and other outbuildings. It is conceded that there is the best selection of Fruit on this property of any in the county, consisting of Apples, Pears, Peaches, Cherries and Plnms. There is also a tine Mi'i Site on this property, which makes it still more valuable. There is about 200 acres cleared and under good fence, with about 30 acres of the finest meadow in the county. The balance of the land is well timber ed. A visit to this property by persons wishing to pnrchase a good property will pay them amply for their trouble. Any person wishing informa tion in regard to this property can call on JOHN ALSIP, of Bedford, or on the subscriber. If the property is not sold before the day above mentioned, it will be then offered on that day at public outcry. Terms easy, which will be made known on the day of sale. marlO:ts JOHN STONE. BEDFORD COUNTY SS : At an Orpans' Court held at Bedford, in and for the County of Bedford, on the 13th day of February, A. D. 1865, before the Judges of the said Court: On motion of John P. Reed, Esq., the Court grant a rule on the heirs and legal repre sentatives of Catharine Mowry, late of Harrison township, deceased, to wit: Ist. Frederick:,2d, Jacob; 3d. Mary Ann, wife of Samuel Turner; 4th Henry, residing in Bedford county; sth, John Emanuel, residing in Somerset county, Pa., and 6th. Lewis, residence unknown, said to be in Cal ifornia. to be and appear at an Orphans' Conrt to be held at Bedford, in and for tho county of Bed ford, on the FIRST MONDAY, Ist day of May next, to accept or refuse to take the real estate of said di-eeased at the valuation which has been valued and appraised, in pursuance of a writ of . partit ion or valuation issued out of our said Court, \ and to the Sheriff of said county directed, or show cause why tho same should not be sold. [L. s.J In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, at Bedford, the 13th day of Febrna v, A. D. 1865. 0. E. SHANNON, Clerk. JOUK Al.nsTAnr, Sheriff, tn*r24 BEST WHITE LEAD: PUKE LIBERTY LEAD. BEST ZINC. ITusnrpa.-sed for Whiteness, Fine Gloss, Durabili ty, Firmness and Evenness of Surface. PURE LIBERTY LEAD, Warranted to cover more surface for same weight than any other Lead—Try it and you will have no other ! PURE LIBERTT ZINC, Selected Zinc, ground in Refined Linseed Oil, un eqnaled in quality, always the same. PURE LIBEPTY ZINC, Warranted to do more and better work at a given j cost than any other —Get the Best! Manufactured at PENNSYLVANIA PAINT and COLOR WORKS. Orders executed promptly by ZIEGEER * SMITH, Wholesale Drag, Point, and Ims Dealers. Store and Offioe, No. 157 North THIRD Street, PHILADELPAIA, marir.ly OF INQCJBJTIQN.—Whereas, : Lw James 8. Lane, a nephew of John N. Lane, ,f the City of Lancaster, Penn'a., deceased, peteated a petition to the Orphans' Court for the enr"!? State of Pennsylvania, on the Kuan day of February, 1860, setting forth, That the ■ail John N.La ne died intestate unmarried and T7- n ° n the Mih d y of A. J*. 1856, and that the parties interested in the par taken and valuation of the real estate iff the said deceased arte a# follows: Alice T. Taylor, of Pise f®ve, Clark County, Kentucky: William N.Lane, "rf,T' nn ee ' e cou °ty, Kentucky: James 8. Lane, •Of Pro--Grove, Clark eouuty, Kentucky Madison T. TMehie. Alexander H. Ritchie, and Kebecca C. strtchie, (a minor whose guardian is James S. j£T'i o , T . T mcil *"* r > C *f* Kentucky/and Folly Ritchie, ofS#li%i K„)h cno.atv. Mis souri, [the said Alice T. Taylor, William N. Lane and James 8. Lane being children >f William N. Lane, who was a brother of said intestate; and Madison T. RitsSiie, Alexander H. Ritchie and Kebecca 8. Kin-hie being children of Clarissa N. Ritchie, deceased, who was a daughter, of said Wm. N. Laeie; aud l'olly Ritchie being the widow of Win. S. Ritchie, a son of said Clarissa N. Ritch ie, deceased, who died intestate, since petitioner, intestate, leaving i-suc William T. Kitebie and Steriing P. Ritchie, both of whom are since de ceased, intestate, unmarried and without issue;] George W. Webb, and Edwin 11. Webb, of Carmi, White county, Illinois: Willtiughby L. Webb of the city of Philadelphia: Susan Webb, of Carmi, Illinois, and George W. Webb (a raiser whose guardian is Henry E. Leman, of said ofty of Lan caster,) [the said George W. Webb, Edwin If. Webb, and Willoughby L. Webb being sons of Martha C.Webb deceased, who was a sister of said instate, mid Sunaii ami Gfcofjre W. Webb, the younger, being children of John L. Webb, who was a son of said Martha C. Webb,]: Mary Ann Kennedy and Rebecca Hunter of Charles town, Jefferson county, Virginia, [ehiblreu of Willough by IV. Lane deceased, who was a brother of said ioU-tute]: Isaac N Carter, iff Charlestown, Jef rtrr4"ll county, Virgiuia, and Mary F. Martin, of Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky, [children of Sarah Ann Carter, deceased, who was a sister of said intestate?: Mary N. Niekiin, of fharlestown, Jefferson county, Virginia, [a child ol George 8. Lane, deceased, who was a brother of intestate]: John N. Lewe, James B. Lane and El liott E. Lane i minors whose guardian is Richard ®- Jenkins, of the City of Philodelphia,) and Har riett R. Lame of the City of Lancaster, aforesaid, [the said Harriett R. Lane being a child of Eiiiott T. Lane, deceased, who was a brother of intestate, and John N. I.ar.c, James B. Lane, and Elliott E. Lane, Heitig children of James B. Lane, who died intestate, who was a son of said Elliott T. Lane]: that the said John N. Lane died seized in his de mesne, as of fee, (inter alia,) in nine pieces or tracts of land situate in said Bedford county, in Broad Top township, as follows, viz: 1. The one thereof adjoining the John Chev ington tract, William Lane, Isaac Grove, Michael Sipes, William Bunn, aud others, containing four hundred and thirty-one acres and one hundred and thirty perches, and allowance of land, surveyed 011 warrant of llih April, A. D. 1785, granted to John Cbevinguin, and patented by the Common wealth by patent of 16th of June, 1853, to Rich ard D. Wood and Lewis T. Watson, who by Deed of Indenture of the sth day of July, A. D. 1853, granted and conveyed to John P. Lane his heirs and assigns forever in fee. 2. Another thereof containing four hundred and two acres and three-quarters, and allowance, whech the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by warrant dated the 25th day of February, A. D. i-806, granted to William Bunn, and the same which Richard I). Wood and his wife, and Lewis T. Watson and his wife, by l>eed of Indenture of the sth day of July, A. D. 1853, granted and conveyed to John N. Lane, in fee. 3. Another thereof containing one hundred and eight and three fourths, and allowance, of land, which the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by pat ent dated October 26, A. D, 1820, granted and conveyed to John Tod; and the same which Rich ard D. Wood and his wife, aud Lewis T. Watson and hie wife, by Deed of Indenture of the sth day of Juiy, A. D. 1868, granted and conveyed te John N. Lane his-heirs and assigns in lee. . 4. Another thereof containing two hundred and twenty five acres aud one fonrth and allowance of land, which the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by patent dated the 14th day of December, A. D. 1798, granted and conveyed unto Leonard Say re, and the same which Richard D. Wood and his wife, and Lewis T. Watson and bio wife, by Deed of Indenture of the sfh day of July, A. D. 4853, granted and conveyed unto John N. Lane, his heirs and assigns forever in fee. 5. Another thereof containing two hundred and ten acres and allowance of land which the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania, by patent dated the 26th day of October, A. D. 1828, granted and con veyed unto John Tod, and the same which Richard D. Wood and his wile, and Lewis T. Watson and ' his wife, by Deed of Indenture of the sth of July, A. D. 1854, granted and conveyed unto John N. Lane, his heirs and assigns forever in fee. 6. Another tract adjoining land of Win. T. Daugherty containing three hundred and sixty acres and thirty perches, and allowance of land, being the same, the undivided moiety or half part whereof, Samuel Pleasants and his wife, by Deed of Indenture of the 13th lay of September, A. D. 1853, granted and conveyed nnto John N. Lane, his heirs and assigns fortever in fee, and the other undivided moiety or half part, whereof Lew is T. Watson and his wile, and Jcrman Jacob and his wife, by Deed of Indenture of the 15th day of September, A. D. 1553, grantee and conveyed to John N. Lane Ms heirs and assigns forever, in fee. 7. Another thereof, adjoining lands of Hopewell Farm aud Baltzer Swartz, containing one hund red and sixty acres and ninety-gix perches and allowance of land, which the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by warrant dated the 9th day of Juno, A. D. 1853, granted to John McLain; and which the said John McLain and his wife, by deed of Indenture dated the 30th day of March, A. D. 1854, granted and conveyed to John N. Lane, his heirs and assigns forever, in fee. 8. Another thereof adjoining lands of (Rays town Branch of the Juniata River,) Hopewell Com pany, William Lowry's improvement, and others, containing three hundred and forty-two acres and one hundred and six perches and allowance of laud; being the same tract T>f land wtich was or iginally surveyed on a warrant for four hundred acres to Daniel Kerr, dated 21st day of March, A. I). 1794, returned as Containing three hundred and sixty-five ncres and allowance, aud accepted jn the land office of Pennsylvania on the 23d day of December, A. D. 1830, and for which a patent dated the 4th day of October A. D. 1855, was issued by the Commonwealth to John Savage and his wife by deed of Indenture of the 17th day of November, A.D. 1855, granted and conveyed to John Lane, his heirs and assigns forever, in fee. 9. The other thereof adjoining lands of John Zook and Jacob Myers, containing eleven acres * and 18 perches and allowance of land which the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by patent date! the 22d day of December, A. D. 1853, granted and conveyed to Thomas M. Long, and which the said Thomas M. Long and his wife, by deed of Indenture dated the 11th day of April, A.D. 1854, granted and conveyed to John N. Lane, his heirs and assigns forever, iu fee. And praying the Court to award an Inquest to make partition of the premises aforesaid to and among the heirs und legal representatives of the said intestate: which said Inquest was upon motion of S. L. Russell, Esq., awarded according to the prayer of the pe tioner. Notice is therefore given to all parties inter ested. that in pursuance of a writ of partition or valuation to me directed, I will proceed to hold an inquisition on the premises, on MONDAY THE 24th DAY OF APRIL. A. D. 1865, when and where they can attend if they see proper. JOHN ALSTADT, Shiriff. Sheriff's Office, March 24, 1835.:4t Bedford county, ss; At an Orphans' Court held at Bedford in and for the County of Bedford, on the 13th day of Feb ruary'; A- D- 1880, before the Judges of the said Court: On motion of Att'y Koons the Court grant a rule on the heirs and legal representatives of Jacob Cook, late of Southampton township, Som oi set county, Pennsylvania, decayed, to wit: Jesse Dennis; Mary, now deceased, who was in termarried with David Hay, leaving issue Callin and William Hay, Callin T. Hay being a minor of whom PeterS. Hay is Guardian: Sarah, now de ceased, who was intermarried with George G. Walker, leaving issue Jacob, Catharine. Eliza beth, Sarah and Samuel, all of Somerset connty, the three latter of whom Samuel Walker is Uuar lian; Jacob Cook, uow deceased, having issue Solomon, Sarah, intermarried with Peter Boore; -amuel, now living in Somerset oouuty, of whom V. J. Collin is Guardian, ad litutn, and Elizabeth Ann intermarried with William Benford, residing n county, Pennsylvania; John Cook, Henry 00k and William Cook, all of Londonderry town hip, Bedford county, Pennsylvania; George Cook, vw residing in Fulton oountv, Indiana, and Qath trine, intermarried with Jaeob Hardin, now resi ling in Lec county, Illinois, to be and appear at in Orphans" Court to he held at Bedford on the FIRST MONDAY, Ist day of MAY'next, to accept if refuse to take the real estate of said deceased at he valuation which has been valued and appraised c pursuance of a writ of partition or valuation ssued out-of our said Court and to the Sheriff >f said county directed, or show cause why the same should not be sold. [I. a.] In testomony whereof I hp hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, at Bed ford, the 13th day of February, A. B. 1866. O B. SIJANifQN, Clerk. Joan Alstadt, Sheriff. tnar24
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