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THE HUNTINGDON GLOBE, A DEMOCRATIC FAMILY JOURNAL, DEVOTED TO LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS, &C.
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Wednesday, December 29, 1858.
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New Advertisements.
Music—See advertisement by Prof. IT. Coyle.
Meeting of the County Agricultural Society.
A:Q.-Election for Managers of Huntingdon Gas Co.
J:1"-.Rachael and James Maguire offer a Farm at_ Public
Sale.
43Fir Superior article of writing Inks at Lewis' Book and
Stationery Store.
.Cigr James Bricker, of the " Mammoth Store," has pur
chased the entire Livery Stock of Wm. Williams. p. Mc-
Ateer of the " Huntingdon House," is Agent.
The News.
In the House of Representatives, on Thurs
day last, Mr. Con3ins, of Massachusetts, in
troduced a bill regulating the duties on im
ports, and for other purposes. It is said that
Mr. Phillips, of Philadelphia, is maturing a
bill fixing an entire new rate of duties, which
will largely increase the revenue, and impose
specific duties upon some articles, iron inclu
ded.
It is said that the amendment to the Pa
cific Railroad bill, introduced by Mr. Poster,
providing that it - shall be built wholly of
American iron, has greatly increased the
prospects of the success of that measure, as
it will probably bring to its support the
friends of a great additional interest, by
affording a large amount of employment to
the iron manufacturers.
Mr. Covode, of Pennsylvania, on Thurs
day, moved, in the House of Representatives,
for the appointment of a committee to inquire
into the facts of the charge of the President
in his Pittsburgh-letter, of the use of money
to influence elections. The patriotic solici
tude of Mr. Buchanan for the purity of the
ballot-box seems to be duly appreciated—aud
this movement has created quite a fluttering
in the "home circle."
Dar The year '5B near its close. It has
been a year of rather unusual political strife,
both in and outside of the Democratic party.
Some of our Democratic friends who cannot
think as we do, have condemned our course,
while a large majority give us friendly en
couragement. Our own convictions continue
to strengthen us in the course we first mark
ed, out in the opening of the difficulty, and
we cannot now promise for the approaching
year, any other course than the one we have
pursued during the present. We believe we
have been right—we believe we are still right,
and we shall continue to adhere to the right,
no matter to what length or breadth the pow
ers-that-be at Washington, and their wor
shippers here and elsewhere may carry their
prosecutions towards us. The " GLone is
now upon a firmer foundation than it ever
has been, and it shall continue to be indepen
dent—as ready to - expose corruption and false
hood in our own party, in high or low places,
as it will be to expose the wrong in other
parties. We have no fears of the result.—
The Democracy of our party must ever live.
ENLARGEMENT OF THE EASTERN DIVISION OF
THE PENNSYLVANIA CANAL.-At a meeting of
the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, held on the 22d inst., the
following Resolution was adopted :
Resolved, That in order to furnish greater
facilities for the .transportation of freight on
the canal, the Pennsylvania Railroad Compa
ny will increase the capacity of the canal
from the Junction at Duncan's Island to Co
lumbia, so as to give an uniform depth of
five feet of water throughout, and that the
Resident Engineer be, and he is hereby in
structed to submit an estimate of the cost of
increasing the length of the locks to pass
boats of 120 feet in length on that portion of
the canal.
The first of January, or as near it as
possible, will be a very proper time for many
of our patrons, who know themselves indebt
ed to us for subscriptions, advertising, and
job work, to square up. We deed the money
standing upon our books, and we hope all
who can, will call and do the fair thing.
Encourage Home Industry.
By purchasing articles produced at home,
says an exchange, in preference to those
from a distance, even if they are not as good
and more expensive, your encouragement of
their- production will eventually cause them
to be better and cheaper—besides the money
you spend at home may come back to you
again,' or at least, it is kept circulating, in
your neighborhood—while, if you send it
away, you put it entirely out of your reach.
If you want goods, get them of your own
merchants. You may buy your .groceries
and clothing, a few cents cheaper in the
cities, but you make your own neighborhood
just so much poorer by sending away your.
Money, and just in proportion as the pros
perity of your neighbors is crippled, so are
you affected. Don't get your furniture at
other places, when the hammers of your
evitn cabinet-makers sound in your ears.—
Don't go abroad for your wagons and your
buggies, while the coach-makers of your
own town are ready and willing to supply
you with those articles. If you want hats,
caps, boots or shoes, get them at home, if
they are to be had. Should there be a fac
tory of any description in your town and vi
cinity, and you are in need of such articles
as are there produced, get them at that fac
tory in preference to anywhere else, and feel
an interest in encouraging and supporting it.
If you have newspapers in your county,
worth reading at all, subscribe for them be
fore you subscribe for any from a distance.
We leave it to our readers, whether this is
not the only way to build up home prosperity.
The principle is very simple : Keep your
money circulating at home, and you have it
within reach. Keep your mechanics at work
and they become prosperous, and their pros
perity reflects beneficially upon yours. But
pursue the opposite course—send your money
away to those among whom your lot has not
been cast--and while you cripple your home
industry, by withholding your support, you
become poorer as the prosperity of your
community declines. This principle is ap
plicable not only to neighborhoods, but also
to nations.
CORRESPONDENCE OF PIKE GLOBE.
HUNTINGDON, December 28, 1858.
MR. EDITOR. -It was my privilege on last
Monday night, to attend the Teachers' Insti
tute now being held in this place, and while
there, a few suggestions came to my mind,
which, with your permission, I will lay be
fore the Teachers of that Institute, through
the medium of the Globe.
During the exercises of the evening, among
other things, a debate was proposed by the
County Superintendent, and after suggesting
some questions of his own, he read one hand
ed to him by one of the ladies present, (a
teacher, I presume,) which was about as fol
lows, as near as I can remember :—"Which
commands the greatest respect, the intelli
gent man or the rich man ?" After a silence
of some minutes, a young man, whom we will
designate as Hero, (for I am an entire stran
ger to the teachers,) rose up and commenced
speaking in favor of the poor and intelligent,
in what I would call a pretty free and easy
manner, showing strong arguments why a
rich man is respected more than a poor and
intelligent man, but expressed himself more
roughly than might have been expected from
a school teacher,—his ideas were good, how
ever. He was followed by a gentleman who
expressed himself in a somewhat better man
ner. Next came a man 'who took the oppo
site grounds, and commenced, (as Hero would
say,) giving him "fits." That was perfectly
right, for I don't wish to convey the idea
that I side with either party, but merely this:
Hero was rather amusing, and talked in
rather a free-and-easy kind of a way, using
very bad language, and mutilating the Eng
lish grammar in a very horrible manner, hut
at the same time, producing good arguments
—arguments which his opponent was unable
to answer ; but at the close of the meeting,
I heard some spectators, who consider them
selves "some," as the saying is, as well as
teachers, (at least, I presume they were
teachers, for they looked like members of
that fraternity,) making great sport over
what Hero had to say, just because he was a
poor man, knew but little, and what he did
know, had no hesitancy in imparting it to
others, in his style, while others, who think
they know something, but like a lot , of boo
bies, sit back, afraid to open their mouths;
yet, when a man who knows something,
and is not afraid to impart his ideas to others,
these would-be intellects ridicule him, and
make sport of what he says. Now, Mr.
Editor, which do you suppose deserves the
most praise—Hero, who is not afraid to speak
his mind in his manner and his language, or
the boobies who think they know something,
and are afraid to speak before the public, but
who will, in private conversation, slander
and ridicule the man who is not afraid.
do not believe one-third of them have brains
enough to discuss any subject properly. I
would term such men, "intellectual boobies."
I don't wish the gentleman who sided with
the rich man, to think for one moment, that
I want to censure him for so doing, nor the
gentleman on the other side to harbor the
idea that I am defending his cause, nor do I
seek a reply, for with this, I drop the subject,
let what may be said hereafter, in private or
public, in regard to what I have written, but
merely to show up these "intellectual boo
bies" in their true light, and endeavor to
teach them a lesson. JUSTICE.
Tun FACTS IN THE A - MIST-VD CASE.--SOMO
twenty years ago, two Spaniards attempted
to convey 'their slaves by water from one part
of the Island of Cuba to another. They
chartered a vessel for this purpose, but as
soon as they were out of sight of land the
negroes mutinied and took possession of the
vessel. The negroes knew nothing of navi
gation, and the vessel finally found its way
into Long Island Sound, and was formally
taken possession of by the revenue cutter
and brought into New Haven, where the
cases were tried, and the Court decided that
they were entitled to their freedom, and they
were subsequ en tly se tat liberty , . Afterwards
the Spanish Government claimed from our
Government remuneration for the loss which
its citizens had sustained by the decision of
the Connecticut Court, and the liberation of'
the Africans. Our Government recognized
this claim, and has several times urged the
attention of Congress to the subject. Presi
dent Buchanan, in his late message, says •
"I entertain no doubt that indemnity is fairly
due to these claimants under our treaty with
Spain of the 27th of October, 1795, and while
demanding justice, we ought to do justice."
Letter from Washington.
[Correspondence of The Press.l
WAsungarox, Dec. 24, 1858.
While the whole country is on the tip-too
of expectation in regard to Senator Douglas,
and cities are vieing with each other to see
which can render Lim the most distinguished
honor—while even the asperities of party
give way, North and South, before the mem
ory of his unexampled contest for the right,
is it not shameful that here, in the capital of
our great Union, a spirit should continue to
be manifested at war with these enthusiastic
popular demonstrations? A wild hallucina
tion has settled down upon those in this city
who assume to Speak for the National Ad
ministration. The more the people applaud
the more these arrogant few resist and plot.
The last exhibition is a foregone conclusion
to put Senator Douglas, on his arrival here,
into such a position as may compel him to
send or accept a challenge to fight a duel. I
need not particularize, but the letters of cer
tain individuals, lately published, clearly
point to this end. Let us ask, in all candor,
whether there has not been enough of this
savage malignity ? Do these politicians sup
pose that the people of the United States can
ever approve the course which has been pur
sued against Judge Douglas by the Adminis
tration and its echoes ? Stephen A. Douglas
is at this moment public property. He can
not justify himself to his country by permit
ting any one to force him into a personal
fight. It is unnecessary that he should prove
that he is a man of courage. His whole life
has shown that. Hence, it is his duty to
bear himself in such a manner, on his arri
val here, as will put men to the shame who
are thirsting for his blood. The people will
take care of them. There have been other
occasions in which attempts have been made
to brow-beat independent public men, and at
least one fatal instance in which a Northern
Democrat fell for his opinions expressed in
debate. Every new effort to imitate these
examples will only recoil upon the heads of
those who think the experiment worth repeat
ing, and every new attempt to injure Stephen
A. Douglas will only more certainly advance
him in the affections of the American people.
Judge Douglas cannot reach Washington
now much before the middle of January, and
not then if he intends to remain any time in
New York and Philadelphia. The continued
indisposition of Mrs. Douglas was the main
cause for his detention at Havana.
Blasphemy on the Gallows
Albert Myers was hung at Columbus on
Friday last, for the murder of B. Neville, a
fellow-convict in the Ohio penitentiary. My
ers was at one time supposed to be insane,
on which account his execution was postpon
ed from the 3d of September. Since then a
medical jury had pronounced him sane, and
on Friday he was executed, in pursuance of
the Governor's warrant. The Cincinnati Ga
zelle, in an account of his execution, says :
From the time of the commission of the
murder, Myers exhibited the utmost indiffer
ence as to his fate, frequently telling, those
who called upon him, to " hang him and be
d—d." The minister of the gospel who of
fered him the consolations of religion, he
spurned from his cell with oaths that shocked
the strongest nerves, or would tell them, as
on one occasion, " If you want to pray, pitch,
in, and pray like h-11." lie would listen to
no advice, never expressed in word or deed
the least sorrow for the murder, but frequent
ly declared that if he had an opportunity he
would do the same thing over again. In this
condition of mind he remained constantly,
even to the last hour of his existence.
On the morning of the execution he rudely
repulsed the Rev. Dr. Warner, who called
Upon him ; in his cell he coolly arranged
himself in his shroud, and walked to and fro
upon the scaffold with a firm step, and taking
hold of the rope, addressed the twenty or
thirty persons in the yard below him, re
marking in a light, jocose way, "If I Can
hold on to this, I think I can save myself
yet !" lie then broke forth in the most blas
phemous language, and throWing an apple
and an orange to the ground below, exclaim
ed in a land voice, " Pick them up you G—d
d—d rascals." And -with the most stoical
indifference he continued to gaze with un
flincbino- eye upon those below him.
:At the conclusion of some further remarks,
(during which he - said the gallows was a
pretty hard looking concern, but he supposed
he would have to go it,) the sheriff placed
the white cap over his _ face, shutting it out
from the view of the spectators. The per
sons upon the scaffold then retired to the
back part, when the Rev. Mr. Warner asked :
"Myers, do you die in the faith of Jesus
Christ ?" To which he replied, "I have noth
ing to say to you."
Sheriff Park then placed his hand upon
the fatal lever at the rear of the trap, and
in an instant the wretch was suspended in
the air.
The Sad Results of Crime.
The fearful consequences of the first step
in the downward path of crime, are painfully
illustrated in the case of George F. Peter
man, arrested in Philadelphia, a. few days
ago, on the charge of obtaining money from
a bank by means of forged. checks. The
Evening Journal, of that city, has the follow
ing particulars of the case :
A few years since George F. Peterman was
in the possession of ample means, secured by
industrious attention to his daily avocation,
and in the respectable circles in which he
moved, was looked upon as a gentleman of
spotless integrity, whose word was his bond,
and whose success was chronicled by his
friends and neighbors as. an evidence of his
fair and honest dealings. As the proprietor
of an extensive chair manufactory in Second
street, below Coates, he was known to be
realizing a handsome income, as his account
in the Kensington Bank was among the heav
iest in that institution. Whilst in the midst
of all this prosperity, Mr. Peterman was in
duced to visit, in company with a friend, one
of those gambling hells in the centre of the
city where many a man, before and since,
has been hopelessly ruined, and where, even
now, despite the guardians of the law, nightly
congregate fashionable villians, who, by their
seductive and fascinating lures, and treacher
bus institutions, cause many a young and
hopeful, heart to be wrecked :a poverty at the
very threshhold of careers that might other
wise bring competence, and the satisfaction
of duty well performed. One visit led to
another, and in the gilded resorts of vice the
sucessful business man became the unlucky
gambler, Thousands of dollars, earned by
hard toil, went with the turn of a card, or the
throw of a dice, and in the course of a short
time one dissipation followed upon the other,
and the victim of the gaming table was without
the means to provide wren the common ne
cessaries of life for himself and family. • For
over a year, when luck was sometimes with
him, Mr. Peterman had his fast horses and his
carriage, and those other etceteras which
make up . the round of "enjoyments" incident
to the miserable life of thegambler, but when
money and credit had gone, as they did upon
wings, ho had not the wherewithal to give
himself even a decent attire. His stock went
for the payment of debts; his wife and chil
dren were in want, and ho wandered amid the
scene of his former prosperity, penniless and
friendless. Thus reduced, Peterman was en
abled by dint of hard struggling to collect
enough money together to start a small cigar
store in Popular steet, below Second. In
this place it was that ho took the second step
in crime, where he perpetrated those exten
sive forgeries which we have before noticed,
and which have consigned him to the felon's
cell.
In company with a young man named My
ers, he has drawn from Kensington Bank, by
means of spurious signatures to checks, sums
amounting to nearly a thousand dollars, and
has made to Recorder Eneu, before whom he
was heard, on Saturday evening, a full con
fession of his guilt. Myers and Peterman
were visited at.-the Moyamensing priSOn by
their wives, and the interview between them
was exceedingly affecting. All were moved
to tears, and the remark of Peterman to his
wife that he was indeed guilty, but that she
should take care of the children, and train
them to be honorable and useful citizens,
deeply touched the keeper, who was a silent
spectator of the painful scene.
On Saturday evening, when the prisoners
had been committed by the Recorder, in de
fault of $2,000 bail each, Peterman was ques
tioned by Mr. Eneu as - to the name of his
friend who would go his security. The reply
was a truthful one :
"Recorder, a few years ago when, I had
money, and was spending it freely, I was
surrounded by friends, but now in my guilt
and misfortune, I cannot find one of them."
When in the Magistrates office, he wept like a
child, and there was few who saw him who
did not feel truly sorry for his condition.—
That he contemplated suicide was evident
from the fact that in his pocket was found a
large quantity of arsenic, which was removed
by the officer.
The cashier of the Kensington Bank had
an interview with Peterman at the conclu
sion of the hearing ; and asked him whether
his family had any support. lle replied that
his wife and nine children were at the point
of starvation, and that he did not know how
soon they would die. Tears were in the eyes
of the cashier, as he feelingly replied:—
" Make your mind easy, Peterman, for
they shall never want while I have the means
to provide for them."
That cashier has a true heart, and God
will bless the man whose noble deed is the
bright side to this brief record of the course
of crime—gambling, forgery and attempted
suicide.
Appalling Calamity.
TIIREE CIFILDREN BURNED TO DEATII !
The village of Fostoria, this county, was the
scene of one of the most appalling calami
ties, on Friday morning last, it has ever been
our lot to record. We are indebted to a
friend for the following particulars of the
heart-rending occurrence :—Mr. Louis Ben
der, a resident of Fostoria, and a tanner by
trade, (in the employ of Mr. John Campbell.
of Ilensheytown, about a mile distant,) went
to his work as usual, on the morning of the
I.7th, leaving his wife and three small chil
dren . at home in the enjoyment of health
and happiness. The mother, after she had
eaten her breakfast, went to the stable to
milk her cows, leaving the children by them
selves in the house. During her absence,
LtIC allareit, as is supposed, set fire to a box
of shavings, which had been brought in the
night previous, and which were sitting be
side the stove. The flames spread so rapidly
that the house inside was a mass of fire be
fore it was discovered or any person came or
could render any assistance. The doors and
windows were all shut and. fastened. The
door was broken open immediately, but the
flames rushed out in such a volume as to ren
der it impossible for any person to enter.—
Every possible effort was made to rescue the
children from their horrible situation, but
without avail—they were literally roasted
alive. The scene was one which liatiles de
scription.
The oldest child, a boy, was five years old;
the second, a little girl, three years old ; the
third, a small babe, three months old.
The charred remains of the children were
recovered after the house was burned down.
They were all burned into a hard, shapeless
crisp. The legs and arms of the little suffer
ers were entirely consumed, and nothing re
mained but part of their bodies ! The char
red' and blackened remains were buried im
mediately after the fire.
The parents are almost distracted, and it
is feared that the mother wil,l-lose her reason
altogether. She has not tasted food since
the awful occurrence.
The furniture and everything else in the
house was consumed. An unoccupied store
house adjoining the dwelling took fire and
was burned to the ground. The buildings
belonged to Daniel Keller, of Catharine
township.—Hollidaysburg Standard.
The case of the (Fill of Mr. Benton
came up a day or two since, in the Orphans'
Court, Washington. It seems that all the ex
ecutors had failed to qualify and give bonds
when summoned, but the matter was recti
fied by .the appearence before the Court of
Montgomery Blair, who gave his bond, and
as sureties his father, F. P. Blair, and his
old printing partner, Rives, of the Globe. It
is understood that Mr. Benton left but little
property, and that consists mainly of a large
and valuable library. His debts were large,
he possessing Webster's faculty for making
them. A residence in Washington seems to
beget extravagance in political men. „ -
VirWith the restlessness and love of adven
ture which characterizes the American peo
ple, an expedition is now fitting out in New
York by a number of enterprising young men,
of various trades and professions, for the set
tlement of one of the Papuan Islands in Cen
tral Oceanica. They propose to go into the
cultivation of sugar, cotton, coffee and other
tropical products, and to establish a free port
for the supply and 'refitting of American
whaling ships in the Pacific, and for a gener
al trade. The island •which the colonists
hare fixed upon is said to be very fertile and
beautiful, and is not claimed by any Europe
an power, a few powerless and inoffensive na
tives occupying it, who will welcome peaceful
adventures. The enterprise is a novel one,
and its progress will he watched with inter
est.
Another Version of the Fracas at Wash-
!neon
::We last week gave the telegraphic state-
Merit of the knock-down in Washington, be
tween Congressmen English and Montgom
ery:, 7. The Washington correspondent of the
New York Tribune, says it is incorrect, and
gives the following account of the aflisir as
told by Mr. Montgomery, himself :
"I have not'spoken to English this session
or taken any notice of Win when We met, as
we have, occasionally. The reason is, that
he made a speech to the crowd who serena
ded him on the night of the passage of. - his
bill, in which he said that he had associated
with me _and other Anti-Lecompton Demo
crats only to find out our plans and defeat us.
From that tithe I 'have Thoked upon him as a
treacherous spy, and an unfit associate for
gentlemen.
" About noon to-day, I was walking 'down
Pennsylvania Avenue, when I saw English
Coming towards me, holding out his hand,
saying, 'how do you do, Mr. Montgomery ?'
I made no answer, but passed on without
any sign of recognition. I had walked a
few steps when I received from behind a
very violent blow on the left side of my head
—given with such force as for a moment to
stagger and confuse me. I had not the least
idea who or what had struck me ; but turn
ing round I saw English with a large cane
which he held in both hands, and from the
position -in which ho stood, and the direction
of the blow, must have so held when he
struck me.
"He exclaimed, Tr-- d-- you, I'll teach
you to insult me in that way ; he stepped
backward quickly as be spoke. I rushed at
him, and as I was about to close with him,
he drew a sword from a cane and presented
it at me. As I had no weapon of any kind,
I stepped off the - sidewalk and picked up a
piece of brick, which I threw at him, hitting
him on the leg. He kept retreating, and
before I could find another missile, had got
to such a distance that it was useless to par
sue him."
Affairs in Utah—Brigham Young to be
Tuesday afternoon, Messrs. Henry Bayse,
of Weston, Charles. Lemnion, of St. Louis,
and Benjamin Duncan, of this city, arrived
direct from the Great Salt Lake City. These
gentlemen left with the mail on the morning
of the 20th of November. Mr. Majors, of
the firm of Russell, Majors & Waddle, in
company with Dr. llobes, was also to leave
Salt Lake City for the States, by private con
veyance, on the following Monday.
Brigham Young was to have been tried be
fore the United 'States District Court on the
Monday following, for false imprisonment of
Gentile citizens. - It was rumored that he
would have to be forced to attend Court by
the United States soldiers. Two days before
the party' left, a young Mormon arrived in
Salt Lake City, direct from the Cherry Creek
gold mines. He reported that the miners
were making from $lO to $l2 per day. Pro
visions were very scarce, and consequently
very high at the mines. He had come to
Salt Lake City after afresh supply, and would
return immediately. Ile stated that wagons
had also been sent to the States expressly fur
provisions.
The snow was three feet deep on the moun
tains, and it took the mail party two days to
get from Salt Lake City to Webber River, a
distance of forty-five miles. The snow in
many places was up to the coach beds.
A number of traders' trains were met in
Echo canon, unable .to get through. They
had lost great numbers of their stock. The
snow averaged eighteen inches in depth from
Big Mountain to Plattea Bridge.—St. Joseph's
Journal, Dec. 14.
Burlesque on Moneyed Men.
One of the amusing letters purporting to
come from Mohamed Pasha, published in the
Evening Post, has the following hit at the
"Merchant Princes" of New York
H was born at Huddletown, Oen
necticut, in the year 1802. By the time he
was ten years old (and very old, indeed, he
was at that time of life,) he had made one
hundred and sixty-five bargains, barters, and
dickers in shoe-strings, peg-tops, and jack
knives, and had amassed the sum of five dol
lars and fifty-three cents. At the age of
eleven, he entered the store of Grab d'; Ketch
um, in his native town, and continued there
in as a cleric until he had reached the age of
fifteen years, and accumulated the sum of
two hundred and five dollars and thirty-two
cents. Ijivesting this amount in potatoes
and punikins, he set sail in a Stonington
sloop for New York, and with his entire pos
sessions landed at Fulton Market in the year
1817. Since that time he has passed through
'the several professions of vegetable purveyor,
fish vender; general merchant, and a solid
man, and is now considered a magnate and
millionaire, He was never indicted for steal
ing, or accused of infidelity. He was never
troubled with an ultra idea, never had an un
selfish aspiration, never went out of his way
to do a charitable act, never bothered himself
with romance, sentiment, or art, never spoke
two' consecutive sentences in a grammatical
manner, never looked at the stars over his
head; nor the
. flowers under his feet. He is
some fifty-six years of age, and not especially
amiable. He has just built• himself a large
house, and furnished it with satinwood and
brocatelle, and hung the walls with paintings,
evidently by very old, and
. indeed, decrepit
masters.
Zee' We have a fresh paragraph relative
to Mrs. Cunningham. A correspondent of
the Rochester Union, writing from New York,
says that Mrs. Cunningham, of Burden mur
der notoriety, and her two daughters, are liv
ing in an elegant mansion in Twenty-third
Street, and apparently in 'easy circumstances.
They give 'parties occasionally, and " the
head of the family," it : is said, was visible at
the opera the other evening.- Augusta was
married recently to a young Southern plan
ter, and Helen, it is understood, is in a fair
way to follow her example."
HomanLn.—Twelve soldiers deserted from
the army in Utah, and succeeded in reaching
California. Three of them, led by a man of
the name of Burns, murdered the other nine
for the sake of their money. Burns then
proceeded, at night, to cut the throats of his
two accomplices. One he killed. The other
survived, obtained assistance, and gave evi
dence which led to the arrest of Burns, who
is now in confinement at Los Angeles.
REVOLUTIONERS.—According to the Report
of the Pension Office, the Revolutionary Pen
sioners alive and drawing pensions, number
257. Within the past year 104 have died.
Tried
ROCLAMATION.—WHEREAS, by
a precept to rue directed, dated at Huntingdon, the
day of November A.D. 1858, under the hands andseals
tut day
of the lion. George Taylor, President of the Court of
Common Pleas, Oyer and ,Terminer, and - general jail deliv
ery uf the 24th Judicial District of Pennsylvania, compo
sed of, Huntingdon, Nair and Cambria counties; and the ,
Hone. Benjamin F. Patton and John Brewster, his associ
ates, Judges of the county of Huntingdon, justices as
signed, appointed to hear, try and determine all and every
indictments made or taken for or Concerning all crimes,
which by the laws of the State aro made capital, - or felon
ies of death, and other offences, crimes and misdemeanors,
which have been or shall hereafter be committed or perpe
trated, for crimes aforesaid-z-I ern . Con - mended to make
public proclamation throughout my whole bailiwick, that
a Court of Oyer and Terminer, of Common Pleas and
Quarter Sessions, will be held' at the'Court House in the
borough of Huntingdon, on the second Monday (and 10th
day) of 'January next, and those Who will prosecute the
said prisoners, be then and there to prosecute them as it
shall be just, and that all Justices of the Peace, Coroner
and Constables within said county, be then and there in
their proper persons, at 10 o'clock, a. m. of said day, with
their records, inquisitions, examinations and remembran
ces, to do those things which to their offices respectively
appertain.
Dated at Hniitingdon, the 18th of Deceinber, in the year of
• our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight,
and the 824 year of American Independence.
GRAM:TS MILLER, Sheriff;
pROCLANATION:---WHEREAS, by
a precept to me directed by the Judges of the Com
mon Pleas of the county of Huntingdon, bearing test the
20th day of November, 1858, I am commanded to make
Public Proclamation throughout my whole bailiwick, that
a Court of Common Pleas will be held at the Court House
in the borough of Huntingdon, on the 3rd Monday (and
21st day) of January, A. D., 1859, for the trial of all is
sues in said Court which remain undetermined before
the said Judges, when and here all jurors, witnesses, and
suitors, in the trials of all issues are required.
Dated at Huntingdon the 18th December, in the year of our
Lord 1858, and the 82d year of American Independence.
GRAFFUS MILLER, Sheriff
StIERIFT'S OFFICE,
Huntingdon, Dec. 18, 1858.
HERIFF'S SALES.—By virtue of
sundry writs of Vend. Ex. and Fi. Fa., to me direc
ted, I will expose to public sale or outcry at the inert
House, in the borough of Huntingdon, on MONDAY, VIE
10rn DAY OF JANUARY, 1859, at 10 o'clock A. x., the
following described Real Estate, to wit:
All the defendant's right, title-and interest
in and to a lot of ground in Smithfield, Walker township,
fronting on Ttirupikc road leading to Alexandria, being
fifty feet in front and one hundred feet back, more or less,
adjoining Almalnuri Port on the west. Jacob Shoms on the
east, and Alexander Port on the. south, &c Seized and
taken in execution, and to be sold as the property of
George Decker,
with notice to Jetties Bricker, terre tenant.
Arco—All the defendant's right, title and
interest, in and to about one hundred acres of land, more
or lees, situate in Dublin township, Huntingdon county,
about fifty-five acres cleared, and adjoins Bowman's heirs
on the south, Jamison Kelly on the West, and C. Mathias
on the north, and others, and has thereon erected a two
story log house and kitchen attached, a cabin barn, a Pot
ter's shop, and other out buildings: ii'eized and taken in
execution, and to be sold as the property of Hugh Gallaher.
Also—All the defendant's right, title and
interest, in and to one hundred and two acres of ground,
more or less, in Warriorsmark township, Huntingdon co. ,
and about seventy acres cleared, and has thereon a double
log house weather-boarded, and a large bank barn. and
other out-buildings, and adjoins lands of Vincent Stephen*
on the east, Jacob Stover on the south and west side. :An -
enberger & Coplin on the north, Wm. Lyons & Co. on the
south, and in a high state of cultivation. Seized and ta
ken in execution, and to be sold as the property of James
Bell.
Also—All the defendants right, title and
interest, in and to a tract of land situate in Porter town
ship, containing seventy-nine acres, more or loss. lammit
by lands formerly owned by John Iluyett and others,
having thereon erected two log houses, and about two
acres cleared, and a house unfinished. Seized and talmn
in execution. and to be sold as the property of Augustine
Miller and Christian Miller.
Ar.so—About 100 acres of land, more or
situate in Hopevell township, Huntingdon county,
about 75 acres cleared, having thereon erected. a double
log bonse and barn, adjoining land of John B. W, , aver on
the East, James Entriken on the South and North, and
on the West by Peter Frees, and others. Seized and taken
in execution ) and to be sold as the property of John A.
Wearer.
ALSO—AII the defendant's ,right, title and
interest in and to about twenty acres of land, more or less,
in Tod township, Huntingdon county, and has .thereon
home and barn and other out-buildings. and adjoins lands
of Thomas Anderson, .Elias Plummer, Benjamin F. Baker,
and others.
Also--A lot of gtoiind in the town of Newburg, Tod
township, having thereon a two-story log dwelling house,
fronting on mans road leading from Coffee fun to Englo
Foundry. Seized and taken in execution, and to be sold
as the property of Amos Clark.
ALso—All the defendant's right, title and
interest in and to the following property, to wit : A tract
of land containing one hundred acres, more or less. adjoin
ing lands of ii. Bruce Petrikin on the south, and John Mc-
Clain on the cast, being part of a larger tract of land war
ranted in the name of John McClain, situate on the cast
side of Broad Top, Tod township. The one undivided third
of a tract of land containing four hundred and thirty-nine
acres, more or , less. adjoining the Houck Coal Dank tract,
John McClain. Michael J. Martin, and others.
Also—A tract of land warranted in the name of Speer &
Martin, containing ninety-six acres, more or less, and all
adjoins lands of Martin's heirs, and others.
Also—A tract of land adjoining the above, warranted in
the name of JJiel Smith, containing OM hnndred and
fifty-two acres, more or less.
Also—A tract of land adjoining, the above on the smith,
warranted in the name of Samuel Cornelius, containing
three hundred and ninety-five acres, more or less. Seized
and taken in execution, and to be sold as the property of
George W. Speer and James Mel!duff, administratm a of
Robert Speer, deceased.
Also—A lot of around in Coalmont. Tod
township. fifty feet in front. extending back one hundred
and fifty feet. adjoins lots of , fronts the main
road leading from Coalmont to Broad Top City. having
thereon erected a two story frame tavern house and stable,
and No. —in said town. Seized and taken in execution,
and to be sold :15 the prop:Tty of Ezekiel White.
Ar,so—A tract of land containing one hun
dred acres, more or less, adjoining lands now owned by 1:,
Bruce Ntrikin on the south, and :Mink McClain on the
east, being part of a l:u•ger tract.of land warranted in I'llo
7111.12110 of John McClain ; situate on the east side of Broad
Top, Tod township. The one undivided third of a tract of
land containing 439 acres and 51 perches and allowance,
adjoining the nom* Coal Bank tract, John McClain,
Michael .T. Martin. and others.
Also—A tract of land warranted in the name of Speer &
Martin. containing 06 acres and 163 perches and allow
ance, adjoining lands of Martin's heirs on the south and
west, and others.
Also—A tract of land adjoining the above, warranted
in the name of Eliot Smith, containing one hundred and
fifty-two acres and ninety-eight perches and allowance.
- Also—A tract adjoining the above on the south, war
ranted in the name of Samuel Cornelius, containing 39S
acres and 8 perches and allowance.
Also—A tract adjoining the Taylor Coal Rank tract, and
land of :Mordecai Chilcote's heirs on Rockey Ridge, con
taining 18 acres, more or less-
_ -
Also—All the interest of defendant, in lands of Michael
4: James Martin, which he holds under certain articles of
agreement of itecord in Huntingdon. Seized and taken
in execution. and to ho sold as the property of George W.
Speer, indorsee of Wm. IL Irwin.
- -- Sheriff's Sales will hereafter be made on Wednesday
of the first week of Court, and deeds acknowledged on
Wednesday of the second week.
GRAFFUS MILLER, Sheriff.
SnEntrr'S OFFICE,
Huntingdon, Dee. 22, ISCiS.}
HUNTINGDON AND BROAD TOP MOUNTAIN}
RAILROAD AND COAL COMPANY.
NTOTICE.
The annual meeting of the Stockholders of the
Huntingdon and Broad Top Mountain Railroad and Coal
Company, will be hell at the Office of the Company, No.
309, Walnut street, Philadelphia, on Tuesday, January 11,
1859, at 11 o'clock A. M., when an election will lie held for
a President and Twelve Directors, to servo for the ensuing
year. 3. P. AERTSEN,
Philadelphia, December 22, 1858. Secretary.
NTOTICE.—Notice is hereby given that
• the following named persons have flied their peti
tions with the Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions,
praying the said Court to grant them licenses to keep Inns
or Taverns, and that said petitions - will be presented to
said Court. on the second 31oriday (and 10th day) of Janu
ary next, for their consideration, to wit:
Adam Zeigler, Marblesburg, Penn twp.
David Megaban, McConnelletown. Walker twp.
James Hall, 3 1 cConnellstown, Walker twp.
. December 22. 1658. :Jo. CALDWELL, ClCrk.
VE_L OPES 7--
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-DIARIES FOR 1859,
For sale at
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BLANK . BOOKS,
OF VAF.IOIJB 817:F.5, for sale.at
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A. LMANACS FOR 1859,:
_CA_ For Bale at
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QCHOOL BOOKS, •
1,3 Generally in use in the Schools of-the County, not on
hand, will bo furnished to order, on appTicallein at
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