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    THE HUNTINGDON GLOBE, A DEMOCRATIC FAMILY JOURNAL, DEVOTED TO LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS, &C.
THE: GLOBE.
Circulation—the largest in the county
2.IOBVIEMTIPI
Wednesday, April 6, 1859.
LANKS ! BLANKS ! BLANKS,!
171 STABLE'S SALES,
ATTACHMENTS,
SUMMONS,
SUBPCENAS,
SCHOOL ORDERS,
LEASES FOR HOUSES,
COMMON BONDS,
ARRANTS,
NOTES, witli a waiver of t
JUDGMENT NOTES, with
ARTICLES 01? AGREEMENT, with Teachers.
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES, for Justices of the Peace
and Mil - Asters or the Gospel. •
COMPLAINT, WARRANT, and COMMITMENT, in case
a Assault and Battery, and Affray.
SCIERE FACIA& to recover amount of Judgment.
COLLECTORS' RECEIPTS, for State, County, School,
Borough and Township Taxes.
Printed on superior paper. and fin. sale at the Office of
the HUNTINGDON GLOBE.
BLANKS, of every description, printed to order, neatly,
at short notice, and on good Paper.
• •
FOR AUDITOR GENERAL,
RICHARDSON L. WRIGHT, of Phila
FOR SURVEYOR GENERAL,
JOHN ROWE, of Frank-lin county.
New AtUvertisernenits.
'Call at D. P. Gwin's cheap store.
-Notice to Teachers, by G. Miller.
.iv Read Debt. King's advertisement.
Notice to Mill Owners, by John Todd.
r. - Hardware for the Million, by Jas. A. Drown.
A 3,7- Gutman has a new stock of Ready-made Clothing.
John S. Miller has removed to the Jackson hotel.
C. Couts calls the attention of travelers and others.
Ary- Den. Jacobs has received his stock of Spring goods.
-Moses Strolls calls attention to his stock of nen
goods.
." -- ---Executors' 'Notice, by Isabella. Hunt and Wm. G.
Harper.
H. Roman calls the attention of our readers to his
stock of new clothing.
& INl'Murtrie request our readers to look
ovLr their advertisement.
Clourt commences on Monday next.—
Will our friends in town and country, do
what they - can towards supplying us with a
little of the needful.
W The State Convention to be held at
Harrisburg on Wednesday next, promises to
be a large and able body. We have been
informed that quite a large delegation from
this county will be in attendance. Excur
sion tickets will be issued on the Pennsylva
nia Railroad to all who wish to attend the
Convention, at half the usual charge, and to
be good from the 11th to the 15th.
Mr. Lewis—You will please publish
our names as in favor of the State Convention
to meet at Harrisburg, on the 13th inst.,
John Copley,
Geo. W. Owens,
John A. Copley,
A. P. Owens,
Dr. Roan Clarke,
Wm. A. Copley.
Jonas Stettler,
Jacob Yeager,
David
Another Democratic State Convention.
A call for another Democratic State Con
vention, numerously signed, by leading Dem
ociats of the State, has been issued. The fol
lowing is the call :
The Democratic citizens of Pennsylvania are invited to
assemble in State -Convention at Harrisburg on Wednes
day. the 13th day of April, 1859, to consult upon the pro
priety of adopting measures to vindicate the name, fame,
and principles of the Democratic party, outraged and in
sulted by a Convention assembled at the State Capitol on
the 10th of March :
To resist the high-handed attempt of the Federal Ad
ministration to dictate political creeds of the people-
To protest against the war of a consolidated Federa ' l des
potism upon State sovereignty and State rights ;
To re-assert the great principle of Popular Sovereignty
and non-intervention, as well in the Territol•ies as in the
States—non-intervention by Congress with slavery in the
Territories, and non-intervention by the Federal Execu
tive with the franchises of the people of the States;
To re-endorse the old-fashioned creed of the Democratic
party, repudiated and trampled under foot by men claim
ing to represent the party;
And, finally, to proclaim our unfaltering confidence in
William F. Packer, Governor of Pennsylvania, who has
been assailed and proscribed because he refused, at the
bidding of Federal dictation, to betray the trust, desert
the principles, and falsify the pledges of the Union States
Rights Democracy.
Pennsylvania Legislature.
[Correspondence of The Globe.]
FRIDA.T. March 25th. SENATE.—A. peti
tion
was presented from citizens of Bradford
county praying that the right of suffrage may
be extended to negroes. Bill entitled "an
act to authorize the execution of process in
certain cases in equity concerning property
within the jurisdiction of the Court on defen
dant's non-resident or not found therein".—
The bill authorizing the appointment of
boards of visitors to the_several houses of em
ployment, and one for the support of the poor
of this Commonwealth passed second reading.
A bill abolishing the Northern District of the
Supreme Court passed finally.
Mum—Bills reported : an act relative to
tax on real and personal property for State
purposes ' - an act to decimalize the fee bill of
the l'rothonotarie2 of the Courts of Common
Pleas; relative to challenging jurors in civil
cases ; to preVent the disturbance of public
meetings; relative to attachment in execu
tion ; relative to vacating roads.. Bills were
read in place as follow, viz : to
.change the
manner of appointing revenue commissioners;
relating to fees of Aldermen, Justices of the
Peace and Constables ; relative to the claims
of R. C. McGill and McGill & Cross. A mes
sage was received from the, Governor inform
ing the House that the bill authorizing the
Construction of a railroad on Chesnut and
Walnut streets, could not receive his appro
val, according to the Constitution, said bill
was reconsidered and on the question shall
the bill pass,. notwithstanding the objections
of the Governor? the
_yeas wore 75 and the
•
nays IL
SATURDAY. SENATE.—The bill mentioned
above passed the Senate by a vote of 25, yeas
to 4 nays.
Housn.—Occupied with private bills.
MONDAY, March 28th. SENATE.—Mr. Tur
ney read in place a bill supplemental to the
act of June 16, 1836, relative to executions.
Private bills occupied- the attention of the
Senate during its session to-day,
llousc.—The General Banking Law was
in considered _Committee of the Whole and
was on second :reading when the House ad
journed. '
TuEsnex.. ;S.ENATE.—Two . petitions were
presented .frun ,citizens- of York .county for
ATTACTI'T EXECUTIONS,
, EX ECUTIONS,
DEEDS,
[MORTGAGES,
.TUDGMENT NOTES,
NATURALIZATION. lIKS,
JUDGMENT BONDS,
TEE DILLS,
Lie $3OO Law.
a waiver ofthe $3 O O Law
'7N"'
L. G. Grier,
Matthew Grier,
Geo. M. Cassidy,
Gideon Grazier,
Jno. M. Stoneroad,
John T. Dopp,
Benjamin Ganoe,
Jno. Z. Kooken,
Owens. •
the enactment of a law, requiring the peti
tioners for new roads to be at all the expense
for viewing the same. A bill to prevent the
killing of wild turkeys in the county of Hun
tingdon wad, reported. This bill has passed
House. As it is a matter of interest to the
citizens in every part of Huntingdon county,
I insert it in full as follows, viz :
That from arid after the first day of Febru
ary, until the first day of October, in each and
every year hereafter, it shall be unlawful for
any person to shoot, kill, catch in pens or
destroy any wild turkey in the county of Hun
tingdon, under the penal sum of six dollars,
with costs of prosecution for each and every
offence, to be sued for and recovered before
any magistrate in the township in which the
offence was committed, (providing the action
be brought within twenty days after the of
fence happened—one-half of the penalty for
the' use of the informant, who shall be a com
petent witness, the other half, for the use of
the road repairs in the township in which the
offence was committed.
The General Appropriation Bill occupied
the remainder of the day.
HousE.—A bill was passed fixing thirty
pounds as the standard weight for a. bushel
of oats. The bill incorporating the Hunting
don County Bank, passed finally. Yeas 41
nays 33. The commissioners named in the
bill are R. E. McMurtrie, Gralfus
Thomas E. Orbison, John Brewster, William
Oaks, Hays Hamilton, John N. Swoope, R.
B. Wigton, William E. McMurtrie, J. Sewell
Stewart, John Whittaker, A. W. Benedict,
Alexander Port, George Jackson, (Hunting
don) David Blair and John Cresswell are
named as commissioners. The capital stock
is fixed at one hundred thousand dollars.—
The bill for the erection of a new county
out of parts of Crawford, Venango and War
ren, was not agreed to.
WEDNESDAY. SENATE.—The Appropriation
Bill was again under consideration.
HousE.—The General Banking Law Bill
was taken up and passed to third reading.—
A bill authorizing the Judges of the several
Courts of Common Pleas to reserve points of
law, and to order judgments of non-suit,
passed finally. A bill authorizing the crea
tion of a new judicial district out of the coun
ties of Clearfield, Jefferson and Elk, was
lost. The Senate bill requiring Railroad
Companies to make uniform reports to the
Auditor General, passed finally. A bill en
titledn Act to prevent frauds at elections,"
passe'Vreommittee of the Whole.
TnuRSDAY. SENATE.—The consideration
of the Appropriation Bill was resumed, and
continued up to the time of adjournment.
IrousE.—A number of petitions were pre
sented favoring the extension of the elective
privileges to negrocs.
FRIDAY. SENATE.—The consideration of
the General Appropriation Bill was resumed
and occupied the entire day. It passed final
ly. An effort made to reduce the salary of
the members of the Legislature to $5OO per
annum failed. A number of speeches were
made during the pendency of the bill which
were evidently framed . for home consump
tion.
HousE.—The General Banking Bill was
again under consideration and was defeated.
The bill relative to common schools was con
sidered in committee of the whole and passed
a supplement to the three hundred dollar ex
emption law, passed finally.
SATURDAY. SENATE.—Prof. Rogers, who
has been liberally paid from the public treas
ury during the last twenty years for making
a geological survey of the State, is again ask
ing an appropriation to complete his final re
port.
The Legislature, last year, adjourned on
the 22nd day of April. Up to that day, 1027
hills were reported in the Senate ; and up to
the first day of this month, 1025 bills have
been reported this year in the Senate, and
over 1300 in the house—much the largest
portion of which are bills of a private and
local character. Over four hundred of this
number have been signed by the Governor.
CORRESPONDENCE OP TILE GLOBE.
TYRONE CITY, April 1, 1859
FRIEND LEwrs :—I have been spending the
former part of this week attending the clos
ing exercises of the winter session, at the
"Mountain Female Seminary," and; as many
of your numerous readers have relatives or
friends among the pupils of that Institution,
'have thought a brief account of the Examina
tion, &c., might be interesting to them.
The reader must excuse me if I make mis
takes in names, as many of both teachers and
pupils are stangers to me I shall not notice
the classes in the order in which they were
examined, but shall, so far as I can recollect,
speak of each branch of study on which I
had the pleasure of hearing the young ladies
examined. The classes in mental arithme
tic, examined by Miss Davis, evinced very
careful instruction in the analysis of, arith
metical problems. This branch of study,
generally irksome to young ladies, must have
had some fascination thrown around it by the
teacher, in order to secure such proficiency
on the part of the students. The classes in
geography answered promptly, and for the
time and opportunities they have had, they
did well. On Monday afternoon we listened
to the Bible recitation, conducted by Mr.
Grier. We were truly gratified to see both
teacher and scholars, take so deep an interest
in this important study. Their conductdu
ring the recitation showed plainly that they
remember the injunction—" Search the Srip
tures." May its holy light ever shine upon
their pathway through life.
The lesson in mental philosophy was in
teresting, and the young ladies composing
the class showed by their correct reasoning,
that females do not all " take every thing for
granted," as some old bachelor has slander
ously reported. We were much pleased with
the mode of conducting the examination in
written arithmetic. Principles were required
instead of rules : thus making reasoners of
the pupils, instead of machines. We listened
with a lively interest to the examination of
a class, by Miss Davis—on Roman lEstory.
We have not heard so much of the Belgi,
the Helvitii, the Puric wars, of Cicero and
his competitors, &c., &c., since our own hap
py school days. The classes in English gram
mar acquitted themselves quite creditably.—
I hope the young ladies will not do as is of
ten done by students ; i. e., study principles
at school, and never practice them at home.
The algebra classes used the symbols, coef
ficients, and exponents with more expedition
and greater accuracy, than I have generally
witnessed in similar Institutions.
The class in astronomy gave good evidence
that they had been watching the stars more
closely than the gentlemen, during the session.
May their star of hope be ever bright, and
they, themselves become fixed suns (or rath
er daughters) around which planets of lesser
magnitude shall revolve in beautiful harmo
ny... Tho examination in familiar science,
was both interesting and instructive. If the
young ladies will but put in practice what
they have been learning from that branch,
there will be less risk in going to the mar
riage (h) altar, and as a natural consequence,
fewer spinsters and bachelors, and more domes
tic bliss. The young ladies in geometry did
credit to themselves and teacher.
We have seldom, if ever, witnessd better
mathematical talent among females-than is
possessed by two members of this class. The
class in "Paley's Natural Theology," gave
evidence of close study and careful instruc
tion.
At the close of the examination, on Wed
nesday afternoon, Rev. D. X. Junkin. D. D.,
of Hollidaysburg, read a well written essay,
on 'the evils of novel reading.' Had the same
been delivered as an oration, it would doubt
less have produced effect. The school room
was decorated with numerous specimens of
paintings, executed by the members of the
drawing class under the supervision of Miss
M. S. Wilson. Among the sketches, I rec
ognized several familiar landscapes. •On
Wednesday night a concert consisting of vo
cal and instrumental music was given by
teachers and pupils. The singing was good.
Time and modulation have been carefully at
tended to. The young ladies belonging to
Miss Rathburns' department, (instrumental
music,) performed their part well.
My letter is already too long; so I must
close by saying, that the Mountain Seminary
with its healthful and romantic situation.—
Moral influence, gentlemanly principal, and
faithful assistants, is worthy of the confidence
and patronage of all parents and guardians.
LEROY:
What is Wrong ?
[From the Clinton Co. Democrat.]
That there is something wrong—something
that induces the ill-feeling and divisions now
existing in the Democratic party, is a'propo
sition that probably no one will dispute.—
What it is, we may all differ about. Some
thing, however, must have been wrongly done
—injudiciously done—in the . management of
the government or the party, or both, that
has so loosened party ties and brought such
disaster upon that old Democracy that has
governed the country with such marked suc
cess and propriety from the days of I/En...ER
' SON to the present, excepting only very brief
intervals. The present is not a favorable op
portunity to inquire into the mistakes of gov
ernment that have directly induced the exist
ing disruption, but what primarily caused
the errors we complain of, may be inquired
into, in our opinion, with entire propriety.—
What else can it have been than a too blind
adherence to self-constituted party leaders—
to carelessness on the part of the people in
the selection of Delegates to our Conventions,
and the consequent selfish action of the latter
instead of promoting the success of the prin
ciples of the party they represented—and to
fogyism of the foggiest character ! Our an- ,
nual political State Conventions are a curse
to the party and to the country. They ena
ble selfish politicians to form and keep up
combinations to promote their personal inter
' ests, and hence the names of the leading spir
its of our Conventions of one year, are the
names of the same controlling power in all
other Conventions--the very same names
continually occurring in every Convention.—
This of course would cause sameness in the
purposes of the proceedings—idiocy—selfish
ness—a greedy desire for profit, for personal ag
f*randisement--and continued success would
certainly, as it has, induce insolence, dictation,
a cowardly trampling down of rivals and
competitors. It keeps the party organization
in the bands of old men who do not know the
people or the wants of the times—in the hands
of fossil remains of the past ages, like Ar
nold Plumer and Judge Gillis, clever men but
superannuated, selfish, factious, and full of
old sores, office-hunters by occupation, genu
ine, unadulterated, unmitigated old fogies.
Under such lead no party can ever be success
ful—no good can ever be done. We want
the young men of to-day—the vigor, and tal
ent, and genius of the times—the men of the
times to manage things for themselves. Leg
islating and managing for posterity is a hum
bug, a supercilious, grannyish absurdity.—
We want none of it.
JUNIATA
Napoleon over-run Europe with apparent
ease, driving the almost perfect armies of the
other nations 'before him with scarcely an ef
fort, until lie had either driven into disgrace
or killed off the grannies who commanded the
armies of his enemies. But no sooner did
young men come into place and power, than
the star of the "terror of Kings" commenced
descending. Then Napoleon lost his power.
And this is the history of all countries and
all parties. Nature never designed gran
nies for rulers or commanders, and of all
humanity, they arc the least fit for such po
sitions.
The thing for the Democratic party to do,
then, before it can regain its ancient power
and prestige, is to RID ITSELF OF ITS GRANNIES,
and place in command younger men, of more
vigor and power—men who are of the age,
and are" thoroughly imbued with its spirit.—
This done, then invincible power will again
return to the Democracy, union, harmony,
domestic peace and good-will once more char
acterise every class, and the country will once
more leap into a condition of unexampled
prosperity.
The Opinions of the Democratic Press.
[From the Warren Ledger.]
The Democratic State Convention which
assembled at Harrisburg on the 16th inst.,
saw fit to read Governor Packer out of the
party by a vote of 84 to 37. The ostensible
reason for so doing, as stated by those who
denounced the Governor, was that he had
favored the sale of the canals to the Sunbury
& Erie Railroad Company, and we notice this
same reason is given by all the papers whiCh
sustain the late Convention. To show how
much sincerity there is in this, it is only ne
cessary to state that both branches of the Leg
islature had a Democratic majority, last ses
sion, when the "Sunbury and Erie swindle;"
as it is called, was passed. Gov. Packer
signed the bill because he had no constitu
tional objections to it; but if blame attaches
to any one it must be to those Representatives
and Senators who passed the bill. But the
whole thing is the meanest kind of a subter
fuge. The fact plainly sticks out in every
move of the Convention that Gov. Packer
was denounced because of his . Anti-Lecomp
ton sentiments. Nearly all of the 84 were
office-holders under the General Government
or had sons who were office-holders, and
they were bound to do as they were bid by
the President. Mr. Buchanan had deter
mined to sacrifice Gov. Packer because it
was not thought safe to allow any Democrat
to differ with the National Administration,
and this silly twaddle about the Governor's ite
tion in regard to the Sunbury and Erie is
the sheerest nonsense, and insulting to the
intelligence of the people of this Common
wealth.
The meeting of the late Convention was
an opportune moment to conciliate the an
tagonistic elements of the Democratic party
in Pennsylvania. The Lecompton question
had been settled to the satisfaction of Anti-
Lecompton Democrats, by the people of Kan
sas, and the other branch of the party should
have honorable acquiesced in its settlement.
Whatever acrimonious feeling had been en
gendered during the contest, had been allay
ed, and the troubled waters could have been
easily assuaged by a little pouring out of the
oil of harmony; but it was decreed other
wise by "the powers thatiat Washington,
and the Gillis'es and Whal ns were the dirty
tools -who were chosen to do the unholy
work. If the order from head-quarters was
to destroy the Democratic party in Pennsyl
vania, they have accomplished their work to
completion. Fit instruments for an un
righteous cause. They certainly deserve to
receive the thanks of the Republican party
and its leaders, in addition to the " loaves
and fishes" which have been showered upon
them by Mr Buchanan.
In some respects, we do not regret the ac
tion of the office-holders' Convention. A
question of vast moment has been precipita
ted upon the party in the State which might
have been withheld to some more unpropi
tious time. Are .the Democrats of Pennsyl
vania longer to remain the abject slaves of
" Pennsylvania's favorite son," to do his
bidding, right or wrong ? Are we to speak
only as imbecility shall dictate, and think
only as ingratitude shall suggest ? God for
bid ! Free mon will exercise free thought
and free speech, and no power under heaven
shall gainsay it. The shackles which have
bound the consciences of Pennsylvania Dem
ocrats are now broken, and we now stand out
as men and Democrats, who knowing the
right, dare and will do it.
The Somerset Democrat, the only Demo
cratic paper published in Somerset county—
the home of Judge Black, says :
We are sorry to say that there was not
that harmony, concession, and good feeling
exhibited in the deliberations of the Conven
tion which should have characterized it, and
which is always so necessary to the success of
our principles. Its'action relative to the ad
ministration of Gov. Packer, is to be regret
ted ; and not only that, but it will meet with
the disapproval of the Democracy, no matter
by what majority it may have prevailed. It
was unwise and impolitic, and may prove
to be disastrous in its consequences."
The Doylestown Democrat holds forth as
follows:
Last year the Convention hung a mill-stone
around the necks of the Candidates, in the
shape of a platform so odious that the party
could not stand upon it, and by the time the
train had reached the end of the road, some
thirty thousand Democrats had tumbled off
along the way. This year the same thing
has been done, and we fear similar results
will follow. If the object of the Convention
was merely to offer up victims, it could easi
ly have found worthy sacrifices in the per
sons of more obscure and less deserving
men, (than Gov. Packer.) Why draw the
Kansas question into this contest at .all, and
particularly, wherefore saddle the candidates
with the Administration policy, on this ques
tion ? Why load our State ticket down with
Cuba, and make the candidates assume the
responsibility of the issue, in the face of the
known determination (oi'Spain not to sell ?
Can any sensible man tell us ? We hope
the creatures of power will not all answer at
once.
The attack upon the administration of Gov.
Packer, we consider the weakest and silliest
move that has been made on the political
chess board for some time. It is to be pre
sumed that the Convention nominated the
candidates with a view to their election.—
Nlbw, Gov. Packer has hosts of friends in all
parts of the State, and it is hardly possible
that they will be very active in placing men
in power whose election will be considered a
victory over him."
[From the iyeoming Gazette.]
The attempt of the late convention to es
tablish Lecomptonism, under the guise of
finding fault with the sale of the canals to
the 'Sunbury & Erie railroad company, was
too shallow to mislead a child. The two lead
ers of the convention—the tiro men who
might almost be called the convention, for
they held the prepared programme, and man
aged everything by it, in defiance of justice
and fairness—were among the most active
borers, last winter, for the bill authorizing
that sale ; and they by no means stood alone
among the members of the convention in hav
ing importuned the legislature to pass the
act. In addition to this, it was distinctly an
nounced by privileged orators in the conven
tion, that it was the aim of the body, and
the object to be attained in voting against the
resolution indorsing the Governor to cut
loose from "outsiders," as they sneeringly
denominated all who had refused to bow the
knee to Lecompton. The Washington Union,
the mouth-piece of the President, confirms
this view of the vote, and boasts of it. The
Pittsburg Post, the Democratic organ of that
city, and a Lecompton journal, while it open
ly and strongly denounces the convention,
also says of the rejection of Mr. La.mberton's
resolution, that " the real reason of this 'was
" because Governor Packer is the leading
" man among that portion of the Democracy
"of the State, who profess anti-Lecomptora
"views. We - speak plainly and as we think.
" The charges—the unproved assertions made
" against the Governor on the floor of the
" convention, were but a dust raised to con
" coal the true ground of those who refused
"to endorse, in very general terms, his
" State policy," &c. Bear in mind, it is a
Lecompton paper which says that. And any
man who witnessed the proceedings of the
convention, knows that it is the plain truth,
and nothing but the truth. There shall' be
no dodging the real question.
Nearly one-half of the whole number of
votes upon the resolution to endorse Governor
Packer, were cast by officeholders or the
near relatives of office-holders under the
Federal Government—and many of them
"substitutes," beside.
[From the Perry County Democrat].
We have met with but few Democrats in
this county who approve the action of the
late State Convention as regards its refusal to
endorse Gov. PACKER'S Administration.—
hlad nothing been said about either the Pres
ident or the Governor—National or State Ad
ministrations—but simply the adoption of a
resolution re-affirming the Cincinnati platform,
there would not be heard a word of com
plaint.
Every Democrat appears to be perfectly
satisfied with the nomination of Messrs
Waiour and RowE, who' are acknowledged
even by the Opposition to be excellent men—
men of ability and integrity; but the fire
brand of dissention that has been cast into
the ranks of our time-honored organization
by selfish and aspiring politicians, by the
adoption of resolutions approving of the en
tire policy . of the National Administration
and the rejection of a resolution sustaining
the State Administration, calls forth from
every Democrat who has the welfare and
success di the Democratic party at heart the
severest reprehension.
We haye yet to find the good Democrat
who is unwilling to stand upon the Cincinnati
platform, as it was explained and construed
in Pennsylvania in 1856. All say it was
broad enough and strong enough then, to
hold the entire Democratic Party, and that it
is broad enough and strong enough for every
Democrat to stand on now.'
In this opinion we heartilyy concur, and
further declare that we recognize the right of
no Convention, County or State, to alter or
amend, ignore or annul a single plank in that
platform.
The Democratic party is a national party.
Its creed is enunciated by a National Con
vention and no interpolations or innovations
in or of that creed, by any other authority
than that which declared it, are binding up
on any DemoCrat.
Precisely as the platform of the Democrat
ic party is constructed at one National Con
vention, so it will remain with us until the
meeting of the next, regardless of denuncia
tion from any qUarter. We will stand by
the Old Flag of the Democracy as long as a
rag remains and will recognize no other.
Jacobi an Evans
These two wretched prisoners, who are to
suffer the extreme penalty of the law on the
20th of May.• next, are beginning to suffer
considerable mental agony. Evans spends a
large portion of his time in scripture reading
and prayer, but as he still persists in declar
ing his innocence, his heart is evidently not
changed for the better.
Jacobi has borne up remarkably well, un
til within a few days past, when his stoic in
difference is no more apparent. He shows
no signs of emotion, when entertaining compa
ny, but his thoughts prey upon him terribly in
the silent hours of night. His cell mate, a
German, confined upon a charge of larceny,
states that Jacobi has 'slept but little for sev
eral nights past. He tosses and turns upon
his miserable cot, and frequently gives .vent
to his feelings by tears and sobs. He cannot
suffer to remain in the cell without a light,
and a candle is kept constantly burning.—
He often speaks in the most touching man
ner in reference to his children, and wonders
what shall become of them after he is gone.
He attributes his mental distress to this pain
ful anxiety in regard to the welfare of his
children, and does not admit that he fears
death on his own account.
Wretched, wretched indeed, is the condi
tion of these blood stained men, and it is not
to be wondered at that they pass sleepless
nights. " What is done cannot be undone,"
and they must continue to suffer the pangs of
remorse and the goadings of conscience until
the law deprives them of that which they
have forfeited by crimes so unnatural and
atrocious. —Pittsburgh, MCC PITSS.
SO SEYSE.-A gentle Man of high social
consideration in Genoa, lately - made the clis
c)very that his wife was unfaithful to him.
Waiting his opportunity, he found the guilty
pair together, and politely showed them the
way to the street door; which 'he closed after
them. He then sent a servant for an under
taker, ordered the arrangements for a funer
al, sent out cards of invitation to his friends,
and over the empty coffin, performed the cer
emony for a departed wife: This over, be
deliver,d the light burthen to the hearse, and
once more addressing his friends, called fur
their congratulations upon the fact that he
was now a widower—upon which, opening
the folding doors, he introduced them to a
splendidly prepared feast. The gayeties
which thus introduced his happy return to
"single life," were prolonged till morning.
See advertisement of Prof. Wood's
Hair Restorative in another column.
rsos". See advertisement of Dr. Sanford's
Liver Invigorator in another column.
pEGISTER'S NOTlCE.—Notice is
- 1, hereby given, to all persons interested, that the fol
lowing named persons have settled their accounts in the
Register's Otlice, at Huntingdon, and that the said accounts
will be presented for confirmation and allowance, at an
Orphans' Court, to be held at Huntingdon, in and or the
county of Huntingdon, on Wednesday, the 13th day of
April next, to wit:
1. Gardner M. Thompson, Guardian of Jeremiah, Ifeze-
Alexander and Geo. D. Ewing, minor children of
James Ewing. dec'd.
• 2. Final Account of John K. Metz, administrator of
Samuel Shadle, late of Brady township, dec'd.
3. George Jackson and John Cummins, administrators
of the estate of Win. Cummins, late of Jackson township,
deceased.
4. James Ewing, Trustee to sell the real estate of Win.
Ewing, late of itarrce township, dee'd, and distribution of
same,
ii. Samnel Isenberg, administrator of the estate of Sam
uel Isenberg,, late of Porter township, decd.
6. George Hickle, administrator of the estate of George
ilickle, late of Morris township, deed.
7. Wm. B. Smith, Robert Johnson and Daniel Conrad,
administrators of John Conrad, late of Jackson twp.. dec'd.
8. John K. Metz, acting executor of the last Will, &c.,
of Abraham Shadle, dec'd.
9. John Rung; Guardian of Caroline Everett, minor
daughter of Henry Lightner, dec'd.
10. Nicholas Gooshorn, administrator of the estate of
Wm. Gooshorn, late of Tell township, deed.
11. - Lewis Stever and Itachael Wilson, administrators of
John Wilson, late of Cass township, dec'd.
12. S. L. Glasgow, one of the administrators of John
Hoover, late of Shirley township, deed.
13. William McNite, Guardian of Lewis, John A., Cath
arine, Margaret, A. P. Wilson and Henderson Bowers
Smalley, minor children of Dawson C. Smalley, late of
Shirley township, decd.
14. David Barrick. and Alex. B. Cunningham, acting ad
ministrators of Samuel D. Myton, late of the borough of
Petersburg, dec'd., which said S. D. Myton was one of the
executors f Wm. Myton, late of West township, dec'd.,
(so far as the same was administered by S. D. Ilyton, as one
of the executors aforesaid)
15. Joshua Green, administrator of Richard Sankey, late
of Barree township, deed.
If,. Trust account of Robt. A. Laird, surviving executor
and trustee under the last will and testament of William
Laird, late of Porter township, deed.
HENRY GLAZIER, Register
Rix:mines Oulu:,
Tlnntingelon,3larch 16,1539.1
Y)1-1,0 CLAMATION.—WHEREAS, by
a precept to me directed , dated at Huntingdon, the
10t, i day of January, A. D. 18.59, under the hands and seals
of the Hon. George Taylor, President of the Court of
Common Pleas, Oyer and Terminer ' and general jail deliv
ery of the 24th Judicial District of Pennsylvania, compo
sed of Huntingdon, Blair and Cambria counties; and the
Hons. Benjamin P. Patton and John Brewster, his associ
ates, Judges of the county of Huntingdon, justices as
signed, appointed to bear, try and determine all and every
indictments made or taken for or concerning all crimes,
which by the laws of the State are 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—l am commanded 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 Ilth
day) of April next; and those 'who will prosecute the
said prisoners, be then and - there to prosecute them ast, 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
appertai n.
Dated at Huntingdon, the 16th of 31arcli f in the year of
our Lord one thonaand eight hundred and fifty-nine,
and tho 83d year of American Independence.
GRAFFIIS MILLER S Shen;):
pROCLAMATION.---WITEREA S, by
a precept to me directed by the Judges of the Com
mon Pleas of the county of Huntingdon, bearing test the
10th day of January, 1859, I am commanded to malt , ,-
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
18th day) of April, A. D., 1859, for the trial of all is
sues in said Court which remain undetermined betore
the said Judges, when and where alLjurors, witnesses, an
suitors, in the trials of all issues are required.
Dated at Huntingdon the 16th of March, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine, and
the 83d year of American Independence.
GRAFT US MILLER, She;-‘fir:
SHERIFF'S OF - nu;
Huntingdon, March 23,1859. 1,
QIIERIFF'S SALES.—By virtue of
sundry Is rits of 'Vend. Ex. and Fi. Fa. and Lev. Fa., to
me directed, I will expose to public sale or outcry at the
Court Home, in the borough of Ilu n tin gdon,.on MONDAY,
THE llril DAY OF APRIL, 1859, at 10 o'clock A. M., the
folhewiug described Real Estate, to wit:
A lot of ground situate in the village- of
Newburg, Tod township, Huntingdon county, fronting the ,
Main street in said village• sixty feet, and extending
back
one hundred and twenty feet to land of Benjamin F. Ba
ker, and adjoining on the cast and west by land of the
said Baker, containing 1200 square feet of ground, having
thereon erected a one and a half story frame house, a ono
story frame shop and other buildings.
Also—A lot of ground situate in the said village of
Newburg, containing one half acre, more or less, bounded
on the north by the said Main street in the said village, on
the south by land of Benjamin Baker, on the west by lot
of Eli Plummer, and on the east by lot of John Zimmer
man, having thereon erected an old frame blacksmith
shop and a stable.
Also—A lot of ground in the said village, fronting on
the said Main street in said village of Newburg, contain
ing 600 square feet, more or loss, adjoining on the east,
lands of the heirs of Isaiah Baker,
deceased, on the south
and west, lands of Benjamin F. Baker.
Also—About twenty acres of land situate in Tod town
ship, in said county, adjoining lands of G. W. Baker,
Adam Houck, Eli Plummer.
Also—About forty acres of land situate in the township
and county aforesaid, adjoining lands of Washington Ba
ker. John Weight, John Savage, having thereon an old
cabin. 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 a lot of ground in Porter township, con
taining one acre and fifteen perches more or less having
thereon a frame house, two stories high, and adjoins lots
of Thompson's heirs on the north, Wm. Shaw on the west,
and others. House twenty-six by thirty feet.
Also—A lot of ground in same township, containing
one acre more or less, adjoins lots of Jacob Hoffman on
the north, and Wm. Shaw on the west, and Thompson's
heirs on the south, and Public Road on the east, has there
on a frame barn.
Also—Another lot of ground. adjoining lands of John
Gemniill on the west, Spikers on the south, Andrew Mc-
Clure on the north, and others, containing one acre, more
or less—no improvements. Seized and taken in execu
tion, and to be sold as the property of Daniel Shively.
ALso—Lot No. 23 in the old town plot of
the village of Gray sport, fronting on Water street in said
town fifty feet, and extending south in depth along the
Spruce Creek and Waterstreet Turnpike Road one hun-'
dred and twenty feet, having thereon a large two story
(and basement) frame dwelling house, thirty-four by thir
ty-six feet, frame Store building, twenty by thirty feet,
and a wash-house sixteen feet square. Also, attached and
belonging to said lot No. 23, that part of lot No. 22 on
w hick said wash-house stands.
• . -
Also.—All that strip or piece of land lying on the south
side of the Juniata River, bounded on the north by the
said River, on the cast by lands of Michael Fetterljoof, on
the south by the said Spruce Creek and 3Vaterstreet Turn
pike Road, and on the west by lot No. Ii in the plan of
said town, containing about four acres, more or less, hav
ing thereon a frame stable, &c. Seized and taken in exe
cution, and to be sold as the property of George 11. Steiner.
ALso—All the right, title and interest of
defendant in and to a lot of ground situate in the bororigh
of Huntingdon. it being lot No- 94 in plan of said town,
and fronts on Hill street fifty feet, and runs back Bath
street one hundred and eighty-five feet to Washington
street, having thereon erected a large two story brick
dwelling house twenty-eight by seventy-two feet, and a
frame Store Room fronting on Hill street twenty-two feet,
and extending back thirty-five feet, and is furnished as a
Store Room, and a small stable and other out-buildings
thereon erected, and adjoins lots of Mrs. Williamson on
the - east. Seized and taken in execution, and to be sold as
the property of Peter C. Sweopo.
Also—All the right, title and interest of
the defendant, in the following real estate to wit: Fifty
four acres of land, in and near the Borough of Birming
ham. in Huntingdon county, bounded on the north-east,
by Market street in the said borough, on the south-west
and north-west by lands of John K. McCahan, and on the
north-west by the Huntingdon Furnace property.
Also—Two lots of ground in the said Borough of Bir
mingham, the lot on which is erected the Odd Fellows'
Hall on the south-east, lot belonging to the heirs of Dan
iel Reamey, dec'd. on the north-west, Huntingdon Furnace
property on the north-cast, and public street on the south
west—the said lots being each sixty feet in front on the
said public street, and extending back at right angles one
hundred and sixty-five feet, being numbers and
in the plan of said borough. -
Also—One lot of ground in the said borough of Birming
ham adjoining lot of Jno. Culderwood's heirs on the south
east, lot of JllO. on the north-west, public street on
the north-east. and Vineyard alley on the south-west—
said lot being sixty-six feet in front on said public street,
and extending hack at right angles one hundred and sixty
five feet, being No. in the plan of said borough.
Also—.-A corner lot of ground in the said borough of
Birmingham adjoining lot now or lately of William Cun
ningham on the south, fronting on the main street lead
big through said borough, extending back to an alley, and
having thereon a large two story stone dwelling house, a
store room and other buildings, being the same property
that was occupied by the late Thomas M. Owens, dec'd.—
Seized and taken in execution, and to be sold as the prop
erty of Andrew P. Owens.
ALso—All the defendant's right, title and
interest in and to about eleven acres of land in - Barree
township, Huntingdon county, bounded by lands of Sam
uel Myton on the east, on the west by John Armor, north
by Alexander Raney, having thereon a two story house,
twenty feet by twenty-four feet, and partly weatherboard
ed, and a small carpenter shop and small log barn and
other out buildings. Seized and taken in execution, and
to be sold as the prmerty of Moses Robison.
ALso—All the right, title and interest of
defendant, in and to one inindred acres of land, more or
less, situate in Shirley township, Black Log Valley, Hun
tingdon county, about fifty acres cleared, having thereon
erected a two story lug house twenty by twenty-four feet,
small log barn and other out buildings, and adjoins lands
of Jacob Bolinger on the east ; and Shoups on the south,
Black Log mountain on the west. Seized and taken in
execution ; and to be sold as the property of James Leon
ard.
ALso—A tract of land situate in Hender
son township, bounded as follows: I3y lands of John Ware
field on the north, on the east by lands of Major Porter,
on the south James Slone, on the west by lands of Samuci
Sankey, containing seventy acres, having a frame barn
and a two story log dwelling house, and a good young or
chard and two good springs of water.
Also—A tract of land in Henderson township, bounded
on the north by lands of Samuel Sankey, on the east by
William Sankey, on the, south, Slone and John Porter,
west, George Steel, containing (105) one hundred and five
acres more or less, having 'thereon two good springs and
about eighty-five acres timber, balance under fence and
under cultivation. Seized and taken in execution and to
be sold as the property of Samuel Sankey, William Sankey
and Margaret Sankey.
ALso--All the defendant's right, title and
interest in and to about nine acres of ground in Franklin
township, and known as the Eagle Foundry, about two
miles above the mouth of Spruce Creek, and adjoins lands
of Fisher & McMintrie on the north, David Henderson on
the west, and Shoenberger's heirs on the south, and has
thereon a new unfinished house, and is forty by 'twenty
five feet, two stories high, and a foundry fifty feet by sixty
feet, machine shop thirty by forty, a blacksmith shop
twenty by thirty, and three tenant houses, one of which
is stone, the foundry is•run by water power, and is in ex
cellent running order. Seized and taken in execution, and
to be sold as the property of Henry L. Harvey.
Also-All that certain tract of land situ
ate in Barree township, Huntingdon county, bounded by
lands of John Silltnitter, Israel Smiley and others, con
taining four hundred and sixty acres, be the same more or
less, seventy acres thereof being cleared and cultivated,
with two houses, one log barn and one frame barn and ono
saw mill thereon erected. Seized and taken in execution,
and to be sold as the property of
,Daniel Crownover..
Also—All the defendant's right, title and
interest in and to about two hundred acres of land in Tod
township, Huntingdon county, be the same more or loss
having thereon a log house,. a log barn, about fifty acres
cleared, more or less, and adjoins lands of Frederick -Crum
and Jacob Hess on the north and east, the H. & D.P. 11.11.
Company and others on the' south and west. Seized and
taken in execution, and to bo sold as the property of A.
W. Crum.
ALso—A lot of ground in Coalrnont, Tod
township, 50 feet in front, extending back 150 feet, adjoins
lots of , fronts the main road leacling'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
as the property of Ezekiel White.
Sheriff's Sales will hereafter bo made on Wednes
day of the first week of Court, and deeds acknowledged on
Wednesday of the second week.
ORAFMS MILLER, Sheriff.
Snumn'P's OFFICE,
Huntingdon, Marchlo, 1859.
Pit'
T USICAL INSTRUMENTS
of 'any kind, will be furnished to order at lowest
'y Cash Prices.
- "Violin and Guitar strings, Bridges, Keys, Rosin, &c., 6:c.
Also—lnstruction Books for the Piano, Melodeon, Violin,
&c.. &c., for sale at
LEWIS' BOOK. SZATIONEBY cr: . At7TSIC STORE'.
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LEWIS' BOOK STORE.
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