Lie 61obe. HUNTINGDON, PA Wednesday morning, Joan. 3, 1866. LOCAL. Sc PERSONAL. = Those subscribers receiving a pa per marked with a t before the name will understand that the time for which they subscribed is up. If they wish the paper continued they will renew their subscription through the mail or otherwise =1 —Selling off, Strouse & Co., Mar klesburg. See advertisement. —New Years preson IS -I) morons of the kind : notices to tenants to travel. —Government sale again commen ces on Tuesday •next and continuing during the week. • —Wanted to rent—a dwelling on 11111 Street for a small family. Inquire at this office. —The lads and lasses are gOing it full team at full steam over the icy ground. The horses have,to suffer. —The brick . corner on the east of the Diamond has been purchased by Wm. Long for $6,000. This is an. other good sale. —The - Huntingdon Brass Band gave our citizens quite a treat on the eve ning of Christmas day. The boys will soon be hard to beat. —Something new•-•—to open out, the ;stores and shops on Christmas. and .close .them up on New Year's. We could'nt gee the point. • —A fur cape belonging to Miss Liz zie Clement, was lost between M. A. W. Benedict's and her residence; the finder will be rewarded by returning it. —We have been informed that there have been more heavy hogs killed in town this winter than have been lolled any winter for the last ten years. No wonder everybody looks greasy. —We learn that J. Jackson and John Fee, have purchased from Mr. McNal. .ty, the furniture of the Exchange tie• - tel and will take charge of the house on the Ist of March. —Pour prisoners broke jail on Sat urday afternoon last a week, by break kg the lock off the yard gate. Young Snyder and Samuel Hardy made their escape—the . otter two were recaptur ed. —Christmas passed off in this place mere lively than usual. Everybody, particularly the young, appeared to enjoy themselves .immentely. We hear of only two or three fights during the day.. —At a meeting of the soldiers in this place On Saturday a week last, Capt. Brice X, Blair. and Adjt. John A. Wil loughby were appointed delegates from this county, to a soldiers Convention which met in Philadelphia on .11ionday last. • —The remains of Lieut. Col. George Dare, of the Fifth Pa. Reserves, were interred in the Bellefonte Cemetery on Wetitictulay last: Col. Dare was killed in .the Wilderness in Virginia, in May, 1864, when he bad nearly completed three years of gallant service.. —The Sunday School children of Renovo enjoyed a festival on Christ. mas eve. They were addressed by the several Reverends of the churches in that place. At the close of the festival a general distribution of gifts that adorned a Christmas tree was made amongst the children. —Square up and commence the new year right. All small bills, (and all Nrge ones too, jf possiMiQslieuld be paid off. We may expect laite 4. rush of all who-are indebted to us. Give us a call. We will find room for all who .be kind enough to try the experi pent. are sorry to learn that Major T. P. Campbell, now a resident of Davenport, lowa, lately met with a severe accident. He rusty from his bed in the night and leaning against the bed while pulling on his pants, the bed • stead moved from him causing him to full, by which he broke his thigh. He was not expected to live. Pluslca! The only REED instrument that the .celebrated Pianist GOTTSOLIALEI, will use or recommend, is Mason & Ilam Din's Cabinet Organ, and of them be says: "Your Cabinet Organ is truly a ; charming instrument, woarilv of the high praise it has received, and FAR SUPERIOR to every thing of its class I have seen." B. M. Greene the agent for this county has constantly on hand at his Music Store, Huntingdon, Pa., a full as Hi:lament of these instruments and also . of Steinway & Son's Pianos which ho sells at , Manufacturer's prices. Circulars sent free. Send air ono A Good Appoliktmtnt Thomas Gregg of this place, has been appointed a Lieutenant in the regular army from this Congressional District. Thomas is a brtn,her of Gen. David and klaior Harry Gregg, and ho has also served his Country as a volun ;tear against the rebels. Better blood is.bard to end, and we predict that Torn will make a brilliant regular of freer. zer"The editor of the Globe eays re made a false ehar,e against him. Please state what it was."—Monitor. You are answered in reply to Ho- ratio Soldiore National Union. The following aro the proceedings of the meeting of officers hold Decem ber 30th, at the Franklin House for the purpose of orgat.izing a Soldiers National Union for this county. The meeting organized by appoint. ing Capt. Brice X. Blair, 149th P. V. President, Major Geo. F. McCabe,l3th Pa. Cay. Vice President, and Adjutant W. F. Cunningham, Secretary. Officers present—Major George F. McCabe, Captains Brice X. Blair, B. Miles, C. Hildebrand, Brevet Captain H. T. Johnston, Brevet Major A. H. Creigh, Major W. F. Johnston, Adjt. W. F. Cunningham, Lieuts. R. R. 11t1.- exander, Samuel Irvin, A. Tyhurst. After some discussion, on motion a committee of thirteen be appointed to draft a Constitution and By Laws for the use of the Soldiers National Union of Huntingdon county. Committee to consist of Major John Porter, 9th Pa. Cay., Brevet Major A. H. Creigh, 147th Pa. Infy., Captains J, 1), Campbell, 40th, J. Brewster, 76th, Neely, 149th, J, A. Doyle, A. C. S. U S. A., S. L. Huyett, 19th Pa. Cay., Lieuts. R. M. Alexander, sth Reserves, S. Irvin, 49th P. V., Limit. Miller, 55th Pa. Infy., Lieut. Kenyon, 13th Pa. Cay., Captain E. Miles, 3rd Penna. Artillery, Capt. Joe Johnston. A warm and flattering letter was received and read from Major Porte• expressing his regrets at not being able to be preseht. The Secretary was in. structed to notify the members of the Committee to meet at the Franklin House, Huntingdon, on Saturday, the 13th of January, 1860, at two o'clock, P. M , and that the committee of thir teen be instructed to call a meeting of all the officers and soldiers of the coun ty at any time thereafter they may see proper. Captain B. X. Blair being unable to attend the Convention to he held in Philadelphia on January Ist, 1860, on account of important busi• ness, Brevet Major A. A. Creigh was substituted in his place. On motion the proceedings be published iu the county papers. The meeting adjourn• ed to meet at the call of the committee of thirteen. W. F. CUIiNINGIIAM, Secretary Aiding in a Railroad Car We picked up the following, written by some one, evidently a "brick," and deem it too good to be lost, so we pub lish it for the benefit of our readers, although we are unable to say upon what railroad the writer was traveling, but presume it' was on the Pennsylva nia Central: . "Although travelers have written page upon page about "riding in a railroad ear," the theme has not been exhausted. The scones, the incidents, the accidents, tho associations, the bill• ing and cdoing of a pair of love sick swains, have all been graphically pie. tured with all the enthusiasm of the soul, but as I write amid the snorting and plunging of the iron 11(31.86, the whirl and 'clatter of the wheels, as they speed their onward course, and the jostling of the car, which causes my chirography scarcely legible; there sits a - lady in front of me washing her face with spittle and iedustrionsly combing and brushing her hair, and arranging her "waterfall"—lo ! she produces a small flask containing some thing that looks like liquor and smells like liquor, and deliberately pours a quantity out into a glass and drinks it down with as much nonchalazthe as any of our regular rum drinkers would do, —she is pretty—she has finished her toilet. She seems atiSsfied with her appearance. Perhaps she expects to meet a friend—a gentleman friend— I for whom she entertains more than the usual friendship. The seat just behind me is occupied by tt—l judge from ap petirances—nowly married pair, bill ing and cooing in the most approved style of these, latter days, and who, doubtless, are on their wedding tour. Uh ! such looks of love and confidence —then a WhiSper and a-titter—then she lays her head on his shedder, shuts her eyes and heaves a sigh—a big sigh-tropens her eyes again, and looks out of the window for a moment, then turns to tier lover again, heaves another sigh, when he gives her band a gentle squeeze, and—. (Hero the writer suddenly stops, and wo presume never got back to finish his remarks on •'riding in a railroad car."—Ern.) Book Atupttoz4. There will be an auction of Books, Stationery, S Miscellaneous articles at the Book Stare of Simpson, Armitage & Co., an Tuesday evening, Jan. 9Lh no*, at fib o'clock. All should avail themselves of this rare opportu nity to secure good reading matter A 05184 SiZe4 Calf Mr, John Bolinger, of Cromwell towpship, this county, raised a bull, of eon - IOW!) . breed, NOM' weighed when only pine months old three hundred and thirty three lbs. of dressed beef, hide sixty two lbs., and tallow fifteen lbs. • font Forget.. Next week many of our patrona in the county will have an opportunity to square up with the printer. All who are indebted will please let us hear from them.. A Handsome Present. Dr. lieury Neff, has our thanks for a find roast of venison. ..Ikon. A. A.. Barker will please accept our thun4s for qiime yuluOle public docup,mo. Xler The Legislature met on yester day. Gov. Curtin is on a visit to Cu— ba for his health,. It is expected be will return by the 10th or 15th inst.:, should he ckt, both houses will ad— journ fora feW weeks. There will be no difficulty in the organization of either house. David Fleming of Harrisburg will be made Speaker of the Senate, and Geo. W. Hamersly re-elected Clerk. Mr. Kelly- of Washington county will be made Speaker of the House, and our townsman A. W. Bene dict re-elected Clerk. "Uncle Jake" will be left out in the cold again. Mir Washington is overrun with applicants for clerkships. Some hun— dreds have lately been discharged and more soon will be—the. labor in the Offices having greatly decreased•since the close of the war. Some young men would sooner starve than earn a living by honest labor as a mechanic or far— mer. The sooner such codfishAtristo— cracy s tarve the better it will be for society and tlio whole country: A New Carriage and Wagon Shop Nelson Ball has taken' the shop joining Garluck's bla ksmith shop,and is prepared to repair carriages, wag ons, etc., on short notice. ne. Ball is one of the best mechanics in the coun try and we have no doubt ho will have plenty of work. Clive him a call when you want repairing done. 11*. —There was a heavy ice freshet on the West Branch of the Susquehanna last weok. It is estimated that over seventy five million feet of saw logs passed Williamsburg in ono day—the heaViest loss ever sustained by lumber men in that §ection. MARRIED, On the 19th ult., by Joseph John ston, .Esq., at the Railroad Hotel, in Petersburg, Mr. Jolla Ross, to Miss MATILDA LOGAN, all of Barree - tow *n• ship,'Huntiugdon county. In Williamsburg, Dec. the 21th, 1865, by. Ruv. N. J. White, Mr. Nlctio LAS S. ISENBERG of Fort. Wayne, End., toMiss SERENA R. MELOY, of Williaths burg, Pa. At the Broad. Top Hotel, on the 20th of December, by Rev. J. H. Britten, Mr. HENRY HESS, to Miss ELIZABETH LlEsrErt, both of Huntingdon. • On the 21st ult., by Rev. T. A. Price, Mr. CALEB G. WRIGHT, and Miss CATH ARINE DELL both of Union township, Huntingdon county. On the same day, by the salt), Mr. JACOB CHILCOTE, stud MISS Au NA PARKS, both of Cass township. Hunt., Co. On the 23d ult., at the Exchange Hotel, by Rev. J. A. Price, Mr. SAMUEL Cuec, and Miss MARY E. biLtwoN,both of Warriorsmark. On the 28th ult., at the same place, by the same, Mr. ThomAs Goitsucd, and Miss LUCINDA CRISWELL, both 01 Mill Creek. On the same day, by the same. Mr. LEVI QUEINIY, and iNIASS SUSAN Burr, both of Marklesburg. On the same day, by the same, Mr. JA=S SUES, of Bedford county, and Miss EMILINN lieNnsatsoN, of Centre county. Nov. 28t1, 1865, by Itev. J. E. Hon eycutt, Mr. J. H. Foomr, of Williams burg, Pa., and Mrs. MARY E. MILLER, of Calvin twp., Huntingdon Co., Pa. Doc. 261 h, 1865, at the residence of the bride's father, in Juniata. township, Huntingdon Co., Pe., by the same, Mr. 11. J. FISHER, of Ted twp., and Miss S. SuoWALTER. At the bride's home, Dec. 21st, by Rev. S. 11. Reid. Lieut. J. B. Suomizito Miss MOLLIE A., daughter of Mr John Grove, all of Penn township, Penna. At the National House, Dee. 28th, by the same, Mr. WM. L. STATES to Miss MARY C. EDWARDS, of Fairplay. At the Farmer's Hotel,'Jan. Ist, by the same, Mr. IVILLIAIu JACOBS to Miss SARAH MclintuN, both of Wa. lerstreet; Huntingdon county, Penna, DIED, MARY JANE, daughter of Abraham and Harriet E. Corbin, Noli, 19th, aged 3 years, 11 months and 12 days. kie- We clip the ffillowing from one of the Philt4lphia daily papers.-- . Our people visiting of sending down to the city, would du , ,t, well to make a note of it ; WAtiamarcut S. BROWN'S FINE OStablidirrient, located ut the corner of Sixth and Market street, Philada., familiarly known as "Oak Hall," is probably the largest and best conducted Ready Made Clothing and Merchant Tailoring Rouse, in the State. Their superior syles, excellent workmanship and moderation in prices have made their house deservedly pop ular. In. their Custom Department, where elegant garments are made to order, none hut the very best artists are em plo3 ed, and the fine assortment of ma terials to select from enables e very ono to he well suited. Samples will be sent by mail, and instructions'for meowing, when writ• ten for. noB-2m .11. 2 111.1 LA DEL PIIIA. .111511./EETS.' January, 2. Family Flom ~ S iO,UO Extra Flour i 9,60 Superfine Flour ... ... . p6.00 Rye Flour $13.60 ' Corn Meal... $4.24 Extra IVl,ito‘llionl. V70(42 GO Fair and l'rlmu Icedi:',l,s*: 25 , Rye Cony prime YEAlow Onto • WM Cloverseeit, Ilti4 lbs .. .. ... „ . Flxxeecd,, oul ..... Mks HUNTINGDON DIARIKET.S. CORRECTED WEEKLY BY S. E. HENRY & CO. Family Flour V.bbl $ll,OO bury