VOL. 48. The Huntingdon Journal 1. It. DURBORROW PUBLISHERS AND PROPRIETORS, 0 fire au tke Carnes J Fifth and It streets. Too HUNTINGDON Jonassi. is published every Wednesday, by J. It. Dunnonnow and J. A. NASH, under the firm name of J. It. Duienonnow & Co., at 52. 00 per annum, Is ADVANCE, or $2.50 if not paid for in sis months from date of subscription, and 5'3 if not paid within the year. No paper discontinued, rnless at the, option of the publishers, until all arrearages are paid. No paper, however, will be sent out of the State unless absolutely paid for in advance. Transient advertisements will be inserted at TWELVE AND A-nm.s . CENTS per line for the first insertion, SEVEN AND A-HALF CENTS for the secOlid, and FIVE essys per line for all subsequent inser tions. _ _ - ..... _ Regular quarterly and yearly business advertise ments will be inserted at the following rates : 3ml6m flint i ly I 3m 6m 9 rally 12 loch :10 ': :: 10 0011 6 210 T 2l 400 136:0 $ r 0 6 :5 6 3 " VllOlO 00 14 0118 00 %..3400 50 011 55 80 4 " S 00 1 14 00120 00 21 00 1 col 36 00 80 00 SO 100 Local notices wilt be inserted at rim:Ex CENTS per line for each and every insertion. All Resolutions of Associations, Communications of limited or individual interest, all party an nouncement s, and notices of Marriages and Deaths, exceeding five lines, will be charged Tux crxrs per line. Legal and 'other notices will be charged to the party having them inserted. Advertising Agents must find their commission outside of these figures. Al advertising account* are due and collectable when the advertisement in once inserted. JOB PRINTING of every kind, in Plain and Pansy Colors, done with neatness and dispatch.— Iland-bills. Blanks, Cards, Pamphlets, Ac., of every variety and style, printed at the shortest notice, end every thing in the Printing line will be execu ted in the most artistic manner and at the lowest rates. Professional Cards. A P. W. JOHNSTON, Surveyor and • Civil Engineer, Huntingdon, Pa. Orrice: No. 113 Third Street. aug21,1372. SF. GEIIRETT, M. D., ECLEC • TIC PHYCICIAN AND SURGEON, hav ing returned from Clearfield county and perma nently located in Shirloysburg, offers his profes sional services to the people of that place and sur rounding country. apr.S-1572. DR. H. W. BUCHANAN, DENTIST, X. 228 11111 Street, lIIINTrNGDON, PA July 1, '72. DR. F. 0. ALLEMAN can be eon suited at his office, at all hours, Mapleton, Pa. [mareh6,72. CALDWELL, Attorney -at -Law, D•No. 111, 3d street. Office formerly occupied by Messrs. Woods .1c Williamson. [apl2,ll. DR. A. B. BRUMBA.UGH, offers his professional services to the community. Office, No. 5:3 Washington street, ono door east of the Catholic Parsonage. [jan.4,'7l. J. GREENE, Dentist. Office re • moved to Leistees new building, Hill street T*•'•itingden. Dan.4,'7l. CL L. ROBB, Dentist, office in S. T. le—A • Brcwn's new building, No. 520, Hill St., Huntingdon, Pa. [0+12,11. TAC. MADDEN, Attorney-A-Law • Office, No. —, Hill street, Huntingdon, Pa. [ap.19,11- T FRANKLIN SCHOCK, Attorney r, • at-Law, Huntingdon, Pa. Prompt attention given to all legal business. °Mee 229 Hill street, corner of Court House Square. [1.3.4,12 _ r SYLVANUS BLAIR , Attorney-at r.." • Law, Huntingdon, Pa. Office, Hill street, hree doors ;rest of STnith: CHALMERS JACKSON, Attor t/ • ney at Law. Office with Wm. Dorris, Esq., No. 403, Hill street, Huntingdon, Pa. All legal business promptly attended to. Dann jj R. DURBORROW, Attorney-at cir • Law, Huntingdon, Pa., wilt practice in the several Court.. of Huntingdon county. Particular attention given to the settlement of estates of dece dent+. Odiee in lie JOURNAL Building. [feb.l,'7l _1" W. MATTERN, Attorney-at-Law V • and General Claim Agent, Huntingdon, Pa., S ddiers' claims against the Government for back bounty, widows' and invalid pensions attend ed to with great care and promptness . Otlee on Hill street. S. GEISSINGER, Attorney-at- L• Law, Huntingdon, Pa. Office with Brown .t Bailey. [Feb.s- ly J. HALL ltussEn. E. ALLEN LOVELL. L OVELY. & MUSSER, Atforaeye-ta- HIi:VTINCIDON; PA, Special attention given to COLLECTIONS of all kinds; to the settlement of ESTATES, &o ; and all other legal business prosecuted with fidelity and dispatch. p A. ORBISON, Attorney-at-Law, • Office, :In Mil street, Huntingdon, Pa. [may3l,ll. JoIIN SCOTT. S. T. BROWN. J. N. EA LEY ('Corr, BROWN & BAILEY, At torneys-at-Law, Huntingdon, Pa. Pensions, an 1 all claims of soldiers and soldiers' heirs against h., Government will be promptly prosecuted. 0:1loc on Hill street. Dan.4,'7l. WILLIAM A. FLEMING, Attorney at-Law, Huntingdon, Pa. Special attention given to collections, and all other legal business 'attended to with care and promptness. Office, No. 229, Hill street. [apl9,'7l. Hotels MORRISON HOUSE, OPPOSITE PENNSYLVANIA It. It. DEPOT 111),TINGDON, PA J.H. CLOVER, Prop. April 5, 1871-Iy. WASHINGTON HOTEL, S. S. BOWDON, Prop/ r. Corner of Pitt .t Juliana Sta.,Bedford, Pa. mayl. Miscellaneous OYES! 0 YES! 0 YES! The subscriber bolds himself in readiness to cry Sales and Auctions at the shortest notice. Haring considerable experience in the business be feels assured that he can give satisfaction. Terms reasonable. Address G. J. HENRY, Marchs-limos. Saxton, Bedford county, Pa. Tlll - ROBLEY, Merchant Tailor, in . . • Leister's Building (second floor,) Hunting don, Pa., respeotfully solicits a share of public patronage from town and country. [0ct16,72. Tel A. BECK. Fashionable Barber • and Hairdresser ' Hill street, opposite the Franklin House. All kinds of Tonics and Pomades kept on handand for sale. (ap19,71-6m „;, 1 HIRLEYSBURG ELECTRO-MED P , - 7 [CAL, Hydropathic and Orthopedic Insti tote, for the treatment of all Chronic Diseases and Oeformities. Send fur Cirenlars. Address Drs. BAIRD A GETIRETT, Shirleyshurg, Pa. n , . , 27,'72tr] T"0 it FINE AND FANCY PRINTING Gu to the Jou.. °Mee. GO TO . JOURNAL TH OFFICE E Fur all kindPof printing. The 1 luntin I don J ournal. Printing T 0 ADVERTISERS: J. A. NASH, -:o: ' THE HUNTINGDON JOURNAL. PUBL.ISIIED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING J. R. DITRBORROW & J. A. NASH. Office corner of Washington and Bath Sta., HUNTINGDON, PA . THE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CIRCULATION 1700. :o: HOME AND FOREIGN ADVERTISE MENTS INSERTED ON REA- SONABLE TERMS. - ----:o: A FIRST CLASS NEWSPAPER [jan.4'7l. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 poi. annum in advance. $2 50 within six months. $3.00 if not paid within the year. D0n.4,'71 :o:- JOB PRINTING ALL KINDS OF JOB WORK DONE NEATNESS AND DISPATCH, AND IN THE LATEST AND MOST IMPROVED STYLE; SUCH AS POSTERS OF ANY SIZE, CIRCULARS, WEDDING AND VISITING CARDS, BALL TICKETS, PROGRAMMES, ORDER BOOKS, SEGAR LABELS, RECEIPTS, PHOTOGRAPHER'S CARDS, BILL HEADS, LETTER HEADS, PAPER BOOKS, ETC., ETC., ETC., ETC., ETC., --:o:-- Our facilities for doing all kinds of Job Printing superior to any other establish ment in the county. Orders by mail promptly filled. All letters should be ad dressed, J. It. DURBORROW & CO [For the JOUTINAL.] My Mother's Grave, The autumn winds the oak leaf sere Above me sadly wave, As I repress the falling tear Beside my mother's grave. These emblems pf unfading love My" drooping lashes lave, As from its fount the current moves While gazing on her grave. That tongue, now silent in the dust Wise admonition gave, Inciting me to love and trust, The tenant of that grave. Oh, hallowed memories of the past ! Ere sin did me enslave, How sweet the halo o'er me cast While ling'ring by her grave. Oh, holy truths by mother taught, So powerful to save, Thy radiant light with mercy fraught Looms upward from her grave. Thus kneeling by this sacred mound, God's mercy let me crave, And vow to battle for the crown That glitters o'er her grave. Oh, mother dear, I'll meet thee there, Amongst the holy brave ; Yet falls one more resistless tear Upon my mother's grave. DEAR JOURNAL : Seeing a notice in the Saginaw papers that the steamer "Geo. L. Dunlap" will start for Macinaw on an ex cursion trip, making stops at all points of interest, and return in four days, we de termined to go gild see that country, won derful in its Indian legends and natural curiosities. Our party - consisted of that disagreeable number, "three,"—Hon. B. F. Edwards, a "Shuck" man from this place, and your humble servant.. Leavin. ' St. Louis on Friday morning at 6 o'clock, we arrived at the champion of all western salt towns—Saginaw—in two hours, and were safely and pleasantly fixed on board the above named steamer at the end of another hour. The party had by this time been increased to the goodly number of two hundred, and no two, or at the utmost, three, were personally acquainted, but these Western people have the happy fac ulty of "striking" an acquaintance on the merest trifle. If you tread on .a man's corns, instead of ordering coffee and pistols, he will blandly ask, "Where are you from ? where'going ? bow long you intend stay ing?" and if encouraged will be your sworn friend for life, so you can imagine our success at acquaintance making. Arriving at Bay City, at the head of Saginaw Bay, we • waited three hours to take on board other excursionists who come here by rail. Getting under head way at five o'clock, we enjoyed the cool evening on deck, and at eight o'clock the Band began to play, and any and every thing that could be danced to, was kept up until midnight. The rest of the party amused themselves at euchre, smoking, amateur flirtations, &c. Morning found us far out on Lake Huron, the second in width of our great northern chain. This was a merry day for all of us, having stump speeches, puritanical harangues, songs, music, readings, and everything we had at our command to kill time, and make laugh. The weather was splendid, bright and warm, but not oppressive. We made few stops going up, and arrived at Maci naw, or as the Indian name was "Mich illi at 11 o'clock on Saturday, and soon commenced to "do" the town. It is a very antiquated place, both in re ality and appearance. An old Fort is still occupied by U. S. troops. It occupies the highest point on the island, and frm its walls the view is truly magnificent. It is about three hundred feet higher than the Lake shore, and with the aid of a glass can be seen the Straits of Macinaw, and with the eye alone is seen the village at the base of the cliff and the islands near. The island is full of romance and poetry. The principal sights are the "Arch Rock," of which we have a good sample in mina ture in the Arch Spring, Sinking Valley. "Pontiac's Pillar," "Dungeon Keep," and the inevitable "Lover's Leap," which is an almost perpendicular rock of two hun dred feet in height. The whites here are full-fledged sbylocks. We hired a rig ging (no other name will describe it,) to see the place in, and paid therefor $2.00 per hour. The "Hon." remarked to the Jehu that we only wished to hire it and not buy. The fellow looked as he didn't care much whether we took it off his hands or not at that puce. By the time we got over the islands, and having seen all the sights, we concluded it was the cheapest ride we ever had. The "Hon." made a neat calculation which resulted that it was worth $22.50 to ride in that shebang for sixty minutes, so we made money by hiring. The village of Macinaw has about' 1,000 inhabitants, whose chief end is to fleece visitors. The Chippewa Indians have a small reservation near here. The women and children make large numbers of trinkets, small canoes, beads, grass and feather work, which they sell to shop keepers for a mere trifle, and they in their turn, under the name of "Indian curiosi ties," force on visitors at exorbitant prices. There are here six hotels of small size, which are visited by a small number every season, as a healthy resort. It is not very popular, however, on account of the diffi culty in reaching it. Our trip home was simply a rehearsal of the one up the Lake, other than the ports we stopped at going up at night were made in daylight. W e made a five hour visit at Alpena, one of the popular watering places in the State, and had the pleasure, if such it may be called, of bathing in the Magneto-Sulphur water there. It is furnished by an ar tesian well, and is of great strength ; it is particularly suited to billions and nervous diseases. After bathing, all' coin or jew elry is colored, even if not touched by the water, and you have for several hours, the odoi peculiar to sour beer or old eggs. We returned to Saginaw on Monday, bade Capt. Moore good-bye, took a last look at the "Geo. L. Dunlap," and started for St. Louis, where we found quite a number from Pennsylvania, and from our own county, Dr.'s McCulloch and Houtz, Jas. Miller, H. J. M'Ateer, and others. The associations here are quite pleasant; it is common to forget the day of the of the month and week. A number of us started a few days ago for Mt. Pleasant, distant 22 miles, to visit another reserva tion, and witness a horse race between "Sleepy John" and "M'Nulty's Grey." Here we put in a good day, saw many cu riosities and wonders, were well fed, and left in the evening, perfectlysatiafied with WITH BUSINESS CARDS, CONCERT TICK ETS, LEGAL BLANKS, PAMPHLETS ukc plow Pim. BY THE BARD OF THE MOUNTAIN. Zrartlero' Totts. From Michigan ST. Louis, Mien., August 18th, 1873. HUNTINGDON, PA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1873 the trip. The number here is about the same; sonic are leaving daily, and new faces taking their place, thus keeping up a continuous list of new acquaintances. Sundays are the gala-days here. A large German element is present. Excursions from Bay City, Saginaw, and neighboring towns visit here on Sundays, when pret zels and lager are in great demand. They are always quiet and peaceful, and were it not Ibr the apparent sacrilege, could be recommended. Another peculiarity of this country is the number of calico or coach dogs and the scarcity of coaches. Indian ponies, coach dogs. and young bears seem to be the popular pets. The weather still continues pleasant,— nights cool, and days medium. There is yet a great deal of oats still standing about here, and seemingly very green. Ido not know whether it is intended to be cut this season or not. If it is it will surely be late in September. Supposing that politics is new the most interesting topic, I will not trouble you with a long letter. 0. From Nebraska, OMAHA, NEB., Aug. 7, 1873. Mit. EDITOR—Dear Sir :—All of your readers have heard and read much of the Great West, yet I have thought it would, probably, be interesting to hear more about it. I, in company with my tw3 daughters, left Huntingdon, on Thursday, July 3d, in the 7.27 A. M. trait( West via. the Chi cago and Ft. Wayne route to Chicago, and from that point on the Northwestern route to Council Bluffs, and from that place transferred to Omaha, at which place we arrived. on Saturday, the sth, at 10 A. at., the latter place being my destination for some time—making my home with n.y sister, Sirs. D. 13. Houck. Now, as I never was farther West than Pittsburgh before I had no idea how those wide, extended plains would look. In passing through the State of Ohio I thought that this State, fur farming pur poses, could not be surpassed, but after getting into the State of Indiana, and see ing its splendid prairies, I changed my mind, believing that Indiana would excel Ohio, but in turn we passed through the northern portion of Illinois, and between Chicago and the Mississippi river I was again induced to change my mind. I was induced to believe that Illinois could not be equalled for agricultural purposes, and at last, when passing through central lowa, looking North and South, I gave it up and come to the conclusion that I could not do it justice. I court' see a great dis tance, have no idea how many miles, but seemingly until sky and earth came to gether, and when I looked forward it ap peared to me that the iron horse, with his unusual speed, would land us in the clouds. "I saw the sun withdraw his light, While sinking down the beauteous West, And shadows of the Coming night On all the lovely landscape rest." At last we reached the Missouri river, about twenty miles north of Council Bluffs, and from that point we crossed the river to Omaha Council Bluffs is the principal city of Pottawattomie county, lowa, and lies on the eastern side of the Missouri river exactly opposite Omaha. It derives its name from the bold heights, at whose base it is situated. It is about three miles east of the great Missouri and four miles from Omaha, and contains about 13,000 inhabitants. It dates from about 1846. Council Bluffs refer to a council held here by the explorers, Lewis and Clark, with the Indians in 1804. The city of Omaha is situated on the western bank of the Missouri river, on a slope. It is one of those American cities which seem to spring up and wax great in the twinkling of an eye. It dates from 1854, and it now numbers about 25,000 inhabitants of all nations and classes of people. Omaha is the terminis of eight railroads leading to and from all parts of the United States. It contains a series of machine shops on the lowland fronting the Missouri, and has numerous churches and schools of all grades. The Omaha Bar racks, to the north of the city, were built in 1868, and accommodate 8,000 men. As to the State of Nebraska. I have been here over four weeks, and have trav eled some, but not as much as I originally intended, on account of ill health, which I regret. Nebraska lies in the central portion of the United States, and I sup pose for grain-growing and stock-raising cannot be surpassed by any of the States. All that ever has been said or written of the beauty of this State is but feeble praise of its merits. Rich valleys, for fifty miles, stretch in unbroken level tables of beauti ful farming lands, which are being rapidly taken up and occupied, so that the bewil dered buffalo finds himself meandering and wandering among cultivated fields. When in Huntingdon I saw such an immense immigration westward it led me to be lieve the West would ere long be filled up, but in this I was mistaken. When I take into account all the Territories iu connec tion with those States but thinly settled, it brings me to the conclusion that it will yet take millions unborn to fill up the West and to cultivate it as it can be. I believe, judging from the appearance of the cultivated lands, that every twenty acres would support a family. I frequent ly have been asked, "how do you like the West? How are you pleased with this country ? Do you intend locating here ? Would you rather live here than in Penn sylvania ?" I generally tell them that I would prefer living in Pennsylvania. Per haps an explanation here would not be out of place. Whilst the West, for farming and stock-raising, and for beauty, never can be excelled, there is, however, in my' opinion, a certain portion of farmers in Pennsylvania that can do better there than they could do here. I will take my owu situation for an illustration. Providence has favored me, by constant labor and fru gal management, to obtain a situation well located and well improved, that will sup port me while I live. Should I make up my mind to locate in the West I would be obliged to make quick sale of my pro perty, and most likely sell for less than its real value, then to buy and locate here and get acclimated, and to become acquainted with the ways of the people and many other things, it would take years, and it would require a considerable amount of mental labor, which is less appreciated by me than muscle and bone labor. Such as above described, and thousands more, who are better situated than" I am, and who are going down the declivities of life, had bet ter stay where they are ; this is my dpin ion. But that portion of our people who have had no opportunities of getting good homes for themselves, or those who are in the vigor of life, or those who have money for speculation, may do well by coming West, as the openings here are much greater for speculation than in Penn sylvania. As this is the first effort ever I made to write a letter for publication, I will stop. My intention is to go to the State of Kan sas by the 12th of August, to remain there some time, and at which time you may bear from we again. My address will be Marmaton, Bourbon co., Kansas. A. B. SFIENEFELT, From Colorado, GRANADA, COL., Aug. 9, 1873. Mn. EDITOR :—We had not been Over the A., T. & S. F. R. R. since their new bridge bad spanned the Arkansas near the State line. Having exhausted all amuse ments at Fort Larned (buffalo bunts had lost all their excitement and fishing had become monotonous,) we concluded we would take a trip to the end of the track to see the thriving town of Granada, which has grown up within the past few months and promises to be the best town on the railroad west of Kenton. We boarded the train at Lamed, at 2.30 P. M., snd the weather being delightful we enjoyed our ride through the charming valley of the Arkansas. At fi.3o we arri ved at Dodge City, where we stopped off one hour. Dodge is an enterprising town or about 500 inhabitants. As we had heard of no shooting affrays within the past few days, we inquired of a stranger why the town was so quiet, and he told us the Vigilance Committee was running it. He "remarked it is about time for this step. Why our town has the highest record on this railroad, there having been more poor fellows "passed in their checks," with their boots on, in Dodge, than in ally oth er town on the frontier, and yet they are not happy. Why only last week, while the Vigilants were resting, two men slip ped their cable and shot off into eternity. We had learned of the latter affray and had been acquainted with one of the vic tims. The stranger continued : "That little game of poker, until recently only known in 'Arizona, has ushered many a poor devil into darkness. Nightly they played that game, and daily the underta ker was seen bearing away to that lonely hill a rude pine coffin. One man would hold two pairs, another held a brace of pistols, and in the morning the coroner held an inquest." Thanking the stranger for his entertainment, we stepped on the train and continued our journey. Nothing of interest took . place until we reached the State line. Occasionally we passed a herd of buffalo or drove of antelope, or would frighten a jack -rabbit out of the sage bush. We arrived at Granada the next morning. It is a flourishing town of about 300 in habitants and twenty-five or thirty houses. Every day adds to its increase. It is sit uated on au eminence that overlooks a lovely valley, and only a few rods from the streets flow the quiet waters of the Ar kansas. We found no dance houses here, but we found the first Delmonico on the road. We were surprised to see the town so quiet and orderly. 45 yet there has been no shooting affrays. The town is controlled almost entirely by old plains- , men, who are determined to keep peace and harmony. While sitting in a private office with a friend, a young man apparent ly thirty years of age, entered. His ap pearance did not indicate that he was "one of the boys," but as he left the room our' friend remarked "his record stands three." One of his victims was in the habit of herding other peoples' horses, and for this he extinguished his lamp. We were amu sed at a little conversation that took place in the office between our friend and the stranger : " How did you manage to get to Texas without money ?" "The fare being $2O I was compelled to shove my trunk. When . I got to Galveston I gave one of those happy-go-lucky fellows $2.50 if he would climb in at the window and promise not to disturb the Ex-Agent. Ile took the key of my trunk, and before morning I had its contents." Granada is destined to be quite a busi ness place, indeed it has already assumed such an appearance. The firm of Oltero, Sellers & Co. have erected two large freight houses, and buildings are going up on ev ery side. The prairie is dotted with white tents and moving wagons. Business is brisk, and everything moves on pleasantly. The A., T. & S. F. R. R. Co. have con tracted to carry the government freight over their line. The government has al ready built large warehouses at this point. The freight will be conveyed to the differ ent posts through New Mexico by bull trains. We noticed many trains camped in the vicinity of the town. The god of love reigns here as in the States. One couple departed from single blessedness and have been united in the holy bonds of wedlock. The ceremony, instead of being performed on rich brussels in a palatial residence, took place upon the beautiful green sward of the Arkansas Valley, with no covering over head save the spangled arch of heaven. Quite ro mantic. Pretty girls and silly boys, if it be your desire to be thusly united, come West. J. C. C. Alluding tor [Published by request. The Recent Defections to Rome , If some of the writers who liav'e refer red to the recent defections to Rome had been as anxious to find some•reasonable explanation of the matter as they seem to be to make out a case against the Reform ed Church, they would not haveinvolved themselves in such palpable contradictions. The article of the "Catholic Standard" has constituted the entire stock in trade of these writers. The editor of that shdet abjured Protestantism and went over to Rome, and lie says, that the theology taught in the Reformed Church led him thither, as it does others Who have left the Reformed Church, and he ought to know, it is said, what caused his own conversion. Therefore his word must be received as settling the matter. One — of these writers in the New York "Evangelist" seems to tell that he is using an ad captandum aTgument, which will not bear examination, and iu referring to Mr. Wolff's views concerning "the logical necessities of their (Mercersburg) school of theology," puts in the qualifying clause, that "if we allow for the moment his ab surd claim to a divine illumination in the case, we should with him regard his views as unanswerable." This qualifying clause brings the whole matter, so far as the ar ticle of the "Catholic Standard" is con cerned, into a nutshell. Mr. Wolff drew certain inferences and conclusions from the teachings of the Raformed Church, and upon the strength c f these lie conclu ded to go to the Roman Church. "If we allow for the moment hia absurd claim to a divine illumination in the case, i. e., in drawing these conclusions, we would re gard his argument as unanswerable." But just here comes in the fallacy. The ministry of the Reformed Church claim some ability to draw inferences and conclusions, too, and they fail to see the truth of Mr. Wolff's argument. Indeed, he confesses himself, that it is not the the ology, but the divine gift of faith, which enabled Mr. Forney to see conclusioris which others cannot see. He, it seems, for some reason or other, received this di vine gift white the nearly six hundred ministers he has left behind in the Re formed Church have not received it. Hence these latter cannot draw correct conclusions. Just here it is that the ab surd theory of the Roman Church comes to Mr. Wolff's aid. Mercersburg theolo gy does not itself lead to Romanism, but a certain gift of faith, which enables its hap py possessor to understand it as others can not understand it, does. But all this is just begging the whole question, and those writers who seem so ready to use Mr. Wolff's article against the Reformed Church, appear not to see it. Only con sider its absurdity. Mr. Wolff claims, I suppose. that the Bible also led him to Rome; for he quotes it freely and wonders why we blind Protestants cannot under stand its teachings. Then we must allow, according to the reasoning of these wise writers, that the Bible is Romanizing be cause-Mr. Wolff says it teaches Roman ism. One hundred young men study theolo gy in a Protestant seminary, ninety-nine regard the teachings as soundly Protest ant, one forsakes it and declares that it leads to Rome. When giving explanation how it is that he alone sees this conclusion, he says be is guided by the "divne gift of faith" which others do not possess. And now a few writers spread his testimony be fore the world as evidence that the Re- formed Church teaches a Romanizing the ology ! Could absurdity go any further ? We would not stop here. If Mr. Wolff's divine gift of faith enables him to see the true conclusions of the theology of the Re formed Church above all others in the ministry of that Church, we would be driven to believe, that this same faith guides him to see more in the Bible than others. His testimony must be taken all the way through, and these writers are bound to go to Rome on that, testimony. We suppose Mr. Wolff claims, that the Bible, quite as clearly as Mercersburg the ology, teaches the Roman theory of the Church. The'passage in regard to Peter, which he quotes, is clearly to the point. Why not take his testimony as to his su perior ability for interpreting and drawing conclusions in this case also ? Such an absurdity will not deceive the thoughtful. A deserter is not to be held up as the most reliable in his estimate of the army or conntry he has deserted. Mr. Wolff's judgment of Dr. Nevin is worth no more than Benedict Arnold's opinion of Washington. These men that set him up now as a paragon of wisdom in drawing conclusions from the Bible. It is the old story over, Herod and Pilate making friends, because both are united against Christ. As Mr. Wolff has secured so much of the confidence of these men, there is danger he may use it to draw them over to the Roman Church. They all (and they are honorable men) say he is talented, and honest, and earnest. A writer in the Norristown "Herald" says he would not say a word unpleasant to the feelings of Messrs. Wolff and Forney. He recognizes fully the right of private judgment, and therefore, the full right of Mr. Wolff to go to the Roman Church if his private judgment carries him thither. Here again is a strange contradiction. It was Mr. Wolff's private judgment of the Bible, acorn ding do the writer in the Nor ristoWn "Herald," which led him to inter pret that inspired book in favor of Rome. He (the writer in the "Herald") believes him to be wrong, but he does not question his right to exercise his private judgment, even though that private judgment here is clearly wrong. But now when Mr. Wolff comes to exercise his private judgment in regard to the teachings of the Reformed theology, that judgment all at once be comes a public judgment, and we are ca lled upon to bow down before it, and look upon Mr. Wolff as another Daniel come to judgment! Such absurdity is enough to blow up Mr. Wolff, his anti-liturgical friends in the Reformed Cnnrch, private judgment, and Roman infallibility all to gether ! Let us haye dime with it. What then is a plain, common-sense ex planation of the defection of the five min isters who have gone to Rome from the Reformed Church ? That explanation we conceive to be this : Mercersburg theology,in the beginning of its career under that title, some twenty five years ago, did stir up some exciting questions. Dr. Bomberger's article on 'The Rule of Faith," and Dr. Nevin's re• view of SchafFs Principle of Protestantism, are among the first that appeared in the old M ercersburg Review." The questions raised were such as these : What is the principle of Christianity ? Or is it life, the life of Christ ? I4the Bible to be in terpreted by private judgment, or is it to be rightly interpreted only by believers in the Church, who are under the guidance of the Hdly Spirit? This is the question discussed by Dr. Bomberger, and his con clusion is, that neither private judgment in the ultra Protestant sense (and he deals some hard thrusts at such ultra Protestant ism) nor the Pope (the Roman theory) is the proper interpreter of the Bible; but that inspired book was given to the whole Church. Neither one man in the Church, nor the world, is commissioned to inter pret it. Another question raised was, whether Protestantism in auy of its phas es is just a file simile of the Church in any previous period of its history, whether the Apostolic or the Primitive. Dr. Nevin wrote his searching articles on Cyprian and Early Christianity to prove historical ly that it is not, and particularly to show, that modern Episcopacy is not a copy or reproduction of Primitive Christianity. His object was to show that Protestantism could be maintained only on the theory of historical development, a theory now adopted generally by Protestant church historians. While these discussions were going on, the interest grew intense, and some young men were ready to go beyond the teachings of their instructors, and raise the question whether perhaps the Roman Church is not, after all, the true Church. Dr. Nevin, very wisely, held up th• errors and absur dities of the Roman theory of the Church, in his able articles on Dr. Brownson, arti cles which it is now convenient for his de famers entirely to ignore. He there show ed, that if there were evils and difficulties in Protestantism that needed correction, the errors and evils in Romanism were still greater; and our safety consisted nei ther in shutting our eyes to the Tormer, nor embracing the latter, but'in pressing on to a more satisfactory theory of the Chorch question. We would not conceal the fact, that peril attended these earnest discussions, as it does all earnest and wakeful inquiry on solemn subjects. The Reformed Church, however, passed the peril and settled down in greater confidence in Protestantism, though conscious of its many evils. The later teaching in the Reformed Church, to which these discussions opened the way, is calm and settled. It claims to see more clearly the errors of Romanism, because of the investigation to which those theories were subjected, when the students, as it is said, used to read Roman Catholic litera ture. It is ready, on all proper occasions, to expose and oppose these erroneous the ories, as may be seen by the recent able argument against Papal infallibility in the "Mercersburg Review,"an argument which it is convenient also for certain parties to ignore. There is no excitement now in the institutions on the subject of Roman ism. That system is handled in the teach ings in theology and Church history, as well as in the interpretation of the Bible, in a way that shows clearly that its errors aro understood. But there are a few, who never went on with the progress of theo logical thought in the Reformed Church. They stuck fast in the investigation of a quarter of a century ago. This is known to be a fict in the cases of Wolff, Ermen trout, and partly of Wagner. Mr. For ney's defection we attribute to causes that reached him after he left the Seminary. The Board of Visitors, who are present at the yearly examinations of the students in the Seminary, can testify to these facts. They have reason to know, as Dr. Fisher, one of their number has stated, that all the teachings in the Seminary are not only soundly Protestant, but that the fallacies of the Roman theory have been fought through, and raise no difficulties, We believe the great body of the ministry of the Reformed Church is more clearly and intelligently established against the theo ries of the Roman Church than any min istry in the country, and the trial in future will prove it. A word in regard to the comparative extent of the defections to Rome from the Reformed Church. Mr. Wolff regarded himself as asked, by a writer in the Har risburg "Telegraph," how the number of perverts from the Reformed Church to Rome compared with the conversions from other Churches. He replied, that lie could not answer, that those conversions are so numerous that he hardly notices one in a hundred. How is this ? Five ministers have gone over from the Reformed Church daring the last quarter of a century, and three or four laymen, making in all eight or nine, perhaps ten. Now, in the "Cath olic gtandard," which made such a flour ish of trumpets over Mr. Forney's defec tion. an account was given of ten converts received from Protestantism in New Eng land at one time, and two weeks later the same paper gives an account of twelve in the South received at another time. "They are so numerous," that the editor of the "Standard" does not notice one in a hun dred, and yet he cannot say whether or not there are more from other Protestant Churches than our own. That is certainly wonderful. Manning, and Newman, and Ives, and Stone, and hundreds perhaps from the Episcopal Church, Dr. Brownson and hundreds from Congregationalism, Methodism, Presbyterianism, and yet this shrewd editor cannot tell whether these are more than the eight or ten from the Reformed Church. The Paulist Fathers of New York are made up largely of con verts, some of the principal ones from the Presbyterian Church, and from the Lu theran Church a goodly number have gone over, and yet this editor can form no idea ou this sabject ! If the statistics could be bad, they would answer the question, and in a way to astound some of those, who are now condemning the Reformed Church. Of course, there is soother side to this; there are converts from Romanism also, ten such to the Reformed Church to every one that has left it. In Italy, too, Roman priests are received into the Episcopal Church, as we know from one who minis ters there, and is conversant with affairs. Romanism is weaker to-day than at any time since the Reformation, and weakest just where it is best known, the assertion of the editor of the "Catholic Standard" to the contrary notwithstanding. But we will not occupy space in following out this line of remark. The charge made by the editor of the "Catholic Standard," and repeated by oth ers, that the theological teaching of the Seminary located here, is Romanizing, is a slander, which the Church will, no doubt, in due time denounce. The professors are known in this community. They have preached in Protestant Churches in this city, and those who have heard them know that their preaching is soundly Protestant. We do not think the community will be lieve a Catholic editor, when he says they arc deceivers and liars—that they preach one thing and teach another. Is it not truly wonderful that certain parties have come to have such faith, all at once, in this Roman Catholic editor in his assaults upon the Reformed Church ? COMMON SENSE. —Lancaster Express. The Vosper Bells, In the Cathedral of Limerick there hang a chime of bells, which were cast in Italy by an enthusiast in his trade, who fixed his home near the monastery where they were first hung, that he might enjoy their sweet, solemn music. In a political revolution the bells were taken away to some distant land, and the maker himself became a refugee and exile. His wander ings brought him after many years, to Ireland. On a calm and beautiful evening, as the vessel which bore him floated on the placid bosom of the Shannon, suddenly this evening chime pcale4 forth from the cathedral towers. His experienced ear caught the sweet sounds, and •he knew that his lost treasures were found. His early home, his friends, his beloved and native land, all the best associations of his life, were in those sounds. He laid him self back in the boat, crossed his arms upon his breast, and listened to the music. The boat reached the wharf, but still he lay there silent and motionless. They spoke to him, but lie did not answer. They went to him, but his spirit had fled. The tide of memories that came vibrating through his heart at that well-known chime had snapped its life-strings. WHAT blessed food for reflection is the Word of God. Take a pagsige of scrip ture and dwell upon it, interweaving it with all the day's duties. Reflect upon it, and it will be continually developing in sweetness and power. Prayer and reflec tion will make plain what seemed obscure. KEEP thy spirit pure from worldly taint by the repellant strength of virtue. "Tni r T impreiZ'' --- on, as our devil said when he kissed his sweetheart. NO. 34. Handling a Snapping Turtle by the Wrong End. A man named Gilley, who by strict economy and severe industry, has succeed ed in getting his family a little place, free of incumbrance, was fishing in Still river, near the Beaver Brook mills, on Sunday afternoon. After sitting on the bank for a couple of hours, without catching any thing, he was gratified to see, on a flat stone in the water, a snapping turtle sun ning itself. The butt-end of the turtle was toward him, and he thought he would capture it; but while he was looking for a place to step, the turtle gravely turned around without his knowledge, and when he got in reachingdistance, and bent down to take hold of what nature designed should be taken hold of while handling a snapping turtle, that sociable animal just reached out and took hold of Mr. Gilsey's hand with a grasp that left no doubt of its sincerity. The shrieks of the unfortunate man aroused some of the neighbors, but when they arrived it was too late to be of any benefit to him, or even to themselves, for they just caught a glimpse of a bare headed man tearing over the hill, swing ing a small carpet-bag in one hand, and they at once concluded that it was a nar row escape from highway robbery. How ever, it was not a carpet-bag he was swing ing; it was that turtle, and it clung to him until he reached the White street bridge, when it let go; but the frightened man did not slacken his gait until he got home. When he reached the house, the ludicrousness of the affair burst upon his), and when his wife looked at his pale face, and bare head, and dust-begrimmed clothes, and asked him what was the matter, he said, "Nothing was the matter, only he was afraid he would be too late for church," and appeared to be much relieved to find that he wasn't.—Danbury News. Scraps from State Exchanges The Reading papers complain that the city is overrun with goat.. The liquor business is said to be in a flourshing condition at Corry. A vein of coal five feet thick has just been opened at the bead of Potato creek. McKean county. Edenburg is the name of a new town just sprung into existence a few miles south of Shippenville, Clarion county. The trial of Jones, who is charged with the murder of the little girl at Fall Creek. will come off at the September term of Court, at Towanda, Bradford county. Mr. Edward S. Lutz found a few days ago upon the premises of Amandus Faust, in Albany township, Berks county, a land tortoise having upon its back the initials "J. S." and the date "1827." The Central Pennsylvania Agricultural Society, of Altoona, offer $3,000 as premi ums at their coming fair, for fast horses. Among these is a premium of $l,OOO for horses that never trotted better than 2:40. It is unlawful in this State to use or occupy - churches, the doors of which open inwardly. The object of this law is to afford protection to congregations in the event of a panic from fire and other causes. At Earlyville, Elk county. on the 12th inst., two children of a Mr. Lusk were killed by the lightning during the storm. A child of Patrick Qainn was also killed, and two other children were badly injured. Miss Maggie Foulk, of Beaver, has been elected Principal of the Beaver Common Schools. Miss Foulk is a sister of Ellen, and has for the past year successfully act ed as Principal of the Beaver Falls Com mon Schools. During the flood in the Susquehanna last week, three of the booms at and near Williamsport broke, and seven or eight million feet of pine logs escaped. It was thought they would all be caught, however, before passing Sunbury. The town of Corsica, Jefferson county, so recently destroyed by fire, is very rap idly rebuilding, and will soon be entirely built up again in a more substantial man ner, and will present a much finer appear ance than the Ccatica of old. George Fortier, at Oil City, thought he would cheat the bridge company out of its toll, so he drove his team and wagonjnto the river. They got beyond their depth, and one of his horses was drowned; his wagon-box and seat were washed away. He didn't pay toll. The Philadelphia Press, says that the two remaining steamers of' the American line—the Indiana and Illinois—are rap idly approaching completion. Messrs. Cramp & Sons, the contractors, propose to turn both vessels over to the charge of the company before the list of November. Another new order has been organized in this State, and is called the "Knights of the Golden Eagle." Its members are business men, merchants, manufacturers, professional men and clerks, and the knightly principles that it inculcates se cure for it a good class of members. The Bethlement, Pa , Iron Company have for some time been receiving iron ore from Africa. It is of the hematite and magnetic qualities, mixed, and is mined at Elmoken, Algiers, and shipped from the import town of Borah in the same prov ince, to Philadelphia, and from there to Bethlehem. Sheriff Oyster, of McKean county, of fers a reward of five hundred dollars for the arrest of a murderer named Bromley. The following is his description : Weight 180 pounds ; about 45 years of age; rusty dark hair; coarse chin whiskers, a little gray; high cheek bones; coarse featured, and about 5 feet 10 inches high. A kind father in Merceraburg, Frank lin county, mourns the premature death of his son. The old gentleman was plow ing in a field, and had occasion to walk some distance away from the plow, when he observed the horse nibbling at some corn tops. He gently heaved a stone at the animal, but it missed its aim and struck his young son in the forehead, pro ducing death within a few days afterwards. Mr. Philip Truby, of Blairsville, ou Friday last started to the country to gath er a bucket of berries. In the evening a terrific storm passed over that section, and the old gentleman not returning at dark, his people became somewhat alarmed, and procuring the services of a few neighbors, a search was made for him. About ten o'clock he was found under an oak tree on the farm oil. N. Hodge, Esq., quite dead from the effects of a stroke of lightning which bad passed down the tree. It is supposed that when the storm came on he took refuge under the tree and met his death as above stated. He was about 75 years old.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers