AMERICAN VOLUNTEER:
BY GEO.^ANDERSON.
Now our flag- is flung to the wild wind free,
Let it float o’er our father land—••
And tlio guard of its spotless fume shall lie,
Columbia's chosen band. •
CARLISLE:
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1841.
, FOR GOVERNOR IN 1841,
tKtVIDR. POUTER.
Subject to the decision of a Stale Convention
“Gleanek” is unavoidably crowded out this-
- week.
Election of Delegates.— By reference to the
proceedings of the Standing Committee, published
in another column, it will |>e perceived that Satur
day the 30th lust, is fixed ulion for the election of
delegates to the County •Couvontioi) which is to
meet in the County Hall on the Tuesday follow
ing, for the purpose of appointing delegates to the
•State Convention. This is in accordance' with
the time-honored usages of the Democratic party
in this coufity, and we call public attention to it
thus'earlyv that there may be a full representation
from each borough and township in the County*
Convention. ( '\Ve do hope that the Democracy of
the county wilt feel it to he their ffounden duly to
(urn out at the Delegate elections, and elect well
tried and faithful men asiheir representatives who
will honestlynud fairly carry out their wishes.-
Lot there he a full and free interchange of opin
ion in these primary assemblies, anti let each and
x^ctfy^{^<vf((ua(con£i^
for hiihsejffbuvfordhe \vliole Qeiitocratie party of
the -State. '
Governor's Message.
This important state paper will be found.cbtito
intlus week's Volunteer, a'nd.we cannot too strong
ly recommend a careful perusal of it to all Ijmr rea
ders. It is a plain, straight-forward, business-like
document, worthy the headland heart of its author,
and imtet meet-the. approbation of every unpreju
diced mirtd in the 'community'• The following
mtico of the message, from the Pennsylvanian, so
entirely accordsvrilb out views, dial wc cannot
refrain from copying it for the- special benefit df
our readers': - - .
“The' Message will be found to be a.plain, sen
sible document, ably written, and, to our view at
least of tho subjects up6n which it treats, em
bodying principles of the soundest character,. As
regards banking generally, the Governor briefly
hut emphatically urgds-upon the Legislature tho
necessity of a reform of the system which has led
to the present embarrassed state notpnly of the
Banks themselves, but likewise of die whole
country, and refers tojiis last annual’ Message for
his sentiments/at length in reference to this impor*
tanl matter. It \vifl"l»e .found also that he is par- ,
ticularly desirous that,suspension on the part of a ,
Bank should hi'ipso' facto a forfeiture df charter, I
that an effectual''remedy may be found in Pennsyl-1
xunia, if no where else, for troubles of this descrip
tion. .-The ideas thrown out in reference to the 1
State Debt,lnternal. Improvements, and otberpoints
of peculiar interest' to the Commonwealth, aro
sTiclrT'vtn 1 uITk, as wiirfecci’vo a cordiaVresponse"
from the great body of the people. Any other
course than that which he proposes would be pro
ductive of serious evils, to say nothing of the dis-1
honor which would be incurred should Pennsylva
nia prove falso to her plighted faith. The embar
rassments of the,SUt*iarc.,of ilia most serious de
scription-difficulties beset her'iipon every side,
and they who have the control of her course, have
a delicate and highly responsible duty to perform;
but we must be careful that we do'hot, under the
influence of temporary' apprehensions, pursue any
line of couducl-that may hereafter lie productive'
"of regret. • i _ * „ |
The Message, though it docs hot go very fully
into the important questions of currency, of which ,
the Governor heretofore lias given l his Impressions '
in an extended formi, will bojbund a very.interest
ingand creditable document, andwilKwc doubly
nob be, generally commended not :’by political"
friends but by all who have the welfare of.
•tho Commonwealth at hcarC”
An article in the New, York Standard shows,
that the President elect has succeeded “by the
shin of his teeth.’’ Mr. Van Buren lost Maine by
■110; New York by 13,293; Pennsylvania By 301;
and New Jersey by 2,228—ina1l 16,232 votes.—
The four States enumerated givo.9o electoral votes
—which added to the 60 hif recEivod, would make
150. “It results,” says the Standard,, “that in
the,face of all tills tremendous Boastin';, all this
mighty concentration of party and of pipe laying,
if Martin Van Buren had received but 8,500 more
votes in the ahdyo four States instead of Gen.
Harrison, ho would have been re-elected President,
andlt ad'two electoral Votes to spare.”
’ Mr. lNpEßSoLt..—'ThiS,gentleman,is again con
testing the right of Mr. Charles Nayi.oi! to a
seat in the present Congress. By ai vole jif. tho
House of Representatives, he was permitted to
address that body in his own behalf. In ’alluding
,tohis’speech,.the Globe of Thursday last says:
‘‘This gentleman, [Mr. Ingersoll,].in a few hours
-of: the session yesterday, arid to-day,: oponed the
contested electidn’caso between' Mr; Tdaylor arid
himself .upon the-testimoriy addcßd before the
; Gommitleo of. Elections. 1 It was not our forturie
to liear Mr, I.; but from niembors wholistonrdat
tehtivclyto his/whole' statement, we leant thal.il
exceedingly exact and luminous,- and his ar
gqmcntriogent, and convincing. His speech
equalled expectation which his .high’-talent
; cVeatcdl” ; . .’ ■- r
.I?. Or P . Jfichohou, Esq. has been ap
pointed by (lie Goveinor of Tennessee, U.
S. Scnatur fronthliat Slate. to fill the vacau
cy occasipned by the death 0f Mr. Grundy.
. MivN. isa thorough griing ilemecralic ie}
■publican. ; ’:-’ r , o
u. Si bank.
This sickly concern held an election'for disec
tors on the 4th. Tho following persona were
elected.
Thomas Dunlap, James Martin, !. B. M’llvnine,
George Handy, Thomas Fleming, Robert Ralston,
Robert Taylor, Lawrence Lewis, P. L; Lague
renne, Wm. M. Meredith,. Matthew Newkirk,
Richard. Price, John Hemphill, James Robertson,
Wm. Ayres, Dauphin; Samuel Jaudon, London;
Harnaar Denny, Pittsburg; Joint Steele, .Chester;
John C. Boyd, Danville; Jonathan Roberts, Mont
gomery pounty. • ’ 1 '
TiioMAS Dunlap, was re-chosen President.
. The deficit of the banjt, says the Harrisburg
Reporter, and tho financial ability of its conduct,
.ors, ought to be the delight of its stockholders,
whelfthey contemplate its statement. The deficit
is about $8,500,0001! Tho following article from
tho Philadelphia Spirit of the Times, is a very
excellent condensation of tho unmeaning and jum
bled iip figures of the balance sheet of the Sank.
■United States Bank.—A meeting of the stock
holders of this “great regulator*-* was held in tho
Palace yesterday .morning, when a report was
made on its condition and prospects, which must
prove quijto gratifying "to the “poor widows and
orphans’* whom it so generously feeds, and clothes,
and comforts. The profits of the bank during the
lifst six months amount, according to the report, to
$1,200,429 87. Tho currentoxpensesoftbesame
period are stated at $133,859 97; —after deducting
this sum, add the balance in favor of profit and
loss, $2,404,050 49, asMeported by the former
Dividend Committee, aud it will appear that the
.profits of the Bank amount,to $3,405,520 41.
But, lest we should be run away with by such an
absurd notion as this, the report kindly informs us
that wo must deduct a small item of $1,308,501
89 paid for interest-on “Loans in Europe,’’ loss
on Foreign Exchange, cost of specie, &c. and
another item of $lOO,OOO, under the semi-annual
appropriation to pay the.“bonns.” Wo then have,
an aggregate statement of profits amounting to $2,-
057,001 52, which, it must be confessed, looks
very fair; but which, unfortunately, - won’t hold
good through subsequent calculations. ’
The. “contingent fund” appears to have been
$0,505,281 88,. but ns the losses chargeable to it
are $5,790,530 57 "it dwindles dowu to $714,651
31, and is completely lost sight of, when the fol
lowing other losses are “taken to account.” Esli
rnqled probable loss on the suspended dcbtaiid real
estate; and tho fosses at agencies and offices, not
transferred to the books; amounting, together, to
$5,653,490 50! Against this however wo must
place $512,12587 interest on that part of the sus
pended debt which is estimated good, and which,
jf ever obtained, will reduce the loss t 055,146,370
59!!! By adding, this loss to that chargeable to
the dale fund,’,’,.on<b:,siibtrpvbog-'
t’prbfim’f ffoin the amovttiVibkVill appcaf 'tbat the
"actual losses arc $8,879,938 74, or about one fourth
pf the copital-of-tlie bank!!! ——
After reading tho above, it’will not appear at all
remarkable that the following resolution was adop
ted.by the.dclightcd stockholders:—
“Resolved, That it is inexpedient at this time
to declare a dividend on the .capital stock of this
bank.”
Tho New York Evening Post, refcrring"lp,.Uie
recent correspondence in case oflMcLeod, between
Mr. Fox and Mr. Forsyth, has the subjoined :
“The firm and able answer of the American Sec
retary of State, appears to have commanded the
approbation of. men of all parties in tho House of
Representatives. That be who commits a homicide
or an outrage upon property within our territories
is to bo protected from tiie tribunals of law.because
ho acts by command of tho British authorities,
is one of the grossest- of all possible absurdities.
Suppose a pickpocket could show a commission
from Lord Melbourne, must the President inter
fere to deliver him from the hands of the police
officers. If an Englishman blows out tho bruins
of an American citizen on American soil is his per
son to he held sacred from arrest because he can
show a warrant from some officer of his Govern
ment? Is an English passport to supercede the
of our criminal laws?. It would
puzzle Mr, Fox, as Mr. Forsyth truly observes, to
point out any principle of the law of nations which
gives .to one government powers of this kind with
in tiie territory of another..
In the mean time wc perceive Unit McLeod has
been admitted to bail. If ho was guilty of the
offence charged against him, the bail will probably
be procured and forfeited. If he was innocent, he
will have the same advantages of a trial as a*re
granted to an American citizen. The interference
of the government of his country will probably
end here. The,British lion will be content with
having shown his teeth.”
Tho Washington correspondent of the Now
York Express; in referring to the same matter,
holds tho following language:
“The avowal of Mr. Fox that an act of arson,
the burning of the Caroline at midnight, was an
authorized act, was as bold a’confession as ever
came, from 0 Highwayman giving testimony in be
half of the State. All along, the American min
ister at London, has been poshing tho British Au
thorities for such" a confession. But confession
nor denial have come till now, and tho'.acknowl
odgement made, you see, is by authority,' Mr. Fox
Speaking of the act done, as bno “well known” to
havo.been done under tho sanction, if not the di
rection of thp British Government. It may be that
Mr. Fox, in the hope of saving one of her Majes
ty’s, subjects from a perpetual imprisonment, or
something worse, has blundered into'the acknowl
edgement he has inade. and, tinder the ploa thnt
: McLeod acted by authority, expected that tho
higher authority would have been arraigned for l
(he offence, and the lesser one, in the person of
McLeod, set at liberty; .If .so, the British Minis
ter has a most improper name,-for with nono of the
skill of diplomacy, he has shown more of thjtaum
ning of the fox. The acknowledgementYoiißi|h|t
plea in no partictilar, for constituted as
eminent is, the Federal Executive can
control of the prisoner. “By authority,” oAith
out authority, tho offence of the prisoner is tho
same, and there is nothing national or international
which can'saveltim if he be found guilty. .
~ If Great Britain commissioned her subjects to
plunder and burn American property, her subjects
who were duped, as well as herself, should suffer
the consequences of tho offeneq. TheJSpy cauMit
in an enemy’s country, never escapes,: and Sir:
McLeod, .in' the Lockport prison, I fancy will be
treated very much ns a niuch bettor man was; who,
in tho words of Washington, was “caught as a
Spy, -taken as a Spy, and would be banged as n
Spy.’’ Tjiore is authority, for. this; and British
conduct is the authority. There was neither law
ndr the forms of law in the trials at Upper Uanada
during the insurrection in Upper Canada. There
'werenono when Colonel Prince took the-respon
sibility of a summary action in-tho name of rebell
ion, and Great Britain showed just how riiucli re
spect she had for law and justice. Allan MqNabb,
the loader of the murderers,- when the ..Caroline
was destroyed, was Knighted. for his offence and
.made .“Sir.Allan;” these are precedents'which,it
is hoped, may. not bo followed, hut Great Britain
roust not complain of. anything short of shooting
McLeod, Knighting Bill Johnson, and making a
Princess of ins daughter, the ’ heroine of tile
VThorisnnd.lsles.”...
John Leeds Kerr, Esq.rif Talhut enuri tv,
has been chosen, by the Legislature of Ma
inland,' to rcprcseiit lhnt Slate in-the U. S.
Senate', in' the place of Mr,' Spgnce, deceas
ed. Mr. K. is a Federalist. -, ,
Mr. Stevenson,- our Minister at London,, has_
requested to be recalled; and will take his Ibavd'of
tholGoiirt'ofGl. JOTes oriths’ldt of Sfarch:
; r " J ; State Legislature.
Letter to the'Editor, dated '
“Harrisburg, January 9,1841.
In my last I informed you of the election of
William A. Crabs, Esq. of the city L Speaker of
the House of Representatives, by tr vote of S 3, to
44. No sooner, was Ids .election rendered certain,
titan Stevens, who like aa.evil genius was lurking
in the. Hall, took to his scrapers and made his exit
without taking time to bid the members “good
bye.”' . , , . '
In the Senate, Mr. Penrose was elected Speak
er on the first ballot—the vote stood'lB for and 14
against. As no “Buckshot War” is apprehended
this winter, the gentleman may.get along'tolerably
well—but were it otherwise,.! would have re
spectfully suggested the propriety of the Senate
lowering and. enlarging the dimensions of several
bach-windows in the west end of the Capitol. An
alteration of the kind recommended wodid; afford
greater facilities'for,escape, and less danger to life
and limb in a hurried exit,' than the’ windows do
at present.
After the organization on Tuesday, both houses
ndjournqd over till next day. At 13 o'clock on-
Wcdnesday the Governor’s Message was read,'
and, so far as I can learn, the document gives gem
eral satisfaction. In the House, 3000 copies in
English and 3500 in German wore ordered to bo
printed. In the Senate, a message from the Gov
ernor was received, informing' that body of the ap,
pointment of Anson V. Parsons, as President
Judge of the l3lh Judicial District.’ The nomina
tion will bo acted on in the. course of next week,
and I think will be confirmed, although Mr..Pen
rose, it is supposed, will' do'his best to defeat it.
The Speaker still feels sore, under the castigation
he received at Mr. Parsons’ hands some two years
ago. Mr. Parsons, however, makes a very popu-‘
lar Judge, and all parties in Dauphin county seem
anxious that his appointment should be confirmed.
On Thursday, in the Senate, several reports
from officers of the government were read. , 1000
copies of the Governor’s Message were'ordered to*
be printed. ■ The election for officers then took
placet which resulted as follows:— Cleric, G. W.
Haherslev— Sergeant-at-Arms, SamuelT. Wil
. i.iams-— Doorkeeper, Joseph D. Wade —all Feder
alists, and all ejected' by a vote of 10 to I*3. Mr.
Coplan, a democratic Senator, has not yet arrived.
In lire House, the election for officers resulted as
follows:— Cleric, Alexander Ramsev—Sergeant
at-Arms, Jon G. Patfebson— Doorkeeper, George
of 30 to 49.” After flio clecttbn of omoefs| 'd6m"c
discussion, took-place- in hotli houses about the
printing, and also whether the'members 'should
have liberty to subscribe for four or three daily
newspapers. After an interesting debate of the
highly important question,"lt was finally agreed
that three were As many as any member coy Id pos
sibly read, and therefore lb at Wastlib number fixed
upon.
On Friday,'in the Senate, a number of petitions
wcre'prosented, one of which on the public prints
ing elicited some discussion. The Senate elected
Elliott and McCiamv Printers of the English
Journal, Bibiouaus and Becker: of the German,
do., and H. Montoomeut of tho Bills. In the
House, the Speaker announced the following Stan-,
ding Committees, via;
. iVays and Means —Messrs. Flennikcn, Kerr,
Mycr, Wright, Darsic, McCurdy and Barr.
Judiciary —Messrs. Law, Johnson of Armstrong
Sinyscr, Broadband of Northampton, Flenniken
Barr, Miles, Dunlap, Lusk.
Pensions and Gratuities —Messrs. Middlcsivarth,
Wilkinson, Funk, Myer, Vanhorn, Garrclson and
Keifler. • '
Claims —Messrs. Correy, Anderson, Andrews,
Smyser, Crouslllut, Smith and Weaver. ,
.dgricullurc— Messrs. Sprolt, Zimmerman, Steele
Musscr, Haas, Titus and Cortright.
Education—- -Messrs. Gratz, Fuller, Church,
Kyre and Bell.
,Library —Messrs. Skinner, Pierce, McCurdy.
Banks —Messrs. Hinchman, Cox, Fuller, Pain
ter* Pearson,.Higgins and Lusk.
—Estates ami Escheats ——Messrs. -Brodbead of
Northampton, Pcnnimim, Miles, Ohrisinan, Pierce
Letliarman and Koifler.
Bridges, Stale and Turnpike /iV; f.',/.-,—M ess r a.
Funk, Kutz, McClure, Johnson of Westmoreland,
Eyre, Bard and Bruner.
. Corporations —Messrs. Cox, Bonsai), Smith,
Snyder, Clark, Brodhcad of Pike and Fauss. ,
Local Appropriations —Messrs. ‘Anderson, Mc-
Kinney, Montgomery, Moore, Kennedy, Track,
and. Livingston. '
Domestic Manufactures —Messrs. Hill, Pennell,
Ehaugh, Holeman, Bruner, Pollock and Fenton.
Accounts— Messrs. Clark, Bonsdll, Kush, Waok
lee, Snively, Kennedy and Hanna.
Vice and Immorality —Messrs. Steele, Fogle,
Apple, Von Neida, Hanna, Flick & Montgomery..
Militia— Messrs. Washabaugli; Fogel, Doug
lass, Foreman,.Futlioy,’Felton and Boal. ■
Election Districts —‘-Messrs. Dursio,
warth, Flannery, Leidy, Titus, Puniroy and Bean.'
Lands, —Messrs. KeriyGamble, Gillie, Hinch
man, Scolt, Pcnno 11 and Cummins. "■
• Compare Bilk —Messrs. Skinner, Bell; Fenton,
Livingston and May. ' . , •.
Inland Navigation —Messrs.. Johnson of Arm-,
strong. Church, Gratz, Wright, Higgins, Steele,
Banks, Dunlop,^Andrews,-Gamble, Horton, Dil
woflh and GUlia. ~
Some unimportant business was transacted, and
the House adjourned.
- Nothing impotent was transacted in cither
house ’ J :' ; ‘
1 have thus brought you down to the close of
the first week of the session. In ths distribution
of the ofllcea pt the disposal of the majority, there
have been a great many disappointments and nn
unusual number of "tong faces."' The unfortunate'
ones bear their .defeat, however, as well as could
be.expected, seeing they belong- to a party who
only get hold of the teat about once in every twen
ty years, -Your townsman ECKLES is an ex
ception to the general rule. ,He is very. impatient
under his'defeat; arid-botches but ; against every
body hutthis own. dear master Penrose, s The
nhphlcfnoted Speaker stuck to" this “man Friday” 1
of liis through-thick arid thin,"and only left him to
his fate when he found tlie,majority inexorable.
What the present Legislature will do, dr 1 what;
they - will nof d0,,4a, to. be tested by time. - One
thihjg is ’cojrtairi that the Domberat^memhers,^ nl.
ilidugh - iriilie.minority,' are firM%j^^unitcd, : and
with the aid of the Governor may gpfai to arrest
some ofthe m.ad projects, of: Federalism. -There
are two separate and distinct factions of the oppo
sition' in,the Legislature—the ono controlled by
'fhadddus Stevens,-the other, but much thc-small.
osf!oh<b-itMed:by factions
are .ndw-at daggcrsl points—drill will bo 1 kept dpi
patently : together till after Harrison is inaugurated,
and their candidate for Governor selected. ; Then.
Hook jilt fof a3ua//3.;,-Buti.en6ughrfor tlie present'.
T.muotclosc. -b:- Vours, &e,”.;
Stand from under.— United States Bank
stock 'was down to 50i, in Philadelphia, on
.Wednesday and Thursday of last week.—
Eighteen months ago’the Stock of this insti
tution-brought readily ISO in,the same mar-,
ket. Verily, "a change has come o’er the
spirit of its dream.” .
•, From Florida . —A correspondent of the
Savannah Georgian, under date of Dec. 26,
says:—“l avail myself of the few moments
occupied by the Express 'rider in changing
liorscs, to say that report says, that 70 In
dians have come in and surrendered at Pbn
tarapa, and quitea number at Fort No. 4j”
Later intelligence confirms the above ru
mor. ’ ,
The Franklin Bank of Baltimore has clo
sed .its doors. ’ Of course the public at large
will suffer in, consequence thereof.
Standing Committee Meeting.
The Standing Committee of the Democra
tic Republican Parly of Cumberland county
having met agreeably to notice, at the public
house-of George Deetem, Esq. in Carlisle,
on Monday the lltli of January inst. Muj.
Joseph Trboo, was appointed Chairman; and
IF. Z. Jlngncy, Secretary. After consulta
tion, it was, ofi motion,
Jfesp/uerf/That the democratic citizens of
the different Boroughs and Townships of the
county, be requested to meet.on the SOIh of
January inst., at their usual places of. elec
tion, to select two,persons as delegates, who
will assemble in County Convention oh the
r Tucsday following, for the purpose of choo
sing suitable persons to represent the demo
cracy of the county, in the next Fourth .of
March Cunveniioji.
Joseph Trego, Chairman.
IF. Z. Jlngney, Secretary. ;
MILITARY MEETING.
Agceably to public notice given by the
Brigade Inspector, a meeting was 1 held at the.
public house of'F. Wonderlich, in Mcchan
icsburg.on Saturday the 2d of January 1841,
to nominate delegates to attend the Military
Convention, at Hamshprg, on. Monday the
18th qf January. -The following persons
C 6t.n tjaPngtstcKerf-
Lt.Cul. J. Clendenin, Q. M. J.Buwermastcr,
Maj. J. Dorsheimer, Lieut. J. Eminingcr,
Capt. Janies Snell, Lieut. J. Bauman,
Cajit. A. Fertenbaugh,Lieut. 1). Cromlich.
:Copf. James Sneix, Chairmaji.
Quar. Mast'. J. Bower master, Scct’y.
’ Origin of every Disease,- and thcrMcans
of Cure. —ln the year-1795, Leßoy
demonstrated that every disease originated
tVonHmpurcorundigested'particlesbg<;om
ing mixed with the blood and fluids. And
also, that to cure everyf disea'se, it was only
requisite, to open the-natural outlets of the
body, and allow them to remain open, by
which means the blood and other fluids would
release themselves from these undigested
and impure particles, and a state of health
would be certain to ensue. v
The Royal Institute 'of France awarded to
him for this'discovery, the Gold Medal of
the Institute.
This is a historical fact.
All which the Uramlretli Vegetable Uni
versal Pills profess to rip is, to carry out this
principle, and experience has fully establish
ed them capable of it. When, therefore, a
bad .state of health exists in the body, all
that has to be done is to continue to furor
it effectually with them, and the more viru
lent the disease, the mure powerful must be
the dose.
. The Brandreth.Pills are made entirely of
Vegetable Extracts, known byibng experi
ence to be perfectly innocent, and yet of
more power as a purgative, or cleanser of
the alimentary canal,'than any other medi
cine. Their effect on the system is so easy
that it is a remarkable fact that the same
dose may be-given to nn infant or adult,
without the possibility of doing any injury
T—but on the contrary good. Therefore, in
costiveness,-cither habitual or otherwise, and
‘in Bilious Fevers,: and all bilious afle,ctiuhs,
they arc of the greatest possible benefit.
Purchase in Carlisle, of Guo. W. Hither, and
only in Cumberland county of Agents published
in another part of this paper.
’ DIED: ■
In this borough, on tho-7th inst. Mrs. Maroa
ret Lee, wife of Geo. W. Lee, and daughter of
John and Elizabeth Sender, of,Philadelphia, aged
30 years,. ~ ' . :
A ppi , entices , ijfßVaj , j r ,
THE officers of tlie Library Association, and
all who at any time have contributed.towards.
it. as well ns the friends of the Institution gen
erally are requested to meet in the Town Hall,
on Thursday evening, the J4t.li inst. nt 6J o’clock
an business relative ton transfer of the Library
to the Common Schools. ■
By order. . -
WM: S. ROLAND, Secl’y.
■ January 14,'1841. ; '
4 STRAY SHEEP.
CAME to the premises, of tkc subscriber in
Hopewell township,,Cumberland county,
on tluf Stli day of. November last. Three:White
Sheep, and one Black one, two oflheinare young
ones, and split' in the left ear; The owner.is re
quested- to come forward, prove property, pay
charges, and/take thenh-away, or they will be.
disposed of (according to law. '
" J ACOB KEBUGK. .
3t*
January 14, 1841.
list of Letters
Itefiu&ning in thePostOffice at Hogeslowri,
Pa-; January Ist, \B4I, ;
John Graham Henry Spcra
John Shumbarger.2 ; Geo Poorman V - -
Henry Rosebaum ' John Ebright r >
Michael' Fertig • ; John Smith care of >
Miclml Longsdorff ■ JbscphtGrier y
John Keliler ' Andrew Sheely _ ■
Win Morret ‘ Sami or John Stricly
Ur J Crain ", JacobLongnecker
Dr Snowden W*. ':V David Light j#;
Christian Grove , John Miller ;
Jacob Billo\v r Hamilton & Graff,
Daniel Clugston - • : \;t '
J. CLENDENINj .Jr.JVM.
TO '•;
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Harrisburg, Carlisle A’ Cham
bersburg Ttawpike Company.
Exhibit of tolls received, repairs and expen
ses in the Harrisburg, Carlisle Sf Cham
bersburg iTurnpike Hoad Company, from,
January Ist, to December 30th, 1840.-, .
dr.
To amount pf tolls received at the
Gates, - ; . . §4207.43
Balance at settlement for 1839 paid
■ into court at January A. D. 1340,
for. distribution,'Sec. ’ '1968 74J
' CH
By balance of 1839 paid to credit
■ or> under tlieuci of Assembly of
1823, 1828 and 1830, $1963 74J
By caslinaid for repairs on roftd, - , 1043, 93 j
Do Gate Keepers salaries, 1044 03;}
• Do, Managers for 1840, 195 00
Do Treasurer’s salary, -75 00
*. Do '■ Secretary’s salary. 25 00
Do Incidental expenses, 58 12J
j Do Postage and Taxes, • 3 6SJ
Balance paid into court to he ap
plied to the creditors under the
nets of Asscmhly"aforesaid, $1762 68 J
COPY.
Certified on oath to the Judges of the Court
of Common Pleas of , Cumberland county, the
11th day of January A. D. 1841. by
. DA’NID'NEVIN, Treasurer.
January'. 1,-1841.
To the Creditors of the Harrisburg, Car
lisle_and Chambersburg Turnpijce Road,
'■ Company.
TAKE NOTICE
That Hie court of Common Pleas of Cumberland
County, have appointed Monday the ISth day of
February next, at the Court House, in the Bo
.rough of Carlisle, at 10 o'clock A. M., for hear
ing and determining,the claims of the respec
tive creditors against said company, so as to en
able the court to distribute the money paid into
court by the Treasurer nf said company, agree
ably to the acts of Assembly, made for the re
lief t f said creditors on the first day of April
182.3, and the supplement thereto.
__At.the-aforcsaid time and place tile preferred
(if any) and all othercreditors, are requested to
have their respective claims duly authenticated,
and presented, and also, to furnish evidence at
the- same time whether any claims have been
assigned, or arc still held by the original own-'
ersj and alsoproof to .establishche consideration
of. t|ieir claims, whether- fqr, work, materials,^
J uiuaFy 11, 1841. !
,**Chambersburg Telegraph and Hsirrisburg
Reporter, please insert three times, mark price,
and charge Volunteer.
LIST OF LETTERS
Remaining in the Post Office at Shippens
buyg, January X.tl, 1841.
Alexander John Harcliroth Lawrence
Berlin Peter • Hill Mrs
Bush Rebecca " Kalzenbcrger Nathan
BeidlcinatiAdani KrcbaFfcd’k
Boiyer Moses , Kerr And’w
Blockledge Jesse Liglitncr Jacob
Brackcnridg \V F Suing Elizabeth
Daily Cyrus R Miller Sarah
Barns Amos * MlConncll Win
Campbell Jno , Moore Elizabeth
Craig John ' Muhnnsjillzabeth
Carpenter David • M’Coy Elizubcih
Davidson Mary A Morrow Henry
Day wait Peter M’Cune Mary
Dvterick Philip Rippcy Mary Jane
Dubbs Joseph . Reside John
Duke Jacob Richason Ahd’w 2
Duck Christ’h. Robutson James
Ewirets Lawrence- Richason .Henry A
Fettenberger John " Roddy Catharine A
Forney Henry Stoufier Isaac
Fourman John . Sinclair W H 2
Fiekcs Joseph 2 Shader Elizabeth
Foglcsonger David Skilcs Wm
Grove Abm Smith James 2
Gernand Mary Sneppcr George
Gribblc Elizabeth. Shanoii John
Gray David • Smith Polly
Gitmblc Jane 'WingertJohn
Gettie Jacob Williams Ralston
Hammon Louiza Wagner Philip
BC?”Persons calling for letters in the d
bqyc,|ist, will please say they arc advertised.
" j. WUNDERLICH, P.’M.
LIST OP LETTERS
Remaining in the Past Office at Newmlle,
Pa.;- January Ist, 1841,
Ephraim Adams: Reuben M’Kin
Ur Aid Jonas Miller .
Joseph Adams Samuel Miller
Ephraim Bear Rev Thomp. Mitchell
Dr \V T Barr Gebige M’Elhilley
Samuel Bowers JubhMixel jr,
William Bratton; f Hcnry Miller
Bavid Baker William M’Cullough
William Dbnlap 2 John Myers sr
II D Dalhouscn Esq James M’Kean
John Davidson • ' Win-H : Melroy
Mrs Susannah Diehl John Ncgly -
Margery Donolly Robert; Patterson':
Henry Emmihger Capt James Piper
Isaac Frymyer David Pal in
Adam Finkbincr Richard Rank - '
Df Jno Geddcs— ■ Dr Ruelzen—' —
Janies Grcenvvoode JacubSeitz- ..
Col Josiah Hood , John Stewart
Dr Jos Hannon John Strickler.
John Hetrick ' David Shank
Mary Ann Hoover Mrs Margaret Scroggs
George Hoover Dr W'M Sharp ,
Dr J R Irvine Isaac Shellaberger
Henry K-indig 2 Isaac Spilor
Jacob Kinch i Mrs Mbr’gt Stewart
Jacob Keller . Daniel Trimmer 3
Sarah Lutman , James W Widner.
Benjamin Labman Mr ,S Wilde
Elizabeth Lutz- ■Robert Welsh
Ezekeil.McLaughlin Benjamin Walker
Samuel M’Cune Mrs Jane Whiner
J. MOORE. P.M.
„ BOOT & SHOB
'> : emporium.: '
thankful tor past favors reapecl
"jL fully announces L to‘ the citizens ofMechanics
hurg'andvioinitytthnthe has omhapda largo as
sortment pf Boots & Shoes—idißrt’, Oenthmcn'i,
Boy'si Mifsei’ & Children's
or , and, Morocco, \Vbioh ho.will sell low for cash-
The public are requested to call and .examine for
themselves./.' V l ,’
GBOU«E;F..CAIN. .
Mcchanicsbhrg, January 7,1841.
BLANKS FOfe SALE AT THIS OFFICE
At a stated Orphans’ Court
began and held on Tuesday the 16th day of De
cember, A..D.' 1840, at Carlisle, in.and for Cum
berland county, before the lion. Samuel Hepburn,
President, and Jbhn Stewart and John Lefover,
Esquires, Associate Judges of the same coiirt, as
signed, &c., the following proceedings were had,
-In.the case of the writ of Partition on the; real
estate of Jacob Rife, dec'd.,now to wit: 16th.of
Oecember 1840, the Sheriff having returned the
inquisition; the:co'urt having confirmed the same,
grant a rule.on all the heirs to appear at the next
irphana’ Court, and accept or refuse to-accept,
said estate : at', the. valuation* personal jiotice to jto
served on all tho heirs residing in the county, and'
by publication three times _in two newspapers in
Carlisle for those residing.out.of the county. .
.. i ■ By the Court.
Cumberland County, «*, . .
• I, W. Foulk, Clerk of the Orphans’
•tfsSsjSjlS, Court of Cumberland countyr do ccrti
ynKnJEsKfy the foregoing to he a true copy of
tho record. Witness my hand, and 1
seal of said court at Carlisle, the 28tli
day of December, 1840. •!
W. FOULK, C. O. C.
_ PAUL MARTIN, Sh’ff. Cum: co r
$6176 17J
$4413 49
By a resolution of.the Cumberland Fire Com
pany at their meeting on the 2d inst., the eubsori-.
uers were appointed a, cornmiltee.to give public]
notice on behalf of the company, that by the kind
ness of our. State Legislature they have granted us
an Act of.lncorporation under which we now act,-
that we have severalexpensiyo Engines with their
apparatus, Hose, Ladders, Hooks, &c. Some of
the Ladders have been taken from their places by
persons without authority and much abused. All'
persons are hereby cautioned not to use or move
tho ladders from their places, nor any other pro
a belonging to the company as they will cer
jbe prosecuted. It requires' permission of
the company to authorize any one to Use theirrlad
ders. . ~ • i ;
$6176 17i
January 7, 1811.-
THE creditors of'Abraham Hursh; late of the
county of Cumberland deceased, will,
notice that-the undersigned,.-an,auditor appoint
edbythe Orphans’Court of the county afore
said, to settle.,and adjust the rates and propor
tions of the remaining assets of the estate of said
deceased, in the hands of Abraham Hursh and
Christian Hursh his administrators, amongst
said creditors.'Will nieet for said purpose at the!
house of , Wm. S. Allen, in Carlisle, on Wed
: W. F. LINE. Auditor.
Dec. <84,1840.
LIST OF LETTERS
Remaining in the Post Office at Mechanics
. burg, Jatmcir;/ 15f,1841.
Jackson Andrews. . Henry LongsdorfT
Elizabeth Adams Rev Thomp. Mitchel
Dr J Bostler Simon: Myers \ .
George' Buchanan Sarah Martin;
Catherine Bosley Newton
Jacob Boyer "John Boast"
Henry Bear , Jacob Rcniiingcr '
J M Carver . George Rupert sr
John Close George* Rupert,
John Dcpugh •- - Charles Shrincr
John Uustee _ George Schrader
Wjlliani.Faccn ' 'W Smith
Wifliam Fink Christian, Snavcly ?
Mrs Gar.ver (weaver) ' y .
Ruth Guheen, Joseph Schrimi- ,
Benj Hailman David Sponslcr ?
Sarah Hemphill (blacksmith) y
George Kehler - George Seirer
George Karps- Thomas Straycr ~
Kiddy Kecmmer John C Sample
P LaVerty Esq Bcnawell Weaver . .
Michael LanchstuiT , Joseph; Whitcum
Michael S. Lance William AVaidly
Abraham Loos Anny Zearing
GEORGE F. CAIN, P. M.
Job work neatly executedat this
The Storm and freshet.
The coat of snow which fell on New Year’s
clay is nil gone. It wertt of with quite a heavy
rain, which has produced quite a freshet.—
We jiaye-heard of no damage near here, but
presume there has been some suffered along
our public works. We understand that a,
large amount of damage has been done along
the Delaware and Schuylkill river.
By the New York, papers we learn- that
the Croton aqueduct (lain which cost 8185,-
000, has been swept away. Several lives
Were lost and a large amount of damage done
to property below. . , ’
■ Since writing the above we copy; the fol
lowing from the Pennsylvanian of Monday. 1
Easton, Pa. Jan: 8, 1841.
To the Editors of the Pennsylvanian;
Gentlemen —This place, has been visited
with one of the most ruinous and disastrous
freshets that has everbccured in this region.
This thaw has raised the wafew to a height
never before known since the country was
settled. The Delaware and .Lehigh rose, to
-about thirty five' feet abnve IoW watec mark,
and the destruction thereby occasioned is
terrible indeed. The bridges over the' Le
high at this place, at Freemansburg, atßeth
lenem, at Allentown; at Brcrys and at Sig
hted, have all been swept away. ■ The splen
did bridge on the Delaware at Rugclsville',
eight miles‘ below this place, built 2 years
since, the piers of which were SO ,feet above
low water mark, has also been swept away.
Dwelling houses, barns, stables, canal.boats,
store houses, &c. &c., have.been floated oif
and destroyed and-some lives lost. 1 Last
night Elam LoWrey, who keeps.the grand
lock at-Coleman’s dam, 3 mucs above this
place, together with his son were oh ; the
abutment of the dam at that place, when it.
gave,way and they, were precipitated into
the river. The son is believed to be drowned v
Mr; Lowry giit hold of a log and floated
down-; to this place, when he wastaken otFby'
Mr. John Bean an intrepid citizen of our .
borough, fn a batteau, at the risknfdiis life.’
He deserves to be immortalized for' the he
roic act. No one except ah eyewitness can
realizethe irrcsistable force and destructive
character of the.flood. . Many of our' busi
ness citizenshuvcsUffercdseverely—among
them. Peter S. Mecklcr, Clias. RodenbaUgh
& Co. Job. M’Kcah. the'Lehigli Transporta
tion Co. Porter & Chapin, 7.MiveSelf&.
.Sons, and .several (ilhcrs. 'iPeycral .famillp
havebeenflbodedouluftheirdwellingaaad,
wcre unable to remove their.goods, , ;l'
The canal basin iscut out. The canal it
self overflowed for miles and it is fearedtlie!'
nil thfe : aqUeducts and culverts for'nianj
miles down-tlm river on. the canal arc gohr
It would require prompt and immediate at
tioh ’to get the canal in
June .Ally. ’• ■
NOT SiSB.
GEORGE D. FOULIv,
JACOB SENER,
frd’k. a. Kennedy;
NOTICE.
office.