r l . ■ H THE GAZETTE. LEWISTOWN, PA. S ATI' K DAY, JIX E IG, IS 19. T i: Ei *1 : T:j persons who art net now subscribers .- YK i>Of,I.ASI PKi; AS.U.H, IX ADVANCE. F.>R SIX MONTHS, 75 CENTS, IN ADVANCE. To o!.l subscribert u-ho settle up their accounts to /■it 20t'A .-?/ if, 1*49, s.riu- as above from that date, idut until settled at the rate of $2 per annum. The p per will be continued to our subscribers who i: ire regularly furnished wood in payment on the same terms as heretofore. Persons with whom we have running accounts, such as merchants, mechanics, &cc., are charged $1.50 per annum. EDITORIAL CONFERENCE. The Editors of the 17th Congressional District, assembled in pursuance of a pre vious call for that purpose, in the borough of Lewistown, on Friday, June Bih 1849, and was organized by the appointment of J. K SHOEMAKER, Esq., oi the Belle loute Jf'/tig , as President, and 11. J. WAL TERS, of the Levvistuwn Dent crut, as Sec retary. On motion of A. K. MCCLURE, Esq., of thg Juniata Sentinel, Resolved, That as many publishers throughout the State as may favor the hol ding of a State Convention, be requested to signify their approval and willingness to attend, in their editorial columns, and forward a copy of tiieir respective papers containing such notice to the Harrisburg L'nion, marked— Resolved, That tiie Editors of the Har risburg Union be requested to keep a mem orandum of all the papers sent in accor dance with the foregoing resolutions, and publish the list of all that have so compli ed at such time prior to the meeting of the Convention as they mat' deem proper— On motion of GEORGE FRTSINGER, Esq., of the Lewistown Gazette, Resolved, That the several Editor? of the Harrisburg papers bo and they are here by requested to act as a Committee of ar rangements for the proposed Convention. On motion of W. P. COOPER, Esq., of the Juniata Register, Resolved, That we earnestly invite our brethren of the other Stales of the Union to co-operate with us in urgins upon Con gress the proposed reduction of newspaper postage. On motion. Resolved, That the Editors of Rc-wspa pers throughout the State be requested to publish the foregoing proceedings. On motion Conference adjourned. J. K. SHOEMAKER, PrePt. H, J. WALTERS, Secretary. Editorial Stale Convention. The undersigned publishers of Newspapers in the 17th Congressional District, concurring with their editorial brethr- n generally in the necessity of having an Editorial State Con vention in Pennsylvania, for the purpose of correcting numerous abuses now practiced to he positive injury of Country publishers, re spectfully recommend to the Fraternity that they megt in Statu Convention at Harrisburg, on THURSDAY the Sth day of NOVEMBER, 1549, and earnestly urge a general attendance. The Postage Reform must be effected durintr the next Scssiorrof Congrpss. A Law whose practical efiVct is to make the rich richer and the poor poorer, cannot he too soon erased from our National Statute Cook; and we deem the time recommended for a State Convention an auspicious one for urging effectually upon our National Congress the necessity and ex pediency of a speedy and permanent change. This and other Reforms immediately affecting the interests of the Country Press, demand the promptand serious attention of the Fraternity, and we call upon our brethren throughout the State to act with us harmoniously and ener getically, feeling confident that by so doing the Country Press can be placed upon a proper platform. .1. K. SHOEMAKER. Bellc-fonte Whig, President, li. J. WALTERS, Lewistown Democrat, Stcrelary. GEO. FRVSINOER, Lewistown Gazette, W. P. COOPER, Juniata Register, A. K. MCCLURK, Juniata Sentinel, JAMES CLARK, Huntingdon Journal, MM. LEWIS, Hunting-lon Globe, J. PENN JONES, lloliidayshurg Register, O. A. TRAIOH, Hollidayshurg Standard, WM. T. \\ ILSON, ) ~, . R , . . t. i> ' I IJlair County \\ big. Geo. RAYMOND, ) J ° W. H. CLAIR, Bellefonte Democrat, WM. J. PARSON?, Centre Ceohachter, Ltnwrc SHCRTZ, Centre Betichter. GENERAL TOM THUMB, the greatest little man living, will hold ins levees at the Tow n Hall for a fi w days, and will no doubt be happy to see bis friends from town and country. See adver tisement. The F.xecutors of Mrs F. M. Reynolds will tell a town lot at public sale on the 7th of July The last instalment ol' stock in the Centra) f tail road will he payable on the Ist of July. Mr. Spots wood advertises several new works, manifold letter writers, &c. 'I Lose having law busine s to transact will had attentive a,vents among the attorneys whe advertise in out columns. See card of W. J J t'.ijLZ, Esq. HTc'Ncxt ws charge of theft The police shark-, in that city have for i ncc made a blunder the fruits ol which we hone will prove a useful lesson for the future—and the only pity for them is, tha' no law is in > x istence to send tin m to t.c penitentialy for tu ji or five years. The Juniata Company, A friend has favored us with a letter written ! by a member of the Juniata Company, dated City of Mexico, May 3d, from which we make j the following extracts: '• We left VeraCruz with two mule-teams to carry our baggage—and such a journey as it | was ! We had eight mules in each wagon, and ! I suppose we walked about two-thirds ol the i way. We have all improved in health since iwe left. If you could have taken a peep at us j on the road, it would have been an amusing j sight. For instance there was myself, with a • straw hat, red shirt and pants, with a whip in ; hand, and driving a mule-team occasionally. : Again, all hands would be at the wheels, acting ! the purl of mules. This was something of a ' change for the most ol us, anu yet it has been beneficial one. Our journey from VeraCruz ! to Jala pa was uninteresting, with the exception j of the battle fields on the way ; and these, as a I matter of course, excited much curiosity. We j made no stay at Jalapa. 1 was half a day at i I'uebla. The principal point of attraction was the Cathedral, which far surpassed any thing in 1 the church way that I had ever seen. There is a splendor and display about its decorations j that strongly contrasts with the appearance of i those who worship in it. I was there during the morning service, and saw the elegantly i dressed lady side by side with the Indian, with nothing under heaven to cover him but a blan ket around his shoulders. ! We feel about ten feet higher since the war with this nation. In viewing the battle fields, we feel proud of our country and the victorious j army that marched to this city. It seems al most incredible how Gen. Scott ever reached | Mexico with so small a force; and yet, when |w e look at the mass of the people, and the man ner in which they are governed, it is not so much a matter of surprise. Un ourjourney from Puebla to this city, nothing of interest oc curred. Our first view of the Valley of Mexi |co disappointed the most of us. I had imagined i it to be a perfect paradise. When we arrived i at the gates of the City our appearance attract- S ed considerable attention, and as we rode thro' the streets we were gazed at on all sides, and 1 j have no doubt they thought of times not long ■ gone by. The appearance of the city is totally I different from anything we have at home. All the houses are built in the Spanish style, and their appearance at first does not please. Wealth i and poverty are exhibited in their greatest per ! fection ; and such poverty I have never beheld any w here else. The poorest man's lot in the - Lnited States is that of a Prince in comparison with the poor of this country. The city seems to be filled with churches, and many that 1 have visited are of great splendor. 1 have seen sev eral fragments of the great Temple of Monte zuma. We yesterday heard from California, and the news received far surpasses any thing we had heard before we left home. The steamers that arrived at San Francisco were deserted upon their arrival there, and are unable to perform their return trips to Panama. Several large mails for the United States have passed through this city. All the news we have heard here, (arid it is of a late date,) is of the most exciting character. The "yellow boys" are already be ginning to dance before our enchanted eyes. Immense numbers of foreigners arc- flocking to that country. However, by fall their business will be all settled. Sonora, bordering Califor nia, is quite as rich in minerals as the latter, and yet it ia said here that something like six teen thousand have gone over to California. The Indian tribes in that region are very hostile to the Mexicans, and I suppose, they have left for greater security. Wc had designed to stay a few days here, in ordpr to look around and see everything to be seen ; but the late news. has put an end to all sight-seeing. 1 had intended to devote an entire day in w riling home, but the order is to march at e> o'clock, to-morrow morning. We go on horse-hack to MazaUan, which will take about thirty days, and if we have good luck, wc will be in San Francisco by the Ist of July. There are thirty-five in the party, and all armed to the teeth. We have regular guard duty to perform, and that is not so pleasant at times; however, wo soon be came accustomed to it." Death of Major General Haines. Major General Gaines, Commander of the Western Division of the Army of the United States, died at .New Orleans on the Cth instant, of cholera, after an illness of one hour and six teen minutes—making the second general offi cer who has fallen a victim to that dreaded dis ease. We extract the following notice of his life from the National Gallery of Portraits : Kdmcvd Pendieto.v G vines, the third son of James Gaines, was born on the 2Uth ol" March, 1777, Dear the Eastern base of the Blue ltidge, in the county of Culpepper, Virginia. His father served in the lutU r p at ,f the revo lutionary war, at the head of a company of vol unteers ; and was soon after chosen a member of the Legislature of North Carolina, to the Northwest border of which State he had moved with his tamily at the close of the war. Entering the army in 1709, he was actively employed for about twelve vcars in frontier duty, which included many functions of a civil as well as of a military character ; and upon him it devolved to take an active part in the ar rest of Col. Purr, which was effected in Ala bama—an event which has been supposed to have exerted a mysterious and prejudicial in fluence upon all his after life. Soon after this he provisionally resigned his commission, in tending to engage in the practice of the law, but on the. breaking out of the war in Ihl2, with Great Pritairi, he resumed his military career, and early gained distinction. At the battle of Christler's Field, which took place on the 11th of November, Idl.'l, Colonel Gaines, but just recovered from the tedious ill ness which had deprived him of the honor of a participation in the glory of Harrison's victory on the Thames, commanded the "nth regiment of IS. infantry. That regiment was the most effective in the service. lhc. important duty was that day as signed to it of covering the retreat of our sever al corps, after the check which the enemy had received, to the place of re-cmbarcation on the St. Lawrence. Ihe duty was a roc-it important and arduous one. Thf officer who commanded the British force was Col. Morrison, of the eighty-ninth, than whom his majesty had not a more distin guished soldier or accomplished gentleman in his service. f lushed with the advantages he had gained iri the capture of a piece of our artillery, and in the death of General Covington, w ho had fallen at the head of Lis regiment, in a charge against the British line, Morrison pushed his regiment hard upon his retiring foe, until he encountered the gallant twenty-fifth. Here all his efforts failed. The twenty-fifth held firm foot in spite of repeated assaults, and manifested a degree of fortitude and discipline which astonished the veterans who had followed Wellington over so many fields of triumph. Under its gallant com mander, Gaines, it remained as immovable us a rock. The enemy finally repulsed, and our own troops again on their line of march to join the advance, the twenty-fifth slowly retired from tf.c field, having by its brilliant deportment g lined for us all the advantages which could have sprung from the. most decided victory. Col Morrison himself was so much pleased wit.] the conduct of the regiment, that alter the buttle he sent his card, with his compliments, 1 the officer who commanded it, expressing the warmest admiration of his courage and conduct, >'-'r * ' made acquainted with his name that iri case it should be hereafter his eoou for turn! to meet the gentleman under more peaceful circumstance*, he might at one- ,-laim iepi j vrk-ges ol an old soldier and friend It i U needless to say that a message so chivalric ! ami magnanimous could not have been address ed to a heart more ready to respond, or prompt to reciprocate the exalted courtesy it evinced, than that of Col. Gaines. In the course of the war Gaines received the several successive rapid promotions of lieuten ant colonel, colonel, adjutant general, brigadier general, and major general; the last being the highest rank authorized by law, and conferred in a form the most acceptable to the soldier, in j asmucii as it was " a icar brevet ," expressly stating the fact that it was conferred on him in consequence of his gallant and meritorious conduct in battle. The federal government also honored I him and the olliccrs and men of his command with a unanimous vote of thanks, and author ized the President to provide and present to him a gold medal, while the three great and patri | otic States of s New York, Virginia and Tennes see awarded to him unanimous resolutions of thanks, with a line gold hilted sword, which he I received from each of these States. From the .Veto York Tribune. He was made a Brigadier General, March 0, lcr a time engaged in the Seminole War of 1836. When the Mexican War broke ; out, lie called out a liberal allowance of south western militia without awaiting orders from Washington—involving a heavy expense with no adequate result. He was Court martiaied for this, but not censured. He was soon after transferred to the Eastern Division, with his headquarters in this city, and only returned to the South during the last winter. He was 72 years old and a man of extreme simplicity of character and the most unquestioned integrity. DIVINE SERVICE has been arranged in the several churches of this place in such a manner that persons can attend at three or four different places. In the morning service is held in the Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Episcopal Churches at about 11 o'clock ;in the afternoon in the Episcopal Church at 3; in the Methodist at 6; and in the evening in the Lu theran and Presbyterian at 71 o'clock. The hours for service in the Baptist and Catholic churches are unknown to us. TIIC RAU.ROAD. —We recently passed over a few miles of the Pennsylvania Railroad, below town, and were pleased to notice that it was rapidly progressing to completion. The cross ties and sills arc laid on a bed of stone, 12 inches deep, which will undoubtedly make it the most substantial road ever built. The rails are we believe 20 feet long, and weigh upwards of 400 pounds. Some difficulty, we understand, has arisen V>e twecn the owners of land across the river and the Company respecting the location of a depot and ticke( ofiice. As this is a subject in which our citizens arc generally interested, wc trust a liberal spirit will be evinced by both parties in adjusting the matter. COPEV'S LADV'S BOOU for July is truly a su perb number. It contains 84 pages of reading matter and 13 engravings, among which are The First Parting, a beautiful mezzotint; Returned from his Travels, also a handsome mezzotint; Cottage of W. 11. Gatzmer, Esq., in colors; Summer Fashion Plate; a new and beautiful Engraved Cover, &c. This number commences the second volume for IS 19, and if those who wish to subscribe will call on us, we will put them in away of getting it cheap. I wenty-one building lots were sold in Alle gheny city, on the 12th inst., for sixty-four i housain. dollars, payable in Allegheny scrip. The 1 . S. ship I.rxingtun from San Fiancisco arrived at New York, on .Saturday, with twelve hundred and eighteen pound* of California poiii. The l.exington sail ed from San Franetsro 2?th November, Yatpariso March Ist, Rio Janeiro April 21st. The Islington has beeen absent 35 mouths, and h ie, beside her rich freight of gold, a nuu.: er of curiously wrought guns, captured from the Xlexic.'ius, 10 brass and 7 iron guns, eighteen and nine pounders. Tiir. TIE or liiioTiiEuitooLi.—Some of the papers of Cincinnati and New Orleans pay a deserved tribute of pruire to Ihe < o riions of the bent volentorderofO. Fellows in those cities during the prevalence of cholera in those places. Strangers dying there without any friends, have be-n. are I for by the Odd Fellows, and the bed of the Sick is provided with tnedkal attendance and nurses, when it would othern isc be destitute. Judge I,ewisof Lancaster, has decided that master mechanics have noright toorderan ap prentice to cut tire-wood ; or do other work of a servant. It seems to us that the Judge ought to have decided at the same time that masters need not keep tire for their boys in cold weather. There would be as much wisdom in one us the other. SEW IXC NY MACJIIXRRI.—The X York Jour nal of Commerce says "Wc have been shown specimens of bags for grain, buckwheat, homi ny, and salt, sewed hy machinery, which cx c< cd in strength and beauty any wc have before set n. We are told that they ean he furnished at a much lower price than those formerly sewed bv hand. The proprietors arc now en gaged on a contract of 15,000 per day, and they ha\c. machinery capable ol sewing twice that amount. ( incu lT COI RT. —'The subject of Kosciusko's estate has lor a long time been before the pub lic. In chancery, the heirs ask a distribution of it, amounting to over sixty thousand dollars. A motion for the decree pro confesso, as a ainst certain nun-resident defendants, lately came be fore the (.ireuil Court, and was argued on (he part of the heirs by Maj. Tochman, and oppos ed to it were Messrs. Bradley, llcdin, and M:ts baury. The court decided in favor of the mo tion, and the probability is that at the next Oc tober term, the distribution of a portion of the estate will take place.— 11 'askingloti Whig. DOIST. IT i I' HANDSOMEEV. —Mr. Daniel Ayer, of Lowell, will pay upwards of six thousand dollars of debts from which he was discharged upon his failure some years ago ; and, oil yes t. tday evening, was to giv, : his former creditors an elegant supper, at his house, into the bargain Hus um w til cover principal and interest in TUP CHOLERA.--At Brooklyn flnthe lllh, two cases ' and our death reported >slllOO Saturday. At Albany 3 cases were reported on-the Tih, and two deaths; on the 3th none, <-n the 9tb, 3 casts and one , death. At Hudson, N. V., there was one death from cholera on Friday nhrlii Papt. J. H. Coftn of the steamboat Washington, run nine between Catskill and New Vork, died of cholera at ! his residence near Athens oti Friday. In Prni idcnce there was one death from cholera on the 3th instant. The total number of deaths in New Yolk during the week ending on the 9th instant was W9, of which I*2l were from cholera. Tlte Peoria Register of the Ist instant announces one death by cholera. Two fatal cases of cholera have occurred on the Ohio j State Canal, near Circleville. The Pittsburgh Journal mentions a case of cholera at TemperaitceviHe near that city. At Richmond for the 43 hours ending on the lit'i in stant, 5, P. M, there were six cases and tw-o deaths. In Philadelphia during the-21 hours ending 011 the 12th, at noon, there were two cases and one death. Another death occurred after the report of the Board of Health. In Cincinnati, during tiie'2l hours ending at noon on the 12th insant, there were eight deaths by cholera. During the week ending tth instant, there were lit deaths at St. Louis, of which "5 were by cholera. ( The Pittsburgh Journal of Tuesday says— There were some manifestations of alarm yesterday ' about Cholera, but we could hear of no new eases or deaths from this disease. At New Orleans, during the week ending 5d instant, there were Ce 11 informed, by a person from the vicinity of Biairsville, that five persons who hadj drank of the beer have since died It is stated that aMr Ginler had prepared a quantity of Root beer for the muster. 011 the first Monday of May ; and, hy mistake had used in the preparation, the roots of sweet myrrh and ffarsaparilla and that the liquid had remained over night in a cop;th May, Ali. en " :T", infant son of Martin und Isabella H llelman, aged about 9 mouths. At the residence of his son Michael, in Huntingdon r " i"" ' I"' Atli of June, after a lingering illness. Mar tin Funk, age 1 eighty-eight years. The deceased was tine cifth.- oldest settlors in Hunting don county, having located in ih<- neighborhood at a verv early day in tin: times of pack Kiddles when the con veniuiGos of life were unknown, and the actual neces saries hard to obtain. At h:s residence in Frankstown township,Blair county on Hi: filh in t. Wu.Mam Smith, Esq., in tile :.*:tli year of his age. .Mr S was one of the oldest settlers in H: t section oftlie country, having come into Kcotch Val ley, rvith his tattler's family, hi the year 1775, and live I and died within a few tod. of the Very spot upon Which bit wddciiifs home was first pi lulcd. For ill# Gazette. PLEASURE. There are tew words in the English lan- ; rniage that admit of a greater variety of mean- ; Trigs than PLEASURE. However opposed the : feelings, the views, and practices of uien, yet i all have gome favorite pursuit or anticipation ranked under the denomination of pleasure. The man whose character seems adverse to i every species of happiness; whose conduct Ims blifUted the nobler feelings of his nature, until > j he°has almost become •' corpus sine animo," has what he calls his enjoyments. His mid night revels, animated by the siren song, fill that source from which he drinks his supply ol , i earthly amusement Ho calls these the plea sures of life, as it the world, with all its refine ments, were embraced in hie narrow couise or centred in the crimsom glass. "If this be pleasure, what then is wretchedness!" ] Others, of a higher grade and more sensitive fcelinge, explore a wider field to gather the flowers of pleasure; and while these flowers] • seem fraught with nectar, sweet as ever Juno ! sipt. they never dream that the coiling ser pent lias his track in those pleasant walks, and mingles every drop with poison from his tangs. I The ball, the theatre, the banquetting hall, open fair prospects to such. They look with i scorn on that which delights the poor inebri ate, and boast of their integrity and honor; and on the point of honor stab their brother to the heart. But these sources are too scanty to satisfy the lofty enterprise of another claas. Like the : storm-bird, hey fly from tranquility and bend ! their wings for the whirlwind and tempest. | Not contented with the ordinaiy pursuits of pleasure, they seek the field of carnage and Hood, and try to satiate their thirst amidst (he noise and clash of arms. They are insen sible to the charms of social life, and dream uf ( pleasure only in the echo of cannon, or thun : der of toe cataract, inferior ocurrences are not sufficient to excite their sensibilities or j yield satisfaction. The grandeur of marshaled hosts, or the dangers of the stupendous preci- j pice, arouse tiieir minds to full action and raise them to that element in which they delight to i j breathe. Examples of such are numerous. ' Charles XII., ot Sweden, when invading Den mark. a volley ot musket balls being fired, in- i quired what occasioned the whizzing in his ears? 4 lt is the noise of the balls they fire at you,' said Major Stuart. 'Hood! replied the j •' King, then from henceforth that shall be my ' music.' | Men oflilerary pursuits view, as they think, with an impartial eve, the various roads sup- ! posed to lead to the temple where the fair 1 Goddess of pleasure dwells; but no course; seems so congenial to them as through the ' sages of antiquity and the inspiring verses of the high-souled Greeks. At the shrine of an cient lore they bend the knee, and pay their homage in preference to all earthly things. The pure Casta!ian fount, say they, is the great retreat of the muses. Its waters are so j refreshing. They give permanent satisfaction. ! Here the weary forget their toils, and find am- 1 pie reward. Notwithstanding the professions of these I characters, some are disposed to dispute their claims to pleasure. In the estimation of these ' disputers. the followers of Bacchus, the lovers 1 of refinement, the seekers of laurels stained in ! blood, the admirers of ancient sages, however ! widely different their characters, are all defi-. cieut. They argue the fleeting nature of all sublunary tilings, and the speedy termination of ail our pursuits, except those that have ! reference to a glorious immortality. They contend that the purest fount of enjoyment in this world is saturated with the dregs of pain ' and death; and that permanent pleasure is' found alone in the rich enclosures of Elysium 1 That what men generally supposed pleasure, j is only a phantom; and while in the distance, 1 standing on some eminence, it seems to touch ' the skies : that it ever eludes the grasp of! mortals, and gives disappointment as a reward I for the services of its followers. They argue j still farther, that it is beneath the dignity of men, after having sought so frequently and j received so many cold refusals, to pqjsist in ' offering their supplications to one so false and determined in deception. And finally thev urge anot ier argument, at which the most acute seem perplexed, and before which the stoutest hearts often shrink : that is, the unsat isfied tomb. The chill of these cold shades, i say they, congeals the deepest springs of world ly pleasure; but that enjoyment found in a virtuous life gilds those frigid shades and opens a bright entrance to some hallowed land where vernal spring is never shrouded by the pall of winter. * j. N. Lewistown, June 9, 1549. Correspondence of the Gazette. WASHINGTON, June 5, 1649. Mr. Editor : The weather for a few days has been excessively watm, and all who have nothing e!se to do seek the delightful shade of j tne trees in the public grounds, and talk away the "varying hours as they flag or fly." The removals of clerks in the different Bu reaus here, was not as great on the Ist of June, as our Democratic brethren feared it would be. There were a number of changes, however, made in the office ot the Second Au uitor, and as Mr. Meredith has now put his hand to the plough, it is to be hoped he will not look back until the Augean 6table is well cleansed. A number of appointments were niaue by the President, in Cabinet Council, yesterday, but none that would interest the readers of the Gazette. Among the instal ments to office during the past week was that of Col. Joseph Ouinger, of Bedford, as special Agent tor the P. O. Department tor the States of i ennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Del aware, and the District of Columbia. Colonel < ttinger is well qualified for the duties of the e;u(.e, and will no doubt discharge them with tihciency and fidelity. The appointment of a certain gentleman, formerly a resident of your istrict, to a responsible and important post in J hilaJHphia, does not seem to meet with much favor from those who know him best; and I would nut be surprised if said gentlen an misfit ami it good policy to quietly resign, however unpleasant it is to yield the emoluments of his place. The number ot office seekers here is growing "smaller by degrees and beautifully less, as their chances narrow down. It is probable that no more changes in the Chiefs of Bureaus will take place before the end of the month. Hon. B. Whitlelsy, ot Ohio, has been appointed Ist Comptroller of the Treasury in the room ot McCalla, resigned. This is admitted by men of all parties to be a very judicious selection, and one that conferi honor upon the discrimination of the President,-who romin large number of .goo,/ men has chosen blst : Kumor mentions a large number of names m connection with our foreign missions, but as rumor makes so muny little mistakes m the appointments of office, but little faith is put m her reports. I think, however, there is no oou.it but that the Hon. Abbot Lawrence, of Massachusetts, will succeed Mr. Bancrof! at the Court of Victoria, and Win. C. Rives, of ugmia, will be appointed minister to France. A number of other changes will be made in our Diplomatic Corps, which will be duly ; chronicle;! as iboy occur. The Municjp-u elections in this city took place vctordav, iij occurrences of peculiar interest to r*-:: >r ; tbe day worthy of special notice. The (Baud continue their concerts setni-w, and delight the !i.-tening crowds with t "discourse o sweet sounds." At the- -egaiht ■ ings the student ot' Human Nat ire finds inur food tor thought, in the " lights and shad..u of fashionable life, that flit before linn in quu succession. Here is the Ambassador ot R( ' sia, arrayed in all the paraphernalia c{ i splendid Court —drawn by his richly (npa r . soned steeds in chariot of State. Here u - "Snob" with a languidly hanging r j ri j his arm, and peering in his eve look,, thv sentimentalist would swear were love, or som." thing near akin to it. Ilcre the Secretary ,'f j Legation, or Attache, with a moustache tV> j would do honor to any monkey's iip, hut does seem out of place upon those of the human race. Here the professional gambler, w; (J spreads himself at the expense of the poor v,'-. tuns of his infernal machinations, and perhaps sports the very watch and chain of one who no longer able to raise a slake, left -spoute/' the gift of some friend, perhaps now no more— so insatiate is file taste for gambling when once indulged. Here the staid matron and her lovely offspring; the latter sporting in the fullness of childhood's joy upon (he rich green sward, or dancing gayly to the spirit-etirrinrr music. But, 'tis easier to imagine thande scribe the heterogeneous mass, made up of all grades of society in this metropolis. Gallant, i ry is esteemed as the chief accomplishment of a gentleman, and giddy flirtation as the nece?. sary characteristic ot every lady. But as [ arn not yet appointed regulator of social life, 1 wi'l forbear to find fault with it as it new exists. At some future time I will draw aside the cur fain, and give your readers a peep into some of ' the peculiarities of society here. Yours, &.c. • CHAPULTEPEC. HE UJi PREJUDICED.—Let no foolish per sons be so prejudiced against this now truly celebrate] medicine as to despise this advice; let it be used inune.;.. ately on pain being felt! no matter where it maybe, whether in tlie bead or feet, whether it be in the back abdomen, whether arising from external or internal can.- , use the Brandreth's Pills, and rely upon it, that the pa a will go, the body will be restored to health as soon as na ture has received sufficient assistance froin then effect The quantity of impure humors discharged from '.he body by the action of the Brandreth's Pills, is replacrJ,a the course of a few hours with neve and pure blood, by the digestion of a moderate meal. By purging the Oo.;. with this medicine the whole mass of blood becomes en- I tirely purified and regenerated. That the blood is the life of the body, 1 presume is an disputed, therefore 1 shall say that it being the | Life, it must also be the seat of disease. 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The Flour market is quiet, but holders are firm H •SI t<2lay 1.75 per bbl., for common and good brands. j< r city cor,sumption prices range froui $ l.Cij to C 1 35- Xp Flour is inactive ;we quote at Also, 1 Cora Meal limited demand ; further sales of Tenii's at 52 75 l*' r • ■rain—The demand for Wheat continues limited. im' prices are stationary : sales of 3,(VX> bushels prune red *'■ *,l 03, a.id inferior and prime white at >1 bf a>l ' bushel. Rye—Further sales of l'enn'a at 57 cts 1 f continues in demand, and large sales ofyellow hnvebcc* i.iade at 00* a CIJ cts , which is a slight advance RilTtuoir, June It. Flour—Sales of 5il() barrels Howard Street at and 500 barrels City Mills at Jtl !<7> ; ibe market c <'< ''< firm. Sates of Rye Flour at $3.00; and Corn Mea '< >3.75 per bbl. Wheat—the market continues stad) " lonal lie per bushel tor prime red Corn salt -o! 1 w Utte at 51c, and yellow at 57 asf cts. Oats a <• Rye is inactive at 5G cents (>er bushel. _ JUNIATA COI'XTY. The Sheriff of Juniata county advertises the follow" i property to be sold on Saturday, July 7th: A tract of land situate partly in Perry county and pifi ly in tareenwood township, Juniata county, cool* 1 " 1 '" 100 acres, with improvements—as Uie property of I> 4V Long. Also, a tract of land adjoining the above, conlr- 1 "' < 100 acres, 35 cleared, with a two story l< g house, barn and other buildings thereon erected -as Ih* : " petty of John Long.