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THE GAZETTE.
LEWISTOWN, PA.
S ATI' K DAY, JIX E IG, IS 19.
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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 w<ck wc shall be able to give our
readers a considerable increase of reading mat
ter. A number of adverti merits appear for
tr.e last time to-dry, the discontinuance of
which, with other .irrangements now in pro
gress, will give us rui oppc.-t initv of publishing
foreign and other news at greater length here
after.
Much excitement has been created at H'.lli
dayburg by the arrest of Air. William Learner
at Baltimore, on a groundb >s 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,
lc<l4, and commanded at Sackett's Harbor un
; til August, reaching Fort Erie and taking coin
| inand there on the sth. The gallant and suc
cessful defense of General Gaines of that post
forms one of the most brilliant chapters in our
Military annals. At length, having been se
verely wounded by a shell, he resigned the com
mand to Gen. Ripley and crossed to Buffalo.—
He did not recover in time to engage in the far
ther prosecution of the War, which closed the
! next Spring, but he received the thanks of Con
i gross, with a medal and the brevet rank of Ma
i jor General for his brilliant defence. He was
soon after transferred to the South, and en
gaged under Jackson in the Creek war of 181 G.
He afterward commanded in the Southern Mil
itary District until the reduction of the Army in
1828, but Mr. Adams decided that Gen. Me
cotnb's claim was the senior officer during what
is v ulgarly known as 'the Sank fuss 1 in 1831-3,
, and was f>r 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 C<V deaths by cholera ; but the report does not
include the interments in three of the cemeteries.
The Nashville papers of Saturday say that ex Presi
dent I'oik was lying dangerously ill. He is suffering from
an attack of diarrltoea, and not cholera, as at first errone
ously stated.
Philadelphia, June 12.
Jackson's Pyrotechnic works, situated on street
above ghippen, exploded at 6 o'clock tins afternoon,
with a terrific noise, creating great consternation and
alarm. Three persons were more or less injured, one of
them, it is supposed mortally. It is not a little singu
lar that precisely on this day one year ago an explosion
happened at the same place, accompanied with Gsa of
life.
I.oi lsviLt.t, June 12.
The steamer Embassy, from Pittsburgh, bound f< r New-
Orleans, collapsed her fines a short distance below the
mouth of Green river 011 Saturday morning last. 13 per
sons were killed, 3 are missing, and about 30 scalded.—
All the cabin passengers fortunately escaped unhurt.—
The wreck ofthe Embassy has been towed into Evans
ville.
POISON CD BY ROOT BEER.—The Hlairsville Pa
p.-r Apalnchian) of the. 30th ult , states that ' A number
of persons in tins neighborhood have been suffering for
some time past, with sickness, said to have been caused
by drinking beer, 111 which some poisonous herb or root
is supposed to have been used by mistake.*
We have l>e 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;<r
kettle in which the poisonous weed was boiled- Our in
formation states that, Ginter liimself fell the first vic
tim of his poisonous decoction, as also did one of his sons,
and the rest of Ins family were dangerously til. Samuel
Hosar, and a Mr Dougherty, are mentioned amongst the
number of tho.e who have died by the poison : and
some sixteen or eighteen |H-rsons si II suffering severely
from its effects.— H'cstmurtlmmd l*Uliigt*ctr.
F 0 !! E I G N NEW S.
By the arrival of the Steamer Europa at Bos
ton, we have one week's later intelligence from
Europe. The news is of stirring importance.—
The gallant Hungarians, it is reported, have
totally defeated the Russians in a pitched bat
tie, and forced them to fall back upon Cracow.
A proclamation from Kossuth, the Hungarian
General, says that the battle took place in the
defile of Ruthenthsutn, and that 36,000 Russians
surrendered! The Austrians, becoming alarm
ed for the safety of their Capital, were fortify
ing Vienna.
In the Roman States there has been no ma
terial change -incc the date of previous advices.
Neither the French or the Neapolitans have as
yet entered Rome, and the Republican govern
ment maintained its ground at every point
against the combined forces of France, Naples
and Spain.
A great excitement was occasioned in London
on the 19th ult., by an attempt to assassinate
the (iuecn. A pistol was fired at her Majesty
and I'rmec Albert while returning in an open
landau from Hyde Park to Buckingham Palace.
Roth were uninjured. The culprit, who*s an
Irishman, was immediately arrested.
Dtfiat of tht Russians by the Hungarians. —The
( onstitutionelle Xeitung publishes a proclama
tion which M. lvosstith is-ued at Debreczcn on
the 12th of May, and in which he asserts that
the Russians have been defeated by the Hun
garians under Gen. Bern. Six thousand Rus
sians arc asserted to have surrendered at Knou
er on the Tth ultimo ,nnd above thiry thousand
followed their example three days later at Ar
xa. I heir arms, cannon, horses and ammuni
tion fell into the hands of the Hungarians.
The Liverpool Journal of May 26th, the day
of -ailing, under the head of latest news, saxs :
A great battle has been fought between "the
Russians and Hungarians ; although precise in
telligence is xvanted, there is but little doubt
that the Russians have been defeated.'
Another account says that the rumor of the
victory of the Hungarian (Jen. Bern over the
Russians is lully confirmed. It took place in the
defiles of Rothenthum. This victory accounts
for the non-appearance of the Russians in Hun
gary in such force as would enable them to
take the offensive, of which the Vienna minis
terial journals bitterly complain That both
Austrians and Russians were defeated, is evi
dent front the fact that strong intrenchments are
being thrown up around Vienna, and every pre
paration is made to enable the city to with
stand a siege. No one knows anything of the
whereabouts of Jcllachich, and from the strong
corps of Croats that are found straggling about
there is no doubt that his division lias also been
defeated by the Hungarians.
MARRIED,
On the Ttfi iit-t., by the Rev. f. Stevenson, Joseph
31 Bxlfiiiid. Esq , Treasurer of Juniata count y, lo Miss
Makoabkt Know, both of Mill Into wn.
At Hunting'!* n, on the Mb Inst ,by the Rev. Mr M'-
Goliiiui, Jolui J . rry to Miss MaldJa Akc, both ol Blair
county.
On the 31st tt . b\ n F. Patton. Esq.. John Spnno-
Cl< ,of Warriorsmnik township, Huntingdon comity, to
,dr Eliza daily, of Allegheny City, Pa.
In II imingdon, on the fxh it:st., by Rev. John Miller.
W illi nn Furlong to Miss Mary Ann, daughter of Ret
John Miller.
On Tuesday, the 12th inst ,hy the Rev. D MtKinney
''■• lit Mamn I. Stehley, ofMt Vcylowti.lo Miss Mary A ,
daughter of J nines. L. Morrow, Esq , ui Fratikstown.
DIED.
In this place, on Sahhatlt last, Enoch I'eaik Esq
aged about C3years. '
In Hanover, York county, on the 3<>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.;..
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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. If disease be m
i the blood, we should abstract the disease only, not tbe
' blood. It is the impurities which must be removed by
purgation to secure our health, in all states of the weather,
in all situations, and in aU climates. Tbe blood, like i
good spirit, is always trying to benefit the body by its
struggles lo expei impurities. But it is not capable to ef
fect its own purification at aU times :to do this it must
often have assistance. When the blood is loaded vutii im
purities, especially in this climate, the
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this is sure to be effected if Brandreth's Pills ate used.
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Lewistown, June 15,154H
Paid by Dealers. RtUi..
Flour - - <43 87 fiH To
Wheat, white - 90 1 Ho
red - 65 1 00
Rye - 45 56
Oats . . 05 XI
Corn, - 45 50
Cloverseed • . 309 400
Flaxseed - - l 00 1 25
Timothyseed - - 2 (X) 2 50
Butter, good - . l*>s l'-'j
. s 06
Lard . 7 S
Tallow . g 10
Potatoes . 69 7">
Beef, . . 4 99
Bacon, per lb. 54 "
Pork . . o 00 0 00
Wool, per lb. - 25
Feathers . 44 44
I'he Leioistown Mills are paying S5 '-J
90 cents tor wpofl wheat. 45 cents tor KTt\
45 cents for Corn, and 27 cents for Oats,
Philadelphia, June 14, ls ,?
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.