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R. G. FRXNCMCVS, who is exclusively en.
ragen in tae Hardware business, advertises "
extensive assortment in to-day's .-.ape- Ilie
stock is worthy the attention of, casf > Pur
chasers.
A notice (ro fn a of the Town
Council explains the vote *o be taken on the
question of Fire Plugs oa the loth of June.
The Corner Stone of the new Lutheran
•Church to be erected on tire corner of Third
and Main streets, w!!( be laid with appropriate
ceremonies on the sth dav of June.
tO* Messrs. HICKOK& BARRETT, ofHarris
burg, attend to book-binding in B very superior
manner, and we recommend our friends who
have magazines or books to bind to call on Mr.
H ALTERS, fit tlie Democrat office—books can
be forwarded and returned through him.
"ICE. —The Ice Wagon will commence
its regular trips on to-morrow, when those
who want a share of this luxury can pro
cure it at a trilling expense. To all who
pay for a month at a time a liberal deduc
tion will be made from established prices.
No family should be without HOPPER'S
.MINERAL during the warm season, as it re
freshes and preserves everything that comes
:r. contact with it, and hence is more con
ducive to the preservation of health than
all the patent medicines ever offered for
sale in Lewistown.
ty It will be gratify ing news to the tax
payers to learn that the Legislature ad
journed on Wednesday last, after being in
session four months and a half.
THE CABINET.— It is semi-ofliciallv an
nounced in the National Intelligencer of
Tuesday, that the Cabinet will remain as
it now is for the present. That paper
says— >* e now therefore, state, on the
authority of the President, that he lends
no countenance to any attempt, from what
ever quarter 11 ccines, to disturb or unsettle
ins administration, as it is. All the state
ments or inferences to the contrary are
utterly unfounded."
MILITARY BOCNTY LANDS.— Several mem
bers of Congress have written home that
they entertain little doubt of the ultimate
passage of the bill reported, granting boun
ty lands to the soldiers of the war of 1812.
If has been made the special order lor the
2d Tuesday in June next. It includes not
only the soldiers of the late war with
Great Britain, but those of the campaigns
of Wayne, Harmer, Sinclair and the Indi
an wars, the Seminole and Creek wars, <Lc.
SENATOR COOPER.— Considerable ."pec
ulation exists among our coteinporaries
relative to the course Mr. Cooper mav
pursue on the compromise bills now be
fore tlie I niteii States Senate. Some al
lege that lie has purposely avoided voting
on the question—others that he is pander
ing to the South—and a third party assert
that he must differ with Mr. Clay's views
of compromise or insult the vhigs of
Pennsylvania. We have heretofore dif
fered with Mr. Cooper on some public
questions, and do so still—but we must
confess we should have little fault to find
should he, as a Senator, take that course
which would he most likely to allav the
cxcitt iiifiit existing in regard to slavery,
even it not consonant with his individual
\ tews —and if in doing so, his name should
stand recorded by the side of those of
HENRY LAY, DANIEL WEBSTER, and
others, whose integrity and patriotism are
unquestioned, we certainly would not think
him lar wrong. Senators cannot always
best subserve their country's interest by
tactiously adhering to preconceived opin
io). ;—something is due to the spirit of our
m.mutton*, whether north or south of
Mason Dixon's line, and unless that
"pint he infused into our legislators, this
Union cannot long exist without civil tur
moil. \\ c say litis much without know
ing what course Mr. Cooper ntay sec pro
per to take, and because we think the re
maiksof our cotemporaries are calculated,
in some measure, to place hiin before the
people .it * fal.-v position.
JVoniylvania Lel s lair*
In the House, oa Monday, M sr ,. Evan. •*
, Huberts mowd to reconsider the vote by whici
ic report -of the Conlcreuee Committee on ap
i portion meat bill was defeated on Friday.
rending the question ol' reconsideration, s
motion v, ae made to adjourn, which was lost—
yeas 43, nave 48.
Mr. Cessna tben moved an indefinite postpone
ment of the motion to reconsider, which was
lost—yeas 39, nays 47.
I A motion was then made to ndjourn lint die bv
! Mr. I •aird, which was lost, when the previous
question was called and seconded.
On the question " Will the iiouse sustain the
previous question?" another motion was made tc
adjourn pending the call of the veas and navs
adjourned. arrived ."" the UoiL
ihe manifold motions to adjourn it-#. ..
made to defeat action or.rT J .-' C " u,r<
(tmmluee m °th ' A
\,T „?.„ o P, '° rtlonrnent Hill. -Hll
tuous an ;' ous .^! ESS,ON *-— ( ?ne of the inqdnec i"
the Hall'of th'n if scencs whatever'flerSbon.
Ti • House, oecurreihsd on the mo
lion , prev,ou ® question wa&en on the report
.. ° re con*ider the vofcc on the Apport ion [
mpn) 'inference Cojpestion 14 Shall the main
"ill, and on tb-' the main body of the lo
queslion be Vote, leaving the Jlouse with- i
cofocos refuj.' !
ou ,p® qujyfowed a scene of wild disorder.
'"i Call of the House, some of the locofocos
I --aid answer to their names as being present,
'l and immediately after on a call for the yeas and
nays on the pending question, refuse to answer.
The w hole afternoon was spent in fruitless at
tempts to get a vote. The cause of this dis
i graceful scene was manifested in the fact that
some of the less ultra locofocos had determined
: to vote for the report, and thus pass the Appor
j tioninent bill as it came from the Senate.
In the Senate, on the 14th, on motion of Mr.
j Darsie, the resolution relative to a final adjourn
ment of the Legislature was taken up, on third
j reading, and amended so as to fix Wednesday,
j the 15th of May, at 12 o'clock, M., as the period
i of final adjournment, and passed finally.
In the House, Dr. Smith, of Cambria, moxed
: that the House proceed to the consideration of
; the bill to fix the number of Senators and Re
i presentatives, and to apportion the State into
' districts, read by him last Saturday . House re
; fused to suspend orders.
The Speaker decided the unfinished business
; of yesterday to be in order.
The question recurring, " Will the House re
consider the vote taken on the Report of the
Conference Committee on the Apportionment
Bill ?*' it was agreed to.
On the question, "Shall the main question be
now put?" it was agreed to. Yeas 47, nays 43.
The " previous question" was again called and
sustained, by a vote of 4" yeas, to 42 nays.
The question on the adoption of the report of
the committee recurring, it w as agreed to by the
following vote:
Yeas—Messrs. Acker, Allison, Raker, Raid
win, Rent, Riddle, Bowen, Brower, Burden,
Church, Cornyn, David, Duncan, D. Evans, \V.
Evans, Ewing, Flowers, Fortncr, Haldeman,
Hart, Hastings, Hoge, Herford, Jones, Killinger,
Kinkead, Leech, Lewis, McClintock. McLaugh
lin. McLean, Miller, .Nissly, O'Neill, Powell,
Reid, Rhey, Roberts, Rutherford, Sco/ield.
Scouller, Sinyser, Steel, Trone. Wade, Walker,
Williams, McCalmont (speaker.)—4B.
Nays—Messrs. Beaumont, Black, Brindle,
Cessna, Conyngham, CridLnd, Dobbins, Down
er, Dunn. J. C. Evans, Feather, Fialetter, Gib
boket, Grit-r, Grittin, Gufiey, Henry, Jackson,
Kiotz, Laird, Leet, McCulloch, McCurdy, Marx,
Meek, Meyers, Malloy, Morris, Morrison, Mow
ry, Nicholson, Packer, I'ierson, Porter, Robin
son, Simpson, W. A. Smith, Souder, Steward,
Stockwell, Watson, ilerbey.—42.
The House concurred in the Senate resolution
to adjourn sine die on the 15th Mar—yeas 75,
nays 7.
The appropriation bill paid both branches
at the close of last week with many amendments.
The apportionment bill as passed by both
houses, i in many respects a fair bill, but does
gross injustice to Union and Juniata counties by
giving them but one member. This is another
result of sending unscrupulous demagogues to
the Legislature who trifle away their time, and
then with injudicious haste pass important bills
at the close of the session. The following is a
copy of the bill.
SENATORS.
Philadelphia City 2 Bradford, Suvquehan-
CouDty 3 na and Wyoming 1
Montgomery 1 Tioga, Potter, M'Kcan,
Chester and Delaware 1 Elk, Jefferson and
Berks ] Clearfield 1
Bucks ] Mercer, Venango and
Lancaster & Lebanon 2 Warren 1
Northamptn A Lehigh ] Erie and Crawford 1
I Dauphin and North- Butler, Bearer and
umbcriand 1; Lawrence 1
Carbon, Monroe, Pike Allegheny 2
and Wayne 1 Washington A Greene 1
Adams and Kranklin 1 Bedford A Somerset 1
Vork 1 Armstrong, Indiana
< Cumberland A Perry 1 and Clarion 1
Lycoming, Sullivan, Juniata, Mifllin and
Centre A Clinton 1 Union 1
Blair, Cambria and Westmoreland and
Huntingdon 1 Fayette 1
Luzerne, Columbia Schuylkill 1
and Montour 1
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE.
Adams ] Lancaster . r >
Allegheny .5 Lebanon I
Bedford and Cambria 2 Luzerne 2
Berks 4 Lehigh A Carbon 2
Bucks 3 Monroe A Pike J
Jteaver, Butler and 'Mercer, Venango A
Lawrence 3: Warren 3
Blair A Huntingdon 2Crawford 2
Bradford 2 Mifflin 1
' Chester 3,Montgomery 3
Cumberland 2 Northampton 2
Centre ] Northumberland I
Clearfield, Elk and d'errv J
M'Kean ] Philadelphia City 4
Clarion, Armstrong \ 41 County 11
and Jefferson 3 Somerset 1
Columbia A Montour 1 Schuylkill 2
Dauphin 2 Susquehanna, Sulli-
DeJaware 1 van A Wyoming 2
Erie 2 Tioga * 1
Washington 2 Wayne 1
Greene 1 Westmoreland and
Franklin 2 Fayette 4
Indiana 1 Union A Juniata 1
Lycoming, Clinton, Vork 3
and Potter 2<
On the 1/itb the Senate proceeded to the
election of a Speaker, and on the sixth hallot
Mr. McCasiin, of Crcene county, was elected.
In the 1 loupe, Mr. Smyser offered to place
certain reasons on tha Journal, in relation to the
vote on the Apportionment Bill, signed by the
Whig members present.
We shall publish this document in our next.
It gives at length the reasons which impelled
the Whig members to vote for the bill, under a
conviction that nothing like a fuirone could be
obtained, end because they feared that eomc
desperate men desired that the Legislature
should adjourn without passing an apportion
ment bill—a result fraught with dangerous
consequence*.
A message from the Dovcrnor was received,
stating that he hud approved the Apportionment
dill. 1 Ins was accompanied with tin explana
tory message, stating that he had signed the
bill with great reluctance, and complaining that
his former suggestions i.t regard to constitu
tionality had been entirely He
j preterm, however, that the fa.il should become
l '.ii'olZg" PrC ' 1 "" "' 8 IX ' ,l " ,re
j Having charter.-,I Unie enouali i„ 3 „r 1" j
. generation with bank rags, created I
Monopolies, and squandered "P on
I tllousa nds. this beautiful specimen > a !oc ofoca
legislature who were to do mcJcfi ,or i
people, finally adjourned^'
~ jS OF CO.VOREBS.
PROfKe Senate proceeded to con ~
On the 'the bill to admit Califue*" 1 ' nto lt,e
eidera<atablishing Territorial f*- >veri " ,,e,llK f° r
Up Mexico and Utah, niuk j"S proposals
Texas for the •eUl#" c,u of her VVeat *rn and
Northern boundar 5 -I*- 1 *-
MR. CLAY R- OCEET L E< * w a statement of the
sentiment* prevailing in the Committee at their
severs' meetings ;eaeh member of the Commit
ter, if left to himself, probably would have pre
sented a different report from that now under
consideration. He was at one time himself in
the minority, lie had not, however, been, and
was not now discouraged—but indulged the
hope that every member of the Committee would
cast his final vote in favor of the recommenda
tions of the report. He felt assured that (he
only adjustment which could be made upon the
disturbing questions by Congress, must be made
upon some such basis as that reported. The
crisis had arrived, and he could not but indulge
the hope that after full consideration and delib
eration, the report now presented for settling
the difficulties and avoiding the impending dan
gers would receive the full approval and con
currence of the Senate.
I With reference to the first point reported, up
on the admission of new States, to be formed
out of Texas, each member expressed himself
ready to fulfil the compact made with Texas, in
the "resolution of annexation. Upon the next
point—the admission of California a9 a State—
there was great difference of opinion. The
first objection to her admission under her pres
ent constitution, was that she came with two
representatives, without any evidence being pre
sented showing that siie had a population entit
ling her to two representatives. This objection
was removed by reference to the course pursued
in the case of Georgia and of Texas, and by a
proper understanding of the amount of popula
tion necessary to entitle a State to such repre
sentation. It was not necessary that a State
should have double the population necessary to
entitle her to a single representative, before she
could elect two representatives. She was en
titled to the second representative, whenavar
she had an excess over the seventy thousann of
a moiety. By reference to reliable statistics,
Mr. Clay showed that the population of Califor
nia on the first of March, was not less than one
hundred and thirty-six thousand, and expressed
his belief that the new State was ampir entitled
to the representation she claimed.
Upon the subject of the limits of California,
there had been a difference of opinion in the
Committee. Frst, a portion of the Committee
were desirous of running a line through Califor
nia at thirty-six thirty. This was objected to,
and finally a majority of the Committee were
in favor of a line at 3;"> 30, but when the ques
tion came to the final vote, a majority of the
Committee voted against the division of the es
tate. In this connection, Mr. Clay submitted
some remarks, for the purpose of show ing the
impracticability of establishing slavery in any
part of California.
He also answered the objection that Califor
nia carne here, having erected a State govern
ment, w ithout prior legislation by Congress, and
expressed his conviction that none of the objec
tions which had been urged ought to be sufficient
to cau-e California to be remanded Lack to the
territorial condition.
lie next proceeded to contrast the various
plans suggested for the settlement of the dis
turbing questions which agitate the country,
lie first alluded to tiic President's policy of ad
mitting California, and doing nothing for Utah
and New Mexico. The Committee co-operated
with the President tn his first recommendation.
A failure to legislate for the territories would
he unjust to their inhabitants, to whom we were
hound by treaty stipulations to give tLe protec
tion of law and order. Was it discharging our
duty to say, let those people go, they will take
caie of themselves, no doubt, and "w hen they
are ripe for a State Government, we will admit
them into the Union ? lie wa- gratified to be
able to say. that a great change in public senti
ment had taken place since the commencement
of the session. The glorious North, and the no
less glorious South, had come to the rescue.
Public sentiment had changed.
The passions of men were modified, and had
the present state of the public heart and mind
existed at the commencement of the session, he
did not helieve that the President would have
contented himself with a recommendation for
the admission of California. He believed there
was no diversity of opinion in the Committee,
upon the question of establishing these Govern
ments. All agreed that it was right and proper
to establish them, or at least to make the at
tempt.
The Committee had not inserted in the hill, in
relation to the Texas boundary, the sum pro
posed to be paid to Texas for the relinquishment
of the portion of the territory claimed by her.
They had preferred to postpone the insertion of
the amount proposed until the question should
come to be taken upon the passage of the hill
with a view to prevent, as much as possible,
speculations in the k toek market, founded there
on.
Mr, Clay proceeded in reply to Mr. lier.ton, to
defend the combination of the California Terri
tories and Texas boundary measures in one
bill, contending that it was parliamentary, re
publican, democratic and expedient. Ile showed
the provisions in the constitution of Louisiana,
and other Slate*, forbidding the uniting of two
or more measures in one bill, to be productive
of great inconvenience and embarrassment in
legislation, and argued that the carrying out of
such a principle was not expedient or profitable.
There was nothing objectionable in the associa
tion of measures—nothing repulsive to the dig
nity of California, in uniting her admission with
the laws for the preservation of the lives, pro
perty. peace and happiness of her neighbors,
fie also cited numerous precedents, for the pur
pose of showing that the process of " lacking,"
as it is railed in England, is a very common one
in Congressional legislation, and that it was
therefore made parliamentary hereby universal
consent and adoption.
In the course of an explanation of a clause
in the territorial bill prohibiting the territorial
lcgislatuie from legislating in respect to Afri
can slavery , Mr. Clay reiterated his full convic
tion that slavery is abolished throughout New
Mexico by the edict of a dictator—the constitu
tion of the people, and the act of their legisla
ture. The provision alluded to in the territori
al bill would leave the Mexican law in full
force, while at the same time it gave the legis
lature power to act as might be deemed proper.
He next proceeded to explain arid advocate
the bill reported by the Committee in relation
to the recapture of fugitive slaves. He believed
that t>o State suffered so much from the escape
of slaves as did the State of Kentucky, and yet
he anticipated from that State, entire satisfaction
with the measure proposed by the Committee.
In the course of his remarks upon this measure,
Mr. Clay alluded to Mr. Seward's position, as
tlio advocate of a higher—a divine law—class
ing him with those who composed the Garrison
meeting in New York, last week, where, as he
said, Moses and all the prophets were rejected,
anil the. name of the Saviour reviled and con
temned. Having classed Mr. Seward with such
men, he appealed to the people to say whether
that was a source from which to receive the ex
position i hi/her—a divine law
I.astly, .vi r. (Ti'iv >
olition of the slavf 'tf'a<'p erC \' "'® P ro P<>so.J -
i>-.u.e, he beliefed < J C ''riiGunrg
Handolph of " ,a Souther. —Jpnty
had been ,oke: a d Ke' e " ' ;tv ' ol "
•"tject hec-nencr4V' >rL,ia * S ° ? e " un
wou.'d not have fe upo " aS a g 'T a l co,,ce *-
of its abo|)V-**'> " ut now lie not,ce(l t,,al som(:
j Abolition papers pronounced it as
4%ere nothing.
j„ conclusion, Mr. Clay expressed his convic
/ton that the propositions of the Committee
would yet succeed. He would almost stake his
existence that if presented to the people to
morrow, it would receive an almost unanimous
approval. He submitted a few observations in
condemnation of the Wilmot Proviso, comment
ing upon its nselessness and impropriety, and
concluded with an eloquent appeal to the
Senators to lay aside all personal, party, and
sectiona' considerations, and come to the resrue
of the Union from danger, by the final disposi
tion of the disturbing elements.
03r Wo are glad to perceive that the Phil
adelphia Daily News is at Jast receiving somc
pntronage from the (Jeueral Government
The locofocos of Juniata county held a
meeting on Tuesday of last week, and appointed
Wm. P. Cooper Senatorial, and Dr. E. D. Craw
ford Representative Delegate to the Williams
port Convention, with instructions to support
KCHRAIM BANKS, Esq., of Mifilin county, for
Auditor General.
The Whigs of Juniata county held a meeting
ou the same evening, and appointed JAMES M.
SELLER* representative delegate, and recom
mended A. K. M'CLERK as Senatorial. The
nomination of the latter gentleman will no doubt
be concuired in by this county, and thus render
a conference meeting unnecessaiy
FATHER MEEK. —This rampant representative
of Centre county, a sort of local preacher we
believe, recently gave another exhibition of his
political sanctity, which is thus de>eribcd in the
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin :
"Of course, you have often heard of Father
Meek, the representative from Centre. This
gentleman takes considerable credit to himself
as being the author of a rule which opens the
House of Representatives with morning prayer.
Mr. Meok is occasionally called upon to officiate
in the performance of this salutary practice,
and yesterday introduced an appeal to Divine
Providence that ' the present session of the Legisla
ture may be brought to a speedy close!' 1 An hour or
two after, a resolution was introduced by a whig
member (Mr. Killinger) fixing an early day for
adjournment, and Lather -Meek ruled against it
So you see we have lots of precious fun—if it
he at the sacrifice of old fashioi ed consistency.' 1
Banking uf Longonerkrr, fcrubb & fo.
We mentioned last week, says the Lancaster
Tribune, that an act of the Legislature, passed
a few weeks ago, prohibited banks or their offi
cers from being concerned, either directly or in
directly, in the establishment or continuance of
agencies for the circulation of their paper, and
th3t in consequence of this enactment, it would
become necessary to discontinue the agencies
recently established at Hollidaysburg and Lew
istowti. Since then, the legislature has suspen
ded the operation of the law to far as regards
the office uf LOHOEN'ECKER, GRCBB A Co., at
Lewi stow n, and that office will now be contin
ued as heretofore. To the citizens of Lewis
town, who manifested a deep interest in its con
tinuance, this will be gratifying news.
Hon. JAMES M. Powna, whose health for some
months has been rapidly declining, died at the
residence of his sister in Allegheny city, on
Sunday evening lest. He was on his return
home from the West Indies, whither he had gone
with the hope uf improving his health, arid at
our last previous accounts had reached Louis
ville, w here he w as obliged to suspend his jour
ney. Mr. Power was in the prime of manhood,
his age being but 35, and enjoyed the friendship
and esteem of a large circle of personal and
political friends.
Mrs. FRAKCESSARGENT OSGOOD, widely known
as a poetess of more than usual merit and worth
died in New York on Sunday afternoon She
was about 40 years of age, and occupied a de
servedly high Jiteary position, which had been
honestly and laboriously won.
Words worn ii, the celebrated English poet,
the associate of Coleridge and Southey, and
father of the I,nkr School, died at his residence
on the 22d ultimo, at the advanced age of 80
years.
Iu Pittsburgh on Wednesday last, two sisters
were brought before Mayor Barker, in a beastly
state of intoxication. The Mayor sent for the
man who sold the liquor, and imposed upon liiiu
two $5 fines.
MAHTI AND CONTENTION. —The vote in Mary
land on the question of a convention to revise
the constitution, is very strongly in favor of the
measure. In 12 counties the vote stands 20,27(1
for the convention, and 2,284 against it.
NEW JAII..—A contract has been entered into
for the construction of a new jail at Gettysburg,
(Pa.) It will cost fes,6lo.
Whig and Loroforo legislation.
In IHI7, says the Harrishurg Tele
graph, the Whigs had a majority in both
branches of the I legislature. The session
ended on the lfith of March, all thebusi-
ness being done.
In 1850 the Loe.ofocos bad a majority
in both branches of the Legislature. They
have already been in session two months
longer than the Whigs were in 1817, aud
liave not yet done the business. The
Whig Legislature of 1817 saved to the
State more than TWHNTV TIIOUSA N 1>
DOLLARS, compared with the expenses
of ordinary sessions; while the present
Locofoeo Legislature have already cost
the State (JiNK IIUNDRLD I HOL
LAND DOLLARS more than that of
IHI7. Let the TAX-I'A N EES and those
who earn their money by the sweat
of their brow. REMEMBER THESE
FACTS, and treasure them tip for the
seeond Tuesday ol October next.
...rehouse, living near
arrested a few days ago,
tmmm ■Mm having whipped his son. a lad 10
j old, until he died.
The Law against Sinaii Wtea<
The following important sections in relation
to small notes are contained in the new act reg
ulating Banks, which became a law on the llilh
of April, and goes into effect on the Silst of
August next:
Section 48. That from and after the twenty
first day of August, 18.">0, it shall not he lawful
for any person or persons, corporation or body
corporate, directly or indirectly, to issue, pay
out, or cause to be issued, paid out, passed,
exchanged, circulated or transferred, any bank
note, note, bill, certificate, or any acknowledg
ment of indebtedness whatsoever, purporting to
be a bank note, or of the nature, character or
appearance of a bank note, or calculated for
circulation us a bank note, issued, or purporting
to be issued by any bank or incorporated com
pany, or association of persons, not located in
Pennsylvania, of less denomination than live
dollars ; every violation of the provisions of this
section by any corporation or body corporate,
shall subject luch corporation or body corporate
to the payment of five hundred dollars ; and any
violation of the provisions of this section by any
public officer holding any ollicc or appointment
of honor or profit under the constitution and
laws of this state, shall subject such officer to
the payment of one hundred dollars ; and any
violation of this section by any other person,
not being a public officer, shall subject such
person to the payment of twenty-five dollars,
one half of which, in each case above mention
ed, shall go to the informer, and the other half
to the county in which the suit is brought, and
may be sued for and recovered as debts of like
amount are now by law recoverable in any ac
tion of debt, in the name of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, as well L,r the. use of the pro
per county as for the person suing.
Section 49. That in addition to the civil pen
alties imposed for a violation of the provisions
of the last preceding section, every person who
shall violate the provisions of that "section, shall
he taken and deemed to have committed a mis
demeanor, and shall, upon conviction thereof in
any criminal court in this commonwealth, be j
fined in any sum not less than one dollar, and
not more than one hundred dollars ; and the
several courts of quarter sessions shall, in their
charges to the grand jury, call tlieir attention to
this subject; and it shall be the duty of the sev
eral grand juries to make presentment of any
person within their respective counties, who
may be guilty of a violation of the provisions of
the last preceding
du'y of the several constables and other peace
officers within this commonwealth, to make in
formation against any person guilty of such vio
lation, and they shall be sworn so to do : Provi
ded, That it shall be necessary, in any civil suit
or criminal prosecution under this section, and
the last preceding section, to produce, in evi
dence, the charter of any batik, or articles of
association of any company, not located in thi>
state.
If the provisions of this bill can be enforced,
we tnay be freed from the small notes of other
states now in circulation. Peace officers here
after, it would seem from the last section, in
stead of swearing to support the Constitution
and Laws, must swear to the support of those
documents in geuieral and Laud's bank bill in
particular.
CORNER STONE.
riAHE CORNER STONE of the new Lu
-1- theranChurch will belaid on WEDNES
DAY, the sth day of June next. The services
will commence at JO o'clock, A. M. Several
Clergymen from a distance are expected to be
in attendance. The usual collection will be
tnkon up to aid the congregation in the erection
ct the edifice. The public are respectfully in
vited to be present on the occasion.
Lewtsiown, may 17, 1850.
FIRE PLUGS.
TMIL following is a copy of an Agreement pro
-1 posed to be entered into by the late Borough
authorities and Water Company, but which not
having been signed, the present Burgess and
1 own Council refer to a vote of the people, and
will govern themselves according to that decis
ion :
AGREEMENT made and concluded this 4th
, day of March, A. D. 1850, between the Lewis
town Water Company of the first part, and the ;
Burgess and Town Council of the Borough of j
I.ewistown of the secood part, witnesseth that
the said Lewistown Water Company agrees to
erect not less than eight, and not exceeding
| twelve Fire Plugs, iu addition to those already
: erected, in such places in the Borough of Lew
• istown as may be selected by the Burgess and
I I own Council of the Borougli of Lewistown.
The said fire plugs, as well as those already
j erected, are to be under the control and care of
I the said Water Company, who are to keep the
same in good repair,except w here the same may
be broken or injured in any way for the purpose
of getting water to extinguish tires, in which
case all necessary repairs arc to be made at the
i expense of said Borough of Lewistown.
In consideration whereof the said Borough of
i Lewistown agrees to pay the said Lewistown
Water Company an annual rent of three dollars
j for each fire plug by them erected in the Borough
of Lewistown, as well as for all those already
erected as for those now agreed to be erected ;
which said sum of three dollars is hereby agreed
upon by said parties as the water rent to be
j. charged and paid for the water used out of each
fire plug for the extinguishing of fires in said
j borough, be the same more or less.
Witness the hand of the President of said I
Lewistown Water Company and the Seal of said
j Company—Also the hand of the Chief Burgess 1
; of said Borough and the Seal of said Borough,
the day and year aforesaid. This contract to
continue for the term of ttn years from the first
day of April, 1850—at which time a new eon
tract is to be etUtred into in regard to the said wa
ter rent.
fC?" The Election will Le held at the Town
Hall on Saturday, June ff, between the hours
i of 9 A. M. and til' 1 . M., and it is understood that
I those who vote "FOR FIRE PLUGS" are in
favor of paying rent to the Water Company as
: provided in the Agreement, and that those who
vote "AGAINST FIRE PLUGS" are opposed
to the payment of such rent as is provided for in
1 said Agreement. DAVID BLOOM,
JOHN LEVY,
DAVID WASSOV,
Lewistown, May 17, IKMMe Committee.
DOW N, !U V NI) ER SEE & CO.'S Cast Iron,
Revolving, Wall and Cistern Pumps.—
An assortment of these highly celebrated and
i cheap pumps daily expected. All information
| in regard to capacity and service of these
pumps will be given bv
F. <i. FR A NCI SOUS,
Sole Agent for Mifflin county.
ISroken Handles.
Isell at astonishingly low prices,
Socket-Chisel Handles.
Auger do
I Firmer do
i Brad Awl do
I) Handle, for long bandied Shovel.
Jack and Fore Plain handle-.
Saw . do
Brush do a! ways on hand by
tual7tf F ti. I'H I. S,
\ O T I CJ K.
IRESFKCTFITI.LV invite all persons dea 1 -
intr in or using &o., to mv
large und well selected stock, which wili he
sold for cash at lowest prices.
ma 171f F. G. I'R\NCISCL'S.
C COUNTRY merchants are informed that
J assorted bills of Hardware may be bouoft
for cash at Phladeiphia prices. Come und Ji' e.
ma ITtf F* G. FRANCISCTS.
SLEDGE MOULDS.
raalTif F. G. FRANCISCU3.
PLANKS of all kinds lower than the lowest
uialTlf by F. G. FR \NCJSCfJS
Stoves low for cub by
inalTtf F. G. FR ANOISCUS,
]t M ILLWRIGHT Ti JOLS of all kinds for
lvfl_ irialTtf sale by F. G. Fft.TVCISCUS
(T set Boot Trees, 6pr Crimping Boards forsale
O mal7tf by F. G. FRANCISCUS
ami Buggy Kn/I| e li iLxes irmn
fw 1.) toGjJ, forsale by F. G. Fn A sctsci S.
POTS, Kettles, Frying Pans, &.t., fursalcbv
rnalTtf F. G. Fkanciscis.
Gun arid Rifle Barrels, Castings, Tubes,
JU i &c., for sale by F G Frasciscus.
VARNISH, (Coach and Cabine',)Glue, Paint
arid Varnish Brushes always on hand by
rnalTtf F. G. Fraxci.-cis.
IXOUSEKEEPING Brticleof all kiiidscon
slantlyon hand by F. G. Franciscvb.
Xlbs. St.eet Zmk, 100 Block do, fur
♦JUU sale by F. G. Fbanciscvs.
i Boxes Tin Plates, fron Wire, BiockTin,
* £* Pig Lead, &c., fur sale by
n)al7u F. G. FK.ANCISCUS.
/I"OUiSEiJt )LL Anvils, from 100 lo 200 ibsr.
ItJL Tower Vice?, 30 tc 150 lbs., for sale by
ma 111[ F. G. FKANCISCUS.
SPADES, Shovels, Manure Forks, Hay Forks
from 50 cents to £l, be-t, for sale by
malTtf * F. (i. FRANCISCUS.
0 pair It ack ami Brigl t Springs, from 3to
O£d 6 plates, 11 to wide, at
n.alTil F. G. FRANCISCUS.
1 900 yart3s arria f? e ijace tor Trim
-I mings, &c., for sale by
F. G. FKANCISCUS.
BRASS, Silver and Iron Nut Patent Axles,
Plated Stump joints, for sale by
F. G. FRANCISCUS.
HIDES. —Enamelled, Chaise, Plain, I'alent
Leather, <skc., for sale by
malTtf F. G. Faisc'isccs.
CIAKRIAGE Makei's Trimmings and ma
/ terials of all kinds tor sale by
maiTtf F. G. Fkascjscib.
sett Mahogany Veneers, Butt At Column,
/ / Bed Screws, 0, G£, 7 and 8 in. long: Bed
Castors, for sale by F. G. Fra.nciscts.
Bdoz. pair Wood liames,silver&. brass plated
2 do Iron do do do
malTtf for sale by F. G. Fbanciscvs.
ti AMPHINE, Ethereal Oil and Lard Lamps,
/ Wicks, Shades, Chimneys, Globes, &c.,
rnalTtf for sale by F. G. Fbasciscis.
IIOL'SE BELLS from 20 to 30 lbs., for farm*
er's use. Cow. Sheep and Hand Beds for
malTtf sale by F. G. Fbanciscvs.
IRON.
ALL sizes, round and oval, Tire Iron from
Uto4in ,at F. G. Faxxcisct'sV
BEATTY'S, Rose's, Underbill's, and the
most celebrated English Edge Tool Man
ufacturers' goods, always on hind by
malTtf F. G. FRANCISCUS.
Kegs of Nails, Spikes &. Brads, at $4 25
xJ" 55 .> Pure White Lead, at £2.00 per kg
40 gals. Flaxseed Oil, at £I.OO per gallon, by
inw ITif F. G. FRANCISCUS.
BUILDERS of houses will find the latest
styles of Ixicks, Latches, &c., of superior
quality and finish, tor sale bv
malTtf F. G. FRANCISCUS.
("i UPPER KETTLES,|B to 30
J Iron do
Brass do by
maltTf F. G. FRANCISCUS.
1 A doz. Saddle Trees, 300 lbs. Deer's Hair,
111 120 gross Buckles, 300 yds. Cotton Girth
ing, 200 yds. Straining Webb, for sale by
inylTtf F. G. Franciscis.
SHOE THREAD, Boot Loeere. Kitt Files
Shoe Hammers, Pincets, 0 to 5; all kinds
of Boot and Shoe Kitt for men and ladies wear
for sale at ell times by F. G. Franciscc®.
Cast Steel.
SANDERSON, Bros & Co.'sShear,Spring,
Cuuntrv mid English, at lowest prices, b}
malTtf F. G. FRANCISCUS.
Saws 5 Chisels, &c.
SPEAR & JACKSON'S, Wade &. Ditch
er's Cross cut and Panel, always on hand bv
tn.ilTtl F. G. FRANCISCUS.
1 A yards Plain and Figured Patent Canvas*.
| l|| 50 yds. Gum Cloth. 15 yds. Pearl Drab
lt/V (j| ot h i 17*2 yds. Head Lining and Cur
tain StutT. assorted qoalitiea and widths, forsale
malTtf by F. G. Fkasciscvs.
To I'aiiittTs and Glaziers.
Id lbs. Putty, 300 lbs. Whit ing, Chrome
"""/ Green, Chrome Yellow, Litherage.
Terra Sierra, Red Lead, Vermillion, (English.)
<S. C , always on hand by F. G. Fkanciscus.
rooking Glauses
$5.50 — the cheapest Frames and Glass
offered to the public by
nialTtf F. G. FRANCISCUS.
Shoe rinding*.
SOl.l*. LATHER, at ISJ, cents nett cash.
Men's Morocco, Lining k, Binding Skins.
Pegs, Lasts, ic., for sale by
mnlTtf F. G. FRAN CI SCI S.
American Saws of all Kinds.
P ANEL and Cross Cut SAWS.
Mill do 5J,6£.' :
Hoe & t'o.'s Circular do I-i to 30
Veneering do by
inalTit V G 11, \Nt"!*S< I