Vol XXXVI.—WhoIe No 1893.
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Wo J7o
Attorney at Law,
WILL attend promptly to business entrust
ed to his care in this and adjoining
counties. Office one door west of the Post
Office. June 29, 1650-ly.
J. U. PARKER,
At Io rn e y at La w,
LEWISTOWN, MIFFLIN CO., IA.
OFFICE on Market street, two doors east of
the Bank. [ A pri 1 12,1 &50-tf
WHIR WI \,
ATTORNEY AT L A Iff
HAS resumed the practice ofhis profession
in this and the adjoining counties.
Office at the Banking House of Longeneek
er, Grubb & Co. Jan. 20, 1949—tf.
GEO. W. ELDER,
ATT OR NE Y A T L A IF,
Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pa.
OFFICE two doors west of the True Demo
_ crat Office. . Mr. Elder will attend to any
business in the Courts of Centre country.
August 25, 1849—tf.
DR. J. B. MITCHELL
OFFERS his professional services to the
citizens of Lewistown and vicinity. He
can always be found at his office, in his drug
store, or at the house of Gen. Irwin, unless pro
fessionally engaged. [March 15, 1850.
D. H. ROACH,
BARBER AND HAIR DRE2TSER,
VTARKET STREET, Lewistown, next door
TX to Judge Ritz's. may2ltf
GREAT EXCITEMENT
ABOUT
It e lij a ill in Ilinklrv* Patent
Elastic Spring Bottom
MANUFACTURED AND SOLD BY
A. FELIX,
it the Lewistown Cheap Cabinet Ware Rooms,
WHERE the article can be seen at any
time among his large stock of other
FURNITURE of all descriptions. The fol
lowing testimonials from those who purchased
?.nd have now in use,or had the bottom put into
their old bedsteads, will speak for themselves:
CERTIFICATES :
This is to certify that I purchased twenty
pair of new bedsteads with Hinkley's patent \
elastic spring bottom in, am well pleased with
them, consider them a gorxl article, and would j
buy no others. I would recommend them to
ail persons, as they arc easily screwed together,
and can be kept cleaner than any hitherto made.
JAMES ALLISON.
I concur with the above and consider it a
?'od article for tavern keepers and others.
THOMAS MAYES.
We certify that we pot A. Felix to put B.
Hinkley's patent bottom into our old bedsteads,
end that they answer the purpose exceedingly
well. We consider it a bedstead that can be
kept much cleaner from insects, screwed up
firmer than any others, and recommend them
to the public.
DAVD BLOOM, JOHN CLARK,
JERMAN JACOB, D. SUNDERLAND
Lewistown, April '20,1850 —tf
Auditor's A'otice.
Robert M'Manigil,
Sheriff of Mifflin county, I Pleas of MifThn
now for the j county, vend, ex p.
United Stateaof America, \ No. 30, April 'J'.,
I 1850. Property sold
vs - J March 30th, 1850,
James Potter. J for $2530.
r |IHE subscriber appointed auditor by the
-L Court of Common Pleas of Mifflin county
'o distribute the abovo proceeds ot sale, ap
points SATURDAY, the 27th day of JULY
next, at his office, in Lewistown, to hear the
parties interested, when and where they arc
hereby notified to attend.
W.\L M. HALL.
I/iwistown, June 28,1850 4t*
Uancaftter County, ss.
Commonwealth of Pennsyl
-<*RI vania to the Sheriff of Lancas
ter county. GREETING :
WE command you that you at
tach John Relief late of your county, hy all
and singular his goods and "chattels, lands and
tenements, in whose hands or possession soever
the same may be found in your Uailiwic, so
'hat he be and appear before our Judge at Lm
ereter, at our Common Pleas Court for the
County of Lancaster, there to bo held on the
THIRD MONDAY in August next, to an
swer John W. Smith of a plea in Debt on Note
under seal. And have you then there this writ.
WITNESS, the Honorable Ellis Lewis. Presi
dent of our said Court, at [.ancasler, the twon
t'eth day of May, in the year of our Lord, one
tiiouwind ei*rbt hundred and fifty.
HENRY STOKK. Proth'y.
A Copy— JACOB FOLTZ, Dep'y. Sheriff,
tancaster, June 4. (14) 1850 Gt
JJOUSE BELLS from 20 to 30 lbs., for furtn
ff's use. Cow, Sheep and Hand Bells for
"ikl7tf t-ulo by F. G. Ffttltcispui.
ORANGES, ffreah) LEMON®, FIGS, RAISINS,
I'hi v r ;s. Ac., at A. A. BANKS'
I Diamond Drug and Variety store.
2 squares, 6 mos. §5.00
1 year 8.00
$ column, 3 mos. 6.00
" 6 " 10.00
" 1 year 15.00
1 column, 3 mos. 10.00
6 " 15.00
" 1 year 25.00
Notices before mar
riages, &c. §l2.
iPSHSRPiiE) ASJ® mrsmmi® &s im'srsnss'SHsma i 3
N O T I C E.
IRKSPLC I FULLY invite all persons deal
ing in or using HARDWARE, &c., to my
j large and well selected stock, which will he
i sold for cash at lowest prices.
malTtf F. G. FRANCISCUS.
CO UN FRY merchants are informed that
assorted bills of Hardware may be bought
for cash at Phladelphia prices. Come and see.
mal7lf F- G. FRANCISCUS.
SLEDG E MOULDS, 16 t0251b5., for sale by
malTtf F. G. FRANCISCUS.
PLANES of all kinds lower than tin- lowest
malTtf by F. G. FRANCISCUS.
STOVES low for cash by
malTtf F. G. FRANCISCUS,
■ YfITILLW RIGHT TOOLS of all kinds for
J IT IL malTtf sale by F. G. FRANCISCUS.
8 set Boot Trees, Bpr Crimping Boards, for sale
malTtf by F. G. FRANCISCUS.
WAGON and Buggy English Boxes from
1J toGj|, for sale by F. G. Fkanciscts.
POTS, Kettles, Frying Pans, &c., for sale bv
malTtf F. G. Franctsccs.
Gun and Rifle Barrels, Castings, Tubes,
m # &.c., for sale by F G. Fk ync i.-<ts.
~JLT A RNISH,(Coach and Cabinet,) Glue, Paint
▼ and Varnish Brushes always on hand by
malTtf F. G. Francisccs.
I jfOUSEKEEPING articlesof ail kindscon
: stantly on hand by F. G. Francisccs.
riy Boxes Tin Plates, Iron Wire, Biock Tin,
4m Pig Lead, &c., for sale by
malTtf F. G. FRANCISCUS.
7%/3~0 USE HOLE Anvils, from 100 to 200 lbs.
ItJ. Tower Vices, 30 to 150 lbs, for sale by
malTff F. G..FRANCISCU3.
SPADES. Shovels, Manure Forks, Hay Forks
from 50 cents to SL best, for sale by
malTtf F. G. FRANCISCUS.
0 P a ' r Black and Brig! t Springs, from 3to
G plates, 1£ to 2| wide, at
malTtf F. G. FRANCISCUS.
1 kY/ || t yards Carriage Lace for Trira
-I- A inings, &.C., for sale by
F. G. FRANCISCUS.
BRASS, Silver and Iron Nut Patent Axles,
Plated Stump Joints, for sale by
F. G. FRANCISCUS.
HIDES. —Enamelled, Chaise, Plain, Patent
Leather, &c., for sale by
malTtf F. G. Francisccs.
C CARRIAGE Makei's Trimmings and ma
/ terials of all kinds for sale by
malTtf F. G. Francisccs.
eeit Mahogany Veneers, Butt Ac Column,
// Bed Screws, G, 6J, 7 and 8 in. long; Bed
Castors, for sale by F. G. Franciscus.
Bdoz. pair Wood Hamcs, silver & brass plated
2 do Iron do do do
malTtf for sale by F. G. Fkanciscts.
tIA.MPiII.NE. Ethereal Oil and Lard Lamps,
' Wicks, Shades, Chimneys, Globes, &c., '
malTtf for sale by F. G. Francisccs.
IRON.
A LT. sizes, round and oval, Tire Iron from
-tm. 1J to 4 in., at F, G. FRANCISOLS'S.
Saws, Chisels, &c.
SPEAR & JACKSON'S, WADE &. BUTCH
ER'S Cross cut and Panel, always on hand by
mal7tf F. G. FRANCISCUS.
BEATTY'S, Rose's, Underhill's, and the
most celebrated English Edge Tool Man
ufacturers' poods, always on hv.nd by
mal7tf F. G. FRANCISCUS.
{A Kegs of Nails, Spikes & Brads, at $4.25
OU 55 " Pure White Lead, at $2.00 per kg
40 gals. Flaxseed Oil, at SI.OO per gallon, by
ina 17tf F. G. FRANCISCUS.
BUILDERS of boom will fmd the latest
styles of Locks, Latches, &.c., of superior
quality and finish, for sale by
nial7tf F. G. FRANCISCUS.
Cast Steel.
SANDERSON, Bros & Co's Shear, Spring,
Country and English, at lowest price*, hy
ma!7tf F. G. FRANCISCUS.
1* A y ards P' a ' n a "J Figured Patent Canvass,
HI) 50 yds. Gum Cloth, 15 yds. Pearl Drab
Cloth, 172 yds. Head Lining and Cur
tain Stuff, assorted qualities and widths, for sale
mal7tf by F. G. FttASCBCl'a.
Slioe Finding*.
SOLE LEATHER, at cents nett cash.
Men's Morocco, Lining &• Binding Skins,
Pegs, Easts, &.C., for sale by
mal7tf F. G. FRANCISCUS.
To Painters and Ulazicr*.
fAfA 'bs. Putty, 300 lbs. Whiting, Chrome
J. U1.7 Green, Chrome Yellow, I.ithcrage,
Terra Sierra, Red Lead, Vermillion, (English,)
&LC , always on hand by F. G. FRANCISCUS.
American Saws of all Kinds.
PANEL and Cross Cut SAWS.
Mill do s>,G&7ft.
Hoc & Co.'s Circular do 11 to 30 in.
Veneering do by
mal7tf F- G. FRANCISCUS.
Hrokeii Handler.
I sell at astonishingly low prices,
Socket-Chisel Handles.
Auger do
Firmer dq
Brad Awl do
I) Handle, fUr lung handled Shovel.
Jnpk and Fore Plane handles.
Saw do
Brush do always on hand by
tnalTtf F. G. FRANCISCUS.
FRIDAY EYEXLXG, JILY 19, 1850.
WARM SPRINGS,
PERU*? COUNTY. FA
i rpnc undcrsigne-l l.ccs leave to inform the public, that
I he has recently purchased the Warm .Springs, in
j Oeiry county, fa , and has improved and refurnished the
; buildings for the entertainment of visiters, in a style
calculated to ensure comfort and convenience to all \\ ho
may feel disposed to patronize the establishment.
These springs are situated on (lie hanks of and empty
into Sherman's creek, a stream assnc atcd with tin- thrill
ing scenes between the early settlers of lint part of
Pennsylvania and the aborigines, whose hunting grounds
I lay on its margin. They are 11 milea from Carlisle,
I (llirotigli which t lie Cumberland Valley Railroad passes
i frgm Chambersburg to Marrishurg,) from which place
; visitors can at all times procure excellent conveyances.
I hose also from the east, wishing to reach the springs by
the Central Railroad, can do so by taking passage to the
: Duncannon Iron Works, (13 miles distant from the
; springs) where coaches are constantly in readiness to
| convey them thither; and those coming from the west
| on the same road, can at all times obtain easy conveyan
ces at the Railroad Hotel at Newport, which is but a few
i miles distant from the springs.
'Hie qualities of the water at these springs are most
i extraordinary indeed for the speedy and permanent cure
lof ( Hot I I.A, 'III TEH, Eruptions of lite Sl.in, anJ
in fuel every species 'of Cutaneous Diseases. He lias
; hundreds of certificates, showing the wonderful cures
i effected by using this water internally, ami by bathing in
j it, obtained as well from strangers as from those residing
( in the immediate neighborhood of the springs, who have
j not only experienced the infallible eflka< y of the water
1 themselves, but witnessed the same upon others. Prof.
JAMES C Room has analyzed the waters, and found
theni to contain 9 2 grains of solid matter in the gallon,
which is composed as follows :
Carbonate of lime, 2 607
" magnesia, . 1.938
Alkaline salts, cliii fl . chlorides, iih a por
tion of sulphate, - . I 003
Silicia - 0.003
Organic matter, ... 2 SOT
9 21 !0
There are also at the same pi tee ha'.f a dozen of other
springs, of different descriptions, among i\ hi. li is one of
sulphur and one of cold water.
It may not he improper to state why a knowledge of the
extraordinary medical qualities of these springs has not
been more extensively known than is indicated by the
certificates of those only who have resided in their im
mediate neighborhood. Years ago the property foil into
the hands of a number of heirs, who were indisposed to
undertake the responsibility of making it a place nf pub
lic entertainment—probably because the patronage of the
public would not have, justified the undertaking, as at
that time (before the spirit of improvement hail rend .red
distant and difficult points of speedy and cheap access,)
its location was out of the way, and the roads to it rough
and almost impassable. At the death of Mr. Kennedy,
it fell into the hands of his heirs, neither of whom seem
• d disposed to take hold of it, but leased it to tenants,
more for the cultivation of the land than a regard to the
use of the water. It was finally rented to Mr. Hippie,
(now proprietor of a large hotel in Tremont. Pa.) w ho
made arrangements to accommodate the public, and dur
ing his term many invalids availed themselves of this
opportunity to visit and test its medical qualities Mr
Hippie however n-liri d in a short time, and the property
again fell into the hands of the heirs, and remained so :
until proceedings were instituted in the Orphans' Court
for its sale. It was ordered to be sold, and the subscri
ber became the purchaser- It will thus be seen that with
the exception of the short time it was held by Mr. Hip- j
pie, no efforts were made to bring it into notice.
The country round the springs and neighborhood is di- j
versified by cultivation ami beautifully wild an I pictu
resque scenery, abounding in game, while the stream j
passing through the property affords line fishing. Every !
attention will be paid to the comfort and convenience of ;
guests, and the charges so moderate, that all may avail j
themselves of the benefits of the Water.
May3l—Bl 11. 11. ETTER.
LEWISTOWN MILLS.
r riin suborriher ln apain pot hD Mill filarted, and wislie*
J- to bay a LARGE QUANTITY OF ALL KINDS OF
GRAIN, for which he will pay the CASH, aw luyli aa the
market will afford, according to quality. Any person
having good Wheat ill dojwell to call and show a sam
ple before they sell, as he thinks he can afford to give
MORE than any person in the place. Those not wishing
to soli and wanting to store, he will receipt afi< r harvest
to bo kept to the Ist of December, and after that time he
will give a receipt to !>,; kept to the Ist of August, as he
will wish to close all his accounts twice a year, and will
not keep any over unb ss he ni.ik's a written contract to
that effect. If the person holding the receipt does not
sell before the above days, it will be carried out to their
credit at market price at the above named time. In giv
ing a receipt, if tlie wheat is not good, lie will mention
tile reduction per bushel in the receipt, so that when the
owner comes to sell there will be no difficulty.
All wheal left in store he will reserve the privilege of
buying, when the owner wishes to sell, at 13 cents less
than Philadelphia price w hen the canal is open, and 10
cents less when it is closed, and if he should not buy at
these prices, he will only charge one cent per bushel for
storage. No interest will lie allowed on money left with
him for grain, as he will he prepared at all times to pay
the cash.
He will keep all kinds of FLOUR and FEUD for sale,
hut the orders must he left in the office in the mill, and the
cash paid, before the Flour or Feed will be delivered.
This arrangement is made to prevent any disappointment,
as there is no person tint lias any privilege of selling but
the Book keeper, who enters it on the book and puts the
order on a wire for the porter to deliver. This w ill pre
vent any mistake from being made in the filling of orders
JOHN STERRKIT.
Lewistown, June 28, IsM if
1 " lR - Sheet Zink, 100 Block do, for
•/ V/V7 sale by F. G. FRANCISCUS.
A | per keg for best Duncannon Nails,
M.A) by F. J. HOFFMAN.
' 1 ,v/ June 21, 1850-tf
C 1 OFFER KETTLES, 8 to 30 gallons,.
/ Iron do
Brass do by
malt7f F. (I. FRANCISCUS.
A doz. Saddle Trees, 300 ll)3. Deer's Hair,
111 I*2o pross Buckles, 300 yds. Cotton Girth
in'p, '2OO yds. Straining Webb, fir sale by
myl7lf F. G. FRANCISCIIS.
SHOE THREAD, Boot Laocrs, Kitt Files,
Shoe Uanuners, Fincets, 0 to 5; all kinds
of Boot and Shoe Kitt for men and ladies wear
for sale at ell times by F. G. FRANCIS* rs.
rptHE choicest and best LIQUORS —if you
JL don't believe it come and taste them—poll
my3l ing at J.THOMAS'
Pure Cider Vinegar,
I~V)Rsale at the Diamond Drug Store of
apf> A. A. BANKS.
ConfectionarieSj
[V UTS, Crackers, Raisins, &c., at the Dia
-1 1 niond Drop and Variety Store of
npf A. A. BANKS.
Looliins; Ul.'isscs
I IROM 50 cents to #4, usually sold at $1 to
$5.50 —the cheapest Frames and Glass
offered to the public hy
rn a 171 f I*'. G. FRANCISCUS.
iJoctcy.
HARVEST HY.TIY.
r.Y MRS. I . ||. SICOURNEV.
God of the year! with songs of praise,
j And hearts of love, we come to bless
i hy bounteous hand, Tor thou hast shed
j Thy manna o'er our wilderness.
In early spring time thou didst fiing
| O'er earth its robe of blossoming,
j And its sweet tresses day by day
itose quickening in their blessed ray.
And now they whiten hill and rale,
And hang from every vine and tree.
Whose pensile branches bending low,
Seemed bowed in thankfulness to Thee '
'I he earth, with all its purple isles,
Js-answering to thy genial smiles,
I And gales ot perfume hreathe along,
And lilt to Thee their voiceless song.
God of the seasons ! Thou hast blest
The land witli sunlight and with showers,
Arid plenty o'er its bosom smiles,
To crown the sweet autumnal hours !
Praise, praise to Thee ! Our hearts expand
To view these blessings of thy hand,
And on the incense—breath of love,
Go off in their bright home above.
i 0 e e 113 n c * tt 0,
CO.YFESSIOYS OF A CVTMLLR.
BY MAJOR NOAH.
In almost all occupations and pursuits
j there are degrees in the downward tenden
cies of life, if we could only keep the
i run of them, and understand the moral.
The dashing beauty, who has made the
first false step, and all around whom is gay,
flattering, and convivial, does not see in
perspective the strides that reach the bot
tom —how she sinks by degrees, like the
barometer in an approaching storm.
Stepping into a popular Cafe, a few
days since, for a cooling drink, we heard
the rattling of billiard balls, and saw two
lads in fashionable attire, with cigars in
their mouths and coats off, playing at one
, of the tables, and an old fellow whose
countenance was familiar to us, keeping
game for them. We remember him in the
prime of life as a gentleman gambler, j
We make that distinction between a pro
fessional gambler, who cheats at cards, and
one who plays skilfully but honorably.
He had bad some consideration in society,
for his occupation was not generally known,
lie had respectable acquaintances; gen
tlemen nodded to him in a friendly way :
his manners were always correct; and his
dress was neat, without being flashy. He
led the life of a gambler, however—to-day !
rich, to-morrow poor—with all the phases
and changes incident to that calling. We I
saw at once that in his descent he had got j
as low as a billiard marker, and could not
throw oil his early habits, although he
had no longer any money to sport with. j
" \\ ell," said we, " here you are yet!
Always at a game of chance, or a game
of skill. You look as il fortune had dealt
hardly with you."
" I don't complain—why should I ?" he
replied, 44 I never had any certainty in
my professional life. If I had thousands
one day/1 was without a dollar the next.
Now 1 ant sure to get seven dollars at the
end of the week, and I am contented."
44 Do you know," said we. taking a seat
alongside of him on the cushioned settee,
44 that I have a curiosity to learn what was
the largest sum you ever won at cards at a
sitting ?"
44 One night I won thirty thousand dol
lars at brag !" was his answer.
44 Prodigious ! Thirty thousand dollars
did you sav ?" I
" Yes. J played all night, and lost it
all back excepting eight hundred dollars.
1 should have lost that, but it was Sunday
morning, and 1 heard the bells ring for
church ; and recollecting that 1 had prom
ised my wife to go to hear the bishop
preach, 1 washed my hands and face,
smoothed my hair, and, with downcast
looks and pious features, joined in the lita
ny and chaunted the psalms."
44 From the gaming tabie to the church ?"
'• Yes : and 1 am not the only one who
underwent that transition. It is not very
unnatural or unreasonable. If you win.
\ou have something to give thanks for : if
J O O
you lose, you can pray for better luck in
future." This is the consolation of the
gambler's life !
"Did you never forswear gambling ?"
we inquired.
"Oh! frequently; hut always broke
my oath. One night 1 lost three thousand
dollars—all 1 had in the world—and went
home quite melancholy with a friend. It
was past two o'clock, and 1 invited him
to drink a glass of brandy and water. I
swore all the bitter oaths I could remem
ber that I never again would handle cards.
While I was thus swearing, 1 felt in my
pocket for a little tobacco, and found a
bank-note of one hundred dollars rolled
up in a corner. All my gambling propen
sities revived in an instant. 4 Let's go
hack.' said I, 4 and try our luck once more
with this hundred. 1 may win five thou
sand.' We went back, and 1 lost the note
in five minutes ! So much for the virtu
ous resolutions of a gambler. Human na
ture is not to be trusted."
" The gambling houses of the present
day," said we, " are rather on a higher
scale, my old friend, than in your time."
" Everything*on a similar scale is the
same. We are a progressive people.—
Houses of a questionable character used
to !• in nooks and corners, where no lamp
I burned—now they blaze out in splendor
quite near Broadway, and the lady abbess
rides in her own carriage."
" Do you ever visit any of the exten
sive gambling saloons in the city ?"
i " Only to carry a note or to inquire for
some gentleman," he answered. " 1 am
I quite lost in the splendor which surrounds
inc. I smell the rich viands of the kitch
en as 1 ascend the staircase. I enter the
suites of apartments, where the festooned
hangings, the rich Turkey carpets and
Persian ottomans, the tall and elaborately
carved and gilt mirrors, the ormula lamps
and candelabras, the paintings of Venuses
j and Dameas in gorgeous frames, the silken
draperies which vie with ancient magnifi
cence, the rich wines and delicate viands
on the table, and the plate and attendants,
all have the appearance of an enchanted
, castle—of what we read of Paradise. It
is hell, where the senses are intoxicated
with liquor and the pockets picked !"
" Are you acquainted with any of the
keepers of these splendid establishments?"
" YV ho would know a brother of the
order of faro and rouge el noir in a seedy
coat and shocking bad hat? Yet I know
| them by instinct—by their bushy and well
trimmed beards, the oily smoothness of
their hair, the richness of their garments,
their watch chains and diamond breast
pins, their easy lounging gait, and the fine
ly flavored cigars in their mouths."
" Do our rich merchants, extensive bro
kers and millionaires, patronise these ex- |
tensive establishments ?"
" Not to any extent. They spread their
nets for strangers —for the rich planters
, and factors with which our city and fash
ionable hotels abound."
We are glad to hear that the bulk, of
victims were not our own townsmen ; and
yet there are too many of such who lose
their money at cards, and throw a melan- 1
cholv pall over the happiness of an entire
family. Night after night the poor wife '
sits alone, waiting the return of her truant |
husband. Each knock at the door—each
jar or jingle of the bell—alarms her, until
she becomes nervous from solitude and
watchfulness. The chirping of the crick
et on the hearth, or the moaning of the
wind through the casement, serves only I
to make night hideous. The midnight
bell tolls, and still lie comes not. The
hour of two strikes—sometimes it is three
in the morning—ere his step is heard ; and
then he enters, pale, haggard, tormented
with passion and despair, wild with dis
appointment, without a kind word, a soft
look, or an endearing caress for her whose
love he should prize above all earthly jew- '
els. For every pang thus wantonly in
flicted on a tender wife and mother, a
whole life of penance can scarcely atone.
Sunday Times.
SARCASTIC SEYTEYCE.
Old Elias Kcyes, formerly Judge of
\\ indsor county, Vt., was a strange com
position ot folly and good sense, of natural
shrewdness and want of cultivation. The
following sentence, it is said, was pro
nounced upon a poor ragged fellow con
victed of stealing a pair of boots Iron Gen.
Curtis, a man of considerable wealth in
the town of Windsor :
44 W i ll," said the Judge, very gravely,
before pronouncing sentence of court, un
dertaking to read the fellow a lecture,
44 you're a tine fellow to be arraigned before
a court for stealing. They say you are
poor—no one doubts it who looks at you
—and how dare you; being poor, have the
imprudence to steal a pair of boots ? No
body hut rich people have a right to take
such tilings without paying ! Then they
say you are worthless—that is evident
from the fact that no one has ever asked
justice to be done you ; all, by unanimous
consent, pronounced you guilty before you
were tried. Now, you, being so worthless,
was a fool to steal, because you might
know you would be condemned. And
you must know that it was a great aggra
vation that you have stole thorn in tiie
large town of Windsor. 11l that large
town to commit such an act is most horri
ble. And not only go into Windsor to
steal, but you must steal from that great
man, General Curtis. This claps the cli
max of your iniquity, llase wretch !
why did you not go and steal the only
pair of hoots which some poor man had.
or could get, and then you would ha', c
been let alone; nobody would have
troubled themselves about the act. For
your iniquity in stealing in the great town
of Windsor, and from the great General
Curtis, the court sentences you to three
months' imprisonment in the county jail,
and may God give you something to eat!"
THE LEHIGH COUNTY BANK.—At the
last session of the Lehigh County Court, ;
the (hand Jury, upon legal proof being;
brought before them, found an indictment
against MOSES Y. BEACH, of New York,;
as owner and operator of the Lehigh ;
County Bank—a famous Loeofoco swind
ling shop, with the individual liability
principle fastened on its charter—which
exploded a few years ago, and whose 1
money he circulated. In pursuance of the ;
indictment, Governor JOHNSTON has sent
an officer to New York, demanding of Gov- j
emor FISH, to deliver up the said Moses
Y. Beach to the proper authorities of
Pennsylvania.
New Series—Vol. I—No. 39.
The Great Salt I.akt*taptain Stansbary's
Expedition.
(■apt. Stansbury, sent out by Govern
ment to make an examination of the Yai
ley of the Salt Lake, writes home :
" From the knowledge gained by this expedi
tion, I am of opinion that the size of the lake
has been much exaggerated ; and from observa
! tion, and what 1 have learned from the Mor
mons, who have made one or two excursions
upon it in a small skiff, I am induced to believe
; that its depth has been much overrated. That
I it has no outlet, it is now demonstrated beyond
doubt ; and I am convinced, from what I have
seen, that it can never be of the slighest use for
i the purpose of navigation. The water, for
: miles out from the shore, wherever I have seen
: it, is but a few inches in depth ; and if there be
! any deep water, it must be in the middle. The
Utah river)or the Jordan, as the Mormons call
| it) is altogether too insignificant and too crooked
to be of any use commercially. The greatest
depth of the Utah Lake that we have found is
sixteen feet; so that, for the purposes of a con
nected line of navigation, neither the river nor the
I lakes can be of the slighest utility. Such, at
least, is my present impression. Further exam
! ination of Salt Lake may, perhaps, modify this
| opinion with regard to the latter. The river
| connecting thesetwolakcs is 48 miles in length.''
He found that the whole western shore
of the lake consists of immense level
plains of soft mud, inaccessible within many
miles of the water's edge to the feet of
mules or horses, being traversed frequent
ly by meandering rills of salt and sulphur
- water, which apparently sink and seem to
imbue and saturate the whole soil, render
! ing it miry and treacherous. These plains
are but little elevated above the present
level of the lake, and have, without doubt,
at one time, not very long since, formed a
part of it. The plains are, for the most
part, entirely denuded of vegetation, ex
cepting occasional patches of Artemesia
and " grease-wood." In an estimated dis
tance of one hundred and fifty miles, on
one part of the route, fresh water and
grass were found only in one spot.
"In the latter portion of this first desert we
crossed afield of solid salt, which lay encrusted
upon the level mud plain, so'thick that it bore
up the mules loaded with their packs so perfect
ly that they walked upon it as if it had been a
sheet of solid ice, slightly covered with snow.
The whole plain was as level as a floor. We
estimated this field to be at least ten miles in
length, by seven in width, and the thickness of
the salt at from one-half to three-quarters of an
inch. A strip of some three miles in width had
been previously crossed, but it was not thick,
nor hard enough to prevent the animals from
sinking through it into the mud at every step
The salt in the solid field was perfectly chrystal
ized, and where it had not become mixed with
the soil, was as white and fine as the best speci
mens of salina table salt. Some of it was col
lected and preserved,
" After crossing the field of salt, wc struck
upon a fine little stream of running water, with
plenty of grass, lying at the foot of a range of
mountains, which seemed to form the western
boundary of the immediate valley of the lake.
" We were, as 1 have ever reason to believe,
the first party of white men that ever succeeded
in making the entire circuit of the lake by land.
1 have understood that it was once circumnavi
gated by canocs, in early times, by some trap
pers, in search of beaver, but no attempt by
land has ever been successful."
Yorxc LADY STATISTIC?.—We learn
that during: the last year, live hundred and
forty young ladies fainted away on vari
ous occasions. More than two hundred
of them fell into the arms of voung gen
tlemen ; forty were caught by their aunts
and grandmothers; and only one had the
misfortune to fall on the iloor ; she, how
ever. picked out a soft place to fall upon,
and was providentially received by an ot
toman.
The citizens of Boston consummated
another work of benevolence on the 3d
instant, in the formal dedication of the
Massachusetts Charitable Eye and Ear
Infirmary—a spacious and complete edi
fice, costing §OO,OOO. The institution
throughout is on a scale and of a character
to do honor to the name of Boston.
The Newbury port Herald, in n notice
of Mr. Webster's Maine letter, makes an
odd comparison, as thus—" The con
densed power of the style is worthy the at
tention of every student of the English
language. In his lofty bearing, his simple
and massive grandeur, and stately step
pings, Mr. Webster is certainly the Ele
phant of the Great National Menagerie."
PIXE LUMBER.—The Buffalo Courier
understands that a contract has been made
at Oswego, for freightings3,ooo,ooo feet of
pine lumber to Albany from Canada; only
13,000,000 feet came from the same sec
tion to Oswego last year. The proposi
tion in the Canadian Reciprocity bill, now
before Congress, is to admit Canada lum
ber free of duty hereafter.
A live alligator, measuring eight feet in
length, was recently killed in one of the
streets of New Orleans.
11 . . 1
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