THE GAZETTE. LEWISTOWN, PA. FRIDAY EFEYWCj December 12, ISSI. TERMS: O.YE DOJ.I.ISI P!]R AAYI.II, IN' ADYAXCE. For six months, 75 cents. NEW subscriptions must he paid in vlvaoce. If the paper is continued, and not paid within the first month, §i.25 will be, charg ed ; if not paid in three months. §1.50; it not paid in six months, §1.75; and if not paid in nine months, §2.00. (lose of the Tear. Desirous of closing our accounts as far as possible up to January Ist, 1852, we are now weekly sending out bills of the larger accounts due this establishment. Our aim is to do as near a cash business as possible, and we therefore request all those who know themselves indebted for ADVERTISING, JO WORK, Or SUBSCRIPTION, to call and settle their bills, or remit the amount by mail. Our postmasters are generally obliging and attentive, and any money handed to them on account, will he promptly forwarded to us. Nolir.es of New Athcrlixfiueiits. A. A. BANKS has returned from she city with a choice assortment of goods in his line. The property of the Rev. Mr. NOI RSF. at Perrysviile will be offered at public sale on the g-lth. JOHN S. TAYLOR, New York, offers for sate bound volumes oi the Ladies' Keep sake. The Sheriff's saies and a reward for two jail breakers also appear to-dav. Fun ADOPTION. —There is a fine, healthy white child, about two years old. at the Poor House near this place, which would be given out to a suitable family for adop tion or to be raised. A yellow boy, about five rears old, who could in a short time render himself useful, can be had as an apprentice at the same place. For turthcr particulars, en quire of GEO. GUTHRIE, Esq., Steward. I REASON I RIAL. — l'he trial of Castner liana way for treason, was still progressing at Philadelphia at last accounts. We shall endeavor to give some sketch of the remarks made by the counsel for and against the prisoner 111 our next, the testi mony being literally immeasurable. REPAIRS. —Our borough authorities have been making some improvements in the streets ola durable character, among which the crossing from the Court House to the Lewistown Hotel is highly com mendable. It now affords a solid and substantial walk free from mud, and doubt less elicits a " thank-you" from even ladv that passes over it. flie Independent If hit* has taken the place of the Lancaster Tribune. It is edited by E. M'Pherson, Esq., with much ability, and if it steers clear of the 44 isms" of the day. may prove a valuable auxiliary. FIT Jack Green and Geo. F. Tavlor, who had been confined in our jail for some time, burnt a hole through an upper lloor on Monday night, got on the roof, and thence gave themselves liberty to go where they pleased. The Sheriff offers a re ward of £2O lor their apprehension. GEO. *. T . ELDER, Esq , delivered a leclure before the Apprentices Literary Society on Saturday evening, which is highly spoken of by those who had she pleasure of heaving tt. This society is about making an effort to purchase the old Lutheran church hir a hall, the building at present occupied by it being entirely too small for the library and transaction of business. S3?" The standing committee of Blair county have called a gathering of the de mocracy at Hollidaysburg on the 17th in stant, for the purpose of furthering an in crease ol duty on iron and coal. Our friend ol the Standard devotes more than two columns to the subject, but for the life of us we can't say whether he is for or against the measure. He is evidently in tiie same fix the chap was when setting between two pretty girls, and didn't know which to kiss. On Saturday a tire occurred at Portland, Me , on Commercial Wharf and Com mercial street, which destroyed 27 stores, damaged nine vessels, and burned SiOO,- 000 worth of merchandise. CLEARFIELD COUNTY. —George R. Bar ret has been elected Representative, and A.J. Wilcox, of Elk, Senatorial delegates to the 4ih ol March Convention, instructed for Mr. Buchanan. The trial of Joseph Robinson, of VVooater, Ohio, s student of Jefferson College, was con cluded at Washington, fa , las", week, and re sulted in Liz acquittal The Compromise Measures A caucus of the Whig members ol Congress was held previous to the organi | zalioil of that body, at which, alter decid ing not to nominate candidates for officers, i the following resolution was adopted v. itii ; but two or three dissenting voices: i "Resolved, That we regard the series of acts known as the adjustment measures, as forming ' in their mutual dependence and connexion, u • system of compromise the most conciliatory ! and the best for the entire country that could be obtained from conflicting sectional interest and opinions; and, that, therefore, they ought to be adhered to and carried into faithful execution as a final settlement, in principle and substance, j of the dangerous and exciting subjects which j they embrace." The resolution elicited, some discussion, being opposed earnestly by .Mr. Stevens, of Pa., and Mr. fowler of Mass., who • moved to lay it on the table. I his mo ' tion was lost, when Mr. Stevens, Mr. Fowler and one or two others, withdrew from the caucus. The resolution was then carried with but two or tiiree dissenting voices. We stated last week that a similar reso lution, offered in the democratic caucus, had been voted down ! 13y putting thin and thut together, the people can now judge whether locofocoism is not pander ing to abolitionism for the purpose of se ! curing that vote for the presidency. The whigs of the north were generally opposed to the passage of the fugitive slave bill in the shape it was presented, but once the law of the land they respected it as such, and only asked that no unfair advantage should be taken of its stringent provi sions. This position they in: intained throughout the recent elections, refusing to coalesce with open agitators of li.is ex citing question, aiul thus were they beaten. On the other hand, locolocoisra and aboli tionism elected a governor in Ohio and proclaimed it as a democratic victory ! the same coalition succeeded in Massachu setts, and similar proclamation was made ; in other States bargains of the same kind are in a train of adjustment; and to cap the climax, a caucus of democratic mem bers of congress is controlled by the abo litionists of the north and the disunionists of the south ! If hypocritical demagogue ism can be carried farther than this, we should like to see a specimen of it. kossuth, tlic Hungarian. The arrival of this distinguished indi vidual on our shores has created a furor of excitement on the seaboard said to he with out a parallel. We give in another column an account of his reception at Staten Isl and, and also his first speech, which clear ly foreshadows the objects of his mission to this country. His reception in New York is de scribed as having exceeded anything of the kind heretofore attempted—indeed the crowd was so large and boisterous that he was unable to make a speech on account of the noise and confusion. The military numbered about 5000, and made an im posing display. Kossuth has expressed himself much disappointed at the action of Congress, having evidently anticipated a public re ception by that body at once. In fact, he stated that had he known the result, lie would have hesitated in coming to this country at all. When Lafayette visited , the scenes of his revolutionary achieve ments, he was presented to the Senate by its committee, with this simple introduc tion : " ffe introduce Gen. L mention that this gentleman, elected Register, Recorder. &c., lust fall was duly sworn in and entered upon the duties of that of fice on Monday, Ist inst. VVe believe he wilt make a good officer. Mr. MCILVAIXS. who re tires, it is universally conceded, has made one of the be.st officers we have ever had, and carries with him the kindest wishes of ail who have had business w.tb the office during his te ru'i — Lie mo crjf. Procrrdiugs ol < o 114 res*. A large number of biils have been in troduced into both houses, embracing al most every subject. Slavery also forms a prominent feature, and although it had ■ been hoped that the question was settled, \ at least lor a time, it is now likely that the | present session will be as stormy as the | i last. In the Senate, on Thursday of last week, * Mr. Underwood oil'ered a resolution mak ing Bounty Land Warrants assignable, i Mr. loote's resolution declaring the Com- . promise bills of the last session final as to the subjects they relate to, was read and made the special order for Monday. Mr. i'oote withdrew his Kossuth resolution, re marking that he had found opposition to it from unexpected quarters, and did not wish to occupy time in discussions. Air. Seward then gave notice of another reso lution of welcome to Kossuth. On Alondav Mr. I'oote's resolutions 011 the compromise were taken up. .Mr. I'. said he did not expect the resolution to be unanimously adopted by both Houses of Congress. He knew there were gentle men in both Houses who desired to per petuate agitation, and such persons he thought would not be disposed bv resolu tion or otherwise to sacrifice their personal popularity or local ambition. He hoped i: would he supported by such a large num ber in both Houses as would give assurance to the whole country, that no successful opposition can be given to that settlement or any portion of it. He had not brought it forward as a party man, though from early manhood to the present time, an indexible, unyielding member of the Dem ocratic party, lie would scorn any at tempt to blend the interests of party with this movement. His objects were higher. They were the attainment of higher ends than the mere advantages of party, lie would think it unsafe to rely on party votes alone for the adoption of any mea sure of this kind. Jt was well known thai Free Soilism was attached to and connected with both parties at the North, lie had hoped on his arris al here to find both the Whig and Democratic parties prepared to repudiate all connection with that faction and its members, lie had hoped to find the Democratic party bound by no alliance with men pledged to resist the laws and keep alive agitation. For one, he was resolved to hold no political fellowship with any party or set of men whose principles are not in unison with the great body of patriots whom he now represented in tite Senate. He hoped that when he left here, a few days hence, he would be able to carry home to ihe people of his .State this additional guarantee of the permanency of that settlement. Mr. Butler, a democratic fire eater from South Carolina, was surprised at the in troduction of this resolution, lie was surprised when he first heard of it. Jt was both unwise and unnecessary ; it was a review of the former legislation of Con gress. If the past legislation of Congress was wicked, this resolution would not purify it, and if it were unwise, then the resolution was unnecessary ; he protested against an unprecedented course : he had no right to question the motive which in duced lite introduction of this resolution, but lm had a right to discuss and denounce its ellc'ct. If the Senator from Mississippi had purposed reviving agitation over those measures, he could not have taken a course more calculated than this to throw open again the waters of agitation. The acts set forth in the resolution are now the statutes of the land. Why must Cong/ess be called upon in this ex post f (do man ner lo approve them The object was, supposed, to give them an authority and weight which they would not otherwise have, 'idle Senator was mistaken in sup posing it would gain friends for that com promise. This resolution would never i satisfy the people of the South with those measures. He had denounced thein when tliev were before Congress—he denounced thdm now. He denounced the manner in . , which they were introduced. lie de nounced them then and now, lu cause they sot a precedent for legislation, the conse quence of which was, that this Union would survive the Constitution. Mr. Foote replied, and in reviewing the several acts contended that the South had lost nothing, and ought to be satisfied. The standing committees have been ap pointed in both houses. Mr. l'arker is on the Judiciary Committee. American Art inion. The Bulletin of the American Art Union for ' December is illustrated with an etching of the Warning, a scene from Cooper's Spy; a wood en : graving in outline of the Culprit Fay ; anil an ex ' cclleut picture of " What can n young lassie do wi' an old man.' Its letter press consists of part 3d of the Art of Landscape Raiutingin Water Colors; continuation of Dictionary of Art; a list of members, catalogue of works of Art, to be distributed dec. The distribution will take place on Friday next, 19tl> instant, conse quently there is still time to subscribe. Dr. K. w. Hale is the Honorary Secretary for this county rF" The Ilollidaysburg Standard mis takes us. We are in favor of an increased duty on iron alone, or in connection with coal, cotton and woollen goods, and don t care a button what party passes an art for that purpose. If the " democracy" intend to turn protectionists again, let them do so . openly and fairly, and they will meet with readv aid from all quarters. Ihe move ment in Berks county, however, and its endorsement by loeoloco papers, is so cleaviy a triek, or " bargain" if the term suits better, that we think one '* Kane" j edition in ten years is enough, and hence our comments. Whig Economy. The "Washington correspondent of the Ledger, a full-blooded locofoeo, states "that the estimates for the War Department are some fifteen hundred thousand dollars less than those of last year, and that not withstanding that reduction, we shall have another Regiment of Dragoons and a com pany of Light Artillery. He also states " that the expenses of the Indian Bureau are cut down by more than half a million, and that similar reforms are introduced in all branches of the government." !So then, says the York Republican, according to this by no means friendly authority, the Whig Administration at Washington has effected a saving of two millions of dol lars in the War Department and Indian Bureau, " while similar reforms are intro duced in all branches of the government." When >Oll hear the locofoeos abusing the \\ hiifs \ 011 can just " stick a pin there. Sartain-s 31agazinf, January, :*>*. 'I liii favorite moiittily opens tiie year with 104 page-, of original matter, comprising an array ol' talented authors, and twenty-four embellish ments. The Morning Bath and Title I'age are both by Sartain, and are of that peculiar finish and truthfulness for which he is justly distin guished amongeugravcrs. .Nextcomes "Leila,'' a fine line and stipple engraving on steel—the fainter in the Woods—the Chase in Olden Time —Fashions, Cottages, Patterns for Needle-work, Pictorial Enigma, Ac. Ac. The proprietors promise that the forthcoming numbers, both intellectually and artistically, shall not fall be hind the present splendid issue. Sartain's Magazine is furnished at sft per single copy ; two copies for jji . five copies for jdl)—postage to Mitilin county 2| cents per number. Sub scribers to the Gazette and others can order it through the editor of this paper at the lowest rates it can be procured. Tin: Pi.owg a monthly chronicle of Rural Af fairs, is the title of a new agricultural journal just issued in New Vork—Solon Robinson, ed itor ; C. M. Saxton, publisher, log Fulton street, New Vork. Each number will contain 32 pages, with illustrations, and be furnished at 50 cents a year, or five copies for £2. Tin: LAWKS' KEEPSAKE, for December, is il lustrated with a line engraving of Mary Magda- Itne, and has its usual variety of excellent reading matter. Published by John S. Taylor, New \ork, al $1 per annum. MERRY'S MUSEUM, for December, is an excel lent number, and appropriately ends the volume. This work affords a fund of amusement and in struction to children, and when bound, forms a volume to Avhieh they will often recur with pleasure. Published by S. T. Allen A. Co., New Vork, at yl per annum. FORRESTER'S Rots Asr> GIRLS' MAGAZINE is a work which is always welcomed with pleasure, and read with avidity by our little ones. It is handsomely printed, and illustrated with credit able ruts. Published by W. C. Locke vk Co. New York, ai £1 per annum. ARREST FOR KLOPF.MENT. —Maximilian Ben edict, alias Baron 15 >mpartner, who represents himself to be a Hungarian, has been arrested in New York, on a charge of seducing and eloping to this country with the wife of Mr. G. 11. Taylor, a wealthy merchant living in Lon don. lie is also accused of having taken with him over £1,200 worth of property belonging to the injured husband. On the arrival of the Baron and his victim in New York, they were received into the house of Mr. Genin. who re garded litem both as Hungarian exiles. Tiie husband, Mr. Taylor, having obtained infor mation of their whereabouts, came to New York, had him arrested, recovered a great por tion of the stolen property, took charge of his deluded wife, and left Benedict in the hands of the officers, to dispose of as they may think proper. FUGITIVE SLAVE CASE. —William Kelly, alias Bill, claimed by Robert Lighter, of Carroll county, Md., was arrested at Jersey Shore, Ly coming county, l'a.. by officer Michael Sheaffer, upon a warrant issued by the United States Commissioner M'ALMSTER, of this place. The case was heard by the Commissioners, and full proof of title, identity and escape being made by the claimant, the slave was duly remanded to his owner. The officer quietly removed the fugitive, and safely delivered him up to his master in Maryland. The Fugitive Slave Law has been very successfully and energetically ad rniroistered here without having, in a single in stance, occasioned the slightest disturbance of the peace.— llarrishurg State Journal. Fnozr.v TO DKATU. —James Galbraith, an old citizen of Blair county, residing in one of the gaps of the Allegheny mountains, was found dead on the public road leading from Altoona to the Cherry Tree, within about a mile of his home, on Saturday morning, Nov. 30, having frozen to death the night previous, which, it will be recollected, was very stormy. lie was quite aged, and had undertaken to walk home from Altoona, a distance of some six miles, through the snow, and it is supposed that he became ex hausted on the way, and so perished.— Hoi. Hej. RIOHT. —Tn Lawrence county, Ohio, an aged anil feeble, gentleman has for some time past held the offirc of County Recorder, but owing to his infirmities the business of the office has hern transacted by his daughters during several years past. The old gentleman died recently, and at the late, election Onpt. Kerr proposed to be a candidate for the office, and that if elected, he would do the business by proxy—let the daughters of the oKI Recorder do the business and receive all the pay. It is said he received nearly all the votes. Hurrah for the gallant Captain, and hurrah for the girls ! — .Hhtm Mu se nger From th • Public !.•■.,lgr WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 1851. You will see that I have not been mis taken in my guesses in the Message. Though a long document, it is to the point, and brief in regard to the variety of topics of which it treats. The Foreign relations are briefly handled—so are the tariff. In ternal improvements, \Ts sell at 33 a37 cents for Maryland. I —.lmtrican. I , | jpLASTLUi.—.SO tons soft |>las t'-r, fat -ale by ti.oibj JOU.N ULX.M-UV. BYMiV Drug Variety More HAVING ju.>t returned from Philadelphia with a new and varied stock of GOOD.S, the undersigned invites the public to give him a call. In addition to his stock of pure and Ire-Si DRUGS, be has on hand Spices of all kinds, fine Dairy and Tabic Salt, pure ll'/tife Lead; Copal, Coach, Japan and Shoe Varnish, rs ; a variety of Nuts; Butter, Soda Sugar and Water Crackers ; Old and Young Hyson, Im perial und Black TEAS ; a great variety of Hair and Tooth Brashes, RICE and SOUP BEANS, &.c &.C., innumerable, at A. A. BANKS'Variety Store. Lewistown, Dec. 12, 1851-tf. IA OR C'lßl ST \J AS.— Bra utiful nrnainent - ai Alabaster Fancy Boxes, and other knick-knacks. Al.-o, FAKGY SOAPS, admirable imitations in appearance, of fruit—a new article, just n eeived and tor sale at decl2 BANKS' Variety Store. (11DER VINEGAR—A new supply—first- J rate—just received at decl2 BANKS' Variety Store. Elegant tiiil'Mlook. 'HUE illustrated Ladies' Kkei-sakk, one ofthe most de x suable Family books ever published : Illustrated wuh twelve split did engravings 01 ibe mo-l celebrated wo men of the Bible, with descriptive sketches or meinoii* of each—[engravings on steel, by It mi.isi. r] Edited by A ABBOTT- One volume, :vo.—in various styles of Binding —now ready. Elegantly bound in cloth gilt backs $2 00 ' " limitation Turkey] full gilt, with } ( gilt edges. S ■' " Morocco—extra full gilt 4 00 N It "The L adies" Ksepsakb,bound in eitheroftl.e above styiea will be promptly and safely forwarded by nn.i- fret uf postage —to any parlofttie t'niled Stales, on the leceipt of orders, etch the muneg — which may a!.o be sen; by mail, ul my risk. JOHN P. TAYLOR, Publisher. H.'l Nassau-Street, N Y'ork. New York, December 12, itlil. PUBLIC SALE. r PMK HOUSES AND LOTS in the village of U Perry ville, belonging to Rev. James Nourse, will be exposed to public sale, on the premises, on Wednesday, December 24, 1851, at one o'clock, p. ni The properly may he conveniently di- j vided into five lots, ?.# S3U! thuee d wel - Mi2ii& and TWOdUwfii CTnTirairvrw£jjQPS, and will be*" 1 n' 1 " 11 """' sold together or in lots to suit purchasers. • Terms will be made known on day of sale. Persons wishing to purckase will be shown the property on application to SAMUEL MACLAY, deel2—2t Agent for Mr. Nourse. SHERIFF'S SALES. BY virtue of sundry writs of Venditioni Ex ponas and alias Venditioni Exponas, issued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Mifflin county, and to me directed, will be exposed to public sale, at the Court Ilou3e in the borough of Lewistown, OR Saturday, January 3, 155*2, commencing at 1 o'clock, p. m., the following described real estate, viz : A Lotof Ground in the borough of Lewistown, Mifflin county, fronting 30 feet, more or less, 011 Brown street, and extending back same width to an alley, bounded on the north by lot of Hen ry Zerbe, and on the south by other lands of George Carney, with a frame house and stable and other improvements thereon erected. Seiz ed, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of George Carney. ALSO, A Tract of Land in Bratton township, Mifflin county, containing 230 acres, more or less, ad joining lands of Seatnen, Andrew Winn, and others, with a small log house thereon erected. Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as the property of Sutnuel Ferguson. ALSO, A Lot of Ground in the borough of McVcy town, Mifflin county, with a frame dwelling house, stable, and other improvements thereon, hounded by lots of John Ross on the east and north, George Swoyer on the west, and fronting on Lumber street 53 feet 7 inches, extending in depth 93 feet, and known as lot No. 77 in the plan of said town. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of Isaac Haines. ALSO, All the interest of John Wagner in a Tract of Land in Decatur township, Mifflin county, con taining 49 acres, more or less, bounded by lands of Jacob Hook, George Shilling, Philip Wagon er, John Kemmerly and John Rager, with a log house, stable and other improvements thereon erected. Seized, taken in execution and to bo sold as the property of John Wagner. ALSO, A Tract of Land in Wayne township, Mifflin county, containing 113 acres, more or less, 100 acies cleared, bounded by lands of William R. Morrison, Samuel Wharton, dee'd. and the Ju niata river, with a large stone house, log barn, and other improvements thereon erected. Also, a Lot Ground situate in the Borough of Newton Hamilton, fronting Gtl feet, more or less, on Main street, and extending back same width to Pennsylvania Canal, bounded by lot of John W. Smith on the south, and lot of Felix Norton on the north, with a frame storehouse and w are • house thereon erected. The whole seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the properly of Samuel Morrison. ALSO, A Lot of Ground in the borough of Lewis town, Miffilin county, fronting3o feet, more or less, on Market street, and extending back same width to public alley, bounded on the north-east by'lot formerly owned by the Bank of Lewistown, and on the south-west side by lot of Alfred Marks, with a large brick house, frame stable, and other improvements thereon erected. Sei zed taken in execution and to be sold as the property of 2ltjcander IV. W. Sterrett WILLIAM SHI MP, Sheriff. SHERIFF'S OFFICE, Lewistown, } December 12, 1851. S N B. Purchasers at the above sheriff's sales are here by notified that the amount of the sales w ill be required to be paid, in all cases, immediately on the property hen.g knocked down, or it will be forthwith resold to the high est bidder \V. K S2O REWARD! BROKE the jail of Mifflin county on Monday night last, JOHN GREEN, a French Ger man, about 5 feet 5 inches high, about 45 years of age, dark hair, lately trimmed, with whiskers from ear to ear, had the forefinger of the right hand cut off at the second joint, and a large scar on left arm, above the elbow, inflicted by himself i with the intention of committing suu-ide, not 1 yet quite healed, lie had on an old cloth cap and brown cassinet pantaloons, coat not recol lected. Also, at the same time, GEORGE F. TAY ; LOR, about 25 years old, about 5 feet 6 or 7 j inches high, of lair complexion, fair hair, and t wears a goatee. He is well built, has a fresh, agreeable countenance, and talks somewhat like a Yankee, and has a genteel appearance, lie had on a bottle green frock coat, dark vest, oil , cloth cap, and mostly wears a small bugUty over coat. The above reward w ill be paid for their ap prehension and lodgment in any jail in this Commonwealth, or ten dollars for the arrest and security of either one. WILLIAM SHI MP. Sheriff, i Lewistown, Dec. 12. lSot 3t