THE GAZETTE.
LEWISTOWU, l'A.
Friday Evening, June 11, 1852.
Notices of New Advertisements,
Mr. Kennedy has received another cargo of
AY extern Produce, among which is a large
quantity of licit excellent Ham and Dried
B"f, which epicures acknowle Ige to be su
perior to anything ol' the kind heretolore
on sale here.
Persons who had deposited Deeds, Mort
g;:vro9, Bonds, Notes, or other papers, in the
hands of the late Exp Kulp, art. requested to
call and take them awe.v.
The books of W. AV. Brown arc in the
hands of C. Hoover, Esq.
Lind continues to turn out gentlemen from
his establishment —-o lur as handsome cloth
ing can make them so--in the most approved
style.
Home Matters.
The weather, since - our last, lias been of
the moot di-agreeable kind—rain, hail and
ligh wind-, succeeded by frosts, having ruled
the larger part of the week. Fires were
-comfortable yesterday at noon I
The Water Company is now engaged in lay
ing down pipes from the ridge to the reser
voir. by which the quantity of water will be
nearly if not quite doubled.
We are pleased to state that the fare on the
llailroad between L.-wistown and llarrisl.urg
has been reduced to 81. .5, and lruin Lewis
town to Philadelphia to 94.0().
A break occurred iu the level between this
place and the two looks on Monday, occa
sioned bv a slide <4' the towing path, which
prevented navigation on the (Jana! up to to
day. This is the first break in this level
fcinee its construction.
A break has also occurred near Milk-reek,
which will probably be repaired in time t<>
prevent any further delay than that caused
here.
The Stale Medical Convention, which lately
met at Philadelphia, appointed J>r. JOSEPH
HENDERSON one of the Censors for the 3d and
4tli districts, and Dr. THOMAS VAN VALZ AH one
of the Delegates to the American Medical
Association.
Joseph W. Parker, Esq., lias put out his ;
shingle as an attorney at Pottsville. Though
considerable of a loc-ofoco, we wish hiiu suc
cess.
The 'Secretary of the Commonwealth ad
vertises for proposals until the 12th July for
delivering the pamphlet laws in the several
counties of this commonwealth. Perry, Ju- ,
niata, Mifflin, Clearfield, Centre, Jefferson,
Clarion, Venango, Warren and F.lk, compose
the sth district.
A suspension bridge, erected over tie* Ju
niata, near Newton Hamilton, about a year
ago, we think, on the Remington plan, gave
WAY on Thursday of last week, while a four
horse team, heavily laden, was passing over
it. precipitating the horses, wagon and two of j
the men into the river. The Democrat states
that the men and two of the horses were saved.
No bridge of this kind has thus far stout! tie
test of time.
The \\ big National Convention will meet
at Baltimore on AVednesday next, and next
w.-ek we hope to put up for President a man
i !' the people who has earned some claim to
their suffrages for that high office.
The Pennsylvania Farm Journal may be a
good publication, and we think we said so
last year, when a stray number was received
at this office, since which nothing has been
• eon or heard of ii until this week, when the
number for June finds its way on our table
—intended, we suppose, for another notice.
If so. please let us know.
Hon. Axnntvc PARKER has our thanks for
a copy of the Treasury Report on Commerce
and Navigation.
CoMi'Limuxtap.v. —Tiie Ilarrisburg 1 >emo
cratie Lnion says "Mr. Buchanan carried
lie delegation in his own State unanimously,
after n most bite r personal figlit with a very
small band of political desperado ( ■ ."
The Penusyh'ttuian, the organ of loeofoco
ism in this State, say i '■ _\"o man, except he
who is grossly ignorant, need ask ' Who is
Fiunklin Pierce ' If th > Pennyvlvonian is
right in this wholesale assert "mm there are
lots of the democracy in this region who, in
it- estimation, must be rjßossi.v iovop.axt. oh
not on • in fifty could have answered tic ques
tion of who is Franklin Pierce on the dav
he was nominated.
An Indiana skunk, named Siierred. made
c. speech to the 1 oeofocos ;it Philadelpliia on
. ;nuay evening, during wheh he sail the
"wings don t njifiik I§k • - democrats, thev
don't lank 11'. • democrats, nor do thev smell
like democrats." We dare sav this fellow
■can ics about hini than brains.
Ihe C AZETTE or Ttlf. I MUX AM) fIoI.DF.X
RrEE," is a beautiful paper, devoted to the in
terests of the Order ofOrld Fellows Litera
ture, Miscellany, &r„ and i- ( .nlv OEO
which gives a fuil account < f tic j;,,**
of ;h< Order in the I'uit- d States. \, p
iisheu hy-Oriuiiptmi A Clark. No. 107 Fulton
stmt, New York, at S.' per antrum, or sg ' Ui
advance; four copies in advance, Sf,; nine
copies fl2; twelve copies SJ-. The work
should he in the hnmls of all iuemb< rs able
t > take a paper away from home, and would
be a decidedly better family paper than many
of the trashy tceaUies.
The mail carrier between Bdlefimte and
Clearfield was shot ut a few weeks ago.
Izccclbco National Convention*
The action of the Baltimore Convention hag
a<rain demonstrated that our opponents can no
longer agree upon the nomination of any
prominent man in their party as a candidate j
for President, and that so long as a foolish and
anti-democratic two-thirds rule is adhered to, j
comparatively unknown men will be put up for ■
that high office. For years (den. Cass, Mr.
Buchanan, Mr. Douglas, and other well-known
names, have been designated by county meet
ings and State conventions as fit nominees,
and of course their claims and abilities amply
canvassed, but, it appears, without avail.
Cass and Buchanan, in the hands of discreet
friends, might have easily compromised tlieir
difficulties and settled upon one or the other
as the nominee, but there must have been
such a mutual feeling of hatred, envv, or
jealousy, that, as the ballots clearly show,
evinced a determination on both sides that
both should be consigned to their political
graves at one funeral —for, us far as wo can
see into the future in political matters, we
think neither of them will hereafter be brought
up as candidates for the object of their ambi
tion. Had the friends of Gen. Cass not been
hoodwinked at the Reading Convention by
suffering a majority of iiuehanauites to be
sent there as " Bigler delegates," we have
little doubt the succeeding State Convention
would have shown a majority of hands at/niust
Buchanan; and had such been the ease, Mr.
Cass would have had a clear majority of the
Baltimore Convention, and doubtless become
its nominee. As it is, the friends of that
gentleman must " grin and bear it."
The subjoined table exhibits a recapitula
tion of the 49 balloting*, which were had du
ring the sessions of the Convention. It will
be observed that Gen. Pierce did not receive
a single vote until the doth ballot :
RECAPITULATION* <>F BALLOTINGS.
1 116j 931 201 27! 21 81 131 ~l j <M
2j 118; 95, 23 27 1 6 Id 1 nil
3, 110 94 21 20 1 7j I*s! 0 00
4 ] 15! 80 31 2f> 1 7. 13! j 00
5 114 881 34 20, 1 8 ld| 1; 00
0 114 88, 34 20; 1 8j 13| ] 00
7 113 88! 31 20' 1 0 Id! L 00
8 1 113 88 34 201 1 0 13 j 1 00
0 112 87 30 27 1 8, 13 1 00
10 111 80 40 27' 1 8 14 1 Oo
111 101 87 50 27 1 1 8 13 1 00
12; 08: 88| 51 27 1 0 13 I 00
13 j OS 88 51 20 j 1 in. 13 1 00
14 00 87| 51| 20 1 10, 13 i 1 oo
15! 00 87 51 20! . 1 10, 13. I, 00
10 00 871 51 20 1 10 13; 1 on
17 1 00 87 50 20., 1 11 13 j 1 OO
18' 00 8;". 50 25 1 11 13 j I 00
10 80 85 03 20; 1 11 13; lj 00
20 81, 05; 04 20 1 10 13, 1 Oo
gl CO, 102 04 20 13: o| 13; 1 0o
22; 43 104 77 20 l->j Oi Id! 1 (Hi
2.'! 37 103 78 20; 20 10 13 1 oo
24 33 103; SO 20 23 0 1 OO
25: 31 101 70 20 24; 10 13; 1 00
20 33 101 80 20 24 1(>! 13 1 00
27 32 08 85 20 24 0 13 j 1 oo
28 28 00 88 20 25 11 13; 1 OO
20 27 03 01 20 25 12 13 ll 00
30 33 01 02 20 20 12j 13 1 00
31! 05 78 02 261 17 0, oo 1 (MI
32 08j 74 80 20 1 son 1 <KI
33; 123 72 60 25! i 000 1 oo
34 130 i4O 53 33 1 5! 00 10 Oo
35 131; 30 52 44 1 5 00 i 15
30 122 28 43 58 1 5, 00. i 3u
37 12<ti 28 34 7o 1 5 00 1 20
38; 107 28 34 83,; 1 5 00 1 20
30 1001 28 33 85 1 5 oo 1 20
Jo 107 27 33 85 1 5 oo 1 20
41 I>7 27 33 85 1 5 on 1 20
42 101 27i 33 01 1 5i (Hi 1 20
43 101 i 27 33 01 1 5 On I 20
44| 101 27 33 ;01 1 5 ()0, 1 20
45 101: 27 33 01 1 5 (Hi: 1 20
16; 8| 28 32 08 I 5| (Hi! 1 44
47, 75 28 33 05! 1 5 mi 1 40
48; 73! 28 33 80 1 0 oOi 1 55
49 2 00. 2 00; 1 o o<> o 282
The final vote was not given at one-,
as the ballotings would leave the reader to
infer, but by a change of votes. This will
be seen by the following extra.-t from tie
proceedings of the convention on the 4'Jth
ballot :
When North Carolina was called, the chair
man ot her delegation changed lew vote from
Ma rev to Pierce : this movement was follow
ed by Georgia and Missi- ij.j.i, and it be
came manifest that the delegate- were wil
ling to compromise their difficulties and set
tle on Gen. Pierce. The New York delega
tion at this point asked leave to change their
vote, and record it for Gen. Pierce. The
delegation afterwards retired for consultation
and on returning to the hall, through Mr.
Seymour and Mr. Dickinson, the chairman
of the two sections of the delegation, con
firmed the change and cast the t!iirtv-li\••
votes of the State for Pi wee.
This announcement gave intensity to the
excitement, end tlie whole Convention pre
sented a scene of extraordinary commotion.
Pennsylvania retired to c< n-uit and on r<-
turning lier delegation ca-t their twenty-seven
votes tor Pierce. This left but three votes
wanting to complete a two-third tote foi
Pierce, which was accomplished hv I Delaware
changing her vote from ('a<s to Pierce.
The other States were then called on, those
which had already voted changing their vote
and giving it to Pierce, and those which had
not, been previously called following the gen
era! lead in the casting of their \<,i>- s . Oiiio
was the only State which did not make h :■
vote nnanituous. When first called on th.
I'.'th ballot she voted: for ('ass id, Douglas 6.
Houston 'J, Untler 1 ; hut subsequently co
reeled the vote to Pierce 17, Cass 2. J>uuia
2, Butler 1. and I blank.
J i balloting for a Vice Presidential ean
c.e'ate was hriet, the Convention having been
i (mi'<ugh!y tired out by a session of five (lavs,
fie two ballots were as follows.:
MUST IIAJ.EOT
W... I! King, of jr. , luiimv, of Tn.„ , 25
* * 4 Biitivr, i,f K>t>, 37 f Alchtrifun, o|* Mo '27
strange, „f N . C ., 23T „ ;lvm of 2
iwT*'° o-' 30 ,of(ia, S
| w diet, of Oliiu. 1
SECOND B A I.EOT.
3 ™ I "aviK, of Mat., 11
There remained now little to do. The
| the nominations were both unanimously cuu
; curie,i in. It was resolved to hold the mxt
: ISatioua! Convention in Cincinnati. Th"
committee on a " Platform" for the party re
ported a series of resolutions, and after some ;
unimportant business, the convention ad- j
journed.
Of the nominee, the Philadelphia Sunday
Dispatch furnishes the following Biographical
notice:
" The details of his life are very meagre,
and, however estimable he may be in private
life, and however stern and uncompromising
lie may be as a politician, there are no salient
points iu his biography which admiration
may seize upon ami exalt.
General 1 ranklin Pierce, comes of a good
stock; his father was the late Benjamin
Pierce, once Governor of New-Hampshire. '
Franklin was born at Hillsborough, New-
Hampshire, about the year ISOo, and is con
sequently but forty-seven years of age. He
graduated ut Dartmouth College, where he
was considered a ripe scholar, lie studied
law, and at an early age was at the head of
the profession m his native State. He rep
resented Hillsborough, in the Legislature of
New-Hampshire, and was speaker at the age
of twenty-five. At twenty-eight years he
was elected to Congress, and at thirty was
chosen United States Senator. He resigned
his seat in the Senate to pursue his profes
sion. During the Mexican war. President
Polk, tendered him a General's commission,
which ho accepted.
In the month of Julv, 1847, Gen. Pierce
arrived at \ era Cruz. The American Army
was then at Puebla. It was determined that
Gen. Pierce should take command of some of
the new regiments which had lately arrived
from the I nited States. Col. Mcintosh lead
marched some lime before, and being beset by
! a strong force of guerrillas, Gen. Cadwalader,
with about six hundred men, set out from
\ era Cruz, and formed a junction with Mc
intosh, and fought tin* wav through to Gun.
Scott s forces.
Gen. i'ilinw set out fi'uiii Vera Cm/, a few
(lavs alter this, with niie-tln usand men, and
<>n tin- f'.ith of July, Gen. Pierce took up the
line of inarch with nearly three thousand
num. lie met with hut little opposition in
his way. At Plan del ilio, he found the
bridge broken down, and cut a road for the
troops, whereby they forded the stream, lie
joined lieu. Scott in safety, and with the rein
forcements thus brought, the General-in-Chief
determined to move upon the city of Mexico.
On the first day at Contreras, the horse
upon which (ieneral Pierce was mounted
stumbled and fell aiming the rocks, throwing
the General among them, and injuring him
severely. His brigade was then taken charge
of by Col. Hansom. The brigade of (ieneral
Pierce seized the rancho of Padierna. and
were in good position for the next day's work.
Upon the following morning, while the act
ions at (.'hurubusco, Antonio and Tete du
Pont were in full contest, Shields and Pierce's
brigades were subjected in the Hold, to a
murderous lire from seven-thousand .Mexican
troops, under the command of Santa Anna,
(fen. Pierce was unable to be present, and
the two brigades were commanded by (Jen.
Shields. 'l'hcy finally put the troops en
gaged against theiu to llight. making the
iiitii American victory achieved upon that
glorious day. In the subsequent operations
at Molino del Key. and the (Jarita de Melon,
the brigade of General Pierce took no active
part, except to cover the American forces
which withdrew from Molino del Key. after
that hard contested and fruitless victory.—
Shortly after this lie iv.-dgned his conmiissoii
as Brigadier General, and returned home.
The whig-, we believe, are pretty well satis
ti' d, and though the locofocos affect to be so.
vw u.i'l- .sure a dilfereiit state of tilings would
have existed had Pass or some other leader
receive.! the nomination.
The democratic papers of this State, as
well as others, a few weeks ago made a con
siderable hubbub about their candidates hav
ing come rip to the mark in answering a let.
tor from a certain Captain Scott, of \ irginia,
respecting the comprviini.se measures, but
strange to say, the nominee of the conven
tion is one of two persons who declined or
neglected, to answer the queries propounded 1
On this subject the .New York Fx press re
marks :
There are some well-grounded suspicions
abroad that this nomination, so unlooked lor,
was the result of a previous well understood
but secret arrangement. To conciliate the
Tree .Soilei's ii was agreed to sacrifice even
candidate who had written a letter to Robert
Scott, and take up some new man, who.
though as much in favor of the (' mtprouii-o
Bills, and as resolute!v hostile to Abolitionism
in every form, a; either Car s, Buchanan. or
Dickinson, yet not so publicly committed to
the faith. Tree Seilism saw before it went
into th Convention, that it would have to
take a Compromise man, anvhow, hut they
stipulated, aid the other parties doubtless
:.gt' "d to make the dose as palatable us pe
sible The platfonn, it is true, is clear and
unequivocal, so lar as the slavery is-ties—the
1 ugitive Slave Law, etc., are concerned, and
nobody doubts in the least that General
I'ierce is to be placed upon that platform,
and to stand or fall upon it, in November
next: but then to have it said, "we have
• lain Cass again, as we slew him befi re ; nay
in.ere, we lime immolated every one of your
Coiupiomiso in n who figured in the Robert
Scott correspondence," i something the Free
Soi lor- thought was worthy of struggling for,
and, o thinking, the boon wa> insisted upon,
and it was given tic an. On 110 other hypoth
esis can we account ldr the significant silence
of such of the Free Soiiers as found their
way into the Convention. Xot even a groan
caun from their bosoms when liantoui was
thrust out ; not a murmur was heard when
the Fugitive Slave Law plank was brought
forward. On no other ground can we account
for the calm complacency* with which the
levelling Post !.■ re looked upon the exclusion
of lh* Massiwhesi tts Free Sudor ; and on no
other supposition can we reconcile the extra
ordinary haste ti.-c leading Democratic Aboli
tiou jou-iiul in this Mate —" The Albany At
las- -mauifc. 'ted to have it known, in its own
words, that "such a nomination will evoke
unanimity ;md enthusiasm throughout the
n untry; mid. if the subsequent proceeding
chilli In- of a character in unison, we predict
the most auspicious results for the party and
the permanent interests of the Republic." It
is a circumstance, too, strengthening these
suspicions, that this same Albany Atlas is the
first Democratic journal that has vt reached
our office which has placed at the head of its
editorial column, in large letters, "for Presi
dent, Franklin Pierce, of New Hampshire."
The Kveiling Post, we presume, will do the
same to-day, while the lessor lights of the
same color, anon, will follow the example.
VV lien the secret history of the Baltimore
t ..mention comes to be written, Pass, Bucha
nan ic Co., we think, will readily realize the
exquisite sincerity of " friends" who had mu
tually agreed to fret them a little bv paying
them the hollow compliment of useless bal
lots before bringing them to the block.
Decisions of the Supreme Court.
We copy the following abstract of decisions
by the Supreme Court from the last Ilarris
burg Telegraph :
Phillips vs. Lewistown Bank, Mifflin. —
Lewis J.—A certified copy of the assignment
of a mortgage is evidence.
2. The assignment of the mortgage is an as
signment not only of the claim against the
mortgagor, but of all the securities which the
assignor may hold against him or other par
ties for the same debt.
o. After notice to the debtor that his credit
or had assigned the debt to a third person to
secure the latter for acceptance made for the
creditor, the proceeds of which had been re
ceived by tire creditor, and after notice of the
insolvency of the assignor, the debtor caimot
purchase for- a trifling consideration, despa
rate claims against the insolvent debtor for
the purpose of tendering them in payment of
the debt in the hands of the innocent assig
nees.
4. The Act of March, 1842, provides that
when a bank makes a general assignment for
the benefit of its creditors, " the assignees
shall receive .in payment of debts due to the
bank its own notes and obligations ßy the
letter and spirit of tin* statue, tin* notes of an
insolvent bank purchased after notice of a
general assignment for the benefit of credit
ors, can be tendered only iu payment of
debts due to the bank at the lime of' assign
ment, to such as passed to the trustees, and
not to such debts as were transferred before
the assignment made in good faith and for a
valuable consideration. The purchase of de
preciated notes after knowledge of such an
assignment is an act of bad faith injurious to
the rights of others, and it is immaterial in
what manner the knowledge of the transfer
was acquired, so that it existed at the time of
the purchase.
•'. It is not necessary that notice sliould
he given by the party claiming the transfer ;
nor is it requisite that the notice be in writing.
Affirmed.
[X. !. In this ease (iibson J. dissented. 1
Reed r.s. Mitchell.—Levna J. -This case :
follows the principle of the last. " The
notice of assignment to Burrows was given i
oil the 10th December, ]S47, and the tender,
in depreciated notes of the Lewi<town Bank,
was made two days afterwards. 'J'his was
too late. If the notes had been received by
the defendant below iu the usual course of i
business before notice of the assignment, a j
different question might arise. But the bur- j
den of proof is on the party making the ten- j
del'. lie must establish facts necessary to j
make it effectual. There is no presumption j
of law arising from the tender, that lie had j
them in his possession at an earlier period
than the day oil which lie offered them in ,
payment of the plaintiff's demand.
There was no other note in possession of
tin l Bank of which Thomas Jieed was the
maker. The notice in designating him as
maker, and in stating accurately the date,
the amount and the time of payment, could
therefore apply to no other than the note in j
controversy, and was sufficient.
The misdescription in the assignment is
not material, inasmuch as the special verdict
finds the fact .that the note was transferred to
Burrows before the tender, and it i- not
found that the assignor makes anv objection
upon that ground, or sets up any claim to
the note. Affirmed. i
It. <r T. lifJ vs. Mitchell. — Lewis J.—-The
point iu this case ruled the two above cases.
Affirmed.
Decision relative to Fences.
The Lancaster Whig has a report of a fence
case, which was taken b the Supreme Court
on a writ of error. The following decision
was given, and as many similar cases no
doubt exist, it may be of interest to our read
ers:
" W hen any two persons shall improve
lands Hdjae-'iit to cadi other, or rather when
any person shall inclose any land adjoining
to another's land already fenced in, so that
any part of the first person's fence becomes
the partition fence b.'tw en tliein," are the
two cases provided lor in the acts of Assem
bly of the lltli March, 1842. for regulating
and maintaining line faces— Duuhiji, '.154. In
either of thes ■ cases, the expense of the par
tition fence, is to be equally borne and main
tained by both parties.
But if on- of tic adjacent improvers aban
don the division line and sets his fence in
upon his own land and throws out a lane to
the public use, which he has a perfect right
to do (see Painter vs. Reese. 2 Barr, 120, and
Dvs.m vs. Leeds. 2 Barr, 4SS.) they no longer
improve adjacent lands, and are not within
the statutory remedy. Such is this case.
John Kohrer having lost the use of a lane
long enjoyed between him and Christian
Kohrer, by Christian's moving his fence over
and appropriating the lane to himself, re
moved hack upon his own land far enough
to I'urni h an .her lane, and there built his
fence. The lan • thus produced is open to the
public. It i open at both ends: and the
proof i . that Christian's cattle use it. It
amounts to a dedication of it to public use.
it is no longer improved land within the
meaning of the act of Assembly. Yet Chris
tian claims that John should defray half the
expense of building the former on his (Chris
tian's) side of the lane. As well might John
insist that Christian .should maintain half of
hi feme. This would bring them back to
the true ground—that each imet maintain
iiis own fence along the lane without calling
on the other for help. The fence viewers had
no jurisdiction of the case, and the judgment
of the Court below, founded on their award,
i- reversed.
\\ itMAv's —A Women's ltiglitsCon
vention latcl v assembled at West Chester, and
was permanently organized by appointing
I alary Ann -Johnston, of Philadelphia, Presi
; dent. Resolutions were passed declaring
| that women are entitled, by natural rights,
i to equal participation with men in the po
-1 -1• Ciil institutions i f the country : that the
true interests of society demand that woman
should be represented in the Government,
: and that woman's true sphere is that which
| her nature and capability will enable her to
: till, and not that appointed by man, and
t bounded by his ideas of propriety. Mrs. Dr.
Harriet Hunt road a letter from Dr. Eliza
beth Blackweil, of New York. She addrcs
j sod the Convention in a forcible manner upon
tin necessity ot medical education tor females
ol the day. and another batch of resolutions
were adopted to sustain this position.— A
B oman's Rights Convention was also held, a
day or two ago at Massillon, Ohio, which was
largely attended, many of the ladies present
being in the Bloomer costume.
j The editor of the I nion Deiuokrat (I. tlu-
I telius) says he is satisfied that many of the
charges made against Hon. -Joseph Casey last
year, were founded in error.
Dauphin Couiity.
The Whigs of this county have placed iu
nomination the followiiist ticket:
Congress —James Fox, of Dauphin county.
Assembly —Jacob Laudis, James Freehand.
Prothonotary —Stephen Miller.
Register — David B rind le.
Com m issioner —l sane Mum ma.
Director—three years —John N. Hoffman.
" two years —William Allen.
Auditor —Phi lip lloil man.
Franklin County.
The Whigs of this county have made the
following nominations:
Assembly —George A. Madcria, Chas. 'J'.
Campbell.
Commissioner —John S. Huber.
Auditor — 1 >avid Spencer.
Director if th Poor —Samuel Leham, Mar
tin Newcomer.
— ¥
Allegheny County.
The Whigs of this stronghold have placed
the following persons in nomination :
Congress — David Ri tehi e.
/Senate -George Davsie.
Assembly- 15. Mowrv, Richard Cowan,
G. K. Aj>]>leton, Thouias Penney, •). M. Por
ter. Kysrer.
Sheriff' U illiam Magill.
Com in issioner —\\ in. Algeo.
(io'oucr—iames Morrow.
Auditor —l. I. Gardner.
Associate Judge —John Gehhart.
The Whigs of that portion of Allegheny
countv lieiunging to the Butler district, have
re-nominated Thomas M. Howe, the present
representative in Congress from that county.
The Old Sexton.
UY I'ARK ISENJ AMI v.
Xigh to a grave that was newly made.
Leaned a Sexton old on his earth-woru spade :
His work was done, and he paused to wait
The funeral train at the opening gate.
A relic of lv gone days was Le-,
And his looks were gray as the foamy sea,
And these words came from his lips so thin,
" I gather them in—l gather them in
Gather, gather, gather—l gather them in.
I gather tliein in for man and boy,
Year after year of grief and joy :
I've builded the houses that Lie around
In every nook of this burial ground.
-Mother and daughter, lather and son,
Come to ui v solitude one by one ;
But come the stranger or come they kin.
(father, gather, gather—l gather them in.
Many are with me, yet l ? m alone,
I'm king of the dead, and 1 make my throne
On a monument slab of marble cold—
My sceptre of rule is the spade 1 hold.
C'ome tliev from cottage r come tliev from
hall, *
Mankind are my subjects, all, all, all :
Let them loiter iu pleasure or toilful I v spin,
1 gather them in—l gather them in.
J gather them in, and their final rest
Js here. <lpvvii here, iu theearth'sdarkbreast:"'
And the Sexton ceased as the funeral train
Wound mute and slow o'er the solemn plain.
And i said to myself when time is told,
A mightier voice than the Sexton old,
Will he heard o'er he last trump's dreadful
din,
'• 1 gather them in—l gather them in. '
TitHUiiii i. CALAMITV.—On Thursday after
noon last, four children of Thotuas Finney,
who ros:d"s four niii •< above Halifax, in this
county, were in the field when a thunder
storm came up. and they took shelter under
a small tree, sitting down upon the ground to
protect themselves from the vain. Whilst
tlcy were in this position they were struck
by lightning, and two instantly killed. The
names of these two were Sainted Jackson
Finney, aged lb years, 4 months and -5 days,
and James Stewart Finny, age:! 1 I years.
mouths and •"> days. The other two children
were considerably injured, hut it is believed
both will recover.— l/unt\httr</ Cuion.
A catfish, weighing eighty-one pounds, got
shoaled at the mouth of I leer Creek. (Utio, i
•last week, and was caught by some boys. j
Married.
Git tli - Ist June, bv X. Maliaiiev, Esq.,
EBWAKI) DAVIS and Miss ('ATIIAKIXE
SUAKP. both of Granville township.
On the dd June, by the Key. James S.
Woods. D. P.. JOlfX (). W ILSOX, son of
Major William Wilson, and .Miss MAKY K.,
daughter of Joseph Campbell, all of Ivislni
coqtiirias \ alley.
(in th" Nth June. !>v the same, LEWIS T.
WATTSOX. Esq., and Mis- CATI 1A Kl XE.
youngest daughter of K. I". Jacob, Esq., all
of this place.
Died. -
Oil the 29th u!t., in Granville township,
.Mrs. MAKY. wife of Andrew Maves, Sr.,
aged about "si years.
On tL • Gth'in-t.. in this borough. XAA'CY
A XX. wife of John Shimp, aged •'!•" Years, 2
months and M days—leaving a husband and
six children to deplore her sudden removal to
another world.
At his residence at Arch Spring Mills,
Sinking Valley. Blair county, on Wednesday.
Ihe 2d inst.. JACOB ISETT, iu the y.ld year
of his age.
On Thursday, tic 27(1i nit.. ANDREW,
-on of tic Hon. Andrew Parker, of Mitttin
tovvn, aged ! year and <i months.
On th" 22d alt., at the residence of Wil
liam McClintoek, his son-in-law. altera verv
brief illness. WILLIAM AKBUOIvEL. Esq*.,
:tn old and respectable citizen of Juniata
county, aged S.H years.
On Tuesday, the Ist inst.. near Sarah Fur
nace. S'Tgennt GEORGE W. B. WISEGAK
VEK, late of Company F.. nth Kegintent I .
S. Infantry, aged 27 years. Tic deceased
lost his life by attempting to work in a well
infected with foul air.
ANOTHER SCIENTIFIC WONDER ! Important
In Dyspeptics. — Dr. J. S. HOUGH I'O.N'S
PEPSIN. The True Digestive h'lnid. or Gas
tric Juice, prepared trom the RKNNKT, or the
FOURTH STOMACH OF THE Ox, after directions
of BARON LIEBKI, the greatest Physio
logical Chemist, by J. S. HOUGH PON, M. I).,
Philadelphia. This is truly a wonderful reme
dy for Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Jaundice, Liver
Complaint, Consumption and Debility, curing
after .Xutitre's own met hud by Nature's own
Agent , the (lastric Juice. Pamphlets, con
taining Scientific evidences of its value, fur
nished by agents gratis. See notice among
| the medical advertisements.
TW EVKRVHODV that wants good Coffees,
Sugars, Teas, Molasses, Vinegar, &c., can
always find them very low, for cash, at F.
J. HOFFMAN'S,
THE MARKETS.
LEWISTOWN,
The prices paid by dealers this mornir g
for Grain and Country Produce, are as fol
lows :
Flour, barrel, Sit 37A
Wheat, white, ft bushel, 88
red do. 83
Rye, ft bushel, 55
Oats, do. 30
Corn, do. 50
Cloverseed, 'ft bushel, 3 75
Butter, good, ft lb. 124
Baeon, do. y
Eggs, ft dozen, 10
Potatoes, ft bushel 1 00
'''he Lewrstown Mills are paying 88 cts. per
bushel lor White Wheat, and 83 cts. for Red.
Rye 55 cents. Corn, 5(1 cents per bushel. Prices
of Flour—s2,37 per 100 lbs. for extra, and $2,121
for superfine.
ITlr* E. E. LOCKE &. Co. at Locke's .Mills, are
paying 00 cents for Rye, arid 45 cents for Corn.
PHILADELPHIA, -June 10, 1852.
FLOUR AND MEAL. —Flour is very quiet;
good brands are selling at 81J per bbl. for
export; sales to the home trade are limited at
the same price. Extra Flour is held at SC.a
85. Rye Flour—Sales at 83.|. Corn Meal if;
worth 83.51 per bbl.
CHAlN. —Wheat is in good demand : limited
sales of red at '.'7 c, and of prime white at
81.04. Rye is wanted at 7 ••*. Corn is in
better demand ; sales of yellow at G4aGsc.
Oats are dull; sales of prime Penna. at 42.1 c.
—Ud.jer.
Mint Coinage for May.
The Treasurer of the U. S. Mint at Phila
delphia, Edward C. Dale. Esq., furnishes the
following exhibit of the Coinage f..r the
month of May, just closed, viz:
GOLD.
1d,.332 Double Eagles 83.34G.G4n
13.5(15 Eagles, 135,050
32.445 Half Eagles, 1G2.225
108,120 Quarter Eatries, 270,500
218,140 Gobi Dollars, 218,1411
530,542 Pieces. 84,132,355
SILVER.
21,500 Half Dollars, 10,750
I(M l,t<M'H I Dimes, I(I,(MH
1,820,G00 Three Cent Pieces. 54.GJS
2.481,G12 Pieces, 84,207,723
COl'J'Eit.
203,280 Cents. 82.032 80
2.744.022 Pieces, $4,210,355 80
GOLD BULLION Deposited for Coinage from Ist
to 31st May. 1852
From California. 84.151,000
From other sources. 185,000
84,330,000
SILVER BULLION deposited for Coinage from
Jst to 31st May, 1852, §20,000
NEW ('oi .VTEREEITS. —According toThomje
SMJI'S Bank Note Reporter, the following
enuuterh'its have lately made .their appear
ance. Ihe public should keep track of them:
1 M son the Cecil Bank, Maryland, altered
from ones—vignette, a large "safe, a small
steamboat at bottom of note; 2's on the Lan
caster Bank, Penn.; 3's on the Bank of Al
bany, X. .: s'son the Atlantic Bank. Cape
May, X. J.: no's on the York Bank, Penn.;
3's on the City Bank of Hartford, Conn. ; s's
on the Trenton Banking Co., X. J. ; 10's on
tli-- Mechanics' Bank, Philadelphia; 10'B on
the M erchants' Bank, X. J.; 50's on the
Farmers' Bank of Lancaster, Penn.; 10's on
Southern Bank of Kentucky; s's on the City
Bank of Cincinnati: 10's on the Exchange
Bank of Virginia ; 10's on the State Bank of
Indiana.
RKLLEFONTE CEMENT.—2O bbl*. of this
well-known Cement for Springs, Cisterns,
Foundations, Pipes, &c. For sale bv
J'ineli F. G. FRANCISCUS.
Books of William W. Brown.
VTOTICE.—AII persons indebted to WILLIAM
i_\ W. IIROWIV for shoes, books, &c.., are
inlorrned that his books have been assigned to
James T. llule and A. G. Curtin, and are left
in the hands of the subscriber for collection.
All accounts not settled by the |2tb of July are
ordered to be sued without respect to persons.
CHRISTIAN HOOVER,
Justice of the Peace.
Lewistown, June 1 1, 3852-3t.
Notice to all interested.
\ LL persons having had DEEDS, MORT
j V GAGES, NOTES, BONDS, or other pa
pers in the hands of the late HCXKY KDLP, Esq.,
of ail of which there are a large number, are
requested to-call and take them away.
Those knowing themselves indebted for costs
to said deird., are requested to make settlement
without delay.
JAMES IRVIN, Administrator.
Lewistown, June 11, 1852-3t.
FRESH ARRIVAL
OF WESTERN PRODUCE.
MM IE Section Boat \VM. C. PORTER, Cap
-1 Jons PRICE, has arrived, laden as follows :
U'hukej/i I/om, Per/', Cheese, Crackers,
Glass, Pea Nuts, Nails,
which will he sold by the subscriber, either
wholesale or retail, at reasonable prices.
June 11. JOHN KENNEDY.
SUMMER HATS,
HMIE NOMINATIONS being made, the next
J[ thing to be bad is a nice SUJ\L>IER JLIT,
l<>r we may now reasonably suppose that Sum
mer is at hand. The undersigned has just re
ceived and opened a new supply, to which pub
lie attention is invited. A very line assortment
of CHILDREN'and YOUTH'S IUTS, very
low, to suit every fancy, and please everv taste.
Call and see, ' N. J. RUDISILL.
Lewistown, June 11, 1652.
m m WILLIAM LIND,
Fashionable Tailor,
East Market st., Lewistown,
if ®', '/fUI a '" feW doors aboveßlymyer's
store,
xv '" promptly attend to tna
l|l] | | king up every description of
f / HI Gentlemen's clothing, in the
jln- r - n> neatest and most fashionable
manner. junell
N"OTK 'E.— Proposals will be received up
hi MO.VDAA. 14th -lune, for the mason,
Brick and carpenter work of the Methodist
Episcopal Church at this place. Plan and
specifications can he seen at anv time.
JESSE MEREDITH,
L. J. K ESS LEU,
I'. F. K ESSLEIt.
lnildin<r t 'oniiuittce,
Mill Creek. June 4, \XS2-2u '