THE GAZETTE.
LEWISTOWN, PA.
Thursday, January 29, 1857.
B®-Most of the members having been |
storm-stayed, but little business was done by
the Legislature last week. A rather spicy
debate came off one day by Mr. Backus, a
Fester man, asking to be excused from serv
ing on a committee on which it was intimated
he had been placed by the Speaker in what
he considered an insulting manner. No
move towards electing a .State Treasurer had
yet been made, the democracy being appa
rently afraid to try it.
LATEST NEWS.
LATER FROM KANSAS.
ST. Loris, Jan. 27. —The Westport corres
pondent of the Republican, under date of the
21st inst., says the Kansas Legislature has
repealed the law against the circulation of
incendiary documents.
A resolution has passed both Houses, under
which a Convention will be called at ua early
day to form a State Constitution.
DEATH CF FRESTON S. BROCKS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—The lion. Preston
S. Brooks, of South Carolina, died this even
ing at Brown's Hotel. He has been in bed i
for a day or two, suffering from the effects of
a severe cold. lie said to his friends this ;
evening that he had passed the crisis of his
illness, and felt considerably improved in
health: but ten minutes afterwards he was j
seized with violent cramp, and expired in in
tcuse pain.
EOREIGN.
The news by the Persia, is important, inas
much as it states that the Swiss difficulty is
virtually settled, by the Interposition of Frauce,
supported by England. The Emperor Napo
leon undertakes that Prussia shall renounce
all claim upon Neufeliatel, in return for the
release of the prisoners. Further, France
undertakes to prevent any aggression by
Prussia upon Switzerland. Switzerland ap
proves these terms, and the Federal Assem
bly is summoned to ratify them.
The Conference of Paris closed on the loth
inst., having signed a protocol which is ex
pected to terminate all the difficulties in ful
filment of the treaty of peace, of March last.
Russia cedes Bolgrad and Tabak to Moldavia,
and receives the town of lvomrat, on the right
of the river Yalpak, with a territory of 30U
square versts. The Isle of Serpents is decid- >
ed as belonging to the mouths of the Danube,
aqd goes with them. 'The new boundaries
shall be tized and the Austrian troops and
British fleet shall have evacuated Turkish 1
territory by the 30th of March next. Ininie- !
diately thereafter the Conference will re-as- j
semble at Paris to ratify tliese proceedings. (
o advertisement of the Saturday
Evening Post.
Destroyed by fire on the 17th— Bowman £
Co's foundry at Williamsport.
1 •
ood was selling in Cincinnati a week
ago at sl4 per cord, and no coaSto be had.
tetrT iie officers' quarters at Carlisle bar
racks was destroyed by tire last week.
public in Ohio, under luco- i
foco management, have become about as cor
rupt as those of Pennsylvania.
feaT Five or six buildings adjoining the
I nited States Hotel at Harrisburg, were de
stroyed by lire on Saturday rnoraing.
fear Samuel Rees, of Perry euuuty, was
found frozen to death in Turkey Valley, Ju- j
niata county, ca the Cth inst. Rum done the
deed.
feaT Two men wete frozen to death near
York last week, while under the influence of •
intoxication —John Sweitzer near Weigles- i
town, and Jesse Bortner near Dallastovrn. [
feaTßees'a large hog, weighing o<X> lbs.,
was shot for at Miffiintuwn last week, and j
won by Aaron Wagner of this county. Aaron
is hard to beat.
fear Hon. John Barney, ex-member sf Con-,
gress, and long known in the political and
fashionable circles at IV ashington, died in
tint city on the 26th.
fear Mr. (biddings had an attack cf atrophy i
of the heart in the II >use at Washington on j
the 17th, which camo near terminating his i
life. !
feaf We heard a young lady remark on
Monday morning that the " threemometer''
was down to squeeze-oh! We suspect she
had kept late hours the night before with her
beau.
feaTMrs. McCliester, wife of E. McCliester
of Indiana county, Pa., committed suicide on
Friday evening, Oth inst., by cutting her
throat with a razor. She was partially in
sane.
Patterson, Perryvilie, Millerstown and
Newport have all been made first class sta
tions, hence no commission will hereafter bo j
charged upon freight on the railroad to or I
from those placos.
BfeA-The amount of losses paid by the
Franklin Fire Insurance Company during the
past year is $301,038 84. This company, of
which 11. J. Walters, Esq., is the agent for '■
this county, is noted for its prompt liquida
tion of losses.
Jut little of interest has transpired in
Congress during the past week. The House
had put under arrest Mr. Simonton, corres
pondent of tli# N. Y. Times, for refusing to
answer questions before a committee relative
to the bribery matter.
8?%-, The law relative to depreciating Span
ish quarters, levies and tips has not jet pass
ed Congress, but in the meantime speculators
in the cities are already at work 'caring peo- i
pie into parting with them at 20, 10, and 5
cents. Our advice is, unless much defaced,
to keep them, or part with them only for
what thev are really worth.
B£fcSenator Srraub, who voted for Forney,
Las published some sensible reasons for refu
sing to sign the silly protest got up against
Cameron's election. He shows by figures
that if the doctrine centended for was recog
nized, there could be no election so long as
the majority in the two houses were of oppo
site politics.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
A IIL BBUB — The Water Question. —The fire
companies seem to have been thrown into
considerable excitement by the Council pass
iug a resolution directing the Chief Burgess
to assume control in case a joint service
should be required. It is evident there was
au entire misapprehension of the object in "J
view. It was merely designed to meet a dif- i
ficulty that might occur, and we think a little
calm reflection will satisfy any one that the
. step, so far from being an infringement on
the companies, is perfectly proper. So long
as they are fully organized and act together
harmoniously there would be no occasion for
interference, bnt suppose a contrary state of
affairs, who so proper to decide as the Bur- '
gess ? The most trivial matter sometimes
creates an excited feeling—an instance of
• which we could readily give—that would pro
: duce precisely the c ise in which the interfe
rence of the Chief Burgess, or some other
person with like authority, would be called
for. It is appareut to us and many others
that cases may arise when such an officer i
might be of service; and if the companies ,
object to one out of their department, let
then), with any degree of unanimity, elect one
jointly, and we have no doubt the Council
will cheerfully rescind the appointment mere- j
W made to meet a difficulty that has not been
provided for.
What an excited feeling will do, was well
. illustrated last week, by the construction put
upon our remarks relative to the fire. We
| cast no reflection whatever in that article on
the conduct of those who were eudcavoring
to do something with the apparatus, unless j
stating the fact that most of the firemen, in- I
stead of attending to their apparatus, ran to
the fire, be considered oue. The greatest
fault we had to find was that the lleudcrson
hose was not on the reel, and we gave it as
our opinion that had it been in its place some 1
water would have been thrown on the fire. It
is now alleged that the water was not turned
on as so. u as it ought to have been, aud that
■ it was the fault of the IV ater Company the
impression bad got abroad there was no wa
ter. From circumstances that have since
transpired, it is probable the plug in front of
Davis's shop as frozen in the pipe, having
since burst, which would at once account for
no water being there. What we stated in re
lation to the reservoir was derived from good
authority, and where we referred to other
1 facts, it was lrum personal cognizance,
j One thing has bceu clearly established,
namely, that the water power in dry seasons i
is insufficient to supply that element at fires.
This was the case at the fire iu VV. Market
street, at the destruction of the Lutheran
Church, and ui<>re recently at the lira in
Brown street. l>y the terms of the charter
as well a- an agreement subsequently entered
into, the company is bound to use all due
diligence to keep a supply for ixtinguishing •
fires, as well as general use. The term is i
somewhat indefinite, still the question may
arise whether the company is not bound, both
in equity and law, to furnish a supply with- ,
out resorting to stopping off at night—fur we ;
regard that as a serious evil, as fifteen or
twenty minutes must always elapse in such
cases between an alarm of fire and a flow of
water. Although there is a disposition at ,
present among the managers to do something,
W8 fear that disposition may, as it too fre
quently does, dwindle down into drawing a
few small into a new or the old res
| ervoir, which are sure to fail when water will
be most wanted. Wc believe the time has
arrived when the Kishac.quiJlas ought to be
resorted to—we care not at what point or in
what mode—aud such a quantity furnished as
l to give a general licence for its use for all
purposes. This would be a -trong induce
ment for almost every property holder in i
town to take it, and we have no doubt that in
a few years the company euuhl as readily de
j dure a dividend of six to eight per cent, on
j a capital stock of s2o,o<'o or $30,000, as thev j
now can on tin ir present capital. Jacob's
| (late Shaw's) mill would be the most eligible ;
site for such a purpose, and if it can be secu
red at a reasonable rate ought to be purchased,
with all the water rights belonging to it.—
The water, the power to raise it, and a ridge
for a reservoir are on the spot—leaving notli- j
i ing to be done but the erection of force pumps,
constructing a reservoir, aud laying about
1000 yards of pipe to intersect the main pipe
in V alley street. This dene, we should have
water enough to supply a town ten times the
size of Lewistown, and of course an abun
dance for all purposes, whether for fire, for
, household or manufacturing uses.
THE POOR HOVSE. —IV'e publish to-day a
statement of the settlements made by the !
Auditors with the Treasurer and Steward.
: which are published in a more satisfactory I
mrmner than heretofore, but arc still far from
. showing the real transactions of the estab- 1
lishment during the year, a it will be percei
ved that over S2OOO are out in unpaid orders,
1 of which the public will get no account until
they are paid. The present board set cut
with the avowed purpose of making a reform
in the expenditures, and we would suggest j
whether it would not be as well yet to pub
lish, over their signatures, a full statement of
all these orders, stating to whom granted,
what for, and the amount, and thus make a
fair start on their own hook.
THIRD STREET BRIDGE. —Two horses with a
wagon at their heel* ran up Third street at
full speed one day last week, and by-good
luck crossed the old bridge at tbe west end in
safety. Had the horses or wagon or both
gone over, would it have taken a lawver to
teli who would have had to foot the bill ?
fei^ome snow fell again yesterday eveu
ing, giving promise of tolerable good sleigh
ing. j
CORRECTION. —In our notice last week of
Mr. Wallis's less, we inadvertently stated
that tico beds had keen consumed. Six beds
were burnt, and in addition about two-thirds
of the furniture, with bureaus, chests, clothes
press, &c. filled with clothing and other arti
cles. Mr. W.'s less, at a low estimate, is at
least SISOO.
THE WEATHER. —The oldest inhabitant was
waked up on Saturday morning by the intal
ligenoe that the thermometer had got down
to 10 degrees below sero—the first instance
i we believe on record here of its being so low. !
: On Monday morning it again fell to 14°, thus
1 for a few days giving our citizens a taste of
weather such as the Eastern States, Canada,
and our western prairies sometimes boast of. ■
Most of them we presume will hereafter be
satisfied with such ordinary winters as we
used to have.
On Saturday it was discovered that the fire
plugs were frozen hard and fast, the pipe at
J one of them having on the previous evening
| snapped off like a pipe steui. The Burgess
j and Council authorized some measures to be
| taken to have them opened, but up to yester
j day evening had but partially succeeded.
cold Weather, as usual, has had
the effect of rendering travel on railroads
I dangerous Ly the snapping of rails. The
: down train en Saturday last broke a rail be
low Middletown, and although discovered by
a family residing near, no notice was given,
the consequence of which was that the up
train was partly thrown off the track and
! down an embankment some twenty feet high,
j smashing an engine and several ears and set-
ting them on tire. In the last car the pas ,
sengers were thrown head downwards, and
for a few moments a fearful scene ensued, I
hut were ail rescued without loss of life. A
number were injured, one dangerously, llen
rv Garman from near Ephrata in Lancaster:
county, who had both his legs broken and is 1
not expected to recover. _ Mr. Kusscll of this
place was in the last car, fell on his head as
it was .upturned with three or four on top of I
i him, but Injured his bat more titan his per- ,
son.
Li.ecant Bna.Es.—Aaron Peters of Derrv
township, has taken an agency for the sale of ;
Sears' recent edition of the Bible. Au cx- j
animation of the paper, print, engravings, !
and binding will satisfy any one that this is
the cheapest edition ever issued. The plain ,
copies are sold at SG—thit embossed at >7. j
11/lloicai/'s Pills, a certain Remedy fir all j
Liver and Stomach Complaints.—The Jaugh- !
tor of Mrs. Farluw, of Maiden Line, N.w
\ urk, was !ur three years in a most depiora- j
j ble state of health, caused by her liver and
| stomach being out of order. The mother
tried a variety oi remedies, but unfortunate- ]
!y the chil 1 was not benefitted by the same ; !
nu the contrary, she gradually became w. rs •.
Seven weeks ago she commenced to u>c Hal- '
lowav's Pills in accordance with the priuted '
• directions. They have completely cured her, J
after every other remedy had failed to give
her the slightest rciief.
Married.
1 On the 27th inst., hy Rev. C. M. Klink,
THOMAS Hi.MMEL of Decatur township,
to Miss CATHARINE MILLER ul Derrv,
; township. 1
On the 2'2d insf., by Rev. Wm. A. McKee, 1
JACOB A. NORTON" of Newton Hamilton,
j Mithin county, to Mis* SARAH J. WARD, j
of Juniata county.
•
On the same day, hy Rev. G. W. Thomp
j son, G. W. Peck, of Perry county, to Miss '
JANE DROLSBAI < i 11. of Juniata county.
In Milroy, i n tlie 22d ult., by Rev. R. El
liott Wilson, JEFFERSON" SWARGER and
Miss SARAH A. CAMP, all of Miiroy.
On the Oth ult., i v IJev. F. Gearhart, SAM- '
UKL 11. SWIG ART and Miss ELLIE C.
DUNMIRK. both of Oliver township.
On the 7th ult., bv Rev. A. Rothrock, JO
SEPH D 1 NMIRE and Miss RACHEL F. 1
, IGART, Loth of Oliver township.
On the Oth inst., bv John Barger. Esq.. i
WILLIAM REED ami Miss ELIZABETH
i C., daughter of Win. Bell, Eq., botii of Ar
magh township.
Died.
In Granville township, on Saturday last, j
very suddenly, Mrs. SI SAX STRLXK, wife
of George Strunk, aged GJ years. The de
< ceased was a very estimable woman, beloved
by all who enjoyed her acquaintance, and
; her decease has made a void, not only in the
family circle, but also in the neighborhood
{ in which she resided, which can never again
be filled. Her remains, followed by a large
concourse of relatives and friends, were con
veyed to the Presbyterian cemetery, in this
place.
In this place, on Monday morning last,
; CHARLES EDM END, son of Mr. Wm. j
Chestnut, aged I ygtr and 11 months. The
deceased accidental!}' fell into a pan of boil- |
ing water on Saturday evening, while playing, i
and was so badly scalded that he died the fol
lowing night.
In this place, en the 9th inst.. MARY ANN
PRICE, aged 2d years.
In Granville township, on the 20th inst., 1
Mrs. M-ARY PEXEPACKER, wife of Joseph
{ Penepacker, aged Go years, 7 months and IS j
days.
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THE
SATURDAY EVENING POST.
THE BEST WEEKLY PAPER.
Sample Numbers Furnished Gratis.
EXAMINE FOR YOURSELVES. j
.Apply to the publishers,
DEACON A PETERSON,
GG South Third st., Philada.
Philadelphia. Jan. 29, 1807-ot
~ PUBLIC NOTICE.
TXT II ERE AS, my son, JOHN GARACII
TV, a minor, having absconded from
his home and contracted debts for which 1
held am liable, all persons are notified that
1 will hereafter not hold myself liable for any
debts he may contract, and that 1 will hold
all persons who may employ him responsible
for his wages.
MICHAEL GARACHTY.
i New Armagh District, Jan. 29, 1857-Jt* i
domoaratic organ of Schuylkill
county says the newspapers that are lashing
Messrs. Lebo and Wagenseller for voting for
Cameron, might just as well mind their own
business, as a majority of the democracy there
would any day prefer Cameron to Forney as
U. S. Senator.
ILLINOIS LANDS. —The attention of farmers
and others about removing to the west, or
desirous of making safe investments, is re
quested to the advertisement of Joseph Milli
ken, Esq., offering for sale 20,000 acres of
Prairie Lands in Central Illinois. These
| lands are located in a climate congenial to
j our own, near the great lines of railway that
traverse the State, and for fertility and easy
I cultivation are unsurpassed. Among those
who have already made purchases are Wm.
Mitchell of Lewistown, Joseph Ticc of Gran
ville, John M. Bell of Derrv, and others, who
examined them in person and will cheerfully
testify to their value. The lands will he sold
low, anu offer the strongest inducements for
i °
emigrants from this and neighboring coun
i ties to form neighborhoods, and thus in a
I .
. measure relieve the tediousness arising from
; settling among strangers in a strange land.
HI &-FEM.1LE .WESTS W.ISTED in ev
ery Town or Village of-the Union, to sell Dli.
S.I.VFORD'S I.WIGOR.ITOR. Many of our
I Lady Agents are making more than a living
j froai its sale. Xo MONEY required until the
| medicine is sold; simply a good reference ac
j companying application. The Invigorator will
| cure Sick Headache. Take one or two tea
| spoonsful at each attack and it will soon disap-
I pear. For an overloaded stomach, or when
! food rises or sours, take the Invigorator after
eating, and it will not prove disagreeable or op
pressive. For Heartburn, Palpitation, or Diffi
cult Breathing, take a teaspoonful once or twice
daily. F'or loss of Appetite, Languor or List
lessness, the medicine is invaluable. It will
restore the appetite and make the food digest
well. Nightmare—take a teaspoonful on reti
ring, and the demons of dream-land will all be
fairies. After eating a hearty dinner, take a
dose of Invigorator and it will relieve all op
pression or fullness. The Invigorator is a Liv
er Remedy of unequalled virtue, acting direct
ly fin that organ, curing Dyspepsia, Jaundice,
Bilious Attacks, Dysentery, Piles. Worms, and
all F'emale Obstructions, for which it has no
equal. Any person after using a full bottle of
the Invigorator for any of the above named
complaints, without benefit, can call at the
Agent's and get their money back. Sold at
One Dollar per bottle, by SANFORP & Co., Pro
prietors, New York, and by CMARLHS RITZ,
Lew istown.
THE MARKETS.
LEW ISTOWN, Jan. 29, 1857.
Lewistown Flour, per I<K) Pus. $4 Co
Superfine " 3 7,"
Freedom " 3 50
Barley 75
Bye, j 1 bushel, GO
Oats, do. 35
Corn, do. 50
Clnverseed, f 1 bushel, G 50
Timothvsticd, " 550
Butter, good, *{■' ]T). 20
Kggs, -i dozen, 18
Nc-.v Put ttoes p bushel, 50
Pork f' cwr., G 50
The Lewistown Mill is paying 81,30 f,,r
red wheal. 1.40aU,00 < br white wheat, accord
ing to quality.
£a>""Aitr--d Marks, at the new Steam Mill,
is paying for White Wheat 1,40*0,00, Red
1,50.
5' B-—M heat taken on store, with privi
lege to the owner to sell or ship by boat.
Philadelphia tattle >larket.
1 he market* have Been comparatively poor
ly supplied vvith beef cattle this w->ck. but
4'') bead having come in. Several droves
could not reach the market, consequently
their cattle were left over. Prices were from
59 to 11 j 4 100 tt>s. At Lowry & AY'criitz*s
late Torbert's 2P-' head were disposed of at
11, a< in quality. 140 head were taken
for New York.
Cows and Calves—There is no new feature
to notice in this market. Very prime milch
cows ore offering—prices ranging from $lB
to s'i and 00, much depending <>u the milking
quality of the cows, and on the f tnev of the
buyer. Dry cows ell for each;
springers from S2O to 50; good fresh cows
from SSO to 50.
Ilogs—The demand for hags continues quite
active at an advance on lust week's prices.—
21' X) head have hei u disposed of, mostly at
Singer's, at SB(S B|. The pens were left en
tirely bare at the end of the market.
Sheep and Lambs—The receipts have been
large—4(u 500 having some iu during the
week. Prices are higher and sales small at
$4(uS, in lots.
Flour, Grain, vc.
Flour and Meal —The late foreign advices
are more favorable for Breadstuffs, but the
receipts having been nearly suspended by the
storrii, the market for Flour has ruled unusu
ally quiet during the entire week, the demand
pretty much confined to the wants of the home
trade at from $G 37 J to 0 50, and G 02' for
common to good and choice retailing brands,
and $0 75 to 7 50 and 8 p 1 bbl for extra and
fancy family Flour, as in quality. Shipping
Flour is held at our lowest figures, but there
is no demand for export in the present state
of the navigation, and a few small lots only
changed hands early in the week at sG37ii
G 50 ~{4 bbl. the latter for Lancaster county,
250 bbls extra at $G 75(a 7p 1 bbl, as to brand,
and 200 half bbls Manayunk at $7 25 the
pair, the market closing very quiet at these
prices. Corn Meal and Rye Fiour have also
been very quiet and prices about the same,
the former is held at $3 for Penna Meal, and
the latter at $3 75(q 4 r 4 bbl, but there is little
or nothing doing. The inspections for the
week ending the 22d inst, are 4701 bbls
Flour, G7 do Corn Meal, and 97 do Rye do.
Grain —There has been little or none arri
ving since the storm, and prime Wheat is in
fair request at 2(5 3c 'pi bu advance on last
week's rates; sales only reach some 7u> SOOC
bu, principally taken early iu tiie week, at
150(>r 154 c for reds, and 160(5x164c for white,
as in qualitv. Rye continues in request, and
all offered finds ready sale at 80(a81c. Corgi
is rather better, and some 9 510,000 bu have
been disposed of at 67(b,08c for old yellow,
mostly at the latter rate in store, and 04(5;65
for new Southern in the cars. Oats are about
stationary, and sales of 10(o 12,000 bu Penna
and Western at 47(i48c, chiefly at the for
mer figures, including a sale of old at 45c.
Seed*— The demand for Cloverseed has fal
len off, and prices favor the buyer: sales onlv
reaching some 8(q 900 bu at s7 \a 7 121 f> bu.
mostly at the former rate, at which the mar
ket closed steady. Timothy—nothing doing.
Flaxseed is looking up, owing to an advance
at the Fast, but there is little or none offering
or selling.
TOOK HOUSE STATEMENTS
FOR 1856.
Auditor's Statement of Treasu
rer's Account.
William Russell, Treasurer, in account with
the Directors of the Poor of Mifflin county, I
from January ], 1656, to January 1, 1357.
DH.
To cash rec'd of County Treasurer, §4500 00
" " J. W. Shaw, 16 50
§4516 50 j
CH.
By the following orders paid, viz : •
Wm. M. Fleming, for horse, wheat,
and sen ices as Director, §142 00 j
Nancy Lockwood, for keeping John
■ Maxwell, 16 25
I Daniel Zeigler, for stoves and services
as Director, 73 20 i
John Barger, making coffin, 4 00 j
i John Davis, saddlery, 9 37
i George Blymver, merchandize, 531 34
R. H. McCiintic, coffins, 25 00
J. B. Selheimer, stoves, tinware, &c., 3'.' 63
S. & M. Frank, merchandize, 93 74
J. Kennedy, coal, bacon, fish, salt, dec. 294 49
Coutner, Bailey & Stuart, merchandize, 89 79 j
George Miller, blacksmlthing, 37 79
F. J. Hoffman, drugs, groceries, &c., 156 73
' C. Hoover, fees OD orders of relief, 24 27 •
JG. W. Stewart, " " 16 50
I John Burkholder, for attending Hunt,
| (small pox) 40 00
i Joseph H Morrison, on account, 500 00 :
I Dr. A. W. Moss, drugs, 7 61
I Jacob Rittenhouse, burning lime, 36 50 j
Samuel Aurand, school tax. 20 60
j Marks & Mcßurney, merchandize, 33 04
Funeral expenses, Thomas Low, Jui
! ata county. 24 56
Dr. Crawford, attending James Rager
and family, 7 50 :
George Kauffman, for cattle, 130 00
Nancy Beatty. boarding John Rogers, 6 00
Wm J. McCoy, funeral expenses,&c.
of Richard Cole, 10 00
T. G. Bell, balance road tax, 7 28
John Sterrett & Co., flour, feed & mdze 272 65
| Wm. Hardy, for keeping John Paris,
colored and insane, 93 07
Miller & Shimp, blacksrnillung, 41 12
Jos. R. Wills, boots and shoes, 59 00 \
i M. Montgomery, " 27 00 j
Debt of 1855 paid in 1656, §2667 23
David Mabin, attending Chas. O'Nail,
insane, 27 00 j
Adam Knepp, " " " 2s" 00 j
, Wm. H. Hassinger, boarding " 5 Oil !
Dr. M. T. Mitchell, attending •' 35 00 I
Wm. Butler, for Susan Sbipton, (small
pox ) 20 00 :
Owen Owens, keeping Elizabeth Smith, 39 00
. Dr. S. S. Cummings, balance in full, 20 00 j
John Boas, keeping Henry G. Knepp, 12 00
! Dr. Thos. VanValzah. balance in lull, 35 00
; Jacob Hamafcer, repairing wagons, 5 50 ;
■ George Ruble, for supporting bis two
] blind si-ters. 10 00 j
} Overseers of Potter township, Centre
| county, for E. McKinney, 21 00'
! Wm. iticdie. repairing ladders, 3 50
| Overseers of Delaware township, for
Jas X. Pager and family, 9 09 !
i Dr J. D Stoneroad, Physician for De
j catur township, 875 '
Wm. B. Hoffman, lumber, 11 00 i
' Elias liuffuagle, -tate tax, 30 tsl 1
j Moses Williams, keeping child, 14 60
: Jol:n Levy, coal, 32 37
Nancy Lockwood, keep'g Jno. Maxwell, 16 25
Simon Pearl, rent of house, IS UU
Dr J. A. Swartz, Physician for Mc-
Veytown, 35 00 *
i Insurance, 49 08 |
Joseph 11 Morrison, oa account. 500 00 j
Slate Lunatic Hospital, 210 19
| Charles Ritz, drugs and medicines, 88 80 1
N.J. Rudisill, wood and hats, 20 S5
S &, M Frank, merchandise, 135 16
William M Fleming, salary, 35 00
Henry Book, do 50 00
1 Joshua Morrison, do 50 (*>
Lewis Wisler, school tax, 25 5o •
A A Banks, drugs, 1 48 i
Treasurer's per centage on §4516 50. 45 lb
Balance due Directors, ] 39 ;
§4516 50
We, the undersigned Auditors of Mifflin
: county, elected and sworn according to law. j
having examined the accounts and vouchers of ;
William Russell, Treasurer of the Directors of
j the Poor from January I, 1656, to January 1, !
1857, do certify that we find a balance due from
| the said Wm. Russell to said Directors of the
| Poor, of one dollar and thirty-nine cents, and
that we have cancelled the orders paid by the
said treasurer. Given under our Lands at Lew - .
istown, January 22, 1857.
JOHN BARGER. 1 ,
GEO. lIAXAWALT,
Steward's Account.
Joseph H. Morrison, Steward, in account with
i John Atkinson, Henry Book and John Peachy, ;
1 Esquires, Directors of the Poor of Mitßiu
county, from Jan. 1. 1856, to Jan. 1, 1857.
DR.
To cash rec'd of G W. Thomas, late
treasurer, §67 G9
j Ain't of orders in his favor on treat'. 1543 89
j To cash rec'd for 212 bushels of wheat, 256 46
j Do do for 2 bay horses, 220 Uu
Do do for beef cattle, 302 03
Do do for 20 sheep, 30 00
Do do for 4 calves, 13 50
Do do for pasture, 6 00
Do do for 29 bushels potatoes. 1 4 50
Do do for 50 bushels oats, 17 50
Do do for 50 bundles straw. 4 00
To cash from the friends of E. McKin
ney, to pay part of his expenses at
the State Lunatic Hdspital, 50 00
To 69 bushels wheat furnished out door
paupers, 96 60
To 987 lbs. flour, do do 39 48 '
, Balance in favor of steward, 200 86 '
$2862 51
CU.
By balance uue at last settlement, §656 15 j
By cash paid lor horses, 406 00
Do for stock, 53 00 !
Do for labor 354 §5 i
Do matron and cook, 120 00
Do for sundries for out door
paupers, 149 10
Do for tobacco and stationery, 25 42
Do for repairs, " 46 89
Do for marketing, 33 50
Do State Lunattc Hospital, 83 85 j
Do for plaster, 29 10 :
Do barber, 3 00
Do for toll, 2 14
Do for hardware, 225 j
Do for burning lime, S 50 !
Do for funeral expenses, 17 00 t
Do for lumber, 275 !
Do for meat, 197 93 '
Do for 69 bushels w heat furnish
out door paupers, 96 60 j
I>o for 987 lbs. flour, 39 48 j
Per ceutage on §3500 as treasurer in '55, 35 00 ;
Salarv for 1856, 500 00 i
________ f
§2862 51 I
Balance due the Steward as above, §2OO 86 <
Am't of orders unpaid in favor of do. 561 89 j
I
Am't due Jos II Morrison Jan. 1, '57, §762 75 i
Balance due State Lunatic Hospital
for Lvdia Adams. 36 68 '
Do do for John McCormick, 48 25 •
Do do for Edward McKinney, 50 25 j
Am't of orders granted to sundry ner
sms, outstanding ami 3 * 1
Am't of indebtedness of the Directors
of the Poor January I, 1657, except
some small bills which have not
been presented, §2921 Ot
Produce of Farm.
About 650 bushels wheat, 350 do corn, sq.
j do potatoes, 7ft do rye, 100 heads cabbage, 2e
loads hay, 3 beeves killed weighing l*2on l), s
4 sheep killed, 3 calves killed weighing 150 lbs
17 hogs killed weighing 3740 lbs., 3 beef hide,
weighing 210 lbs., 3 calf hides weighing 33
lbs., 4 sheep skins,
j Stock on Farm.
4 horses, 2 colts, 9 head horned cattle, 1;
' hogs and shoats.
Farming Utensils.
1 four horse and 1 two horse wagon, 1 one
horse wagon, 4 sets wagon gears, 2 sets plow
gears, 2 sets tug harness, 1 set single harness
1 wagon saddle, 1 set wood ladders, 2 sets hat
j ladders. 1 sled, 3 plows, 2 harrows, 2 corn cuf
' tivators, 1 three horse cultivator, 1 grain drill
| 1 wheelbarrow, 1 fanning mill, 2 grindstone.
2 axes, 1 set splitting tools, 2 woodsaws, 8 fork
4 shovels, 6 corn hoes, 2 grubbing hoes, 1 pj
2 spades, 5 scythe*, 16 cow chains, 4 halter,
post bar, 4 augers, 1 scoop shovel, 16 bags!'
: grain cradles, 1 threshing machine. 2 corn shei
j lers, 1 sleigh.
House Furniture.
7 coal stoves, 2 cook stoves, 1 wood stove i
| copper kettle, 4 tables, 5 stands, 6 coal buck
, ets, 32 bedsteads, .50 beds and bedding, 3 j rOD
kettles, 7 tubs, 10 buckets, 1 set butcher's tools,
i 33 chairs, 1 sink, 2 churns, 4 large meat vessel.
Work done at Poor House kg and for Pauper*
50 shirts, 40 chemises, 34 frocks, 19 skirt.
54 pair stockings knitted, 16 pair pants, lj
nightcaps, 19 haps, 21 pillow slips, 22 sac k>
11 sun bonnets, 29 aprons, 18 towels, 11 bet
ticks, 29 sheets, 17 pairs drawers, 17 barrei
j soap.
Paupers.
No in Poor Hou-e January 1. 1856, 4;
Admitted through the year 1656, 5.'
Born in the house, j
Whole No. of inmates for 1656, 9.
Died in the house, 9
Discharged, 50
Bound out, 2
-61
1
No. in Poor House January 1, 1-57, 3"
1 Out door paupers, 65
" " died, 7
" " discharged, 34
-41
—24
t In State Lunatic Hospital, 3
Discharged, J
-i
Leav'g No. supported by theco. Jan.l, 1?57,i;;
i In addition to the at-ove there has beenaboi;
50 traiiMciit paupers supported for a short lurr
without orders or any eutries on the books,
i We, Hie undersigned, Auditors of .\ld£a
county, elected and sworn according la law.
having examined the accounts of Joseph H.
Morrison, Steward of the Poor House, andoi
' the bouse of employment for said county,fret
Jan. 1, 1656, to Jan. 1, 1657. do certify that a
, lir.d a balance due to the said Joseph 11. Moir
1 son, on the books, from tbß said Director!
the l'oor. of two hundred dollars and eighij-.e
cents. Given under our hands, at Lewisto*
this 22d dav of January, J857.
JOHN BARGER, ) , ...
GEO 11 ANA WALT, ) -' UU " 9T, •
Lew istow n, Jan. 29, ]-57-4t
MISS H. E. SEARS,
rnssinit,
H Li) announce her intention of epr
, y T ding Friday and Saturday of exc
week, for the future, in Lwituurn—this x
rnngt-mcnt to Continue uutiii further noticeL
given. janlo-Gt
TAIfflT/.ESiE
AT
r jMIH Mi'ms-riber off-rs for sals that pari
; JL his larm whereon Samuel Kauffman cc>
resides, situate in I nioo township. Miifr
county, adjoining lands of S. W. Taylor. Est
Cyrus Alexander, Joseph Campbell. ar.J oil
: er lands of th* subscriber, whereon is erects
a DWELLING HOUSE, ag,,
gijfjyX BANK BAIIN, a Hog lb'--
Jp** 11-I*l Wagon Shed, and othe- Cu;
all new, and -v.-
running at the door in leaden pipe*. Iv.
sell from
100 to 150 Acres,
•to suit purchasers. The land is of the be
quality and in a high state of cultiviti.t
within one mile of the great road lex-i::;
(ruin Brown s Mills to Huntingdon, two 1 !■
Cruui the village ol Belleville aud twelve i:r~- •
Lew istown. in tlie fertile Valley of Kisuac
quillas. Fur further particulars c&qairt
the subscriber, living on part of the lam.
janS-4t* JuliX KAUFFMAN
Valuable Real Estate at
1)) order of the Orphans' Court of UD
) county, 1 will expose to sale, 01
premises, on
Thursday, 12th February next
commencing at ten o'clock in the forte -,
the following Real Estate, viz:
Ihe "MANSh'X FARM" of tlie
ilsan. Jr., of lvciiy tuwnshiji. I uiou c -■
ty, adjoining lands of David Heinlv.
Iluhunel, Mrs. McClure, and Joseph
an-.l containing about
198 ACRES
and Gi perches. The F'arm is mostly of
first quality ol soil, under good
and handsomely located on the Rivr r
' about half a mile from Lewisburg. The: l
provements are a Fiue Bank Bi"
t nearly new, a two storv Frac
j JiSSj^wDwelling House, a Corn Ilvus
NN agon Shed, and other neeessa'
outbuildings—.l never failing Spring of Vi
ter in the cellar kitchen, and a Well with
Dump in the barnyard—and a thriving vuat-
Apple Orchard. Water can be had in 3-.J
of the fields.
The Farm will be offered as a whole, :r -
vided thus: The buildings with 117 acrtf*
j one part, and the remaining, say 81 acre* 1
a whole, or in lots of of 9 acres each.
lots are on the west end of the farm, atD
• be made convenient of access.
Tortus —Ten per cent, down; the rema:s<
in three equal annual payments comments
on the Ist of April next.
HUGH P. SJIELLEU. "
Administrator of Wm. Wilson, Jr., dec'A
January 1, 1857.—1t
ELOBBS says fire is verv comfortable
cold evenings, especia'lly v. hen vou D'
J one of those entertaining volumes "from
j circulating Library. Blobbs ought to kr*-'
GRIND STONES.—TWO
Wiu's ce'ebrait>d Ohio firiniistoiiis, jml red '
i and for sale by W& G. MACKLIV McVeylo*'
FISH and SALT, buy at
d H " '