sentiment throughout the Democratic par ty'" He further says, that in the new official position he holds—Secretary of State — were he to pass sentence against those Democratic members who voted for Gen eral Cameron, instead of the caucus nom inee, he might be justly asked "who made me a ruler or a judge in thin mutter." If Mr. Buchanan was right in 1845, while Secretary of State under President Polk, he is sadly at fault now. when Pres ident, in bringing his influence to bear in behalf of a candidate for office. He then was called upon to speak of Judge Woodward's defeat a man of "private virtues and splendid talents," — but he very properly remained silent. He now raises his voice as President iu favor of one who can lay claim to no qual ities of the kind. In opposing Mr. Forney, we are jealous of "Federal interference,"and can appeal, with great propriety, to Secretary Buchan an of 1815, to sustain us in our position against President Buchanan in 1857. But, Mr. Speaker, it was not alone the executive power, brought to bear against democrats who merited better treatment at the hands of Mr. Buchanan, that influen ced myself and colleague in casting aside obligaiions tiiat would otherwise have been considered binding. Mr. Buchanan forced the nomination of an individual for Senator who, by one sin gle act of his life, without noticing more of sins, made himself unworthy of so high a position, and unworthy to associate with the distinguished men in that body. It is perhaps needless to sav I refer to Mr. Fornev's base attempt lo elicit ac knowledgments from a weak man in a lit of drunkenness, produced at Forney's in stance, with a view of perpetrating a great wrong against a defenceless woman in distress. For the purpose of showing the enor mity of his offence and the depths to which he descended, I shall refer to the celebrated letter of Mr. Forney lo Mr. Roberts: (PRIVATE.) Our friend Forrest is now here, and is about to apply fur a divorce from his wife.— He has bad, for eighteen months, the proof? of her infidelity, but lias chosen to keep them quiet, and would have dune so still but fur her folly in censuring him for leaving her.— It is really astounding how he lets kept these proofs to himself from all his friends, for all that time; but it is so nevertheless. The I facts are these: eighteen m inths ago, while playing in Cincinnati, he caught Mrs. F. in a verw equivocal position with a young man, in Lis own parlor—not in actual connection, but near it. She protested innocence, and he let it pass by—loving her as he did u>"<t pro foundly. fhey passed on to New Orleans, and so homeward to New York. After tiiey reached home and had been there some time he found, one evening, on his wife s table a billet don? in the hand wri ting ef, though not signed by, this vuung nrau, in which lie alluded to her in terms the ! most amorous and unmistakable. Iho language alluded to her "white arms, that wound about his nock"—to the "blissful 1 hours they had spent together;" and the let ter had been kept as a memento until it was quite well worn. Upon this evidence, with other confirmatory proofs, he intends ap- . plying to our Legislature for a divorce; but you are now in a position to serve iiim in a ! manner he will necef Jbryct. The person who j wrote to Mrs. F., and in whose com pan v she i was detected, is George Jamieson, now play ing in New Orleans. If you don't know him, you can, as the editor of a leading duiiv pa per, soon make his acquaintance. What Frrest now desires to clinch the nail to, is to obtain in some way an admission from Jam- i iesun. 1 named you to him, a* a safe, steady, and intelligent friend, and lie never will for get what you do to him, in this to him the most vital matter. lie suggests that you might institute intimate relations with J.and then induce hiin. EITHER IN YOUR PRES ENCE, OR IN COMPANY, TO ADMIT AS A THING TO BE PROUD OF HIS CON- I NECTiON WITH MRS. F. He is fond of a glass, au l possibly, in a convivial mood, might become communicative. No harm will conic to him; he is game too smut! tor Forrest; and any admission he may make, rr.ry be impor- j taut only as aiding an injured man in getting relieved from a hateful bond. Can you man age this tiling, my friend? It will require skill and caution, and, if successful, will warmly endear you to Forrest. He is nearly crazy at the idea of being placed in his pres eot position; but he willspend half he is worth to be released from it. This matter i:iu<t be kept secret. Above all, do n-t name trie in connection with it; excuse nie fir troubling you in regard to it. My ardent attachment to glorious Forrest must be my excuse. Now won't you help to relieve him. It would help in the matter, probably, to know that John Green, the actor, now in New Orleans, is the warm friend of Forrest, and may know Jamieson well. You can u?e vour own discretion in letting him know the facts, and invoking his aid. This letter is addres sed to you in the knowledge of Forrest. Please write as soon after rec> ipt as you can find opportunity to look aliout vou. With kind regard*, I am, dear Roberts JNO. W. FORNEY. Shakspeare, in the character of la go, intended lo represent a villain of the deep est dye—one whose low, cowardly base ness was fitted for the most hellish purpo ses—one whose very nature is regarded by every reader with loathsome disgust, and with the feeling ol distrust in a race among whom so vile aw retch should be found. It is questionable whether the im mortal bard had better material with which to portray this character than is furnished in the foregoing letter. That Mr. Forney should attempt to overwhelm us with column upon column of venom and abuse, with which he seems to be boiling over, after the just rebuke administered to him, is perfectly natural, and what might have been expected. "Nut lif.rcfc OUiello, In so loud a strata, Roared for the handkerchief that caused h!s pain." Independent of all other considerations, Mr. Forney's immorality should have and did secure his defeat. And lam glad to be able to say that I am not alone in this view of the case. A leading Democrat of Schuylkill, though heading a meeting in Pottsville, called to denounce us, stated to a gentleman ef my acquaintance, previous ; to the election of Senator, that there was sufficient justification for any one who should refuse to vote for Mr. Forney. It is painful to be obliged in self-defence to make mention of a circumstance of a pri : vate nature; but when individuals deal in unmeasured abuse of me without provoca tion or just cause, I shall not hesitate to •'carry the war into Africa." I take it for granted, Mr. Speaker, that I have furnished sufficiently good reasons for arraying myself against the nomination and election of John VV. Forney. After satisfying my mind that 1 was right in iny determination to oppose him, I did not hesitate long in making my choice between the opposing candidates. I saw, as did my colleague, that Gen. Cameron was the onlv man presented with whom we could succeed. It is true, he was the candidate i of members belonging to different organi zations ; yet, on a hasty review of his life 1 and past services, I believed, as 1 do now, j that I could with great propriety, under the circumstances, give him my vote. This 1 ■ did conscientiously, regardless of the slan ders and revilings I knew would be heaped upon me bv Forney and his pimps. Their defamation of character could not deter me i from doing what I considered to be a duty 1 owed myself as well as my constituents. 1 can say to them now. indifferent to their 1 scurrilous attacks, "cease viper, vou bite a ■i file." In voting for Gen. Cameron I assisted, ! I am glad to say, in the election of a gentle man to the United States Senate, who is highly esteemed in all the relations of life. His has been an eventful career, full of encouragement to the youth of the repub lic, starting penuyless and unaided by i wealthy friends, lie has worked his way up not only to fame but fortune. During Mr. Polk's administration he represented Pennsylvania in the United i States Senate. ! He maintained a position in that body which met with just commendation in and out of this state. It was remarked by every Pennsvlva nian visiting Washington during his term of office, that they had a representative at the seat of the National Government in whom they could justly feel a pride. He was dignified, courteous, and able to attend to the high and responsible duties of his office. Not onlv this, and which is of much importance lo me, he can point to a Demo cratic record, while there, thai cannot be impeached, however far the malignity and envy of his tradueers may carry them in other respects. It was this that had great weight in de termining my choice, t He is known to have been on terms of the clo-est intimacy with President Polk, and the President elect gave evidence of great confidence in iiim. Certain it is, the people of the Stale had an abiding confidence in the man, on account ol las watchful care ol their in tcresls. And I may say this is especially true of my constituents, who are so largeiv inter ested in the changes constantly attempted to be made in the revenue and protective policy of the government. General Cameron upheld with so much ability and constancy, while in iheSeuale, tiie doctrine of protection, that all parties in Schuylkill applauded ins course. And i have uo doubt, were an examina tion in ;de, 1 could produce the highest encomiums upon him from the very men who are now denouncing me for support |mg him. But this change is easily ac counted for. They are expectants under Mr. Buchanan, and hope, by their hypo critical course, to bask under the smiles of official patronage. U idiom any authority to speak for General Cameron, as to his course in the Senate, 1 ft el satisfied he will not disap point the high expectations of his friends Fleeted, as fie has been, by members of the several parties, he is wise and experi enced enough to avoid all extremes. He will, no doubt, on the great qucs lions coming before that body, lie, in a measure, guided by the expressed will of the people through the State Legislature. Wliile this is the basis of Democratic principles, it is so manifestly right that no party can take exception to it. fey! nion and Snyder counties lately made a division of the goods and chattels of Old Mother I nion, by which it appears Snyder has about SISOO in cash and unpaid duplicates to commence house-keeping with. By the by the building committee at .Middleburg owe us 1 a dollar for advertising. Who's got it? llolloicaifn Ointment and Pills, an astonish- ! ing remedy for Krysipelas.—Mr. Henry Tur ner of Dover, Maine, was afflicted with Ery- j sipelas, large purplo blotches catno on his face and ueck, and all parts of his body, and I despite of the many remedies he tried, he was iiit benefitted. At length, he had recourse to Ilolloway'h Ointment and l'ills, and made up his mind to persevere with these remedies, j which lie did. The result was, that in a few weeks he was perfectly cured, and his general health wonderfully improved. This case has i created quite a sensation in Maine. MEN or AMERICA—MEN OK THE AOE. —The greatest man, "take him all in all," of the last hundred years, was George Washington ' —an American. The greatest Doctor of Divinity, was Jona- 1 than Edwards—an American. The greatest Philosopher was Benjamin Franklin—an American. The greatest living Sculptor is Iliraw Pow ers—an American. lhe greatest living Historian is Win. 11. Prescott—an American. Ihe greatest ornithologist was J. J. Audu bon—an American. Ihe greatest Medical Chemist of modern time, Dr. J. 0. AVER —inventor of Aycr's Chary Pectoral and Cathartic Pills— an Am erican. The greatest lexicographer since the time of Johnson, was Noah Webster—an Ameri can. The greatest inventors of modern times, were Fulton, Fitch, Whitney and Morse—all Americans. THE GAZETTE. LEWISTOWN, PA. • Thursday, February 5, 1857. An extensive sale of personal property will come olf at Rough and Ready Furnace on the 11th March. W. & G. Macklin, McVeytown, at their ex tensive store rooms, have on hand an excel lent assortment of goods, which the public j are invited to examine. Grain will also be purchased or received on storage. An auditor's notice and the county receipts | and expenditures also appear. The Commissioner's Statement will be pub- I lished next week. The British Reviews.—Messrs. L. Scott ! & Co., New York, who have been re-publish ing these Reviews for a number of years, par ; ticularly invite the attention of readers to ; their liberal offers for furnishing the Nos. for 1856 and '57 jointly. They propose to fur nish the two years at the following extremely , low rates: ; For Blackwood's Magazinv* EI 50 j For any one Review 4 00 j For any two Reviews 6 00 | For Blackwood and one Review 7 00 j For Blackwood and two Reviews 9 00 j For three Reviews § 0y 1 For Blackwood and three Reviews 12 00 For the four Reviews jl ot) For Blackwood and ihe four Reviews, 14 09 *To avoi I fractions $5 may he remitted for Blackwood, and we will forvwart! that work for both years, pott ptiul. j N. B —The pri> e in Ureal Britain of the five Periodicals ab.'Vt named is alxml £3l jter annum. Address Leonard Scott & Co., No. 54 Gold street, New York. GENERAL BANKING LAW. At a meeting of the friends of a General Bunking Law, held at Krie on the 17th Jan- j uary, the following resolutions were adopted: Resolved, i hat the Banking system of Penn- I sylvania, so far as it was intended to furnish a safe and secure paper currency to circulate as money, has totally failed and ought to be ! changed. Resolved, That, in the opinion of this meet | ing, no change will answer any good purpose,. I ur Li ie.g security t>> the bill holder, so long as" ' the privilege of making their own nionev is conferred upon Banks. This is a radical'er j ror. Banks should buy their ovrn currency, , and give pledges and security for its redemp j tion, instead of making it at will, as at pres j ent. The very privilege is an inducement to its abuse, and the continued losses by the people the natural consequence. Jits Ac J , That the present system should be got rid of as soon as possible, and no more currency manufactories established, but in their stead a system uf Banking organized, • limited only to the supply *f capital and the | wants of trade. Jlexoic&l, That the continued losses by the | people on account of the paper currency of I i the State, calls loudly upon the Legislature 1 | for prompt and decisive action. N• • tinkering ' jor patching ot the old system will answer.— ; I Security to the biil-hol ler should he the lead j ing element in the organization of a new sys- j tem, and of this security the State should be j | the holder. There is a great deal of truth in these res- J olutions, as almost every business man in Pennsylvania can testify, for we doubt wheth- j cr one could be found who lias not at some time experienced the inefficiency of our bank- j ing system. Yet our legislators, instead uf ' going to work in a sensible manner to de\i-c a belter plan, commenced tinkering at the old, ■ i in- tiding it here and there, but still leaving holes through which rogues could creep and escape both punishment and the payment of : their obligations. Instances of this are too | numerous to need reference. Now what is a . i bank-note? Webster defines it to be "a pro- ! "missory note, issued by a banking company, i 1 '•signed by the president and countersigned : ■ "by the cashier, payable to the bearer in gold j "or silver at the bank, on demand." Lxpe- i rience has thus far shown that in all iristitu- j tions jf this kind, incorporated under the old system, a few men have managed to control them—some honestly and for the good of the stockholders, but in a majority of cases for their own benefit. If successful in their ; speculations, everything went right—if not, i the innocent holders of notes were sure to bo the losers. The stockholders being themselves ; a pait of tiie bank, it is their own lookout | whether their investment is safe, just as one business man trusts another at his own n<k ; and judgment. But with the note-holder it is different, lie has no right to examine the | books—he 6ees business men and those who J ought to know freely taking and paying out these promises to pay, and it is a fair pre- : sumption for him that the hank is rightly j conducted and able to redeem its issues; bence i he is clearly the party entitled to protection and against loss. 1 iie old system, events [ have proved, is rotten —the individual liabili j ty has also failed, because under it there is | no security that the holder will get full value j for what he holds, it depending altogether j whether the stock is held in such away that it can be recovered. To illustrate this, lot us suppose that A holds $50,000 of stock in a bank and B SSOOO. Ais worth 810,000 over and above his stock—B $50,000. By the de cision of cur courts, judgment could be ob tained against A for $50,000, but having on ly SIO,OOO of property besides his stock, that ! is all that could be got; while B, who could pay, would t-nly be liable for what he holds, to wit, SSOOO. If then wc must have bank-notes, it is apparent some system ought to be devis- • ed that would do away with all risk to the note-holder. What that system should he, it is perhaps difficult to say, yet it is evident that an issue made by State Officers, for which j they would hold U. S. Stock, Pennsylvania State Stock, and as many advocate mortgages on real estate, would afford a far safer guar anty than any we have ever had, especially if the issue was restricted to say three-fourths of the value of such stocks and real estate. The latter could be appraised by persons ap pointed by the court or taken at its assessed value, in which case we suppose there is not j a man in Mifflin county who would not under i any circumstances be willing to take a bank note issued under and being a mortgage on a well-known farm. To make this plain, let us show the condition in which it would stand. A farm assessed at SIO,OOO would be proba bly worth $14,000 or $15,000, and be mort gaged for the redemption of $7,500 of notes, which is all that could be issued under it. j This mortgage would be held by the State for the security of the note-holder, and whenever the hank failed to fulfill its promises the State authorities would foreclose the mortgage, sell | the farm, and pay the note-holders. The same proceeding would take place with stocks. The objection might be made that real es i tate would not answer, because such a pro ceeding would debar a sale, and make the owner a mere tenant. That is his own look out —if he don't like the business, he need not etnbars in it. Ihe advantage however in adding real estate it is contended by the ad vocates of this feature, is, that it would have ; the effect of keeping "wild cat" institutions out of the interior. Most of our government | stocks are held in Europe and the large cities, where they arc used at the stockboards in the same way that dice and cards are used in | gambling hells. Few of our inland inhabi tants would go to the cities for the purpose of purchasing stocks to establish a bank ; while on the other hand some speculator ar adven turer would take hold of the matter as they have iu the western states, establish banks at the most inaccessible points, and thus prove anything but an advantage to the community, i The subject at all events is worthy of reflec tion, and having plainly stated the case, we leave our readers to form their own deduc tions. Pennsylvania Legislature. In the Senate on the 27th a number of important bills were introduced. One propo ses to repeal all acts imposing tonnage tax upon Railroad Companies incorporated by the laws of the State. A few days previous a bill was offered in the House to repeal the law exempting coal ami lumber on the Penn sylvania Railroad from this tax. Mr. Foster offered -Joint Resolutions on the 28th in the House, providing for the assem bling of a Joint Convention of the Legisla ture on the lUih of February for the purpose of electing a State Treasurer. The Constitu tional provision limiting the term of the State Treasurer to one year is regarded as impera tive upon the Legislature to provide for an ! election during the session. In the Senate, a bill was ifttroducod relative to the duties of the Attorney General. It purposes to constitute the office a department of the government, confiding to it all claims uf the State, and their prosecution, and re : quiring annual reports to the Legislature of j the nature and progress of official business iu j charge. The salary of the Attorney General jis to be S3OOO per annum. The State 'l'rea i surer, in his annual rep ct, recommended that ; this change should be made as a measure of j convenience and economy. Defaced fip?, levies and quarters, arc : no longer received at the post office at par. tejf'Walker, the filibuster, is e mpbtely hemmed in and likely to be extirpated. Brought us no rain—The three pair of fish in the Almanac. BgX-PrestoH King, Republican, has been elected I . S. Senator from New York. Rather Tall—The trial lists fur February of Uuion and Snyder counties—the former num -1 bering G7 and the latter 30 cases. Ought to he sued for libel—The editor of Lancaster Citizen for calling Mr. Russell President of the Lewistown Bank. he latest fashion of robbing in the : cities is called garroting. One chokes the victim while the other rilies his packets. Kr-L-T. B. Peterson, the enterprising Phil | adelphia publisher, came near being burnt j out last week, but continues business prom; t as ever. The upper stories were entirely de stroyed. fiiarThe York Eagle and Huntingdon Am erican announce their determination to sup port none but Americans for Governor.— Messrs. Banks, Packer, &c. will please take notice. 8/gfc.A destructive fire took place at Tama qua, Schuylkill county, by which twelve build ings in the heart of the town were burnt— hiss from $30,000 to 40,000. According to the Tamaqua paper over SII,OOO are insured , in the Lycoming Mutual. £sa)"Thc Democrat will perceive that if it cannot publish Mr. Buchanan's letter, tee can. j The editor can also see from the last para graph that it was written to be used for For ney's benefit, and therefore neither private i nor confidential. &3*"-\Vhat are "myriads" at Lock Haven? | A myriad means ten thousand or an indefi nite number among the rest of mankind—we are therefore curious to know how many ska ters (perhaps the writer meant sketers) were j on the pond in front of that jumping off place of creation at tho time mentioned. g£iA„By reference to the spceeh in to-day's paper it will be seen that one of the "traitors," as the democratic papers call Wagouseller, Lebo and Menear, has turned "butcher," and j that his first operation in that business has been to tickle the Old Buck under the fifth rib and skin Forney. Bgk>Xbe annual meeting of the Pennsylva nia Railroad Company and election for offi cers was held on Monday last. The report speaks favorably of the condition of the road, but considers the tonnage tax a great draw back to its successful competition with other roads. It pays a high compliment to its able superintendent, 11. J. Lombaert, which all will acknowledge is well deserved. Mr. Thompson was re-clected President. Married. On the 27th ult., in Liverpool, Perry coun ty, by Rev. Mr. Ritter, Ex-Sheriff D. Mc- KEAN CONTNER, of this county, to Miss MARY CHARLES, of the former place. t LOCAL AFFAIRS. COUXTT* ACCOUNTS. —Wc publish to-day the statement of the Auditors appointed to make settlement with the Treasurer and other offi cers. The county account is considerably ; larger than usual, made so by the erection of a new jail, but as the commissioners were in a measure driven to lay an extra tax by a strange opposition to their borrowing money, these heavy expenditures will almost cease with the completion of that edifice. On the whole we think this is quite as well as if an | increased tax had been levied for three or four : years in succession, for if, as wc understand is the case, the extra tax will pay off the debt, | the county rates next year can probably be reduced to 2j mills. For the present year they are 3 mills, 2 less than the regular tax ! last year. TILE LUTHERAN CHURCH.—A scries of reli gious meetings have been held in the Luther an church during the past few weeks, which have been very largely attended and created a fervent feeling in the minds of many to wards seeking that better path which leadeth to the throne of Ilim who ruleth on high.— This church during the past four years, un j der charge of its present energetic and perse j vering pastor, has risen from a comparatively small congregation (61 members) to one of the first class, now numbering 340 members, with a prospect of a still further increas •. — OB Sunday last between two and three hun | dred partook of the communion, in the pres | ence of one of the largest congregations that had ever been in it. The meetings will be continued every evening, and that they are j extending in interest is shown L>y the fact that of late persons trom Decatur and ether ! ; townships at a distance have been attending. ! We trust they may result in good, for although I it does n#t necessarily follow that every one who joins a church thereby becomes either honorable or good, yet such conversion is sincere, it truly creates a new member of a j Community. THE WEATHER. —Ou Friday morning last the trees presented that beautiful appearance which a hoar frost gives them, far exceeding ; anything of a landscape view to be seen at I other times even in this romantic region. On ! Saturday morning the ground was covered with snow to the depth of seven or eight inch- i es, thus fur affording excellent sleighing and bringing a large accession of produce and business t> town (without collating the beaux and holies as part ot either.) On Tuesday morning the thermometer indicated ten de- ' grees below zen>. being the third coldest • morning this winter. Yesterday there were -umc indications of rain, with a fall during the night. This morning it is quite moderate. The ice On the river is from is inches to 2 feet thick, and in some places it is said to he frozen to the bottom. IRON ORE.—.V considerable body of iron ore has been recently discovered on Laurel ! Run, iit Armagh township, a mile or two above Cox's saw mill. The specimens thus I far found we learn contain a rather undue proportion of silex, but the fact of large bod ies of ore existing in the Seven Mountains being now a well established fact, will prob ably lead to the discovery of others, and may j ultimately have the effect <>f constructing a ! much desired railroad from this point towards or into Perm's valley. Tiie route is a favora- | hie one in every respect, and if once taken ' hoid of with a will, can be made. EXPLOSION.—A buiiding occupied AS a I boarding huu<e at McGirk's ore 1 auk, in Fer guson's valley, was blown up a few weeks agt> by the explosion of a keg nf powder ■ which was left standing behind the door. It is not certainly known how fire was comma- j nicated to it, though as a boy and nsi Irishman j were about the premises, it is thought they had something to do with it without knowing the i dangerous character of the article. They however both deny it. The boy was in the ro<>m at the time and made a narrow es cape, having been badly burnt and thrown in between some timbers and boards. The j building was blown to pieees, and witli its contents, consisting of several beds, Ac., con- i sumed. GROUND IIOU DAY. —Monday last was what is termed Candlemas or Ground Ilg Day, bv which the weatherwise used to foretell the character of the remaining part of the win- j ter. If the animal came out and saw its shadow, it forthwith returned to its hole and remained there six weeks longer, which indi- j cated that winter would continue that long, j If cloudy it remained out, considering the j winter as broken. As we had both sunshine and clouds on Monday, it therefore depends ! at what time Mr. G. 11. gbt out of bed, wheth er the winter is to be considered broken or not. Br*UTho fallowing gentleman were elected managers of the Lewistown Water Company on Monday last: John A. Sterett, William Russell, John R. Weekes, Francis McClure, John W. Shaw, J and Francis McCoy, who with George Fry singer, elected by Town Council, constitute ; the board. The board subsequently met and elected John A. Sterett President, J. W. Shaw Sec- j retarv, and Win. Russell Treasurer. BQA,At an adjourned meeting of the Juni ata Fire Company, hold on the 22d January, j the followiug officers were elected for the eu- ; suing year: President—F. G. Franciscus. Vice Presidents —James P. Hamaker and | Wm. Keller. Secretary —Chas. E. Thomas. Treasurer —Thomas Mayes. Chief Engineer—F. R. Sterrett. Assistant Engineers—Jas. Price aud Mitch el Riden. Directors—Alfred Marks, Samuel Marks and J. F. Yeager. SMITH'S DISTRIBUTION.— This Ln talk, and much wished for affair has*t last v , off, though not in such away aJ :o mee t t ). ~* expectations of the 25,000 men.-wonun .„ l( j N j children who were holding j J readiness to move on the two Cottage farm? < which, after all, it appears, and not the pi c tures, were the acme of the hopes of ticketCS holders. The scheme was evidently on t. d large a scale, and having been unable to s e ;i| more than between 25,000 and 26,000 share? k the most valuable property was withdrawn P We think however it was aD error on the par la of Mr. Smith or the committee to withdraw > both farms, as somehow or other it had go; ti into the head of almost every one holdin. & share that he or she was to be the fortuna;, " possessor of one or the other, so that the i<Je- h of coming down to owning a storehouse, e v nai boat, town lot, ealie® dress, or trinket e looked upon as perfectly ridiculous; Inf a ,- t< a young lady, who had set her heart on seco. 1< ring a homestead for herself and intended eut e of thi- gift distribution, has become quit? ti melancholy since the announcement, and d*- ° clares she wouldn't take a canal boat as* gift, because she wanted the Cottage Farm and nothing else. Sure enough—who ever heard of " Love in a Canal Boat *" e Council, at its last meeting, took into consideration the request of the Juniata 1 Fire Company to repeal the last two resolu- c tiuns passed at a previous meeting, and final- 0 ly rescinded ail. p BEAUTIFUL SIGHT.— On Saturday evening 3 the crescent moon was seen in the western P sky about equi distant from two planets, and all in a direct line towards the zenith. It I was a spectacle of a sublime character, afld r one well calculated to draw the attention of t the most obtuse mind to the wonders of ere- f | ation and that omnipotent being who bv his " will could place such evidences of his gn at- ! ness in the regions of space. 1 Died. In this place, on the29th ult., FRANKLIX t SPIECE, aged about 30 years. c On the 27th January, in Granville town- J ship, Mrs. ELIZABETH SELLERS, ageds2 * | years, 5 months and 7 days. J ; In Decatur township, at Lyilysvilie, on tie 20th ult., FLORENCE ADELINE, daughter ' of John and Mary I. Kean, aged, one vear, i four months and seven days. I This sweet little child was the idol of its parents. Its iuoocent prattle oftimes amustd them, and filled their hearts with admiration. No other seemed to these fond and luting' parents to possess such traits of character and so many attract! >ns, as their own sweet little Fiora—But alas! In the midst >f peace and joy which pervaded their happy famiij j circle, disease entered and fastened itself SJ deeply upon this dear lirtie girl, as to hid de ! tin nee to the ?kiil of the laiuiiy physician i (vviin ilithe per&wu i.f l)r. Martin), as uiig-lof tuerev, waited patiently and faithfully ai la: be Bide. Death entered in the fail of <L ; seaso and separated the soul of Flora from - her little body : hut oh ! what inv, Flora is I nut dead; she slid live-. ses, "fond parents, i cease your tears, fi.r Flora is now with that j ' Saviour who said. ''Suffer little children M , come unto me, for of such is the kingdom f heaven." Look up, then, fond parents, m , Heaven, and tru?t in the Sa\ iour, for soon He will call you to your reward. C. M. K. Lev.istown, Feb. 2, 1557. TSTffTgvTkTTfB fiSATMsj OF I "J? Jt±* SiX £3 y OBS Sz^jXTT-r. 3 <ScC rIMiE following property will be sold with- J out reserve on Wednesday, 11th March next, at Rough and 11 -ady Furnace, 17 miles from Huntingdon, ou the Broad Top Railroad: One splendid S:x 11 >rse Team, voung ami in tiuc order: one Five Ilorsc Toaiuj one brood j Mare, one fine young Mule Team, five Wag ■ JUS, one Road Bed, one Cart, thirty setts Harness, a number of cooking and ten plate Stoves, a Milch Cow, Furnace and Ore Back j lools, Harrows, Scrap Iron and other proper j ty too tedious to enumerate. 1 here will also he sold .-it the same t;me a valuable fossil ORE BANK, within a tnilecf the railroad, opened and in working order, with a slope of 70 feet of ore above the drift. A comfortable Miners' House is erected en : the propertv. Terms liberal. L. T. WATTSOX. B££U Passengers can leave Lcwistovvu by the : morning train of ears on the Pennsylvania i Railroad and return the same evening" February 5, 1e57-ts it. i c. ii.iCkuY McVeytown, Pa., keep constantly on hand a large assortment Staple and Fancy Dry Goods. CLOTHING, BOOTS AYD SHOES, DATS A\D CAPS, STRAW GOODS, HARDWARE, QIEENSWAKE, CEDARWARE, Wall and Window Papers, STATIONERY, CARPETS, DRUGGETS, OIL CLOTHS, RUGS, LINES, OIL, LEAD, PATTY, TAR, PITCH, OAfctl, Salt, Fish, Plaster, Guano, Cement, Stone Coal and Grind Stones. We are paying the highest market price for all kinds of GRAIN ; or where parties desire it we will ship their Grain by canal and paj them nett proceeds, after deducting freight. McVeytown, February 5, 1857. A LDIIOR'S NOTICE.—The undersigned ■XjL Auditor, appointed by the Orphans' Court of Mifflin county to distribute the mon ey paid iuto said Court by JACOB HOOVZB. Administrator of DAVID ftOTHROCK, de ceased, will attend to the duties ®f said ap pointment at the Register's Office in Lewis town, on Saturday, the 7th day of March next, at 10 o'clock, a. m., where those inter ested are requested to attend. febs W. P. ELLIOTT, Auditor.
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