was sewing black thibet. How different our labor from that with which wc had expected to usher in the Christmas Eve! By and by, Ellen looked up with an anxious expression. 'Mother, are we poor?' she said. I was glad 1 could answer in the nega tive. 'But,' I added, 'we know not how soen we may be. This great misfortune has taught u that nothing is sure. We must not lean idly on what we possess, but prepare ouiselves for labor, il need be. To-morrow, I wish you all to begin again vour studies.' Jane dropped her needle a:.d thread. '1 thought it was understood that the children should go home with me,' she said. 'Perhaps you think lam poor and helpless; but you are mistaken. On the contrary, 1 am probably better able than you to take care of the children.' This announcement started me; but there was no need. May threw her arms round mv neck and whispered, -l will not leave you mother;' while Ellen, her fine eyes glowing with excitement, answered, quietly and firmly— ' Our mother has the best claim on us, Aunt Jane, and until she sends us, we will never leave her. We have never been so happy as in this half past year. We love her better than al! other friends, and now that our father is gone we will not leave her alone.' My heart thrilled with gratitude that 1 could not utjer. f could only give my noble Ellen a look of thankfulness, and say— •l will be .as faithful to you as you have been to rae, Ellen.' 'Hush!' said May, starting from hei seat. 'What was that sound?' She went to tfie window and looked out. *lt was only the wind,' she added, and sat down by me again. Jane shot indignant glances at the chil dren. •I little thought, when I came here tc work and wear myself lor you, that von would so soon desert me for a stranger, 'Aunt Jane,' said Ellen, quickly, 're member it is our mother of whom von speak—our second mother to whom wt owe so much.' Miss Fleming was evidently annoyed but was silent. •1 do hear a footstep,' said May. aiu: again she peeped from the window, hu all was dark and silent. My heart ached with wearv dissension and I made a last attempt at peace. 'lister Jane—you shake your head, but you were his sister. and must, therefore be mine—for hts ?ake ! forgive yon foi the many attempts you have made to tun my children's hearts against me, but foi ever after let there he silence on this theme I am no stranger in t!,i~ house, but hold r mother's phce to the children of my be loved husband left in my care. For then henceforth, and for them only, I shall livt and labor. I have thus "far tried to di them good, and they themselves bear wit ness to my success. Trust tliern to tne and let there be no more harshness beiweei us—for his sake.' Jane Fleming burst into tears, .She wept for a few moments, and her hear was softened. 'Agnes, forgive me!' she t > my as tonishment and joy. \ on think nit heartless, but, indeed, I am not, though i have been harsh. It was my love for my brother and his children that made tut wickedly jealous of you. But lam now a mourner with you and them, tor his sake, forgive me!' I here was * moment of silent, pleasec surprise, and then 1 clasped her ham; warmly, and railed her 'sister.' I'llei gravely stooped down and kissed her, anc little May rejoiced, sprang to the pianoforte and sung with her whole heart, 'Let us love one another.' As she ceased and turned her smiling face toward us, 'here was a sound behind, a quick footstep toward the h*!!, the door was flung open, and Had one risen from the dead? 'My w;fe, my children, my blessed Ag nes!' sa;d ('; ptain Fleming, his voice hoarse with emotion, and before be could litter a word ol welcome or surprise, we were ail clasped in his strong, living arms. 1 he rapture of that hour who could seek to portray. •Forgive me, Agnes, fur playing the lis tener,' he suid. 'lt was not premeditated, but as I came in I heard young voices, and could not but pause a moment before sur prising you. How can I ever thank you, how repay you for your love to mv chil dren and to me!' These words and many more fell from hts hps. as he r; jsped me again with warm affection. I was repaid for all mv labor, all my sorrow. Then foliowc 1 questions, explanations, words of joy and welcome. His good ship, indeed. had be< u 1 ist in the fearful storm, but the account of the loss of ihe men had been exaggerated in the excite ment of the news. Many were lost, but not all. There were other homes of mourning made glad that night as well as mine. And w hat a merry, joyful Christmas we li3o. llow the Christmas tree sparkled its many tapers, loaded not only with the gilts ol the children to each oth er. but with more costly presents to me and to them from their delighted father! How proudly did Ellen lead her father to the pictures her industry had wrought, and say, in answer to his surprise, 'Mother taught me!" How sweetly did little May sing her favorite song, and, throwing her arms about her smiling father's'neck, sav also, 'Mother taught me!' Very sacred, and full of peculiar trial, is the position of the second wife, where the children of the buried mother claim her cere and love; out if, with a true heart and zeal, she enters into the work before her, rich is her reward and its pleasures endure for ever. F. C THE GAZETTE. LEWISTOWN, PA. Thursday, March 5, 1857. TO OUR PATRONS. We have this year, in addition to our regular expenses, to meet nearly S3OO on the Ist of April, and 'e trust there fore that our patrons who have heretofore so liberally res ponded to this annual call, will do so again. The past few years, with their high prices, have been trying ones to us, for while everything else lias gone up our terms for the paper and prie s of Job work are the same as when we could purchase riour at $4.50 and $5.00 per barrel, butter at 12 1 2 cents per pound, and many other things In proportion; yet with all this, such notices as " We want money,'' " \\ e MOST have money," ic., are never found In the columns of the Gazette uu -> It be at this season. This is not because we do nt nee ! it, (for to tell the truth we have been a lx>r rower In 1556,' but because these constant "duns" are cold ly looked upon by the public, and seldom produce any good. There is one < !as to whom we have a special word to •av. They are f wln number, but totally regardless wheth er they pay or not. The day has arrived when we Ml ST dispense with -ten "patronage," and we here give them notice that we shall take an early occasion to strike their names off the l*>ok<. A large number of subscriptions In tile W.-stcnCSUites, Sc. will expire during the mouths of February, March and April, and as these are discontinued at the expiration oi the time paid for, (except In a few special cases, i those wishing the paper continued will please remit a gold dol lar, wapped in a piece of paper and enclosed In a letter.— No western small notes will be taken In payment. UNION STATE CONVENTION. The citizens of Pennsylvania who are op posed to the extension of Slavery and to the other equally obnoxious principles of the in coming National Administration as announced in the Cincinnati platform—who are opposed to the union of church and State, the exclu sion of the Bible from our Common Schools, and in favor of protecting the ballot-box from the corrupt influences bv which the will of the people was defeated in the recent State and Presidential elections, are requested to elect delegates, equal in number to the pres ent representation in the Senate and House of Representatives to meet in Convention in the Hall of the House f Representatives, at IlarrisLurg, on Tuesday, the 25th day of March next, at 12 o'clock M., to nominate candidates lor Governor, Judge of the Su preme Court and Canal Commissioner, to be supported at the ensuing October election. Harrisbvrg, Feb. 21st, 1857. David Taggart, Fr. Jordan, John K. Harris, S. P. M'Calmont, James J. Lewis, E. V. Dickey, I>e Lorma Imbrie, C. K. Hodman, Paxson Nickers, G. I'. Shaw. W. Warner, Isaac Benson, John 11. NN intrude. John S. Vanveorhis, A. W. Crawford, 11. B. Moorhead, A. Hinc, T. Struthers, I C. S. Kauft'man, Hiram <'leaver, John C. Sloan, J. G. Shuman, Jonas Augustine, John Musselman, C. S. Ejster, T. J. Coffey, Joseph Brown, Andrew Gregg, Jos. D. l'ownall, L. Reed. John T. Peters, Jas. B. Backhouse, Nicholas \oeghtlv,.Jr P. NV. 11 uisekceper, Jame> Penrose, Wm. A. Crabb. • j John Parcel!. Glenni NV. Scolield, Jaiuvs M. Sellers, L. D. Gazzun, John Wit hero w, G. J. Ball, Ch is. B. Penrose, W. K. Frarer, Geo. T. Thorn, J. Dock, S. B. Chase, Samuel Korr. David Momma. Jr., S. S. Bishop, John M. Gihbonev, John A. lliestand. Henry Souther. J.dm Wright. W. E. Stevenson, COUNTY MEETING. K-a-Ti :e citizens of Mifflin county in favor of carrying out the views of the above call are requested to wet in the Town Hall, Lew i.t >wn, on MONDAY KVEXING, March If', 1857, for th" purpose of electing Delegates to said Couventun. \uiitps of New Ailvtrtisfments. Garrett, Pick and Fitzgerald, New York, have lately*published a new work bv the au thor of ' Zaidee,' called Magdalen Hepburn, which will be forwarded pre paid on the re ceipt of SI. The work is highly commended. Pl op sals are invited for building a school house at L icke's Mills. An extensive sale of Real E-tale and Per sonal Property will come oft" in Huntingdon county on the 25th inst. An executor's notice. Wnere to buy cheap Drugs, Ac. THE SECOND NN ME. —Uur lady readers, to whose pleasure we have not been aLle to de vote much space for some time on account of politics and advertising, will find an excellent tale ia i-i Jays j atcr called "The Second Wife." I R-'M KANSAS. The telegraph brought an account last week ifa gross insult offered by a man nam ed Slierrod to Guv. Geary—of a meeting to r rvlemn it—a disturbance by Sherrod and others, in which the latter was shot by a man named Jones. Sr. L LIS, Feb. 28. —The 1.. -git-dative Coun cil condemns the outrage on Gov. Geary, by resolution, while the llou-e fully sustains Sherrod. A law has passed both brandies to punish rebellion v. ith death. All resistances to ter ritorial law or authority" is declared rebellion. The bill repealing the test oaths which passed thr ugh the Council lias been almest unanimously defeated in the House. Gov. Gi-ary fears assassination, and sent yesterday for the troops at Tecumseh for his protection. A detachment of dragoons have gone to arrest Capt. NValker. The Legislature has passed a territorial election law, based on the census, which pro vided for tlie constitutional convention. On ly those who may be in the territory in April, and whose names shall be registered, are to vote at the next October election. Sherrod was not killed as was at first re ported, ami the Mr. Jones who shot him was not the Governor's secretary. lie was arretted and held ;o hail ia the sum of 85000. SHOOTING EASE IN WASHINGTON. v> asuinoton.* Feb. 28.—David Ilume pro ceeded to the Pension Office this m- rniag to demand the retraction of a charge by 11.I 1 . C. Lee, n clerk in that office, that he (Hume) bad picked Lee s pocket at the President's re ception last night. Lee declined to retract, when Ilume struck him with a stick. Lee thereupon shot him dead with a pistol, and soon after delivered himself to the officers. day. Washington is said t* be crammed full of office hunter;. Appointing Opponents to Office. The Legislature adjourned last week iu or der to give the democratic members time to attend the State Convention and Inauguration of President Buchanan, so that little of in terest has transpired beyond the confirmation of Dr. DeWitt, who was re-nominated by Governor Pollock as State Librarian! It has been the misfortune of almost every whig ad ministration, and in later days those elevated to power by the opponents of democracy, to place themselves upon their " dignity" or some other absurdity, and so far forget all obligation to party friends as not only to overlook their claims, but do a serious injurv by appointing its opponents to office. Most working politicians go into a canvass with the expectation in case of success that they will reap a share of the rewards, and this system has been so long followed by all par ties that a change of office is looked for as a matter of course on the accession of a new administration of different politics from the preceding one. Now was there no Whig, no American, no Republican at Ilarrisbarg who could have filled the office of State Librarian quite as ably as the present incumbent, who is well known as a good democrat, aod as such was appointed by Governor Bigler?— Such a question needs no answer, for almost any one could name half a dozen worthy men at that place who spent their time and means in furthering the election of Governor Pollock, while Dr. DeWitt was either lying on his oars, or perhaps aiding his democratic friends in making votes fur Bigler. The present administration may flatter themselves that they are highly "magnanimous" in thus dispensing patronage, but to Americans and Republicans along the public works, who never saw or heard ola 11 hig, American or Republican holding an office under a demo cratic B ,ard of Canal Commissioners, it sounds anything but wise or prudent. The democracy know no scruples of this kind, and hence often succeed in retaining office hunters in their ranks for years, who are put off from time to time under the mere plea that their "turn has not yet come." If the opposition expect- to thrive and prosper, they must take more decided ground on things of this kind, or it will soon be idle to engage in a contest at all. DI2MOCR ATI (J NOMINATIONS. I ne Democratic State Convention assem bled at Ilarrisburg on the 2d instant for the purpose i f nominating candidates for Gover nor. Canal Commissioner, and Supreme Judge, and after considerable balloting placed in nomination WILLIAM F. PACKER, of Lycom ing county, for the leading office. This gen tleman. although some years ago a member ol what i- generally called the "canal democ racy. has fair business capacity, is conver sant with State affa'rs, and without intending to disparage our " wheel horse," Mr. Banks, i- undoubtedly the strongest nomination that could have been made from among the can didates in tiie field. In liis own section of the State we suspect he is more p tpular with the politicians than the people—not that he is wanting in the manners calculated to se cure favor with the latter, for from the little we know of him he is both affable and oblig ing, but from his former connection with the class above spoken of. His course during the late presidential campaign, in strongly en .i u-ing southern slavery Hews, may also do him harm in that quarter, and should .Judge Wdm t or some other favorite of that section b'* selected as his competitor. Mr. P. would be nowhere so far as the northern tier of c unities is concerned. With all these disa.i voutages ho i* still a strong man, and it will require n good and a united effort on the part of the opposition to beat him. The first balloting resulted as follows: Packer, 30 Barrett, o Black, 25 Hughes, -1 Witte, 29 Banks, 9 Hopkins, 14 Slenkir, 1 Brawley, 13 Bell, 1 Whole number, 131 votes. After the first vote letters from F. W. Hughes and J. Porter Brawley were read, withdrawing their names front the list of can didates. The name of Isaac Slenker was al so withdrawn. #n the second ballot the vote stood: Witte, 33 Banks, G Packer, 38 Hopkins, 18 Black. 3G Barrett. 2 Whole numiter, 133. The third vote resulted as follows: Packer, 41 IV itte. 36 Black, 37 | Hopkins, 10 Banks, 3 I Whole number, 133. The fourth to the seventh balluts resulted as follows : 4th. sth. Gtii. 7th. Packer, 4G 47 49 49 Black, 34 30. 41 45 Witte, 35 3S 38 38 Hopkins, 18 12 5 1 Whole number, 133. On the eighth ballot the vote stood : Packer, 50 j Witte, 38 Black, 44 j Hopkins, 1 Whole number, 133. There was not much variation until the eighteenth ballot, when Hopkins was dropped Packer having increased to 54, Witte to 47, and Black fell down to 22. On the twentieth Pucker had 59, on the twenty-first GO, on the twenty-second and twenty-third 01, and on the twenty-fourth, the vote stood Packer, G8 | Witte, 51 Black, 14 Ximrod Strickland, of Chester county, was nominated for Canal Commissioner, and Judge Lew is for Supreme Judge. Put on a new dress —The Muucy Lumina ry. Getting interesting—The question who is to be the next P. M. of Lewistown. Sticking out a feet—The old divisions among the democracy, when they quarreled about Cass and Buchanan. Huntingdon and Broad Top ltailroad Com pany. The annual Report of the President of this company was submitted to the stockholders a few weeks ago. During the past year the road has been extended into various parts of the coal region, so that "including sidelings at Huntingdon, Markltsburg, Rough and Ready, Saxton, Hopewell, and at the mines, forty miles of track are laid, and three miles graded with the iron on the ground, making a total of forty-three miles of single track road, costing, with interest on bonds and stock, extra interest, engineering and all oth er expenses, about one million one hundred thousand dollars, or nearly twenty-five thou sand six hundred dollars per mile. Weigh scales have been built at Saxton, aud a Y put in, to turn engines upon; turn-tables have al so been put in at Huntingdon and Hopewell, j and the necessary water stations erected on the route. The Company have purchased extensive wharves at Huntingdon, upon which they have erected trestle work for dumping coal into boats, and prepared an extensive landing for storing coal when necessary.— Five hundred acres, unincumbered, have been added to the coal lands of the Company, ma king with the twenty-one hundred acres cv --j ered by first niorgage a total of twenty-six hundred acres. At the mines, fifteen new | dwelling houses have been built, and three ■ collieries put in complete working order, with f the necessary sidelings, loading houses, plat forms, &c." The total amount of coal brought down since the opening of the road, appears to be forty-two thousand nine hundred and seventy : one- tons, and the total receipts for freights I £45,581. Since the Ist of July, there have j been shipped thirty two thousand seven hun dred and eighty one and a half tons of coal, and the total receipts for the six months have been as follows: i For foal Freights, $i9,!6S 51 1 ocal " 3,159 53 Rent of Mines. 3,57S 57 Mail, mx months, ;o 00 I'.isjieiijers, 5,5:10 50 Expenses For Motivt pjvver, (ex i S,G3*J 9s C.*ai lor 1. jcoiuotivee, Stalione, &.c., 13*0 0-2 Maintenance of Cars, 3-0 S3 Maintenance of Way, s,yjS ;y Conducting Transporta tion of l'as.-Piigers, f. 1.117 71 Freight, 1,*50 rs . Net earning, f r six month-, $17,-Hi 37 The shipments of c\..;l for the last six mouths have been as follows: In.July, ti,057 tons. August, s., 3:2.781; During the s:x months, transportation of iron rail*. ereas ties, lumber and materials for the construction of the road, was done to ! at least the amount of £o.' >). ibr which no eh irjre ha- h en made, an 1 which would iu | erea-e the net earnings to $3,417. 1 lie President, after referring to the great depth of snow ia.-t w inter and various other matters which retarded the completion of the road and business, save— Two facts, however, have beer, established, I which ought to satisfy any one that a success equal to the fullest expectations of the Compa ny is only a question ot time. The one. that coal can be brought to ihis market at the pres ent rate of freights, with profit to the miners, and sold at a less price than the Cumberland, or taken to New York and sold at the same rate the other, that it has decided preference n the market over that coal, so far as it has been tried. i he Nor then, i. eutral Road, w ,;h a terminus at Baltimore, the great depot of the Cumber land, i now using Broad Fop co.l for its loco motives The machine shops arid locomo tives on the S.ate Road have [ice;, irettinrr their supply exclusively from Broad l op since March last; and the Norristown, Westchester direct. ami other roads, have been usinir it to a creater or less extent. Some shipments made to New | k'ork have given the greatest satisfaction, and a trial of it is intenued to be made soon upon the Hudson River Railroad a-.d the Long L-land. Six new mines will get into operation now sriortly. making with the four previously work ed, ten in all; two to four mare will be opened during the Summer. These mines when in full operation and vigorously worked, should send to market five hundred tons annually. For the present year, tw o hundred and fifty thousand tons is a moderate estimate, provided transportation can be had, of which we do nt anticipate any difficulty. A turnpike connect ing the road with Morrison's Cove, and a plank road connecting the terminus at Ilopeweil with . trie bedtord turnpike, both nearly completed. | will greatly increase the local freights. The improvements now making at Bedford Springs, will probably attract a large numberof visitors) and add very much to the passenger receipts. 1 he board think theyweau now safelv sav that there is but one thing wanting to make the success of the Company no longer a problem, and that is the funding of the floating debt. 5 ou are all aware of the high rates charged railroad companies for money, as well as the greai difficulty at times of any but the nio s t favored getting it at all. The' Board have so lai oecn able to meet the engagements of the Company by temporary JoansTbut as there will be no occasion for a further increase of the debt to any extent, it is now decidedly to the interest ot the stockholders to convert it into a permanent loan. With this view, the. Board haw decided the execution of a mortgage of SoOO,OOO, with eighteen years to run, with an issue ot boud; in sums of SSOO each, bearing seven per cent, interest, payable half yearly on Ist February and Ist August of each year) One-fourth of the net revenue of the road and mines from January 1. 1861, after deducting interest upon loans, is pledged to be invested semi-annually, in a sinking fund, for the re demption of this issue of bonds. I he road and collieries can be leased for a term of years, at a rent under which the above arrat gement for a sinking fund would redeem the bonds in eight years or less from its com mencement Besides this pledge of revenue. a S°°d basis, the bonds are secured bv a mortgage on forty-three miles of railroad twenty-six hundred acres of coal lands) with the collieries opened thereon the franchises of ir ie t nt°h mpa! F' r f al estalc at Huntingdon at. J other places, and ail the other property of the Company, upon a considerable portion of which it ,s a first lien, having been acquired since the execution of the first mortgage and upon the remainder a second lien. There'will Out) nf r fl aP! a,t ® r . deduclin g cash assets, $360,- 000 of floating debt to provide for. A sale of $200,000 of bonds would enable us to gel along for the next two months, and a further sale ol SIOO,OOO, during March and April, will likely be as large an amount of the bonds as it will be necessary to sell. The remainder can be used as collateral, and the sinking fund alluded to might be so arranged as to absorb annually a portion of the debt, an equal amount of the bonds being in all cases cancelled. Assuming the whole amount of bonds to be sold, the annual interest on both loans would amount to - 670,000 00 Add 6 per cent, on 550,000 of stock, 33,000 00 $lO3 000 00 The shipments of coal for July and Augus', from four collieries, were at the rate of about 80,000 tons per annum. These same collieries expect to send to market monthly more than double that average: and with six new mines getting into operation, 250,000 tons can certain ly be counted on for the present season. Al lowing a moderate increase in the passenger receipts and local freights, and assuming the expenses to be double those of the past year, the following will be the result.- 150.00 C tons, of 2000 lbs. in Pennsylva nia Railroad cars, at 55 cts.. $c2.500 100,000 in company's cars, for canal shipments, at 67 cents, 67,000 Passenger receipts, SISOO per month, 18,000 (Last six months SIOOO per month.) Local freights, 15.000 Mails, " I.TOU $184,200 Superintendence, maintenance of way an 1 total running expenses, at 5000 per month, 60,0H0 (Average last six months $2600.) $124,200 Add rent of mines, 15,000 $139,200 In estimating the expenses, it must be taken into consideration that the maintenance of way will probably be less than for the la-t season, the banks having settled, and the deep cuts be ing sloped. The motive power will cost but little more; one engine having been ei gaged a great part of this year in the transportation of iron rails, cross-lies and lumber, for the con struction of the road, or used with the dirt train, for which no charge has been made.— The Superintendent, in his report, estimates the net earnings for this year at $120,000. — Should the stockholders, however, not have faith in these figures, some gentlemen are now negotiating for a lease, that will probably take the road for five years, on the following terms: Rent. With the Mines Without. Equal to3percton stock, 1857 90,000 15.000 Do 6 do 1858 110,000 90,000 Do 7 do 1559 120,000 100,000 Do 8 do 1860 130,000 110,000 Do 10 do 1861 150,000 125,000 This rent, allowing in 1861, that the stock had increased to 700,000, would pay 10 per cent., and allowing for an annual increase one fourth of the net revenue invested in a sinking fund commenced at that time, would in eight years or less take up the present issue of bonds. The most successful coal roads have had, at one tiraeoranother,a trying period in their exis tence, which required promptness and liberali ty on the part of their stockholders, and for which they afterwards reaped a rich return.— The finances once taken care of, the Board confidently rely a success equal to the most favored of them. By referring to the Railroad and Mining Regis'er, of September 27, 1856, sou will see that the total earnings of the Beaver Meadow Railroad Company, m 1851, were but $98,674, a less amount than w ;1J be earned by the Broad Top Road, allowing theyear to commence with July Ist; yet. in the year 1-55, their receipts amounted to $271,594, leaving, alter deducting $105,000 working expenses, a net revenue of over one hundred and sixty-five thousand dol lars. Their receipt- are said to have mcrea-ed sixty thousand dollars in 18f reading the hitler production The quaint r;~iuality, the healthy and cheerful religious tone, BI d charming simplicity and good sene of this volume will render it a sent ral favorite. It is a work w bivh will be read as long as any volume of our time. We know of no nctjon, in fact, that we would sooner recommend; for, while it w ill fascinate ail who merely read for aniuae' nient, it w ill delight as well as improve those who seek fc r something even in a novel.— London .Ilk?neun < ■ pi-s of the above work mailed to any address ir. the United States, free of postage. Send cash orders to GARRETT, DICK & FITZGERALD, mlr s Publishers. In Ann St.. New York. List of Causes for Trial At April Term, A. I). 1557. -Vo. Term. Year I. Fisher vs. Milliken & McCalloch, 63, Nov. IS4O namue! Moll.day vs John Peachey, 100, Aug Issl Joseph H Ardvs James Somervtile, 54, Nov ijjj'c Keuben C llaie vs. John Winn, f.-, N jv ISi j tMinue! Graham vs. Etting, Graetfit Co '.ft!, A;." iOS J. D. Scully vs John Sterrett &Co 86.' Nov 1555 DAi E J Mr Nit Mi Exrs 63, X;,'! isyfi I r.'er >hei#ley vs John MrCormkk, 6;, A<; IX-P John Irvin vs. Jno. A. Wright i Co. So, Aug. l3 Jos Green & Co. vs. Juniata Iron Co if., Jan ISS" 11 J WAI TERS, Proth'y. Frotbor.otary'g OiTice, I.ewistown, Feb. 26, 1567. Estate of John C. Leattor, deceased. X 0 TI( ~'E is hereby given that letters testa ±l mentary on the estate of JOHN C. LEATTOR, late of Bratton township, Mif flin county, deceased, iuve been grai..ed to the undersigned, residing in said township All persons indebted to said estate are re quested to make payment without delay, &ud those having claims to present them duly au thenticated for settlement. _ , MARGARET LEATTOR, maru-ot Executrix. usyA. fire in Erie last .1 . K - orri i. block f frame building*, with !JS t „j .... contents, the whole valued at ab..ut £3G(tn, j AmoDg the lasers we ragret to see U r fti.mi of the Dispatch, whose office was destroyed loss *2OOO. ILLINOIS LANDS. —The attention of farmer? and others about removing to the west, desirous of making safe investments, is. ri quested to the advertisement of Joseph Mi;; ken, E-q., offering fur sale 20,000 acre*, Prairie Lands in Central Illinois. lands are located in a climate congenial • our own, near the great lines of railway ih i; traverse the State, aud for fertility and eae cultivation are unsurpassed. Among tie... who have already made purchases are Mitchell of Lewistown, Joseph Tice of Gra. ville, John M. Bell of Berry, and other-, *., examined th<*m in person and will cheerful], testify to their value. The lands will beg,,;, luw, and offer the strongest inducements f . emigrants from this and neighboring co#t ties to form neighborhoods, and thu- j r , measure relieve the teffiouness arising fr on settling among strangers in a strnnge land. Uolloway'a Pills an unfailing Item- ; , ' Bilious Complaints.—.Thoma.- Hudson. 1 j r street, Philadelphia, had the misfortune • be afflicted with tlie severest of bilious e t; plaints, disorders, nausea and a foul stoma which prevented him relishing anr kind, food, and frequently threw lam on a Led sickness for several weeks. He tried mat remedies recommended him by friends, ht they only tended -o increase ins inaladv; L : . brotfier, last fall, recommended him t u- Ilolluway's Pills, whidi he did, the result - use his own words, "was truly extraordinary for after about six weeks usage of tbis timable medv-ine, i v.as completely and will never again l>e without it—l gi.:-;-. statistical tables of mortality sli-., a reduction in tbis country of the properties of deaths from pnlmonary diseases. Doctor Aver attributes this result to the effect of bit Cherry Pectoral, lie also asserts that the cures from his Cathartic l'ills give reason t believe they will, as they come into more general use, materially reduce the mortality from those particular diseases for which thev are designed. From what we know of hit preparations, we think he has grounds for hit claims, and if he has, it is an attainment of, which an Emperor might be proud. Kareir is it permitted any one man to know thati..> skill is bestowing health and life to tfif Bia ses of bis fellow men. Such a refiecti r.' worth working for, even though he had the reflection for his reward.— Sprinyfiehl !>■•.. Courier. ——— ■m m ■ ■ ■■■■ ■ mm im -ni... ' Notice to Builders. T)KOl'I LS w ill be received at the ' u.:- 1 iog il >oiii of K. E. Locke A Co.. a:] Locke's Mills, Mifflin countv, l a., up t f-i 10th of March text, for building a BUL K SCHOOL HOUSE, materials to be furnisD; by the contractor. Specifications and y.lor. may be seen at tlie aforesaid counting roi:. K. E. LOCKE. i T, (; K<. SWA KTZKLL. - GEO. W. CBISSMAX. ) "minir-. Locke's Mills, March 5, ltroT. 1