THE GAZETTE.
LEWISTOWN, l'A.
Thursday, March 19, 1857.
TO OUU PATRONS.
We have this year, tn addition to our regular expenses,
to meet nearly SODO on the Ist of April, anil we trust there- .
fore that our patrons who have heretofore so liberally res- j
ponded to this annual call, will do so a;,alt). Ttie past few
years. with their high prices, have been trying ones to us, j
for while everything else has gone up our terms for the ,
paper and prices, of job work are the same as when we j
rould purchase ilour at $4.50 and $6.00 per barrel, butter at
12*4 cents per pound, and many othcrtlilngsin proportion;
yet with all this, such notices as " We want money," " We
MrsT have money," &c., are never found in the columns of
the Gazette unless it be at this season. Bids is not because
we do not need it, (for to tell the tnith we have been a bor
rower in 1356,) but because these constant "duns" are cold- ,
!y looked upon by the public, and >vMoin produce any good. '
There is one class to whom we have a special word to
say. They are few In number, but totally regardless wheth
er they pay or not. The day has arrived when we MIST
dispense with seen "patronage," and we bore give them
notice that we shall take an early occasion to -Tike their
names off the hooks. I
\ large number of - :!• rij/i a.- I.i the Western States,
Ae. will expire during the months of February, March and ;
April, and as tlies - arc discontinued nt the expiration of ;
the time paid for, (except in a few special cases,) those
wishing the paper continued will ptensc 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.
Notices of New Advertisements.
The boohs of W. I*. Milliken have been '
placed in the hands of D. W. Woods, Esq., 1
for collection.
The Franklin Fire Insurance Company, for
which It. J. Walters, Esq., is agent, is noted j
for its prompt liquidation of losses by lire. !
Two Gift R )ok sales arc on the carpet, giv- j
ing purchasers double chances.
Some additions have been made to the ap- 1
piicants for Itemise and eating houses.
An advertisement of Milnwood Academy,
under charge of Win. If. Woods, A. M., for- |
mcrly of this place, will be found on the i
next page. This institution i.s in a retired j
situation, hut easy of access, aud from the
known ability of Vr. as a teacher, pre- !
gents strung inducements to parents and oth- I
•T8 id place young gentlemen under his ;
charge.
Pennsylvania Legislature.
In tite House, a further supplement to an
act for the incorporation of the Lewistown '
Bridge Company, and for other purposes, was
passed finally.
Mr. I'uroell introduced a bill to authorize
the sale of certain property of the Union
Bridge Company.
Also, ;i bill to attach certain premises own- j
ml by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to '
the Newton Hamilton school district.
The Bellefonte Democrat says:—" The
Bvllefonte and Snowslioe Railroad has he- i
come a fixed fact. The company is composed
of several capitalists—men of enterprise and
energy. It is the intention of the Company
to commence operations as soon as the Spring
opens. They have already purchased the
property of Messrs. Wm. W. and A. llays,
at 84,500 for a depot.
This is the road that is proposed to lie ex
tended to Lewistown, a survey for which we
understand will shortly be made. The route
is said to be favorable, asebnding at an easy I
grade from Bellefonte to the head waters of
Logan branch, which rises but a short dis- j
tanee from the head waters of Laurel run on
this side, and thence to Lewistown. C'onsid- i
erable interest is felt along the line, and if a ;
bold push is made on both sides of the moun
tains, much might be effected hitherto un
dreamed of.
Methodist Conference. —The main features
of the division made by the Baltimore Con
ference are as follows, a few stations and cir
cuits having been changed from one side to
the other.
! Resolved, By the Baltimore Annual Con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
in Conference assembled, That this Conference
be divided by Districts, and that the Balti
more Conference proper be composed of the
Baltimore, Potomac, Lewisburg, Roanoke,
Rockingham aud "Winchester District-; and
that the Baltimore East Conference bo com
post d of the North Baltimore, Frederick,
Cumberland, Bellefonte, Northumberland and
the Carlisle Districts."
l he epidemic at IV ashington, or, the
mysterious sickness which attacked everybody
who put up at tlie National hotel, just previ- •
ous to the inauguration, and the cause of'
which has been traced to the water taken
from the cistern of the house, into which a
number of rats, who had partaken of arsenic
bad plunged, is of a more serious character
than is generally supposed. Mr. Lenox, of
Ohio, died last week from its effect, and we
s"0 by the New York papers that the wife of
Mr. .lay L. Adams, who stopped at the
on her way home from Savannah has also
died from the sickness contracted there, \
j-oy.i ni.rrir.n examination of Mis. Adams re- *
vented the fact "that the stomach had been
partially eaten away; the bowels manifested
symptoms of violent inflammation; the lungs
were congested, and the kidnevs severely af
fected." These appearances" indicate the
presence and action of arsenic in the stomach.
Mr. O. B. Matteson, member of Congress, is
suffering severely. Many other persons in
New York, Newark and in Philadelphia, be
st .es the 1 resident himself, are much enfeebled
n the attacks of diarrho a, having their ori
gin, as is .-opposed, in the poisoned water '
which they drank.
£t£V*Tbe February receipts cf the Penn
sylvania Kail road are very large, as will be
seen by the following statement:
Receipts for month ending Feb. 28, §413,779 34
Same mouth last year, 298*442 1G
Increase, §115,337 18
From Jan. 1 to March 1, 1857, 667,659 77
Same period last year, 596,551 49
Increase, §71,103 28
gist?" i he Hon. D. J . Disney, formerly mem
ber of Congress from Ohio, died at Dextcr's
Hotel, Washington, on the 14th. I
ftsfSenator V\ ilkins of Allegheny, an old I
democrat, in a speech the other day at Ilar
risburg, defined opposition to banks to be the J
"fanaticism of democracy." j
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
FREE LECTURE.
The absurdity of Univeraalism will be
shown at the Town Hall, on Sabbath after- '
noon, at three o'clock. The public are invi- 1
ted to attend. S. LEWIS.
Spring Exhibition of Mattawana
School, under charge of that excellent teach- ,
or, A. D. Ilawn, will be held at McYeytowu
on Wednesday evening next, 25th instant.—
The public are invited to attend.
B§*Y-The weather has been springlike du- i
ring the past week, with occasional showers,
and last night a heavy rain which carried off <
most of the snow in the mountains.
| LECTURE. —-11. J. Walters, Esq., of this
place, delivered a learned and happily con
ceived lecture before the Mattawana Literary |
Association of McYeytown, on Monday even
lust, on "The consideration due to the Me- ,
chanic Arts."
!
! MORE BOOKS'. —If the public will not bo
well supplied with books, ifc will hardly be j
; the fault of those who have them for sale.— |
I Last week Messrs. Evans & Co. announced
their intention of coining with their gift book
i . ...
( sale, and since then 11. W. Junkin, who is
always getting up something new, has put
out bills for a Gift Book Sale on a liberal
| scale, by which a gift worth from 25 cents to
840 will be delivered with each'book. The
prices of the books range from 81 up. Those
| curious in such matters, and who have the
! bump of acquisition largely developed, are
referred to the circulars fur further informa
tion.
MUII.VAINK'S EVIDENCES OF CHRISTIANITY.
—'l itis able work on the evidences of the
Christum faith is one of unusual power, and
deserves a place in every library and in every
family. The train of reasoning pursued by
| the author is one calculated to make a deep
j and salutary impression on the mind of any j
candid investigator, being free from that un- j
I due warmth which characterises too many ;
: works of this kind. Tho work is highly j
1 commended by all the leading Protestant :
ministers of Philadelphia, Lancaster, and
Hrrrisburg, and endorsed by Rev. Jas. S. 1
Woods, D. lb, Itev. \\ m. V. Bowers, and Rev. j
C. M. Blink. A benevolent desire to place
the book in the hands of every reader, has i
i > -
induced the appointment of an agent, who
; will call on our citizens and furnish it at a
; low price. Fifty cents cannot bo better spent !
' than in its purchase by beads of families,
young men, and young ladies.
TERRA-CULTURE. —Professor Comstock of!
( New York lias been creating considerable ex
citement for some years among the farmers i
•
of Ohio and other states by introducing a new j
, and said to be certain method of raising crops,
Ac., which he calls Terra Culture. What it
consists of is not known, as it is imparted as i
1
a secret, but if the concurrent testimony of j
several hundreds be worth anything, the
- j
value to fanners is incalculable. From am- '
; ong a largo number of certificates we have
j seen, we select the following tit random:
GROVEI'ORT, Ohio, July 18, 1850.
i To Cultivators: —The best crop of wheat .
j that 1 over harvested ( which was two years
; ago), was nearest Terra-Cultured, to which j
j fact, T now attribute its superiority. I esti- i
| mate Prof. Comstock's system of culture for j
; all crops and plants, far above the hap-hazard
' methods of culture which I have always seen ;
practiced previous to May 20, 1850. A know- j
ledge of Terra-culture must materially in- 1
crease the profits of every farmer too much .
to be believed bv the incredulous.
W. K. BISHOP. ;
A class of fifty at $2 each has been f„ linr .j :
t ?P. Purry and the adjtA.mg tow-ships, and
; we barn that a paper is up at Judge Ititz's,
in this place, for forming another. Professor
Comstock will probably be here in April to
instruct theui and such others as may be
! formed.
I . . j
I MON MEETING.—A meeting was held in
the Town Hall on Monday evening for the
| purpose of appointing a delegate to the Uui
on State Convention, which is to assemble at i
1 Harrisburg on tho 725 th inst. Col. Win. BUT- j
' LKR was appoined President, gtnd Col. JOHN
■ HAMILTON Secretary. -
On motion, SAMUEL COMFORT, Esq., was J
appointed Representative Delegate, and i
Senatorial conceded to Union co" n{v . j
The following reseluG-ons , ver J then adopt
. I
liVlhyd That our delegates be and are i
; - o y e . b >; jn^ru Y,ed to exert themselves in pre- j
serving union and harmony in the-couven
• non, and strive to have the best and most
available men holding American Republican
principles nominated.
Resolved, That the delegate shall have pow
er to appoint a substitute in case lie is unable '
i to attend.
Resolved, That this meeting approve of the
general csursc of Messrs. Sellers and Pur
cell, of the Senate and House of Representa
tives from this district.
COUGHS AND COLDS. —The following remedy
' for coughs and colds is easily prepared, and
is invaluable:—-Boil an ounce of hoarhound
herb in three half pints of water down to a
pint: strain it while hot, and add one pint of
syrup molasses and simmer slowly to three j
half pints, to which add—when strained—one <
ounce of liquorice, (host Calabria.) Stir (
frequently until it becomes cold, and then j
add half an ounce of antiinonial wine aud t
one ounce of paregoric. The liquorice should I
be pulverized before it is used. Dose for an <
adult—a dessert spoouful three times a day. j *
it is reported that Col. Geary lias re- 1
signed his post as Governor of Kansas. 1
JtesTAVe are indebted to Samuel Hopper, *
formerly of this place, for a number of Cali
fornia papers. n
C@,A largo number of publie meetings in d
Lawrence county are giving the county su- ft
periptendency particular fits. ; o
For th ej.ewistown Gazette. \
HINTS TO THE WOULD-BE-" SHARP
ERS."
Mr. Editor:—Some time since, the viMage
of Milroy was startled by the appearance of |
a scurrilous sheet called "'llie Milroy Obser
ver," published by the would-be-"Sharpers,"
in which many of the most respectable citi
zens of the place were ridiculed and slander
ed, most of whom, they well knew, would not
deign to answer their blackguardism: and. !
after having foully slandered those who wculd
tako no notice of theru, they, in order that
they might the better guard themselves from
retaliation, stooped to wreak out their spite
on unsuspecting children, and sated their
depraved natures by attacking those who have
po other means of defence except their ten
der age, which has always been deemed a
sufficient protection by even the meanest
wretch under human form.
Now, sir, wo have always claimed that it
is a right due to all authors to reap the hon
ors merited by their productions however dis
creditable, and this is oue motive which has
induced us to review the aforementioned
sheut. Many might suppose we have taken
this way to avenge ourselves of some iusult
aimed at us through its filthy columns; but
such is not the case, except that we may feel
ourselves ashamed as members of a commu
nity in which such moral iucubi are suffered
tij remain at large, especially since our coun
ty has been at considerable expense to furnish
such characters with a suitable abode. But
we also "are determined to spare none but to
do justice to all." And we are sorry indeed
that our duty to others will not permit us to
allow the would-bc-"sharpers" to enjoy the
paltry honors of their miserable and abortive
attempt at publishing. But luckily happen
ing to see the original, we are forced to tear
from their brows tho usurped laurels with
which they have so tjloriously decked them
selves, and to assign them their merited place
in tho scale of literary and moral attainments.
At a College not a thousand miles distant,
thero was printed not many years ago a little
sheet called "The Crape Shot," playing off
some squibs and si}' jukes upon the students,
but intended merely for a local circulation,
whore the jukes were understood and would
apply, and where by general consent it was
only considered a pastime; as its editorial,
which in part appears in "The Observer"
plainly shows, saying that its foolish articles
were merely intended for jokes. Now, in
the circumstances under which the original
appeared, this excuse might have beeD con
sidered valid; but it canaot apply to tho
would-be-"Sbarpers." Ami in their whole
sale plagiarism their extreme stupidity would
not allow them to sec this—for it is a mean,
contemptible wholesale plagiarism from "The
drape Shot," except the low vulgarities which
the original authors would have blushed to
have seen in their paper, and a few perverted
notices to correspondents from tho New York
Lodger; and such was their unparalleled stu
pidity and greenness that they had not even
the intelligence and good sense to alter or
leave cut some cull ego phrases and words of
only local application, which cannot possibly
apply under the altered circumstances. True,
they did indeed alter and curtail a few para
graphs which, for s mie reason or other, did
not appear to suit; for instance:—Mr.
"The Haydn of America. He has rendered
i himself famous by a recent musical produc
-1 tion in the Pioneer," which in the original
has this addition:—"which we, without exag
-1 gcration, think is fully equal to that melodi
ous piece—'The Miller's Big Hog.' "
They claim to be "sharpers." Sharpers
indeed! when their ignoraueo is so glaring!
when they even the common sense to
write scarcely a single original line! "with
just enough of Icarningto misquote." Again,
they ape tlie scholar; Heaven forbid! But
any person reading their sheet cannot but be
amused at their ludicrous attempts to quote
Latin and to use epithets, the meaning of
which it is evident from the connection that
they had not the slightest idea.
Had the would-be-" sharpers" remained
contented in their own sphere, which, judg
ing from the very small original part of their
! sheet, must be among the ?ery scum of soci
ety, it would have been infinitely xv>-- .
then' credit, and perhaps the*" /V* .'
; ? shl " h . she<l , thur re P ..un as "sharpers" by
! v? i garisms wit h kindred
wp.n.s. unhappily for our community
; there arc some men in it who are so utterly
deficient of that scanty knowledge which
teaches them their own ignorance, that they
are ready upon all occasions to make an ex
hibition of their powers, believing poor sim
! plctor.s that they are the admired of all Lo
holders.
But let us turn to this offspring of malig
nity and spite. First, see with what consis
tency they make such charges as " fanati
cism, '" backbiting," " showing a love of
scandal," and "an utter disregard of truth."
Truly such ignorance, especially in these
; days of schools and schoolmasters, as to -
! pose that they could consistently *- " % oU ?
make such charges again® 1 " - ."'" l bbvcrtly
nity, is amazing. . * tn c wnoleconimu
charge of L v * they make the
ocriic 0 ", ocr l. ; y. But who are the "hyp
' " ho are the " wolves in sheep's
Ciothg.o?" Verily, would-be "sharpcrs,"you
j plagiarized a few sentences too many,
which will heap upon you all the odium and
contempt which your ridiculous.attempts at
aping others deserve. The upright and moral
portion of our community will truly consider
you "the very dregs of Milroy," thanking
you ior first suggesting language sa appropri
ate to yourselves. They will fully appreciate
such sentiments as these:—"When some
devils in human form, under the specious
name of disinterested kindness, propagate a
foul slander upon * * auy one, who has
never wished them any injury, we are at a
loss for words to execrate their names."
Again, you claim to "have built" for your
selves, "monuments more durable than brass
and higher than tho royal pyramids." and to
have rescued your names trum oblivion."
Yes, truly, an immortality is yours; but what
an immortality! lt*!s such* as will brand
you as villains and cowards " in after years,
when the damp mould of tho grave rests up
ou yourselves and your present readers."—
Tear not that you are " unappreciated by
your age." Best assured that should the '
citizens of Milroy discover you, you will re
ceive a " present reicard for your humble en
deavors in the great cause of truth and right."
ll.e whole afi'air shows a spirit so coward- 1
ly and at the same time such a desire to in
dulge in the most glaring " falsehoods and
prevarications," that we cannot but think
that those fiends, (Heaven forbid that they
should claim to be men,) who would stoop to
attack and slander defenceless women and
children, weuld rather have stabbed at the
hearts of their victims, had not their coward
ly souls shrunk from the responsibility of the
HANGMAN'S-HOPE. *
But it is said that " Heaven pities the ig
norant." Should such bo the case, you may
expect much mercy from an indulgent provi
dence ; but never look your fellow-men in the '
ace and expect any mitigation of their just
>dium through the plea of your verdancy.— '
' Contempt and pity through life—and after
vour glorious courses are run, memones
loathed and scorned —-are all that will remain
to crown your " noble exertions."
Although indeed we do not approve of- the
original, we can hardly express our condem
nation of these base copyists. The circum
stances may have been such as to render the
printing of the original comparatively harm
less aiul inoffensive, which cannot be plead
in the latter case. It is not the harmless sa
tire or playful jokes of the humorist that
wounds the feelings of tho community,
" But the sinister application
Of the malicious, ignorant and hose
I Interpreter , who will distort and strain
The gen'ral scope and purpose of an author
1 To his particular and private spleen."
REVIEWER.
Milroy, March 11, 1857.
ffg"*A collision occurred last week at the
I Allegheny tunnel on the Pennsylvania Ilail
! road, betweon a freight and emigrant train,
j by which two or three were killed and a num
ber wounded. Among the killed was Louisa
Shaeffer, a native of Germany, and Matthew
' Wilkins, one of the wounded, has since died.
WIA I-E I 'K AUi)S.
A Fugitive from Justice. —An extensive and
most audacious scheme for counterfeiting two
! popular medicinal preparations has recently
| been brought to light in this city. A few of
the leading facts have appeared in reports of
the legal proceedings growing out of the affair,
but its comprehensive character has been but
imperfectly developed in these brief statements.
It would seem that the principal person impli
cated in this transaction is a drug broker named
WILLIAM LEITH, lately doing business at 8 Gold
street and 5 William street, in this city, and
residing at 4 Union street, Brooklyn, lie had
j conceived the idea of establishing a factory for
J the purpose of counterfeiting, on a wholesale
scale, the most popular and widely advertised
medicines in the civilized world, viz: HOLLO
WAY'S PILLS and HOLLOW AY'S OINTMENT. This
| audacious project he intended to carry out in
the city of New York, almost within hail, as it
were, of the great central office for the sale of
Holloway's medicines in this country! He had
it appears, ordered no less than 500,000 copies
of the pamphlet or book of directions, around
each box, and the printer to whom the order
j was given, supposing it to emanate from Pro
fessor Holloway, had no hesitation in executing
the work. An accident led to the detection of
the fraud. Leith failed to meet an obligation
he had given for a portion of the job, and the
printer went to Professor Holloway's establish
ment, 80 Maiden Lane, to inquire the cause.—
Then, of course, the fraud was disclosed, and
it was found, on comparing the counterfeit
wrappers with the original, that the former
i were perfect fac similes of the latter, with tiie
j exception of the water-mark. This water-mark
consists of the words " Holloway, New York
and London," and is visible upon every leaf of
the authentic pamphlet when held against the
light. In all other respects there was a perfect
identity between the false document and the
true. Wiliiam Leith, the author of this atro
cious forgery, was subsequently arrested, and
fully charged, on examination before the com
mitting magistrate, with procuring the printin"
and uttering of the above counterfeits, out
through an indiscretion on the part of the ma
gistrate, he managed to escape ffom the custo
dy ol the officers, *ai,d is now a fugitive from
justice. Proles,>r Holloway's agents are on
the qui rice to discover his whereabouts, but so
i lar iie has eluded their vigilance. He is a
: Scotchman by biith, and still preserves a little
jot the accent; his voice is deep, his articulation
: emphatic, and in speaking lie gesticulates a
! good deal, and interlards his sentences with
frequent oaths. Ilis height is about 5 feet e.j
j inches, his person rather stout, complexion
florid, light hair and thin whiskers, and his age
! about 35 years. His aridres- is good and btisi
; ness-iike. As it is not known to what extent
he may have counterfeited the medicines, it
would be well lor druggists in the interior to
beware of purchasing articles purporting to be
! Holloway's remedies from irresponsible parties.
; I here is one test of genuineness which **
; however be relied upon, viz: the w • * J,a y>
: the leaves of the book ac ..uier-maik on
• Vloping each bo- " , -~"'pay> n g and en-
Oii tmcnt. " - ar,< * P ot ie
j the ,r ' v 'ien 'he leaf is held between
- and the light, the words " Hollowav,
( ' New \ ork and London," are discernible m
semi-transparent letters, iri the substance of the
paper, then tiie pamphlets and the medicines
they envelope are genuine; if not they are per
nicious counterfeits. Let this test be univer
sally adopted.—Acic York .Wilioual Police Ga
! Zttle.
i I
Married.
On tho Gtli inst., bv Rev. G. M. Klink,
• j pi. , v ;\ BELL and "Miss EVELINE J.
SANK.EY, both of Centre county.
On the 10th inst.. bv llev. JOSJIA 5I
I await, JOSEPH COCHRAN v ;. u / 11 aa "
j ship, and Miss SFSA V *~ * i f*v V *
I ver township. M".. -'- N - Oli
| _ " . .litlin co- aty .
! Died.
On the 14th inst., at the residence of hei
. son-in-law, John Knisely, Mrs. REBECCA
? | JONES, of Juniata county, aged about 75
. ! years.
; , On tho 3 # tli inst., at Freedom Iron Works,
i 1 in this county, JOSEPH MORROW, aged
, about 40 years. The deceased was the roan
t ager for she Treedom Iron Company. Tho
; company have met with a great loss by his
! death. Ho was an energetic, trust-worthy
• business man, and had gained for himself th'e
the love and esteem of all who knew him.—
lie leaves a widow, two children, a mother,
j brothers aud sisters, together with a
; circle of warm friends, to mourn his loss.—
The deceased was formerly a resideut of
! Blair county, where his rema'ins were interred
to-day. c H
Lewistown, -March 18, 1857.
; In Philadelphia, on the 37tii inst., JAMES
? °n KK ' S ,°s of ChauncG y M. and Elizabeth
i Niuli, aged 2 years and G months.
j It was about the mid of dav
When this sweet boy was called awav.
1 o rest with God on hieh.
j He passed the iron gates of death,
And sweetly yielded up his breath.
He's now released from pain
His struggling moments all are o'er
And he arrived on Canaan's shore,
3 hat blissful world above.
Then do not mourn for this sweet flower
Cut down at such an eariy hour
He's better off than you.
Prepare to meet him iii the skies,
j Where love and pleasure never dies
And parting is all o'er.
Then you shall walk tfie golden street,
Your lovely boy and Savior meet,
Aud they will bid you welcome home
M. J. H. j
rJ?- n rx- he 14t !* inst " in McAHsteraville, JOHN
IR\ IN, .aged about 74 years.
The deceased was extensively known !
throughout Centre, Mifflin and Juniata coun
ties by the soubriquet of " old John Irvia " I
and also for his peculiarities and eccentrici- ;
t hnr r Qty i? 7? ar 1 ago ' we him
to have been called by the title of "old John "
U • i l '\ agG '\' as P ro Pcr'' T known, it would, :
7 r'-mk, be at least ten years uiore than the
above.— Juniata Sentinel. I
The Ilarrisburg Telegraph speaks
highly of Judge Hale as the Union candidate
for Governor.
6?? L.Mr. Packer, the democratic nominee
j for Governor, is said to be a log floater—a
; system to which the northern lumbermen are
| decidedly hostile.
SQuTlie owners of a large flouring mill at
1 Pittsburgh who recently failed, attribute their
mishaps to the Pennsylvania Railroad, which
refused to carry flour for them at a loss!—
Would not a more reasonable excuse be, the
payment of too much fur wheat and getting
too little for flour?
SgU'fhe New York Legislature is endeav
oring to amend the marriage laws, requiring
that°the certificate of marriage shall be sign
ed by the minister, the parties married and
the witnesses, in the presence of a magistrate.
A Dry Swamp. —lnteresting intelligence
has just been received from the State survey
of the Okefenokee Swamp, which covers
nearly a fourth of the map of Georgia. The
groat swamn does not appear to he a swamp
after all. So far from heing impeded by wa
i tor, the expedition suffered severely from
want of it, and were compelled to sink throe
wells for drinking and cooking purposes. — j
The underwood, also was found ot almost
fabulous thickness, through which they were
■ compelled to cut their way with knives,
whereby they were so much delayed as to be j
I in daugor of starvation, their supplies being
exhausted. The most erroneous opinions
have been entertained of the extent and na
ture of the whole region. No published map
gives any idea of its geography. The survey
will prove a fortunate venture. The submer
ged portion is found to be easily drained,
whereby thousands of acres of the most val
uable cotton lands in the South will be re
claimed.
Holloway's Dills a certain antidote for Drop
sical Swellings—Mrs. Elizabeth Henderson,
of Natchez, Mississippi, aged 45, suffered in
' tensely last fall from a general decline of
health, her feet and legs began to swell,
strongly indicating dropsy, and she became ,
so much worse in the course of a few weeks
that she was totally confined to her hed, at
last, her death was hourly looked forward to
by her husband; lie made up his mind, as
everything else had tailed, to try the effect of
I ilolloway's Pills, which his wife commenced
| using: after four weeks perseverance with
them, she was completely cured, having by
means of this medicine safely passed that
dangerous period id' woman's existence.—
These Pills are also a wonderful m"diei'ff. f o r
young females with obstructions <n then
health.
| ILLINOIS LANDS.- -The aAcYition of farmers
and others about removing to the west, or
| tcsiruus of m String safe investments, is re
| quested bo the advertisement of Joseph Milli
! keff, Esq., offering for sale 20,000 acres of
, ] Prairie Lands in Central Illinois. These
" j lands are located in a climate congenial to
. | our own, near tho great lines of railway that
1 i traverse the State, and for fertility and easy
| cultivation are unsurpassed. Among those
i who have already made purchases are Wui.
: Mi tcholl of Lewistown, Joseph Tiee of Grnn
| ville, John M. Bell of Perry, and others, who
i examined them in person and will cheerfully
■ testify to their value. The lands will be sold
low, and offer the strongest iqduccny llts f or
■ emigrants from this and uei-diboF
; tics to form nelghborhor- ' ° ' COua '
; measure reliovc * . .. 'l •■ •
-*ib tedtousness arising from
! settlui" ~ °
mong strangers in a strange land.
' | Zdp* FEMALE AGE.YTS U'A.YTED in ev
-1 i ery Town or Village of the Union, to sell DJ{
' J SA.YEORDS I.YI IGORATOR. Many of out
e | Lady Agents are making more thana living
' , from its sale. No MUKEV required until the
' { medicine is sold ; simply a good reference ae
-1 company ing application. The lnvigorator will
cure Sick Headache. Take one or two tea
* spoonsful at each attack and it w ill soon disap
pear. For an overloaded stomach, or when
food rises or sours, take the lnvigorator after
eating, and it will not prove disagreeable
pressive. For Heartburn, Palpitati"- . 'j!'
- cult Breathing, take a teaspoo-" oi Duh
dailv. For loss of A ll - ... *' T IU -wict
lessness, the m- * or Li>t
> restore ' -ei mine is , ijVa j ua f ) j e vv i 11
. w-y N t^ h . a Pf etllc and make the food digest
j 1 ' „ * ' -.uare—take a teaspoonful on reti-
I l ir '*ff Aid the demons of dream-land will all be
, lairies. Alter eating a hearty dinner, take a
i- | dose of lnvigorator and it w ill relieve all op
[. ' pression or fullness. The lnvigorator is a Liv
er Remedy of unequalled virtue, acting direct
ly on that organ, curing Dyspepsia, Jaundice,
Bilious Attacks, Dysentery, Files, Worms, and
all Female Obstructions, fur which it has no
r j equal. Any person after using a full bottle of
| the lnvigorator lor any of the above named
- | complaints, without benefit, can call at the
, Agent's and get their money back. Sold a!
j One Dollar per bottle, by SAN-FORD & Co., Pro
b | prietors, New York, and by CHARLES RITZ,
1 j Lewistown.
! THE MARKETS.
' J LEWISTOWN-, March 19, 1557.
3 Lewistown Fh'n.r, per ItrJ lis. <4 Ou
- | Superfine " "•> ~-
. j Frcedmu M O 'A
> Barley " f.
- Kye. bushel, 00
' Oats, do.
I Corn, do. £ ()
Clovorsecd, f bushel, c 50
Jimothyseed, " o
> i Butter, good, lb. *" on
i j Eggs, "ff dozen, 7 9
bUShe '' ~ f
j ".ei ISWIMOW" Mill is paying SI 30 for
I £
! w a . l ks ' n the new Steam Mill,
1, paying for M hue Wheal 1,40a0,0G, Red
t heat tak ° n on 6toro ' vith privi
lege to the owner to sell or ship by boat!
Philadelphia Cattle Market.
: atTvS! l' a f • 1)0en a S oo ' l supply of beef cattle
• !!!ril,, s w °ek—l2oo head having been
! ' %q - r botb >„ ards - I'hey were disposed of
| iff °B(a 10 for common; $lO 50(4/11 for
j medium, and $ll 50 for prime.
| Coww and Calves—About 300 head were
j disposed of at from $lB to 18 50 each, as in ;
j quality and condition.
, Hogs— The supply continues short of the !
j demand, and ail offered sell freely at the late '
a i* 2000 head were sold at $9 50(7/10 1
t 100 lbs nett.
! off feh T? and a , mb „ s — Thc supply has fallen '
, off. Ihe receipts toot up 5000 head The
sTeach™ aCtiVC ' aa<l aU Sold Ut So@
1-lour, Grain, okc.
Sales of Flour at $6 25a7 i
' Red *"• aud While 1 OUIT 61.
Lake City (Minnvsut;• • < • , ~■
recommends emigrants to bring with *4
feather beds, bedding, cooking stoves
practicable, cliairs taken apart, carpets,
leu yarn and other similar fabrics,
looking glasses, and crockery. |9K
The Books of W. P. KUikeTS
books of W. lb Milliken have
JL left in tho hands of the undersigned
collection. All persons indebted are
notified to make iianiediate payment.
marl 9 D. Sv. WOODS.
GIFT BOOK SALE!
NOW OPEN, Ah
Branch from 125 Chestnut B
V HI LA DELPHI A. m
RRWARDS OF < ii
$200,000 j
Worth of New Books and otiier Property •
be disposed of immediately. *' ' :^B
Our i'lail to Insure a Rapid Sale,
All Books will bo sold as low as the
: retail price : many of them for less. A U;f s !
worth from 25 cents to $lOO will be t)M
with each Book without additional charge, (JM
Ladies and gentlemen are respectfully
vited to call and examine our stock of Boik, y
Presents, and manner of doing business, a/
THE GIFT BOOK STORE, I
EAST MARKET ST. '
RED FLAG. P
EVANS & CO. P°
Principal Stores, 409 Broadway, N*. Y,
and 125 Chestnut st., Phila. ],- * B
i _ ... : u _
JUNKIN'S
! GIFT BOOK SALE.
ujsif ©spissjaißo
UPWARDS OF S
§l,OOO I
, Worth of New B inks, and other prupcrtv tb
to be disposed of immediately. * p
All Books wiil !,e sold as lew as the usual B
retail prices, many of fhem fnrh*s. A tiff lb
worth from 23 to s4o* will be delivered j Ju
with liuoh Book, v ithout additional expcDSP. bl
. An equal proportion of th? articles unuiaer,,-. 9
ted. Jti the bill- will be given with each IUU IB
! Bn. ks. Our plan to insure a rapid sale of
, 0.-juks is no lottery scheme, neither, is.q. ■], si
the nature of a bttery. Ail p<*r<)fi*orfi.-*H!
he sure to get the full value of thsir ition'-y ■
in Books, besides oLuwwrtig a (iifr. Ladies 9
and gentlemen are respectfully invited toca : i B
and examine our stu' k and manner of doig
business, at our BUOlv AND JKWKLIIY P
STORE, eorner of Market and Brown stg.
&3L-Another lot of New Books will be oa "
hand next week. '
Persons in the country remitting mot- m
cy for any book named on '.no bills, can line *S
tl:c book and gift forwarded in any manner 3
I they may direct. If by mail, they tuus>t send f
25 cents ttdditien ll in stamps or money t m
prepay postage. ln! r l9 9
... I
INDEMNITY AGAINST LJSS BV Ft RE.
Franklin Ir • n*
-ourancc Compa-
n v or Philadclphiq.
( Office lG3i Chestnut street, neur Fifth.
! Statement of Assets, $1527.155 so J
i January 1-t, 1857.
, j Published agreeably to an act of Assembly, bc= J
"g, I
j list Mortgages, amply secured, $1,519,932 ia I
! Real Estate, (present value, $109,-
000,) cost. 69,114 Js I
stocks, (present value, $83,8a 1 12,) ;
l i cost > 71,252 97 I
; j Cash, &c., 04,121 5* j
V I
I
i ] Perpetual or Limited /♦*' 8L527,1?5 cO 1
- : description of pro" . made on cvm 1
- Rates as low - •' ert i - 1 C-.,a Couiitn* 1
Sine as are cons . lsU 'A with security." I
• ' 'V;„t R," ,COrP ° : -^ n > a P criod of iwij. I
•o r D.fit - nave paid over Three .Milliois i
,-.s' losses by fire, thereby affording to |
.oence ol the advantages of Insurance, as well J
( US the ability and disposition to meet with 1
- ; promptness all liabilities. !
! ; Losses by Fire.
_ ' during the year HSC, $301,G3S t4 ]
DIRECTORS. '
; Chas. N. Bancker, ) Mordecai D. Lewis. I
- lobias Wagner, | David ,S. Brown.
Samuel Grant, i Isaac Lea,
- Jacob It. Smith, Edward C. Dale
i Geo. VV . Riehards, , George Fales.
I r LHARLES N. BANCKER, President.
UHAS. G. BANCKER, Sec'y.
y -r^^*'^ re " 1 , <or lN,itfiin col x"ty, H. J. WAL- !
■ ILKb, Esq., Lewistown. niarl g
LICENSE NOTICE.
I>f RSUAN'T to the provisions and direc
tions of an Act of the General Assembly
ut the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, en
titled • An act to regulate the sale of Intoxi
j catmg Liquor.s ' approved the 31st day o£
,-Luv.i, A. D. notice is hereby given
! that tire followiug flamed persons have tiled
j their petitious*witli the Clerk of tho Court of
Quarter Sessions of the couptv of Mifflin for
Licenses to keep Luis or Taverns, Eating
Houses, &e., in their respcctr*.) t°wnships and
boruughs-vvliicii petitions will'le hearJ .'! Dci
1 or. by said Court under the rules thert-
I ° n 1 "-'first -Monday of April next:
! " A i T boplin, lyn or Tavern,
j V ni. bwinehajrt, - do
| Dial ton —Thomas MoOormick, do
Drown William L. others, inn or Tavern.
-homasL. 5\ ilhams, J O .
rjyjSs&ess
. JJory —Josej n Gruvcr,
P ■ n •'■ Matter, Eating House.
i'l, ■ r ff 1 - C &
Eoicutmon —Juun B.uwu, d 0
Daniel do
Alexander Liseuhise, do
lhornas Id ayes, do
A. Murray, do
bough
T & Hatnaker, do
•Tacob Price, dy
Yr-M n A ' Jlosa ' do
Mit ham Bottorf, Eating House
Mi.ham Lyme,
Jacob l isher, do-
George Negrist, d o
" i- l d' Bradley, Inn or Tuvera.
• Joanna Davis
CfUer— Juhft A. IV'ijv n
Union— Richard B. ... '
Henry >
Ooliar V."
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