effort to ascend the shining pathway of the glittering throng. The cflort was too much for me —I awoke, and found myself hundreds of miles from my "native village" where six years before I had wandered for the iasi by the nameless streamlet, and sat for the last time beneath "the broad old oak." reading the simple lines upon the tombstone of FLORA. THE GAZETTE. LEVVISTOWN, l'A. Thursday, April 2, 1857. American Republican Ticket, i FOR GOVERNOR: DAY ID WILMOT, of Bradford county. FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER: WILLIAM MILLWARD, of Philadelphia. FOR SUPREME JUDGES: JOSEPH J. LEVV7"\ Of Chester county. JAMES VEECII, of Fayette county. Notices of New Advertisements. ILLINOIS LANDS.—Such of our readers as have a ile- 1 sign of emigrating westward, are referred to the advertise- j ment of the Central Illinois Railroad Company, who have I now 1,500,000 acres of farming lands near that road ready for sale at from So to SJO per acre, on terms so favorable i that any one, even with ver> Hiuited capital, can readily secure a farm, and have it paid for in the course of a few j years, by merely exercising the same industry and ecoiio- ' my there us they are now compelled to do where depend- ! ent upon daily labor for support. In all cases of emigra tion to new countries, more or 1 ss hardship must be en dured, one of the leading ones of which Is the want of good roads as a means of travel and seeking a market for pro duce; hut this Is at once avoided here, as the farms arc all located along the railroad, which affords ready access to Chicago and other stations. A sale of valuable personal property—Two adiutnlstra- , tloii notices—List of Letters—Annual Borough Statement, j Ac. also appear. COLOMBIAN GUANO.—The attention of our subscribers Is directed to the advertisement in this paper of Messrs. i Richards A Miller, of Philadelphia, and we quote from tlls ttnguished Agricultural Journals in regard to the Colom- , bina Guano they advertise: " This article is gradually coming more inio use amongst farmers. It has already establish.si a favorable reputation. • gaining decided confidence as a prominent fertilizer. "Agriculturists In Maryland and adjoining .States, who have given it a trial, speak most favorably of the practical results. An espcci.il desideratum is. Its cheapness when ! compared with Peruvian Guano, and its mere lasting ef- • feet upon soils. The nutriciou-0r fertilizing ingredients of this fertilizer cannot ha disputed, it has already pro duced results sufficiently convincing and efficacious jo -.arrant its future use. We have .-.ecu highly satisfactory i unitizations of this Guano by distineui-ii -d Chemists, j amongst whom are A. Snowden I'iggot ami David Stewart | of Baltimore, A. A. Hayes of Boston. J. A. Chilton of New York, James C. Booth aud F. A. Gcuth of I'hiladclphta, bit' It is not onr province to give details. "The article has assumed sulUciciu importance to require the establishment of an extensive agency in Fhiladolphia, an i we therefore refer to Richards A Miller. No. 'Jd Si.utli I Front St., Philadelphia, where farmers and others can t>.- satisfactorily accommodated.*' Pamphlets, giving full particulars, may also be had at this office. _ i We this tiny place ut the head of our col umns the candidate nominated by the Union Convention for Governor. We do this, not that he is our favorite for the office, but be cause having been fairly chosen by delegates appointed, in accordance with the regular usages of parties, we shall yield hint our support just as readily as we would have done to Judge Ilale, Mr. Ball, Mr. Moorehead, or any other good man, had either received the nomination. To do otherwise would be rec reant to our professions, and rather betray a factious opposition to the will and wishes of a majority of American Republicans in this .State than a desire to combine the opposition against those who have ever been enemies to whigs and republicans, and bitterly hostile i to Americans. Let this fact, standing iu bold relief on the page of political history, be well pondered over by such of our readers j as may feel "wolfishly-American"' (we coin a compound for the occasion) inclined before they will sanction any measures that can only lead to defeat, and thus play into tiie hands of the so-called democracy. The nuiuinets for Canal Commissioner and Supreme Judges j were Americans—Judge Wilmot n Repubii- 1 can. What fairer division could be asked by any reasonable set of men who desire to be satisfied? Tu all such cases there must le concession, for without it there could have been no agreement. It was evident on the first ballet that a majority of the delegates regarded Judge Y\ ilmot as the strongest can didate that could be put up against Mr. Pack er, and we venture to say that the election next fall will show that their judgment was ! correct. As the Representative of a great Pennsylvania piineiple, Judge Wilmot will obtain 10,000 votes in the northern part of the State which no other man could get.— This, coupled with the fact that during his long connection with liie old democratic par ty his name never y>as stained by even an imputation that lie took p.*ut in or connived at the waste aud extravagance ItiCn as now perpetrated on the public works, bears with j it irrefutable evidence of bis honesty aud in- ' tegritv. As to talents, no man familiar with the political history of tho past fourteen years, but must know that for a long time he stood at the head of the Pennsylvania dele gation in Congress, and as such maintained a high reputation. So far as the American sentiment is con cerned, the convention adopted the following resolution: Resolved, That it is a fraud upon our laws, and fraught with danger to our institutions, to admit to a full participation iu their bene- ' fits, any man who acknowledges a FOREIGN SUPREMACY, which he cannot conscientiously and without mental reservation, abjure and forever renounce; whether that supreman/ be civil or spiritual. We believe this is as far as any convention, composed of different material but desirou of effecting the great object in view, ought to have gone. Our own opinions on the subject of slavery agitation are widely different from these who hold extreme views, and so too aro they on the question of Americanism. YY bile we are favorable to an alteration of the nat uralization law so as to extend the term of probation for all who may come into this country hereafter, our Americanism, either in the way of personal friendship or business, does not extend to that pitch which indiscrim inately condemns and abuses those who have become citizens. They have taken advan tage of a law to become so, and although we think that law wrong, still it is a law. It is true many of them are totally unfitted for the exercise of the privileges conferred, but this is the fault of our own legislation, and shows that a reform is necessary. We also believe that je&uitical institutions, which are known to have overthrown empires in Europe in the height of their power, ought not to be tolera ted here, together with other points on which weperhaps differ but little with honest advo cates of Americanism. Now the nominees may or may not agree with us—we neither know nor care. But we do know that a body of men selected by the opponents of the Na tional Administration met at llarrisburg, a large majority of whom designated the can didates whom they deemed Lest qualified to go before the people as AMERICAN* REPUBLI CANS. If this is not enough to call for the support of men professing to bo advocates of party, then all opposition to the nominees of patent democracy might as well be dropped at cnee, and those who are in, the market sell themselves at the best price they can —i. e, provided they can find buyers. LOCAL, AFFAIRS. Reported lor the Gazette. TKMI'EIIATUItE OF THE WEATHER In Xew Lancaster, Mifflin county, kept by David Filson—time morning—through the winter just gone by, commencing at the 21st of December, 1850, and ending at the 20th day of March, 1857 : Dec. '5O. February. 1, * above, 20 21, above zero, 17 2, do 8 22 do 5 3, below, 15 23 do 0 4, above, 10 24 do 11 5, do 34 25 do 10 0, do 30 20 do 20 7, do 43 27 do 24 8, do 54 28 do 20 0, do 18 29 do 24 10, .do 10 30 do 20 11, do 2 31 do 20 12, do 0 13, do 32 14, do 24 15, do 34 10, do 28 Jan. 1857. 17, do 42 j 18, do 38 1, above zero, 24 1 19, do 52 2, do 27 j 20, do 36 3, do 26 21, do 34 4, do 24 22, do 31 5, do 20 23, do 36 G, do 14 24, do 25 7, do 10 25, do 41 8, below zero, 2 [ 26, dw 31 9, uh-'ve zero, 8 i 27, do 26 10, do 21 j 28, do 28 11, do -2 J M. rch. 12, do 8 i 1, above, .28 13, below. 2| 2, do 14 14, above, 4 j 3, do 4 15, do 18 | 4, do 20 16, below, 6 5, do .-■* 17, above, 22 6, do 27 18, below, 9 7, do 16 19, above, 6 8, below, 6 20, do 4 9. above, 21 21, do 13 10, do 14 22, at zero, 0 11, do 18 23, below, 6 12, do 18 24, do 21 13, at zero, 0 , 25, above, 9 14, above, 26 20, below, 15 I), do 26 27, above, 26 16, do 31 28, do 13 1/, do 24 29, do 25 18, do 32 30, below, 4 19, do 44 31, above, 24 20, do 26 Proceedings of fount!!. The Council met at their room in the Town Hall on Monday evening. Present—Frv singer, 0. 15., Bloom, Levy, Hainukcr, Smith, Rittenhouse and Kitting. The following officers were appointed for the ensuing year: Secretary—Daviu Bloom. Treasurer —Christina Hoover. Attorney—J. W. Shaw. Regulators—David Bloom, S. Rittenhouse. Messenger—G. R. Frysinger. The following memorandum of business likely to come before the Council was then read by the Chief Burgess, and is published at the request of the members: In addressing you in a mode somewhat different from that usually adopted, it is with no view merely to make ktutwn my individu al opinions, but in order that the now mem bers of Council may more succinctly under stand the most important subjects that will be brought up for your consideration and decis ion. The cleaning up of the streets, lanes and alleys will be the first thing to engage your attention, and should the weather permit, I would recommend the work to be commenced forthwith and persevered iu until the various thoroughfares are free front the dirt, manure, aud other offensive matter which now meets the evo in almost every direction. This is the first sl"p towards tite preservation of health during >vhat is generally called the sickly season, and L entertain no doubt that our freedom from all epidemics, and an un usual share of good health, are attributable to the energetic measures pursued some years ago iu cleaning up streets, alleys, yards, cel lars, outhouses, &t\, and the free use of lime. Once in good condition, the next step will he to require the High Constable to strictly per form the duties enjoined on him by law, for witbeut his active eo uperatiun but little can be done towards preserving cleanliness in the streets and alleys, as it can hardly be expec ted that the Chief Burgess should become in former and witness and then judge." At pres ent no remuneration except the usual fee for serving a summons, and payment for remo ving nuisances, is aitached to the office, but I have no doubt should he perform his du ties by ridding the streets of drunken auu riotous men aud boys, who daily and nightly disgrace th°m, and return nuisances without distinction as to persons, you will compensate him for it. \*ur earnest attention is called to the di lapidated condition of the bridge in West Ih.'rd street. Four or five years ago it had been agreed that the first work to begone the ensuing spring should be the repair of this structure, but from various causes it has been delayed until the present time, happily with out any accident occurring. It ought either to be culverted or a wall built up on each side and covered with large slabs, from Third street to the bridge below. The unsightly hole, in such case, would sooa be filled up and make a decided improvement in those streets. A number of individuals have at different times urged the construction of a bridge over the feeder where Wayne street crosses it.— This work, if deemed necessary, could not be done while the canal is filled with water, but in the meantime a committee might bo ap pointed to examine it, report what filling it would take on the northern side of Wayne street to make such a bridge passable, and whether it is needed. If feasible, and deem ed expedient, the Council could then make the necessary arrangements for ereotiog it at the proper time. Several squares in the business parts of town will require considerable repairs during the present year. East Market street espe cially needs a coating of stone, and in my judgment a heavy one. Mere repairs in the first square will no longer answer, it being so completely worn down that the gravel under lying the MoAdamized part is perceptible in a number of places. East and West Water streets, Valley street, Wayne and several oth er cross streets are also worthy of your at tention, and I would recommend an early ex amination of them all. In connection with this subject, I would beg leave to draw your attention to the propriety of making an ex periment with cinder from the furnace. It is assorted that a covering of cinder from 18 inches to 2 feet deep, well broken, beat down, and covered with clay or gravel, will make a street at once dry and lasting, and equal to one made of limestone from 12 to 13 inches. Water street, from Main to Wayne, or from Main to Brown, is a favorable location fur making such an experiment at an early day, and if found to answer, various streets might be rendered dry and pleasant at a compara tively small expense. On the street leading to the Episcopal Cemetery, and on Main st. between the stone and feeder bridges, the manager of the Lewistown Furnace offers to deliver cinder free of charge, so that the borough would be at no expense but break ing and spreading, and covering with clay or gravel. The road to the cemetery is much used during spring, summer and autumn by pedestrians, and 1 think it will be no more than common justice to see that it is put in good condition, it is also due to the people residing aeross the creek that some measures should be taken to put Main street in good Coudition as far as the borough line extends. The turnpike company is one now merely in name, aud I beleive it would be as well to treat it us if no longer in existence. The most important matter perhaps that will be brought before you is the proposition to light the borough with gas. Last year the borough authorities proposed to put up lamp posts provided the company would agree to furnish gas at a discount of 25 per cent, on their present prices. To this that company objected on the ground that they could make no discrimination between con sumers, but offered to furnish it at $3,50 per 1000 feet. The objection made, in toy opinion, is not a good one so far as the bor ough is concerned, however good it may be as to individuals. Under cover of their char icr they enter upon the streets and pavements for the purpose of laying down pipe, and by indifferently tilling up trenches and repair ing gutters, create work for the borough au thorities. For this same privilege the L MV istown Water Company is bound to furnish the borough with water for extinguishing £rj, washing engines, liose, <sce. irilhout chiO'y'C- Besidoc.; wherever heavy repairs will ho made, this eril .*'il increase. Take Market street fur example. Nhuuld a heavy coating of stone he pot upou it, J presume no one will for a moment contend that where dug up it will be replaced in as good condition a? it was before. While lam decided'* favorable to lighting the streets, nut only ventre gas pipes are laid down, hut in all other parts, an indisposition to entail a heavy and lasting expense on the taxpayers will induce me to examine the matter in all its hearings before embarking in it. As near as 1 can ascertain, the quantity of gas consumed by street lumps is about six feet per hour. Allowing the lamps to he lit up throe hours each evening in summer and five in winter, would make an average of four hours. Each lamp would thus consume '2l feet of gas*, fur, say 200 nights, making 4800 feet a year. The price proposed by the company would make this light cost §lO 80—and 20 posts §330. Ad ding §lOO for lighting and extinguishing, which would be very low, will make an an nual expense of §4lo fur lighting about one hall the town. The cost of 20 posts and lamps would be about $3OO, making the ex pense for the first year for erecting, lighting and gas fur 20 posts about §SOU. Even tak ing a minimum price, say §3 per thousand feet and four feet p-r hour, would make a cost of §2lO per annum for gas alone, and when once extended through the borough, double that sum, together with about §2OO for light ing and extinguishing. If with this exposi tion before them the real taxpayers should express themselves satisfied, i shall be far from laying any impediment against its con summation. In the meantime I would advise the Council to appoint a committee of confer ence to meet a similar one to be appointed by the gas company, should the managers see tit to coincide, and endeavor to come to some arrangement, and if a satisfactory one can not be effected to drop the matter finally. The financial affairs of the borough are ia good condition, there being at this time, as there has been for more than a year, $9OO in the treasury. Having no debt, I believe it is not good policy to keep such a sum lying in the treasury when there arc so many places at which it could be profitably expended.— The people Jook to the council for keeping the streets and alleys in good condition, and when so kept, with here and there an excep tion, will not only cheerfully pay their por tion of taxation, but in addition give the meed of praise for the simple performance cf a duty. With a tax of 2A or 3 mills in addi tion to the sum now in the treasury, much can be done, esDCcially if, in the performance of your diuv you will not bound your vision by any particular locality, but look upon the t efiole borough limits as under your immedi ate charge. So little has been done for a number of years in requiring pavements to be laid or kept in proper repair, that I apprehend con siderable will arise from this sub ject, as therp is hardly a square in which the walks are all in good conditiou. Some new ones are also much needed in several ties, and I submit it to the Council therefore whether it would not be expedient to direct the Borough Attorney to draw up r.n ordi nance of a more effective character than the old one, so as to simplify the proceedings. In closing, permit me to say that I trust our meetings will be conducted with proprie ty and good feeling, and that should there be differences of opinion on any subject coming before us, they will le admitted and treated as honest convictions of right—for here, as in every thing else, it can hardly be expected that all should think and feel alike even on ordinary subjects. On motion, Messrs. Bloom. Smith and Rit tenhouse were appointed a committee for renting the landing between the canal and the river, and, if practicable, making ar- ; rangements for filling the old dry dock, so as to bring it into use. Messrs. Frysinger, Rittenhouso and Kit- , ting were appointed a committee of confer j enee to confer with a similar committee to be j appoiuted by the gas company relative to lighting the streets, ami directed to report on j Monday evening next. Cast iron boxes were ordered to be procur ed for the fire plugs at the jail and in front j of John Davis's shop. The High Constable was directed to give the usual notice for removing obstructions from the streets and alleys, and that swine, j Ac. will not be permitted to run at large. The clerk was authorised to make out the annual statement and have it published. Mr. Bloom was authorised to make such arrangement with Mr. Printz as to square a lot at the old brick pond. The following officers of the several bor- j oughs and townships in this county, were ! elected on Friday, the 20th ult: DERRY TOWNSHIP. Judge: Thomas Cunningham: Inspectors : Jesse Mendenhall, Daniel C. j Mutter. School Directors : Joseph McAulev, Thom as Reed. Assessor : William Albright. Supervisors: Henry Albright, Adam I llaird. Auditor: James 11. Alexander. Constable: Simon Wittenmeyer. Justice of the Peace: Henry Kraisher. McVEYTOWN BOROUGII. Judge: Nathaniel Wilson. „ Inspectors: M. M. Faxon, Wui. J. i McCoy. Burgess : John M. McCoy. Town Council: William Ross, David Correl, N. N. Darling School Directors: Wm. Hardy, Samuel ! M. Aultz. Constable: Daniel Decker. Assessor: Andrew J. Brooks. BROWN TOWNSHIP. "Judge: John lloyt, jr. Inspectors: James Kyle, John Reed. Assessor: Charles K. Davis. Supervisors: Wm. Barr, Win. it. John ston. School Directors: Robert Cummins. John J Watt. Auditor : Daniel F. Millikcri. Constable: Il'mry Kepncr. * ARMAGH TOWNSHIP. Judge: Old District—David Hoolev. Inspectors: .John B. Nageny, Geo. W. Crissman. Constable: John Kibe. sr. So per \ i-oi> : Robert M'Manigal, Andrew McFarland. S.li'jol Directors: Wm. Marks, Christian Myers. Auditor: John M'Dowcl!, jr. Assessor: Davis Bates. Clerk: Jefferson Swanger. Judge: New District—John Hoop. Inspectors: Charles Nageny. Hugh Aitkeu. i x MENNo TOWNSHIP. Justice of the Peace: Stephen Diffen derl'er. -Judge: Julia Rakcrd. Inspectors: Jeflerson T. Wilson, Wm. Stninpff'. School Directors: David Hutzlor, David Zook. Sgnervisors : Benjamin llert/.lcr, Robert ' E. Wills. Assessor : Geo. M . Hazlctt. Auditor- : Thomas Hazlctt. j Constable: Castor Tayiof. Clerk : James M. I.ashell. A GRANVILLE TOWNSHIP. Judge: Andrew Mayes. Inspectors: Ilenry Snyder, Joseph R. ' Aurand. : School Directors: Wm. Satzler, .John i Kays. Assessor: Joshua Morrison. Auditor: Win. Morrison. Constable: David Werijs. 4 OLIVER TOWNSHIP. Justice of the Peace: John McKce. Inspectors : SaViiuel Horning, Henry Garver. Auditor: Gen. Mitchell. Assessor: llenry Swiggert. Supervisor: Jacob Knepp, James Creps. School Directors : Samuel Srinej John Kiefhober, Moses A. Sample, Jolin Dun mire. Constable: Jacob Stine. 4 NEWTON HAMILTON BOROUGIT. Judge: James K.Taylor. Inspectors: L. L. Martin, John Culbert sou. Burgess : Samuel Drake. Town Council: Samuel Laird, Samuel Ewing, David Hiester, J. J. Briihait, James N. Vanzandt. School Directors : John Morrison, S. W. j Norton, Charles Caughling, Wm. Allen. Justice of the Peace:—a tie between Ja- j cob Norton and J. M. Barton. Assessor: John Robb. Constable: John Culbertson. WAYNE TOWNSHIP. Justice of the Peace: George Lane. Constable: Wm. Akely. Supervisors: John hath, John Gilliiand. Auditor: David Stine,jr. School Directors: John Glasgow, John ; L. Jeffries. Assessor: David Jenkins. Judge: Stephen A. llines. Inspectors : David A. Postlethwaif, Joseph Hart. DEC AT UIl TO W NSIIII'. * Judge : Samuel Brower. Inspectors: Levi Gift, James Dorman. Constable: Robert Kemerling. School Directors: Elias Aurand, Michael-! Bowersox. Supervisors: Wm. Snook, Benj. Rager. j Assessor: Henry Kemerliug. Auditor : Henry P. Sigler. BRATTON TOWNSHIP. Justice of the Peace: Thomas Fritz. Judge: Thomas McCord. Inspectors : Charles Bratton, jr., John Harshbarger. Supervisors : Charles Bratton, sr. John Wolfkill. School Directors: Charles Bratton, sr. Joshua King, Mathias Boas. Constable: Richardson Bratton. Auditor: George Gunder. Assessor: Joshua King. Clerk: Henry Ilertzier. UNION TOWNSHIP. Judge - Jonathan W. Ilough. Inspectors: John Barr, Wm. Stahley. School Directors : Wm. F. Stroup. Joel Zook, (potter.) Assessor: David YVeiler. ! Supervisors: N. B. Alexander. Joel Zook, (farmer.) Auditor : Albert G. Gibbony. i Constable: Isaac Wartman. BguThe weather this morning and I windy enough for a common winter day. B?3L,Oi;r readers are well aware that we j have never advertised patent medicines —but we now publish an advertisement of Ayer's } Pills, not because we are paid for it alone, I but because we honestly believe that Dr. Ayer j is one of the best Physicians and Chemists of the age, and because we know from experi ence that his Cherry Pectoral is the best medicine fur a Cough that was ever invented. We have been cured by it of a severe Bron chitis, and have given it to our family with i unfuiling success for Colds, Cuughs, Whoop ing Cough, Croup, Ac. Our neighbors who I have tried these Pills represent them as an i extraordinary good medicine.— Democrat, Mc | Arthur, Vinton Co., Ohio. IPUISMCS ! VYTLL be sold at public sale, at the resi v v dence of Jacob Kenagy, deceased, in j Menno township, on Monday, April 13, 1857, the following Personal Property, to wit; 4 HORSES, (One a inare with foal,) 2 Colts, Cows, Hogs, Sheep. Young Cattle, good broad wheel Wag on, otic two horse Wagon, one Farm Wagon, Carriage, Threshing Machine, Grain Drill, Cultivators, Plows, Ilarrows, Ilorse Gears, and all other Farming Utensils, together with Beds, Bedding, and various articles of House hold and Kitchen Furniture. Also, 11 iy by the ton, and Grain in the ground. Sale to commence at 10 o'clock a. m. of | said day, when terms will he made known by ' JACOB ZOOK, Adui'r. j Menno township, April 2, 1857.* OTJ/jIWO. A full supply of REESE'S M. LVII'L L.]TED (/'l/'J.vil, containing 45 to 50 per cent. Phosphate Lime, and 3 per cent. Ammonia, | manufactured from Columbian and Peruvian j Guano, and contained in bags of about ICO lbs. each, in store and for sale, in lots to suit pur ! chasers, by RICHMiIJS A: MILLER, Sole Agents for Philadelphia, 92 South Front street. Pamphlets, with full pailiculars, at the office of this paper. ap2-lin csrXj^r^To. \ Oil supply of COI.OJIULI.Y .VO, testing 70 to 50 per cent. Bone Phosphate i of ijme, in strong bags, containing about 160 lbs. each, in store and lor sale to Farmers and Dealers at the Company's prices, bv RIUII AItUS A: .MILLER. Sole Agents, 92 South Front st , Phila. Pamphlets, with full particulars, at the office of this paper. ap2-lm | Choice Farm Lands for Sale, The Illinois Central R. R. Co. IS NOV.- PREPARED TO SELL ABOUT 2.,500,000 ACRES OF lillilll. F IIMIIMi LIDS In 'tracts of 40 acres and Upwards, 011 Lunx Credits and at Low Rates of Interest. fIMIESE Jands were granted by the Govtrn meat to aid in the construction of this road, ; and are among the richest and most fertile in the world. They extend from North Fast and I North West, through the middle of the .State, to the extreme South, and include every variety ! of climate ami productions found between those I parallels ui latitude. The Northern portion is ; chiefly prairie, .interspersed with fine groves, and in the middle and Southern sections timber ' predominates, alternating wit'i beautiful nrai ■ , jes and openings. The climJte is more healthy, mild and equa ble, than any other part of the country—the air is pure and bracing, f'biie living streams mid springs of excellent water aboui d. Bituminous Coal is extensively mined, and supplies a cheap and desirable fuel, Lc.'ig fur nished at many points at to 54 per ton— wood can be had at the same rale per cord. Building Stone of an excellent quality also abounds, which can be procured for little'more than the expense of transportation. The great fertility of these lands, which ate a black rich mould from two to five feet deep, and gently rolling—their contiguity to this road] . by which every* facility is lurnisfied lor travel 1 and transportation, to the principal markets 1 North, South, Fast, West, and tiie economy* with which they* can be cultivated, render them the most valuable investment that can be found, and present tfie most favorable opportunity for persons of industrious habits and -.mail means to acquire a comfortable independence in a few years. Chicago is now the greatest grain market in the world, and the facility and economy with which the products of these lands can be trans ported to that market make them much more profitable, at the prices asked,-than those more remote at government rates, as the eost of transportation is a perpetual tax on the latter, which must be borne by the producer iri the re j duced price he receives for his grain. &c. The Title is Perfect, and when the final pay ments are made, Deeds are executed by the Trustees appointed by the State, and in whom the title is vested, to the purchasers, con vey to them absolute titles in Fee Simple) free and clear of every incumbrance, lien or mort gage. The Prices arc from *C to $3O: Interest on ly 3 per cent. Twenty per cent, will be deducted from the credit price for Cash. Those who purchase on long credit give notes payable in J, 3, 4, 5 and 6 years atter date, and arc required to improve ouVtenth annually for five years, so as to have on4-half the land under cultivation at the end of that time. Competent Surveyors will accompany those who wish to ; examine these lands, free of charge, and aid j them in making selections. The lands remain ing unsold are as rich and valuable as those which have been disposed of. SECTIONAL MAPS will be sent to any one who will enclose fifty cents in Postage Stamps, and Books or Pamphlets containing numerous instances of successful farming, signed bv re spectable and well known farmers Irving in the neighborhood of the Railroad Lands throughout the State—also the cost of fencing, price of cattle, expense of harvesting, threshing, Sec. or any other information, will be cheerfully given on application, eitner personally* or by ■ letter, in English, French, or German, address ed to JOHN WILSON, Land Commissioner Illinois Central R. R Co Office in Illinois Central Railroad Depot Chi cago, Illinois. ap2-6m SEEDS. —Garden seeds, Spades, Rakes, Hoes. &c. at F J. HOFFMAN'S Annual Borough Statement John* Davis, Esq., Chief Burgess, in accr )U , with the Borough of Lewistown, from 4, 1 1856, to March 30, 1857. pn ' DR. To cash received fur rent of Town 1Iall „ . $95 ;■> To cash for permit, j Do Derious and River's circus license, 2*2 oq CR. ?IIKTi By ca'sh paid for tending and light ing Town 1Ia1 !;, $l4 la By cash paid to J reasurer, as per receipts, 30 on Balance due by Chief Burgess, 70 oq _ . Christian Hooker, Esq., Treasurer of tl t Borough of Lewistown, iu account *; t i said Borough. DR. To balance duo at last settlement, $923 3[ To stall rents, 119 ft) To water dividends, 226 S(i To balance due from Jauies Nichols, Collector on duplicate of 1855, ,179 9J To last bond for Pour House farm, 3(X) To cash ree'd from John Davis, Hall Rent, _ 10 % To cash do do circus license, 22 ft) To cash ree'd from Jacob Dehart, for lots, 30 CO! To cash do do T. D. Irish, fur use of hose, 10 ft;! To certificate for 4 shares of stock in the Odd Fellows' Hall co., No. 173, 20 Oy To certificate of 189 shares of stock in the Lewistown Water Company, 3780 (jj SSB2U CK. By amount oi Borough orders can celled, 887 iJ Treasurer's per cent, on same, 22 il By balance due from Jauies Nichols, Collector on duplicate of 1855, 149 By certificate of 4 shares of stock in Odd Fellows' Hall co., deposited with Wm. Russell, 20 (8| By certificate of 189 shares of stock in tlie Lewistown Water co., de posited with Win. Russell, 3780 Ofil By balance in favor of Borough, %17jl $5821 30| We, the undersigned. Auditors of theßorl 0u2.11 of Lewistown, having been first dihl sworn, do certify that we have carefully trl .1 mined the accounts of C. Hoover, Treasurer .f the Borough of Lewistown,at find a balance due from him to the Burgess* and Town Council of the Borough nf Lewis* town, in the county of Mifflin, of the suatfl nine hundred and sixty-one dollars and w-9 enty-one cents, ($961 71) and that wetail cancelled the above orders in the hands* the '1 reasurer. (liven under our bauds, at Lewistcnfl March 27, A.!>., 1857. , J. W. SHAW, ), . . B. F. 11EISLER, j Audtol | ORDERS PAID. t las Company, fur gas at Town Ilall, $8 T. F. McCoy, Pruth'y, entering judge ments and sundry costs, I *s% G. 1; 3 singer, balance due him on sot tlemcnt of treasurer's account, D'l Henry Dubs, plank, ! ~fl 11. Kfuimerling, for board walk, M. Montgomery, clay at brick pond, ?3n W P. Millikeii, oil for hose in 1852, Burns IV.isson, smithing, 2J J. L. Porter, removing nuisances, 6 2 J. C. Wilson, repairs at market house t and town hull, 73| ... j A., bufiy, winding town clock to June 12, 1856, ~ 221 Philip llall, for carting, 3fl Z. Rothrock, do a Chas. U.-.liinson, do 2? if Isaac Farmer, do !a Wlll. S. Sax tor., do 19 Daniel Tioe, do I'fl ui. MoKeo. hauiiug stone and elav, and work on streets, " 10 9 Gutsi.all A Myers, tor clay at brick pond io.s. 14' 9 John L. Reedv, work 011 streets. -1| Daniel Link, do -9 Conrad I liich, Jr., do o^9 Conrad Lirich, do • j9 11. Uitxnncnstine, <iu 3-mjamin Osinan, do -''^9 Michael Mover, do 1?9? Danic! Wu. M Tcr, do Wallace Fear, do -;'9 : 4 James Print/., do jH'-l John Levy, for work Oil streets, here* |H and cart, and material, s Jos. M. Owens, for post, 0. .Stratford, f>r storm and hauling, R. I>. Smith, for nine new board walk?, s9 (. S. Kane, plastering at market house. -9 * J. L Wallis, repairing spouting at Town 9* 6 ui. B. Huffman So Co., luuihcr, 1 W in. B. ilofitnun, lumber and repairs. Ceo. Miller, thawing fire plugs and ina- I j king repairs, Samuel Marks, repairs at fire'plug. * Samuel Mulson, work at fire plugs, fl] Henderson Hose Co., balance of appro- j ' priation made in 1855, George IV . Stewart, for gas fixtures ai Ij9 Town Hall, &9 3 George W. Stewart, for gas fixtures ai market house, Geo. W. Wiley, state and county tai jH for 185G, school tax for year endicg June, 1857, and extra county tax, -9 1 John Levy, coal at town Hall, '' Geo. W. Stewart, administering oatß 1 1 R. D. Smith, salary as Council, j Jacob Ilamaker, do David Bloom, do Peter do 1 John Levy, do 1 John Davis, u. R. ; on account, ,4 Wm. Chestnut, do 1 George Frysinger, Clerk, salary, s tionery and light for Council John Levy, Regulator, b. David Bloom, do John VV. Shaw, Esq., Attorney, '> George R. Frysinger, making fires serving notices, y," pub. statement in 18*56. 9 Geo. Irysinger, advertising, printict -] and making out annual statement 'H ' j G- W. Stewart, Auditor, J. M. Stauber, do J. W. Shaw, do J ) All persons having claims ' Borough are requested to present Chief Burgess. [u a aJ f CULTIVATORS! CULTIVATORS J j VJ lb Teeth Cultivators, with part 8.9 cast steel teeth. F. G. FR V>' l!> 9
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