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