effort to ascend the shining pathway of the
glittering throng. The effort was too
much for me—l aivoke , and found myself
hundreds of miles from my "native village"
where six years before I had wandered for
the last 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, PA.
Thursday, April 2, 1857.
American Republican Ticket.
FOR GOVERNOR:
DAVID WILMOT, of Bradford county.
I'OR CANAL COMMISSIONER:
WILLIAM MILLWARD, of Philadelphia.
FOR SUPREME JUDGES:
JOSEPH J. LEWIS of Chester county.
JAMES YEECII, of Fayette county.
Notices of New Advertisements.
ILLINOIS LANDS.—Such of our readers as have a de
sign of emigrating westward, are referred to the advertise
ment of the Centra! Illinois Railroad Company, who have
now 1.500,000 acres of farming lands near that road ready
for sale at from $0 to S3O per acre, on terms so favorable
that any one, even with very limited capital, can readily
secure a farm, and have It paid for in the course of a few
years, by merely exercising the same Industry and econo
my there as 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 less 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 fur pro
duce; but this is at once avoided here, as the farms are all
located along the railroad, which alfords ready access to
Chicago and other stations.
A sale of valuable personal property—Two administra
tion notic ,'S— List of Letters—Annual Borough Statement,
£c. also appear,
COLOMBIAN GUANO.—The attention of our subscribers
Is directed to the advertisement in this paper of .Messrs.
Richards .4 Miller, of Philadelphia, and we quote from dis
tinguished Agricultural Journals in regard to the Colom
bian Guano they advertise:
" Tliis article U gra-tuully coming more imu use anion.;-it
farmers. It lias already established a favorable reputation.
Ruining decided > outtifeuce a.a prominent lertili/.er.
"Agriculturists ill Maryland ami adjoining States, wlio
have given it a trial, speak most favorably of the practical
results. An especial desideratum is, its cheapness when
compare ! with Peruvian Uuano, an I its more lasting ef
fect upon soils. The uutricious-or fertilizing ingredients
of this fertiliser cannot he disputed. It lias already pro
duce i results sufficiently convincing air! efficacious to
warrant in future us.-. We have seeu highly satisfactory
anlluations of tills fiuauo by distinguish.si Chemists,
amongst whom ate A. Snow.lon Pic got and Itavl.i Stewart
of Baltimore, A. A. Hayes of Boston,A. Chilton of Xew
York, .Tames C. Booth and P. A. lie-nth of Phlladelplila, hut
It is not our province to give details.
"The article has assumed sufficient importance to require
the establishment of an extensive agency in Philadelphia,
and we therefore refer to Richards A Miller. .Vo. 92 South
Kront St., Philadelphia, where farmers und others ca;i lie
satisfactorily accommodated.'*
l'Mtiphlet-b giving full particulars, jnay also be had at
this office.
We this tiny place at tho head of our col
umns the candidate nominated by the Union
Convention for Governor. We do this, not
that he is our favorite for tho office, but be
cause having been fairly chosen by delegates
appointed, in accordance with the regular
usages of parties, we shall yield him our
support just as readily as we would have done
to Judge Hale, Mr. Ball, Mr. Moorchead, or
any other good man, had either received tho
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
to Americans. Let this fact, standing in
bold relief on the page of political history,
be well pondered over by such of our readers
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 the bauds
of the so-called democracy. The nominee s
for Canal Commissioner and Supreme Judges
were Americans —Judge Wilmot a Republi
can. What fairer division could be asked by
any reasonable set of men who dc-nire to be
satisfied? Iu all such cases there must be
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 Wilmot 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 principle, Judge Wilmot will
obtain 10,00U votes in the northern part of
the State which no other man could get.—
This, coupled with the fact that during his
long conncctP n with the old democratic par
ty his name never V>a> stained by even an
imputation that lie took pint m or connived
at the waste and extravagance then its' now
perpetrated on the public works, bears with
it irrefutable evidence of his honesty and in
tegrity. As to talents, no man familiar with
the political history of the past fourteen
years, but must know that for a long time he
stood at the head of tin. Pennsylvania dele
gation in Congress, and as such maintained a
high reputation.
So far as the Aineri< an s r.timrnt is con
cerned, the convention adapted the following
resolution :
Resolved, That it in a fraud upon our laws,
and fraught with danger to our institutions,
tj admit to a full participation in their bone- '
fits, any man who acknowledges a FOREIGN
SUPREMACY, V, hich lie cannot conscientiously
and without mental reservation, abjure and !
forever renounce; whether that supremacy be
civil or spiritual.
We believe this is as far as any convention,
composed of different material but desirous j
of effecting the great object in view, ought to
have gone. Our own opinions on the subject
of slavery agitation are widely different from
those who hold extreme views, arid so too aro \
they on the question of Americanism. While
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, onr Americanism, either j
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
tagc 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 Jesuitical 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
\ve_perhaps differ but little with houest advo
cates of Americanism. Now the nominees
may or may not agree with tin —we neither
know nor care. Hut 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 best qualified to
go before the people as AMERICAN REPUBLI
CANS. If this is not enough to call fur the
support of men professing to be advocates of
party, then all opposition to the nominees of
patent democracy might as well be dropped
at once, and those who are hi, the market sell
themselves at the best price they can—i. e,
provided they can find buyers.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Reported for the liazctte.
TEMPERATURE OF THE WEATHER
In Now Lancaster, Mifflin county, kept by
David Filson—time morning—through the
winter just gone by, commencing at the
21st of December, ISSG, and ending at the
20th day of March, 1857 :
February.
1, above, 20
2, do 8
3, below, 15
4, above, 1G
5, do 34
G, do 30
7, do 43
8, do 54
9, do 18
10, Mo 10
11, do 2
12, do 'J
13, do 32
14, do 24
1>, do 34
Hi, do 28
47, do 42
18, do 38
19, do 52
20, do 3G
21, do 34
22, do 31
23, do 36
24, do 25
25, do 47
2G, do 31
27, do 2G
28, do 28
March.
I 1, above, .28
! 2, do 14
3, do 4
4, do 20
5, do "4
G, do 27
7, do 16
8, below, G
9, above, 21
10, do 14
11, do 18
12, do 18
13, at zero, 0
14, above, 20
15, do 20
10, do 31
17, do 24
IS, do 32
19, do 44
20, do 20
Dec. '5O.
21, above zero, 17
22 do 5
2d do 0
24 do 11
25 do 19
2G do 20
27 do 24
28 do 20
29 do 24
30 do 20
31 do 20
Jan. 1857.
1, above zero, 24
2, do 27
3, do 2G
4, do 24
5, do 20
G, do 14
7, do 40
8, below zero, 2
9, above zero, 8
19, do -I
11, do 22
12, do 8 j
13, below, 2 j
14, above, 4
15, do 18
lt, below, G
17, above, 22
18, below, 9
19, above, G
20, do 4
21, do 13
22, at zero, 0
23, below, G
24, do 21
25, above, 9
2G, below, 15
27, above, 20
28, do 13
29, do 25
30, below, 4
31, above, 24
Proceedings af founril.
The Council met at their room in the Town
Hall on Monday evening. Present —Fry-
singer, C. 1., IJlootu, Levy, Hani alter. Smith,
Kitten house and Kitting.
The following officers were appointed for
the ensuing year:
Secretary—David Bloom.
Treasurer—Christian llaover.
Attorney—J. W. Shaw.
Regulators—-L>avid 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 known my individu
al opinions, hut in order that the new 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 he the first thing to engage your
attention, and should the weather permit, 1
would recommend the work to be cmumencod
forthwith and persevered in until the various
thoroughfares are free front the dirt, manure,
a,;d other offensive matter which now meets
the eyo in almost every direction. This is
the first towards the preservation of
health during what is generally called the
sickly season, and 1 entertain no doubt that
our freedom from all epidemics, and an un
usual share of good health, are attributable
to the energetic measures pursued son:c years
ago in cleaning up streets, alleys, yards. Pel
lars, outhouses, &e., and the free use of lime.
Once in good condition, the next step will he
to require the High Constable to strictly por-
fVrm the duties enjoined on hint by law, for
witheut bis active co operation 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 usu.il fee for
serving a summons, and payment for remo
ving nuisances, is attached to the office, but
I have no doubt should he perform his du
ties by ridding the streets of drunken and
riotous men and boys, who daily and nightly
disgrace them, and return nuisances without
distinction as to persons, you will compensate
i him for it.
\nur earnest attention is called to the di
lapidated condition of the bridge in West
lhird street. Four or five years ago it had
been agreed that the first work to be done 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 he culverted or a wall built up on each side
and covered with large slabs, from Third
street to the bridge below. The unsightly
bole, in such case, would soon 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 erecting it at
the proper time.
Several squares in the business parts of
town will require considerable repairs during
the present year. Kast Market street espe
cially needs a coating of stone, and in my
judgment a heavy one. Mere repairs in tho
first square will no longer answer, it being so
completely worn down that the gravel under
lying the McAdaraized part is perceptible in
a number of places. East and West Water
streets, Valley street, Wayne arid several otli
er cross streets arc 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
attoutiou 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
j street at once dry and lasting, and equal to
one made of limestoue from 12 to 15 inches.
Water street, from Main to Wayne, or from
Main to Brown, is a favorable location for
making such an experiment at an early day,
I 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 Lcwistown Furnace offers to
deliver cinder free of charge, so that the
borough would bo at no expense but break
ing and spreading, and ouvering with clay or
j gravel. The road to the cemetery is much
used during spring, summer and autumn by
pedestrians, and I 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 across 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 as 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 o fie rod to furnish it at $3,50
per 1000 feet. The objection made, in my
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 Lcw
istown Water Company is bound to furnish
the borough with water for extinguishing
sres, washing engines, hose, Ac. ncilhaut
chiiTtjC- . I
Ueido&, wherever heavy repairs will L
made, this efil .Mil increase. Take Market
street for exampiC. Sbwuld a heavy coating ,
of stone be put upon it, I presume no one .
will for a moment content! that where dug up
it will he replaced in as gooci condition as it
was before. While lam decided,* lavorahle
to lighting the streets, not only wiiCC Jt' l
pipes are laid down, but in all other parts, m
indisposition to entail a heavy and lasting j
expense on the taxpayers will induce ;no 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 lamps
is about six feet per hour. Allowing the
lamps to be lit up three hours each evening
in summer and five in winter, would make an
average of four hours, l'.ach lamp would
thus consume 21 teet of gas, for, say 200
nights, making 4800 feet a year. The price
proposed by the company would make this
light cost §lO 80—an l 20 posts £336. Ad
ding £IOO for lighting and extinguishing,
which would be very low, will make an an
nual expense of £416 for lighting about one
half the town. Tim cost of 20 posts and
lamps would he about £350, making the ex
pense for the first year for erecting, lighting
and gas for 20 posts about £BOO. Even tak
ing a minimum price, say £ > per thousand
feet and four feet per hour, would make a cost
of £216 per annum for gas alone, and when
mice 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, 1 shall he far
from laying any impediment against its eon
summation. In the meantime I would advise
the Council to appoint n committee of confer
ence to meet a similar one to he appointed by
the gas company, should the managers see fit
to coincide, ind eniieuvor to cotnc to some
arrangement, and if a satisfactory one can
not be effected to drop the matter finally.
The financial affairs of the borough are in
good condition, there being at this time, as
there lias been for more than a year, S9OO in
I the treasury. Having no debt, 1 believe it is
1 not good policy to keep such a sum lying in
the treasury when thero are so many places
at which it could he profitably expended.—
i The people look to tho 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
i tion of taxation, but in addition give the inced
„f praise for the simple performance of a
duty. With a tax of 24 or 3 mills in addi
tion to the sum now in the treasury, much
can he done, esDCcially if, in the performance
of your duty you will not bound your vision
by any particular locality, but look upon the
whole borough limits as under your immedi
i ate charge.
So little has been done for a number of
I years in requiring pavements to be laid or
kept in proper repair, that I apprehend eon
siderahle difficulty will arise from this sub
. ject, as there is hardly a square in which the
i walks arc all in good condition. Some new
I ones are also much needed in several locdfi
ties, and I submit it to the Council therefore
whether it would not be expedient to direct
j the Borough Attorney to draw up an ordi
nanco of a more effective character than the
i old one, so as to simplify the proceedings.
In closing, permit mo to say that I trust
i our meetings will be conducted with proprie
ty and good feeling, and that should there be
differences of opinion on any subject coming
i before us, they will he 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
ence to confer with a similar committee to be
appointed by the gas company relative to
lighting the streets, and directed to report on
| Monday evening next.
| Cast iron boxes were ordered to be procur
ed for the fire plugs at the jail and in front
| of John Davis's shop.
The Iligh Constable was directed to give
' the usual notice for removing obstructions
I 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
I annual statement and have it published.
Mr. Bloom was authorised to make such
(
arrangement with Mr. l'rintz as to square a
I lot at the old brick pond.
The following officers of the several bor
oughs and townships in this county, were
elected on Friday, the 20th ult:
DERBY TOWNSHIP.
Judge: Thomas Cunningham:
Inspectors : Jesse Mendenliall, Daniel C.
Mxtter.
School Directors : Joseph McAuley, Thom
as Reed.
Assessor: William Albright.
Supervisors: Ilenry Albright, Adam
Baird.
Auditor: Jame3 11. Alexander.
Constable : Simon Wittenmeyer.
Justice of the Peace: Ilenry Kraisher.
McVEYT<>WX BOROUGH.
Judge: Nathaniel Wilson.
Inspectors: M. M. Faxon, Win. J.
McCoy.
Burgess : John M. McCoy.
Town Council: William Ross, David
Correl, X. X. Darling
School Directors: Wm. Hardy, Samuel
M. Aultz.
Constable: Daniel Decker.
Assessor: Andrew J. Brooks.
BItOWX TOWNSHIP.
* Judge: John Hoyt, jr.
Inspectors: James Kyle, John Reed.
Assessor: Charles K. Davis.
Supervisors: Win. Barr, Wm. B.John
ston.
School Directors: Robert Cummins. John
Watt.
Auditor : Daniel F. Milliken.
Constable: Henry Kepner.
* ARMAGH TOWNSHIP.
.Judge: Old District—David lloolev.
Inspectors: John B. Xageny, Geo. W.
Crissuian.
Constable: John Kibe. sr.
Super\i-oi> : Robert M'Manigal, Andrew
McFarland.
School Directors: Wm. Marks, Christian
Myers.
Auditor: John M'Dowel!, jr.
Assessor : Davis Bates.
Clerk : Jefferson Swnnger.
Judge: New District—John Knop.
Inspectors: Charles Xageny, Hugh Aitken.
x MKNXO TOWNSHIP.
Justice of the Peace: Stephen Diffen
derfer.
Judge: John Rakerd.
Inspectors; Jefferson T. Wilson, \\ ni.
Stumpff.
School Directors: David II tifzier, David
Zonk.
SuoervisOi's : Benjamin Hert'/.ler, Robert
K. Wills.
Assessor; Geo. 44- Hazlctt.
Auditors: Thomas 'luzlctt. j
Con-table: Castor Taylor.
Clerk : James M. I. ishell.
GRANVILLE TOWNSHIP.
Judge: Andrew Mayes.
Inspectors: Henry .Snyder, Joseph ji. 1
.\ ur.md.
School Directors : Wm. Satzler, John I
Kays.
Assessor: Joshua Morrison.
Auditor: Win. Morrison.
Constable: David Wertz.
4 OLIVER TOWNSHIP.
Justice of the Peace: John MeKeo.
Inspectors : Sa%iuel Horning, Henry
Garver.
Auditor: Geo. Mitchell.
Assessor : Henry Swiggert.
Supervisor: Jacob Knepp, James Creps.
School Directors: Samuel Srinej John
Kiefhober, Moses A. Sauitdc, John Dun
mire.
Constable: Jacob Stine v
NEWTON HAMILTON BOROUGH.
Judge: James If. Taylor.
Inspectors: L. L. Martin, John Culhert-
SOll.
Burgess : Samuel Drake.
Town Council: Samuel Laird, Samuel
Ewing, Davi i Iliester, J. J. Brilliart, James
X. Vanzandt.
School Directors: John Morrison, S. W.
Norton, Charles Caugliling, Wm. Allen.
Justice of the Peace:—a tie between Ja
cob Norton and J. M. Barton.
Assessor: John ltobh.
Constable: John Culbertson.
WAYNE TOWNSHIP.
Justice of the Peace: George Lane.
Constable : Wm. Akely.
Supervisors : John Gath, John Gilliland.
Auditor: David Stine,jr.
School Directors: John Glasgow, John
L. Jeffries.
Assessor: David Jenkins.
Judge: Stephen A. Hines.
Inspectors : David A. Postlethwait, Joseph
Ilart.
DECATUR TOWNSHIP.
* Judge : Samuel Brower.
Inspectors: Levi Gift, James Dorman.
Constable: Robert Kemerling.
School Directors : Elias Aurund, Michael
Bowersox.
Supervisors: Wm. Snook, Benj. Rager.
Assessor: Henry Kemerling.
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
Wolf Kill.
School Directors: Charles Bratton, sr
Joshua King, Mathias Boas.
Constable: Richardson Bratton.
Auditor: George Guilder.
Assessor: Joshua King.
Clerk: llenry Ilcrtzler.
UNION TOWNSHIP.
Judge: Jonathan W. ll<>ugh.
Inspectors: John ltarr, Wm. Stahley.
School Directors : Win. F. Stroup, Joel
ZooK, (potter.)
Assessor: David Waiter.
Supervisors: N*. B. Alexander. Joel
Zook, (farmer.)
Auditor: Albert G. Gibbony.
Constable: Isaac Wartmin.
BgUThe weather this morning and
windy enough for a common winter day.
BgSa,Our readers are well aware that we
have never advertised patent medicines —but
we now publish an advertisement of Ayer s
Pills, not because we are paid for it a'one,
but because we honestly believe that Dr. Ayer
is one of the best Physicians and Chemists ©f
the age, and because we know from experi
ence that his Cherry Pectoral is the best
medicine for 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
unfailing success for Colds, Coughs, Whoop
ing Cough, Croup, &c. Our neighbors who
have tried these Pills represent them as an
extraordinary good medicine. — Democrat, Mc-
Arthur, Vinton Co., Ohio.
Il r ll,[j be sold at public sale, at the resi-
T T dence of Jacob Kenagy, deceased, in
Menno township, on
Monday, April 13, 1857,
the following Personal Property, to wit;
4 HORSES,
(One a inare with foal,) 2 Colts, Cows, Ilogs,
Sheep. Young Cattle, good broad wheel Wag
on, otic two horse Wagon, one Farm Wagon,
Carriage, Threshing Machine, Grain Drill,
Cultivators, Plows, Harrows, Ilorse Gears,
and all other Farming Utensils, together with
Beds, Bedding, and various articles of House
hold and Kitchen Furniture.
Also, llay by the ton, and Grain in the
ground.
Sale to commence at 10 o'clock a. m. of
said day, when terms will be made known by
JACOB ZOOK, Adm'r.
Menno township, April 2, 1857.*
O-TJAKTO.
A full supply of URESES .M.•?. V7PUL. ITED
XV LT.2.VO, containing 45 to 50 per cent.
Phosphate Linje, and 8 per cent. Ammonia,
manufactured from Columbian and Peruvian
Guano, and contained in bags of abuut ICO lbs.
each, in store and for sale, in lots to suit pur
chasers, by
RICHAIIIJS & .MILKER,
Sole Agents for Philadelphia,
92 South Front street.
Pamphlets, with full paiticulars, at the office
of this paper. ap2-l;n
<Z3rTJ ANO.
\ r-ill supply of COLOMBLLY GI.'.LYO, 1
Xl testing 70 to SO per cent. Hone Phosphate j
of lime, in strong bags, containing about 160
lo>. each, in store and for sale to Farmers and •
Dealers at the Company's prices, bv
HIUiiAKDS & MILLER.
Hole Agents, 1)2 South Front St., Phila.
Pamphlets, with fuil particulars, at the oflice
of this paper. ap2-lm
Choice Farm Lands for Sale.
The Illinois Central P.. R. Co.
IS NOV.* PRfcPAItI.I) TO ShLL AEOI f
JL j £□& C 3 y CJ# dfc
ACRES OF
vm Fimim; LJUS
la i racts ol 40 acres and Upwards, on Lonz '
Credits and at Low Rates of interest. ~ :
f IMIESE land- were granted by the Govtrn-
T ment to aid in the construction of this road,
and are among the richest and most fertile in !
the world. They extend from North East and
North West, through the middle of the Stale,
to the extreme South, and include every variety' j
of climate and productions found between those !
parallels of latitude. The Northern portion is
chiefly prairie, .interspersed with fine groves, i
and in the middle and Southern sections timber
predominates, alternating witji beautiful orai- :
, jes and openings.
The climate is more healthy, rnihl and equa
bie, than any other part of the country—the air ;
is pure and bracing, rhiie living stream? and
springs of excellent water ahoui d.
Bituminous Coal is extensively' mined, and j
supplies a cheap and desirable fuel, being fur- .
nished at many points ai $2 to <4 per ton 2nd \
wood can he had at the same rate per cord.
Building Stone of an excellent qualitv also
abounds, which can be procured for little"more !
than the expense of transportation.
The great fertility of these lands, which aie
a black rich mould from two to live feet deep, '
and gently rolling—theircontiguity to this road) ;
by which every facility is furnished for travel' !
and transportation, to the principal markets !
North, South, East, West, and the economy
with which they can be cultivated, render them
the. most valuable investment that can be found, '
and present the most favorable opportunity for
persons of industrious habits and small means
to acquire a comfortable independence in a few
years.
Chicago is now the greatest grain market in 1
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 cost of I
transportation is a perpetual tax on the latter,
which must be borne by the producer in there- '
| dttced price he receives for his grain, &c.
The Title is Perfect, and when the final pay- '
1 ments are made, Deeds are executed by the '
Trustees appointed by the State, and in whom j
the title is vested, to the purchasers, wl:i%fo con
vey to them absolute titles in Fee Simple/ free
and clear of every incumbrance, lien or mort
gage.
The Prices are from $G to S3O: Interest on
ly 3 per cent.
Tu-enty per cent, wilt be deducted, from the credit
price for Cash.
Those who purchase on long credit give notes '
payable in 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 years after date, and
arc required to improve one-tenth annually for
five years, so as to have oivt-half the land under
cultivation at the end of that time. Competent
Surveyors will accompany those who wish to
j 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
j 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
1 instances of successful farming, signed bv re
spectable and well known farmers living in the
! neighborhood of the Railroad Lands throughout
the State—also the cost of fencing, price of
cattle, expense of harvesting, threshing, dtc.
or any other information, will be che'erfullv
given on application, eittier personally or by
: letter, in English, French, or German, address
ed to JOHN WILSON,
Land Commissioner iltiuois Central R. R'. Co
Office in Illinois Central Railroad Depot Chi
cago.
SEEDS. —Garden seeds. Spades, Hakes,
lines, &c. at F J HOFFMAN'S
Annual Borough Statement
JOHN' DAVIS, Esq.. Chief Burgess, in ACCNU,.,
with the Borough of Ixrwistown, from Arm'
185G, to .March JO, 1851.
DK.
To cash received for rent of Town
Ilall, $95 ,
To cash for permit, _ 1 t>,;
Do Derious and River's circus
license, 22 Ou
CP.
P>v cash paid for tending and light
ing Town Hall, sl4 u
By cash paid to Treasurer, us per
"receipts, .12 25
Balance due by Chief Burgess, 72 or,
$U8~73
CHRISTIAN Hoover, Ksq., Treasurer 0 f the
Borough of Lewistuwn, in account wilt
said Borough.
DR.
To balance duo at last settlement, $921 3j
To stall rents, 119 Otp
To water dividends, 220 Hi
To balance due from James Nichols,
Collector on duplicate of 1855, 179 [q
To last bond for Poor House farm. 100
To cash ree'd from John Davis, Hall
Rent, 10 25
To cash do do circus
license, 22 9:
To cash ree'd from Jacob Dehart, for
lots, _ 30 00
To cash do do T. D. Irish, fur
use of hose, 10 (
To ceriificate furdsharesof stock in
the Odd Fellows' Ilall co., No. 173, 20 00
To certificate of 189 shares of stock
in the Lewistuwn Water Company, 2780 'a
saß2lli '
ck:
By amount of Borough orders can
celled, 887 &
Treasurer's per cent, on same, 22 'J .'
By balance due from James Nichols,
Collector on duplicate of 1855, 149 4} <
By certificate of 4 shares of stock in
Odd Fellows' Ilall co., deposited
with Win. Russell, 20 (b 1
By certificate of 189 shares of stock I
iu the Lewistuwn Water co., de- ■
posit'•! with \\ iu. Russell, 3750 f> '•
By balance in favor of Borough, 9C171 I
$5821 3v (
Wo, the undersigned, Auditors of theßcr
ough of Lcwistown, having been first da'?
sworn, do certify that we hare carefully a I
■imined the accounts of C. Hoover, Esq '
Treasurer of the Borough of Lewistown,u.4 1
find a balance due from him to the Burgesss
and Town Council of the Borough of Lewi.- (
town, in the county of Mifflin, of the sum : 1
nine hundred and sixty-one dollars and MT -
enty-one emits, ($9Ol 71) and that we Us .
cancelled the above orders in tbe handsc |
the Treasurer.
Given under our bauds, at Lewistovt I
March 27, A. D., 1857. I
J. W. SIIAW, 1 . ~ j
B. F. lIKISLER, j Au ' m j
ORDERS PAID. 1
Gas Company, for gas at Town Ilall, $Bl 1
i\ F. McCoy, Pi uth'y, entering judge
ments and sundry costs, 34 I
G. Kysinger, balance due him on est- <
tlciueiit of treasurer's account, 2*' j
Henry Dubs, plank, 17 '
11. Keunnerling, for board walk, i i
.M. Montgomery, clay at brick pond, 2 3
\\ P. Milliken, oil for h©se iu 1852, \
Burns ii Watson, smithing, 2 5 '
J. !,. Porter, removing nuisances, 6 £ 1
j J. C. Wilson, repairs at market huuse |
; and town ball, 7
i M. Buoy, winding town clock to June i
12, 1 n56, 225 J
Philip Hall, for carting, 3i |
/.. Rothnn-k, do i I
l Chas. ILvliinson, do 2? 2 1
j Isaac Farmer, du ! * 1
W'm. S. Sax tun, do 1? :
I Daniel Tice, t'u I ■
M m. MoKee. hauling stone and clay, 1
and work on streets, " 101 f
j Guts! .all A Myers, for clay at brick
pond bus, " 14' 2- 1
John L. Reedy, work ou streets. 2 f
. Daniel Link, do 2 iiJ|
| Klias Link, do 3
i Conrad Lbicb, Jr., do lt'^J
' Conrad Illicit, do
1 11. Blouinenstinc, do 122 'M
Benjamin Usinan, do 27 M
Michael Mover, do *3
!>anie! Wo!'Tcr, do i2 ; 4jaH
Wallace Fear, do 2u J9j
James Print/,, do j
John Levy, for work cm streets, horef
and cart, and material, lw
•Jos. M. Owens, fur post,
IC. .Stratford, fur stoiio and hauling, ' : M
I ')• Bmit!i, for nine new board walks,
V K:u . l0 ' plastering at market house, i
J. I. \\ allis, repairing i-poutin** at Town 1
Hall, ° jG'|
Mm. B. Huffman & Co., lumber,
I M in. I>. Huffman, lumber and repair?. ' j
Geo. Miher, thawing fire plugs and ma- 4
king repairs,
Samuel Marks, repairs at fire'plug.
Samuel Mulson, work at fire plug's,
Henderson Hose Co., balance of appro- J|
priation made in 1855, 12 II
; George W. Stewart, for gas fixtures a:
Town Ilall, 62 |jH
George W. Stewart, for gas fixtures at
market house,
( "' e 2?" }kiloy, state and county tax
fur l v O6, school tux for year ending
June, 1857, and extra county tax, -HI
Johu Levy, coal at town Ilall, * •
j Geo. AY. Stewart, administering oalbc IU
in 1856,
R. D. Smith, salary as Council, -;ffl
j Jacob Ilamaker, do ' i Mrii
\ " a vid Bloom, do
tey Printz t do i
John Levy, d 0
•John l*avis, C. 8., on account,
Win. Chestnut, do
George Frysinger, Clerk, salarv, sta- i|||
j tiouery and light for CouncilKooo,
John Levy, Regulator,
; David Bloom, do
John W. Shaw, Esq., Attorney,
George K. 1 r Jsinger, making firos .. ijaß
serviug notices,
I H. Frysinger, pub. statement in 1856. 1
, j W. F. Shaw, do
Geo. Frysinger, advertising, printing f;G#|
and making out annual statement.
G. W. Stewart, Auditor,
jJ. M. Stauber, do
J. W. Shaw, do
All persons having claims if*- G p
Borough are requested to present tin'*, tfl
•j Chief Burgess. [d a AJ -;G
C1 U LT l VATORS! CULTIVATOR^' ' t|rl
)10 Teeth Cultivators, with part r fl 1
' j east steel teeth. F. G. FRANC"