■ft No. 2406. i terms ok subscription. \K HOLLAR PF.R A A.MM, IN ADVANCE. For six months, 75 cents. NEW subscriptions must be paid in If the paper is continued, and net n the first month, $1,25 will he charg- ; . paid iti three months, $1,50; if not i x months, $1,75; and if ofrkpuid in hs, £2,00. | ers ii'LJrcssed to persons out of the I 1 he discontinued at the expiration of i aid fir, unless special request is made trary or payment guaranteed by some | c person here. advertising* !5 of minion, or their equivalent, con- ' square. Three insertions sl, and 2;> j :ach subsequent insertion. JOSEPH A. NEEDLES, MVNUFAfTCRER OF Silk & Hair-Clotii Sieves. cuium an.l fine in mesh; large, middle j size, and small in diameter. l.lf CLOTHS OR WOVE A HIRE, :st qualities, various size- of mesh, -j 8. 1 to 6U inclusive, and from one to t a width. _ | re riuinhered so many spaces to a 1 in- I and cut to suit. j-cr'.ber also keeps constantly on hand | Sand, Ore, Lime, Grain, Gravel, Gu ac. Sugar, Salt, Bbne, Cotiee, Spiee, lycstuffs, &e. Together with an as- IT AAO ASYEAI.ED IRO\ AVIRF. the above sold wholesale or retail, by j 54 N. Front St., Philadelphia. j . B. MUSGKAVE & CO., ■Wholesale Druggists, AND DKSI.ERS IN* K U G* S , SPICES, ■ j I 3 *JT ! J i J 3 , si a-a?, PAINTS, Oils, Glass, &c , st. above lllh, S. side, Phila. j and country merchants are j i to -i\e tlo iii a call and examine j &3fltuek ami prices, lef re making their j mu*„-J ; GAS FIXTURES. has jot received a splcn- I J dii assortment of Gas Fixtures, among j ffurc K,' aaJLal M N? • |Hj)UT-. BRACKETS, DROP LIGHTS, ■HMRI.E TI RES, GLOBES & SHADES and a general assortment of phia brices (cut, fitted and put up free of ' (.'all and examine for yourself. pipe put into houses, shops, stores. \t:i that he to put up Has Fixtures of all kinds, Stores. Dwellings Public lluild- Arc., in the Lest manner. Ilav- d an experienced workman from j recoiiiniend.-d to me to be, one of tho in the State, I can safely war rtiSHail work and feel confident of pleasing • Lewi-town, May 22, 1850. j IT27r FUtic. subscribers, trading as McWilliams & | have leased the Lewistown Mill now prepared to buy all kinds of grain, ! they will pay the highest market | vs. ill be taken in store on the same as heretofore by John Sterrett & Co. who wish to have gri-ts ground, or chopped, will be accommodated on the will always have on hand for sale a full of ■ Flour. Grain and Feed, tpjfeh will be delivered to any part of town by -^Rngorders at the office in the Mill. of them will at all times be loundat the B to give their personal attention to the and they hope to merit a continuance He patronage bestowed on the old firm. GEO. W. MtWILLIAMS, F. R. STERHETT. I GEO. W. SLEEK, Attorney at Law, in West Marketstreet,opposite Eisen Hotel, will attend to any business inthe ■H'-of Mifflin, Centre, or Huntingdon couu- Lewistown, Julv 1,1853. B 3o Wo WWmrtS? DENTIST. business promptly attend- t i, and charges reasonable. FICE on North Main street, second door the town Hall, and nearly opposite the BtU'- office. je 21, 1855—tf. ft Drs. Moss & Stoneroad F-R their professional services to the cit of Lewistown and surrounding coun ■ Office at the lleehive Drug Store. jcs to Hoffman's for Tubs r,„ to Hoffman'.. f or ohnriui B *!'-* l " "offniaii'H for Buckets ■ (Jo to Hoffman's for Brooms Hoffman's for Baskets dccll iPiEHSjiFiiS) Am© JPOTEMHEBIID u , naawsfflSNDwsffa MUFEMSSJ GWDrasrafc s>i\ o 1 The West Branch Insurance Co. OF LOCK HA VET, I*A., INSURES Detached Buildings, Stores. Mer chandise, Farm Property, and other Build ings, and their contents, at moderate rates. DIRECTORS. Hon. John J. I'earce, Hon. G. C. Harvey, j John B. Hall, T. T. Abrams, Charles A. Mayer, D. K. Jaekman, j Charles Crist, W. White, Peter Dickinson, Thos. Kitchen. Hon. G C. HARVEY, Pres. T. T. ABRAMS, Vice Pres. | Thos. Kitchen, Sec'y. REFERENCES, j Samuel IT, Lloyd, Thos. Bowman, D. D. A. A. Winegardner, Wm, Vanderbelt, L. A. Mackey, Wra. Fearon, j A. White, Dr. J. S. Crawford, 1 James Quiggle, A. UpdegralF, i John W. Maynard, James Armstrong, • Hon. Simon Cameron, Hon. Wm. Bigler. for Mifflin county, G. W. STEW ! ART, Esq. " ap23 | Indemnity from Loss and Damage by Fire, ! .hid the Perils of Marine unit Inland Transportation. CONTINENTAL ; INSURANCE COMPANY. | Incorporated by the Legislature of Pennsylva nia, with a Perpetual Charter. Authorized Capital, $1,000,000.* Office No. 61 Walnut St. above Second, Phila. Fire Insurance on Buildings, Furniture, Mer chandise, &c., generally. Marine Insurance on Cargoes and Freights to all parts of the world. Inland Insurance on Goods, &e.., by- Lakes, Rivers, Canals, and Land Carriages, to ! all parts of the Union, on the most favorable I terms, consistent with security. j DIRECTORS. j George W. Colladay, William Bowenf, John iVI. Coleman, Joseph Oat, ! Edwin V. Machette, Howard Hinchman, GEORGE W. COLLADAY, President. GALEN WII.SON, Secretary. Agent for Milll.ii county, Wm. P. F.L --j LIOTT, Esq. ' fcb!9-ly INDEMNITY AGAINST LOSS BY FIRE, j Franklin Firo Insurance Compa ny of Philadelphia. Office IG3$ Chestnut street, near Fifth. Statement of Assets, $1,827,185 SO January Ist, 1857. i Ptftiished agreeably to an act of Assembly, be ing. | Fist Mortgages, amply secured, $1,519,032 73 Real Estate, (present value, SIU9,- 000,) cost, 89,114 18 1 Stocks, (present value, $83,861 12,) I cost, 71,232 97 , Cash, Ac., 64,121 56 $1,827,165 60 Peijulind or Limittd Insurances made on every description of property, in Town and Country. I Rates as low as are consistent with security. | Since thi ir incorporation, a period of twenty i eight years, they have paid over Three Millions : of Dollars' losses by fire, thereby affording ev ; idence of the advantages of Insurance, as well as the ability and disposition to meet with promptness all liabilities. Losses b) Fire. Losses paid during the year 1656, $301,63S 84 DIRECTORS. j Clias. N.llancker, I Mordccai 1). Lewis, ; Tobias Wagner, I David.S. Brown, i Samuel Grant, Isaac Lea, | Jacob R. Smith, Edward C. Dale, I G< o. W. Richards, i George Fales. CHARLES N. BAN'CKER, President, J CIIAS. G. BANCKF.R, Sec'y. Agent for Mifflin county, 11. J. WAL i TERS, Esq., Lewistown. mar! 9 Another Supply of Lumber. l!adc lo Order. JUST received, a large supply of yellow and white [fine ready-worked Flooring. Arrangements have been made by the under signed by which they are enabled to manufac ture all kinds of Doors, Sash, Shutters and Blinds at reasonable prices. Bills sent to them either by mail or otherwise will meet with prompt attention. novl3 WM. B. HOFFMAN & CO. New Stock of Lumber. IN addition to our large stock of well-season ed stuff, suitable for the most durable and perfect kinds of work, we have just received a large supply from the Susquehanna region, among which will be found— 2. I£, lj, If, 1, and half inch Panel, First, 2d and 3d*common BOARDS and PLANK, WORKED FLOORING, Doors, Sash, Shutters, Bliuds, and Door Fac ings, ready worked. Plastering Lath and Paling, All kinds of BILL SI Lt !•, 7x7, CxG, 5x5, 4x5 and a large lot of 3x4 SCAN I LING, of va rious lengths. JOISTS of all sizes and lengths. We arc also prepared to fill, at short notice, ! bills for any kind of lumber from the well known steam mill of S. Milliken. Builders, Farmers, and others desiring Lum ber of any kind will find it to their advantage to give us a call. oc2 WM. B. HOFFMAN & CO. 7'o Jluilders and Contractors. LUMBER! LUMBER! ' HERE 18 THE PLACE FOR CHEAP LtTIBER! JUS'f RECEIVED, I O 000 FEET Yellow Work- I D,DDD e(i Flooring, 5,000 feet 1 Yellow Pine Worked Flooring, 10,000 " 1 White " " Boards, 47,000 " 1 " " " 70,000 " 3, 3s, 4, 44 best Susquehanna Plas tering Lath, 20,000 leet Roofing Lath, 12,000 " Common Plank, 10,000 " 2 in. Panel, 1,000 Lights Sash. Any quantity of Doors, Shutters, Blinds, &c., which we will sell from 10 to '2O per cent, eheaper than any other dealers in the country. Hemlock, White Pine Joist, Studding, &c., al ways on hand. I respectfully invite all persons wanting any kind of Lumber to call and examine our stock and prices. All orders for Frame Stuff for Houses, Brid ges, Barns, Ac., will be filled with promptness. un"l S F. G. FRANCISCUS. a ail in.iiaagpniis TO SALI.Y. BV GIVE 'EM FITZ. My Sally, dear, though far from thee, I'll ne'er forget the 'sinmion tree, Beneath whose sighing boughs sat wo, When first you said that I might bo Your darling beau, Which pleased me so. I laid aside my knife and chip, Around your waist my arm did slip ; Aud then your rosy, pouting lip I kissed, and did not care a thrip More joy to know While here below. And not unlike some witch or wizard, You made me feel from a to izzard, That something like a squirming lizznrd, Urawl'd all round my heart and gizzard, And then crawl'd thro' My stomach too. Ayf, even now, while o'er me steal Sweet thoughts of thee, I always feel, That something like a snake or eel, Crawls from my head down to my heel! llight in iny shoe, And stocking too. And could I on your features gaze, 'Twould set my soul all in a blaze, A8 I shall love you all my days, For there can be no other ways- It must be so, Sweet Sal, you know. i oat H&TblitaT MELANCHOLY NOT RELIGION. About an age ago, it was the fashion for every one that would be thought religious, i to throw as much sanctity as possible into ' his face, and, in particular, to abstain from all appearances of mirth and pleasantry, which were looked upon as the works of a carnal mind. The saint was of a sor rowful countenance, and generally eaten , up with spleen and melancholy. A gen- j tleman who was lately a great ornament j to the learned world, has diverted me more than once with an account of the recep- j tion which he met with from a very fa mous Independent Minister, who was head* of a College in those times. This gentle- I man was then a young adventurer in tiie republic of letters, and fitted out for the 1 university with a cargo of Latin and Greek. His friends were resolved that lie should try his fortune at an election which was drawing near in ihe college, of which the - Independent Minister whom 1 have before ' mentioned, was president. The youth, | according to custom, waited 011 him in order to be examined. He was received at the door by a servant, who was one of that gloomy generation that were then in fashion. He conducted him, with great j silence and seriousness, to a long gallery which was darkened at noonday, and had 1 only a single candle burning in it. After a short stay in this melancholy apartment, j he was led into a chamber hung with black, j where lie entertained himself for time by 1 the glimmering taper, till at length the head of the college came out to him from an inner room, with half a dozen night ! caps upon his head, and religious horror in his countenance. The young man trembled; but his fears increased, when : instead of being asked what progress he , had made in learning, he was examined how ho abounded in grace: his Latin and Greek stood him in little stead: lie was to give an account only of the state of his j soul; whether he was one of the elect; ; what was the occasion of his conversion; 5 upon what day it happened; how it was carried 011, and when completed. The j whole examination was summed with one j short question, namely, whether lie was j prepared for death. The boy, who had been bred up by honest parents, was fright ened out of his wits at the solemnity of the proceeding, and by the last dreadlu! interrogatory; so that upon making his cs- ' cape out of the house of mourning, he j could never be brought a second time to | the examination. Notwithstanding this general form and outside ol religion is pretty well worn out amongst us, there are many persons, who by a natural unohecr fulness of heart, mistaken notions of piety, or weakness of understanding, love to in : dulge this uncomfortable way ol life, and ! give themselves up to grief and inelancho ; ly, as if mirth was made for reprobates, 1 and cheerfulness of heart denied those who | are the only persons that fcave a proper | title. ! J would by no means presume to tax THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1857, such characters with hypocrisy, as is done too frequently; 011 the contrary, as there are many excellent persons who are weigh ed down by this habitual sorrow of heart, they rather deserve our compassion than ; our reproaches. 1 think, however, they would do well to consider whether such behavior does not deter men from a relig ious life, by representing it as an unsoeia i ble state, that extinguishes all joy and glad- I ness, darkens the face of nature, and de , stroys the relish of being itself. Those who represent religion in so un i amiable a light, are like the spies sent by j Moses to make discovery of the land of promise, when by their reports they dis couraged the people from entering upon it. Those who show us the joy, the cheerful ness, the good humor that naturally spring up in this happy state, are like the spies bringing along with them the clusters of | grapes, and delicious fruits, that might in vite their companions into the pleasant country which produced them. The con i temptation of the Divine Being, and tiie i exercise of virtue, are in their own nature so far from excluding all gladness of the , lu-art, that they are perpetual sources of it. In a word, the true spirit of religion cheers as well as composes the soul, tills the mind ; with a perpetual serenity, uninterrupted cheerfulness, and an habitual inclination to please others, as well as to be pleased in itself. A BIT OF ROMANCE. Five or six years ago, a rich Louisiana planter died, leaving an only heir, a daugh ter, who was not quite seventeeu years old. She, together with her fortune, was placed in the charge of a guardian, who was distinctly related to the family. Her fortune, and her remarkable beauty, at tracted the attention of many suitors, am ong which was an accomplished young man from St. Louis, whose only wealth was his profession. His handsome person and fascinating manners won the lady's afiections, and without the knowledge of her guardian, they were privately married. Shortly after they removed to St. Louis where they lived together happily for a time, and a bright future seemed to be he fore them. At the expiiaiion of ihe year, the lady having attained her majority, they returned to New Orleans to claim her for tune, and live in the splendid old family mansion. They were coldly received by the occupant, who deliberately informed them that the estate had passed into other hands. They at once applied to the law lor redress, and going through llie protract ed formalities of two or three fruitless suits, they were left penniless, and obliged to abandon the ease. Friendless and dispir ited they returned to St. Louis, where the husband, like many other husbands, tried to drown the remembrance of bis disap pointment in the fatal cup. His wife en treated and admonished in vain. A sepa ration was the consequence, and the hus band became more reckless and dissipated than ever. Driven at last to desperuiion, the wife applied for a divorce, obtained it and retired to a convent. This restored tiie wretched man to liis senses; he aban doned liis former associates, lo the path of virtue, and became a respecta ble aud industrious citizen. A few months ago, the lady received a letter from the son of her formr guardian, informing her of his determination to make full restoration, closing with an appeal to her to forgive his misguided parent, and to come to New Orleans and receive her for tune. She at once complied with his gen erous request; and all her inheritance to gether with the accumulated interest, was restored to her. Now comes the strangest part of this extraordinary affair. The young man of fered her his hand in marriage, and piead with all the earnestness of impassioned love. lie reminded her of all her child ish attachment, of his deep anguish when she became the wife of another, and of the long years of his silent sorrow. All these remembrances came up before her mind, and gratitude plead eloquently in his favor; but at last the wife triumphed over the woman. She thanked him and gave him her simple blessing—told him she had loved out one and could never love another. She entreated him to take back all her fortune, and permit her to return to the convent. Finding ler reso lutions unalterable, he consented, on con dition that she should postpone her return one month. lie immediately wrote to the former husband, who was ignorant of what had transpired, offering him a first rate situation, on condition lie would come im mediately. The letter was signed by the principal of a well known Firm, who was apprised of every circumstance in the case. As soon as the letter came to hand, the overjoyed recipient took passage for New Orleans. lie presented himself at the place designated in the letter, and at once made himself known by showing his cre dentials. He was conducted to the resi dence of the generous heir, where he was informed, the writer ok the letter waited to ! receive him. His name was announced, j and he was conducted into an elegant par lor, and there, alone, he met the woman j he had neglected and dishonored—the wo- ! man who had been forced to leave him. but who could not quite give him up. A few days afterwards the city papers announced the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. . The estate was restored to the lawful owners, and the reconciled couple, made wiser and better by adversi ty, are now living happily together. It is good to turn sometimes from the cares and turmoils of politics, and contem plate human nature rising up from the depths of misery and despair, casting aside selfishness, and reaching that standard of purity and happiness which so few attain. A FATHER SWINDLED BY HIS ■ SON. Early one morning last week, 111 Phila delphia, a rough specimen of a Huntington county farmer made his appearance at the Central Depot of Criminal Justice wi ha • complaint against his son. It seems, that about a month ago, the son aforesaid determined to leave "his na- 1 live hearth," and came on a visit to the City of Brotherly love. Like Cecsar, "he came—he saw—he conquered,"—but be fore he achieved the victory, lie engaged board at a city hotel. While there, he found very agreeable company in the body of a youth, whose morals were not First ; class, and who was of the "artful dodger" ; order. Hut funds, like woman's love, are evan escent, and so our second "Nerval" found i his Financial liabilities exceeded his reve j nuc, ami one of the "Charley Hates" of, bis friendship formed a plan to replenish • the Treasury. The "son of iiis father" wrote to his paternal ancestor, and staled that he had drawn a prize of $35,000 in a lottery, and that ihe money was deposited in Adams' j Express in this city. Before the dollars could be obtained, however, the son stated lhal there were sundry expenses to be met in the feeing of lawyers, manner they may direct. If by mail, they mu t send 25 cents additional in stamps cr money to prepay postage. ap23 IHAND and horse power Corn Shellers, Lancaster county premium Grain Fans.constanlly on hand and for sate by F. G. FUANCISCUB