- '■ i'" LMfc1 '""' ■ No 2455. I TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. O \E DOLLAR PER AHI, IN' ADVANCE. For six months, 75 cents. - t=\|| .VEVV subscriptions must be paid in if the paper is continued, and net 1 ttu - rst mont h> Sl>2s will be charg ? '- lJ f not pail ' n three months, $1,50; if not j,- six. months, $1,75; and if not paid in ' pha'i'rs"addressed to persons out of the n'w'ill be discontinued at the expiration of -'time paid for, unless special request is made contrary or payment guaranteed by some Lonsible person here. ; ADVERTISING. fen line- of minion, or their equivalent, con .. . r a square. Three insertions sl, aiid 25 for each subsequent insertion. West Branch Insurance Co. OF LOCK lIAA LA'j I*l,, T\SL"RES Detached Buildings, Stores. Mer chindisc, Farm Property, and other Build . .nd their contents, at moderate rates. DIRECTORS. ll, n John J Pcarce, Hon. G. C. Harvey, j„i,n B.Hall, T. T. Abrams, Uirles A. Mayer, D- K. Jackman, juries Crist, * W. Wr.ite, Dickinson, Thos. Kitchen. Hon. G C. HARVEY, Pres. ' T. T. ABRAMS, Vice Pres. fkes. Kitchen, Sec'y. RF.FERF.NCES. Sjaiuel H, Lloyd, Thos. Bowman, D. D. jWinegardner, Win. Vanderbelt. j A. Mac key, Wm. Fearon, . White, Dr. J. S. Crawford, JTAESQ'LIRSLE. A. Updegraff, I;bW. M ivnard, James Armstrong, Hm Simon Cameron. Hon. Wm. Bigler. for Mifflin county, G. If. STEW ,\RT, E-q ap23 IsJfmaily from Loss ami Damage by Pi re, Jhitks Per •*' of Marine and Inland Tr.tnsporltiiiun. COYTLXKNTAL INSURANCE COMPANY. j, . b'j tic legislature of Pennsylra it■ j, W'l'i a Perpetual Charter. Authorized Capital, 81,000,000. lii'itt No. til Walnut SI. above Second, Pbila, Fire Insurance on Buildings, Furniture, Mer- ! Biß-lise, iXc.. generally. Marine Insurance I m Carg i - and Freights to all parts of the ! r •'•! l.ila ! l i-trance on Goods, &c., by i Li - Rivers, C.iuals, and I .and Carriages, to i lu irts of the Lilian, on the most favorable | • consistent with security. DIRECTORS. tV. Culladav, William Bowers, a.!. Coleman, Joseph Oat, ! via V Michelle, Howard Hinchman, G GORGE W COLLADAY, President. Gar.v V[i>ix. Secretary. far .Miillin county, \Vm. P. EL MT.Uq. * febl9-ly IIM>IV;TY AG\INST LOSS BY F;KE. :u!ik!in r ire Insurance Compa ny of lMiiiadel|>hi:i. 4-.j an2 437 Chestnut -treet, near Fifth. !l 1 KMF.NTOF ASSETS, January 1 1 •-.*>?, p. >ih!i( i agreeably to an act of Assembly, r-'i Mortgages, amply secureJ, 61,590 *25 13 i-- via--, < nresent value j.190,- e<*t, ' 74,280 93 I; ; >rary Loans, on ample Col i.'.tral Securities, 101,088 17 F ks. pres't val. §70.964 22) cost 71,547 07 f' • - •: Bills Receivable, 4 .307 00 40,855 48 1,888,904 74 ■iit'il or I.iulit til Insurances made on every '-'."ipti tri of property, in Town and Country. I--- as low as arc consistent with security. I trace their incorporation, a period of twenty ■' ! years, they have paid over Four Millions .'•jiiar io>ses by fire, thereby afi'.rding ev " ceof ilie advantages of Insurance, as well • die ability and disposition to meet with • ill liabilities. Losses by Fire. • '<-• pae; 'l'-.-ring the year 1857, 8903,769 4 DIRECTORS. | • V Baricker, 1 Mordecai D. Lewis, Wagner, I David 8. Brown, N- Grant, Isaac Lea, F' Pi. Smith, I Edward C. Dale, K - Richards, , George Fales. CHARLES X. BANCKRR, Preside.!. A. STEEL, Sec'v pro tern. • f*\;ent for Mifflin county, 11. J. WAL- C'-hS. K-rj , Lewistown. feb-25 ITE7F GRCSEK.Y, PROVISION AND FISH STORE. j HL subscriber has opened a Grocery, Pro -1 vision and Fish Store opposite Major Eisen *■! dotel, where he has just received a fine Nrtment of fresh " IJFamClo ervorcrcrs, i which may be found fine Coffee, Sugar, y, Molasses, Syrups, Cheese, Crackers, h. t Moulder, Fine Ashton and Dairy py tobacco, Segars, Soap, &c. L y'i Brooms, Tubs, Buckets, Baskets, and a r?- assortment of Willow-ware, which he r''" r c ssh very cheap. it- a y Cash for Butter, Lard, Potatoes, 1 see prices, and judge for yourselves. JAMES IRWIN. Sugar. Syrups and Teas GREATLY REDUCED. r i' 1 n Sugar at 9a 11 cts. per lb. T "hite " 11 a l3 do J*\ 62 a 100 do y vering's best Syrup, 75 per gallon \!;.°r k " 50 d All fn fi ans Molasses, 50 do tausedl f ls ' l a ft' ie old Steam Mill Store, by .. • unkin *sm iPwujaasajs® m vmrnam 3kewsshll F. J. HOFFMAN. I^LOUR. —I have now on hand and shall con tinue to keep a supply of Extra Superfine Flour from Pittsburgh, which we will warrant to give entire satisfaction. N. B. I hose who want a good article can find Bat mhll F. J. HOFFMAN'S. ALL PAPER I—As the Spring opens, \\ housekeepers will be looking around for Wall Paper, where a good supply can be found and cheap. This can be done at mhll F. J. HOFFMAN'S. f 1 ROCERIES.—F. J. lloilman's is the store VJT where good Groceries can be found, and at low prices. mbll QTO\ ES! STOVES!— A large assortment at ij low prices for sale by F. J. HOFFMAN. I MSH,—Mackerel, Shad and Herring for sale by mbll F. J. HOFFMAN. sub Ass® S&&IF For sale by [mhll] F. J. HOFFMAN. Sugar Cane and Flower Garden Seeds At [mbll] F. J. HOFFMAN'S. White Corn Meal. An excellent article for sale bv mhll F. J. HOFFMAN. A good aiticle for 12j cents at mhll F. J. HOFFMAN'S TO BIILDE&S AM) CLRPEYTKRS. LUMB33R! Wm. B. Hoffman & Co. VT their Lumber Yard on East Third street, Lewistown, near the Presbyterian Church, have received, and are now receiving, in addi tion to their large stock of well-seasoned Lum ber— -20,000 ft panel Boards A Plank, from to 2 in. 10,000 ft lirst common Boards 50,000 ft second common Boards 20,000 ft 1, inch Boards 15,000 ft Sidings 2,01)0 light* of Sash, various sizes, 70.000 Plasteri- g Lath, all sizes. Plain Siding and ready worked Flooring, Hemlock Joists Scantling, 3x4, 4x5, 4\G, Gxfi Lap and Joint Shingles and Shingle Lath al ways on hand. Shutters, Blinds, and Sash made to order. All orders thankfully received and promptly attended to. may2l State and County Taxes, OTICE is hereby given to the 'Taxpayers A. V of Mifflin county that the Commissioners have authorized the different Collectors to make a deduction of FIVE FER GEITT. on County tax assessed for the year 1858, and a similar deduction of 5 per cent, on the State tax for 1858, if paid on or before the FIRST L)A\ OF MAY NEXT. On all State and county taxes for 1858 paid between the Ist day of May and the Ist day of July, a deduc tion of 2} per cent, will be allowed on each —after which date the full amount will be charged. 15y order of the Board, mb4-4m 11. I> SMITH, Clerk. A. CHANCE For Every Person to Raise their Own GRAPES, AND MAKE THEIR OWX WIVE. fJMIE undersigned will deliver from the Ist I to the 15th April next, to any persons residing in Mifflin co., ISABELLA GRAPE VINES of one year's growth, from cuttings of "Juniata Vineyard," at the following rates, payable when delivered: 25 Vines for $3, 50 do. for $5.50, 100 do. for $lO. Good Cuttings will be delivered at half the rates for Vines. Also, Osage Orange Hedge Plants to sell, and Hedges grown by contract. Orders must be received before the Ist of Aoril to insure attention. Address A. IIAKSIIBAUGER. feblß McVeytown, Mifflin Co., Pa. NOTICE TO FISHERMEN, I N order to preserve a spawning ground which may continue to supply the Kisha coquillas with trout, I am reluctantly com pelled to prohibit ALL FISIXING in the waters on my premises at Brown's Mills. I hope this notice will be regarded by all, hut should it not he, I am determined to prosecute those who will be so ungentlemanly as to render such a proceeding necessary. E. IV. HALE. Brown's Mills, April 8, 1858.—4t. [D] MIEN WOOD ACAD BMY. r PIIE next Session of this Institution wRI J. open the First Wednesday of May. Ihe Location is healthy, retired, and free from fflariy of the temptations incident to a town life. Connected with the Academy is a Commer cial Department designed to fit or prepare young men for active business. Students can pursue this branch of study exclusively or in connection with other studies, as thev may see proper. Terms—-Per Session of Five Months. For Board, Tuition, &c., 855 00 Double Entry Book Keeping, 20 00 Single Entry " 8 00 Students have the privilege of boarding in the Institution or in private families, as they may prefer. For catalogues containing full particulars, address W. 11. WOODS, Principal, apl-Gt Shade Gap, Huntingdon Co., Pa. FREEBORG ACADEMY AND Snyder County Normal School. FREEBTRG, PA. Terms—Half payable in advance. Board, Tuition, &c. per session of five and a half months, $52 to SOO Tuition alone, Bto 14 . Music, French, Drawing & Painting, extra. In connection with the regular academic course, which is full and complete in all par ticulars, a Normal Department has been established in which Teachers, and those wishing to become such, can thoroughly prepare themselves ft r the profession. in this department, $G per quarter. The present quarter commenced on the 23d of March, but students are admitted at any time. For catalogues and particulars, address GEO. F. Mc FA BLAND, Principal. I'it eburg, March 20, 1858. N. S. LAWRENCE'S PAPER, PRINTER'S CARD ANI) ENVELOPE YO. 105 COMMERCE ST., PHILADELPHIA. buyers will find it for their inter est to call. janT.y 805 Chestnut St., above Eighth, I.afe t'f JVa. 45 Sauth Sec.'ittl Street, PHILADELPHIA, Are now receiving their Spring Importation of Silk and Millinery Goods, CONSISTING IX PART OF Fancy Bonnet and Cap Ribbons, Satin and Taffetas Ribbons, Gros de Naples, (Glace and Plain,) Maicelines aud Florences, Black Modes, English Crapes, Maline and Illusion Laces, Ac. Also, a full assortment of FRENCH AND AMERICAN FLOWERS. I Philadelphia, March 18, 1808.-2 m JOTOVES! STOVES! STOVES!— I J O.tr stock <>f stoves this season is the largest ami most v.iri d of any stork on hat.d before. Our assort mcnt embra. cs tin* New World, Globe, Sunrise, Gatuul, Win. Penn, Fannj- Forester, Girar.l, Crystal, Fiat Top, in: ; all for wood and to 0. For sale low by sept 17 FRANC BSC US. TJMRE BRICK! FIRE BRICK!—For A Noble, Globe, Girard, Flat Top, New World, Crys ! ul, Fanny Forrester, and Sunrise Cook Stoves, and for j all kinds of Room ami Parlor Stoves, can be had at the 1 Stove Warehouse of sept 17 F. G. FRANCISCUS. J >LACKSMITII'S COAL, > LUMP COAL, WILKESBARRE EGG COAL, SUN BURY COAL, Just received, and fur sale low, and deliv i ered in any part of town, by I no\s SAMUEL COMFORT. Pennsylvania Railroad. ON and after Monday, March 29th, 1858, trains leave Lewistown Station as follows: Eastward Westward. j Through Express, 535 a. in. 551a. m. i Fast xMail, 4 48 p. m. 7 22 p. in. Altoona Way, 939 a. tn. 350 " Through Freight, 5 45 p. m. 2 05 a. m. . Local " 5 45 " 7 30 " 1 Express Freight, 1 40 " 10 20 " i Emigrant, 1 40 " 10 20 " j Passengers taking the Altoona Way Train for points west of Altoona, will be de tained at that place until the arrival of the Fast Mail Train west. Fare to llarrishurg, $1 85; to Philadelphia, | 5 00; to Altoona, 2 10; to Pittsburgh, 5 GO. Ticket Office will be open 20 min utcs before the arrival of each Passenger Train. D. E. ROBESON, Agent. So iHo IBIM/WSJa iu; vi ivr. FLOFESSIONAL business promptly attend ed to, and charges reasonable. OFFICE on North Main street, second door below the town Hall, and nearly opposite the f Gazette office. je 21, 1855—tf. OEO. Vf. ELDER, Attorney at Law, OFFICE in West Marketstreet,opposite Eisen bise's Hotel, will attend In any business in the courtsof Mifflin, Centre, or Huntingdon coun ties Lewistown. Julv 1,1853. Fruit and Ornamental TREES, Strawberr y* Raspberry, Currant, and Gooseberry Plants, in great variety. Inquire of WM. BUTI.ER, Lewistown, Pa., or J. E. JOHNSTON, Agent, aug!3 Trenton, New Jersey THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1858. .tf urn ma 3 a ill. [Published by request.] illE DRUNKARD'S LOOKING-GLASS. BV L. EATON. Behold the drunkard reeling ltmne, Behold him tumble down ; Behold him losing his estate, His credit and renown. " Whene'er I take my walks abroad, llow many poor 1 see," Who say, (and drink the poison down,) The fault is not in inc. Go search the world from pule to pole, And then you'll surely know How many broken limbs and backs Poor drunkards undergo. Ilovy many drunkards freeze to death, Who sleep upon the snow ; \et still they drink so much that they Can neither stand nor go. They have a craving appetite Which loudly calls for more, And when they have dtank gills enough They would drink half a score. They will invite a noisy crew To come and husk at night; They freely pass the bottle round, And then begin to fight. lhe drunkard's word is " we will tight;" Perhaps he'll take your life, And then lie will go reeling home, Aud will abuse his wife. Why should a man of sense get drunk, And lie and swear and curse ; He soon will know when 'tis too late, He'll have an empty purse. If they on whiskey, gin or rum, Get drunk while you look on, And you don't wish to join the club, You Letter then be gone. \\ liy should these senseless sons of strife Religion still prqtend; As well can heaven and hell agree As they can this defend. Religion soothes the troubled mind, And sets the pris'ner free ; But drunkard's, with religion still, Will ever disagree. O, heedless drunkards, now reform, And whiskey throw away ; Just so the sun breaks through a cloud His glories to display. Sometimes for med'eine we may use Some whiskey, if we please ; It stops contagion when we're sick, And gives the body ease. But when we drink it ta excess. It causes stinking breath, With bloated face and fiery nose, At last disease and death. Should all the stills that cause disease, In this our happy clime, Be burn'd to ashes on the ground, We'd see a bcttir time. Then all the poor would have enough Of corn and grain to eat, And we no more should hear the sound Of "Come, sir, will you treat?' auuiiußJiw. — AN ANGEL IN OLIIO. The following somewhat interesting sto ry is related as a grave truth by the Ken ton (O.) Republican. The locality of the celestial visit is laid in Orange township, Hancock county, in that State. We give it just as we find it, allowing our readers to take it for what they may think it worth : Some time in August last, a bright and intelligent little girl, aged five years, daugh ter of Mr. < diaries, who resides in the lo cality described, while playing near the well in the yard, about noon in the day, seemed to discern something high up in lite air and descending towards her. The attention of the child was so much drawn to the object that her gaze became riveted upon it, and as it drew nearer, she was ob served to make frequent attempts to reach it with her hands, and form a closer ac quaintance with the strange visitant.— When the mother of the child was called to the scene the little girl informed her that she was in the presence of an angel; that site talked with it, and that it had made communications to her; and further more, gave a description of it, according in every minute particular with the generally received impression of the appearance of these messengers from above. To satisfy herself that there was no delusion in the matter, the mother entered into conversa tion with the stranger, and after being sat isfied of the reality of the interview —al- ter having seen and talked with the angel face to laec —and alter receiving informa tion from it of the time when her own death would occur —she retired from the spot, taking her little girl with her, and the angel, waving its blight wings, return ed heavenward. When the mother and her chiltl were alone, tlicy talked freely of what they had seen and heard, and the mother's sadness was made deeper by the artless story of the child, who said thai lie angel told her she would die jut two months from the time she first saw it at pre cisely twelve o'clock and twenty-five min utes; that she would be three days in dy ing; that her death would he unlike that of others; that her friends would suppose Iter to be in a trance; that her ej'es could not be closed; that her funeral sermon would be preached in three weeks after she was dead, in the new school house of the neighborhood, by a man whom, together with his horse and buggy, she described, and that her friends would have difficulty in procuring the house for the occasion. The mother kept the sad secret to her i self, and waited for the appointed time, ho ; ping that all might yet go well with her and hers, and not caring to be reckoned as one who would attempt to revive the de funct doctrine of spiritualism. Hut with the time came the terrible blow! Three days before the time predicted for her death the little girl fell upon the floor, from which she was taken to bed, and at the ! hour and minute foretold on,the third day breathed her last. Her eyes remained open ' after death and could not be closed. Her friends supposing her in a trance made in my and vain efforts to restore her to life. I -V few days after the burial, as Ilev. H. P. Burst was passing that way, a friend of Mrs. Charles called on him and requested him to tarry a while and preach the little girl's funeral set: >n. The reverend gentleman excused hit... >n the ground of prior cn gagenu:;.: , , [ to return and do so in ash >: As person and equip ments correst u • ■ _ • m the most minute par ticular with the prophetic description, and when he .id return to redeem his promise the workmen who * ad built the new house, having a lien upon it, refused to let it he opened for the funeral service, but subse quently gave up the key, and the sermon was preached at the exact time and place predicted. The bereaved mother had intended that the knowledge of these prophecies and their fulfilment should go out of tiun with her, but recently, the weight of sccroy bearing more cruMiingly upon her, she determined to reveal the whole matter, and in accor dance with this determination one day last week she sent lor .John Lattiinore, Esq., and Samuel V. ood, one of' our County Com missioners, and to them gave the particu lars, tlie most prominent of which we have given. The gentlemen named are among the oldest, uiu.-t respectable and influential citizens in our county, and their known character for integrity is sufficient guaran tee that they would not favor a wrong ac tion or in any way assist in giving publicity to a story as to the truth of which they had a reasonable doubt. These gentlemen, we ; understand, have taken down the facts as j Mrs. Charles stated them, for the purpose j of giving them to the public in pamphlet I form. They both bear testimony to the i good cdiaraetcr and standing of the lady who makes the revelation, and would regard anything coming from her as entitled to credit. PIU )FAN RESWEARING. Rev. E. 11. Chapin thus alludes to profane swearing in one of his discourses on the Lord's prayer;—" II we would use the prayer sincerely, we must hallow God's name on our lips. It will never drop out in jest, or ring in blasphemy. 1 wish to touch tliis point earnestly. 1 would speak strongly against the common sin of prolanc ness. Are there any before mc who are accustomed to use God's name as an exple tive, and to bandy it as a byword ? who employ it in all kinds of conversation, and throw it about in every place? Perhaps, in their hearts, they consider this habit as an accomplishment! think it manly and brave to swear. Let me say then, that pmiatte ness is a brutal vice. He who indulges in it is no gentleman. I carc not what clothes he may wear, or what culture he boasts. Despite, all his refinement, the light and habitual taking of God's name, displays a coarse nature and a brutal will. Nay, he tacitly admits that it is ungentlemanly: lie restrains his oath in the; rescnee of ladies; and he who fears not to rush into the chan cery of Heaven aud swear by the Majesty there, is decently observaut in the drawing room and parlor. But again, pro fan en ess is unmanly and silly. It certainly is not a grace in conversation, and adds no strength to it. There is no organic symmetry in the narrative that is ingrained with oaths;and blasphemy that bolsters an opinion, docs not make it any more correct. Our mother English has variety enough to make a story sparkle, and to give point to wit; it has toughness enough and vehemence enough to furnish sinews for a debate and to drive home conviction, without degrading the holy epithets of Jehovah. Nay, the use of these expletives argues a limited range of ideas, and a consciousness of being on lhe wrong side. And if we can find 110 other phrases through which to vent our choking passion, we had better repress that passion. And again, profaneness is a mean vice. According to general estimation, he who repays kindness with contumely—he wh > abuses his friend and benefactor, is deemed pitiful and wretched. And yet, oh, pro i.; man ! whose name is it you handle so 1 It is that of your best benefac- V 1 • whose blood would boil to hear <; , : i names of your earthly parents o aeoflk and jests, abuse with auction and without thought the names 01 your Heavenly Father! Finally, proianeness is an awful vice. Once more I ask, whose name is it you so lightly use? The name of God! Have you ever pon dered its meaning? Have you ever thought what it is you mingle thus with your wit ? Tt is the name of Him whom the angels worship, and whom the heaven of heavens cannot contain." out for the spring faGiions of bonnets. New Series—Vol. 113, No. 25. -1 u Jlan" Jiitin;/ OOO feet high I The stream on which the fall occurs runs among the peaks of one of the highest mountains, so high that the water actually never reaches the bottom; so great is the distance, that it ascends to the clouds again. This must be a sight to sec a cataract liter ally suspended in the air. Xartyatitaj the Air. —Considerable ex citement was created in Columbia county, Arkansas, on the 24th ult., by the sudden appearance of a genius named Ben. John son, from Harrison county, Missouri, in a balloon to which thirty wild geese were harnessed. He said lie had been traveling in mid-heaven for nearly forty-eiglit hours, and thought it about time to come down for •' fodder." The story reads like a hoax, but is testified to as truth by creditable : witnesses. THE EXTENSIVE STOCK OF & gxnw&iß WATCHES, CHAINS, BRACELETS, RINGS, BREASTPINS, AND OTUER JEWELRY: EA.ITC7 ARTICLES, CLOCKS, and a beautiful assortment of BOOKS AND STATIONERY are now selling at greatly reduced prices Junkin's old stand, corner of Brown am. Market streets, opposite Russell's Banking House. tguThose who desire to buy at prices cor responding with the times, will please call. IfeirAll kinds of repairing promptly atten ded to. 11. W. JUNK IN, Agent. Lewistown, April 8, 1858. STOVES! STOVES! STOVES!— All loiiils ol' Parlor, Kootu, Bar, Hall and Cook Htoves, on band ami :'or sale at reduced prices by aug'2: FRA.YCISCrjS.