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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 <fc Co. Also, the prices on
. tOODB GREATLY REDUCED,
w Cash r: '
ttk I. lv< ' UH a Wo will sell for
ja.- r 1 l an any other house.
IlAVlxn DR MABK S,
floav '■ rts ' ime d the practice of medicine,
'•Mic be . at his office in the
'hv 7 iav °PP OS 'te the Lewistown Hotel
• 1857 -tf
imnsKßS> *sm iPwujaasajs® m vmrnam 3kewss<ihsi£ 8 wrmeiwms 9 aasmuaa wmawx a v£
II A 11 I) W ARE!
To Buy Cheap for Cash,
Blacksmiths, buy at Huffman's,
Carpenters, buy at Hoffman's,
Saddlers, buy at Hoffman's,
Shoemakers, buy at Hoffman's,
Cabinetmakers, buy at Hoffman's,
Farmers, buy at Hoffman's,;
Builders, buy at Hoffman's,"
Housekeepers, buy at Hoffman's.
Don't torget, if you want good Stoves, Pump
Chains, Oil Cloths, Nails, Steel, Iron, Cutlery.,
Vices, Bellows, Chains, Glass, &c , F. J. Hoff
man's Mammoth Hardware Store, and you can
be accommodated. nihil
BRIGS, DRUGS, DRUGS,
Medicines, Medicines, Medicines,
Painis, Paints, Paints,
Glass, Glass,
Mils, Oils, Oils,
Trusses, Trusses,
At HOFFMAN'S.
/"I Alt DEN SEEDS!—I have now on hand a
VJT fine assortment of Fresh Garden Seeds,
consisting of some of the finest varieties.
Pole and Bunch Beans, early and Jate
Dwarf and Bush do do do
Cabbage, do do
Also, Radish, Beet, Onion, Lettuce, Chinese
Sugar Cane, and other seeds.
">hll 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;/ <t }Voi\
\ off. —An extraordinary act '. A
( says the Emancipation of BlT**
giuui, was perpetrated two 11
this city. A policeman, while costs
the Rue des Tanneurs, saw a won * tl f eec J j n .
character enter the passage of a is used, it
conipained by a niryi. The officer' ( j u . n
ed his round, and on returning afJ |', ex t a
i utes alter, met the woman with vc a
streaming from her mouth, and
suffering great pain. She made he Sq Ue nt
understand moise by signs than word; f rom
she could scarcely utter an articulate so.
that a dispute had arisen between lieij
tlie man, during which he seized 1K,,.
the throat, and when in almost a sta:-g n( ] s
suffocation, she put her tongue out, thelgof
IT seized it between his teeth and acti. : lin .
iv ait the half off. The woman was U s [ x
veyed to the hospital, and on the officei 0 „_
terwards proceeding with a lantern to p ur
passage, he found the part of the Wom;^ ar
tongue, which the savage had spit out.
The man, in consequence of the descrip;!
given of him by the female, has beeiff.—
rested, and what makes (he matter make
extradiuary is that he is the father enhe
j family, and enjoyed an excellent charac* *'
j A llaUrb A Train Slopped Ly hc
j yands. —Between Rome and Frascatif a
I railroad about nine miles long. A con..'!
j erablc number of persons went, the other
! day, to a ft ■■ at Frascati, the ladies being
1 dressed in their richest gaimcnts, and wear
; ing their costliest jewelry. This was all
i known to the brigands. Accordingly they
! seized the officers who occupied the interme
diate station in tho-midst of the deserted
country, and proceeded to hoist the red flag
as a signal to stop. The engineer fearing
something was on the line, brought the
engine to a dead stand, when the robbers
instantly laid hold of the travelers and coolly
plundered them, doing; them, however, 110
other injury. Up to this time wehadfan"-'-
cied that railroads would put a stop to this,
kind of adventure; but the foregoing stroke,
at the very gates of Rome, shows that we
were too sanguine. Instead of robbing
some ten or a dozen passengers in a dili
gence, the brigands now take one hundred
at a haul. Of course, the more produc
tive this peculiar branch of industry be
comes in the Roman States the greater will
he the number who follow it.— Courier d'
I tali.
Another Hard Shell Baptist. —The Hard
Shell Baptists still hate an 'edicatcd min
istry,' and like Jack Cade, would h'avc laws
j to hang all clerks that read and write.—
One of them being recently called 011 to
preach in Carroll county, Missouri, rose and
thus began :
' U blethering, I am gtvlne to preach
you a very plain sermon what even women
can understand. You will find, my tcx in
the 5 varsc of the two-eyed chapter of one
eyed John.' Jt was some time before it
i was perceived that he meant i John,chap
! tor 11.
highest waterfid! in the wor
i is in the Sandwich Islands, and is str:
j to be between -lOOU and .">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.
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AND OTUER
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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
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