I le No, 2462.
OF SUBSCRIPTION.
aVE POLIIR PER A\\rJl,
is" advance.
p or six months, 75 cents.
,hVBW subscriptions must be paid in
•li ike piper is continued, and net
C; o ' t!l .V rtrst month, <,1,25 will bccharg
' t mid in three months, $1,50; if not
uionths, $1,75; and if not paid in
* th , si.'id*
3 '.' ■'•lilr.-sseJ to persons out of the
; i ,iisc mtinued at the expiration of
'i fr. Tile-- special request ismade
" ■ ,ry or psynwnt guaranteed by some
'"j,, -erson here,
r* advrrtisinu.
. ,f minion, or their equivalent, con-
Three insertions §l, and 25
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vfv-h suhseqneat insertion.
Jest Branch Insurance Co.
Of LOIR HAVFA, PL,
rots pouched Buildings, Stores. Mer
: I" farm Property, and other Rttild
" i. ntiiits. at moderate rates.
rurrrTons.
-, !. Pc-jrce, ilon. G. C. Harvey,
„ ,1, ; j T. T. A brums,
' i Haver, D. K. daebmnn,
""I'r'jif * IV. Wi.ite,
Th - Kitchen.
H,-, n . C, C. HARVEY, Pres.
T. 1 Abr.vms, Vive Pres.
( t-r.-I,Se c'y.
REFtX'NCCS.
i} i.lov.i, Thos. Bowman, D. I).
< -oTudner, Wm, Vanderbelt,
Wm. Fearon,
Dr. .1. S. Crawford,
, A. Cpdegraff,
4 ji-.v - tr.!. • ones \rm!rong,
'unei- n, Hon. Wm. iiigler.
IV. STEW'
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Sjr frosi L -.s rni Ik luagp by Tire.
'• ,■>' me 3 i i I.tfurd Trzntpz/rfoiica.
CONTINENTA I,
USURANCE COMPANY,
• v/ the Legislature of I\nn.iy/ni
.. ,ci'Ji a Perpetual Charter.
jdiorized Capital, 5i,000,000.
? \j.6l Waiuut St. abote Secoiid, Fhila.
- jiiraucc on Buildings, Furnilure, Mer
k. i.. generally. Marine Insurance
i-TKi and Freights to all parts of the
t inland Insurance on Goods, Ac., fiy
: brers, Canals, and Land Carriages, to
ru :' the I'liii-u, on the most favorable
; reasisteiit aitli security.
DIRT ' "ToRS.
viV Coiliday, William Bowers,
.Catem'i". 'oseph Oat,
-V Maclw'-.e. Howard Hincltmnn.
A.IGK W COLL\DAY, President,
tv s*. Seci et jry.
for MiiiLn countv, Wm. P. F.L-
F. F.-q ' f^hl9-Iy
mm AGAINST Loss BY FiBE.
. -.'in F"ire Insurance Compa
ny of Philadelphia.
>w an ! I'7 Cri-stnut street, near Fifth.
NT OF \SSK PS. J :n-r try 1. lj-58,
■r.t. agreeably to a:, a tof -cmu.'y,
j-rtgages. amply secured, <1 I'.)
tetits, pre-ei.t value <IOO,-
: 74,280 93
-nary Loan,, i ample Col
jerai Securitic' 101,06? 17
i: pr>- j■ 6,964 20, ci-• 71547 37
itd Bids Receivable, 4 307 00
40.855 48
? 1,685.904 74
Lir.'iu.. Jini'fuuces made on every
t: ,of property, in Town and Country.
sic v as are consistent with >ecui ly .
St?their incorporation, a period of twenty-
Mirs.thry have paid over Four Millious
; r- by fire, thereby affording cv
c a raritages of Insurance, ns v. eli
utility Kid disposition to meet with
liabilities,
bosses by Fire,
&ptiu<iurit:g the year Ico", S-Uo 789 4
I . OIRF.CTORS.
p Tincker, 1 Mordcc;*.t D. Lewis,
r , I David S. Brown,
i* S'et.t, Isaac Lea,
y : Smith, j Edward C. Dale,
f • Richards, , George Fairs.
ARL.ES N. BAN'CKER, President.
N A-Stsul, Sec'y pro tern,
f.fger.t for Mifflin county, 11. J. WAL
p f-sq., Lewistown. feb2s
b'ff G-ESSBKY,
VISION ANjD FISH STORE,
- •■i r JiCi v.c-r has opened a Grocery, Pro
lion ar.d Fish Store opposite Major Eisen
-1 hotel, where he lias just received a fine
"•sect of fresh
famell3 (groceries,
■'inch may he found fine Coffee, Sugar,
k -lotuses, Syrups, Cheese, Crackers,
"I®. Shoulder, *ine Ashton and Dairy
J.nacco, Segars, Soap, Arc.
'"rooms, Tubs, buckets, baskets, and a
isortmer.t of Willow-ware, which he
• r cash very cheap.
' pay Cash for Butter, Lard, Potatoes,
*^tc.
, prices, and judge for yourselves.
JAMES IRWIN.
} Every Person to Raise their
Own GRAPES,
lARE THEIR OH'.T WI\E.
• will deliver from the Ist
, ■ - loth April next, to any persons
1 Mifflin eo., ISABELLA GRAPE
; year's growth, from cuttings
* ineyard," at the following rates,
i ,\ n n delivered: 25 Vines for $3,
'•■■ Ac °do. for $lO.
If- ,ri ?s will be delivered at half the
** !o JT".'
, "edges grown by contract,
p the received before the Ist of
attention. Address
*•; „A- HARSHBARGER,
McV Jtown, Mifflin Co., Pa.
Ife
? Window Sash, from 8x
• 'fnfe v-.-y low PRANCIHCU9
voaamm nam ranm mrs mamma iimraaisjt&aßßj aaßws©nws 9 MUffimiisy wtnnnr, "*
WEST'S
Patent Galvanic Cement
| <-£* C_aJL ca> if ll CO. Qf
j r PIIR undersigned having purchased the
_l_ right for this Cement in Mifflin and Cen
tre counties, are now prepared to furnish and
put it on roofing wherever desired—the roof
being sheeted by the owner. Scientific men
under the direction of* government, and ar
chiteets and builders in various parts of the
country, for years have been studying and
experimenting to discover some composition
or article for roofing, which would resist the
changes of our climate, and would unite the
qualities of Tmjxrtionsnisn to flitter, htcoi -
bustdnhty, Durability and Cheapness. No
article now in use possesses these quaiiti
Shingles are not fire proof, and eauuot b ' u=ei
upon fiat roofs. Slate can only bo used upon
steep roofs. The contraction, e.q ..osion it. i
rusting of metallic roofs ate so great in this
changeable climate that they soon I.e.one
worthless, or the repairs will cor-t uv re than
a now roof. '1 he various cements and com
positions which have been introduced, can be
supplied only to very flat roofs, an I they aie
all so affected by the action of the weather
that they will rat It and run in summer and
crack in winter, arid in a .short time become
crumbly and worthless. The inventor of the
• •alvanic t.Vnvnt has labored twenty years to
obviate these difficulties, ami it is believed by
those who have had opportunities to test the
matter, that he ha.- entirely sue. ceded. As
now applied.
First— It is completely impervious to wat.tr.
Water may continually stand upon the roof"
without affecting it in the least.
Second—lt is fire proof. It is so ineojubus
ti'. le Mi-it it will afford ample ami perfect pro
to lion against fire, sparks and burning shin
gles it (on another building immediately ad
joining.
Third—lt is durable. It is imt injured by
atmospheric changes, having been tested for
several years by the Patentee, at Syracuse,
New York.
fourth—lt is cheap. Roofs will be put on
tor about half the cost of tin, and will last
much longer.
I iftli- Repairs are easily and cheaply made.
Sixth—lt is sufficiently elastic to entirely
resist the expansion and contraction by heat
and cold, and will remain perfect and solid in
the warmest and coldest weather.
Seventh—lt is adapted toall kinds i f roofs,
either fiat or steep.
Eighth—lt is valuable for repairing old
roofs. Old shingle roofs may l.e covered
without removing the shingles. Old nietulic
roofs can be made perfectly tight and secure i
Ninth—lt is especially adapted to all kinds ]
of seaniing around battlements, sky lights
and chimneys, and i r the lining of cave
troughs and gutters. Roofs which have riven
trouble for years, and which have continued
to leak in spite of all efforts, can be made I
perfectly secure by this cement.
Tenth—lt has been proved to be the best
article ever used for covering car tops and
steamboat decks.
Eleventh—This cement applied to new tin
roofs preserves thorn from rusting, by fur
tii-hing a coat which is at once impervious to i
vvab r and an almost perfect • n-conductor <.f i
hear.
Twelfth—Tt is the only roofing material !
patented which contains India rubber and j
gutta percha.
I'or a spcoii, .-. n r.f this r. merit we invite
owners of property to call at our mills, where
a sinyle coo.Huj, put on in I'- eeml"<r in.-t. has
kept the hit.Mings perfectly dry through the
winter. E. E. LOCKE A CO.,
ap!s Locke's Mills, Mifflin to., Pa.
?I A f? D W A E !
To Buy Cheap for Cash,
Blacksmiths, buy tit Hoffman's,
Carpenters, buy at Hoffman's,
Sadilicr-, 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 forget, it'you want good Stoves, Pump
Chains, Oil Cloths, Nails, Steel, Iron, Cutlery,
Vices, Bellows, Chains, Giass, Ac , F. J. Hoff
man's Mammoth Hardware Store, and you can
be accommodated. nihil
DRIGS, DKI .S, DRI PS,
Medicines, Medicines, Medicines,
Psinls, 3'ain!, Pane.*,
Class, Glass,
Oil?, Oils, Oils,
At HOFFMAN'S.
CIARDEN SEEDS!—I have now on hand a
J fine assortment of Fresh Garden Seeds,
consisting of some of the finest varieties.
Poie and Bunch Beans, early and late
Dwarf and bush do do do
Cabbage, do do
Also, Radish, Beet, Onion, Lettuce, Chinese
Sugar Cane, and other seeds,
nihil F. J. HOFFMAN.
I^LOUR. —1 have now on hand and shall con
i timie to keep a supply of Extra.Superfine
Flour from Pittsburgh, which we will warrant
to give entire satisfaction.
N. B. Those who want a good article can find
it at nihil F. J. HOFFMAN'S.
A I TALL PAPER! —As the Spring opens,
y\ 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.
OTSm AS3E) &LIMJ
For sale by [mhll] F. J. HOFFMAN.
Sugar Cane and Flower Garden
Seeds
At [arhll] F. J. HOFFMAN'S.
White Corn Meal.
An excellent article for sale by
mhll F. J- HOFFMAN.
A good article for 12A cents at
mhll F J HOFFMAN'S
911 111839111,
< auaau— The Earthly and the Heavenly.
I
AIR -"O Canaan, bright Canaan."
Thou art " the glory or ail lands,"
Thou pleasant earthly Canaan ;
ilut there's " a house not made with hands."
More "glorious" far than Canaan.
O Canaan, bright, Canaan,
The pleasant earthty Canaan—
I Its rontons ble S t are types of rest
In Heaven, the Christian's tianaan!
Here ligs and wheat and oil abouti^M
Here milk and honey flow;
W til!.- ancient hills with vines are crn. n'd,
Wliere palm and cedar grow.
O Canaan, ic.
ltut winter o'er lier glory glides.
And strips tlie earthly Canaan,
V\ hile 11 everlasting spring tl-i ! es"
Throughout the heavenly Canaan.
OCanaan, bright Canaan,
We're boitn I for the lar.J of Canaan;
Krem sorrow free we'll red in ttiee.
Oli Heaven, the Christian's Canaan.
Blessed be Thy Xaiae Forever.
ltle>"ed he thy name forever,
Thou of life the guard and giver:
Thou canst guard thy creatures sleeping;
Ilea! t he heart long broke with weeping.
God of stiilness and of motion,
G! the desert an i the ocean.
Of the mountain, i.-ek and river.
Blessed bo thy name forever.
1 h<.ll x\ ho shtmbcresl iik nor slc *j>esf,
HlessM are they thou kindly keepest:
Go I of evening's parting ray,
HI midnight's gloom and dawning d iy,
'i tint lis s from tin- tznre s i,
lake h: - .things or ■ r.atj :
God of life! that fade shall nevi r.
lilcs. 'vl be thy name forever.
MA 3883.1" bßan 18^
THE HABITS OF FISH.
A Lecture ddivero'l by Rubert L P !!, Pnn
iiietit uf tiio Ainericin Ir-.htittite, at tfie
Farmers' Club.
The most interesting ui' ail 11-] i to iuc
i.s the eoiiiiiion SHAD, flatr-a ato.<a,)
u Inch may lit; rctrtinlcd as a source ol coui
mercial wealth and national industry, and
a. iniraeie of Nature in its nmltiplieation
and continuance. Notwithstanding thous
ands ot myriads are destrcyed hy the
agency td man, ami tens of thousands ot
myriads in the ova state, we lintl an un
diminished abundance year after year,
which can oniy he accounted i<>r by their
extraordinary creative ability. The. spawn
about forty-five thousand. They have a
\ ceuliarly sloping heatl and tapering bo-.lv,
projecting under jaw, sharp, small teeth,
forked tail, dusky blue color, with ;i line
of dark round spots 011 each side, some
times foui :iiid often ten :n number, and I
have frequently seen them without any.
They ascend the rivers from the Ist of
April to the JUih ot June, i< r the pur
pose of spawning. which the;, accomplish
in the me manner that l-a.-.s Jo, except
• hat the male tails to cover the ova; this
necessary operation is preformed hv the
ebbing ;i.J iio" incr tide, ' tie or ranizr.t • n
of this fish enables it to breathe either salt
or fresh wat< r, and taking advantage of
this fact ! have been enabled to breed them
in ponds, and from numerous experiments,
am led to believe that .-had live but a.single
year, and that when they pass down our
rivers after spawning, they are so weak ar.d
emaciated that they fill an easy prey to
voracious fish. They grow in a single sea
son to weigh from five to eight pounds;
they appear, as well as the herring, to have
been created to form the food of the myriad
inhabitants ol the ocean. They take, like
the herring, (of wl ich they arc erroneously
called by fishermen the mother,) the circuit
of the sea, commencing in the regions of
the Xorh Pole, in schools equaling in extent
the whole of (treat Britain and France.
W hen they reach the coast of (1 corgi a,
they separate into immense squadrons, and
as the ocean advances, run up all the rivers
on our coast, followed a little later bv the
herring. Late writers question the migra
tory character of these fish, and suppose
that they remain throughout the winter,
in the most profound depths of the ocean
hurrowintr in the mud. This is had phi
losophy, as they are not organized for live
irig in the mud, and the structure of their
n ■
air bladders prevents them from sinking
into deep water. Their form indicates clear
ly too that they were designed by nature
to swim near the surface of the sea, and to
be always in motion. I have had herring
in my pond, with shad, several hundred at
a time, and never saw them at rest.
The shad lives upon suction, and feeds
upon the animaloulae in the water while
' swimming. Food has never been discovcr
| ed in the body of a shad when opened,
and they never bite at a baited hook.
I have frequently noticed a fish in the
North river, between the shad and the her
ring, smaller than the shad but larger than a
| herriug, possessing the general character-
THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1858.
istics of both ; it ascends the river at the
same time to spawn, and returns to the
ocean after having deposited its ova.
The Kee (Mur</>na Auyuilht'). —ln one
of my ponds I placed a.stock of three thou
sand eels, weighing from six ounces to two
pounds each, and endeavored to study their
habits During the day they partially con
ceal themselves under stones, stumps and
mud, exposing the head only to view; and
in . ni:; manner they watch for their prey,
i'hey delight particularly in muddy
water; and notwithstanding naturalists have
decided that they are viviparous, and that
lumps of little eels have been found in
them toe size of a fine needle 1
hi\e come to the conclusion thai, it is a
mistake, and arose from the fact that eels
are often infested with small worms, which
have been taken for small eels. They j
are undoubtedly oviparous, and go to brack
ish water (o deposit their ova. 1 found in
the rail my eels all left 'lie pond, not one ;
remaining t > breed in it, and many return
ed the following spring of all size.-. 1 then :
stocked the pond again, and i:i the fall
placed iilie salt in it; the eels then remain
ed, deposited their ova in the pond, which |
in due time hatched there, and produced a ;
great quantity of young eels. lam con- ;
\ iuced, though 1 never seen either spawn !
or milt in eels, that they have all the ne
cessary parts of generation, as well as other
fish; they are very tenacious of life. I
have known them to live five days in a
grass meadow, and when returned to the
water, swim with their usual raniditv. I
i •
have placed them one hundred yards from I
the pond, and found thai they would invari
ably turn towards the water and njyke
their way to the nearest joint, ct itn ing a
-trung migratory instinct. Dels are sup
posed to be sjticad over the world more i
universally then any other animal except
man, but none arc seen in situations where
they cannot get to salt water. For example,
thev are not found in Lake Erie, above the
fads of Niagara. Eels were never seen
above the falls in Patterson, until the canal '
was cut; ever since that jxu-iod they have
been found in immense quantities and of
excellent quality. They are nothing more ;
nor less than water serpents, and mav be
called the connecting link between amphib
ious and aquatic reptiles. They have been
caught iu New York harbor weighing thir- ,
teen pounds. As an article of food they .
are extremely nutritious and rich, but con
tain a large quantity of oil. and utile.-8
eaten with an acid, are apt to occasion de- .
raugement of the digestive ortrans. Eels
are covered with a muccous substance,
wh: !i in ik<— tie m d'TiouU !•; ho] hand ha -
!"d to the notion that, thev arc devoid of
scale-. This is an error, as 1 has e discov
ered them read if, with a magnifying glass.
2 expect to have the-following curious
fi-li in my ponds within the next six
months.
THKTKNCH (' 'y)>rinu< Tinea) is known
as the physician of fi-di ; he is covered by
a glutinous slime that will immediately
heal any wounded fish coming in contact
with him; it hits often been observed that
the tyrant pike, though starving, forbears
to devour the tench. He has large fins,
.small, smooth scales, a red circle surround
ing the eyes, which are of a golden color,
and there hangs from either angle of his
mouth a little barb ; in his head are two
storn's that physicians make use of, but
have not communicated for what purpose.
They are generally found in large stagnant
waters, with muddy bottoms ; weigh from
S to 12 lbs., and are considered in England
one of their best fresh water fish.
Qualifications of a good Teacher. —No
knowledge, however profound, can consti
tute a good teacher. A teacher must have
knowledge, as an orator must have knowl
edge, as a builder must have materials; and
as, in choosing the builder of my house, 1
do not select the man who has the most ma
terials in his yard, but I proceed to select
him by referenco to his skill, ingenuity
and taste; so also, in testing an orator or a
teacher, I satisfy myself that they fulfil the
comparatively easy condition of possessing
sufficient materials of knowledge with which
to work; I look there to those high and
noble qualities which are the characteris
tics of their peculiar calling. There were
hundreds at Athens who knew more than
Demosthenes, many at Rome who knew
more than Ciccro; hut there was but one
Demosthenes and one Cicero. — Lord Ash
burton's Address to Schoolmas!' r.
| I'LAYING ROBINSON CRUSOE.
The Detroit Free Press relates a Robin
*on Crusoe story of three young lads of
that city, who ran away from their mammas
: in that city, took to the lake in an old skiff,
and were hunted after by the Police for
, some time : It says :
It being known that they were in the
habit of going to Belle Isle, two miles
! above the city, to fish, search was institu
ted in that direction. An old Frenchman
on the island reported that a colony of some
mysterious description was settled on the
j upper end of the Island, but he was una
ble to say who its members were composed
of. Further investigations, however, re
; vealed the fact that the new colony was
made up of the romantic young runaways,
whose anxious mammas were in search of
them. They were snugly domiciled in an
old fishing hut, of small dimensions, the
cracks of which they had stojipod with
grass and wee'! o . An old fireplace in one
corner, v. Ifch a mud chimney, was well sup
plied with driftwood from the beach, rnd
a skillet and tin kettle constituted their
cooking utensils. Three blankets and a
bench completed the outfit. On the walls
were hung the fishing tackle. When first
surjtiised. tbe runaways were engaged in
the agreeable occupation of demolishing a
large pike-, which had been cooked in the
skillet, with no seasoning but salt. They |
-aid they had lots of fun, and plenty of i
ii li to cat, and were intendingt > remain all ;
summer if they had not been discovered. '
'1 he oldest, only about twelve years of age, j
said that the idea had been j>ut into his j
head by reading Robinson Crusoe, and that ;
he had persuaded the others off. Their fe- ,
licity was complete, with the exception I
that they wanted a man Friday, to secure '
which they had contemplated crossing over
to Canada and kidnapping a Kenuck bov. i
This was abandoned as too dangerous, con
-idering the small available force, and it
was then planned that one of them should
return to the city, and coax his sweetheart,
a little girl, to conic and live with them !
and cook the fish. This plan would have j
been carried out had they not been found, j
i hey were returned to their mammas with !
bad colds from sic.. ping on the floor.
Th /">/ I Romance in Heal Life.' —The
Bucyru- Ohio") Journal says that a man
living near that place lost his wife some
years since in Ilomer X. V.; that they had
a iittlo giil which he gave to a friend and
then left the country. He was gone ten
years and returned, hut could find no trace
of his child. Niie had two marks by which
he might know her—one toe was gone,
and she had a scar on her arm. The man
gave her up as lost to him, and finally set
tied near Bucyrus and married. About
-ix week - ago he happened to pass by the
room in his houseoecupied by a servant
giil, at a time when she was about to re
tire, and the door being open, he saw her
loot, lie merely glanced at it, and hap
pened to notice that the little toe of her
rightfoot vas missing. He thought noth
ing of it at the time, but, after retiring,
the idea struck him that it might be the
daughter he had searched for so long. At
first he dismissed the thought as improba
ble, but still it forced it-sell' upon hiiu, un
til finally he requested his wife to go to the
room and ascertain whether there were not
marks of a scald upon her right arm. She
went, and to his immense delight, reported
that the mark was there. 'To make a long
story short,' the girl proved to he his mis
sing daughter.
fta?'John Hiestnnd, who died last week
near Salunga, in the 0-d year of his age,
was, according to the Mount Joy Herald,
a remarkable man. That paper says he had
o/i> hundred and thirty-nine children, twen
ty three of whom are dead. We presume
his grand-children and his great-grand
children are included in this count. He
was born in the house where he died.—
Rev. J. Ilostctter, Bishop of the Menonist
Church, preached the funeral serniou, about
one thousand persous being present, He
died in the full possession of all his facul
ties, resigned, and full of hope in a blessed
immortality.
A Church Burner. —A man in Ohio,
named Wallick, who for some years has
been insane on religious subjects, took it
into his head a few weeks ago, that he
was commissioned to burn down ali the
churches. Accordingly on Thursday last
lie proceeded to set fire to the Lutheran
New Series—Yol. 111, No. 30.
and Methodist churches, but before much
damage was done he found himself in jail.
He is said to be still of the belief that the
I only salvation for the people is in his get
ting out and burning tbe churches.
IbiWAt Piedmont, \ a., last week, the
rise in the north branch of the Potomac
was so great as to overflow a large portion
of the town. The citizens were obliged
to leave their houses i;t .skiffs, hog-troughs,
or on rafts, and one fellow who, in spite of
the remonstrances of* his neighbors, persis
ted in remaining at his house, was finally
compelled to abandon it by swimming,
with his wife on his back. The fellow
came near losing his life by the iteration,
and was only saved by clinging to logs and
planks which had been sent to him by those
on the shore.
The Hnlr ry in ].Y.vo?tsiu Parcelled Out
Among tit• Parties. —The red-mouth sheets
devoted to the Administration party speak
of the recent exposure of corruption in
\\ v conon as an admission of' light into
black republican busine; ?. Here arc the
facts:
Of tfie bribed Senators, nine were demo
crats. who received $135,000; and three were
republicans, who received $30,000. The on
ly Senators who voted against the bill were
six republicans.
In the Assembly, fifty-seven members re
ceived bribes, as follows:
38 Democratic members ;ucei\cd $260,000
19 Republican " " 95,000
Seven members of the Assembly refu
sed bribes; six of whom were republicans,
and one a democrat. Of other State offi
cers who received bribes, were—
A Republican Governor, $50,000
Democratic Link Controller, SIO,OOO
Democratic Lieut. Governor, SIO,OOO
' 'Jerk of Assembly, 5,000
Pern. Assistant Clerk of Assembly, SIO,OOO
To recapitulate, the account stands thus:
Number of democratic members and Statu
Officers who were bribed is 51.
Amount received by them, $430,500.
Number of republican tr embers and State
Officers bribed is 23.
Amount received by them, $175,000.
The above exhibit is confined to the mem
bers and State Officers. When we go be
yond that, we find that the Democracy have
fairly wallowed in corruption. To a nioon
.shin:l railroad, of which Democratic ex-
Governor Banfow was j resident, SI, 000,-
000 of the < 'roose county bonds was given
as its share of the pluuder, which was di
vided out bv Bars tow and his followers, he
receiving his private secretary
$•>"2,000, the editor of the Madison Argus
during Barstow's administration 852,000,
aid -o on. To other outside jiajiers there
was paid for their influence $24(3,000;
about 40,000 went to Republicans, and the
rest to Democrats.
A _V're Order. —.Something should bo
done for that "army of martyrs" who went in
for Lccompton "to please the old man,"
when they knew they would get "Jessie"
when ihey go home. Some have already
been disapjiointed of their promised pecu
niary rewards; and what a figure they will
make if they get nothing!
It has been the custom in all ages for
sovereigns to reward those who have done
eminent service, by some special mark of
honor. Sometimes Orders have been in
stituted, and decorations given, as a mc
mento of the particular service. Would it
be appropriate, and they should have a
shield ornamented with a " wood pile ram
pant and a candle box couchant." Tf De
mocracy has not genius enough to invent
a motto, Mr. J5. could borrow one from his
young friend, the Prince of Wales, " leh
dien," serve.) "With a slight alteration
this would suit the member from Berks ad
mirably. He could have the letters trans
posed so as to make them read "Ich dine,"
in allusion to the honor of presidential
wittles," which he so highly appreciates.
The Order of "Knights of Lecompton,"
would embalm the memory of James the
Magnificent, in everlasting history, printed
in books. — Daily Neves.
PLUMBITSTO.
/ 1 EORGE MILLER informs the citizens
vJT of Lewistown that he has oommenced the
above business in connection with his office
as Superintendent of the Water Company,
and is now ready to put in siw HvnßAirfk,
MAKE REPAIRS AT OLD ones, or do any other
work pertaining to the business. His char
ges will be reasonable, and prompt attention
given to orders.
Lowistown, May 20, 1858—3 m
TXT OOL WANTED.— Wanted, at the store
W of the undersigned. East Market street,
Lewistown, 10,000 POUNDS OF WOOL, for
which the highest market price will bo paid
in trade. KENNEDY, JUNKIN & CO.
Lewistown, May 26, ISSS.