THE GAZETTE. LEWISTOWN, PA. Thursday, August 19, 1858. Supreme Judge. JOHN REED. Canal Commissioner, E. PRAZER. Congress, JAMES T HALE. Notices of New Advertisements. The next session of the Lewistown Acade my will commence on Monday August 30th, with Mr. Warner as Principal. Arrange ments have been made by which boarders can be accommodated at tne Academy. G. G. Evans' Gift Book Establishment, which is an exception to most establishments of that kind, offefts rare inducements to pur chasers of books, i hey not only procure such books as they may desire at a fair price, but a gift varying in value from 25 cts. to ? 100. The Scientific American enters upon its fourteenth volume on the 11th of September. Mechanics, inventor 3, manufacturers and far mers will find it a journal devoted to their interests, and the best publication of the kind in this country. See rates of fare on the Pennsylvania Rail road after September Ist. An administration notice also appears. THE COUNTY TICKET. The delegates to be elected on Saturday next and assemble in County Convention on the Monday following, will have an im portant duty to perform in selecting a tick et to be supported this fall. Dr. Bower's course as a legislator was such as to call forth censure at the hands of many of his former supporters, and indeed exhibits him in that light which shows no confidence can be placed in promises made forfcfbv him so far as his vote is concern ed. The selection therefore of a judicious man to oppose him is all important, and this we hope will be done without respect to persons. Let the members come with out instructions, let them consult together, weigh well those who may be named, and when thev find a man combining high mor al worth with a due degree of popularity, let him be the nominee, for such "1 July, 1557, UM, 905 4U SO 124JH0 tin lucre***, ic >-,■> ft Decrease, 14J38 79 30,990 43 Smlit Jati. J to Aug. 1,1858, 3£>SG,Hi 1,727,459 10 1.255.859 79 ■Same last year, 24*31,009 3S 1,923,355 72 1,W153 54 lucrea-*. 5.139 63 201.536 25 Oecreasi-, 190,396 2 The monthly report f the Canal Depart rnent sums up as follows : __ Oross Earnings. Expenses. Net Eartiln-a July. 1853. $11*402 72 sll.lOl 06 $8,711 Jan. 1 to Aug. 1. BL7OB 68 65.200 05 19 it- 63 Act earning* from Jun. 1, 1557, to Aug. 1, 1858, *3-.692 03 effort was made last winter to in crease the postage on letters and newspapers. Every Senator who voted for that measure is called a democrat. This is another instance of love for the people, &c. A watchman named Murphy was kill ed by the Express train on Monday morning of last week near the " Packsaddle," having probably fallen on the track while the train was passing. Btft-Buchanan's Irish agent to teach Amer icans their duty in British North America, was arrested before his departure for an old tailor bill at Newark. He at first denied all knowledge of it, but as it was pay or go to jail, he forked over. The Junior of the Democrat went fish ing the other day, found the waters too muddy for pike, but caught a Lecoinpton Democrat. He seemed somewhat shy of him, and but for our assistance would hardly hare secured his " voter." mtr See advertisement of Dr. Sanford'a LIVER IWVIGOKAIOK in another column. TIII2 CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION. The Bcllcfontc Whig—which by the by is again in part in the hands of our friend who was once mistaken for a shoemaker in stead of J. K. .Shoemaker —endorses the nomination of Judge Hale with a will that shows Centre county to be right. W. W. Brown of the Democrat, who was also a candidate, comes out in his last paper de clining to be considered so, and endorsing Judge Hale as a man of the right stamp for the present emergency. All that is wanting in this district is to nominate a man iu whom all parties have confidence as a reliable tariff man, one who commands respect from all parties. Let this be done with proper unanimity and good feeling, and the people will pass a verdict on our present northern member with southern principles that will teach an important les son to all future aspirants. The Whig says: We did not intend to say anything upon this subject until the nomination was made, believiug that the people have sufficient good sense to indicate the proper person through their delegates, without the assistance of news paper puffs, which in many instances, instead of being the reflex of public sentiment, prove only to be the fruitless attempts of kindly disposed editors, to make great men out of small material; hut one of our citizens hav ing been nominated by a public meeting in Mitfiin county, it is proper that wo deviate in some measure from the course intended, lest our silence might be misconstrued. It will be seen by the proceedings of the meeting referred to, which will be found in an other column of this paper, that lion. James T. Hale, Ims been nominated to the other counties of the district, by the opponents of the Administration in Mifllin, as their choice for Candidate for Congress, and that they have instructed their Conferees accordingly. This nomination, wo assure our friends in Mililin and other sections of the district, will meet with a cordial and hearty approval from this couuty, when the time shall arrive for the people to express their views through the proper channel. Judge Hale has long been identified with the principles now advocated by those who are opposing the destructive measures of the administration, and he can be relied upon as a standard bearer worthy of the cause and of the position which he will most likely he called to occupy. The Potter Journal also expresses its satisfaction at Mr. Halo's nomination, and adds its opinion that he is the best and strongest man in tlie district. PKOrEC'TION. A j'oar ago, says the Hardware man's Newspaper, we had all the external symp toms of great prosperity. The national exchequer was overflowing. 1 mporters and manufacturers, fanners and merchants, me chanics, clerks, and laborers, all enjoyed a period of unwonted apparent prosperity. Credit was cheap, and money abundant; the whole community fancied that if not rich, they were rapidly becoming rich. So matters stood the beginning of last August. How stand they now? How have the promises of twelve shoit months ago been realized'{ It is well to look this matter in the face, and not hide from ourselves the truth a.> it exists. It can not be denied, then, That idleness, and consequently pauperism, prevail to a fearful extent amongst the pop ulation ; That factories, in which capital to an immense amount has been invested, arc wholly idle, or working at a loss ; That the population is rapidly increasing, whilst the moans of employment arc decli ning; That farmers are augmenting the supply of food, whilst the demand is constantly di minishing; That, therefore, the price must necessarily fall, and is likely at present to reach a point lower than has ever yet been known ; That wages inu-1 steadily and rapidly deciinc, as men are driven from mechanical to seek agricultural employment; That the consumption of goods in the country must, therefore, be greatly lessened ; That the occupation of a large proportion of the merchants of the country will, necessa rily, become unprofitable ; '1 hat mercantile failures will, therefore, to a large extent, be unavoidable ; That the effect of this must necessarily react upon manufacturers, still further crippling their trade, and lessening their capacitv to give employment; That the present tendency of things is, with accumulating and accelerating force, to gen eral pauperism and bankruptcy. This may be a gloomy, but it certainly is not an exaggerated statement of the present condition of the country. Is it not wise to inquire, What has caused it ? We answer unhesitatingly, that national policy of our government which has accep ted the theories of the free traders of Eng land, and, under the specious pretence of "buying in the cheapest and selling in the dearest market," really looks to widening the space by which the consumer and pro ducer are separated, and so rendering the establishment of domestic manufactures impracticable. t6aS"Wo spent some hours last week in gathering together and condensing the court proceedings, sheriff's sales, y all who have heretofore used it in that manner. PttFsjENTATiON. —The Employees in the Maintenance of Way Department, between Patterson and Huntingdon, under the Supervisorship of F. M. MIOKKY, Esq., held a meeting iu McVeytown 011 (Satur day last, for the purpose o£ presenting to that gentleman a handsome gold watch, with a suitable inscription, chain and seal, as a token of their respect and esteem for him as an officer and a man. G. M. JVULP, of Patterson, was appointed President; JON. 11 HULK, of Spruce Creek, and 11. W.HNV DEU, of Altooua, Vice Presidents, and W. J. CAMPBELL, Secretary. The President briefly stated the object of the meeting, after which the testimonial was presented to Mr. M ICK EY ON behalf of the employees, by J. J. MOOKE, Esq., in the following speech : Mr. Mickey—ln appearing here to day, to present to you this evidence of the esteem in which you are held by those with whom the discharge of your official duties has brought you in contact, I porform a pleasing duty. To you, holding an official station, it must be pleasant to feel that your labors and services are properly appreciated, and especially so, when that appreciation assumes a generous shape, and comes an unasked and unexpected offering from willing hands and honest hearts. In behalf of the Employees of the Penn sylvania Railroad, on your Division, permit me to present to you in this public manner, this valuable gift. It is given to you as a to ken of their esteem for your uniform urbanity and kindness of disposition ; for your faith fulness and merit as an officer of the road, and for the manly virtues which you are known to possess. Its chief value consists not in the intrinsic richness of its materials, or its ornamental usefulness, but in the fact that it comes to you the spontaneous offering of those who know vou well. Trusting that to you it may, in after years, possess much value, not only as a memento of the past, but that it may also prove of service in the everyday walks of life, " to be always right and never wrong," I have only to add my own sentiments of kind regards to you as a man, and the earnest hope that in all your undertakings you may iind the same appreci ation that is exhibited here to-day. To which Mr. MICKEY replied a.s follows: Gentlemen—l thank you for this precious gift presented to me by you, through Mr. Moore. 1 prise it not on account of its in trinsic value—though it is indeed valuable— but solely as a testimonial of your respect and esteem, attest" ! not only by the inscrip tion on the cases, but also bv the presence of so many of you on this occasion. The decla ration that 1 have been faithful to my employ ers and at the same time faithful and impar tial towards you, is as grateful to me, on this occasion, as would be the discovery of au oasis to a weary, thirsty traveller, in a great sandy desert. Itest assured that this valuable and beautiful gift, by which you have expres sed your feelings towards me, will ever he cherished by me in remembrance of its do nors, and the memory of to-day will serve as a fresh incentive to go forward in the faithful discharge of my duty towards my employers aud employees. When this Division was placed under my care, over throe years ago, i was a perfect stranger to you I was aware of the great responsibility 1 assumed, but 1 then deter mined, so far as lay in my power, to do my duty faithfully towards all parties. Bv the consent of the then Superintendent and Res ident Engineer, 1 instituted strict rules of dis cipline for your government. I very soon found it was enly necessary for mo to make known to you my wishes, and give you the proper instructions, and they were strictly and cheerfully obeyed. I soon found it a pleasure to be with and amongst you. Gentlemen and Fellow Employees of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company :—Let me tender you my sincere and grateful thanks for your faithful obedience to all the rules and orders at various times given to you. No ac cident, attributable to your neglect, has hap pened to any of the trains since 1 have had charge of this Division ; and it is pleasing to know that engineers and all persons in charge of trains, are running daily over the several sub-divisions of this Division with the great est confidence in their safety. It is due to you to make this acknowledgement, that it was only by your mutual co operation with me that that end was accomplished. 1 believe that this Division ranks as favorably as any on the road, and that our efforts arc duly ap preciated by our employers. We must not, however, stop here. Wo have still a great duty to perform. Then let us continue to act kindly and courteously towards each other. Let us cherish that kindly feeling that has sprang up between us—ever learning and al ways ready and willing to learn —and perform every duty with fidelity and promptitude. Let me here say to you, my fellow laborers on the Pennsylvania Railroad, very much de pends upon our conduct, in the different posi tions in which we are placed, to gain for the road a great and world-wide reputation. We can very much aid our Superintendent, Resi dent Engineer and the Heads of Departments, in gaining and maintaining that reputation. Let us go forward thou in the discharge of every duty, and in tho cultivation of every virtue, and we shall be rewarded —at least by the approval of our .own consciences. Gentlemen, I again thank you heartily for this valuable testimonial; and hope you may never have cause to regret your generosity, and that 1 may be more worthy of your re spect and esteem in the future than I have been in the past. The following resolutions were then adopted : Resolved, That the thanks of the meeting be tendered to J. J. Moore, Esq., for his promptness in procuring the testimonial, and the taste ho manifested in its selection. Resolved , That the proceedings be publish ed in the papers of Juniata, Mifflin and Hun tingdon counties. Resolved, That the thanks of the meeting be tendered to the officers. Distrestintf Drought in Viryinin.— A gentleman from .Sussex county, Va.,oneof the most reliable in the county, repiesents to the Petersburg Express a rather alarm ing state of things, as existing in that sec tion. In some parts of the county, espe cially near Cornwall's Well, they have been without rain for weeks, and the effect upon the corn is truly lamentable. The same, says the informant, is the case in the vicin ity of Cabinet Point, Surry. In many places we regret to hear that the farmers, despairing of gathering an amount of corn that will repay for the trouble, have cut down the stalks in the hope of making fodder. In other places, even though the most drenching rains were now beginning to fall, not more than half the usual quan tity could be realized. Garden vegetables have also withered beneath the rays of the sun, and never failing streams have ceased to run, leaving their beds dry and parched. In many neighborhoods the wells arc fast failing, and many entertain serious appre hensions that man and beast will suffer for water, unless speedily relieved. t' X"The People's Delegate Convention met in Huntingdon county on Thursday the loth inst., and placed in nomination the following county ticket: Assembly—lt. B. Wigton. Commissioner—Jno. Flenner. Director of the Poor—L>. Clarkson. Au <\ itor—T hom as G raffias. Coroner—William K. lialin. Congressional Conferees—Dr. B. E. Me- Mu rtrie, Gen. John Watson and P. C. Swoope. The Conferees were instructed for John Williamson, Esq. Oxygenated Hitters. Rend the following letter from Caleb Par ker, Esq., of Concord, N. 11., a man honored and esteemed by all who know him: Gentlemen—With no disposition to make my name conspicuous, I take the opportunity to state to the afflicted the benefit 1 have de rived from the use of Dr. Green's Oxygenated Hitters, and to recommend them to others. For two years I have been troubled with indi gestion and its attendant evils, such as flatu lency, constipation, severe attacks of diar rhoea, accompanied with water brash at the stomach, which reduced me in flesh, strength and spirits, so low that T was nearly unfitted for business. I applied to several physicians from whom I obtained only temporary relief. I concluded, with the advice of friends, but without tiie least faith in their efficacy, to try the Oxygenated liitters, from the use of which I f and immediate r -lief, having no return of water brash alter taking the first portion. My weight Ins increased some thirty five pound.-, and my health is perfect. I can truly say that I consider the Oxygenated liitters the best tonic extant. I have recommended them to several, who have invariably fuund great benefit fr m their use. Yours respect fully, CALEB PARKER. .Sf.ru W. FOWLF. & Co., 1.38 Washington ?t., Huston, Proprietors. Sold by Clias. llitz, Lewistown, and by their agents everywhere. 4-aTThe " Elixir'' prepared by Dr. James Williams, for the cure of Dyspepsy, and nothing but Dyspepsy, (as advertised in anoth er column,) Las by its own merits obtained for itself so high a reputation in Philadelphia, that physicians acquainted with its properties are using it themselves and prescribing it to their patients, convinced by observation of its great efficacy in restoring the disordered di gestive orgar.s to a healthy function. Nu merous cases of dyspepsy of the most aggra vated character, which were abandoned as incurable by some of the medical faculty, have by the use of this Elixir been restored to perfect health, as attested certificates testi fy. For sale by Charles ltitz, Lewistown. ENIGMA. I am composed of 11 letters. My 1 11 8 9 is one of the grand divisions of of the eastern continent. 238 11 8 10 is a dried grape. 3 2 5 is a part of a circle. 411 is a Dersonal pronoun. 5 9 7 9 is a town in Palestine. 0 8 2 is one of the elements. 7 1 11 11 I 4 is a city in the West Indies. 8 10 is a preposition. 911 is a conjunction. 10 4 10 is a woman secluded in a cloister from the world. 11 8 10 3 8 is a mountain in Asia. >ly whole is a tribe of Indians who never have been conquered. UNCI.E JOSUCA. MI SO E LLANEOU S EXIG MA. I am composed of 20 letters. My 1 5 7 17 15 IG is a city in the If. States. 14 12 13 20 is a woman's name. 17 18 5 G is a pronoun. 2 19 12 7 is an interjection. 1 9 20 is what every man has been. 8 5 11 19 12 13 is a coin. 10 2 13 8 we procure from pork. 14 G 8 we have more of than desirable sometimes. 3 12 20 2 13 8 is the name of a celebra ted Euglish traveller. 1 G 4 10 is the Pope's edict. My whole is the name of a monthly period ical published at a very low price. ANONVMOUS, JR. THE MARKETS. LEWISTOWN, Aug. 19, 1858. lluttcr, good, lb. 12 Eggs, dozen, 8 New Potatoes are retailing at $0 50 per bushel. Spring Chickens are selling at 12a 15 cents apiece. inillors arc paying from 80 to 1 30 cts. lor Wheat; Rye 55; Oom 75; Oats3o. Philadelphia Market. The arrival of Beeves during the past week foot up some 2000 head, a large proportion of which were from the Southern and West ern States. Sales at i aB, as in quality. Milch cows are selling, extra from S3O to 40, middling from 20 to 30, and Dry from 15 to 25. The demand for mutton seems rather to in crease. About 4400 sheep sold at from $250 to $4 per head, being about 7 to 8 conts per lb. dressed. The market closed lively. Mifflin Co. Agricultural Soci^ A MEETING of this Society *nu let *' J\. on SATURDAY AFTKItNor.v 28th, at 2 o'clock p. m . ut th . << in Lewistown, for the purpose c f °° rt three delegates to attend the Vlc.o■ appo,nt "n? Trustees for the Farmers' Hi.,}, e ', m '! f "m, augl9-2t GEO. FKYSINtj^ 1 ;, lewistown nw' J ', Warner ' Priaei PiU rpilE next session of this l nsti !\ A commence on MONDAY \ n *iil under the supervision of the former H A new system of Classification will i ed in the school, and a full ... : a'V course of study adapted to each deoam' It is designed to put flic Academy ent respect, on equal ground withfirq tutioiis of its kind, and thereby inducements to students cencriilv ROOMS AND BOARDINO can W , ho had in the Academy Building t, modate students-ladies or K c,nWn!? abroad, or they can he obtained elsawlJ 18 moderate rates. c waer e # Those desiring further information e,n , tain circulars by addressing the i'ria. i, i Lewistown, August 19, IBsg. pw - Estate of John Stine, J r „ detest TV"OTIOE is hereby given that letter. ; ,e , XN ministration on the estate / iS STI NK, Jr., lute 11,0 Ixtroort 5*3" town, Mifflin county, deceased in,.' Sranled to the undersigned, Ute 6 , 5 ,0" rending in Wayne to, a „j tU "* Oliver township, in said county \n ' indebted to said estate are requested ti immediate payment, and those havinT against the same to present them dulvamu" ticatcd fur settlement. ' CYRUS STINE,) SAM'L STINE f Adtnrs. August 19, 1858. ' GIFTS! GIFTS! GIFTS! Splendid Gifts! At 439 Chestnut street. The onlu ()>■;,„ Gift Book Store. n EVANS would I.. form hi. f. .emh am | , k , U. , !.a. hi. stir Gift U.,„ k lfflre ail(1 £*j i i'Orinan.ntly in Brr. u n -. T , Building, 439 Ch-stnut st , two .bx-r* below Kift|, f " liie purchaser ..f *ath hook, at the regular ismi J? will rei e.ro one of the blowing gift,, vaiunj , frl,' tents to % 100 : MO V .tent English Lev.tr Gold Watches 550 Patent Anchor do ,1„ ' * 400 Ladies' Gold Watches, lSk ca.-fs. COO Sliver Iluuling Watches, warranted 500 Parloi Ti'iiei.ieces, 500 Cameo Sets, Ear Drni s and Pins, 500 Ladies' Gold Bracelets, 500 Got.is* Vest and Fob Chains, 1000 G.tld Lockets, large Size tioulflu IfisO 'iOfW) Gold IjHiketii. small hi/>, lOoOGnld Pencil Cae4, uithG.l.l Pens, 1000 Extra Gold Pens, with cases and bolder* j y 2500 Ladies' Gold Pencils, ' 2500 Gold Tens, with Silver Penril. 2500 Jjidn 8 - G„|,i Pens, with cases and holdeia, | -j, 6500 lardiet' Gold Rings, 20110 Gents' Gold Hii.gs, , 2500 Ladies' Gold Breastpins, 2 3500 G.dii Breastpins, 3000 Pocket Knives, 20>H1 Sets Gents' Gold Bosom .-"tutl-. 2 2000 do Sleeve Buttnns, 2 '* 2000 Pairs of I -adieu' Ear lr p.t, 2 SOUO Ladies' Pearl Card Gas. s, 15600 Ladies' I' .men, Je| or Mosaic Pins, 5 2500 Ladies' Shawl and Ribbon Pins. 5000 Articles o:' Gold Jewelry, Gift Hook- A iMn., me rat. d in l lie above, worth from 251 >-ms to j-gj Evans' nev. 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Through Freight, 535p- m. - Local 6 05 " ' „ Express Freight, 150 " , . w jube On and after September Ist, , l^ e ph :i 3i je!- as follows :to Harrisburg, §1 80> h phia, 505; to Altoona. 2 15; to Pitts- o<)'tn ;ri Ticket Office will be <>P e " utes before the arrival of each Train, and unless tickets are procure' cfl .. cent per mile more will be exacted . ductus. D F ROI?FSn\, L