THE GAZETTE. LEWISTOWN, PA. Thursday, February 2, 1860. 49~Tlie aabucrlptloo of those out of this county to whom this paragraph comes marked, has expired, and unless re newed will be discontinued. We have also set a limit In Mifflin county, beyond which we Intend no man In future shall owe us for subscription. Those receiving the paper with this paragraph marked, will therefore know that they have come uoder our rule, and If payment U not made within one month thereafter, w-e ah all discontinue all such. Advertisers who receive a marked copy are requested to remit by mail. Notices of New Advertisements. HOWARD ASSOCIATIO*, PHILAUBLPUIA.— We refer the reader to the advertisement of this well known insti tution, with much confidence in the honorable eliarae ter of the managers and in the tuedieal skill of the surgeons employed in the Dispensary. Wo feel as sured that it is a well-managed, reliable and useful in stitution. Among the new advertisnients wtil be found the County Statement-—Dissolution of Partnership—Ven due—Dry Goods. Groceries, Liquors. Ae_, by J. Ken nedy A Co.—lt. \V. Patton's Watch and Jewelry Estab lishment—Auditor's Notice, Ac. JfcyThe Colored Population in this place are by no means making friends among the whites. Their continued brawls, drunk enness, and litigation at the expense of the taxpayers, are fast converting even men of moderate views into an opinion that sooner or later some more stringent laws will be necessary for their government in the free states. At this time particularly, when good conduct on their part would tend to secure genera! good will, the spirit of dis cord seems to have been let loose among them, and their conduct become more out rageous than ever. Wc now warn the bet ter disposed that they are standing on dan gerous ground, and that if public opinion is once thoroughly aroused against them, the innocent will have to suffer with the guilty. In the best of times many have been a serious burden on our citizens, and of late years doubly so on account of the want of labor, and it is but a poor return on their part that every court should find half a dozen out of a population of a few hundred appear as disturbers of the peace in some shape or other. What does the South Want? If the political brawlers who now lead th e so-called democratic party, and who for j months have daily uttered traitorous senti ments on the floor of Congress, are to be taken as expounders of what the South j wants, nothing short of a despotic govern ment will hereafter answer them. The lib erty of speech and the freedom of the press, the rights of person and property from unreasonable searches and free in gress and egress from one State to another, must he suppresed, and in truth a standing army kept up in each State to examine whether travelers are in the pursuit of le gal and honest business. From the de mands of these men, ail that we car- gatL er of the v.cvvs tends to a stronger govern ment, tor in no other way can their de mands be met. The old democratic watch word used to be that "Power is constantly stealing from the many to the few," and it must strike the most obtuse mind that when a party reverses this doctrine it can no longer be what it professes. Louis Napoleon, Emperor of the French, every now and then stops the London Times and prevents the people from reading its con tents when not agreeable to him. What he does as Emperor, the democracy in this country do in the south with respect to northern papers as democrats. Napoleon narrowly watches all who come into his do minions, and on bare suspicion often arrests peaceable travelers, hut docs hot mob them. Our Southern democrats arrest northern men on suspicion , administer stripes, tar and feathers, and drive them away. Such paral lels could be carried out in many laws and in hundreds of eases where gross injustice is done. Now if to more than follow the desp tic power exercised by Napoleon is democracy, can any man in his sober sen ses believe for a moment that the men who advocate and practice such measures are DEMOCRATS, as that word has always been understood in this country ? Every voter can answer for himself. the steamer Nova Scotian, at Portland, we have an interesting summary of foreign news to the 12th ult. The meeting of the proposed Peace Congress was every day becoming more doubtful. Italy will be probably left to settle her own affairs, France and England protecting her trom outside interference. A rumor of a new combination of the Italian States, and also of a willingness on the part of Austria to sell \ enetia, has gained some belief. The Pope was recruiting his army from the disbanded Austrian regiments, and the matter had caused some uneasiness. Advices from China announce that the treaty with the Cuited States had been put in force. ¥3L.'<uiipn I'. Espy, usually denominated - Tht Storm King.'' died in Cincinnati on the 26tli inst. Pro fessor Espv, though one of the least obstrushe aud most diffident men in the country, was nevertheless one of us great men, and deserves to be embalmed in its cherished memories as of those who have uaded to its farue throughout the world, and promoted its substantial interests at home. Proceedings of Congress. lu ill. House, uu the 2#d, after a regu lar disunion speech from a patent democrat, Mr. Corwin of Ohio made a sensible speech, in which he said : The Republicans held precisely the sanie principles as were held by Jefferson and oth ers; and whether they were right or not, they could not blame them for holding these opin ions. The Democratic members had brought in the Helper Book and the Irrepressible Con flict. Mr. Corwin had received a letter from a constituent, asking for a copy of the Hel per Book, but he had but one copy, and could not send that, as he might be indicted as an accessory after the fact, and the other proof would be that he had nominated and voted for Mr. Sherman. He would appeal to the logic of the southern members. Mr. Seward had expressed the opinion that free and slave liter were at variance, &od this declara tion John Brown bad determined to go to Harper's Ferry, and murder somebody. Did they suppose that John Brown had never read Jefferson's notes on Virginia, Washington's letter expressing a wish that slavery might be abolished, and the resolu tions of the Virginia Assembly, denouncing slavery as a crime? Mr. bherman was de nounced because he had recoouimended the Helper Book. Tom Paine was indicted in England for a pamphlet, Common Sense, aud was advised to go there and defend himself. He declined, saying that the indictment was an advertisement, which would sell many thousand espies, which proved true. Mr. Corwin referred to the circumstances under which Mr. Sherman had signed the recommendation for Helper's Book. He had never seen the book, but was assured that it was to be merely a political pamphlet. Yet it was declared that the election of Mr. Sher man was to be the first step towards disunion. Corwin rebuked the spirit that would sever the Union for so small causes. lit said that the fathers of the Republic held the same opinions as the Republicans ; that it , was better to exclude slavery front every Ter ritory where white labor could go. This they did under the old Confederation, and not on ly with the consent of the South, but at their urgent request. He caused to be read the organic net of a Territory, passed in 1798, in which slavorv was excluded. He said that at that time it was not disputed that Congress had the power to exclude slavery. In 1808 the same doctrine was inculcated, and Mr. Corwin referred to the speech of a member from Georgia at that period. Mr. Corwin said that in all early discussions, it was ad mitted that Congress had absolute control over the Territories. lie would refer his I!li nois friends, wlio maintained th plausible U .ctrine ol squatter sovereignty, to the posi tion of the early founders of the Republic. Mr. Corwin referred to the law prohibiting the importation of slaves into certain territo ry. Mr. Corwin did not refer to these opin ions of early statesmen to attempt to prove that they were constitutional, but to show that they were held by the founders of the Re public. He referred to the opinion of Mr. Louis Me Lane, one of the first statesmen of the day, in regard to the admission of Mis souri. It was held that Congress could give all necessary laws to a Territory. It made no difference, Mr. Corwin contend ed, whether the power was derived from the clause of the Constitution giving Congress the right to make all needful rales and regu lations for the territory, or from the power to make war. He referred to the remarks of Mr. Calhoun on the question of abolishing slavery in the District of Columbia. lie said that he was in favor of the Missouri Compro mise when it was first passed. Mr. Corwin read from "Benton's Thirty Years' View," showing that all the statesmen of that day agreed to the constitutionality of the Missou ri Line. lie proved that all of Mr. Monroe's Cabinet were agreed to it. He said that if the question were before a Court, he thought the jury would certainly give a verdict that all Mr. Monroe's Cabinet were agreed to the restriction of slavery. He *-u! . -.•! :ho mem bers of that Cabinet, ami other statesmen who held similar ■ miens. Did gentlemen believe that th° - men wore enemies of the South ? Did tnty think that Mr. Monroe con templated a disruption of the Union ? Mr. C rwin I r..>t believe that gentlemen on the floor of Congress now understood it very well. He said the celebrated letter of St. Paul to the Romans had been a subject of a great deal of theological controversy. Certain ones contended that all men were de clared by the Apostle to be predestined to salvation or damnation, while others declared a contratry opinion. Would it not be fair to take St. Paul's own declaration on the point? He said that God was no respecter of persons, and Mr. Corwin believed it; thought the ques tion of white men or black men was not then before him. Now, would it not be just as fair to take the opinions of the framers of the Constitution as to the real doctrines of that instrument. By the early fathers it was held that Congress had the power to exclude sla very, and they affirmed it on several occa sions. Either "these men violated the Consti tution they were sworn to support, knowingly, or they believed they had a right thus to leg islate on the subject of slavery. Those who framed the Constitution ought to know what they meant by it. The new doctrine of non-intervention was an absurd one; they might get boys and girls with them on that subject, but never a man as old as he, (Mr. Corwin,) who knew the his tory of legislation on that subject. He treat ed of the powers of the Supreme Court. Matters were very differently conducted in the Supreme Court and in Congress. lie showed that the Supreme Court had decided in favor of Congressional intervention on the subject of slavery. In 1810 such a decision was rendered. Ou Friday a very pretty trick, worthy of i southern chivalry, wr.s enacted, and came | near electing a Speaker of the right stamp for tire-eaters, as the proceedings will show: Mr. Mahory, of Kentucky, said his party yesterday voted for one of their own members, j Mr. IV m. N. 11. Smith, of North Carolina, : believing the use of his name would result in the organization of the House. The gentle man on the other side had said they were wil ling to vote for some sound national man of | the American party, and elect him to the | Speaker's chair; hence Mr. Smith was voted : for by the Americans, on the faith of implied S pledges. He (Mr. Mallory) had been ap ; proached by gentlemen on all sides, who sta ted they did not like that way of putting a gentleman forward, and claimed, in order that they should understand what they were doing, that his friends should formally nominate him this morning. In compliance with their wishes, he had been instructed by his party to nominate Mr. Smith, of North Carolina, as their nominee for the Speakership. Mr. C* T wf : . i.-'.- d r1 ■ "ther vi .i. Smun coutti viiuiuiaiid tue entire strength of the American party? j Mr. Mallory said that was bis opinion. He also believet 1 Mr. Smith ought and would command the votes of the gentlemen on the other aide of the House. Mr. Miles, for one was ready to vote for an out and out American in opposition to the Republican party, aud he so said trom the beginning. He did not rote for Mr. Smith yesterday, because he did not consider him formally put forward. Ilis first choice was Mr. Becock, who, he thought, was the most competent to fill the chair. But, as there seem ed to be a disposition to unite and harmoni2e the various elements against the Black Re publicans, he was willing to rote for Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith, of Virginia, referred to the res olutions of the Legislature of that State, in which the Representatives were requested to unite on any national man in opposition to the Republicans. He understood Mr. Smith canie within that category. Ho understood that Mr. Smith had been a member of the whig party, and never be longed to the American organization, that he had never had occasion to vote pro or con on the Kansas measure. lie understood this to be the gentleman's position some weeks ago ; and it struck him then, as it did now, that Mr. Smith is the man on whom the various conservative elements might combine more properly than any other member of the House. The House then pr ceded to vote for Speaker. Mr. Mallory, it '.via be remarked; nomi nated Mr. Smith of North Carolina as an American , apparently by authority, but just before voting Mr. Smith of Virginia stated he understood Mr. S. was a whig and not au American. On the strength of the rep resentation of Mr. Mallory several Amer icans front this State and New Jersey vo ted for Mr. Smith, after which the disun ionists began changing their votes to that candidate, and one or two refractory mem ber > having refused to vote for a know nothing, the declaration was authoritatively made that Smith was not only not a know nothing, but opposed to the order and its principles! Satisfied now that swindling was going on, 31 r. Morris and others of this State and 3lr. Nixon of New Jersey with drew their votes from 3lr. Smith, and thus prevented his election. The mulatoes gnashed their teeth at the result, but had to grin and bear it. The thirty-eighth ballot resulted as fol lows : Whole number of votes, 228 Necessary to a choice, 115 Sherman, 106 Smith, 112 Corwin, 4 Scattering, 6 On Monday, after souie preliminary pro ceedings, Mr. Sherman, of Ohio, rose amid a pro found silence everywhere. He said, through out this prolonged contest he had been sup ported by a large plurality of friends. They, till now, had adhered to him with a fidelity and devotion which he respected, and which he believed had received the applause of their constituents. They had stood here undis mayed, amid threats of disunion and disor ganization—conscious of the rectitude of their intentions, firm in their adoration of the Constitution and the obedience to all laws. They have been silent, firm, and manly. On the other hand, they have seen their ancient and national adversary broken into fragments. They have seen some of them combined by a written agreement to prevent a majority of the House from prescribing rules for the or ganization of this body. They have heard others proclaim threats of disunion—proclaim that if a Republican should be elected Presi dent of the United States they would tear down this fair fabric and break up the Union of these States. And now they have seen their ancient adversaries, broken, dispersed, and disorganized, unite in supporting a gen tleman here in open and avowed hostility to their organization. I should regretextremely, and I believe it would be a national calamity, to have any one who is a supporter, directly or indirectly, of this Administration, or who owed it any allegiance, or favor, or affection, occupy any position in this House. I should regret it as a public calamity to have the pow er of this House, directly or indirectly, under the control of this Administration ; and it would be, it seems to me, a fatal mistake, a fatal policy, to trust the power of this House in the hands or under the control of gentle men who have proclaimed that in any event, under any circumstances, they would dissolve the Union of these States. 1 regard it as the highest duty of patriotism to submerge per sonal feelings, and that every man should sac rifice all personal feelings and all private in terests fur the good of his country. I pro claimed here, a few days ago, and I have al ways stood upon the position, that whenever any of my political friends or associates could combine a greater number of votes than I could, I would retire from the scene, and give him the honor, if there is any honor in the position I occupy. I believe that the time has now arrived. I believe a greater concen tration can be made upon another gentleman than upon myself by those outside of the Re publican organization. Therefore, I respect fully withdraw my name as a uididate; and in doing so, Mr. Clerk, a'.lme to return my heartfelt thanks to all my political friends who have stood by me in this contest, espe cially to those with whom I am not connected I by party ties, but by the higher ties of mutual sympathy, respect, and affection. Sir, if I . had one more favor to ask of them, it would ' be that in one unbroken column, with an un ! faltering front, and an unwavering phalanx, every man of them wheel into the line and cast'his vote in favor of any gentleman be i longing to our organization who can com mand the majority of this House, or who can be elected Speaker of this House. [Applause.] The House then balloted three times, the last standing as follows : Whole number of votes, 233 Necessary to a choice, Mr. PenniDgton, 115 , Mr. Smith, of North Carolina, 113 Scattering, 5 Pennsylvania Legislature. A general banking act has been introdu ced by Mr. Smith of the Senate. It pro vides for a superintendent of banks, with a salary of $3,000 per year, appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, to reside in Harrisburg, and to be assisted by three clerks, who are to receive—$1,500 per annum, and the other two 1,000 per annum. The basis of circulation and dis count is United States and State stocks, I and are to be held in the proportion of ISO to 1100 of liabilities. Mr. Hates presented six petitions fhotn Mifflin county, asking for the passage of an act to establish a Magistrate's Court in said county. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. An Act for the better security of the wages of laborers in the county of Fayette, was amended by adding Mifflin and other comities. We do not know what its pro visions are. A memorial from John II Wheeler was presented by the Senate askiug for com- ! pensation from the State for three slaves which were forcibly taken from him at ; Philadelphia while on his way to Nicarau- j gua. In our opinion the value of these slaves ought to be paid. To the Citizens of Mifflin County. It is a fact well known to every oiiiz-n who ; has spent a thought .. >:i tL: lbieet that the j property valuation ..■ > • -..is. . of Mifflin coun- j ty are out of all pi\.p Mion, as compared with ; the relative valuation and assessments of oth er counties. The supineness of our citizens on a subject so nearly touching their interests can only be accounted for on the principle j that what is everybody's business is seldom i attended to. It is high time therefore that 1 they should turn their attention to it, and make the necessary arrangements to have their wrongs fairly and fully represented at the next meeting of the Board of Revenue Commis sioners. By an act entitled " An act to establish a uniform mode for the valuation of property and assessment of taxes," passed May 15th, 1841, (Pamphlet Laws, p. 393.) it was made the duty of Assessors, under oath, to assess, rate arid value all objects of taxation accord ing to the actual value thereof, and at such rates and prices at which the same would separately bona fide sell for; and on the re turn of such assessment or valuation into the office of the County Commissioners, after the same shall have been carefully examined and corrected, it shall be lawful for said Commis sioners, if they believe any property has been assessed below its value, to raise the same to the actual value thereof, and if the same has been assessed and valued above its actual value to reduce the same thereto. The Assessors and Commissioners of Mif flin county, acting in good faith under the law, and having no means of comparing their county rates and levies with those of other counties, affixed a valuation upon the taxable property of Mifflin county at actual selling prices, (and 1 kuow that farmers complained at the time that their farms were rated too high—some as high as SSO per acre, some even higher,) whilst lands equally valuable in other counties, as will appear frem the Tabular Statement of the assessment of taxes for State purposes for the year 1858, as fixed by the Revenue Commissioners, must have been assessed at from 50 to 75 per cent, below the rates of Mifflin county. For the proofs I need go no farther than the counties north and south of us, Centre and Juniata, being those with which I am best acquainted, and there are few persons not residents of those c rnnties who have had more favorable oppor tunities for acquiring a correct estimate of the amount, quality and value of the lands and other resources of each. The following is extracted from the official tabular statement above referred to: Area in Tax as- I'opula- Taxa acres. Valuation, sesseil. tion. bios. Centre, 640,000 $5.265.032 $13,479 52 23.355 6,572 Juniata, 224.400 2,911,017 7.425 42 13.029 3.646 Mifflin, 230,400 4,399,156 11,399 s'! 14,960 3,792 In the above can be seen at a glance the great disproportion between the rates and levies of the first two counties as compared with the last, and from which it appears that Centre county, with nearly three times the area, including within her fertile valleys more than double the amount of the finest wheat and corn lands in the State, with her bound less wealth in coal and iron, and nearly double the number of tasables, has been taxed for State purposes under a property valuation not quite onefifth part more in amount than has been assessed upon the little county of Mittlin. To show that there is a similar inequality in the assessments of Juniata county, I need only refer to the above table. If the same disproportion between the assessed and real value of property exists in the other counties of the State, as we have reason to believe that it does, we are undoubtedly paying taxes upon more than one million of dollars too much ! That the persons whose duty it was to equal ize taxation in the different counties of the .State should have betrayed so little acquaint ance with the statistics of the counties above named, as to make calculations so absurdly wide of the mark, shows that the whole sys tem of assessment and taxation for State pur poses still requires a radical and thorough re vision. I understand that when Mr. Turner was a member of the Board of Revenue Commis sioners, he brought to their notice the subject of our wrongs, but notwithstanding the injus tice that had been don® to us was undeniable, they refused to make us the redress so imper atively called for. A TAXPAYER. [ Communicated.] 0, what a change 1 Onp year ago, the Speaker of the Pennsylvania S. !•:-. -cupied all his leisore moments in doing much lhat he ought not to have aoi. : hut now, mark the happy change: the Hon. Wm. M. Fran cis. his successor, officiated in opening a Legis lative prayer meeting, to meet daily for the purpose of public worship, at 8J a. m. A precedent unparalleled in the history of our Legislators ought not to be lost sight of, viz: that on the 25th day of January, A. D. 1860, some twenty or thirty members of both houses met in the north committee room of the Cap itol buildings, with their leader, the Speaker of the Senate, who delivered an appropriate address, and a commendable degree of reli gious zeal and interest was manifested, the whole proving interesting and profitable to all present. Truly, this is a voice from the right quarter. When men in high places show a willingness to enter on the great question of religion, there is room for hope. May our legislative friends continue in the good and honorable example they have set, and show to the world that they are looking to God for wisdom in the discharge of the duties devolved upon them. L. Packer has appointed Enoch A Banks No tary Public for Montgomery county. NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 24. —The Galveston News is of the opinion, formed on reliable information received from the Rio Grande, that the present difficulties there will end in a war with Mexico.— yews item. And there is very little doubt that the difficulties on the Rio Grande were '-got up" just to produce such a result. RECEIPTS & EXPENDITURES OF MIFFLIN COUNTY. John B. Selheimer, Treasurer, in account with Mifflin County. from January 14, lfts9, to January 2, IB6o* inclusive. DR. To amt. county tax assessed for 1.859, M do do outstanding I&VL 4.160 oi> do do do IS"'. do do do 1856. Kail assessment outstanding 1858. • Tax received ou unseated laiui* and coats allowed below in credit. J" 8 Balance due Treasurer, 394 01 #20,505 94 CR. By amt. Commissi-*' order* lifted, #9,516 12 Court orders. And'rsand Clerks' par, 58 09 do do road viewers' pay, 81 8# do do damages, '-*•6 59 Draft K 9. P. iid. 116 30 Ccrutieates fox scalps paid, '■l4" do wild cat scalps paid. Exonerations allowed collectors 1866, 99 2> Commission* do do do 78 si 2 Exonerations do. do 1857, lit# 88 Commissions do do do 213 13 Exonerations do do I*sß, 262 oil Commissions do do do 245 39 Prompt payment tax 185S, -471 Si Tax outstanding for 1858, *24 72 do do 1859, 6.951 57 Treas'r's costs oa deeds unstd. lands 204 63 Balance due Treasurer last settlem't. 494 66 Treasurer's commission, 326 06 8-0.363 9i J. B. Selheimer, Treasurer, in account with Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. TAX ON' REAL AND PERSONAL ESTATE. I)R. To amt. said tax assessed for two, 871,243 S do do outstanding ISSS, 0,073 87 clo do do 1857, 1.399 39 Fall assessment 1853, 7 29 818,724 17 CR. By ewsli p'd Slate Treas. Ap. 7. 1859. #1,338 72 do do July 8,185% 9,740 88 Exonerations to collectors isfi7-8, 241 29 Commissions do do 471 50 Tax outstanding for 1858, 1.529 12 do do 1559. 4,965 49 Treasurer's commissions, 122 96 Balance due Commonwealth, 94 39 RETAILERS' LICENSES. DR. To amt. said licenses assessed for 1859, #6Bl 59 CR. Bv cash paid Btate Treas. July 8,1859. #2."0 00 do do do Oct 4.1859, 250 00 Advertising Mercantile Appraiser's list. 24 20 Sundry licenses on which suit was bro't and judgment given vs. Commonw'th. 21 Oo Treasurer's commissions, 33 07 Balance due Commoiiwealtli, 103 21 MILITIA TAX. DR. To amt. said tax assessed for 1859, $673 00 do do outstanding 1858, 634 00 do do do 1857, 101 60 #1.410 50 CR. By amt. paid Irwin Hoards for 1857, #42 79 do do do 1833, 28 62 Amt paid Logan Hoards for 1858, 45 02 Armory rent tor 1859. 0 86 Amt. paid Belleville Fencihles for 1838, 36 29 Auditing military account. - 900 Amt. Paul Brigade Inspector, 205 41 Exonerations "collectors 1857. 56 50 Commissions do do 2 27 Exonerations collectors ISSB, 194 50 Commissions do do 10 50 Amt said tax outstanding for 185-8, 249 oo do do do 1859, 495 00 Treasurer's commission. 7 76 Due Treasurer last settlement 7 33 Balance due fund, 13 65 LIQUOR LICENSES. DR To unit. Baid licenses granted, a- per certificate of Clerk of Court of Quarter Sessions, S4O 00 CR. By aint. I. Coplin's license, in hands of "District Attorney for collection, sls Ot) Treasurer's commission. I 25 Balance due Commonwealth, 2:1 76 EATING BOUSE LICENSES. DR. To unit, said licenses, as per Mere. App. list, SOO 00 CR. By amt. licenses Thos. Strotip, John Swan, and John Waream, on which suit was brought and judgment given vs. Com- £lO 00 Licenses Samuel M. Atiltz and John G. Mc- Laughlin. who have tavern licenses, and are not subject to license for eat'g house, 20 00 Treasurer's commissions. 60 Balance due Commonwealth, 9 50 MILLERS' LICENSES. DR. To amt. said licenses assessed for 1859, SSO 00 CR. By cash paid "Mate Treasurer <"et. 4. 1859, £42 00 Treasurer's commissions, 4 oo Balance due Commonwealth, 34 uO TAVERN LICENSES. DR. To amt. said licenses granted, as per certificate of Clerk of Quarter Sessions, £455 90 CR. By cash paid State Treas'r July 8,1869, £226 00 do do do Oct. 4. 1-859. 100 00 Licenses of IVni. Sample A \Vm. Broth ers, in hands of Dist. Att'y for colleet'n. 30 00 Treasurer's commissions.' 21 26 Balance duo Commonwealth, 78 76 DISTILLERIES AND BREWERIES. DR. To ami. said licenses assessed by Appraiser, S9O 00 i CR. By ami. paid State Treasurer Oct. 4,1859, sl6 00 1. Coplin s lieense, or. which suit was bro't and not paid, 15 00 Sundry licenses on which suit was brought i and judgment given vs. Commonwealth. 30 00 Treasurers commission, *2 25 Balance due Commonwealth, 26 75 Thomas F. Williams, Sheriff of Mifflin coun ty, in account with said county, to January j 17, 1860, inclusive. DR. To aim. verdict fees in Common Pleas, $4 00 J d" do Quarter Sessions. 35 00 ; Bala: <-q duo rtheriff, 26 07 : $65 07 ! CR. By bill costs in Qr. Sessions A Oyer A Terminer, $65 07 ' Joseph S. Waream, Register of said county, in 1 account with the Commonwealth of Penna. DR. To amt. outstanding at last settlement on est. J. T. Sterrett, $215 40 do do do F. Boggs, 36 32 do do do Magd. Everhart, 26 83 „ ~ u do do John &>ok, 249 59 Collat I inheritance tax on est. Ann E. Sv.aggart. 119 77 d° do do 1). Brisbin, 620 00 do do do Z. Philips, 20 30 $1,368 21 CS. By cash paid State Treas. Juue 23.1859. slls 00 do do do July 5.1859, 200 00 Amt. outstanding est J. T. Bterrett, 215 40 do do F. Boggs, 36 32 do do MagdTEverhart, 26 83 do do John Zook, 9 59 do do D. Brisbin, 620 00 do do Z. Philips, 20 30 Amt. paid appraisers, 2 50 Commission on $439 77 at 5 per cent, 21 99 Balance due Commonwealth, 100 28 We, the undersigned, Auditors of Mifflin county, navmg met together at the Court House in the bor ough of Lewistown, and having carefully examined and settled the above and foregoing accounts of J. B. Selhenner. Treasurer of said county, in account with said county and with the Commonwealth; the account of Joseph S. Waream. Esq., Register and Recorder of said county, on account of collateral inheritance tax with said Commonwealth, and of Thomas E. Williams Esq, Sheriff, in account with said county, do certifv that the same, as above and foregoing, are correct as there stated. In testimony whereof, we have hereun ; to set our hands this 19th dav of January. A I) 18fln JOSEPH KEARNS.) JOHN I). BARB. VAuditors. HENRY SNYDER. ) COMMISSIONERS' ORDERS issued j - ■, January 1 to December 31, iB6O, inclusive j Assessors and assistant assessors, #532 C.v j Jehu Swart-11. Surveyor, running line liotw ecn; i Huntingdon and Mirtiin comities, 397 no John R. Weeks, running line Armaghtownship, 12 51. 1 Money refunded J. McDowell, Keg mid Bee. 31 o, : Due Slierirt at Auditors' settlement. 52 34 l M "in Co Ag. Society, annual appropriation, 9o tv I itr-r*"- on money loaned county. 147. v. ■ Deficit m State tax. 216 4* Coroner's and jurors" fees holding inquisitions, 33 4s Mercantile A npruiser's fees, 10 A. Reed, PL-net Attorney's fees, so >o J. l.i. Stoneroa i, medicine and att'd'g prisoners, 3 sti R. D. Smith, Clerk's fees 111 full. 350 9" T. 17. Williams. Sheriff, conveying pris. to F,. S P. Os la ■ John Cubbison. Ice for u*e court. 1 to Bed clothing for prison, 10 Ui Water rent for use of county. .8) to D. W. Woods, attorney to Commissioners. 35 to 1 T. E. Williams, hoarding prisoner*, mil tec *. A.-. 301 :7 ■ Stationery for county offices, 16 4; j Election officer#' pay, :u2 >0 Petit jurors, 872 fs | Hran>l jurors, 366 3'; I Justices swearing election officers, an.) fees .11 Commonwealth eases, 157 C 4 Constables returns, attending court, election du ties. and fees in Commonwealth cases, 364 • v i Printing in 1858 and 1859. 263 .5 | Witnesses fee* in Commonwealth eases, 295 ;3 Henry Ferer, court crier. 76 ST Repairs at jail and court house, 31 22 j Fuel for court house and jail, 2il 87 ! William Wilson, services as Commissioner, 130 to j William freight on services as Commissioner, luy Ixl • Henry Zerbe. order for interest and part of prin i cipal on two former orders, 324 24 j Directors of the Poor, ! Sheriff, and fees in Commonwealth eases, 144 34 J. L. Griffith, sliaviug prisoners 1 to HOWARD ASSOCIATION. PHLL.ALU'.I.I'HIA. A Benevolent Institution cstahlishcl '> sperm! Endowment lor the Retirf of the Sirl. ami Dittressnl. njftrtnl i<s; K Virulent and Epuirnur Diseases, aiul especially for the j Cure of Distorts of the ijejual Organ*. MEDICAL Advice given gratis, by the Acting Sur geon, to all who apply by letter, with a description ! of their condition, (age, occupation, habits of life, Ac,i i and 111 eases of extreme poverty. Medicine* furnished free of charge. Valuable Repaits . Spennatorrhma. aud other Diseases of the Sexual Organs, and on tho ' .Veir Remedies employed in the Dispensary, sent to the i afflicted in sealed fetter envelojies. free of charge. | Two or three stamps for postage wiU be acceptable Address Dr. J.SKILLIN HOI'CrHTON. ActingSur -1 geon. Howard Association. No. 2 South Ninth street. Philadelphia, Pa. By order of the Directors. EZRA D HEARTWKLL, President. Hao. FAIBCHILO. .secretary. foh'2-ly Dissolution of Partnership, r|"l HE partnership heretofore existing be- I tween the subscribers under the firm of B. F. IIEISLKR & CO., is this day dissolved by mutual agreeniont.' The business of said firm will be settled by B. F. lleisler. B. F. IIEISLKR, ELIZABETH IIEISLEK. Lewistown, January 30, 1860. B. F. lleisler will continue the Soap and Candle Business as heretofore. feb2-3t* VENDUE ! TTTILL be sold at public vendue, at tho 1 T farm of the subscriber, three miles up the river, from Lewistown, on Tuesday, February 21st, at 10 o'clock a. m.. the following Stock, Farm ing Utensils, &c.: Largo Grey Mare, large Bay Horse, Colt, 3 two year old Heifers, 1 or '2 Cows, 3 yearling Steers, 3 Steers from two to three years old, Two horse Wagon, Bob Sled, Pair of good Hay Ladders, 1 Haines' Horse Puwer, A number of Improved Ploughs and Corn Cultivators, Corn Plough, 3 setg Gears, nearly new. Plank Field RoHer, Cummings' Fodder Cutter, for horse power. Singletrees, Chains, Ac., &c. A liberal credit will be given, say 6 month?, notes to be given with approved endorsers. feb2-3t F. J. HOFFMAN. Hard Times & Tanglefoot Whisky TTTfe have now on hand 200 Bngs SALT, TT which we are selling at 135 cents per sack, which is 15 cents cheaper than you cau buy it for in town. We will sell Dry Goods at Cost, and below it. We have also now on hand. 400 TOPJS COAX., Sunbury, Wilkesbarre & Blacksmiths', which will be delivered any place in town. Wo keep a large and well selected stock of FAMILY OK,CCSEF„IES Flour, Cheese, Crackers, Spices, Tobacco, Soaps. Teas, and any other thing you may ask for. We keep constantly on hand a large lot of NEW IIAM, SHOULDER and FLITCH, which we pack ourselves, and warrant good. E) 2 <© S 0 We have a large stock of Liquors for medi cinal purposes, including Madeira. Lisbon, Malaga and Port Wines, French Brando. -, at all prices, Gins, of all qualities and prices, Yankee and Jamaica ltums. Old Whiskey, at 25 to 50 per quart. *' Tanglefoot'' —3oo Barrels Monongahela Whiskey, at 30 cts. per gallou by the barrel. At the old stand of JOHN KENNEDY & CO. Lewistown, February 2, 18G0.-3t[D] ROBERT W. PATTON, SOUTH SIDE OF HIEKET STREET, LEWISTOWN, PA. HAS just received aDd opened at his es tablishment a new supply of Clocks, Watches, Jewelry, Fancy Articles, &c., which he will dispose of at reasonable prices. He invites all to give him a call and examine his stock, which embraces all articles in his line, and is sufficiently large to enable all to make selections who desire to purchase. &S"*REPAIRING neatly and expeditiously attended to, and all work warranted. Thankful for the patronage heretofore re ceived, he respecttully asks a continuance of the same, and will endeavor to please all wbo may favor him with their custom. feb2 AUDITOR'S NOTICE.—The undersigned Auditor, appointed by the Court of Com mon Pleas of the county of Mifflin to distrib ute the funds in the hands of Robert Mat thews, Esq., Trustee of Frances Gochenaur, will attend to the duties of the appointment Register's Office, in Lewistown, on FRIDAY, the 2d day of March next, at 10 o clock a. m. Those interested are requested to attend. W. P. ELLIOTT, eb. 1860. Auditor. (~iOAL OIL should be used by every one J who desires an artificial light free from danger, grease and smoke, as it is as harmless as any other lamp oil, leaves no stain when spilled, and makes the cheapest and brightest light known. For sale by jano F. G. FRANCISCUS.
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