THE GAZETTE. LEWISTOWN, PA. Thursday, February 23, 1860. *"Tlie auticrlption of those out of thts county to whom this paragraph comes marked, has expired, and unless re- Dewed will be discontinued. We bv also set a limit In Mifflin county, beyond which we intend no man Iti future shall owe us for subscription. Tljo*e receiving the paper with thts paragraph marked, will therefore know that they have come under our rule, and if payment la not made within one mouth then-after, we shall discontinue all such. Notices of New Adiertisenifnts. H. Ward, Philadelphia, manufacturer and dealer in Straw Good*, rails the attention of those alio intend visiting the city to his spring stork. Those desiring to purchase Silver Plated Ware are referred to the adv of Harvey Filley. of Philadelphia. Warner t Butts have on hand a lot ..f choice Fruit Trees, which they will dispose of at reduced price.-. The Executors of Win. Barefoot will sell certain real estate on the 24th March. The Buchanan Corruption Fund. Several weeks ago we noticed that char ges had been made against Geo. W. Bow man, which the Democrat of this place in its usual set phrases denied and made out that we were liable to indictment Since then a Senate committee has been taking testimony on the subject, the pith of which a letter writer gives as follows: The developments made before the Printing Investigation Committee at Washington show that some seven or eight parties were interest ed in the public printing—namely. Stead man, Banks, McLean, Walker, lliee, Severus, and Bowman. Wendell stated that he had paid out during the past three years over £ 100,000 for party support to newspapers and iu aid of election expenses, in Pennsylvania principal Iv, but extending over New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Ohio, t te._ Considerable had been paid bv official authority, and some of his own free will. lie also stated, that bv the action of the Senate in electing Bowman, who had given the work to Blair and Hives, he had been left penniless, with the largest establish ment in the Luion lying idle. Bowman's conduct toward Wendell was shown up in a very bad light. Bowman, it appears, has giv en part oj the work tu Jewell, editor of the Fillmore organ at Buffalo ! Wendell testified tiiat out of the Post Office blank printing he paid, in ISA7, the sum of £6OOO to the Pennsylvanian newspaper of Philadelphia, and to* the Evening Argus of Philadelphia the sum of £SOOO. JI L - informed the committee that he went into doubtful deni ocratio districts in Pennsylvania, and spent in oiey freely for tiie benefit of the supporters of the policy of the administration. Mr. Rico, ol the Pennsylvanian, was also before the committee, and did not discredit the testi mony of Wendell. The latter also testified that or. the 20th of March last ho contracted with Gen. Bowman to transfer the Union newspaper to him, and pay him (Bowman) the sum of £20,000 per annum towards its support; said payment to continue so long as he (Wendell) contiued in the performance of the executive printing and binding, as then established; and that, in the event of Bow man's election as Senate printer, Wendell was to perform the work at rates to be agreed up on—the Attorney General and Senator A. O. 1, N icholson to be umpires. AVendeli further declares, that in pursuance of this agreement lie paid Bowman £SOOO on the 11th of Aprii following, and has since that time given orders to Bowman for money due him (Wendell) for printing Post Office blanks for the balance. Alter Bowman was elected printer he repudi ated all these fair agreements. Wendell savs, forgot the many thousand dollars he had "re ceived for the physical nutriment of the Con stitution newspaper, and entered into a con tract with John C. Rives to execute a portion of the work, while other portions, consisting of Post Office blanks, lie has arranged to have executed by Jewett, the publisher of that Know Xothiny organ, the Buffalo Commercial Ad vertiser. w Ad j J i. t ? tlie disclosures the assertion that todell has to support also the Ponnsylvani an and the Evening Argus, a couple of appa rently not over prosperous Philadelphia news papers; that he alleges he has to sustain otlu r newspaper starvelings, and a herd of beggarly hangers-on—as Steadman. Banks. McLean ' Walker, Rice, Severns, Ac.—and a pretty' good insight is given into the corruption of • this gigantic swindling job of the public printing. In addition to the above startling dis- j closures ot plunder and corruption the 1 hiiadelphia North American gives the following from its correspondent: i An extraordinary but not unexpected de- , vslopment wa- made before the printing in v estimation of the Senate on Saturday. °Mr. M -garge of Philadelphia testified," among other things, that he had received between j ittir and five thousand dollars from Mr. Wen dell. in I>*s6, to be applied to the purpose of organizing a third party in that city, to ope- | rate upon the gubernatorial and presidential elections, which the democracy considered j absolutely essential as a means of carrying j the State. This general fact was well under ' stood at the time, but it was not known then, as now, that the public money was thus shamefully appropriated to a partisan object. The funds so used wero derived from the profits of the public printing, and other jobs, I so that it may be said they were virtually ta- ' ken from the treasury, and corruptly distrib uted to affect the elections. While honest men in Philadelphia and the eastern part of the State supposed thoy were sustaining a principle in supporting a third organization, it turns out they were only the dupes of vile tricksters, who had been purchased to set that ball in motion, under the inspiration of man agers at this capital, and with money provided by assessments levied upon office holders and contractors. The whole scheme was contrived h"rc, and whilo tcna of thousands of dollars were subsequently contributed by New York t aid these infamous operations, the inception of that fraud and villainy may be tiaued di rectly to the plunderers who bad and still have their headquarters at Washington, and i dire-fly under the patronage of a democratic ! Administration. have had no opportunity this -week to look over the proceedings of the Legislature, though we believe but little of local interest has transpired. The Peo ple's Party Convention met yesterday, and r>f course all Harmhurg is now in a fer f. as to *ho will be the next Governor. - choice xe trust a'.H be a wise one. ©aT'The Lewistown Gazette publishes an item saying that at a meeting in Mississippi recently " it was proposed to expunge parts of the Bible, on the ground of its being in cet.d: ry, and the motion wns lost by only three majority!" This 6tory, we think, bears tbe impress of fabrication upon its face, not only because it has nowhere appeared in the i leading netos papers of the country, but also because it is a generally admitted fact that ; the doctrines of the Bible, so far from con demning, clearly justifies the institution of slavery.— Lewistown Democrat. Of course anything injurious to the in terest* of patent democracy is cither a fab rication, unmitigated falsehood, or some other choice term to be found in the vocab ulary of the Lewistown Democrat. It is true the Bible justifies slavery, but that pa per forgets to tell its readers that it is white ; slavery which is justified in that book. As we havt A'u'ii Lee.nl this argument advan ced to justify the bondage in which the negro population is held at the present day. it may be worth while to enquire how the latter was brought into this country, and j then compare it with the former. Some time in the 17th century it was introduced ! iuto Virginia and other Southern Suites by j the Dutch and English, into Florida by the Spaniards, and into Louisiana by the French. A irreat portion of them were seized at their homes in Africa, under the most re- i volting circumstances, and sold without re gard to the ties of kindred, whiie others ° i were captured and sold by native chiefs . who made war upon their neighboring' tribes for that purpose, being incited there- j to by inhuman white men. Such was the ] origin of negro slavery in this country, and c . . .1 as the present generation is not responsi- j lie for its introduction we have no fault to j find with it where it exists by law, but in opinion are opposed to its extension into | territory now free. As to the Bible slaver}- brought forward by the Democrat, any one who will refer to " Home's Introduction," a standard theo logical work, will there find that slaves were acquired by Captivity —by Debt, when persons, being poor, were sold for payment of their debts —by committing a Theft without the power of making restitution— by Birth , when persons are born of mar ried slaves—to which may be added by Purchase, parents in the east from the time of Moses down having exeercised the right, acquired by custom or law, to dispose of their children. Now all this, be it remem bered, was WHITE SLAVERY, and as the Democrat cites the sacred volume to its aid, the inference is plain that it and all those who hold to the same views in justification of negro bondage, would hold the same in relation to white men and white women, if they were slaves, llow, then, would this work ? To carry out the Biblical idea advanced in the Democrat, we will suppose that the principal editor has become poor, and contracted some debts he is unable to pay, say to 11. J. Walters, Esq., for the sake of illustration. Mr. W. wants his money, and goes to Esq. Hoover, brings suit, obtains judgment, and issues an exe cution —whereupon the constable posts up a notice like tbe following : PIISLIC SAI.E. — In pursuance of an exccu tion issued by C. Iloover, Esq., at the suit of 11. J. Walters, Esq., 1 have levied, in default of other goods, upon the bod}' of 11. Fry singer, a practical printer, and will dispose of him as a slave to satisfy said judgment, on Friday, Ist March, 1800, at the Court House in the borough of Lewistown. lie is consid ered an excellent workman, and persons in want of such property will do well to attend. I). W ASSO.V, Constable. That is a specimen ol Bible slavery! How do you like it, ye clerks, tobacconists, coop ers, millers, forgemen, brickmakers, masons, carpenters, hatters, shoemakers, cabinet makers, tailors, saddlers, boatmen, laborers, lawyers, doctors, preachers, and all other trades, occupations and professions ? Just substitute your own name in place of the above, imagine yourself a slave for life, and your children after you, to some money ed man, and you have a home argument of the doctrine inculcated by the Democrat, for mark it, the Bible makes no distinc tion whatever between whites and blacks, and if it can be brought into the support ol the latter, it is equally as forcible for the former, or in vulgar parlance, what is " sauce for the goose is sauce for the gan der." Whatever may be said in justifica tion of slavery at the present day, one thing is certain that nowhere in the sacred volume are piratical inroads witli fire and sword on helpless men, women and children, for the purpose of carrying them into slavery, excused or justified. On the contrary, its spirit throughout inculcates the reverse, and consigns the oppressor to the doom of the damned. Sherman introduced resolutions I into Congress last week which w ill lead to ve ry important investigations and developments ' of corruptions and extraordinary doings in the Navy Department. Houston, Florence and Bocock strove very hard to preveut the reference of these resolutions to the Commit tee on Expenditures of the Navy Department, but in vain. Mr. Forney's 30 appointees and those he has retained iu office, there are elev en Anti-Lecoinpton Democrats, and is Dem ocrats —seventeen; eighteen Republicans and one American —George D. Prentice's brother. LOCAL AFFAIRS. BOOKS AND GIFTS.—A branch of Mel vin's Gift Book Sale (from 112, South Third Street, Philadelphia) will be opened in this place early next week, 011 East Mar ket Street, a few doors from the square. This branch, which was been iu llarrisburg durinj: the winter, has distributed in that place, gold and silver watches as follows: Gold watch to Samuel Purboraw, silver watch to L. W. Ten Eyck, silver watch to James Roberts, "fold watch to C. W. Dim miok, silver watch to George \\ illiamson, silver watch to Henry Keller, and a great variety of other valuable gifts to other pur chasers. The press and the people of llar risburg speak in the highest terms of Mr. Melvin and his Gilt Bosk Sale. Give him a call. l£3uThe male High School of lrcwistown during the present term has had an ener getic teacher, who has accomplished what no other one h„d been able to effect, name ly, govern a lot of notoriously bad boys who would neither set examples of obedience nor suffer it in others. Such a teacher must of course have his annoyances, among which there is none we regard as more in jurious to the welfare ot the schools and the future good of the children than the interference of parents for chastisements which in nine cases out of ten are but too well merited. A case of this kind occur red on Tuesday, in which the question arose whether the boy or the master should rule. It was solved, as all others thus far have resulted in that school, in favor of the teacher, whereupon the father brings suit. As the magistrate has seen proper to bind ovet the teacher, we shall not pur sue these remarks at this time; but we trust, and many others with us, that the directors will stand by the master, aid his defence, and thus show that they appreci ate the efforts of one who has done much towards establishing order out of confusion. CHILD BURNT.— A correspondent in -1 forms us that a little daughter of A. W. and Margaret Thomas, about four years old, I residing at Gibbony's factory, near Belle | ville, Union township, was burnt to death ! on the morning of the 20th inst., under ; the following circumstances. The child's | mother had left home for a few moments ; on an errand to the factory, and on her re turn to the house found her child with its j clothes entirely consumed, and its body from its head to its feet burnt to a crisp. ; The poor child, after enduring the most entense agony from nine in the morning 1 until two in the afternoon, was released from its sufferings by death. NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING. — As Mr. Wm. Barger was attempting to cross the Juniata on the ice last week, j sonic miles above this place, ho broke in. Messrs. McCord and Robinson went to his assistance with rails, but the ice also gave i 11 • ' way under them, and thus left all three in i a very precarious condition in over five feet ;of water. A lady named Mrs. Bland, with much presence ot mind finally relieved ! them at considerable risk to herself. ! B*2?~George Woods, of Derry township seated himself on the wall of the stone bridge 011 Tuesday evening of last week, and fi nally tilted over into the water —a distance of about 20 feet. He was rescued by ! some persons who were near. feif-The snow noticed in our last as fall j ing when we went to press covered the ground Bor 9 inches, making excellent ; sleighing On Saturday we had about four ; or five inches of additional snow, followed during the night and on Sunday by a heavy blow, drifting it badly. On Monday and Tuesday it again moderated, the sun being 1 apparently in a melting mood, and yester j day morning it commenced raining, much i to the sorrow of sundry bipeds, but to the i joy of quadrupeds. learn that (Jen. David Milliken, of Stone Valley, died a few days ago at j Belleville in this county. If we remember right, the General commanded a company | in the war of 1812 on the Canada frontier. j&aT'lt will be a sufficient answer to the baby slang of the hairbrained scribbler in the Democrat of last week to state that Pur don's Digest gives no law requiring the com missioners to make an official publication in ttco newspapers, as he states —a fact which alone will convict him of both dishonesty and falsehood. If there is such a law, let him point it out. And farther, we can inform him that if Mr. Creighton's name is again used to cover his lying, that gentleman will set him right as to what he did say. man named Travis has been arres ted. out west, for marrying no less than elev. en wives He must be a fellow of infinite courage. notorious Jake Feust, after three trials for murder bas, with the aid of the lawyers, cheated tne gallows by procuring an imprisonmeut of 12 years. opposed to spreading niggers is now called Black Republicanism. New Publications. PETERSON'S MAGAZINE for March is ou our table, with thirty-seven literary articles by its regular contribu tors; a steel engraving, entitled "The Trial of Pa tience;'' a colored fashion plate, and inline r.'sls other illustrations. Terms, one copy for one year $2, throe copies Ac. Address Charles J. Peterson,3o6Chest nut street. Philadelphia. tioDEr'S Lot's BOOK for March has cotnc to hand, embellished with a large steel engraving entitled "The Citild's Gift." a four-figure fashion plate, a plate of caps. Ac™ printed iu colors. This numltcr contains sixty five articles and fifty-three engravings, expressly for ladies. Published by L. A. Godey, 323 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, at $3 per annum. Tne ATLANTIC MONTHLT, published by Ticknor A Fields. Boston, at $3 per annum. Among the contents for March are —The French Character, Pursuit of Knowledge Under Ldfficulties, "Implora Pace," Pro gress of the Electric Telegraph. Love and Self-love, Screw Propulsion, White Mice. For Christie's Sake, The Nursery Blarney-Stone, The Professor's Story. Is the Religions Want of the Age Met? Ac. ALL THE YEAR ROUND, conducted by Charles Pickens, and published by .1. M. Emerson A Co.. 37 Park Row. New York. Contents for February—The Woman in White. Fair and Foul Circassians, Christmas Boughs, The Tattlesnivel Blealer, The Pope in Account, Our Eye-witness in Baker Street. Full of Life, The Ruined City. Our Eye-witness in Great Company, Very Com mon Law, Street Dogs of Constantinople, Siuliad Come True, The End of the World, and other articles. Dyspepsia. There is perhaps 110 disease which destroys the hap piness ■sml r-onfort of individuals, and families to the same extent as Daxpeptia or Indigested. Previously to the discovery of the OXYGENATED BITTERS, there existed no medicine accessible to those suffering from this wide spread disease, which relieved it in any marked degree. The power of these Bitters over the abtive named disease as well as over all those having their origin in imperfect digestion, and functional diseases of the stomach, as well as AMmn end general Debility is be yond all question. Its speedy and permanent euros of some of the severest and stubborn cases on record is sufficient confirmation of this fact. Copy of I.i Iter front a School Teacher in Detroit. Detroit, Mich.. June It;. ISA7. Messrs. S. W. Fowle A Co., Boston:—ln reference to the Oxygenated Bitters. I can say, that after having the dyspepsia for several months, and almost dying with pain ami heaviness in my stomach. 1 was pre vailed upon by a friend who had been ettred by the same medieine to try a bottle of Green's t txygeiiated Bitters. Before using half a bottle I felt greatly re lieved. and by the time I bad used two bottles and a half 1 was entirely well, and still remain so. I know of several eases more distressing even than my own, wiiieh have been entirely cured by this invaluable medieine: and it gives nie great pleasure to recom mend it to any and all who may be suffering front this dreadful ntalady. W. A. BAG! >N. Teaeher of Detroit Select School. Prepared by S. W. Fowle A Co™ Boston, and for sale by Charles Ritz and F. J. Hoffman, Lewi-town, Mrs. Marv T. lSrehnmn, MeYeytown, J. K. Rhodes, Newton Hamilton, and by appointed agents and dealers in medicine in nealy every town in the State. Can Epilepsy be Cured. We think the following letter from a respectable cit izen of Mississippi will answer the question, and re move all doubts frotlt every unbiased mind: Grenada, Mis-., June Dr. Setii S. Haiiee, Baltimore. Md. —Dear Sir: I take great pleasure in relating a case of spasms or fit-, cu red by your invaluable Pills. My. Brother. .I.J. Ligon. has long tieen afflicted with this antul di.-ea.-e. Ho was first attacked while quite youtig. He would have one or two spasm- at one attack :'t first; hut as he grew older, they seemed to increase likewise. I'p to the time he commenced taking your Pills, ho had them very often and quite severe, pro-trating hitn body and mind. His mind had suffered seriously; but "now, 1 am happy to say. he i- cured of those fii-. He has enjoyed tine health for the last five months pa-t. His mind has also returned to its original sprigt liness. All tlii- I take a great pleasure m communica ting. a- it may he the means of directing others to the remedv that will cure them. Yours respectfully, W. I'. LIGON. No person who is suffering from Fits, or Spasms, should neglect sending to Dr. Hance, after this, for a supply of his inestimable tnedieinc. Hi-prices are as follows; one box $3: two #5; twelve s24—sent by mail free, on the receipt of a remittance. Address Setii S. Hunee, los Baltimore street, Baltimore. Md. Vanderbilt, No ISS Suffolk street, says of DR. M'LANE'S CKLEHRATED I.IVER PII.LS: Being unwell, ami not knowing whether it proeecd eil from derangement of the liver or merely hystenes. I was persuaded to purchase a hox of Dr. M I.site's eelehrated Liver Fills, prepared by Fleming Bros., Pittsburgh, and before 1 had ttsed'them all. was en tirely relieved. 1 ain tioweiyoviug perfeet health, and cheerfully recommend Dr. M'Lane's Celebrated Liv. : Pills to all similarly afflicted. New York. Man-It 25, 1552. will be careful to ■ k ' JTLOM '* Ctlrbratoi Lic<r I'itl*. inaiiufie turni ■•;. I . ,mug Bros., of Pittsburg, l'a. There are otic; . p-;;-por: gto be Liver Fills, now before the pit "Dr. M i. oie's genuine Liver Fills, also his celebrated Vermifuge, can now be had at all respectable drug stores. Aoie. rj'iiuiiie without tin• fii'jHatiirc of FI.EMING BROS. For stile by Charles Uitz. F. .1. Hoffman, and Mary Marks. Lewistow n, and by dealers generally through out the county. THE MARKETS. LEWISTOWN, Feb. 23, 1859. Butter, good, ft. 15 Lard, ' 10 Tallow. 10 Eggs, dozen, 12 Wheat, white bushel, 000 to 120 " red 00 to 1 15 Corn, 60 ITYA, 70 Oats, 30 Barley, 50 to 60 Cloverseed, 4 00 Extra family Flour, 83 25; extra, 3 00; superfine, 2 75 per hundred, The above prices are also paid by Bly myer & Stanbarger. feirßarley aod Rye will be purchased at Fisher's Brewery at the stone bridge, in any quantity, at full market prices. Philadelphia Market. Flour is selling at from 85 75 to 6 25 for superfine and extra, and 6 50a7 for extra fam ily and fancy brands as in quality. Rye Flour is selling at 4 12ia4 25 per bbl. Corn Meal, 3 62* per bid. Wheat, 1 35a136 for red and 150 for white; Rye, 92c; Corn, 76e; Oats 44* c per bus ; Barley, 80a85c. Cattle Market, Feb. 20. —The receipts of Cattle are small this week, reaching about 2,400 head. The market was very dull, but prices about the same as last quoted. Sales at s6alo the 100 lbs, a9 in quality. 7,000 Sheep arrived and sold at from 5 to 6c per lb. gross. 250 Cows were sold at from 25 to 50 per head, as in quality. About 3000 Hogs arrived, still Hogs sell ing at from 7 50 to 8 50, and corn Hogs at from 8,50 to 9 50 the 10C lbs net, according to quality. Married. On the 16th inst., bv the Rev. H. Baker. WM. NOR MAN HUFFMAN to Miss LEAH JANE, daughter of James Nic-hols, E>q~ all of this place. On the 31st ult.. by Rev. Jus. 8. Woods. D. D.. DAVID M. FISHER, of Blair county, to Miss SARAH A. MY ERS. of Huntingdon county. On the 15th mst., by the same, ROBERT M. ALEX ANDER. of Mitflin county, to Miss TABITHA CAR RQLUS, of Huntingdon county. On the 21st Feb- by the same, SAMUEL SHADE to Miss JANE SAY'ERS, both of Wayne township. On the 14th ult., by Rev. G. Stevenson. EDWARD MOORE to Miss MARY A. HEISTER, both of Newton Hamilton, Mifflin county. On Tuesday evening. 14th February, LUTHER RI DEN and Miss Angehne HUTCHINSON, both of this place. On the 9th met- by the Rev. L. Furry. GEORG HAN AWALT. of Oliver tp.. this county, to Miss BARBARA REPLOGLE, near 1 attonville, Bedford county. On the 31st u!t., by Peter Fertig. Esq.. JOSEPH Mc- CLELLEN to Miss ELIZA MII/DLEoWORTH, both of Millroy. CJguThe " Continental" hotel, in Philadel phia, was open to visitors last week. It is described as a magnificent house, and furnish ed correspondingly. Ten thousand gas lights were burning in It at the same time. Fire at Carbondale, Pa. —The City Ilall and Court House, and the Jail attached, were last week set on fire by a prisoner, named Higgins. and entirely destroyed. Higgius perished in the flames. Died. Iu Porrv ti>_ on the -M insU MARGARET Jl 1.1 A. daughter of James and Rosanna HoUis. aged 3 years and 7 months. In Belleville. Illinois, on the Sth inst.. of erysipelas, Mrs. M AGO IE MAJOR, aged 31 years. Airs. Major's maiden name was Bates—oldest daugh ter of John P. Bates. Esq, of St. Louis. M. She was born in Liverpool. England, and resided there with her parents, receiving a liln'ral education in the best schools of England arid Wales, till her sixteenth year. With her parents she then came to this conn try. and has resided mostly in St. Louts, tip to about two years before iter death, when she united in marriage to her present deeply bereaved husband, and made our city her home. The deceased was truly all ornament t> the society in which she moved—of fine natural en dowments! liberally improved by education, she filled all stations of life with singular happiness. As a daughter, wife, mother, and neighbor, she lived in the constant disc harge of every diity; her kindness to her family knew no bounds. She was, withal, a sin cere Christian, and no doubt has exchanged the- pres ent for a brighter world on high. Her residence in our city was short, but long enough to make herself universally beloved. Her parents, husband and fami ly, and a large circle of friends, sustain in her death an irreparable loss —modified however, we hope, by Christian resignation to this dispensation of Ibvine Providence. — Bil/ccille Democrat. LINES ON THE DEATH OF MIRTIF. AI'LTZK. Within the cold and darksome tomb Your little daughter lies. And all alike are light and gloom To her lid-curtained eyes. She cannot see the morning sun, Or her de ar mother's face; Her day is o'er, and she has run Her brief and happy race. No sound call reach her where she lis As husli'd as winter snows: Unbroken silence softly keeps And folds he': in repose. No sorrow can her life reston— Yet we may fondly say. She is not dead, but gone bet' >re On her celestial way. She is not dead, but in sweet night Your darling Mirtie lies. Till Christ shall come and pour the light On In r lid-curtained eye-. Then will she leave her solitude. Beneath earth's darksome sod. Adorning. like a rose renewed. The garden of our God. F. AL F. To the Tanners of Mifflin County. ACADEMI A. JCM ATA Co., Feb. 14, 1800. Mr. Edit'. >r —Permit me through the col umns of your paper to address a word to my fellow-craftsmen, the tanners of this and ad joining counties. By reas on of serious disad vantages under which we tuw and always have labored with respect to the purchase and sale of stock, we are made to feel the present hard times as doubly oppressive. 1 refer more especially to the purchase or hides which are damp front having lain in cellars and from other causes. It is not uncommon that hides j are purchased which contain from 10 to 20 per cent, of water. The manufactured article must be perfectly dry, or it cannot be inspec- i ted. I do not object to the latter, but who can show me honesty in the former. In pur chasing hides it is very seldom that we find less than 10, often 25, and sometimes 50 per j cent, of their number damaged. There is no deduction made from the bills on this account, but when these same hides are returned to market in the form of leather each side is in spected, and a blotch the size of a dollar often causes the whole side to be rejected, causing a loss to the manufacturer of from 6 to lOcts. per lb. There is reason to fear that those to whom the inspection is intrusted are not al ways careful to render unto every man his due. It is a notorious fact that damaged | leather sells readily when that stamped "good" j is left unsold in the store for months. 1 have my own opinion as to the cause Of this, j V. : -n hides are purchased they are weighed -0, 30, or perhaps 50 at one draught; when leather is sent to market each side is weighed separately, and the manufacturer loses again ' by down weight J or 1 lb. per side, which, supposing leather to sell at 25 cts. per lb., j would be S3O to S6O per thousand sides. All these disadvantages arise from causes which by proper action on our part could be re- j moved. With special reference to this matter, | a convention of tanners has been appointed to ' meet in East Waterford, Juniata cuunty, on \\ ednesday, 29th inst., when it is hoped that our body will be respectably represented and i a society organized for the promotion of our mutual interests, it is a remarkable fact that whilst all other bodies of men bound together by common interests have availed themselves of organized societies, we have stood aloof from each other as if our interests were an (agonistic. There is truth in the adage, "In union there is strength." li. A. P. 3H£- "W^ZR,ID, MAXUFACTT RER AND DEALER JX 9ZB.AW SOCBS, Nos. 10-3, 105 and 107 North Second Street, PHILADELPHIA. \\^ E are now receiving our Spring Stock, T T which will comprise a large and desira ble assortment of all kinds of Straw and Lace Goods. Our stock of Flowers and Ruches will be unusually large this season, and we would invite special attention to that department. Please call and examine them before making your purchases. feb23-lm SILVER" PLATED WARE, BY HIRYEY FILLEY, No. 1222 Market Street, Philadelphia, MANUFACTURER OF Fine Nickel Silver, and Silver Plater of Forks, Spoons, Ladles, Butter Knives, Castors, Tea Sets, Urns, Kettles, Waiters, But ter Dishes, Ice Pitchers, Cake Baskets, Communion Ware, Cups, Mugs, Goblets, dx. With a general assortment, comprising none but the best quality, made of the beet materials and heavily ula f' fcuti n g them a serviceable and durable article *°r Hotels, Steamboats and Private Families. Old Ware re-plated in the best manner. feb23-l>- Fruit Trees! sale by the subscribers, an assortment of the choicest kinds of Fruit Trees, at the following reduced prices: APPLE TREES at 22 cts PEACH 18 cta ; PEA R " 50 cts. CHERRY 50 cts. PLtM " 50 cts. Great reduction made to those purchasing by the quantity. Farmers and others wishing to plant Orchards would do well to give us a call. Those wishing anything in our line that we have not now on hand can have it by ad dressing us in Beason. WARNER & BUTTS Lewis town, February 23, 1860. To the Taxpayers of Mifflin County. 1 As a general thing, the Commissioners of Mitflin county could not well notice sugg?,. tions as to their duty published anonymously, but a communication in the Gazette of the 9th February, signed " A Considerable Tax payer," calling upon the undersigned for in formati in relative to matters in which he al leges they generally have an interest, is per haps of sufficient importance to merit a reply. The Commissioners have no desire to conceal any part of their expenditures, and here avow their williugness to make explanations, so far as lies in their power, to any one who may call upon them. In many of the suggestions of that communication they see nothing unreasonable, though it would require much labor to give in detail the various items he thinks ought to be published. Others (fox scalps for instance) are paid by the Treas urer on certificates from Justices of the Peace, and are therefore not properly within the jurisdiction cf the Commissioners; oth ers are probably so interwoven with general oi ders as to render a separation extremely dif ficult. They however subjoin such items :s may be of interest, with the remark that so far as the county debt is concerned, no par I of it was contracted during the past year WM. CKKIGHTON JOIIN PEACHEY, B. BBATTOX. Commissioners, Statement of Outstanding Taxes for 185'.'. i Collectors. Stated-Co. Outstay. Geo. Miller, Lewistown, $2953 35 439 10 i Simon tiro, Bratton, 1037 95 548 0(5 Henry Taylor, Brown, 2483 30 1289 55 P. Barefoot, Armagh, 3319 85 1918 35 T. Cunningham, Derry, 3240 20 1343 42 Alexander Orr, Decatur, 1338 90 707 30 John Cupples, Granville, 2092 39 537 54 Daniel King, Menno, 2330 73 740 98 Samuel Myers, MeYeytown, 503 77 325 02 W. 11. Ewing, N. Hamilton, 270 34 224 40 Moses A. Sample, Oliver, 1971 31 1537 51 George Smith, liniou, 3007 01 979 41 James F. MeXnir, Wayne, 1782 94 909 19 Paid Since Settlement. : George Miller, Lewistown, settled in fali. Henry Taylor, Brown, S4BO 00 Peter Barefoot, Armagh, 400 00 Thos. Cunningham, Deny, 599 75 Alex. Orr, Decatur, 180 00 John Cupples, Granville, 224 18 Daniel King, Menno, 339 00 Wm. 11. Ewing, .V Hamilton, S3 00 M. A. Sample, Oliver, 136 07 George Smith, Uniou, 597 50 Statement of Outstanding Taxes for 1858. Outstanding. Statr Tax. C'<>. Tax. State. County. 11. Urattun, $473 92 471 0U 143 70 88 03 A. Heed. 1109 72 1149 24 269 40 152 73 J. McKee, 957 8 1 944 17 441 49 146 85 P. Decker, 265 17 224 77 51 98 25 W. Barger, 938 91 928 31 173 78 113 35 J. Hook, G42 15 631 27 105 50 63 48 There nmy be a few slight inaccuracies in the above amounting to a few dollars. Of the above Alexander Heed, lirown, a* per receipt, paid 8146. I'aid Since Settlement. Jacob Ilook, Decatur, $36 00 William Barger, Granville, 22 50 D. Decker, McVeytown, 76 00 John McKee, Oliver, 84 60 Exonerations for 1858. Collectors. State. County. D. Decker, McVeytown, $lB 79 10 59 W. A. Sterrett. Armagh, 732 732 Jacob Hook, Decatur, 53- o 7. Geo. W. Wiley, Lewistown, 51 47 51 47 Wui. Barger, Granville, 17 25 16 20 li. Bratton, Bratton, 765 765 Alex, lleed, Brown, 17 97 17 57 G. W. Hazlett, Menno, 217 237 John MeK.ee, Oliver, 15 45 15 45 Adam Heard; Derrv; 19 63 18 38 George Lane, Wayne; 939 739 Juo.Robertson, N. Hamilton, 345 345 David Weiler, Union, 513 4 53' The County Debt is about $3500 00 all of which was contracted previous to the present board coming into of fice. Most of this would have beeu paid during the past year, but on ac count of the difficulty of making collections and the numerous cases in court in which the county was made to pay the costs, the com mis'-" sioner? were unable to do so. The repairs at the Court House amount ed to SI 25 Do. at Jail, 29 97 Fuel for Court House, 16 00- Do. for Jail, 223 37 The printing for 1559 amounted to 208 25 being about one-half what it would amount to at the regular rates of advertising. The clerk's salary, as fixed several years since, was 300 00 For the present year the salary has been fixed at $287. The balance re ceived by the clerk was for services rendered the previous year. Lewistown Gas Company. ELECTION. OTICE is hereby given to the stockhold ers of the Lewistown Gas Company that an election will be held at the office of the undersigned, in Lewistown, on SATURDAY, the 17th day of March, 1860, from 10 o'clock a. m. to 3 o'clock p. an., for one President and six Managers to conduct the business of the Company for the ensuing year. feb23 J. W. SIIAW, Sec'y. Executors 5 Sale. undersigned, Executors of the last JL will and testament of Wm. Barefoot, lata of Armagh township, Mifflin county, deceased, will offer at public sale, on the premises, on Saturday, March 24, 1860, a tract or piece of land, situate in said town ship, late the property of said decedent, ad joining lands of Peter Barefoot, Wm. S. Mc. Nitt and others, containing IS ACR.ES, more or less, all cleared and in a good state of cultivation. Also, one piece of WOODLAND, in said tewnsbip, adjoining lands of Peter Barefoot, James M. Brown, and the mountain survey, containing TWO ACRES. Sale to commence at 10 o'clock a. m. of said day, when terms will be made known by PETER BAREFOOT,) BAREFOOT, V Executors. JOHN BAREFOOT, \ February 23, 1860. TV* OTICE.—An eleotion will be held at the As bouse of Wm. Brothers, in Reedsvilie, on the SECOND MONDAY (12th) of March. 1860, to elect a President, six Managers end Treasurer of the Lewistown & Kisboquilia' Turnpike Company, for the ensuing year. JOHN MoDOWELL. Jr.. febl6 Pre sidept
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