LOCAL AFFAIRS. FOURTH OF JULY. —The 4th was ush ered in by all kinds of patriotic demonstra tions on the part of old and young. The stars and stripes were displayed in all di rections, bells rung, national airs sung, and a perpetual firing of crackers, torpe does, and shooting irons generally, kept up from early on the 3d to late on the 4th.— Early in the morning a prayer meeting wxs held at the Methodist Church and sub sequently divine service in the Episcopal, which was attended by the Slemmer Guards, who for the first time appeared in public in uniform, At nine o'clock they again assembled and marched to the residence of Judge Bitz, where a beautiful flag was presented them by the itev. J. Lcithead, on behalf of the young ladies of Lewis town Mr. L. addressed them as follows : SIK: On this morning of the anniversary of our country's independence we have as sembled here to participate in an interesting and impressive ceremony. I have been de puted by the young ladies of Lewistowu to present to you, and through you to the Slem mer (Juards, a company of which you are chief officer, this beautiful banner, which, wherever it floats throughout the world, is the emblem of freedom and the ensign of liberty. It is the same old flag beneath whose folds our fathers fought the battles of the Revolution and achieved their nation's Independence —glorious deeds which we this day celebrate, and which every true patriot loves to commemorate. It is the same ban ner which has waved in triumph over many battle fields, and upon which victory has ev er delighted to perch. Its fame in the past has been untarnished, its honor has been un sullied by a single stain, and its glory has been ever bright and unobscurcd. No for eign foe has ever assailed it successfully, and now when domestic traitors are seeking t) pull it down, they shall be equally unsuccess ful in their mad efforts to trample it in the dust. There is sadness in the thought that it should have been fired upon by those to whom it has ever been a protection and a Messing, but the very guns which bombard ed the walls of Sumter woke a nation of free men, and millions have risen up in its de fence. We wait the issue patiently, but hopefully and with all certainty. The popu lar will demands that this rebellion be crush -1 out, that all insubordination be put down, and that the honor and authority <.f the Gov eminent be fully vindicated and sustained. It must be so, and it will be so, and "Tit" Sl;r-sjia!i>rlel Itanner s:i!l in triumph shall wave • >Vr the land | the tree and the home of the bravo" The origin of your company is coeval with the war which these Southern rebels have in augurated, and which they are now carrying on. You organized for the purpose of defend ing the altars and firesides of our homes from the incursions and depredations of those who might perhaps invade and seek to lay them waste. It was patriotism which prompted you to the act, and I know that it was a pure and lofty patriotism which has in duced these young ladies to bestow upon you this banner, under whose folds you shall hereafter rally. It gives me great pleasure, inv dear sir, to be the medium of presenting it to you and to your company, and I now d liver it into your hands. Accept of it. and may it ever find in you noble and gallant do f illers—men whose love and devotion to their country shall ever he undoubted, and who shall never, never prove themselves un it rtiiy of the name and character of Auieri can citizens. And now, '•F'dvvcr Hum( that .<t:tti<lard >l<'Ot! W Ik -IV h|*M!h<*> tin* foo hilt before us, Willi lr<fhni*s siil i n k utii our fret. Yii-i freedom's humier streaming oVr us." I ho flag was received by David 15. Wil son. who had been elected Captain of the ''turds, in place of Captain 1). Yanvalzah, ij']"unfed Ist Lieutenant in the 1" S. Ar my. with the annexed reply : >ut: It is my privilege to receive through y u this ensign—a donation by the ladies of 1. wistown to the Slemnmr Guards. On be half of the company 1 beg leave to say to y 'j, ladies, that they will ever cherish the g'.ft. and associate with it the most generous .'■o'flections of you who first moved in this I'-iiuiony of confidence in and respect for ur company. The gift itself, no ordinary lie, to the Slemmcrs, is rendered tenfold ! 1 re dear by the circumstances which attend - presentation. The character of the do !■■'•l n, the relation which the donors bear to the company, the time chosen for the presen !; 'i n, and lastly the sacrilegious assaults which impious traitors are now making upon ur country, which this flag represents, make i!ii> occasion peculiarly sacred to us all.— ' nnng as it does from you who are bound ! 1 members of the company by the tenders • sisters and companions, it must necessari v prove to them a keepsake around which wnl cling many recollections of the happy -ays uf the past. But when they reflect up n the many misgivings and forebodings w ich the present national difficulties natu r'd!y excited in your mind while preparing the Slemmcrs can only receive it as a me moriul from you of their first duty—that to ,o<? ir country —and as the embodiment of v'uur heartfelt benedictions. They must ev er regard it as the index to that sentiment so •Tgely manifested by your sex in the pres et crisis, that in your hearts love of eoun fij, of which this flag is the standard, is only second to their love of God. But, ladies, your choice of time for tender •pg this gift lends to it a peculiar consecra u. This beautiful Star-spangled Banner this day transports the mind of every :r ue American to the drama of which the of July eighty-five years ago was the opening scene. hmboldened by the majesty of their cause, Urved by a succession of cruel wrongs, and rusting to Heaven for protection, such men Jefferson, the Morris's aDd Adams's then that Declaration which Americans their most sacred birthright. It has •"-e been sealed to U9 by the blood cf Revo • ■-unary heroes as the noblest patrimony y could bestow ; and now, to day, the col 'f tl '■ on this the anniversary ieir first bold resolution, is placed in our ~ 8 around which to rally as a military v, ' an y- The fac simile of that modest an j n , e . r ' w Lich, in the days of Washington is compeers, provoked loud huzzas from f J v ' Tl'ades of Florida to the pine forests tm.,w° e ' ' s . ma( *e by you the type of our [r v 1 Although the Slemmcrs will nev c'tur this" our country's flag, yet on ,;i Ccail ® n OQ e saddening thought forces it . ' a t " em - The glory in which this na -tandard has waved for eighty-five years is now overcast by an ominous cloud. A pause in its glorious history is now being made by the attack of an unprincipled S urii" em junto, ami the event of the ordeal through which sh is now pas-sing, the issue of the impending crisis, will decide whether the " Star Spangled Banner" shall be thrice more glorious £b those who succeed us or the last melancholy record of departed greatness. 1 he peace cry following the present evil com motion, will determine, while not yet a star in that blue field is dimned, nor a hue in those bright stripes deadened, whether every shred in its texture shall recall to our minds des ponding recollections of the past, or whether our country, Phoenix like, shall rise from the corruption which internal foes arid foreign parasites have heaped upon her, rejuvenated and purified by that which was prepared for her winding sheet. Such, Ladies, is the di lemma in which our country is placed, and upon the issue of the approaching conflict de pends all that to us as Americans is great and good—our liberty—our country vindica ted, and the honor of our country's flag un tarnished. Since, therefore, you havecho sen the latter as the noblest standard beneath which to pledge us, and to which American minds are now turned with earnest solicitude, and the civilized world contemplates with anx iety, let me assure you all that the Slemmer Guards will strive to prove themselves worthy of the trust. This flag will ever be dear to them, on account of the blessing they yet hope to enjoy under it, and as a memorial of your kind regards. In return, ladies, let me tender you the most cordial thanks of the company, whilst I assure you that next to their country the Slum mors will ever be most loyal to the ladies of Lewistowu. Subsequently the company paraded through town under Lieut. It. 11. Hoover, performing a number of highly creditable military manoeuvres. At six o'clock in the evening our citi zens generally, with the Sabbath Schools, assembled in front of the court house, where several national airs were sung and an eloquent and patriotic address delivered by Rev. Mr. McMurray, which we publish at the request of many of our citizens who were gratified auditors of the speaker : Ladies, Gentlemen and Children of' the Sunday Schools —l am happy to greet yuu here en this 4th uf Jul) - , 1801. Never has this birthday uf the nation dawned upon us, fraught with .scenes of such thrilling interest and iearlui import, as that we now commem orate as the Soth anniversary of American In dependence. And whate.er the issue of the present conflict of arms it will not be less memorable than that on which the thirteen colonics, in solemn convention, issued the declaration which has just been read. That was a sanguinary and bloody conflict of sev en years tor national existence; this for nation al preservation. That to achieve our liberty; this to preserve, perpetuate, and hand down that liberty to future posterity—to millions yetun horn. For whatever minor issues may be raised, the great issue uf the present struggle is the ///<- oj the Xation. It is a question of self-pres er cat ton —of government or no government, union or disintegration, order or anarchy, lib erty or despotism. It is to decide whether we have a country, or whether the flag of the lie public waves over a mere organized anarchy the sure precursor of military despotism. Already, indeed, lias the so called govern merit of the Confederate States violated the great fundamental principle of popular liber tv, in refusing to submit their bogus constitu tion to the popular vote, ignoring the sorer eiynty oj the jKople; and upon its ruins they may soon establish, an oligarchy, ormonareliy, or autocracy—any form of government they choose. The fathers of the revolution believed they had founded a yoariunent —a Union indisso Lible, powerful and perpetual; and so far un exampled and unparalleled in the sublime march of its progress in every material eh: inent of prosperity, and greatness. But let it now be severed, and it is no longer the same Union; no more than a house divided and torn asunder is the same house; -the gov ernment is no longer the same government; the United States of Ailieriea no more a Na tion among the Nations—its Constitution shattered and broken—its prestige gone—its pride and glory faded, withered as a leaf of au tumn. The question, therefore, is, shall the Union be preserved ? Shall this government be sustained? Or shall we substitute for it the fatal doctrine and hydra of Secession— that "fog of the brain, and poison at the heart?" Recognize the Southern Confederacy, and you at once endorse secession as a State riyht, such as it is claimed to be—a light under tltl Constitution ; and you inscribe oh that instru ment its own death-warrant; you commit po litical suicide. Secession antagonizes the government; and if ono succeeds the other must fall. There can he no other logical re sult. The offspring of an unholy ambition and lust for power, it means to degrade and destroy this, the only free Republic in the world. It means nothing less, and its tri umph will have no other effect: it is to make the government a "mere rope of sand;" to in corporate into its very texture an element of s< If destruction. I repeat, the question is one that involves the life or death of this great nation ; and un less we are willing to obliterate the most sub lime record on the page of history—blot out the memory of the patriot fathers, our heroic dead—ignore the great principle of man's ca pacity for self-government—libel the Ameri can name—falsify ouv accredited love of coun try, and the prestige of American valor—dc moralize national sentiment, and degrade our selves in the eyes of the world, to be a by word and a scorn among the nUions; we must meet the issue squarely, nobly—if need be, " fgld it out to the last" —at all hazard, at all cost, at all sacrifice. If we would be what we have been, a nation of freemen, a nation deserving the name, a nation at all, we must meet the issue and sustain ILe government. Toll me not of re construction ! Re-construc tion implies previous dissolution, and dissolu tion the overthrow of the government—an absolved constitution and dead nationality. To re-construct on such a basis, would be to build on a foundation of sand. I have no sympa thy with it; it is but a specious pretence; an illusion; an idle dream. It would be to con fess the present government a failure ; and what confidence could men then have in a new experiment? It may be well to inquire what the go vernment is? Whose government is it? Not that of the president and heads of de partments ; nor that of Congress; nor the Generals of the Army ; nor the Commodores of the Navy. They are but the representa tives, or pensioned executives of a power ly ing elsewhere. It is the government of the people—yours and mine —it exists in the "warm hearts of living Americans." Neither is it the government of a purty, dovotion to which is the theme of demagogues at ward and mass meetings, and from the hustings in the polit ical canvass: a kind of patriotism wh - "on sign is not the soaring eagle, but the mousing reptile; the inner heart, and core, and gall of that fouliof all bigotries"—political se • a rianism , a principle that will bluster in sup port of a government, just so long as its pro tection conduces to its own narrow and sec tional interests ; but the moment it fails to do this, blusters just as valiantly. " down irit/i the government! down with the Union!" True patriotism is not adherence to a party, it is love of country —adherence, loyalty to the gov ernment, no matter what jmrty holds the reins. And this, therefore, is no mere party struggle, though partyism has had much to do in bringing it on. Ours is a government in which the people are the sovereigns, the rulers the servants; and hence it is for the people, and the whole people, to rally around, uphold, preserve, and perpetuate this, the best government the world lias ever seen. For myself, allow me to say, I am no par tizan ; I have no party affinities. I would not stand here as the advocate of a party; nut on this hallowed day or any other day." But I would be—gladly be—the advocate of my country —a bleeding nation, and that nation mine and yours —whose (if trembles in the balance. That was a uhlimo spectacle, on thcGth of November last, when nearly five milli ns of men met at the polls, to declare at the ballot box their preference for the Chief Magistrate of a great and powerful nation—men of eve ry conceivable pursuit and occupation, from the savan in his study to the miner in his darksome cavern, and the "sailor on his airy shrouds"—representatives of nearly every great race of the human family, with many inferior varieties—descendants of men who met in bloody strife at Bunker Hill, Brooklyn Heights, .Saratoga and Germantown ; yet all mingling peaceably in the same civic contest. Never was there such a sublime spectacle pre sented, until this Western World, pregnant with now inventions made the bold attempt. Yet, never was there so gloomy and sad a spectacle as tha* which now prevents itself to the astonished gaze of the world. Not only the cry of Secession— dissolve the Union —this Eden ol the world—the Paradise of the uni verse; but S eesr 11 i navy united, stalking abroad i.t organized, armed rebellion, tread ing a pathway ul plunder and blood, deluging the land with scenes of carnage, out-vicing barbarism itself in •! 1- of cruelty ; wearing the visage, and wielding the dagger of the as sassin; menacing the Capitol, and threatening its ruin ; denouncing the Union, under whose broad tegis we had grown great, prosperous and happy—the South no less than the North —denouncing it "on accursed Union," and the Constitution, the frame work of our lath ers, "whose matchless wisdom and great cen tral truth of human equality" seem almost like inspiration itself, "an accursed instru ment"—insulting the flag which led our fath ers to glorious victory; the flag of Washing ton, which has hitherto waved in triumph, borne aloft over every sea. and entered every port, and command the respect of the whole world ; insulting that noble flag, trampling it in the dust, with foul and traitor hands, con signing it to an ignoble sepulchre, as if in the vain hope of burying the Union. Such is thecortrast between theGtli of Novcm ber last, and this Ith ol July. Shall such a cause triumph? Shall rightful, constituted author ity give place to causeless ret. Hi >ll ! Shall loyalty pale and cower to insidious treason ? No ! No! All over these states, north, east, and west, millions of warm, patriotic iiearts answer, No! It must not, it shall not be.— Thousands of brave men, whose love of cn try has overv mo that of their own firesides and hearth stones, and led them to welcome the toils of th>* camp am! the peril.-? of the field; who have gone f:th with throbbing hearts in which the patriotic flic hums as in the days when a handful ■•! r a.i.-t- dated to meet in d<-;itii grapple tin it- powerful = p pressors; witli bristling hav iu-i m. 1 ginn r ing sword, and renowned chi i:-i• .at their head, upuu whose war-eneirci d br.w aits stern resolve, a ration':- put -, the greatest General of ti.a :14c —thes- th aisan-i <ot bravo nicn and true, a quart : of a mi.ihni. l'rntn the Chesapeake to the great \ a!! -y f .Missis sippi, eelio hack the response, No! it must not, it cannot be! The God t>f our fathers forbids it! The (J-si of Washington—tin God of liberty forbids it! The God of provi dence, who pave us this iaud for a heritage; whose strong ann has In en strikingly reveal ed in its protection and defence; under whose fostering care wo have grown to be a great and mighty people; who rules in the armies of the skies, and "presides over the destinies of nations"—the God of providence will not permit it! He, who " makes the wrath of men to praise liirn," will yet restrain the fu rious storm, and stay the deluge of blood, and " ordain peace for us" —such a peace as shall carry with it security against future like dis sensions, and give us a loftier rank than we have ever yet held among the nations of the world. No. nation ever inherited so rich a legacy in the might}- prayers and noble sacrifices of its founders. No nation ever took so fair a start in the 1-mg race of accumulating glory. No nation ever possessed such internal re sources, or experienced such a sublime march of progress. And, if we go back a few months, never did a period arrvive in a na tion's history—excepting only that of the de livered captives of Egypt—from which it could see in the present richer results from the interference of Divine agency in the past. Free, then as it was, from the embarrass ments that pertain to the oligarehal govern ments of the old world, and nothing to clog the workings of our " grand republican ilia chine"—hut one deplorable exception—llo nation on earth could claim, or had a right to claim, so high a destiny. Nor can 1 believe its mission j-et fulfilled. A nobler, loftier destination awaits us. God lias not given us this fair land to be obliterated in a sea of blood! He has not bestowed the boon of liberty, that it might be wrested from us! No, He intends liberty for us; liberty for the world ! Aud he has made us the almoners of that liberty to enslaved millions of the race ; freedom, progress, civilization, and the Gos pel of Peace, to the down trodden, the be nighted, and perishing of other lands! Let us then put our trust in Cod! Let us accept and Fulfill the destiny He has assigned us ; and never shall this land be any thing else than a chosen laud of freedom—an asy lum lor the bruised spirits of other lands from the heel of oppression and wrong —an elevated stage on which the great principles ol mutual rights and voluntary institutions, shall have a lull development, an unobstruct ed operation ! And that " starry banner of the free,'' honored abroad—honored all over the world—revered at home as the proud ensign of a nation's glory— despised only by craven hearts— dishonored only by traitor bands—that noble banner which floats here to-day, shall wave in triumph while there are patriot hearts to bleed for it, and loyal hands to uphold and bear it on to victory ! On sea and land, from every ship that ride's the ocean, from every flag staff in this broad land— North. South, East and West—from Maine to iVxa —from the Atlantic to the tranquil wa ters <>f the Pacific—it shall fl >at on, and float ever, as the glorious ensign of liberty, the banner of the free ! Greeted, in the sun light, as it was recently at the Capitol of our own State, hy the Uol den Eagle from his lofty home in the clouds, descending and hovering over it as it was run up aud unfurled upon the flag staff, as if in recognition of his own emblem in our coat of arms ; so may that imperial bird be the em blem and illustration of our country's "Teat future—in contrast with the crawling, venom ous reptile of Treason's banner, whoso doom shall be a bruiscl head, though it may bruise iue heel! And when we all go down to the sleep ut the grave, may it be with no other flag floating over us—the wing of the Ameri can eagle remain unshackled, stillcleaving the air of freedom—in that sleep of tire dust, resting beneath the outspreading folds of the Union—a Union preserved in all its perennial life and vigor, to bless her sons with peace ; to bless the world with the light of her brill iant example. LAHIES' SOLDIERS AID ASSOCIATION*. —A general desire having been expres sed to know what this a-sociation had done towards carrying out the object of its organ ization, we are enabled to present the fol lowing statement of its operations to this time: They have made 025 Havelocks, 425 of which were sent to Col. W. 11. Irwin, for his, the 7th regiment, then encamped near Uhambersburg, 100 to the Logan Guards, and 100 to Maj. J. A llaskiu, for the lleg ulars under his command, at Fort Wash ington. Their next undertaking was a box oi' Hospital stores, which were sent on the 4th inst., to Miss D. L. l)ix, Wash ington city, who has engaged to have them so disposed of, that they will be first ap plied for the use and benefit of the men who have gone l'rom our county. This box contained the following articles : 10 sheets, 7 piiiows, li'i pi!! r.v 1:jl> shirts, lo pairs drawers, '3l towels, 7 chintz wrap pers, 83 pocket cases, each containing needles, thread, pins and buttons, togeth er with a number of jars and cans of jel lies of various kinds, and some fans and herbs, and a i'ew books. The pocket cas es were made at the suggestion of Miss J>ix, and were a very neat as well as useful addition to the stock. In this connection we also publish a let ter from Maj. I'ia.-kin, acknowledging the llaveloeks sent him FORT WASHINGTON'. MJ., June 2jth, 1861. To MRS. 11. J. WALTERS, President Soldiers' Aid Association, Lewistown, Fenua. jftnlaiu —j our letter accompanying the llaveloeks for the u-e of the Regulars under my command, and a pair of slippers for my self, has been received. I truly appreciate the kindly feelings which prompted these useful gifts, l'or the llaveloeks the Regu lars heartily thank you—and f< r the slippers, which are a marvelous proper fit, and a "con venience that 1 have lor s<>me time desired, and 1 beg you to accept my grateful acknowl elgeinents. -V- ! >r my " kindness and courtesy towards your volunteers," i can only say 1 have cn deavore 1 t u i duty, and am sincerely pleased that my manner ol doing it has met the rtpprobat.on of their cherished relations and in; i.ds at home. 1 heartily unite with you in your sincere desire lor an early termination of the inifor tuim.te contest in winch wo are now engaged, and sincerely pray that, in the good provi deuce t.d U d, the time may soon coine when Union, happiness and prosperity will be again restored to our beloved country. V. ith best wishes for the health and hap piness of yourself, and of tire ladies of your praiseworthy association, I am, Madam, most respectfully, your obe dient servant, J. A. IIASKIN, Bvt. Maj. aud Capt. Ist Art'y. Headquarter# 'llk Regiment Pa. Vol. W ASUIXUTON CITY, June 18, 1801. My dear lady Friends- Being on a visit to Fort Washington a few days ago, I was hand ed a letter addressed to me, by the ladies of Lewistown, stating that they-had sent a box to my care for the Logan Guards, containing various articles for the convenience and com fort of the soldier, ail of which I am happy to say they received. It is with great pleasure, ladies, that I ac knowledge the receipt of 3*our kind letter; and on behalf of the Logan Guards I return you their sincere thanks for the contents of the box, for it contained many articles indis pensable to the soldier's comfort. I can as sure you, ladies, that that little band of sol diers sent up many a hearty cheer and prayer for tlie fair donors. It is encouraging and gratifying to the soldier that has enlisted for the defence of this glorious old Union, and the Stars and Stripes, to know that the fair sox are ministering angels to all his wants, and that their prayers ever follow him in spir it and soul to the bloody tieldjof battle. Some of you, perhaps, may not realize the effort it cost many a bravo heart, aud the many quiet tears dropped by the brave soldiers in tearing themselves away from comfortable homes, leaving everything that was near and dear to them behind, not knowing whether they would ever live to return. You may perhaps say they went cheerfully, which I can assure you they did, but why did they so readily re spond to their country's call? Because the flag of pur country had been insulted, and our glorious old Union was in immediate dan ger of being overthrown—that same Union that our tathers fought and bled for, and handed down to us in its purity, with the prayer that we should maintain it as pure, for future generations, and crush out all trait ors and rebels, let them be of foreign or na tive birth. Under any other circumstances, perhaps, there is not gold enough in all Mif flin county to induce some of them to leave their all, not knowing whether they would ev er live to return. Ladies, I am pleased to know that you have taken the interest ol the soldier n your open hands, and hope you may attend faithfully to his many wants. But the soldier is not all that you will be expected to look after iu these our country's trying times. You must ever bear in mind, that while thy soldier is from home and friends, battling for the sacre ! <tar< and stripes, and our good old Union, -1 a' there is in many eases something left l•• : ind that is dearer than life itself to him. Mativ of them left dear wives and children, and aged parents at home, who have heretofore depend ed and looked to them for support and the comforts of life. I hope you will not forget them—that you will see that they may waot for nothing to make them comfortable and happy, and the true soldier will ou pray for you all. Trusting that the true patriotism thus far exhibited by the ladies of Lewistown and vi cinity may continue through all the relations of lile which they may have to pass through, and that their good example may be a guide to all true patriotism for all ages to conic, I have the honor to remain yours, >tc., J. B. SELIIEWEH, Lt. Col. 25th Regiment l'a. Vol. B£>.„Thc Logan Guards we learn will be discharged on the 17th, and unless pre vented by unforeseen circumstances, will probably return home on Friday or .Satur day a week. We would suggest that a public meeting be held on Monday even ing next, in the Town Ilall, for the pur pose of making arrangements to give them a welcome home. f£T*Thc wheat and rye crops in this county give an unusual yield—probably superior to any during the past ten years. A considerable portion has been cut. The corn and potatoes are somewhat backward, but with a good rain or occasional showers may yet do well. ALARMS OF FIRE. —An alarm was rais ed on the 4th by the discovery that an out house at Sample's stables was on fire. It was probably caused by a squib, and was speedily extinguished. Towards evening the back building on the farm of A. Parker, Ksfj., occupied by W. 11. Graham, was found to be on fire at the comb of the roof, and contrary to all expectation was extinguished with buckets of water. This for a short time presented a dangerous appearance. Its origin is un known. BsgA„The Lev. Samuel Milliken, son of Joseph Milliken, Esq., of this place, who has been officiating as Pastor of a Presby terian Church at Quincy, Georgia, return ed home last week with his family, as he could not conscientiously comply with de mands made by ':is congregation. Mr. M. we learn had no fears of violence from the better classes, but wc presume the can nil/i rule there as elsewhere in the South and probably led to his departure. FOR TIIE WAR. —Captain Mitchell will be in Lewistown on Friday afternoon for the purpose of recruiting men for the Mif flin Cuunty Cavalry, to serve during the war. We learn that men can readily be procured, but that the difficulty with many is to get suitable horses, while others have not the moans to purchase. An allowance of 50 cents per day is made by the govern ment for a horse, and if disabled or killed paid for in full. Could not our patriotic citizens who have means aid in furnishing horses to persons willing to go who cannot themselves buy ? BOLI.A Convocation of the Episcopal Church has been in session since Tuesday aud will continue until the close of the week. Bishop Bowman, anJ ministers from Lancaster, Harrishurg, Ac. are ores- | cut. From the Gazette Extra of July a. lamentable affair occurred neai : Junkins' Cap, opposite McVoytown, on ! Monday morning last, which resulted in j the death oi Daniel Miller. It appears he I left the house at breakfast time with a gun i and proceeded to the orchard. Shortly af ter a report was heard, but as it was sup posed he was shooting birds, it created no surprise. Sometime after his lifeless body was discovered near a cherry tree, with a load of shot in his head behind the ear, but whether through accident or design it is difficult to determine, lie was we think the owner of two farms in that section, about 40 years of age, and leaves nine children. comet which lias been noted for some months by astronomers, appeared in the northwest on Tuesday evening in all the splendor and majesty of these ce lestial phenomena which the Creator has caused at times to appear within the range of mortal vision. Married. in Christ Church, Brownsville, Pa., en Tuesday morning, June 25th, by the Rev. James J. Page, the Rev. JOHN LEITIIEAD, Rector of St. Marks' Church, Lcwistown, Pa., and Miss ANNIE C., daughter of l>r. L. Lafferty, of the former place. Died. In McLean county, Illinois, uu Sunday, June 30, of dropsy, JOSEPH P. LANTZ, formerly of Mifflin county, aged 33 years, 7 months and 4 days. FR UI TTA¥S !" LATEST AND BEST 1 JUST RECEIVED, a new article of Fruit Jars, which is certainly the best and most convenient article in us... ju27 F. J HOFFMAN. TONIC. C ♦ Aib rt Pit ■ it. C Arknn#u. \V vHINSTOH, I>. June 11. lsili. f linve U-v i twv toll). s of your i?; fTot'rrnd f'-'U and have '.omul it very useful m ease of Indi ces' .'.u i lleaiiaehc. nu.i m commend it to ah who •••"< ;m> | efficacious ivme.lv -.ad m. .aljle tonic. li e! -eUighSheriirof Allegheny county has giv en us the following: •• * • adufted wuh 1 lulity of th lug. stive Or * "touutiiig to a .severe attack of 1 >v; pt psia, ' ''•! .•#/, - onsiderahly. >!v wife wait . it . "ted undei -attie eiienm.stance.s,and witlitho > ."ie <t:s, ase. lltrru tt-c.l your ine.h. ine ,aikd i>u /(>• - i:„i 1,, - Wl , . llt j, olitained relief,and tre happy to affor .y n tius <•. ideace its v .,lc.' I ltt- trp.i, J a -J. lv-v. Jou.> FaKsvtr, THE MARKETS. LEW ISTOWN, July 10, L*Gl. CORRECTED UV 11 EDUCE BI.YM YET. Butter,good, ft). lo Lard, 9 Tallow, 00 a S Eggs, dozen, 10 Buckwheat Fiuur per 100, 2 50 Beeswax, per pound, 25 Wool, washed, 30 unwashed, 20 Dried Cherries, per bushel 1 75 Dried Apples, do 1 25 Beans per bushel, 1 50 Potatoes. GO Shoulder, v II am, jo Sides, 9 A luiitry soap per ib., from 5 to 7 cents CORRECTED UV MARKS A wn.i.ts. \s"hc;it, white f 1 bushel, 05 " red go Corn, old, 35 new, 35 Bye, 45 Oats, 20 Barley, 50 to 55 Cloverseod, 0 00 to 1 00 Timothy, 1 50 Flaxseed, I 25 Marks & \Y iiiis are retailing flour and feed as follows: Extra Flour, per 100, 2 75 Fine, do 2 00 Superfine, do 2 50 Family, do 5 00 Mill Fead, per hundred. 80 Chopped Oats and Corn per 10(, 100 Chopped Rye pet 100, 1 10 Salt, 1 40 CF. -I nt:! ihe 15th day of October next, Marks A. V> iihs will deliver coal within the borough limits, at the following rates . Xo. 2 and o white ash Sunbury $3 50 per ton. 2 and 3 Wilkesbarro S3 'JO per ton. White ash Limeburners 82 85 per ton. Treverton 44 £2 50 per ton. Delivered for cash only. AUDITOR'S NOTICE fIMIE undersigned, appointed Auditor by JL the Court of Common Pleas of Mifflin county, to distribute the fund arising upon sate of the real estate of Wm. Reed, on plu ries vend, exponas, X r o. 18, April'J'erm, 1801, in the hands of Sheriff Stanbarger, will meet all persons interested at his office, iu Lewis town, on THURSDAY, the 15th day of Au gust, 1801, at 10 o'clock a. m. of said day JOS. W. PARKER, And. Lewistown, July 10, 1801. AUDIT OR'S NOTICE. fjMIE undersigned, appointed Auditor by _L the Orphans' Court of Mifilin county, to settle and and adjust tire final account of Christian lloover, Administrator of Dr. Lew is Iloover, deo'd., will meet all parties inter ested at his office, iu Lewistown, on MOX DAY, the 11th day of August, ISGI, at 10 o'clock a. tn. of said day. jy 10 JOS. W. PARKER, Aud. NEW I<MM LAMES FOK Sl'E It M ATO R R II (EA. H'IU.VK!) ASSOCIATION. PHILADELPHIA. a U' ■ ■ . 1 : > ' •••</abashed '> t Kiubiic nt, for the I!i tirfvf the Sick and Diet • seed, qMiCtecl with Virulent and Chrome Diseases, an '■ eepeciattjfjor the Cure of Disease* of the Sexual Orgeats. ' MEDICAL ADVICE-iv.u gi.by the Acting Su rgeon. VA LI'ABL K liKPORTS on l-jterniatorrlniM in.l .>th ••r lii-oiisf >. nftln Scxiutl Organs,una tin NEW REM EDIES i iiijiinj !.■■! in the Di-pi-n-ory, sent iu m-aled envelopes, lice ill' charge. Two or three Mumps for p • cj ihrc. A.hin s. II£ ,J. SKUA.IN Hi n;< Mli i N. IT- ,Hrd Association, No. t S. Ninth St., Philadelphia, I'a. joO \ EDITOR'S NOTICE.—The undersign 2\_ cd, appointed an Auditor by the Court of Common Rieas of Miflliu county to make distribution of the fund in the hands of 0. C. . v T;tnbarger, Esq., Sheriff, arising front the .-": iS of the real e-tatc of Andrew McFnrlone, will attend to the duties of his appointment ;t his office, in Lewistowri, on THURSDAY, the 251h day of July, 1801, when and where ail persons having claims are required to present them, or he debarred from coining iu for a share of said fund. J. W. SIIAW, je27 Auditor, Estate of Isaac Thompson. Deceased. ~VT OTICE is hereby given that letters testa i_i nientary on the estate of ISAAC THOMPSON, late of Union township, dee'd., have been granted to the undersigned, resi ding in said township. All persons indebt ed to said estate are requested to make imme diate payment, and those having claims to present them duly authenticated for settle ment. SIMEON K. ZOOK, ju27-Gt* Administrator. For Bale, riMIK sul icriber, having retired from the JL agency for the sale of McCormick's Reaper, and having on hand a sample ma chine, he will sell it for one-third less than the selling rrico, and will warrant it as good a mower as the Buckeye or any other iu mar ket, and a much superior reaper. Aiso on hand a large lot of SECTIONS and ONE SIOK.EL. lie will sell the above machine on time, or exchange it for a good horse. It is a two horse machine and new. JAS. M. MARTIN. Derry township, June 27, 1801. Mifflin County Dragoons, 2 I)Y authority of the War Department 1 y hereby call upoa the Mifflin County Dragoons to be ready to muster into eerVico at the earliest notice, and to report them- I selves with their horses at my office immedi , ately for the regular service of the United States in the present war. They will re ceive 40 cent;, per day for their horses, and if disabled, will be paid for in full, as direc ted by the Secretary of War. Arms and equipments to be furnished in full Ly the U, IS. Dy order of G. V. MITCHELL. July 4, 1861. Captain
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