LOCAL AFFAIRS I'oißTif OF .J I i.y.—The 4th was ush i" by all kinds of patriotic detnonstra s uii the part of old and young. The and stripes were displayed in all di jvotjans, bells rung, national airs sung, and a perpetual firing of crackers, torpe does, and shooting irons generally, kept up front early on tlie -'> dto late on the 4th. in the morning a prayer meetin" tvas held at the Methodist Church and sub- M'<jiieritly divine service in the Episcopal, w liich was attended by the Sleniinert iuards who lor the first time appeared in public in uniform, At nine o'clock they a-min a-seiiiblcd and inarched to the residence of Judge Hit/, where a beautiful flag was presented them by the Lev. .7. Leithead, on behalf of the young ladies of Lewis town. Mr. L. addressed them as follows : Sir: On this morning of the anniversary of our country's independence we have as sent hit- J here to participate in an interesting and impressive ceremony. I have boon de" puted by the young ladies of Lewistnwn to present to you, and through you to theSlem nier Guards, 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 tin- 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 bus 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 tin- ' milled by a single stain, and its glory has been ever bright and unobscured. No fur rig" fic ba> ever assailed it successfully, and now v.lien domestic traitors are seeking ti pull it down, they -hull be equally unsuccess 1 iu! iti their mail efforts to trample it in the dust, flier*' i- sadness in the thought that i it should have hen fired upon by those to vh un it lias ever been a protection and a blessing, but the very guns which bombard I'd the walls of Sumter woke a nation of free I men, and millions have risen up in its de i 'nee. We wait the i-sue patiently, but hopefully and with all certainty. The* popii : Jar will demands that this rebellion be crush ed out. that all insubordination be put down, I and (hat the honor and authority ol the Gov' eminent be fully vindicated arid sustained. It must be so, and it will be so, and ' " ' sal,, "' r sti " triumph shall • IVrtiiO land of the free and the home of the brave." j The origin of your company is coeval with the war which these Southern rebels have in augurated, and which they are now carryim on. You organized for the purpose of defend" ing the altars and firesides of our homes from toe incursions and depredations of 'hose who might perhaps invade and seek to liy them waste. It was patriotism which prompted you to the act. and 1 know th.it it was a pure and lofty patriotism which lias in duced these young ladies to bestow upon you ! this banner, under whose folds you shall hereafter rally. It gives me great pleasure, ' iu\ dear sir, to he the medium of presenting ' it t" von and to your •—.<r, .... i t j deliver it into your hands. Accept of it. and iii t\ it over find in you nolde and gallant de f 'ti lets— men whose love and devotion to their country shall ever he undoubted, and j who shall never, nevej- prove themselves un worthy of the name and character of Aineri can i-itiz' ris\ And now, • ih.-tt sraiMlai*'! V. li.-if liiv£iitu*> flit- iut i.ilU its. \Vr!t -.il U'lH'.-trli our A ■ i 1. ••• ■ Ij .-• hunii-r >!r';tMiiiiu o*t • -.** i'iie flag was received by David 11. \Yil - >ti, who bad been elected Captain of the ' 1 u mis. in place of Captain D. Yativalzab, pP 'inted Ist liieutenant in the 1 S. Ar my, with the annexed reply: Sitt: It is mv privilege to receive through you this ensign—a d coition by the ladies of bewistown to tfie Slenuner Guards. On be ; half of the company 1 beg letiV' to say to y -u, ladies, that they vviil ever cherish the gift, and tissoeiafe with it the most generous recollections of you who fiist moved in this 1 o vim. nv of confidence in and respect for tir company. The gift itself, no ordinary in', to the Sleniniers, is rendered tenfold to ire dear by the circumstances which attend this presentation. The character of the do nation. the relation which the donors bear to ■ iie company, the time chosen for the prescn tation, and lastly the sacrilegious assaults which impious traitors are now making upon our country, which this flag represents, make this occasion peculiarly sacred to us all.— ' tiling as it does from you who are bound to members of the company by the tenders of sisters and companions, it must neaessari- , ly prove to them a keepsake around which will cling many recollections of the happy days of tiie past. Hut when they reflect up on the many misgivings and forebodings which the present national difficulties natu rally excited in your ruiud while preparing it, the Stammers can only receive it as a me morial from you of their first duty—-that to their country —and as the embodiment of your heartfelt benedictions. They must ev er regard it as tfie index to that sentiment so largely manifested by your sex in the pres ent crisis, that in your hearts love of coun try, of which this flag is the standard, is only second to their love of God, But, ladies, your choice of'time for tender ing this g'ft. lends to it a peculiar consecra tion. This beautiful Star-spangled Banner on this day transports the mind of every true American to the drama of which the 4th of July eighty-five years ago was the opening scene. Emboldened by the majesty "f their cause, nerved by a succession of cruel wrongs, and trusting to Heaven for protection, such men as Jefferson, the Morris's and Adams's then engrossed that Declaration which Americans esteem their most sacred birthright. It has ■once been sealed to us by the blood of Revo lutionary heroes as the noblest patrimony they could bestow ; and now, to day, the col es of their choice, on this the anniversary of their first bold resolution, is placed in our Hands around which to rally as a military company. The fac simile of that modest banner, *which, in the days of Washington and his compeers, provoked loud huzzas from the everglades of Florida to the pine forests of Maine, is mado by you the type of our emulation. Although the Slemmers will nev er be wanting in courage iu defence of our country and this our country's flag, yet on this occasion one saddening thought forces it e,'lf upon them. The glory in which this na tional standard has waved for eighty five years , s now overcast by an ominous cloud 'V "* !" ,N g'-Lous historv I- O h -oir - made I.y the attack of an unpen,, ipled - u;(l em junto, and the event of theordeal through which si,,. 1S now t|lp |s<||( _ , fh ' ::"p, end, 0 n - v,i i ! ,J " ,ide n,e otar Spangled Banner" shall be tlirice more glorious to those who succeed us or the ast melanchoiy record of depat ted greatness. Ie 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 and 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 "reat and good—our liberty—our country vindica ted, and tiie honor ol our country's fla>* un tarnished. Since, therefore, you have cho 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 lety, let me assure you all that the Slcmmer tjtiaras will strive to prove themselves worthy of the trust. This flag will ever be dear to 1 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 i company, whilst 1 assure you that next to their country the Slemmers will ever be most loyal to the ladies of JLewistown. Subsequently the compuiiy paraded through town under Lieut. ]{. JJ. Hoover, performing a number of highly creditable j military manoeuvres, j At fix o clock in the evening our citi i sens 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 ltev. .Mr. McMurray, which we publish at the request of many of our citizens who were gratified auditors of the speaker : Laities. Geu/leim u ami Children of the '. Suiulai/ Schools —l ain happy to greet you here on this 4th of Julv, 1801. Never has i this hii t Inlay of thy nation dawned upon us, fraught with scenes of such thrilling interest and fearful import, as that we now commcin j orate as the Both anniversary of American In- I dependence. And whatever the issue of the i present conflict of arms it \\ ill not he less , memorable tlian that on which the thirteen , colonies, in solemn convention, issued the • ; j declaration which has just heen read. That 1 , was a sanguinary and hi mdy conflict of sev- j en years for national cjcisfriuvj this fur nation- ( a I preserealion. That to aciiicve our liberty; | this to preserve, perpetuate, and hand down that i , liberty to future posterity—to millions yctun , horn. I'or whatever m inor issues may be raised, j thegrcatjssue of the present struggle is the///'- ' , of the A 'atmn. It j s a question of selfpres \ v ri lutein of government or no government, union or disintegration, order or anarchy, lib- f or.y or despotism. It is to decide whether we ! t have a country, or v hetiter the flag of the He j public waves over a mere organized anarchy ] the sure precursor of military despotism. 1 1 Alicady, indeed, has the so called govern ■ •] "'• "t .ot tb" t'-.njbAvi-'t" States .1..T...1 .!■„ great lou-.ant 'n. ii ~,>, > ... fiber j tv, in refusing to submit their bogus constitu t tion to the popular vote, ignoring the sorer■ ; n liijnty of the people-, and upon it.- ruins they j t may sunn establish an oligarchy, or monarchy, f or autocracy —any f rin of government they j f choose. The fathers of the revolution believed they, had founded a e/orei nnieut —a Union indisso luble, powerful and perpetual ; and so far on exam pled and unparalleled in the sublime march of its progress in every material ele ment of prosperity, and greatness. Rut let it now Ire 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 America 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 he preserved? Shall this government he sustained"? Or shall we substitute for it the fatal doctrine and hydra of Secession— that " fog of the bruin, and poison at the heart?" Recognize the Southern Confederacy, and you at once endorse secession as a Stale riylit, such as it is claimed to he—a right under tlic Constitution ; and you inscribe on that instru ment its own death-warrant; you commit po litical suicide. Secession antagonizes the government; and if one succeeds the other must fall. There can be 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 iu 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 iiito its very texturo an element of self destruction. I repeat, the question is one that iuvolves the life or death of this groat nation ; and un less we are willing to obliterate the most sub lime record on the page of histor} 7 —Wot 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 our accredited love of coun try, and the prestige of American valor—de moralize national sentiment, and degrade our selves in the eyos of the world, to be a by word and a scorn among the nations: we must meet the issuo squarely, nobly—if need be, "Jiyhl it out to the last" —at all hazard, at all cost, at all sacrifice. If we would ha what we have been, a nation of freemen, a nation deserving the name, a nation at all, we must meet the issuo and sustain the government. Tell 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 each a basis, would be to build on a foundation of sand. I have no sympa thy with it; it is hut a specious pretence ; an illusion: an idle dream. It would be to con fess the present government & failure { and what confidence could men then have in a 7ieiv 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 heurts of living American- ' Neither is it the government of a part' _ : on to which . i t .ie tlioiue of Ji iii.isogitpc a f ward ami ma*, r in-line ... uid f rjll i, (!,P h.i- li iin jhe polit icai esinva--: a kind of patriotism whose "HI i sign is mo t!,p soaring .• -.gin. bat the mousing roj t• !• ; fin l inner h<-a:t. and core, and gall oT that . u! ->t < f all big.tiie-'' —political sec a nanisa.; 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 tl.e moment it fails to do • tins, blusters just as valiantly, " down irilh i the government! down with the Union !" True , P atri otisni is not adherence to a party, it is love oj country —adherence, loyalty to the gov ernment, no matter what party 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 111 which the people are the sovereigns, the itilers the servants; and hence it is for the people, and the whole people, to rally around, uphold, preserve, ami perpetn Uo this, the best government the world lias ever seen. For myself, allow 1110 to say, 1 am no par tiaan ; I have no party affinities. 1 would not stand here as the advocate.of a party; not ! jou this hallowed day or any other day. Cut j I would be—gladly be—the advocate of my ! ; country a Heed in;; notion, and that nation : ; mine and yours— whose life trembles in the ! j balance. That was a üblimc spectacle, on theCth of ' A o vein her last, when nearly five millions of i 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 1 ; ry conceivable pursuit and occupation, from h 1 the savun in his study to the miner in bis i darksome cavern, and the "sailor on his airy 1 shrouds"—representatives of nearly every i s reat . l!lce of the human family, with many j iiiierior varieties—descendants of men who j ; met in bloody strife at Hunker Hill, Brooklyn j Heights, Saratoga and Gerniantovvn ; yet all : mingling peaceably in the same civic contest ' ; - Ncver was tl; eio such a sublime spectacle pre- I i sen ted, until this Western World, pregnant i j with new inventions, made the boM attempt. } et, never was there so gloomy and sad a | spectacle as that which now presents itsell'to the astonished gaze of the world. Not orilv the cry of Secession— dissulc the Union —this l.den of the world—the Paradise of the uni verse; but Secession inaugurated, stalking abroad in organized, tinned rebellion, tread ing a pathway of plunder and blood, deluging the land with scenes of carnage, out-vieitv barbarism itself in deeds of cruelty; wearing the visage, and wielding tiie dagger of the as •a sin; menacing the Capitol, and threatening its ruin : denouncing tie 1 Union, under whose broad tngis we bad grown great, prosperous and happy—the South no leas than the North —denouncing it "an accursed Union," and the Constitution, the frame work of our fatli 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 ourfath ers to glori. u> victory; the flag of Washing ton, which lias hitherto waved in triumph, borne aloft over every sea, and entered every port, and command "the respect of the whole i world ; insulting that noble flag, trampling it in the dust, with foul and traitor hands, eon i signing it to an ignoble sepulchre, as if in the i vain hope of burying the Union. Such ic the cot. trait between theGtli of No > e.n her last, and this 4th ..fji. ly. Shall such a cause | triumph ? Shall rightful, Constituted author ity give place to causeless rebellion ! Shall 1 loyalty pale and cower to insidious treason? 1 No . No 1 All over these states, north, east, ! and west, millions of warm, patriotic hearts 'iu "• N° • ' t must not. it shall uuLlu- try has. overcome that of their own firesides j and hearth stones, and led them to welcome the toils of the camp and the perils of the j field ; who have gone forth with throbbing ■ hearts, in which the patriotic fire burns as in , the days vv!;. n a handful of colonists dated to meet in death grapple tin ir p iwcrful op press-rs : with bristling bayonet and glitter ing sword, and renowned chieftain tit their beau, upon whose war-eucircled brow .-it.- stern IV DVE. a nation's pride, the greatest ; General of the age—those thousand-of brave j men tin 1 true, a quarter of a million, n in the Chesapeake to the gre t Valley ,f Missis sippi. echo back the response, No! it lnit not, it cannot be! The G- dof our fathers forbids it! The God of Washington—the God of liberty forbids it! The God of provi dence, who gave us this land for a heritage; whose strong arm lias b.cn strikingly reveal ed in its protection and defence; under whose fostering care we 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! lie, who " makes the wrath of men to praise Ilim," 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 mighty prayers and noble sacrifices of its founders. No nation over took so fair a start in the long 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 Ugypt—from which it could see in the present richer results from the interference of Divine agency iu the past. Free, then as it was, from the embarrass ments that pertain to the oligarchal govern ments of the old world, and nothing to clog the workings of our " grand republican ma chine" —but one deplorable exception —no nation on earth could claim, or had a right to claim, so high a destiny. Nor can I believe its mission yet fulfilled. A nobler, loftier destination awaits us. God has not given us this fair land to be obliterated in a sea of blood! lie has r.ot bestowed the boon of liberty, that it might be wrested from us! ; No, lie intends liberty for i?s; liberty for the worhl And he has made us the almoners of j 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 God ! Let us accept and fuliill the destiny He has assigned , us; ami never shall this land be any thing else than a chosen land of freedom —an asy- ; lum for the bruised spirits of other lands j from the heel of oppression and wrong—an elevated stage on which the great principles j of mutual rights and voluntary institutions, shall have a full development, an unobstruct- I ed operation t 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 hands—that noblp banner which floats here to day, shail 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 rides the ocean, —■ ; ' fr-m ™ry staff in this broad land— V "• {, - S " l,i > aid West from Maine to iexas—from the Atlantic to the tranquil wa • ters „f the Pacific—it shall fl iat on, and float ■ ever, as the glorious ensign of liberty, the banner of the free ! tireeted, in the sun light, as it was recently at the Capitol of our own State, by the Gol den Kagle from his lofty home in the clouds descending and hovering over it as it wa run up and unfurled upon the flag staff, as if in i recognition of his own emblem In our eoat of arms; so may that imperial bird be the cm ohm and illustration ol our country's "reat future—in contrast with the crawling, veiiom ous reptile of Treason's banner, whose doom shall be a bruised head, though it may bruise our he.!. And when we all go down to the sleep of toe grave, may it be with no other nag floating over us—the wing of the Aineri can eagle lemain unshackled, still cleaving the air ot freedom in that sleep of the dust resting beneath the Outspreading folds of the | I nion—a tnion preserved in all its perennial | iite and vigor, to bless her sons with peace • to bless the world with the light of her brill j latat example. J LAWKS' SOLDIERS AID ASSOCIATION. ; general desire having boon expres sed to know what this association had done towards carrying out the object of its organ ization, we arc enabled lo present- the fol lowing statement ol its operations to this 1 ft me : They have made 025 llavelocks, 425 of which were sent to Col. \\ . li. Irwin, for his, the Ttii regiment, then encamped near Chambersburg, 100 to the Logan Guards, and 100 to Maj. J. A. llaskin, for the Reg ulars under his command, at Fort Wash ington. Their next undertaking was a oox ol Hospital stores, which were sent on the 4th inst., to 31 iss 1). L. Dix, Wash ington city, who lias engaged to have them so disposed of, that they will he first ap plied for the use and benefit of the men who have gone from our county. This box contained the following articles: 10 sheets, 7 pillows, 20 pillow slips, 0 shirts, !•> pairs drawers, 41 towels, 7 chintz wrap pers, 53 pocket cases, each containing ( needles, thread, pins and buttons, togcth- ' or with a number of jars and cans of jel- j lies ot various kinds, and some fans and - herbs, anu a few hooks. The pocket cas es were made at the suggestion of Miss i Dix, and were a very neat as well as useful 1 addition to the stock. , t In this connection we also publish a let- c tor from Maj. Ilaskin, acknowledging the t llavelocks sent him i Four WASHINGTON, Md., j v June 25th, ISGI. t To MRS. 11. J. WALTERS, 1 • 1 resident ts>4ilier Aid Association, 1 Levvistown, Penna. T Madam —d -ur letter accompanying the iiavi locks for the use of the ilegulars under my command, and a pu:r of slippers for my > •!}', has boon reefqvod [ trnlv annrofim,. :s-l a l* g0..!. ;or too llavelo ks too K-'gu lars heartily thank you—and for the slippers, . which are a marvelous proper .fit, and a "con 1 vonienec" that 1 have for some time desired, and 1 beg you to accept my grateful acknowl j e Jgeniettts. As f -r my " kindness and courtesy towards your volunteers," 1 ean oniy say 1 have en deavored to do my duty, and ain sincerely j pleased that my manner f doing it has met the approbation of their cherished relations and friends at home. 1 heartily unite with yon in your sincere desire for an eariv termination of the unfor innate coiitr t in which we are now engaged, and sincerely pray that, in the good provi j deuce of God, the time may soon come when Union, happiness and prosperity will be again restored to our beloved country. With best wishes for the health and hap- ; piness of yourself, and of the ladies of your praiseworthy association, I am. Madam, most respectfully, your obo- ; dieut servant, J. A. HASKIN, Bvt. Maj. and Capt. Ist Art'y. Headquarters 2th Regiment Pa. Vol. WASHINGTON CITV, June 18, ISGI. My dear lady Friends— Being on a visit to j Fort Washington a few days ago, I was hand- i ed a letter addressed to me, by the ladies of j Lewistown, stating that they had sent a box to my care for the Logan Guards, containing various articles for the convenience and coin fort of the soldier, all of which 1 am happy to say they received. It is with great pleasure, ladies, that I ac knowledge the receipt of your 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 diera sent up many a hearty cheer and prayer , for the 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 sex are ministering angels to all his wants, and that their prayers ever follow him in spir it and soul to the bloody fieldjof battle. Some of you, perhaps, may not realize the effort it cost many a brave heart, and 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 our country had been insulted, and our glorious old Union was in immediate dan ger of being overthrown —that same Union that our fathers 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 ot the soldier in 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 in these our country's trying times. You must ever hear in mind, that while the soldier is from homo and friends, battling for thenered stir i an ! stripes, and our good old nion. lb n there is in many eases something, ft behind r tl.at is dearer than life itself to lm Man > ot them left dear wives and childre, an d aced parents at home, who have heretohv depend • ed and looked to them for supprt and the comforts of life. I hope you wi not forget , them—that you will see that the may want i for nothing to make them comirtable and 1 happy, and the true soldier will e a r pray for you ail. " 1 rusting that the true patriotism tus far exhibited by the ladies of Lewistovrn od vi cinity may continue through all the Nations ol life which they may have to pa ss f/rough, and that their good example may be . guide to all true patriotism for all ages to vjme, I have the honor to remain yours Ac.. •L 1L TLEI.HEITTR, Lt. ( 01. 25tb Hegisut-nt Pa Vol. ®®The Logan Guards we leru<i will he discharged on the 17th, and ljdess pro vented by unforeseen circumstances, will probably return home on Friday or Satur day a week. \\ e would suggest that a public meeting be held on Monday even ing next, in the 1 own Hall, f>r the pur pose ol making arrangements tj give them a welcome home. /fci?*" 1 lie wheat and rve ofeps in tlii 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, Esq., occupied by M . 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. 'I his for a short time presented a dangerous appearance. Its origin is un known. ' B@The Rev. Samuel Milliken, son of Joseph Milliken, Esq., of this place, who j 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 mauds made by his congregation. Mr. M. we learn had no fears ol violence from the better classes, but we presume the canaiU< rule there as elsewhere in the South and probably Jed to his departure. FOR THE WAR.— Captain Mitchell will bo to an I■ rului- ofti'.riiflnri ins fiin County Cavalry, to serve during the war. We learn that men ean readily be procured, but that the difficulty with many is to get suitable horses, while others have not the means to purchase. An allowance of f>o cents per day is made by tbe govern ment for a horse, and if disabled or killed paid fur in full. Could not our patriotic citizens who have means aid in furnishing Uoises to persons willing to go who cannot themselves buy ? &3L.A Convocation of the Episcopal Church has been i:i session since Tuesday and will continue until the clcse of the week. Bishop Bowman, and ministers ! from Lancaster, llarrisburg, &c. are pres ' ent. M. F. llamaker, son of Adam Hamakcr of this place, attached to the lltli Penn sylvania Regiment, was wounded in the | shoulder, in the attack on the rebels bc- tween Williamsport and Martinsburg, but is fast recovering. He belonged to the Lock Haven company. From the Gazette Extra of July 3. Efci?"A lamentable affair occurred near Junkins' Gap, opposite McVeytown, on Monday morning last, wliieb resulted in the death of Daniel Miller. It appears he left the house at breakfast time with a gun 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 has 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. X In Christ Church, Brownsville, Pa., on Tuesday morning, June 25th, by the Rev. James J. Page, the Rev. JOHN LEITHEAD, Rector of St. Marks' Church, Lewistown, Pa., and Miss ANNIE C., daughter of Dr. L. Lafferty, of the former place. Died. In McLean county, Illinois, on Sunday, June 30, of dropsy, JOSEPH P. LANTZ, formerly of Mifflin county, aged 33 years, 7 months and 4 days. to MC. A'- V < „ 4 IJV4 - -•'MNOTOX. it. i Juno n, is:.!*. ; "..W i.sy.i :v I' •••ti.os A - .-,,,,,'- HfllaitJ ■■ - • ha\i> Uunu it v i v useful in < of I mil ' ' ~ I! 01 w'.o KI ■ i " .<>►■< and ortii aoious (vmo<l\ aiiii valmiliß. The Ute High Sheriff f UlocWmv oonnw has *,v. * n ns the t- IlowiMii: ' 1 WW- nfli . ted v.nii Debility .f the |it.-.-,, v0 0r 'i !Vh : ! , . l> V"'! 1 , , " s i ; 1 s<?V(, re attack of D\-pi '■ "• *'■ ' iiii-iitorahly. ,jii\ "• wa* i - inii-i u i-mustan. os. an,") tvilhlii -7;','!/,." ■ 'V'/ 1 ': """ ,l 'Ui inediemr .ailed 1 i ' i *' '"''h obtained relief, and :• or.t v* u. as v.,.,,. 1 itfstburgh. fgf- - THE MARKETS. LkWISTOWN. July 10, I SGI. (MRRFCTED 11V UF.URC.K liI.YM YKR. Butter, g.tod, HY 10 Lard, a j Tullow, . 00 a G Eggs, p> dozen, |u Buckwheat Flour per lift, 2 ">0 Beeswax, per pound, W&Hk 2d Wool, washed, W 30 " unwashed, 20 Dried Fl-.erries, per bushel 1 75 Dried Apples, do 1 25 lleans ps%- bushel, J ;*,(> Potatoes. 99 Shoulder, $ Ilani, jo Sides, ij Country soap per lb., from 5 to 7 cents t oKßEitki nv MARKS a wil l.is. Wheat, white "f 4 bushel, % red 90 Corn, old, 35 " new, -'A J* ve, 4 ; -, (la ts, o ( , Barley, 5,4 to 7- Oloverseed, U 00 to 4 00 Timothy, ] Flaxseed, I or, i Mains &\\ illis are retailing ihmr and feed as follows: F-xtra Flour, per 100, 2 75 Fine, do 2 oil j Superfine, do 2 r )(1 | Family, do ,} Oil Mill Fcad, per hundred. 80 Chopped Oats and Corn per 100, }OO Chopped Rye per 100, 1 lo Salt, j 40 " barrels, 2SO lbs, 1 75 ntil the 15th day of October next, Murks it Vv iliis will deliver coal within the borough limits, at the following rates: NO. 2 and 0 white ash Sunbury S3 50 per ton 2 and 3 Wilkesbarro S3 90 per ton. M bite ash Limeburners 82 85 per ton. Trovertun " 82 50 per ton. Delivered for cash only. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. undersigned, appointed Auditor by JL tlie Court of Common Fleas of Milllin county, to distribute the fund arising upon sale of the real estate of Wm. Reed, on plu rics vend, exponas, No. IS, April Term, 1801. in the bunds of Sberilf Stanbarger, will meet all persons interested at bis office, in Lewis town, ou THURSDAY, the 15th day of Au gust, 1801, at 1(1 0 clock a. in. of said day JOS. W. PARKER, Aud. Lewistown, July 10, 1861. AUDITOR'S NOTICE WYiJ/mr \tnct r.ajVsi rue ',,-d... 4 ..av.i., Christian Hoover, Administrator of Dr. Lew is Hoover, dee'd., will meet all parties inter ested at bis office, in Lewistown. on MON DAY, the 14th day of August, ISGI, at 10 o'clock a. m. of said day. jy 10 JOS. W. PARKER, Aud. \I;U KI:>SL:IIE8 FOB S T E 11 M A T 0 lilt II <EA. HOWARD A.-SOCTATIOX. PHILADELPHIA. . A I,' in 'rii 1, uti.,ll ' tab''-hid hi/ spire./ ,>. I.i- rf, I,',' I'ifth' Sir k anil T>i rtre rfffi'h •! with \'ii vh >J furl ' :triuu ■ Dtsrnncs. ami {SpiciaUu hit' the ( V . of l>t 'Oil of He sv Organs. A] KMCAL ADVICE given pr - the A' lingSui gpon. VAU' VBI,K DEPORTS on Sjenn:no:"rh<i , :i inn! <>l!. ..>• 1 11 senses of the Sexual Organs, and the N K\V R I.M EDIES employed in the I'ispensiiiy. seni in s-al> cj envelopes, free of cliurge. Two or thn e .ilninps lie postage acceptable. Address, I'll. .1. SKIIXIN 110l T iHTOX, Howard Assoeiation, No. 'Z S. Ninth St, Philadelphia, Pa. jeC VUDITOR'S NOTICE.—The undersign ed, appointed an Auditor by the Court of Common Pleas of Mifflin county to make distribution of the fund 111 the hands of 0. C. Stanbarger, Esq., Sheriff, arising from the sale of the real estate of Andrew McFarlaue, will attend to the duties of his appointment at his office, in Lewistown, ou THURSDAY, the 25th day of July, 1801, when and who:: all persons having claims are required to present them, or be debarred from coining in for a share of said fund. J. W. SHAW. je27 Auditor. Estate of Ic-aae 1 homp-on, Deceased. ' OTiOE is hereby given that letters testa il mentarv 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 lv. ZOOK, ju27-Gt* Administrator. For Bale. f | MIK subscriber, having retired from tho JL agency for the cale of MeCormiek'a Reaper, and having on hand a sample ma chine, lie will sell it for one-third less than the selling price, and will warrant it as good a mower as the Buckeye or any other in mar ket, and a much superior reaper. Also on hand a large lot of SECTIONS and ONI'. SICK EL. He will iell the above machine on time, or exchange it for a good horse, it is a two-horse machine and new. J AS. M. MARTIN. Derry township, .June 27, 1801. Mifflin County Dragoons , BY authority of the War Department I hereby call upon the Mifflin County Dragoons to be ready to muster into service at the earliest notice, and to report them selves with their horses at my office immedi ately for the regular service of the United 1 States in the present war. They will re ceive 40 cents 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 by the U. S. By order of G. V. MITCHELL, July 4, 1801. Captain.
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