Whole No, 2629, Jacob C, Blymyer & Co. } produce and Commission Mer chants, LEWISTOWN, PA* gsHTour and Grain of all kinds pur chased at market rates, or received on storage and shipped at usual freight rates, having storehouses and boats of their own, with care ful captains and hands. Stove Coal, Limeburners Coal, Plaster, Fisb aud Salt always on hand. Grain can be insured at a small advance on fost of storage. n022 AMBROTYPES AND The Gems of the Soason. fIMIIS is no humbug, but a practical truth. J_ The pictures taken by Mr. Burkholdor are unsurpassed for BOLDNESS, TRUTH FULNESS. BEAUTY OF FINISH, and DURABILITY. Prices varying according to size and quality of frames and Cases. Room over the Express Office. Lewistown, August 23, 1860. fliL J* iDiLLL - r j s a-t rJ TjT ? g 0 OFFICE on East Market street, Lewis ton n, adjoining F. G. Franclaeus' Hardware Smre. P. S. Dr. Locke will be at his office the first Monday of each month to spend the week. my3i DR. A* J? ATKZNSOIff, H AVING permanently located in Lewis town, offers his professional services to the citizens of town and country. Office West Market St., opposite Eisenbise's Hotel. Residence one door east of George Blymyer. Lewistown, July 12, 1860-tf Dr. Samuel L. Alexander, /} lias permanently located at Milroy, T-j and is prepared to practice all thebranch ut> es of his Profession. Office at Swine kart'fl Hotel. my3-ly EDWARD FRYSINGER, UIIOI.LB.4LE DEALER A JlA.\l FACTI BEK CIGARS, TOBJCCO, SM T FP, &.C., &C., iPiio Orders promptly attended to. je!6 GHBO. W. SLDEK, Attorney at Law, Office Market Square, Lewistown, will at tend to business in Mttffiu,Centre and Hunting- ; don counties. aayJjG NEW REMEDIES EOR SPEII MA T 0 R R II (E A. j HOWARD ASSOCIATION. PHILADELPHIA, A j H- >•" ■ 'it Institution t 'rtf.', to'l 1/1/ sprrUll Emlon- I '< t.hr UrJirfof the Siekmnl Distre&ol, uHtirtoiirith Vir-tinit unit Chronic IMSCIISCH. ami tnjiecially for tin Cure f of th, < Ory-iri*. MKDP'AL ADVICE giveu gratis, by tho ActingSur- V ALL AI'.LF. UK POUTS on Speriuitnn ic-a. anl <>th nrntirn ofthr Urnrnut Qijann. dinlthn BBW REM- j Ki lES employed in the Dispensary, sent in sealed p", ir, • of charge. Two or ttuee stioibs for I , .C' pt.iiile. Address, JK. J. SKILLIN j il 'RI'IHTON, it ..ward Association, No. 2 S. Ninth St., j Phtlndeliihia, Pa. jeO 1 A, 1118 2, UA\ ING in connection with his Grocery and Notion business, commenced tho Manufacturing Gf Confection ery, •n its various branches, and employed a prac- | ;;oal workman, notifies the public that he i:i- ' '■ads to keep a well assorted stock of the ; above goods on hand, which will be warrant j ' 4 to give satisfaction, and be equal to any I -onfectioneries that can be bought from any ' eastern city, which he offers t. wholesale mer > chants and retailers at city prices, with cost of carriage. He therefore solicits the CUB- ' torn of the surrounding country, and re- i quests them to send in their orders or call and examine his goods, which will eatipfy all ! that they can be accommodated with a selec- ] tion which will recommend itself. CAKES, BISCUITS, &c., constantly on j hand. Also, Pound, Spunge, Bride, Silver and Gold Cakes, in the best style, baked to order, on the shortest notice. mh2B Glassware. FBI IT Stands with and without covers. Butter Dishes " " " ">ugar Bowls, Goblets and Preserve Dishes. Pitchers and Tumblers. All to be sold at the lowest figure by H. ZERBE. i 1 ( H 10 Fruit Jars, best in use, IHv'V at prices cheaper than has ever e, -Q offered, at Zerbe's Grocery and Stone- ' w are depot. jy 10 Stock of Furniture on Hand. A FELIX is still manufacturing all kinds •of Furniture. Youog married persons ai )d others that wish to purchase Furniture find a good assortment on hand, which *"l be sold cheap for cash, or country pro duce taken in exchange for same. Give me a call, on Valley street, near Black Bear Ho feb 21 TP FRANKLIN PRATT, .Gun barrel WqT- T 4er, wishes employment, please address , x Philadelphia Post Office, stating s ere he may be found. aog7-3t IISSI© JPWSMECSI]®© ©IS©IB(BIS 2FBNR&2ISS\J&I£I&2 SSN^ANSS 1 S@ERS3WSR A IPAO L XJ M BBH. . \\7" IL LI AM B. HOFFMAN* at his Lum ▼ T ber Yard, Third strept, near the Acad emy, has now on hand an extensive stock of J LUMBER of all kinds, rocxis, s/.s:-:, ■ 40,000 LAP AND JOINT SHINGLES, : which he offers for sale at low rates on reas t onablo terms. WATER PIPS i Having beeu appointed agent for the sale of (lie Wiliiamsport Company's Tubing ff,r wa ter courses, which is the fiest and cheapest 1 i ever manufactured, he invites attention to the : following reasons for its use: I. It is made of pine and perfectly healthy. ! 2. It is the cheapest pipe made. . : 3. It is the easiest laij] down. . 4. It j? r,ot liablo to get out of order. [I 5. It keeps water sweet and pure. . i 0. Bring small, it soon beomns saturated ' I with water. 7. It is durable, justing front 20 to 30 years. | 8. it has a large bore, and is not liable to j choke. 0. It can bo made larger to bear pressure. 10. Iron will fill with incrustation, or will rust out. 11. The mineral of lead and iron is very I unhealty. , j 12. Iron and lead, same size, will cost 6 , times as much. i • HEFERENCfS. It. Pondee, Supt. Cattawissa 11. 11. Co. ! J- M. Macklin, Supt. Sunbury and Erie | K. R. Co. J. M. Fisher, Supt. Shamokin It. It. Co. • j Supt. North Central. 1 1 Hon. J. W. Maynard, Wiliiamsport. ! j Hon. Thorpas Hepburn, " John Fullon, Philadelphia. William Irvin, dittany. Thomas & Harris, Bellefonte. aplß WM. B. HUFFMAN. ; New Spring and Summer Goods. Ik F. ELLIS, of the late firm of McCoy U* A. Ellis, has just returned from the city with a choice assortment of Dry Goods and Groceries, j selected with care and purchased for cash, , which are offered to the public at a small ad ! vance on cost. The stock of Dry Goods em j braces all descriptions of Spring and Summer Goods I suitable for Ladies, Gentlemen and Children, i with many new patterns. fjy ©rocctuts | comprise Choice Sugars, Molasses, Java, Rio and Laguyra Coffee, superior Teas, Ac. Also, ' Boots and Shoes, Queenswaro, and all other ! articles usually found in stores —all which j the customers of the late firm and the public I in general are invited to examine. R. F. ELLIS. Country Produce received as usual and the j i full market price flowed th-rcAr. Lewistowu, May 10, 18ot. j f%e Gnatist Discovery of the Aye is that j John Kennedy & Co, Propietors, AM) JAMES FIROVKD, Salesman, ARE selling goods at price*; that defy com petition. They keep a large stock of j all kinds of goods such as Sugars, at 7, 9, 10, 11, Coffees at 10, Teas 88, Syrups at 60 per gallon, 100 boxes of Mould Candles 10 oz to lb., (to dealers at 13 cts. by the box,) 14 cts. per lb., Segars, very low, Sugar Cured Hams at 12, Dried Beef 12, Calicos, Muslins, Ging hams, and all kinds of Dry Goods for sale at prices that can't be surpassed. Everybody and anybody are invited to come and see the j sights. Don't forget to .bring along the ready i cah, as you may be sure its th;;t we're after; and don't forget that we sell goods tosuitthe hard times ; we take produce of aft kinds in ! exchange for goods. JOHN' KENNEDY & Co. J lebif J. B. FIROVEO, Salesman. \vmmm AMplr. frMIE Fall Session of this Academy will i A commence on MONDAY, September 2d. Miss S. E. Van Duzer will continue to have charge of the department of Music. Miss I F. J. Eldrrdgc will give instructions in Paint ! ing and Drawing. M iss E. Warren, who is so well known in this community as a thorough disciplinarian and excellent teacher, has returned to Lewis ! town and connected herself wUh this Institu i tion. Misses Warren and Eldridge will joint ly manage the affairs of the school in my ab | sence, under my supervision, and should my | absence be long continued, A. Smith, County i Superintendent, will act in my place, and , superintend the general interests Qf the School. Mrs. .Smith will have .the entire management of the Preparatory Department. Terms of Tuition , $3.25, $4.75, and $6.25 per quarter, according to the grade of studies, j For further information apply to AI J. SMITH, Prin. Lewistown, August 21, 1861. COAX, *>,. Great Reduction in the Prices of Coal Oil, 2$ bbls. No. 1 Coal Oil, at 50 cts. per gallon by the bbl. 60 cts. per gallon for less quan tities, and 18 cts. per quart. There is no better Coal .Oil; it burns brightly,' is entirely free from smell, and non explosive; for sale by sepf F. G. FRANCISC US. LUMBER! LUMBER! A LARGE and complete assortment of Lumber for sale cheaper than the cheap* 1 est, by F. G. FRANCISCUS. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1861. Edited by A. SMITH. County Superintendent. For the Educational Column. The First Day of School •, W hat tearcher does not remember the varied incidents ol the ' tirst day?' It is with some trepidation that the experienced no less than the inexperienced teacher en -1 j ters the schoolroom at the beginning of the term. Visions of former 'first days' float before bis mind's eye, and he takes in the whole panoramic view, with its dull and bright coloring, at a glance, before hecros - tes the threshold. \\ liile perhaps with many years of ex , perienpe the teacher is prepared for this work, he still remembers that first impres ; sions on the minds of children are often ! the most lasting. There are always some j scholars in the school to whom everything ; is new and strange, and there are little | eyes watching every movement and little j oars listening eagerly to every word the ( teacher utters. This must be observed by ; every teacher, and his movements governed j accordingly. The inexperienced teacher , is seldom cognizant of this, hence the fre quent failure of many in good government. The teacher's work on the iirst day of ! school is no easy otic. There are count ' less difficulties to be met and surmounted if possible. There are new scholars to he examined, old books to be discarded and new ones to be recommended, classes to be arranged ami new ones to be formed- — There are little perverse wills to be firmly guided into habits of order and obedience. There is also much with which to contend in the opposition of parents, some conten ding for tl>e right of sending their child ren to this or that school. 'Home was not built in a day,' neither in one day cap all the scholars that attend the public schools be 'put up' for the winter in the school of j their choice. Patience is an invaluable gift, but it is : nearly lost sometimes, when teachprs and directors are assembled on the street or in the schoolroom, by persons who iusist that they (the parents) die alone fit judges of what is beat to be done. The teacher who can by tack and prudence overcome these difficulties successfully is a blesssing to the school aud the community in which he lives. The trying 'first day' being over the j succeeding ones, though the}' bring much j labor, yet bring much more peace. The j teacher haying big mind released from the i harrussing perplexities that attend the first j opening of school, lias time to think seri- j ously of his du'y and responsibility ; Ims time to miss the little Charlie or Fannie ; who sat in yonder corner the last term, and whose bright eyes have been closed all | through the summer in their long sleep ; j and he has also time, not to dream of, but to do noble things, so that lie in departing i : miy leave behind him ' footprints on the j smds of time.' ]•]. j Teachers' Association. I The 'Lewistown Teachers' Association,' ' I after a vacation of six months, was rcor- J ganized on Saturday, Sept. 28th, 1801.— j There were twelve members present, f rom j which the following officers for the coming year were elected: President —Mr. Jos. S. Waream. Vice President—Miss Mary Shaw. Secretary—Miss Mary Miller. Treasurer —Mias Indiana V. Liberty. Miss Mary Stewart was appointed Edi tress of the ' Manuscript'. 'The exercises will consist of drills in the several branches taught in the schools : Also, discussions on various methods of teachiug, Ac. It is earnestly hoped that the directors and patrons of the schools, as well as all others interested in the work, will attend these weekly meetings; and thus by their presence eucourage Uiose engaged in the pleasant yet arduous work of instructing the youth of Lewistown. E. S. NATURAL ISi The American Redstart. This bird has been classed among the warblers, yet it has all the characteristics of the flycatchers, and is in fact one of the most expert of its tribe. It will pursue a party of flies from the tops of the tallest trees, in an almost perpendicular, but zig zag, direction, to the ground, while the clicking of its bill is distinctly heard; and I dcubt not but it often secures ten or twelve of these in three or four seconds. Its notes or twitter, though animated and sprightly, are not deserving the name of song; sometimes they are jceese, wecsc } weese , repeated every quarter of a minute, as it skips among the branches; at other times this ty/itter varies to several other chants, which we can .instantly distinguish in the woods. It is sure to be seen in the interior of forests, the borders of swamps, and meadows, and in deep glens covered with wood, and wherever flying insects abouud. It js very generally found in the United States. The name redstart has been given to it from its supposed resem blance to the redstart of Europe. It builds in low bushes; the nest is built with flax moistened with saliva, and lined with soft down. The male is extremely anxious for its preservation, and on any one's approach- ing the place, will flit about within a few feet, seeming greatly distressed. This bird is five inches loqg; the general color above is black, glossed with blue; the j sides of tho breast, part of the wings and tail, ola fine orange, and tho under parts ; white. 1 The Blue Bird. The blue bird is one of the first messengers : of spring, and njepts with a hearty welcome from every body. He appears aa early as February, and is seen with his mate recon noitering the leaf in i lie garden, and the i hole in the apple tree, the cradles of some | generations of his ancestors. They then begin to clear out the old nest, and tp pre pare for thg reception of their future off spring. Soon after this, another sociable little pilgrim arrives from the south, and finding such a snug berth pre occupied. . shows his spite by watching a convenient ! opportunity, and, in the absence of the OWII i or, pops in and pulls out the sticks; but ( : takes especial care to make off" as fast as i 1 possible. Their principal food is insects and bpe- I ties, and suipetiuies spiders. In the fall | they feed on berries, fruits, and seeds.— i I The usual spring and summer song of this I bird, is a soft, agreeable and oft repeated warbler, uttered >vith open quivering wings, ; and is extremely pleasing. Its motions j and characters resemble the redbreast of ! Britain, and like hiiu he is known to al- j : most every child. He is of a mild and ! j peaceful disposition, seldom quarreling j with other birds. Ills society is courted in the country, and few farmers neglect to provide for liiip, in some suitable place, a snug little summer-house, ready fitted and rent free. For this lie more than suf ficiently repay-3 them by the cheerfulness ol' his song and the multitude of injurious in- j sects which h.e destroys. Toward fall, his song changes to a single plaintive note, as I he passes over the yellow and niany-color j ed woods; and its melancholy air recalls ; .to our minds the approaching decay of the , ' face of nature. Even if the trees are i stripped of their leaves, he still lingers over 1 his native fields, as if loath to leave them. ; Indeed he appears scarcely ever totally to ! forsake us, as with the return of mild and I open weather, we hear his plaintive note | amidst the fields, or in the air, seeming to j deplore the devastation of winter, j The blue-bird ig six inches and three j quarters long; the wings are remarkably I lull and broad, and dusky black at the tips; i . the whole upper parts are rich sky blue, j with put pie relleeti jus; under parts chest- ! | nut color and white. teMlmMogij •Just as I Am.' The following touching incident, under j the aLove heading, we find related in the Examiner, and it is a forcible illustration ; ui' the wide range of the means of useful j ness within the reach of* the humblest i Christian. Qod abundantly rewards those ! who are faithful in little, and often gives ! a power to humble efforts that apparently j far exceeds in results that accomplished by I more imposing instrumentalities : A few weeks ago a poor little boy came to one of our ward missionaries, and hold- j ing up a dirty and worn out bit of printed paper said, 'l'lease, sir, father sent me to get a clean paper like that.' Taking it from his hand, the missionary unfolded it, and found that it was a page containing thai, precious lyrical epitome of the Gos pel, of which the fiist stanza is as follows: "Just as I am, without one plea, Save that thy blood was shed foi me, Aud that Thou bidd'st me come to Thee— O I.amb of Uod! —I eonie." The missionary looked down with inter est into the face earnestly upturned to him, and asked the little boy where he got it and what he wanted with a clean one 'We found it, sir,' said lie, in sister's pock et, after she died, and she used to sing it , all the time while she was sick, and she . loycd it so much that father wanted to get a clean one and put it in a frame to hang it up. Won't you please to give us a clean one, sir ? This little page, with a single hymn up on it, had been cast upon the air like a . falling leaf by some Christian hands, ho- j ping to do some possible good. In some little mission Sabbath school probably this I girl had thoughtlessly received it afterward j to find in it, we may hope, the Gospel of her salvation. Could she, in any probabil- j ity, have gone down into death sweetly j singing that hymn of penitence and faith in Jesus to her latest breath, without the j saving knowledge of Him which the Holy | Spirit alone imparts ? The incident was so impressive that it was related in a Sabbath schppl subse quently, and copies of the same beautiful hymn were given to all who promised to learn it. Groups of children from such schools have since been seen repeating or singing it. None can tell what these.sim- { pie lines have done or are destined to do ' for the salvation of the lost. ' " ~ " " —— • Carpets, Groceries, &c. WOOLEN, Linen and Cotton Carpets— cheap—Queensware, Hardware, Glass- j ware and Earthenware, with a good stock of IGrooeries, as cheap as our neighbors. Please call and see for yourselves. sep!B JAMES PARKER. | IIIGEmilOH!, A Mysterious Case- As the ship Dreadnought was proceed ing down New Yoak Harbor for Liverpool i o;| Monday, the Captain's attention was ar : rested by the strange conduct of one of the I passengers, a well dressed woman who was booked as Mrs. Rose. She was accompa nied by a beautiful little girl, but four years of age, who seemed somewhat afraid of her, and acted in a manner quite inex plicable. Concluding that she was insane, | the Captain placed the woman and ber ; baggage on board a tug bogt to return to the city, and proceeded on his way. She was , closely watched by the pilot of the tug, aud when off Statcn Island the woman, ap parently, raised the little girf in her arms and deliberately threw her overboard. The pilot stopped the boat, and without hesita tion jumped overboard, saving the poor ; child from a watery grave. The woman j was thep placed where she could do no in ;jury- On arriving in New York, tho woman i was questioned by the police, who got the : i following sjflry from ber : , Her name is Mary Monroe, and she is J married. The child is not her own nor her husband's, but the mgn wished it de ! stroyed because the girl was entitled to some property which would revert to him .in case of her death. He had sent them away in order to get xid of the child, and she had thrown the girl overboard because : she knew that its destruction only was de- | sired. Beyond this the would be tpurder er has nothing to say. A Friendly Interview Between Penn sylvania Regiments and the Rebels. A Washington correspondent qf the j Near York Tribune says : I have just learned the particulars of two interviews which took place on Sun day last between some members of Colonel Hays' Bth Pennsylvania regiment and the Virginia 43d (rebel) stationed oil the op positc banks of the Potomac at Great Falls. The river is here not ipere than a hundred yards wide, and the pickets on both sides have occasionally hailed each other. On Sunday the rebels invited some of our men across, stating that if they would leave their arms behind them they would receive hospitable treatment and be allowed to re turn. One of the Pennsylvania boys stripped, plunged in, and swam across. He was helped up the rocks by a Virginia Captain, who gave him his overcoat to wear, and proposed that he should take a drink of whiskey. 'lf I drink,' said the soldier, 'it piyst bg io ,Ogr Country.' 'Very good,' said the rebel officer, 'I will join you 'Here's to Our Country!' And the men on both sides of the river joined in a hearty cheey. The man remained an hour or two and then swam back, a little nebu lous from the number of healths he had been obliged to drinjr. In the afternoon several of tho yebels returned the visit. They were .courteously entertained, and exchanged buttons with our men as souvenirs of the interview.— 'We don't care about tho war,' said they, .'and don't want to fight, but can't help it You Pennsylvanians are like friends and brothers, and wc wisji we had those South Carolinians against us instead of you.' One of the Virginia officers took eft his gold slocve buttons, having no oth er disposable gift at hand, and received a quarter eagle in return. 'Good Lord,'said he, 'it's been a long time since I've seen such a piece of money.' They were all anxious to know the popular sentiment of Pennsylvania and the other Border States j in relation to the war, and seeuied a good d il depressed at learning the truth. They appeared to be tolerably well clothed and fed, and did not complain of their condi tion. Two of the soldiers exchanged letters from their sweethearts. Various ex changes of newspapers, &c., were also made, and in the uct our men received a letter from a sister of one of the rebels, without the owner's knowledge. I had an opportunity of reading the letter this mur ning, and give you an interesting extract therefrom : '"'ajc.e eare of your clothes, (the writer says] for I don't believe there is a yard of stuff" for shirts or clothing in the whole county. There is not in the \ whole county a pound of coffee or suyar. 1 Mrs.- uses honey in her tea. Send I some of your .money home wheja you get It appears, from other parts of the let ter, that the coyntry has been entirely stripped of cloth, shoes, coffee and sugar, in order that the army may be supplied. With the present enormous prices of' those articles in the south, it is difficult to see how these supplies jean he kept up much longer. The Death of Gen. Gibson. Gen. George Gibson, Commissary Geu. eral of the United States, died at Wash ington on Monday morning of last week. The deceased was a native of Pennsylva nia, 85 years of age, and was a son of Lieut. Col. George G. Gibson, who fought through the Revolutionary war, and who died at Fort Jefferson on the 11th of No , veiuber, 1791, of wounds received in bat- New Series—Vol. XV, No. 48. tic on the 4th of November, 1791. Ht wa; a brother ot the distinguished John Bannister Gibson, who for a long periuu adorned the Supreme Bench of our State, jjp entered the army, as captain in the sth Infantry, on the 3d ot May. 1808.— On November 9th, 1811, he was promoted to the position of major of the 7th Infant ry, and on the 15th ot August, 1813, ha received the rank ol lieutenant colonel, which iie held until he was disabled, oq the 15th of June, 1815. On the 29th of April, lx IG, he was appointed Quartermas ter General, with the rank of colonel, and .assigned to the southern division of the army, then tinker command of Major Gen eral Jackson fie held that rank until April 19th, 1819, when lie was appointed • Commissary General of Subsistence. On the 29tii of April, L>2t, he was bievctted | brigadier general for ' ten years faithfui service,'and on May 30th, 18 18, lie was i brevetted a major general for ' meritorious conduct, particularly in the performance u| bis duties in prosecuting the war with Mexico.' Since that time he lias held the I position ot Commissary General, and qi y , charged the duties of the office with cred it to himself and satisfaction to the army. A Vast Gold Field. A recent arrival from California brings intelligence of the discovery of an 'E! Do *ado' of immense extent. It. seems Jiardl} credible that gold should exist in sue! quantities on the part of our con tinent, but from what is already known we feel confident that the mineral wealth of our 'great west,' when tjiat yast rcgioi is fully developed, will be found to cxceet. the most sanguine expectations. The sub joined paragraph contains the last report o gold discoveries : The correspondent of the Dallas Moun taineer says it is deuionstiated beyond dis pute that tho whole region of country be tween the Cascades Rocky is one vast gold field, and only requires de velopeuient to revolutionize the whole coast. An area of 3,200 square miles had been sufficiently prospected to establish the existence of the mineral every where. Ex ploring parties have been fitting out for the Elk country and Bitter Root Valley. Charcoal for Peach Trees. —ln the Farmer and Gardener William Elder says he applies charcoal from the liquor refiners t) peach trees, as a protection against tho worm, with success : to small tries a peek and to large ones half a bushel. He docs not say when it is done, but says he re moves it in May and applies a fresh dose. He thinks it also adds thrift to the trees. 'Sircar Him and /W Him CP.'. —The best piece of satire upon the leniency ob served by the authorities in reference to rebels found committing depredations, is in the shape of a story which /s' we believe by Governor Pierpont. As the sto ry goes, some of the soldiers in Genera! Cox' 3 camp, down in Kanahwa, recently caught, a large rattlesnake. The snake manifested a most mischievous disposition, snapping and thrusting out his forked tongue at all who came near him. The boys at last got tired of the reptile, and as nobody wanted such a dangerous compan ion, the question arose, (what shall we do with him?' This question was propounded several times without an answer, when a halt drunken soldier, who was lying near upon his back, rolled over upon his side, and relieved his companions by quietly re marking : 'Damn it, swear hini and let him go-' J " ' "' " The Recent Flood in the Susquehannah The Lycoming Gazette", published at Wil iiamsport, Pa., gives us some particulars re specting the recent flood in the West Branch. For a time during Saturday forenoon the wa ter rose at the rate of three feet in an hour. The greatest height attained was twenty one feet and a few inches, (by marks, two and a quarter inches iess than the" notable flood of 1853, and twenty inches less than the memo rable flood of October, 1847—the greatest ev er known in that river.) The loss of proper ty by the flood is enormous. The Gazette says from early Saturday morning until uighs about one half of the surface of the river was covered with lumber, mixed with farm pro duce. The lumber was in round logs, square logs, boards, shingles and latfi—in rafts, pilec and single pieces. Although some of the Wiliiamsport lumbermen suffer severely by the calamity, the loss does not fall entirely upon them, but rather the largest proportion of it upon those operating above that point. All the booms along the river were more or less damaged. Tho Lock Haven boom was emptied and crippled, and the Susquehannah boom partially cleared. From 'fifteen to twenty-five million feet remain in the Bus* quehanuaii boom, and considerable in iis ad junct, leading behind the isla-ids at the low er eud of Wiliiamsport. All along the river the water made sad havoc with farms by inundating them and carrying away fences, outstanding crops, sheds,