THE GAZETTE.
LEWIBTOWJL FA.
Wednesday, June 29, 1864.
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FOB PRESIDENT,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
FOR VICE PR ESI DENT,
ANDREW JOHNSON.
Solim of \fw Adirrtixemrntx.
Wrn. B. Hoffman h:t> just received
a large supply of lumber, roady made
doors, sash. Ac.; Election Proc
lau ation; Est ray Xotiee; Notice of.
< 'losing 1 of Stores in the evening; Es
tate Xotice; List of Letters.
order to give our hands a ;
few days relaxation, we shall issue a ;
half sheet next week, containing such i
news as may come to hand.
The County Convention.
While we cordially endorse the nom- J
inatiou* of the recent county conven
tion. we cannot refrain from saying
that the resolution instructing the
conferees to vote for any candidate
'•first, last and all the time," was inju
dicious and entirely out of place.
Strenuous as Cambria, Blair and Hun
tingdon were for the candidates pre
sented, neither went so far as this, j
because it stands to reason if all were
to do so, no nomination could ever be
made; and why our county, which had
no candidate of it- own should take
such a step, make our conferees a set ;
of automatons, and jeopard the future j
harmony of the Union party, is cer- '
tainlv beyond our comprehension. It
may have been done without reflection, j
hut whatever the way, or whatever j
the motive, we here enter our protect j
against all such resolutions, both now I
and hereafter, and know that in doing
so we speak the will of the People, j
who, with ourselves, would give as i
cheerful a support to Mr. Dorris ol '
Huntingdon, who received but one vote
and who was i ardly known as a can- j
didate, if nominated, as to Mr. Bar- !
leer for whose delegate* we voted and
who was and is our first choice, but ;
not "first, la-t and all the time," for
we consider the triumph of UNION j
i'Rixcin.Ks of far more importance
than all the candidates who have been I
named for office.
The Causes of the War.
Gen. McCleilan delivered the oration at .
the dedication of the Battle Monument, at
M est Point, recently. Speaking of the ;
war he said :
Certain States, or rather a portion of the i
inhabitants of certain States, feared or
professed to fear, that injury would result j
to their rights end property from the ele- !
vation of a particular party to power. Al- I
though the Constitution and the actual ■
condition of the Government povided them
with a peaceable remedy and protection
against the app-ehended evil, they prepared
to seek security in the destruction of the
Government which could protect tl etn.
and in the use of force against national
troops holding a national fortress. To ef
face the insult offered to our flag; to save
ourselves from the fate of the divided lie
putdics ol Italy and South America; to
preserve our Government from destruction; !
to enforce its just power and laws; to main
tain our very existence as a nation, these
were the causes which compelled us to
draw the sword. Rebellion against Gov
eminent like ours, which contains within
itself the means of self adjustment and a
pacific remedy for evils, should never be
confounded with a revolution against des- i
potie power,which refuses red wrongs
Such a rebellion cannot be justified upon j
ethical grounds, and the only alternatives
for our choice are its suppression or the
destruction ofoffr nationality."
In this speech, which was not made
for political effect, General McCleilan says
plainly and unequivocally that the South
had no cause for commencing the rebellion,
and warns all not to confound it with a re
volt for actual wrongs. What now be
comes of the silly cry of abolitionism
that Lincoln commenced this war, and j
other paltry pretexts of Northern tories,
when the very man whom they cite as
their leader as much as tells them thsy
lie! j
The gold law having stopped the
gamblers from soiling what they had '
not, all kinds of quotations are made
for it up to 136 premium. As the le ■
gal tender greenback is just as good to
pay a debt as gold, it of course mat
ters little to us in the interior whether
the yellow boys are high or low.
ARMY CORRESPONDENCE,
From the 49th Regiment.
[The following, with - >me other ar
my letter- came to hand more than a
week after being due. the package
containing tliern having gone on a wes
tern trip :]
CAMP 49TH PA. VOLS .
Near Coal liar! r. V:t., June 9, '64
Friend Gazette: —Thinking you w::u!J Lke
1. hear from one < f " Father Abraham * pet*,'
who is at prpr-rnt ennan|>ed in a rifle pit.
where unci is to be found in abundance, I
take the liberty of writing y u a few lines
in order to let you know that what rem tins
of onr gallant regiment are still d- wn among
the Johnny rehs, who s*em to have a spite
at the Yanks, and are stiii near piwogh this
evening to hear the hails whistle about our
rifie pits, and occHsi'-nally n stray slieil finds
its way near to where we now lay. We have
nuw no Major, a- he was wounded on the
morning of the 3d. AH the M.fflin coonty
boys who are yet in the regiment are getting
along finely, and they ail appear anxious to
see this war ended, when ail who are spared
will he permitted to return to their friends
and h-'.moi. We all have the greatest confi
•Unce in Gen. L : . -S. Grant, and we also firm
Iv believe he will eventually capture Rich
mond and drive the rebels to the last din-h.
G-n Grant d e- not appear as eager to fall
back on Washington as Little Mac dil whiie
he occupied this p .-itiun, and I think Lt-e
has found tl.at out ete this time. Yesterday
was one of the quietest days we have had
since we left carnp nar Brandy .Station. On
Tuesday evening a Hag of truce was sent in i
t< bury the dead in front of our division.
lioth parties agreed to bury the dead between
the hours of 6 and 8 o'clock, same
evening. During this time s one of our b y
uiade a kind of compromise with the rebels
to stop firing on the picket line, and both
parties keft their promise, s > we had no fir
ing in front of our brigade yesterday, which
made it very quiet. About 3 o'clock yester
day afternoon we were ordered to fire upon
them, and one < f our boys stood upon the
rifle pit and told the rebels to keep their
heads down as we were ordered to fire upon
them. They kept low, hut yet we did not
fire We were relieved la-t night, and to day
the roar of mu-keta greets the car constantly,
and the halls fly thick over this third line of
pits where we now lay. I suppose the c p
perheads are near Mind now. as an old say
ing 's, the critters aie blind during the hot
days. J am well acquainted with a great
many < f the critters of Mifflin, and will at
some future time give you information re
specting a few of them whom I heard express
their opinion Ihe Gazette is received regu
lar. and is very highly prized by our brave
Mifflin county hoys "f>,.wn with the traiti r
and up with the flag," is the motto of all
L'nion men and soldiers.
Sergeant W. 11. G ,
Co. F, 49th P. V.
From the 43th Regiment.
Headquarters 49th Reg. P V.,
•June llth, 18G4.
Mpasr* Editors—The following is a lit of '
the killed and wounded in Company A, 49th
Regiment. It was handed to me by their
veteran and gallant Captain, with ari earnest
desire that the ca-ualties of this excellent
c mpanv might find a place in your reliable
Journal. As the majority of these brave de
fenders of the national flag, and heroic con
testor9 for the integrity of our country are
natives of Mifflin and Juniata counties, the
publication of this list will he gratifying to
many of your readers. From all I can learn
from newspaper accounts the 49th has not
received that prominence to which it is justly
entitled, notwithstanding which we are not
disposed to speak disparagingly of any por
tion of our magnificent army. All honor to
the brave men who have met and whipped
the rebel legions, and drove thern from the 1
Rapidan to the Chickahominy in terrible
confusion and with fearful slaughter, but when
other Regiments are loaded with the highest j
encomiums and extravagant eulogies, while !
this noble arid distinguished Regiment is
receiving not even a syllable of praise, we
think it unfair. There is not in the tith Corps
a Regiment which has behaved more heroic
ally ar.d fought with more desperate valor
during the present campaign than the 49th.
Nobly has it sustained the reputation gained
at great cost during the existence of this
atrocious rebellion. Its military efficiency, j
moral and physical condition, when it left i
camp was admirable Many of the officers !
and men were decidedly pious, and a number
of others under a salutary religious influence, j
while all were determined to do their duty, i
and emulate the deeds ol Spartan Heroes.
And never once have these brave I'ennsyl j
vanians, during the late terrible engagements 1
manifested ought hut the most indomitable '
courage, and even conscripts and taw recruits, i
who never before saw the face of a rebel, led
on by experienced and gallant officers, actual
ly rivaled the most brilliant efforts of their
veteran comrades. Company A. the names
of the dead and wounded of which I now
forward, contained a great deal of the Scotch
aiul Irish element, and in no company in the
Regiment were there so many in.-n who had
chosen the good part, and of whom the L rd
Jisus was the Leader and commander. The
veteran Laptuin \\ aki'tield was severely in
jured in the engagement of the Ist inst but
he is now at the front with the fragment of
his company. '1 bough suffering much, he is
at the post of duty. The 49th has suffered
fearfully during the present campaign, and
us thinned and shattered ranks sufficiently
•attest trie many bloody battles in which it
has been. Still the remnant is cheerful and
c rjrageous, and while they lament that so
n.ar.y of their fellow soldier- have fallen, are
ready at any moment to make a similar sacri- '
e * Yours, respectfully,
T. STEVENSON
. Chaplain 49tb.
Lml of Killed and Wounded of Co. A, 49 1h
hegimerU I'. V.
KILLED.
Corporals James Kiden, May 10.
. Cbarlen Bumbauijh, "
1 rivates John 11. Krider, May 10.
" George W. Btaty, • 12tb.
Peter L. Miller,
Sananr 11. Wancb, "
John Pollock, "
James O. Ileel, "
„ Jacob Kepperling, June Ist.
- , , "J* '"g'c, died of wounds re
ceived May 11.
WOUNDED.
Captain A. W. Wakefield. June Ist.
st Jsergt. John M. Thompson, May 11.
Samuel B. Beaty, June Ist.
Sergeant 0. C. Beck,
Alferd Thompson, May I*l.
John I), iiodgers, May 12.
Corporals Orlando Benjamin, "
W. I], Manger, "
Henry B. Muunechin. " 10. i
Privates bui'' 1 Armstr rg. May 5.
David L Bansuro,
*• 1-aiah Pecbt„ "
** Samuel Phillips, "
•• Samuel 11. Qugler, "
" Sim uf! 11 MeC rniiek, Mav 10.
" Jan es Andrews. "•
•' J.>na Messerman, "
" James McClaskey, "
" AncrewX Smith, 44
" Aaron Siuith. "
*• G< rge W. Benjamin, Mav 12.
*• Albert K'tpe, •
** I ho W Gr *, "
•' Jatnea 11 Patten, '•
44 Jacob R. Runyatr, "
14 I. iuis I Brumer. 44
•I on Sh emaker, Jure Ist.
44 Jesse Bartiey, 44
44 Franklin Peters, 44
4 * Emanuel Peters. '•
J hn StumpfF May 5 and June 1.
MISSING.
S=rgt. J .hn It It vli an June 1.
Private J-.bn M. Kline. jf
ls<rl<U.irn Democrat. and Juniata Sentinel
please copy.
From the 149 th Regiment.
Cake ix THE FIELD.
June 12. it*64.
Dear Sir: —For the benefit of your numer
ous readers and our anxious friends. I send
y.u a li-t f die casualties of Co. 11. 149 th
regiment. Pa. A !- T nis regiment left camp
a? Cofpcper with 27 ofieent and 600 enlisted
men armed, has received from hospital, &c.,
a' out 60 men, and now it numbers hut 13
ffircra and 200 enlisted men. i fit* regiment
was engaged ith the enemy ft r the first ten
days of this campaign every day, and since
then has been engaged with the rebels on
"very occasion that has presented itself. The
casualties in the company are a f .Hows;
KtUed —l-t L;eut Syivanus D Flamler.
Wounded —Sargt J no. S. Kauffroan. Oor
p rals William M Kifenbcrnck. Thomas I)
Hummel. *Henrv liothrock, Privates Eiw
B.iumgardner, Wm. A. B-egle, Boyd R. Ca'
nady, Augustus Fichtborn, Patrick Fay, Jno.
Greeneur. Nathaniel Kennedy, W m Mawyn.
since dead, Albert J. Reed. Samuel St*el,
Job Lacy. Thomas f> Spence. Charles Weber]
Thomas Decker. Samuel M-*Mu- n, Lewis
> T rzi, ' r ' Christian Roucsh, liar. Seabrooks,
William Maben.
Mining— Corn ral Robert A. Stroup. Pri
vates .Joseph Baumgardoer, Jacob Ilauks,
Christian Ilarshberger, Andrew O. John
-on, George Johnson. M. Frank McGrew.
Richard 11. Mathers. John Rutherford, Lew
is P. Shire, Sim .n Snook, Alcana A. Stew
art. Wm. Terwilliger, Albert Ramsey.
Deserted, Jacob G my.
MATH IAS R. MOSER
21 Lt. ciii 'd<; CV 11, 14'Jth Reg. P. V.
fro ill his wounds in the hospital last
week.
Letter from Dr. Hamilton.
In the field near Petersburg, Va.,
14* th Regt. P. V. June 17, 1*454.
Dear Father—l got a Gazette last
night. Since 1 wrote la>t we have been
making a series of flank movements.
\\ e are now near Petersburg, and after
hard fighting are gradually moving on
the enemy—slow but on. Captain
Johnson, Co. A, was shot yesterday
afternoon through the right fore arm,
near the elbow, and the joint is impli
cated, and there is a probability that
his arm will have to he amputated
above the elbow. Johnson is the man
who was spoken of as one of the offi
cer.-, in the Mifflin County Bank when
it was organized and opened. Col.
Beaver is wounded, contused about
the region of the left kidney, almost
on the same place he was wounded be
fore. The wound is very painful,
though not dangerous. He will get
home, and if he is in Milroy during his
furlough, try to see him. You will
hear of' glorious news from this fight,
for it was a splendid move thus far.
The colored troops did nobly. I talk
ed with one of the Ist U. S. colored.
He says they take no prisoners only
when the officers are present. In
this fight they got ahead of their offi
cers in the charge,and the rebssuffered.
They seem in good spirits, and they
all remember Fort Pillow. That mas
sacre was the very worst thing the
rebseverdid. More men (rebs) will be
killed by the nigs than went up at
Fort Pillow. The nigs arc good on a
charge. They say "just you men work
dem big guns, and we will tend to the
charge." The more I see of the war,
the more I am convinced of the pro
priety of carrying it on with colored
troops. I saw the 18th Corps, colored
troops, hut none of 3urnside—his corps
is here. The rebs had formidable
works here, the outer line of' which
consisted of heavy rifle, pits with forts
along the line. From ibis line I think
Petersburg can be shelled. The gun
boats can co-operate. They open like
an earthquake. I have been front for
a few days, but to-day I am told that
we are ordered back to the hospital.
Eight of our companies are on the
skirmish line and two back constitu
ting the regiment (148 th.) The poor
fellows went out without rations, and
have been to the extreme front two
days without food We now have.a
good base of supplies for this army.
Thes u 11 ersare eve n com ingw i th good s,
and only wait permission to unload
their stock and take it front. Our
wounded have a nice way of being
transported on boats. Far easier than
by rail or ambulance. We have about
seven to eight miles to haul the wound
ed to the boats. The mails come and
go daily for the army, and our wound
ed are sent off to City Point. Major
Forster was badly wounded across the
upper end of the breast, through both
clavicles and sternum, but not impli
cating an}' internal organs. The field
officers of our regiment being all
wounded and Lieutenant Colonel cap
tured, the regiment is commanded by
a Captain.
Your son,
A. T. HAMILTON,
Asst. Surgeon 148 th P. Y.
Old men and young boys have re
cently been captured from the rebels.
SECY. STANTON'S OF
FICIAL BULLETINS.
WASHINGTON-. .Jane 22—10 p ra.
Dispatches froui City Point, at 4 4 o'clo k
'his evening, report no fighting to-iay.
Movements are in progress which are uot
now proper for publication.
ihe Richmou j papers report an attack
upon Lynchburg by Gtn Hunter on Sat
urday, and tHLit he was repulsed. It is be
lieved, however, that there was nothing
! more than a reeonnoisanee, and that, hav
ing ascertained the place to 1 e *trong!y de
tended. Gen. Hunter withdrew, and is op
erating up n the enemy's e juiuiuoieatious
at other points.
A dispatch from Gen. Sherman's head
quarters, dated yesterday at Si o'clock,
states that *it had rained almost incessant
ly. in spite of which our line- have been
pressed forward steadily, and an important
position has been gained by Gen Howard.'
1 he eneruy ruade a desperate attempt to
retake this position last nitrht, making sev
en distinct assaults on Gen. Whittaker's
brigade oi Stanley's division, and losing
not less, than seven or eight hundred men
Two hundred killed wore loft on \Y hit
taker s front, i his a-suu!t was followed by
a heavy fire ot artillery, under which the
position was fortified, and is now safe.
Our cavalry is across Noonday Creek,
on our left, and one brigade of the 23d
' orps is across Mosses ''reek on the right;
but the rebel left is behind a swamp, and
the rains prevent any advance.
Ihe fighting has been quite severe at
all points, the enemy resisting stubborn
iv. and attempting the defensive whenever
he can.
Genera! Sig-.-I reports from .Martinsburc
to day :
'The e is no truth in the statement of
Ihe Philadelphia Inquirer of the 21st in
relation to a raid uf Mosby. Winchester
is not occupied by the enemy, nor are the
telegraph wires cut between this place and
Harper's Ferry '
No military intelligence from any other
quarter has been received to day by the
Department.
E. M STANTON,
Sec'y of War.
The above i.s the only official dis
patch published since our la>t. From
other sources we learn that Gen. Hun
ter. who accomplished his mission
successfully, is making for a point in
\\ estern \ irginia to which he had been
ordered—that on Wednesday last a
portion of Gen. [limey's troops got
separated south of Petersburg, and
that we lost four pieces of artillery
and prisoners variously estimated from
some hundreds to a thousand, besides
the killed and wounded—that a rebel
raid on Sherman's rear had destroyed
several railroad trains in Georgia—
that Gen. \\ ilson's Union cavalry had
destroyed railroads and bridges south
of Peter.-burg and Richmond, and as a
proof that our army is not idle, about
20UU rebel prisoners have lately arrived
at Point Lookout, M<'., who were re
cently captured near Petersburg.
By This Morning- s Mail.
WASHINGTON, June 28. 9-50 a. m.
A dispatch from General Grant, da
ted yesterday, the 27th, at 3-30 p. m.,
at headquarters, reports no operations
in front, except from our own guns,
which fire into the bridge at Peters
burg at a distance of 2000 yards.
The dispatch gives the following in
telligence from the Rebel paper:
A Petersburg paper of the 25th
states that Hunter is striking for Jack
son river depot, about 40 miles north
of Salem, and says that if he reaches
Covington, which they suppose he will,
with most of his forces but with loss
of material, he will be safe.
1 he same paper accuses Hunter of
destroying a great amount of private
property, and stealing a large number
of wagons, horses, and cattle.
The same paper also states that
Wilson destroyed a train of cars, load
ed with cotton and furniture, burned
the depot building, Ac., at Burkesville,
and destroyed some of the track, and
wits still pushing South.
All the railroads leading into Rich
mond are now destroyed, and some of
them badly.
A dispatch from Gen. Sherman, re
ceived this morning, reports that yes
terday. June 27th. an unsuccessful at
tack was made by our forces on the
enemy's position, which resulted in a
loss of between two and three thous
and. £. M. STANTON,
Sec'y. of War.
—A new sect has been started at
Bedford wit ha church to he called the
" Church of Providence." Why not
call themselves Keplerites at once?
THE MARKETS.
LEWISTOWN, June 29. ISG4.
Butter, is quoted at 25 ets.; Eggs,
19; Lard 14; Wool, washed, 85; prime
Red Wheat, 1.75; Corn, 1 25; Rye, 1.25;
Potatoes, 50; Extra Flour, per 100,
4.25; Fine 3.75; Superfine, 4.00; Family,
4.50; Salt per bbl. 4.00; Sack, 3.50.
Philadelphia Market.
Fjour —Superfine 87 50, extra 8 00
a8 50. Rye flour 7 25. Corn meal
5 75 per bbl.
Grain—Red wheat 205 c, white 210a
225 c. Rye 159a160c. Corn 157. Oats
80c weight. Cloverseed 87 00u7 50
per 64 lbs. Flaxseed 340 per bushel.
Timothy 3 00.
Beet Cattle, 12a17e ; Cows, 820 to 65
per head; Sheep, sa7c per lb gross.
Hogs, 812 50 to 14 00 the 100 lbs net.
ELECTION PROCLAMATION,
Amendments to the Constitution.
IN obedience to a Writ • f Election i-sued by
the Go riser f this Commonwealth. and
t., o,e dir-ci-i, I, D. M Contner, St:~r,ff of
Mifflin County, hereby give n-tiee that, j ar
guaiit i.i "an act prescribing (be time and
niHiiner i f -uhuiining to 11*- .0. fi.-i their
approval and ratification, or rejection. the
prop ped amendment* 11 the C"n<'irut::n."
that an ejection wii: be h d in sail ouotT,
on the Sr.-t I >)— i y in August next, b> ing
th- '2 ; day of - iid in 'nth" a! allien tiuie t;-e
elect r are to v u te for or against the fellow
ing amendment- to the C -titutioO, to wit:
Fik-T AMENDMENT.
"SECTION 4. W hen--v rr any of tbe quali
tied electors of this •umonwea.ith -ha.; Lc
in any actual military *ervi<-e. under a rt-qui
ntiufl frnn the President .f the United States,
or by authority f tin- c mm-m wealth. such
electors may exercise the right 1 f-utfrage in
ail elections by the eirixens under such
regulati as are, or -hall lee. prescribed by
law. as fully a< if they were present at their
usual place of election."
SECOND AMENDMENT
"SECTION 8. No bill shnll be PAej by the
Legislature, c ntaining rn ire than one -ul
jecf, which shall be clearly expressed in the
title, except appn priation bills."
I H !Rl AMENDMENT.
"SECTION 9. NO bill -hall be paed bv the
Legislature granting anv powers, or privi
leg-s. that had been, or may hereafter be.
c nferrej upon the costs of this C mnion>
wealth "
lite act prescribes that "-aid ejection shall
be opened held, and closed, upon the dav
ia-t a: >r-sai-i at the places, and within the
h .urs at, and within, which the general elee
f; a- .f this common wealth ar.' directed to
be opened, held, and closed: and it shali be
the duty of the judges, insjiectors. and clerks,
of each 1 ! sa:d t wp-bips, boroughs, wards,
precint*. and districts, to receive, at the said
election, tickets, not czee*ding 'be number of
prop -ed amendments, either written ir print
ed. or partly \ tinted, from each of the quaii
fi-d voters ot this state, who mav offer the
same, and to dep..sit them in a box, or boxes,
t < be provided f r that purpose bv the proper
officers: whi -ii tickets -hall be. respectively, la'
boiled, on the outside. • h irs: Amendment.'"2d
Amendment," and "Third Amendment;" and
those who are favorable to said amendments,
or any of them, may express their appr val i
therc t by voting, each.a-manvseparate,writ
ten or printed, or partly written and partly
printed, ballots, r tickets. a there are amend
no t.ts approved by them.containing,on thein
side thereof, the words, * For the Amendment;"
and those who are opposed to such amend '
j inents. or any of them, may express their op
position by voting, each, as m*riv separate,
written or printed, or partly written and print
ed. ballots, or tickets, as there are amend
merits not approved bv them. c> -ntaia ing. on the
inside thereof, the words, "Against the Amend
merit;" ihe electors, voting for, or against,
the fir<t amendment, shall be considered
as voting for. or against, the prop >sed fourth- .
section to article three of the constitution, ex
tending the right of suffrage to soldiers; elee
tors, voting for, or against the second amend
ment, sha.il be considered as voting for. or
against, the proposed eighth section to article
eleven of the constitution ; and electors, vo
ting for. or against, the third amendment,
shall be considered as voting for. or against,
the proposed ninth section to article eleven
I of the constitution.
"SECTION 2 i hat the election, on the said
proposed amendments, shall in all respects,
• be conducted as the general elections, of tbb
commonwealth, are now conducted; and it
shall be the duty "f the return judges, of the I
j respective counties, and districts, thereof, i
first having carefully ascertained the Dumber |
of votes given for. or against, eaeh of said
amendments, in the manner aforesaid, to
make out duplicate returns thereof, express,
j ed in words, at length, and not in figures. 1
j on'y; one of which returns, so made, shall he i
; lodged in the prothonotnry's office, of the
court of common pleas, t .f the proper County, i
i and the other sealed, and directed, to the
I secretary of the commonwealth, and by one I
of said judges deposited, forthwith, in the
most convenient post office, upon which, post'
age shall be prepaid, at the expense of the
proper county.
"SECTION 4. That the several duties re J
quired to be performed by the sheriffs, com
missioners, constables, judges, inspectors
| and all other officers, whatever, in, and about,
; the gener il elections of this commonwealth,
shall be performed, by such officers, in. and
about, the election herein provided for; and !
j all persons, whether officers, or others, shall '
be liable to the same punishment, for the ne !
| gleet of like duty, or the commission of anv ;
offence, at. in. or about, the said election, as
they would, for the neglect of like duty, or
the commission of Jik- offence, at in. or ;
about, the general elections of this common i
wealth."
The electors of the borough of Newton !
Hamilton are to meet in the new echoolhouse
in said borough.
The electors of Wavne township are to
meet at th new schoolhouse in the borough
of Newton Hamilton.
I he electors of the borough of MeVeytown
are to meet at the L nion schoolhouse in said
borough.
The electors of Granville township are to
meet at the Court House in the borough of
Lewis town, and vote at the window of the
Prothonntary's office.
'1 he electors of Derrv township will meet
at the Court House in the borough of Lewis
town, and vote at the window of the Judge's
office. 0
I he electors of Oliver township are to meet
at the Union schoolhouse in the borough of
MeVeytown.
The electors of Brattnn township are to
meet at the brick schoolhouse on the farm of
William llarshbarger. in said township.
1 lie electors of Menno township are to
meet at the house now occupied bv William
Semple in Allenviile. in said township.
Th electors of Union township are to meet
at the house now ocupied bv Richard Briu
die.
The electors of Brown township are to
meet at the public house, now occupied by
Jno. G. McGlaughlin, in said township.
1 he electors of Armagh township residing
east of the line commencing at the middle of
the road at the 6tone meeting house, in Brown
township, thence along said road to the end
ot the tane known as Jonathan Abraham's
lane, near the residence of Thomas Longwell,
jr., thence running in a straight line to Cress'
man s knob to the Union county line, are to
meet as heretofore at E. E Locke's office, in
said township. Those residing west of and
not included in said limits, wi'l meet as here
toiore at the public house now occupied by
. Margeritz, in said township.
ihe electors of Decatur township are to
Stumpff k° USe now occupied by Joseph
The electors of the East Ward of the Bor
I ough of Lewistown will meet at the Court
II use. end v >te t the wind >w of the Cm. 8
mi-iiiier' office
Th" elector* ofthe West Ward of said t.i r . rf
rough will meet at the same place, and y•?„ I
i at the window uf the Sheriff's office, in the "
f said Court II >use, and in aaid borough
Pursuant to flip provisions of an Act of I
i Assembly, the Judges of ihe a for, •*;,] j;,, I
r tricts shall respectfully take charge ~f I
J certifi -ate of return of the electi n■ f their B
respective district*, and produce rli-m nt a t-£
. meeting -f 'ne Judge from eaeh di-iru-t ilt 8
: the C<-urt House, in he-wist *n, on the ihj r ,t
; day afte: the day of election, being f, r [{,,! |
pre.-ent year Friday, the sth day f August
next, then and there to do and perform the I
duiies required by law of aid Judges
A - . that where a Judge by Mcknrss er H
una* idable accident, is unable to attend at i
such meeting of Judges, then the certificate 8
or return, a- aforsaid, -hall be taken charge 8
1 of by one of the Inspectors or Clerks of the 8
elect! m of said District, who -bail do and
perform th- duties required raid Judge 'I
unable to attend.
A;so. by the I7th section f ud act it is !
enacted that wh-n the qua v-.ers of I
more than one Ward. T owr, ■; r District
meet nt the same pdace to h .id tb'-ir election
it shall he tbe duty of the respective Judges
of said election districts, in addition to The
certificates required in the 76rh section ,f ;
this Act, to make out a fair statement and cer-
tifi ate of all the rotes which shall have hern
then ind there given fir rag*int -a d amend
ments. and one f said Judge- shall take
charge of said certificate, and also of the sev
eral certificates made out for each eieetian
district, as before directed, and produce the
-•one at a meeting of all the return judges in
1 lie county, in tr-e mariner prescribed in the
7>tli section of this Act.
D M CONTNER. Sheriff
Sheriff's Office, Lewistown, June 29, !cO4,
ESTRAY NOTICE.
(<AMK to the premises of the suliscriher,
_> in Oliver township, on Friday, the 24th
day of June.
TWO BAY HORSES,
abut 10 or 12 years old, supposed to have
beeo Governm nt lLirse: the owner or own
ers are requested to come forward, prove
pr-perty. pay charges and take them away,
otherwise they will be disposed of as the law
directs.
SAMUEL MYERS, Sr.
MeVeytown, June 29, I*C4—3t.
Estate of Alexander Tlfßee, deceased,
NOTICE is hereby given that letters tes
tamentary <>n the estate of Alexander
i McKee, late of Derry township, Mifflin eo.,
ieceased, have been granted to the under
signed, residing in said township. All per-
SHIS indebt'-d to said estate are requested to
j utuke immediate payment, and those having
claims to piesent them duly authenticated
: tor octtlcaient.
MARY M SHAW.
ELIZABETH B. M KEE.
*; - n
1 j— Xiiecutors.
the undersigned. Merchants of Lew-
T y ist'iwn, agree t> close our respective
' places of business at 8 o'clock p. m., com
mencing on the Ist July and continuing un
til the 20th September, 1864, Saturdays ex
; cepted.
Nit ban Frank . S J Brisbin A Co.
•1 W Sheriff Col John Hamilton
James Parker John B Selheimer
L i" Eilis Nathaniel Kennedy
Anthony Felix John Kennedy
Henry Zerbe II M Pratt
George Blymyer F' J Franciseus
Lewistown, June 29, I>s64—2t s
T ETTERS REMAINING UNCLAIMED
! J in the Post Office at Lewistown. State of
Pennsylvania, on the 29th of June, 1864.
Bawnahaker Eimira Miller George
Bisbv C E Miss Miles Henrietta Miss
Ilunnill J M McOook John
I Baily James liickart Susan Mrs
: Corersoo Ella Miss RicJiiman John
| Cook Josh W Steadman II C Dr
Carrel! Henry Sirce Petre
j Covest Kitty Miss Stewart James
Goodm in J II Shnebi rger Jacob
Hoffest Barney Taylor Libl ie B Miss
! Heater Jusiah Thompson W A
1 Icrlecker & Co Tarman Julian
June* Catharine Mrs Wagner L-uisa Mrs
Kauffmari Lvba Miss \V agoner Alplieus
Kane Mary Mrs Wagoner J II
; Lee Minnie Wolf Aaron
r*aJC"To obtain any of these letters, the
applicant most call for 'advertised letters,'
give the date of this list, and pay one cent
; for advertising.
rar;;M not called for within on* month,
they will be sent to the Dead Letter Office
j j*29 SAMUEL COMFORT, P. M*.
UNITED STATES
INTERNAL REVENUE.
VLL pprsons assessed and su'ject to take
out licenses, and pay income and other
duties and taxes under" the Excise Law of
Congress, approved July Ist. 1862. within
tbe county of Mifflin, are herehv notified
that the undersigned will attend for the pur
pose of receiving taxes and duties, and graut
; ing licenses, on
! MONDAY July 4. at McYeytnwn.
TUESDAY, July 5, at Allenviile.
WEDNESDAY. July 6. at Belleville.
I 111 RSDAY. July 7, at Milrov.
j FRIDAY and SATURDAY, July 8 and 9,
at the Assistant Assessor's office in Lewis'
town.
1 he duplicates and licenses will remain in
the hands of D. E. Robeson, Lewistown Sta
tion, until th- 22d July, where payment may
be made up to that date.
leunities —All persons who fail to pay
their annual taxes upon carriages, manufac
tured articles, Ac., on or before the 22d of
1 W ' nt ur a P p ualty *f ten per centum
additional to the amount thereof, and costs,
as provided for in the 19th section of the Ex'
ci-e Law of July Ist. 102.
And all persons who shall fail to take out
their licenses as required on or before the
said of Joly, 1864, will incur a penalty
ot three tunes the amount of said licenses, in
• a, 'Cordance with tbe provisions of the 59th
Section of the Excise Law aforesaid. Abo.
<>r any evasion of the law. an imprisonment
lor two years.
Money of the I nited States only received-
will be no further notice given.
JAMES CLARKE.
r ._ Dep. Col 2d Div. 16th Col. Dis Pa-
Office, Birmingham, Hunt, co., June 15, '6L
Tuscarora Female Seminary.
Academia, Juniata Co., Pa,
its Summer Term May 4th
j ' 1864. For circulars address
Mrs. 0. J. FRENCH. Principal, or
ANDREW PATTERSON, Proprietor.
t| apC 1864—1y