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LOCAL AFFAIRS
FRIGHTFUL CATASTROPHE OF THI
PENNSYLVANIA It. R. —On Wednesda\
morning last, about 4 o'clock, the F:tsi
Line. East, on the P. R. R., ran into a
train at Thompsontown, 11 mile-
Hast of Mifflin, causing a most dread
ful loss of life and property. Owing
to the excitement naturally caused bv
such a sad affair, it is somewhat diffi
cult to got a correct account of it.
We copy the following particulars
from an account given in the Pittsburg
Commercial, by Mr. Oliver McClintock,
a resident of that city, who was an
eye-witness to the horrid scene. He
says:
The responsibility of the sari event is laid upon the
conductor of the coal train, which had stopped at the
station for water. as being guilty of the most inexcu
sable ignorance in occupying the Fast Line's time, or
of the mot culpable negligence in failing of the pre
caution of sending a signal-man to the rear to warn
the approaching train, especially as the position of
his train was at the end of a curve and in the midst
of a dense fog.
The passenger train approaehed at fu'l speed—the
engineer not discovering the fatal obstruction until
within fifty yards of it. He instantly reversed the
engine, and after whistling "down brakes"' twice, ap
plied (he locomotive brakes, which are connected
with all the brakes on the train—he with the fireman
remaining at their posts, and both escaping with but
slight injury.
Rut (lie reversion and check were too late, as the
distance was far too short for a check upon the speed
under the most favorable circumstances, witii the ad
ditional disadvantage of the wet condition of the rails,
which caused the wheels to lock and slide with but
little resistance to the momentum of the train. Scarce
ly more than a seeond had elapsed before the loco
motive had leaped entirely through one coal ear. and
iialf the next, shivering them to fragments, and dash
ing their contents in every direction.and turning over
[ almost bottom up.
The baggage car was elevated at the rear end from
the truck, when the whole momentum of the train
was instantly expended in driving the baggage ear so
completely through the first passenger car that the
frame work of the one fitted closely and entirely with
i in the other. Mr. McGreggor. the baggage master,
was the only person in that car. and he escaped with
but a few siight bruises. The first passenger car was
quite full, containing at least fifty persons, many of
whom were women and children." These were, from
the nature of the collision, either crushed under the
baggage ear, or driven in a mass to the rear of the
passenger ear. the doors of which were locked, as if
to make death doubly sure, and escape (so to speaki
the more impossible. But, horrible to tell, the crash
of wood, iron and glass was scarcely over w hen flames
were discovered in the rear of the ear. and within
f >ur minutes had enveloped this holocaust of dead,
dying and mangled human beings in one common fu
neral pile.
It i- not known whether the fire originated from |
the -t->ve or from the gasometer—the latter being '
;not probable. However, it started so quickly and I
spread so rapidly that the passengers who irr.mcdi- j
ati-iy hurried from the rear cars to the front, only I
r-.i- hed it in time to find the flames already under
headway an i be compelled to listen to the horrid
chorus of tiie crackling flame of the burning ears, the I
agonizing groans ot men. and the heartrending i
shrieks and screams of women and children, alike
powerless either to quench the flames or rescue the I
napless victims from their prison of fire. Only one
ax- could be obtained, and little or nothing was even !
a-c.-mp.-hed with that—one or two opening-being i
c-it through,only to find an inner wall made bv the j
transfixed baggage ear. Six persons in all were res- j
c icd fr.un the can the remainder, estimated at at least I
forty persons, were either crushed to death.or having i
be- n wounded were burned alive.
Hue young ladv. some sixteen or seventeen vears i
of age. they struggled to drag from a window, but he !
ill-' fa.-, under tlie liaggage ear. she at last drew tier- i
s-'T leek again and perished within. A man who had
dragged himself partly through a window, found him- !
seif fast also, aud laying himself on the side of the i
window, was consumed before the eyes of the horri- !
tied spectators. On the left side of the train a soldier
with ne leg succeeded in getting it through the win- I
•low. but was unable to force his way further, and per- I
i-iied as he was—his charred remains, after the wood- '
work had sufficiently burned awav. falling a headless. |
armiess mass upon the other track. One woman with i
f >ur children are known to have been among the ;
number of victims.
Conductor John Mullison and first hrakeinan Enjo- j
ry. were last seen sitting in this car bv the stove, and '
no hope is entertained of their escape. How many j
and wh.ii persons were buried in that herv tonib may !
never be told, as everything was literally consumed i
to i-hes and utterly beyond recognition; the onlv j
tell-tale to waiting hearthstones being the unbroken
absence of iookea-for footsteps, and the voiceless. I
en-bess vacancy of missed faces and remembered
voices.
The forward platform of the third passenger our
having been driven upon the rear one of the seeond.
:: a made impossible to detach them: they accord
ingly very quickly took fire, and were rapidly i-ou
-iim-d There were a number of wounded in these
cars, but none killed. All were gotten out. although
u was oy almost herculean efforts that the doors were
broken open and the inmates rescued.
l ie- scenes which now ensued beggar words and <ie
"v description in the sickening and harrowing charac
ter f their details. The dense ma-sot biiggx'c mat
ter and human remain- which the wreck of the two
toward cars contained caused them to burn a couple
or ,i uir- longer than the two following. On the right
side -I the tram, quite early iti the progress of me
f. e. a charred, shapeless and headless mass roiled
smoking into trie raad down by the side ot the track.
Hig.i IU the air and resting upon a tangled mass of
iron rods and tin sheeting was another one with arms
drawn up upon lii- heart ami legs burned off to stumps,
o- jin w:io. extremities the femoral txiues stood out
with horrible distinctness and nakedness in the air.
R> us sine was another equally charred and distig-
I I Just under and lying upon the flange of a wheel,
was another black ma--, which, with the encircling I
springs ot a hoop-skirt, were all that remained of a
*"j-"ler ribs and oilier bones of chit- !
dre.i i_-tting out from the burning mass, presented, if
pos-mie. a more sad and lamentable sight. On the
-It ""'-ie. resting between the wheels, and on the after ' I
.►fx hi "J'" ! "'°V rev 'ealed a human head, about j
which .lie flames lapped and licked until the white |
-Mill snone out. and the features gaped aud grinned i
as if in mockery of the horrid carnival. |
hat with the hissing, steaming, Irving masses of !
shapeless humanity, and the white, calcined forms of (
r s, vertebra, hip and femoral bones, staring from out !
t ic -moke and a-bes. with the other harrowing details I i
ot the calamity, we pray never again to be confronted 1
with such a sight.
of the wounded the most seriously hurt was Mr '
Brooks, a mail agent between Altoona a'nd H.irriburg
who resides at Mitfiin. and got on the tram at that
place. His injuries are internal, and thought to be
severe. He was taken home on the westward train.
A is iy who iiad been rescued from the first passenger
vr. and taken to tiie station house, suffered very se- !
vere internal injuries. Surgical attendance wa-'pro- :
■ ured at an early hour, aud ali the rest of the wouud- j
ed were doing well. Brooks has since died.
-'vu tiie accident occurred, a message was imtne- !
0 v.-h- s.-nt for assistance. Afterwards, two construe- j
"on train- arrived simultaneously from the East and ,
vv est. with a large force of workmen aud all the ne
cessary appliances for clearing the tracks and re- 1
pla-.tig the rails which had been bent out of shape by
the neat. In a very sl.ort space of time the large -
c-i'-e had the track cleared and repaired for the '.Vest
"-rd train, and accordingly, at 11 o'clock, we willingly
oaue tarewell to a scene of so appaiiing a calamity.
ITEMS —Mr. Burrowes has appoint
ed Andrew Reed, Geo. Biymyer, Mrs. '
1 J- Hoffman, -Mrs. J. M. Cogley, aud 1
Mrs J. C. Sigler, of this place, County
Superintending Committee, lor carry
ing the act relating to soldiers' or
phans into effect. Joseph Brought (
"lucksmith) had the lower part of ids
hand blown off by the explosion of u. (
pistol the other day, inflicting a pain- j
lul wound. He will probably lose one ,
ur two lingers The remains ot'Lt. t
If Crawford Selheimer, of the Logan
Buards, who died recently from wounds 1
received in Georgia, were interred at
this place on Sunday afternoon. J
I here is entirely too much fast riding I
and driving on our streets, on the part 1
°t men and boys, for the safety of pe- f
destrians. We suppose after some one o
gets liurt or killed, a show will be a
made to enforce the borough ordinance.
( Sheriff Contner's horse shied a
_ something on the pike this sido,c
Lehrs mill, throwing him and t e imj
gy down the high embankment there
1 lie sheriff ami horse were not ninci
> hurt, but the buggy was broken t<
; pieces. Fiie draft for some district
a came off at iiollidaysburg yesterday
s j By the amended quota, Lewistown an<
Derry are full—Bratton has asked lb
time, and offers a liberal bounty t<
) volunteers. In addition to our candi
l " date for Congress, Air. Barker, D. W
'• | \V oods, Elder, J. A. AlcKee, and others
s who were active in getting the quotai
i reduced, we omitted to mention Jamet
■ H. Mann, Esq. of Brown.
1 I
3 FIELD MONITOR MANUFACTURING Co
—ln consequence of Air. Haines' ina
? bility to superintend his extensivt
- business, he proposes that a stock com
- J pany be formed under the above title
r; with a capital of 830,000 at 835 pet
share, to which he agrees to sel* the
: real estate, machinery, stock, patterns.
| &c., of the Lnion Foundry, with as
j much territory as they desire to sup-
I ply with this excellent reaper and
mower—he reserving 810 for each one
; made and sold. It is undoubtedly on
such enterprises our citizens must in
tuture rely for prosperity and improve
ment, for unless they are fostered less
than a pr phet can foretell that we
shall descend to the status of a one
horse town, with one neighbor prey
ing upon the means of another. The
furnace has already given a lively im
petus to certain occupations, which
must necessarily increase with its
prosperity; and it takes but little reus
oning to know that the establishment
of the above company would muteri
j ally add to them. In a matter of rhi>
kind ail are interested: owners of lami -
in their increased value; owners of
; houses in higher rents; business men
j in additional sales; the mechanic in an
! increased demand for household and
: other articles, Ace. The reaoer and
. mower is besides acknowledged to be
j equal, if not superior, to any yet pat
j en ted, and no risk therefore could be
| run in its manufacture to any extent,
i while there is a constantly increasing
demand for various other articles, such
as Horse Powers, Plows, Harrows
Castings of all kinds, arid a hundred
other tilings which could as well be
I manufactured here as elsewhere. V\\
trust our citizens will think over th s
proposition, and take hold of it with
a determination to see it through.
KQ? The meeting on Saturday even
ing at the Town Hall showed that the
Union men were rather plentiful, the
Hall being till d in a few minutes.
Some ladies were also present, and at
ieast a hundred deterred from going
fiom a fear there would be no room
Prof. Dunbar delivered a speech replete
with wit, humor and knock-down ar
guincnt. He was preceded by L. W.
Hall, Esq., who reviewed with much
ability the course of the opponents of
theadministrationand the war. There
were democrats there of the true
stamp, who didn t vote for Lincoln in
1800, but will do so now. men who can
not understand by what reasoning that
which was treason and nullification in
Gen. Jackson s days can be democracy
now. The m< etirig was kept up to a
late hour, was enthusiastic in applause
of the speakers, and afforded ample
evidence that the boasts of our oppo
nents of carrying the county —an an
nual fit—are bosh ! What? Old Mif
flin vote for the men who wanted to
deprive the soldier of his vote I If
they do, there will have to be more
ballot-boxes stuffed than there were in
Morris township in 1838.
8®- Robl. W. Patlon, has received
at his establishment in East Market st.,
near Mifflin county Bank, n n w stock
of Albums, American and other
Watches, Spectacles, Plated Ware. Jew
elry ot all kinds, Fancy Pictures, &c.
Call on him. Prices not too high.
1 HANKS — Fo Mrs. Dr. Atkinson for
a lot of excellent grapes—to a lady for
some splendid dahlias and other flow
ers—comprising 18 varieties—to that
good fellow John Ruble, for a basket
ot apples—to Airs. Fleck Jot* a dish ot
fine grapes—and to Miss Libbie Biy
myer for a basket of the same delicious
truit.
DO YOU WISH TO BE CURED?
DK. BICIIAX'S English Specific Fills
'ire in lend than 30 days, th- 1 w.-rst ea
can wf Nervousness. Impotency. Premature
Decay, Seminal Weakness, insanity and all
Urinary. Sexual arid Nervous Affections, no
matter from what cause produced. Price
One Dollar per hox. Sent post paid hy mail
on receipt of an order. One bvx will perfect
a cure in most cases Address
JAMES S. BUTLER.
jy2o General Agent, 427 Broad-ay, N. Y.
t —'-You fellows licked us (the rebels
,f like the devil in tiie Shenandoah val
r ley. the otlier day," said a
patent democrat last week. We lnt<
always lieard that region spoken 01
1 as a sort of nest where treason is eon
a sidered democracy, and it seems sonit
g of them are not slow to avow where
they belong. Of course this man it
for Model ian, Pendleton. Walters
Christy, Kearns, Africa, Taylor,
r How do honest democrats who hav
) | sons in the am v like the idea what
. j do soldiers think of it—that when the
rebels are whipped, the stay-at-home
" ; democracy consider themselves as also
whipped?
. To Comu.nptives
Consumptive sufferers will receive a valua
ble prescription for the cure of Consumption,
<\sthma. Bronchitis, and all throat anil lung
affections, (free of charge.) !>y sending their
address to Rev EDWARD A. WILSON,
Williamsburg. Kings county. New York.
i M .
Editor of Gazette: Dear Sir—With your
permission 1 wish to say to the readers of
your paper that 1 will send, hv return mail,
to all who wish it. (free) a recipe, with fuli
directions for making and using a simple
A L<ih I ABLE BALM, that will effectually
| remove in ten days. Pimples, Blotches, Tan,
freckles, ami all Impurities of the Skin,
; leaving the same soft, clear, smooth and beau
j tiful.
I will also mail free to those having Bald
Heads, or Bare Faces, simple directions and
information that will enable the. to start a
full growth of luxuriant hair, whiskers or a
moustache, in 'ess than thirtv days.
All applications answered by return mail
without charge.
Respectfully yours.
TIIOS. F. CHAPMAN, Chemist.
jy.o-3ui 831 Broadway New York.
A Card to the Suffering,
SWALLOW two or three hogsheads of
Bucu. ' "lonic Bitters." "Sarsaparila."
• Nervous Antidotes," &c . Ae , Ac and after
yu are satisfied with the result, try one hox
of OLD DR BUCHAN S ENGLISH SPE
CIFIC PILLS —and be restored to health
and vigor in less than 30 days. They are
purely vegetable, pleasant to take, prompt
and salutary in their effects on the broken
d"SMi constitution Old ami voung can fake
ti.em with advantage Im; oried and sold in
•hi- United States only nv
JAS S. BUTLER.
No -1*27 Broadway, X Y
Agent for tile United States,
P 8 A box of the Pills, securely packed,
will l>e mailed to any address on receipt of
price, which is ONE DOLLAR, postpaid—
money refunded hv th Agent if entire satis
faction is not given. jy2o-3m
Married.
At the Methodist parsonage, in this place,
| 22) inst , by Rev. S. Barnes. TILMAX LEP*
LEY. to Miss LEAII MA LIN DA BAILEY,
to'li .f Decatur, this county
lilt. MARKETS.
Lkwistown. Sept 28 IHf,4
Butter, is quoted at 3t cis Ho-ys.
—0; 1 ill id 20} )\ 001, washed, 00; ju'iinc
Hod \V heat, 2 00; Corn. 1 ">0; live' !
Potatoes, I SU; Kxtra Flour. ]>cr 100.
t 1 ine 4.5 D. .Su|>erfine, 4.00; Family,
5.00; Salt per hoi. 5.00; Sack, 4.50; Oats.
80.
Philadelphia Market.
Flour—Superfine 810 25, extra 11 00
all 50. Rye flour 10 25. Corn meal
0 00 per bbl.
Grain—Red wheat 200e, white 225a
000 c. Rye ISIaOOOc. Corn 107. Oats
88c weight. Cioverseed 813 00ul4 00
per 04 lbs. Flaxseed 300 per bushel.
Timothy 0 75.
Beef Cattle, Rial6c; Cows, 825 toos
per head; Sheep, CaSjc per lb gross.
Hogs, 818 00 to 20 00 the 100 lbs net.
1 UTTERS REMAINING UNCLAIMED
_J in the Pusf Office at Lewistown. State uf
Pennsylvania, on the 28th of Sept . 1864.
Blomn Jacob -Milliken R bt.
C -ffm an M iss Maggie Mover M C.
F irsyth" Martha .Miss Mitch?! F D.
1 iraff \V m. M"Ury -I-seph
Hail Susanah McKaiips Jas.
Herbert Jenner G Philips Howard
'looser Daniel Parker Win F.
Iloidren Miss Emma L. Rover Isaac M.
K"er Mib- Margret 2 Riddle Cartes D.
Longsdorf 1) E. R 11. L.
Lewis Thos. A. Tompkin V. 11.
Momson Miss Kate Welch Wilson
Myers Taylor Wagner Mi s Sarah J
Westfall E. O.
#aT"'To obtain any of these letters, the
applicant must call for 'advertised letters,'
give the date of this list, and pay one cent
for advertising.
not called for within one month,
they will i>e sent to the Dead Letter Office.
e 28 SAMUEL COMFORT. P. M
Kishacoquillas Seminary
AND
A 0 it MA L INSTITUTE.
\\ ' "onuieiice its winter session. 00
lOBER 12. 1864 and continue twen
t\ \ eeks. Lost for Board, Furnished Rooms,
and I uition in English Branches, $75. Fuel,
LiRQ r and \V ,i<thiug Mxtra
toi particularH Nfp citfiiliigup.
.... 2 SHARP. Principal.
Kishacoquillas. Sept. 21 1x64
lOll! Ml COIL!
npilE undersigned having opened a Coal
lard at the old Logan Foundry property
respectfully invites the public to give Inu.'a
call. Wilkesbarre, Sunbury. and all kinds,
including Lime burners, can always be had,
at lowest cash prices.
. c WM B UOFFMAN.
Lewistown, Sept. 21, 1864.
COAL! COAL!
\I "*■ ILKESBARRE, from the celebrated
V V Baltim re mines. N T os 1, 23 4 5*6
SUNBURY. Nos. 2 3 t 5.
L\ KENS \ ALLEY. No. 5. suitable for
stove and Limehurners' use.
For sale at the lowest cash prices.
ftafirOrders left at Geo Blyraycr'B store
will be promptly attended to.
J C. BLYMYER £ UU.
Lewistown, Sept. 21, 1864.
OF MlMt, AM 4.
riiLK*, AM> 111 I) M('M(ML PL 11-
LIC GKNKK ILLY.
P. A„ WUNDERMANN.
Foreign and American £lusic
Warehouse,
324 BS.CA3WA7,
HAVING on hand the largest stock of
Foreign Music in New York, which he
exports from Europe express!v to meet the
taste ami requirements of the American lov
ers ot Music respectfully calls attention to
the fact, that he is now supplying Music of
every sty if at a reduction of twenty five to tit
y per cent, lees than any other house in the
j United States.
Private families can be supplied (post free)
I by forwarding the cash to the above address,
should the amount of cash forwarded exceed
the cost of the Music, the balance will be
promptly returned in postage currency.
'F.VI.EKS and Professors should not neglect
this opportunity; they will be liberally deait
with. J
B : —Any and every piece of Music, vo
oal or instrumental, published in Europe or
America, will be supplied to order, if accom
panied by the cash. Remember the address
; P A. WIN DERM ANN.
Foreign aud American Music Warehouse.
sepJl dm 824 Broadway, New York.
ORPHANS' COURT SALE.
Bi virtue of an order issued out of the
Orphans Court of Mifflin county, will
be exposed to public sale, on the premises,
j in Wayne township, on
Saturday, October 29, 1864,
the fol owing real estate, to wit:
A tract of land situate in Wayne township
said county, adjoining lands of John Sun
| derland, John Slider's survey. Thus Nipple's
survey, and Jack's mountain, containing
174 ACRES,
more or less, acres of which are cleared
J&wjA and under cultivation, with a
J J 4 ,w " story Dwelling IE-use. Sta
jLJUft hie. at, d other improvements
£2thl6£X3EW thereon erected.
.S.le to commence at 1 o'clock p. m.
let' lDS : One half the purchase money to
b.- paid :n c.odi on Confirmation of sale, arid
site other half in one year thereafter, with
interest, to be secured by bonds and inert*
gage on the premises or judgment.
MICHAEL F. 11. KINSEL.
sep2l Adtnr. John Swigart, dee'd.
Public Sale of Real Estate.
1) \ virtue of the last Will and Testament
> f Samuel Wharton, late of Wayne
township, Mifflin county, deceased, will be
exposed at public sale, attic h--u>e of Wrn.
Brothers, .in the borough of Newton Hamil
ton. >in
Saturday, October 29 1864.
tlie well known and valuable Mansion Farm
late of said decease , situated in Wayne
township. Mifflin county, adjoining the lands
f James Wharton Esq , (Je' rge B. Wharton
and David Jenkins, and about four miles
east of Newton Hatnilitoo. containing
116 ACRES,
i which there ate 108 acres denied and in
g • d state of cultivation the remainder well
iliribor.?-!. '! he .tuj.r Vcllieri's are a good
STONE HOUSE, large Pram.- Barn, with
" h :. : : *® d '**>** necessary out
Irr'-S * j i buildings, a spring . f excellent
jpfts i iija wat *r convenient to the !■ jiac; a
rr ila ■ ■ watt i pas tiirough
s. i* t premiss s; there is i.Js. nth premise*
a good bearing Apple Oroh ml, beside a va
rietv of other fruit trees.
Also at the same time and place, 106 acres
lying con iguous to the above, of which ther
are about 20 acres cleared, the balance well
timbered, and on which are erected a Log
House and stable, a spring of excellent water
convenient to the house; a small Apple Or
chard, and other fruit trees are on the preni
'ses. Any person wishing to view the prem
ises, will please apply to Willi m Wharton,
on the Mansion Farm. The above will be
sold together.
Sab: to commence at I o'clock p. in. of
said day, when terms will be made known,
and due attendance given by,
WILLIAM WHARTON,
sep2l* Executor
4 EDITOR'S NO I ICE —The undersigned
.2.JL having been appointed auditor, hv the
Orphans' Court of Mifflin county, to distrib
ute the balance in the hands of George W
Coulter, Administrator of John Erwin, late
of Wayne township, deceased, will attend to
the duties of his appointment at his office in
Lcwistown, on the 22d day of October, A. D
1864, at one o'clock p. m. of said day, at
which time and place all persons interested
are notified to attend.
T. M. UTTLEY.
Sept. 21. Auditor.
Estate of Rachel Riddle, deceased.
N OTICE is hereby given that letters of
administration on the i state of Rachel
Riddle, late of the Borough of Lewistown.
Mifflin county, deceased, have been granted
to the undersigned, residing in said Borough
All persons "ndebted to said estate are re
quested to make immediate payment, and
those having claims to present them duly au
thenticated for settlement.
ALEX. EISEXBISE, Admr.
Lewistown. Sept 21, 1864.
Fstate Isabella Campbell, Deceased.
OTICE is hereby given that letters testa-
Ly raentarv on the estate yf Isabella Camp
hell, late of Union to-voship, Mifflin county,
deceased, have beeo granted to the under
siugned residing in said township. All per
sons indebted to said estate are requested to
make immediate payment, and those having
claims to present them duly authenticated for
settlement.
JOHN O CAMPBELL.
Exei utor.
STRAY HEIFER.
LI AM E to tlie premises of the subscriber,
/ in Decatur t< wnship, in June last, a two
year old red heifer, with white flanks The
>wner of said estray is requested to come for
ward, prove property, pay charges and take
her away, or she will be disposed of accor
iing t<> law.
sepl4-3t* A. M. INGRAM.
NOTICE!
4 LL persons to whom this notice shall
come are warned and notified not to
purchase or negotiate my cheek, drawn upon
[be Miffl n county Bank, dated September
12. 1h64. f>r #147 30. payable to the order
A Samuel E. L rig. as i will not pay said
[•heck, iiclc.-s compelled Itv law
THOMAS MAYES.
Lewistown, September 14, 1864.
U. S. 7-30 Loan.
juHE Secretary of the Treasury guvs notice tnat
subscriptions will be received for Coupon Treasu
ry Notes, payable three yeais from August 15th. IS*4.
with semi-annual interest at the rate of seven and
t.i: -e-teuths per rent, per annum—principal end in
terest both to be paid tu lawful money.
1 hese notes w ill be convertible at the option of the
bolter at maturity, into ix p.- n . cHd bearing
oonds. payable not less than five uor more than twen
ty years frotn their date, as the government may elect.
I hey will be issued in denominations of SaO.SIOO, Sew
:1000 and JSOOO, aud all subscriptions must be for fifty
dollars or some multiple of fifty dollars.
Hie notes will be transmitted to the owners free of
| transportation charges as soon after the receipt of
the original Certificates of Deposit as they can be pre
| pared.
As the notes draw interest from August 10. persons
, making deposits subsequent to that date must pay
; the interest accrued from date of note to date of de-
I posit.
Parties depositing twentj-five thousand dollars and
upwards for these notes at any one time, will be al
; lowed a commission ©f one quarter of one percent
winch will be paid by the Treasury Department upon
the receipt of a bill for the amount, certified to by the
officer with whom the deposit was made. >'o deduc
tions for commissions must be tnade from the de
posits.
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES OF THIS LOAN.
IT IS A NATIONAL SAVINGS BANK, offering a higher rate
| of interest than any other, and the best seen- .'•/. Any
I savings bank which pays its depositors in L". S. notes,
considers that it is paying in the best circulating me
dium in the country, and it cannot pay in anything
better, for its own assets are either in government
securities or in notes or bonds payable iu government
' paper.
it is equally convenient as a temporary or perma
nent investment. The notes can always be sold for
, within a fraction of their face and accumulated inter
est, and are the best security with banks as collaterals
for discounts.
Conwiible into a 6 per rent. 5-10 llond.
In addition to the very liberal interest ou the Dotes
for three years, this privilege of conversion is now
worth about three per cent, per annum, for the cur
relK rate tor 5-20 lioiidi? is not less than nine per cent,
premium, and before* the war the premium on six per
cent. U. S. stock- was over twenty per cent. It will
be seen that the actual profit on this loan, nt the pres
ent market rate, is not less than ten per cent, per an
num.
lis Exemption from State or lliiuiripal Tax
ation.
But aside front all the advantages wo have enumer
ated, a special At of Congress excinptx all tenuis cm-l
Trcn*Hr>t note* fnnn local taxation. On the average,
this exemption is worth about two per cent, per an
num. according to t he rate of taxation in various parts
of the country.
It is belie Ned th;st no securities nflVr so £rreat iu
ducements to lenders as those issued by the govern
ment. In all other forms of indebtedness, the faith
or ability ot private parties, or stock companies, or
separate communities, only, is pledged for payment,
while the whole property of the country is held to se
••ure the discharge of all the obligations of the I'uited
States.
'A hilt- the government offers the most liberal terms
for its loans, it believes that the very strongest appeal
will be to the loyalty and patriotism of the people.
I ".]}>!.. r.tc oCi tiScau-o will he issued fur ail deposits.
The party deposiL.ng must endorse upon the i/riginal
certificate the denomination of the notes required,
and whether they are to be issued in blank or paya
ble to order. \\ hen so endorsed it must be left with
the officer receiving the deposit, to be foi warded to
the Treasury Department.
J?t WILL as RECEIVED by the Treasurer of
the I nited States, at Washington, the several Assist
ant Trt asurc-rs and designated Depositories, and by the
First National Bank of Philadelphia, Pa.
Second National Bank of Philadelphia. Pa.
Third National Bank of Philadelphia, Pa.
First National Bank of Altoooa. Pu.
First National Bank of Carlisle, Pa.
and by ail National Banks which are depositaries of
public money, and
ALL RESPECTABLE BANKS AND BANKERS
throughout the country will give further information &
AFFORD EVERY FACILITY TO SUBSCRIBERS.
August 10, IStJ4-3m
WiassiEk
Real Estate Agent, Collector and
County Surveyor,
LEBIStOWN, PA.
OFFICE iu the Court House, opposite the
Commissioners' Office. sepl4-tt
530. 7T. 3L385,,
Attorney at Law,
Office Market Square, Lewistown, will at
tend to business in Mltfliu.Centre ami Hunting
don counties my2fi
Academia, Juniata Co., Pa,
CIOVI MENCES its Summer Term May 4th,
/ 1864 For circulars address
Mrs 0. .1 FRENCH. Principal, or
ANDREW PATTERSON, Proprietor
ap6 1864-Iy
For Rats, .uice Koaches, lult. utu ifugs,
fleths in Furs, Moolens, Ac., insects on
Plants, Fowls, Animals, At,
But Uj> in 25c. 50c. an-1 Si 0U Boxes, Mottle* end flask*.
S3 and $6 sizes tor HOTELS. PUBLIC INSTITUTION*, AC.
"Only Infallible Remedies known."
" Free from Pol ons."
" Not dangerous to the Human family."
" ltats come out of their boles to die.
t£?*S<>ld Wholesale in all large cities.
IWk. Sold by all Druggists and Retailers
everywhere.
tdirl!' BEWARE !! ',of all worthless imitations
•euSce that "CONTARV name is on each Box,
Bottle and Flask, before you buy.
SaTAddress BBNR7 &
PBIXC-IPAL DEPOT. 42 Broad'way, N. Y.
IsfU-Suld by ail Wholesale Retail Drug
gists in Lewiatowii, Pa. feb3 -8m
PRINCE & CO'S. Well-Known
MELODEONS & HARMONIUMS,
* introducing the effect of pedal
bass on every instrument
ERNEST GABLER'S
Raven aini Bacon'* !<ttd H*|ief Tn*l* A fa's
iclckritrd
PIANOS,
for cash, at a liberal deduction.
WaTOver JO.OOO sold.
JAMES BELLAK, sole Agent,
-* ■' ar,f i —'l South Fifth St., above Spruce,
aplit, b4-ly Philadelphia.
ESTABLISHED 1760.
IPJSIHSIB j L4@T<Tfl L-i L: £\ TSCTTj
Snuff & Tobacco Manufacturer,
Kill CHAMBERS *T.,
(Formerly 42 Chatham street, New York,)
\\ T OULD call the attention of Dealers to
v T the articles of his manufacture, vix.
BROWN SNUFF.
Maeahoy, Demigron,
Fine Rappee, Pure Virginia,
Cuarse Rappee. Nachitocbes,
American Gentleman, Copenhagen.
YELLOW SNurr.
Scotch, Honey Dew Scotch.
Iligb Toast Scotch, Fresh do Scotch,
Irish Toast, Fresh Scotch,
or Lundyfoot,
ear Attention is called to the large reduc
tion in prices of Fine Cut Chewing and Smo
king Tobaccos, which will be found of a su
perior quality.
TOBACCO.
SMOKING. FINE CUT CHEWING. SMOKING
boos. P. A. L. or plain S. Ja^o.
00. 1, Cavenoisl! or s • eat, Spani.h,
: 2, , Sweet Scented Orouoco, Canister.
Nos, IA 2 mixed. Tin Foil Carcimish, Turkish,
Gra uiated.
N. B—A circular of prices will lie sent
on application. dec23-ly.
PUBLIC SALE
OF
HEAL ESTATE.
virtue of the last IV ill and Testament
) of Samuel Carothers, late of Shirley
township. Huntingdon county, deceased, will
he exposed to public sale, on the premises, on
Friday, October 21st, 1864,
the weil known and valuable
AIA NSION FA 11M,
ate of said deceased, situate in Shirley town
ship, Huntingdon county, Pa., an joining the
Borough of Shirleyshurg, and the great road
from Mount Union to Chambersborg; seven
miles distant from the Pennsylvania Railroad
and Canal at Mount Union, containing
182 ACTJBS
and S2 perches, about 15b acres of which nro
cleared and in a good state of cultivation; 55
acres are well set with clover; 25 acres are
meadow—the remainder well timbered. The
j£*PflV ' ,n P r " v, Miterit ate a good LOG
*Kjjfa| HOUSE, and double LOG BARN,
with Sheds and other necessary
£9£3bE£& >u:buildings; a well of excellent
waiter convenient to the house, and running
water in the barnyard, as also in most of the
fields. There are also on the premises about
50 grafted apple trees, besides a variety of
other fruit trees, common in this latitude.
to commence at 1 oelook, on said
lay, when terms wiil be mode known, and
lue attendance given by
LEWIS CAROTHERS.
ABRAHAM CAROTHERS,
sopG-Gt Executors.
imlilA-lii FAaILI
OK .
lio ACHES
O ITU ATE in Wayne township, Mifflin co.,
O adjoining lands of Judge Stine, John <fc
W Atkinson, J. Glasgow, esq., Samuel
A ithrow. A. J North, and within ] to £ mile
>f Atkinson's and Withrow's Mills, Store,
Blacksmithshop, &c, is offered at private
sale.
About 70 or 75 acres aie cleared and un
der fence, the balance well set with valuable
timber, such as oak and pine. This farm is
well supplied with running watei, well adap
ted for either grazing or farming purposes,
and w ill be sold at a bargain. Persons wish
ing to examine the premises will call on C.
N. Atkinson.
A MO,
A lot in Newton llamilton. with a large
BRICK 1)W ELLING and frame
jR5§JjrA STORE ROOM together, with
an 11 1 |B| g'aws front. The lot is set with
£2&£fg£p<-hoice fruit and grapes, and a
well of excellent water is at the door. Also,
a large stone cistern, wash house, a good sta
ble, carriage shed, corn crib, and all other
buildings required for convenience.
Persons wishing to examine this property
will call on James Galbraith, esq . Newton
Hamilton, and for particulars and terms ad-
Dr. A. J. ATKINSON.
ap27 Lewistown, Pa.
IN pursuance of an order issued by the Or
phan*' C..urt of M.fflin county, will be ex
posed to public sale, at tbe Court House, in
Lewistown, ou
Tuesday, October 11, 1864,
A certain messuage and lot or piece of
ground, situate on the old Lewistown and
Kishaeoquillas turnpike road, in Derry towo
ship. Mifflin county, hounded and described
as follows, to wit: Beginning at a post on
north side of said turnpike road, thence by
a straight line through the middle of tbe pas
sage way or alley between the ohi and new
toll houses to a post on a line running ten
feet in rear . I the new toll hoqse, thence aiong
said line to a p-st about opposite the Centre
of the new toll house, thet.ee by a straight
line to the upper or back corner of old lot by
land late of H>-nry Kepperling. r,ow James
Rideo, t > the line of said turnpike, thence
along aaid turnpike to the place ol hegiuniug,
with a two story
IFIRAIVCE: HOUSE,
SI ABLE, and other improvements thereop
erected.
Sale to commence at 1 o'clock p. in.
rerm.t: One half the purchase money to
be paid on the confirmation of sale, and'tho
balance in one year thereafter, with interest
to be secured by judgment on the premises
C. HOOVER,
sepl4-ts Admr. Win. Cowden, dee'd.
OIL CLOTHS.
MANY pretty patterns, of all kinds, at
HOFFMAN'S,