©2@o IKEISSiJCSiiIE is S®SJa JKTSJIIiSfBISnEBJffIs Whole No. 2792. 11.e wistowu Post Office. Mails arrive aud close at the Lewistown P. 0. an follows: ARRIVE. Eastern through, 5 48 a. m. " through and way 421p m. Western " 44 " 10 55 a. m. Bellefonte " 44 44 2 30p. m. Northumberland, Tuesdays, Thursdaysand Saturdays, 6 00 p. m. CLOSE. Eastern through 8 00 p. m. " •' and way 10 00 a. ra. Western " " 315 p. m. Bellefonte 8 00 " Northumberland (Sundays, Tueesdays and Thursdays) 8 00 p. m. Money can be forwarded through this of ■ fice in sums from $1 to S3O, by the payment of the following fees: From $1 to $lO ten cents; $lO to S2O fifteen cents; S2O to S3O twenty cents. Office open from 7 00 a. m. to 8 p. m. On Sundays from Bto9 am. S. COMFORT, P. M. Lewistuwu Station. Trains leave Lewistown Station as follows: Westward. Eastward. Piitshurgh and Erie Express, 313 a. ra. 914 p. m. Baltimore Exnress, 4 48 a. m. Pbilad'a Express, 548a. m. 12 18 a. m. Fast Line, 610 p. m. 526 44 Mail. 421 " Fast Mail. 10 55 44 Harrisburg Accom'n, 3 44 p. m. Emigrant, 10 47 a. m. Through Freight, 10 20 p. m. 120a m. Fust 44 350a. m. 930 44 Express 44 12 10 p. m. 12 40 p. m. Stock Express, 500 p. m, 924 44 Coal Train. 1 15 p. m. 11 50 a. m. Union Line, 7 30 44 Local Freight, 730a. m. 700 p. m. JWGalbraith's Omnibuses convey passengers to D 4 from all the trains, taking up or setting them down at all points within the borough limits. WILLIAM LIND, has now open A NEW STOCK OF Cloths, Cassimeres AND VESTI NCS, which will be made up to order in the neat est and most fashionable styles. apl9 AMBROTYPES The Gems of the Season. THIS is no humbug, hut a practical truth The pictures taken by Mr. Burkholdcr are unsurpassed for BOLDNESS. TRUTH FULNESS. BEAUTY OF FINISH, and DURABILITY. Prices varying according to size and quality of frames and Cases. Routn over the Express Office. Lewistown, August 23, 1860. Kishacoquillas Seminary AND NORMAL INSTITUTE. commence its winter session, 00 TOBER 12, 1864, and continue twen ty weeks. Cost for Board, Furnished Rooms, and Tuition in English Branches, $75. Fuel, Light and Washing extra. For particulars see catalogue. S. Z. SHARP, Principal. Kishacoquillas, Sept. 21, 1864. Academia, Juniata Co., Pa, COMMENCES its Summer Term May 4th, 1864. For circulars address Mrs. O. J. FRENCH, Principal, or ANDREW PATTERSON, Proprietor. apG 1864-ly Real Estate Agent, Collector and County Surveyor, LBWlfitOWJi, PA. 01 FICE in the Court House, opposite the Commissioners' Office. sepl4-tf <230. 77. ELDER," Attorney at Law, Office Market Square, Lewistown, will at tend to business in Mifflin. Centre and Hunting don counties uy26 Lock Repairing, Pipe Laying, Plumbing and White Smithing r IUIE above branches of business will be A promptly attended to on application at the residence of the undersigned in Main street, Lewistown. janlO GEORGE MILLER. CARPEXTFRS. SELHEIMER'S is the place to buy the best and cheapest Hand, Rip, Tennant, Com pass and Cross Cut Saws; Planes, Bits, Ilam xners. Hatchets, Squares, Rules, Chisels, Au gurs, Augur Bitts, Drawing Knives, Spoke l shaves, Bevels, and all other Tools in your line. The carpenters all buy at J. B. SELHEIMER'S. Saddlery Ware. A LARGE stock of saddlery ware constant ly on hand, consisting in part of Saddle Trees, Pad Trees, Han>es, Buekles, Rings, Snaps, Terrets, Swivels, Stirrups, Bridle Bits, Tacks, Awls, Needles, Thread, Hair, Patent Leather, and a variety of other articles, fur Bale by J. B. SELHEIMER. C Rtiilders and Farmers AN find anything in their line, such as Locks, Screws, Hinges, Bolts, Glass, i utty, Nails, Spikes, trace, breast, halter, log and other Chains, Forks, Shovels, Spades, Hoes, and all other goods used in the build >ng and fanning business, for sale at J. B. SELHEIMER'S. THE MIHITEEL THE FOOTSTEPS OF DECAY. The following is a translation from an ancient Span ish Poem, which, says the Edinburgh Review, is sur passed by nothing with which we are acquainted in the Spanish language, except the K)de of Louis De Leon.' Oh let the soul its slumbers break— Aroilse its senses and awake, To see how soon Life, in its glories glides away, And the stern footsteps of decay Come stealing on. And while we view the rolling tide, Down with our flowing minutes glide Away so fast, Let us the present hour employ. And deem each future dream a joy Already past. Let no vain hope deceive the mind- No happier let us hope to find To-morrow than to-day. Our goldeu dreams of yore were bright, Like them the present'shall delight- Like them decay. Our lives like hasting streams must be, That into one engulphing sea Are doomed to fall— The sea of death whose waves roll on O'er king and kingdom, crown and throne, And swallow all. Alike the river's lordly tide, Alike the humble rivulets glide To that sad wave; Death levels poverty and pride. And rich and poor sleep side by side Within the grave. Our birth is but a starting place; Life is the running of the race, And death tne goal; There all our glittering toys are brought— The path alone, of all unsought, Is found ef ail. See then how poor and little worth Are all these glittering toys of earth That lure us here! Dreams of a sleep that death must break, Alas! before it bids us wake We disappear. Long ere the damp of earth can blight , The cheek's pure glow of red and white Has passed awav. Youth smiled and all was heavenly fair — Ago came and laid his finger there, • And where are they ! Where is the strength that spurned decay, The step that roved so light and gay, The heart's blithe tone! The strength is gone, the step is slow, And joy grows wearisome ana wo! When age comes on. For the Educational Column. What is the Use of an Educational Column ? Judging from the backwardness or in difference on the part of teachers, in con tributing to the Educational Column, one might infer that they regard it as of trifling importance, and that it might as well be dispensed with, especially if their brains are to be taxed for contributions. Is there any use, then, in such a col umn ? I answer there is, and for the fol lowing reasons : First. Jt meets a want in the educational world which cannot he met fully in any other way. The educa tional organ of the State, The Pennsylva nia School Journal, is devoted to the cause of education in general, gives knowledge of the condition, doings and progress of schools throughout the State, and leads off in the prominent educational topics of the day. This valuable journal, however, is not taken or read by the mass of the people, not perhaps by the majority of teachers, and if it were, its limited dimensions of twenty-two pages would scarcely admit of a discussion of all those questions and top ics of local interest which may be found to exist in many communities. Neither docs it afford to teachers a sufficient means for the interchange of opinions on the subject of education and matters pertaining to it generally. Here then is a void—a great want, and a call therefore for some other agency, first, to briDg before the people and to disseminate amongst them knowl edge on the subject of education, to awa ken public conscience and to educate it so that the people may see their duty while chooeiDg officers to preside over their edu cational interests, to choose intelligent, public spirited men, who will be willing to make some sacrifice for the public good ; also, in affording to teachers that co opera tion on their part which is so much need ed but unfortunately so much withheld. Second, to enable teachers of the county to give each other the mutual beuefit of their knowledge and experience in teaching and governing, and thus to aid and encour age each other in the discharge of their duties, which are by no means of a light and trivial character. What agency then may be employed to effect results so desirable ? In answer, although other agencies may be, and are used, I hesitate not to say that none can be found so efficient as the edu cational column of a county paper. County conventions serve a good pur pose in promoting life and zeal, harmony and good teeling amoDgst teachers ; also, in their tendency to secure uniformity in the best methods of teaching. But those fruits of the convention, through the un frequency of the meetings, are to a great extent lost, unless some other means be employed to retain them. Such means we have in the educational column, if rightly conducted. It, however, can be rightly conducted only wheo there is professional spirit and interest enough on the part of teachers and oil era in the cause of educa tion to make it what it should be—a chan nel flowing with thoughts and ideas that will interest and profit those who read them. Whether such a spirit and interest exists in Mifflin county, the future character of the column will show. Another reason why sueh a column isdesi WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1864. rable is that we naturally like to read, are more interested and perhaps more profited by reading articles written by those we know, with whom we are acquainted, and still more so if we are intimate with them. How much more valuable the produc tions of auy pen become when we have be come acquainted with the writer, especially if we have a place in his esteem or affec tions ! Teachers of the same county through their institutes and conventions beoome ac quainted, often intimate, and are thus brought into that relation which makes theui more than otherwise interested in the ideas and thoughts of each other. Other reasons might be given, such as the importance of encouraging home indus try; developing home talents, &c., but my article is growing too lengthy. To the teachers of Mifflin county I would say that with the aid which they are well capable of giving, the Educational Col umn can and will be made interesting and profitable. Without it—with the aid only of the very few who do contribute occa sionally—it will be kept up, I suppose, but it will necessarily fail in meeting fully the object for which the culuuin was opened. Let there be a free expression of opin ions on the subject of education, on the best methods of teaching particular branch es, &c. We want no prosy essays on the state of education in general, but actual schoolroom experiences, practical sugges tions, genuine improvements in methods of instruction and school government. Short, concise articles on such and kin dred topics is just what is wanted. By giving these, teachers will do themselves good and will confer a benefit upon others. Let us have them, teachers. M. [The compositor requests that communications to this column be written in 61acA iuk.J miI¥IKET&HES THE TRAITOR'S CHILD. The energies of the American troops stationed at Fort Washington after their evacuation of New York, were fully taxed to repel the many sorties made against them by the enemy. It required a constant and careful watch upon the part of the Commander-in-chief to prevent a surprise, and the more surely to effect this, a system of observation was maintained along the road, so that information passed from point to point was sure to reach the camp ere the carry out their designs. The majority of persons living on the line from toe city to Kingsbridge, gladly aided in this plan of police, and thus rendered es sential service to the cause. One of this number, however, a Mr Jenning, at last took umbrage at some order of Washington or bis subordinates, and with a reprehensi ble cunning, he determined to abandon the Americans and serve the interests of the foe. So secretly were these plans concoct ed and carried out, that no one outside his own family suspected his disaffection. The British general accepted the offered services, and pledged himself to pay large ly for them. It was pronosed that a num ber of his troops should march as far as his neighbor's, who would of course com municate their movements to Jenning, who in his turn instead of passing the warning wrs to conceal the forces until reinforce ments could arrive, and a formidable dem onstration could be made against the fort " Aud for this service, in any event, you shall have a thousand pounds," said the British General to the traitor. "Should it eventuate in the entire overthrow of the rebels, the sum shall be trebled, while oth er rewards shall he freely bestowed. You are certain that you have confided the mat ter to no one ?" "Not a soul save those of my own fam ily know of it," said Jenning. "Of whom does your family consist?" "Of my wife, who is an invalid, and an only daughter." " How are they affected by your change?" "I know not, nor do I care. But of couise they will follow my wishes, which have ever been law to theui. My daughter is the only one who would think of a dif ference of opinion, and even she would never dare to give it expression." " I have heard that the majority of your American females have imbibed a sort of romantic attachment to George Washing ton, which m.ght lead them to sympathy with him. But of course you are sure of your child and can answer for her." " With my life !" " Suppose you allow me to invite her here. It would be a safe thing, and at the same time remove her from the suspicion of collusion should you be discovered," " I cannot part with her, sir. She has aided me heretofore, and can do so again. She is very obedient, so we need not fear her." 44 Enough ! manage the matter yourself. I am content. Now for our plans. At dusk, to morrow, a company of Captain Trevor s command will he put in motion and arrive about midnight at your house. You will conceal them and await the oth ers. When all are gathered, you will guide tbern to the attack. The rebels, be ing off their guard, will fall an easy prey." So far as the intentions of the British officer were concerned, the meditated plan was carried out. A number of picked men were concealed at Jenniog's house, and at the proper time marched towards their destination. Under cover of night they had proceeded to the next station on the road, when their advance was suddenly checked. A sharp rattle of musket balls, which seemed to have been designedly fired above their heads, brought them to an immediate halt, A second discharge gave them to understand that their further progress would be dangerous. Captain Trevor, who was iu command, immediately gave orders for a countermarch, aud in less than ten minutes the whole body was iu retrograde position. We can hardly venture to describe the feelings of chagrin entertained by the ori ginal plotter of this expedition, when in formed by Trevor of the unsatisfactory re sult. As that officer handed him the gold which had been promised, he threw it to the ground with a violent gestuie and, with an oath, swore he would murder the in former, whoever it might be, that had thus defeated his hopes. In vain the king's of ficer strove to calm him; the darker pas sions of his nature were roused, and would not he exorcised. While he was thus storming and invoking maledictions upon the head of the culprit, a fair girl entered the apartment. There was a look of intel iigent firmness upon her pale couutenance, as her eyes met those of her father and quailed not. " Come hither, Hester !" he cried. "Do you know aught of this matter? (Jan you tell me who sent word to Washington, re specting this expedition?" Hester cast an appealing look upon the officer, who however did Dot interfere be tween them. " Did you hear my question ?" roared Jenning. 44 Tell me, do you know aught of this?" " I do," replied the girl, in a low tone. " I thought so ! Now, tell me the per son's name." 44 It was I!" 44 You ! Serpent! You betray me— !" "Father! hear me. I did send word to our general that the enemy were to make an attack upon the fort, but your name was not mentioned as being a party to the ex pedition. No harm can come to you. I knew how ardently and long our country men had struggled against oppression; how nobly they had contended against superior forces; how true was their devotion to the cause in which they were engaged, and I could not quietly look on and see their de struction attempted. I sent word of this, but iu saving them I did not betray you." 44 Enough that you have come between me and my revenge! This be your re ward !" He drew from his pocket a pistol and de liberately aimed it at his child. She moved not —did not even tremble—but Trevor, shocked beyond measure at the horror of the meditated deed, sprang towards the wretch and raised his arm. The ball grazed her head, and was buried in the wainscot. 44 Shame on you, man !" cried the officer with indignation. 44 Would you have her blood on your hands! Of what are you composed ! Is she not your child ?" "No!" cried Hester, with startling em phasis, "I am not, or at least shall not be for the future. I will not own a parent who to the crime of treason can add that of murder. I did expose your villainy, and would do it again. Nay, you may frown, I fear you not. This last base act has frozen up the natural current of my heart." Then in a calmer and more feeliug tone, she continued : 44 Father—'tis the last time I Bhall call you so—l bid you farewell forever. Your malediction may be hurled against me, but never again will you look upon my face. Ere another day has passed, Washington shall know of your treachery. Your only safety is in flight. In England you may enjoy the fruit of your baseness, but here you cannot remain. Farewell, forever !" She passed from the room, as the tears, which she could no longer control, coursed rapidly down her cheeks. She repaired at once to the bedside of her mother, in whose body the last flickerings of life were fast failing. She knelt beside her, and even a9 she prayed the worn spirit was released from bondage. 44 Alone! an orphan! God help me!" she exclaimed, as she pressed her trem bling lips to those which had so often met hers in love. Jenning lingered not long. Soon after he was on his way to England, where he lived, as traitors should, in splendid dis grace. Hester became the wife of a young Revolutionary officer, and lived long enough to give to her descendeuts the valuable ex ample of the Christian and patriot mother. Estate ef Jn. Hitler, sen., deceased. "^V!" OTICE is hereby given that letters tes lt tameutary on the estate of John Miller, late of Wayne township. Mifflin county, de ceased, have been granted to the undersigned, residing in said township. Persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate are re quested to make immediate payment, and those having claims to present them, duly authenticated, for settlement. JOHN MILLER, JESSE MILLER, Nov. 16 * E*rs. IMBWHSTOWSys) SEXEFiyiknSJ (BCSTUSnFffa IPIEfifXTo DHMttAMOHS. Eastward from Atlanta. From Atlanta to Augusta, by railroad, is 171 miles. From Augusta to Charles ton, 137 miles. From Atlanta to Macon, 103 uiiles From Macon to Savannah 290 miles. From Augusta to Savannah, 132 miles. The country from Atlanta toward Augusta is quite rolling, and, in places, rocky, with plenty of small streams and springs, and abundance of wood and for age for an army. It is really a well set tled farming "country. There are but few swamps, and the roads generally are good. The only serious obstructions that the in habitants could place in the way of an ar my would be the destruction of the bridges over the Savannah at Augusta. If they do that the army could turu its attention first upon Savannah instead of Charleston, or it cculd re-bridge the river without any serious delay. The country between Au gusta aud Charleston is not as good as to ward Atlanta Part of it is inhabited by poor "sundhillers," and part of it is very sparsely inhabited. From Branchville the point where the railroads from Augusta and Columbia unite—to Charleston, 62 miles, the country is very flat, with a good deal cf swamp, and in summer time is so miasmatic that settlements are sparse, though there are some large plantatiou, and when cotton was king, there were a great many slaves kept at work upon all the dry spots of this swampy region. It is not a bad one to march through in cool weather. It would he deadly in summer. Immediately around Charleston the laud is very flat, or swampy. The road lrom Augusta to Columbia, the capital of South Caroliua, is ,4 across the ridges," which are generally low, sand bills, and over small streams, the borders of which are cultivated by small cotton planters and farmers, who keep a good deal of stock, aud have plenty of grain aad sweet potatoes. The Congaree river at Columbia, is a respectable sized mill stream, nothing more, and so is the Wa teree, eastward of it, and so are the two Pedees, and if an army ever has to march from Augusta to Wilmington, it will find no serious obstructions in the way, except in a time of high water, when every small stream overflows its low banks and covers a broad swamp. The whole way is a good country for an army to march and subsist in. The distance from Augusta to Colum bia is about eighty miles, and from Colum bia to Wilmington N. C., about 200 miles. Some of the richest cotton planters of South Carolina are found along the rivers, which such a march would cross. Military Law. Major General Couch has approved the proceedings of a Military Commis sion, recently held at Harrisburg, in the cases of Samuel Kline, William Appleman and John Rantz, citizens of Columbia county, Pa., who were char ged with many other disloyal persons in the socioty known as the 'Knights of the Golden Circle,' with being arm ed for the purpose of resisting the en rollment law and the military authori ty of the government; with the com mission of acts of disloyalty; with ut tering disloyal sentiments; and with threatening the life cf Captain Wm. Silvers, deputy provost marshal of Bloomsburg. Kline was sentenced to two years' imprisonment; Appleman to be fired five hundred dollars, and to be impris oned until the fine is paid; and Rantz to be fined one thousand dollars, and to be imprisoned two years. General Couch has designated Fort Mifflin as the place of confinement. Auction Prices in Richmond. —The Dis patch of the 19th inst. says: At the sale ol Messrs. Robinson, Adams, & Co., on Thursday, articles sold as follows : Sugar, brown, $9,125(J).87 lb.; inferior brown, in hhds , $7.85@8 50; crushed, sll 87$; coffee, 511.62(a 12 50 lb ; flour, $345 bhl; butter, $9 fb; ground pepper, 811 50@12 50; cheese, $6.50; salt, 45c. lb ; claret, prime, 8170 doz ; apple bran dy, $74 gallon; rum, $92.50 gallon; dried apples, 81.19 lb.; tallow candles, $11.50@12 50 lb ; cotton yarn, S4O ball; country soap, $4.75 lb; English soda, 86 lb ; copperas, 85 25 fb.; black ing, $33 sU(a;3d jd dozen; Augusta sheet ing, I, $3 6574-4, yard. Meeting of Electors —The electors of President and Vice President meet on the first Wednesday (7th) of Decem ber, at the capitols of their respective States, to cast their votes, which are sent to the President of the Senate, (the Hon. Hannibal Hamlin,) and counted before both Houses of Con gress on the 2d Wednesday (Bth) of February, 1865. Sale of Negroes in North Carolina. — At an auction sale in this plaje, by Mr. S. A. Harris, auctioneer, the following prices wore obtained : Girl 11 years old, 84,700; woman 40 years old, 83,000; girl 16 years old, 84,700; man 25 years old, 85,700; man 40 years old, 82,800; man 24 years old, 86,200. The first named (the girl of 11 years,) we are told, was the only likely New Series—Volume IX. No. 5. negro sold. The rest were very inferio looking.— Charlotte (iV. C.) Bulletin. A Tig-er Frightened by a Mouse. A traveler gives the following anecdote ! of a tiger kept at the British Residency at | Calcutta: 4, But what annoyed him far more than our poking him with a stick, or tantalizing him with shins of beef or legs of mutton, was introduced into his cage. No fine lady ever exhibited more terror at the sight of a spider, than this magnificent royal tiger betrayed on seeing a mouse. Our mischievous plan was to tie the little animal by a string to the end of a long pole, and thrust it close to the tiger's nose. The moment he saw it he leaped to the opposite side, and when the mouse was made to run near him, he jammed himself into a corner and stood trembling and roaring in such an ecstasy of fear, that.we were always obliged to desist, in pity to the poor brute. Sometimes we insisted on his pass ing over the spot where the unconscious little mouse ran backwards and forwards. For a long time, however, we could not get him to move; till at length I believe by the help of a squib, we obliged him to start; but instead cf pacing leisurely across in his den, or of making a detour to avoid the object of his alarm, he generally took a flying kind of a leap, so high as nearly to bring his back in contact with the root' of his cage." Attacked by Croics. —A gentleman residing in Wheeling went hunting a few days since, and not finding any better game he took a shot at a lot of crows that were cawing in the woods. He wounded one of the birds in the wing, and when it fluttered to the ground the gentleman picked it up. The hurt bird cried most piteously, when suddeuiy the whole flock came to its assis tance and made an attack upon the hunter. They darted about his head, and picked and scratched him with such violence, that he was obliged to defend himself with a stick, aud was finally compelled to release the wounded crow, and beat a hasty re treat. P F L OOP UNION SHOE STORE IS the place to buy Cheap Shoes. Having watted till the fall of goods before laying in a Btook, I am now prepared to sell at least 25 per cent, cheaper. Having purchased a good assortment, 1 am prepared to supply my old customers and all others in want of good and cheap BOOTS and SHOES. For the men 1 have an excellent Boot for winter—warrant ed none better in town. Also, Boys' Boots, Youths'and Child's Boots. FOR THE LA DIES, I have the latest styles, such as Glove Kid, Balmorals, Congress Gaiters—kid, goat, calf and kipp—and a variety of Misses' and Children's Shoes. 13oiii*-ni.i