may deprive them of such benefits, unless it is my
duty under the law.
I am, General, very regpectfully.
Your obedient servant.
A. G. CURTIN.
Major General WIFIELT> S. HANCOCK.
HEADQUARTERS ELRST CORPS,
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 31.
To His Excellency, HON. A- G. CCRTIN, Governor of Penn
sylvania :
SIR:—I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt
of your communication of the 29th inst,and have re
ferred the same to the War Department. I thank you
for your kind expression of personal good will, and
regret that there should bear.y occasion for hesitation
on your part to lend your official influence, as Gover
nor, to tne raising of the corps as proposed by the
War Department.
It is not within my province, perhaps, to discuss the
plan of organisation, as I am acting under the direct
orders of the War Department, and my own Tiews,
therefore, are of no practical moment. I may say,
however, that I have no knowledge of the organiza
tion other than what I have derived from the orders
and circulars of which I mailed you official copies De
cember sth.
I cannot see how volnnteers for this corps from
your State lose any of the advantages attaching to
those for other organizations.
They are credited to the localities where they or
their families are domiciled, and count on the quota
* of your State.
It should be borne in mind that this is an effort to
get men into the service who are not subject to a draft.
I have the honor to remain, very respectfully, your
obedient sei-vant,
WINFIELD 8. HANCOCK.
Major General U. S. Volunteers, commanding First
Corps.
The only act of Congress for raising volunteers that
I am aware of. requires that the field and line officers
shall he commissioned by the Governors of the sever
al States. The men in tills corps are not to be formed
into organizations of the respective States, and it is
proposed that its officers shall be appointed by the
general government. I know of no act cf Congress
or of Assembly under which men so raised will be en
titled to peßsious or their families to benefits from the
United States or State government. In addition I will
observe that without auy feeling of jealousy, I am still
not ready to participate'actively in transferring to the
United States illegally the rightof appointment vested
in the State, and which t/ie State authorities can exer
cise with more discrimination by reason of havmg a
greater familiarity with the merits of the citizens of
their own State, tnan the United States authorities can
possibly have. I will transmit any further communi
cation that I may receive on this subject. It will be
perceived by reference to the correspondence, that 1
have offered to raise, in the manner provided by law,
two or three regiments of veterans for Hancock's
Corps. My desire is to assist the Government in every
legal mode in raising men, and especially to-facilitate
an officer —a native Ponnsylvanian—so distinguished
as General Hancock, in his efforts to organize a new
corps.
I shall throw no obstacles in his way on the present
occasion, but I cannot certainly, be expected to invite
a violation of law in carrying out a plan which sacrifi
ces the rights of the State under existing laws, and
would leave the men unprotected by them, so far as
concerns future provision for their comfort and that
of their families.
I will further observe that it appears by the report
of the Adjutant General, herewith transmitted, that
the State, under the system established by law. has
put into the military service of the United States
since the commencement of the war, the follow
ing number of men, vsz:
Troops sent into service during 1864.
Organizations for three years'term 9.867
Organizations for one hundred days' term 7,675
Organizations for one year term 16,094
Volunteer recruits 26,567
Drafted men and substitutes 10,651
Recruits for regular army
fie-enlistments of Pennsylvania Volunteers:
Infantry ' 13,862
Cavalry 2J534
Artillery 7(gl
Accredited to other States 589
91,704
Troops sent into the service of the United States since the
commencement of the rebellion, iucluding the ninety days'
militia in the departments of the Jdononyahela and Sus
quehanna tn 1868:
During the year 1861 130,594
do do 1862 71.100
do do 1863 43,046
do do 1864 73,828
Re-enlistment of Penn'a volunteers 17,876
336.444
The twenty-five thousand milrtia of 1862 are not in
cluded in this statement.
1 call the attention of the Legislature to the report of
the Surveyor General, herewith presented, and com- i
mend the suggestions made by that officer to your j
consideration.
This message is accompanied by full reports of all !
the military departments. They exhibit the large j
amount of service performed auring the past year, i
and contain a full history of all the nulitarv operations i
of the State Many valuable recommendations are i
made in them to promote the efficiency of our volun
teers, and the comfort of the siekand wounded, which
I commend to your earnest and immediate attention.
It affords me great satisfaction to bear my testimony
to the ability, diligence and fidelity of ali the officers
in these several departments.
Before closing this message I desire to advert to the
delay which has sometimes occurred in the passage
of the general appropriation bill. It is necessary that
this bill should become a law, as otherwise the action
of Government would be stopped. To delav its pre
sentation to the Executive as was done at the" last reg
ular session—till a late hour of the night before the
morning fixed for the final adjournment, is to deprive
the people of their right to haye ail bills submitted to
the revision of Legislature before becoming laws, in
case the Executive should not approve them, if there
had been time, I should probably have returned the
appropriation bill of last vear lor such revision, as
when I had the opportunity of deliberately examin
ing it I found provisions which I could not have ap
proved—but that opportunity was denied me before
the bill had become a law, and in fact, as the Legisla
ture was on the point of adjournment, the only ques
tion presented to me was whether that bill should be
come a law wnhout amendment or the necessities of
the government remain unprovided for.
The gallantry of our soldiers in the field still sheds
lustre on the Commonwealth, and that their merit is
appreciated by a generous people is shown by tha con
tinued and cheerful liberality with which the men
ana women of the State contribute of their means for
their eomfort and welfare. May the blessing of God be
on those brave men who have stood bv the eonntrv
through the dark hours of her trial. country
r A. G. CURTIN.
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, )
Hamsburg, Jan. 4, 1865. j
Mrs. Hutchings Penitent—She takes the
Oath of Allegiance.
As some publicity has been given to
the account of the arrest of Mrs. Hutch
ings, of Baltimore, the following may
prove of interest:
City of Filchfeld, countg of Worcester,
State of Massachusetts, ss.
I, Sarah L. Hutchings, of Baltimore
city, in the county of Baltimore, and
State ot Maryland, do hereby acknowl
edge that the act for which I have
been tried, convicted and am under
sentence, was a wrongful and improp
or act on my part; and I do give my
word of honor that henceforth I will
be of good behavior towards the Gov
ernment of the United States, and do
no act to aid or comfort its enemies,
and will hold no intercourse with them'
and will conduct myself as a loyal citl
ixen of the United States. And Ido
solemnly swear that, to the best of my
knowledge and ability, I will support
the Constitution of the United States
against all enemies, foreign and do
mestic; that I will bear true faith and
allegiance to the same; that I take this
obligation freely, without any mental
reservation or purpose of evasion, and
that I will well and faithfully conduct
myself as a good, loyal citizen of the
United States. So help me God.
SARAH L. HUTCHINGS.
Commonwealth of Mass., Worcester, ss.
Sworn and subscribed before me,
this twenty-third day of December!
GEO. A. TORREY,
Justice of the Peace.
Don t Marry a Bounty Jumper.—A
bounty jumper lately took board with
a young and single lady at Utica, N.
Y., and getting tired of paying his
board married her. They started for
Washington, and when they reached
Aiew i ork the husband borrowed his
confiding, wife's gold watch, and hus
band and watch are now among the
missing.
THE GAZETTE.
LEWISTOWN, PA.
Wednesday, January 11, 1865.
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We have also advanced our prices for Blanks, Hand
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Notices of New Advertisements.
Sale of Personal Property—Estate Notice—Two le
gal notices—List of Letters, Ac.
Terms of Peace.
The democratic papers, since the
election, have dropped many of their
ultra views, but adhere to the stale cry
that President Lincoln will accept no
terms of peace. How these wiseacres
would make peace—whether by ac
knowledging disunion, withdrawing
our armies, restoring slavery, or offering
to join the 6oealled Southern Confed
eracy—they do not say, hut they icould
make peace! The Lewistown Demo
crat chimos in with these political dog
matists, and last week again declares
that the President will offer no terms.
We have heretofore drawn attention
to the fact that on three different oc
casions, since the commencement of
this war by the South Carolina hell
hounds, President Lincoln publicly
offered clear, distinct and unequivocal
terms of peace, all of which were un
heeded. First, they were invited, under
a general amnesty, to lay down their
arms; secondly, they were told by
proclamation to resume their relations,
with slavery unimpared, by sending
senators and representatives to Con
gress; and thirdly, to lay down their
arms and submit to the laws, excepting
only from pardon the leaders. Singu
lar as it may seem, the clubfooted
speakers of that party, as well as most
of its newspapers, totally ignore these
historical facts, and continue to press
it upon their hearers and readers that
the President will offer no terms!
The rebels themselves, however, it ap
pears, know better, perfecly under
stand the conditions, and wo have no
doubt but for the military despotism
exercised by Jeff Davis and his minions,
would gladly embrace the opportunity
to come back into the Union on the
terms laid down. All therefore that
is necessary is to destroy that military
power, now reduced to one-half its
original strength, and there is an end
to the rebellion. In proof of this we
cite the city of Savannah in Georgia.
We are told by the Savannah Ilepub
lican that on the 29th ult. a large
meeting of the influential citizens as
sembled in the City Hall, at the call of
Mayor Arnold, to "take into consider
ation matters relating to the present
and future welfare of the city." The
Mayor took the chair, and a committee
to report resolutions, consisting of Col.
Rockwell, Alderman Lippman, Dr.
Willis, Alderman Villalonga, Martin
Lachlison, and Alderman O'Branes,
were appointed. Following the reso
lutions, which were unanimously adopt
ed :
Whereas, By the fortuiis of war and the
surrender of the city by the civil authori
ties, Savannah passes once more under the
authority of the L nited States; and, where
as, we believe that the interests of the city
will be best subserved and promoted by a
full free eipresssion of our views in rela
tion to our present condition, we, therefore,
the people of Savannah, in full meeting
assembled, do hereby
Resolve , That we accept the position,
and, in the language of tha President of
the United States, seek to have "peace by
laying down our arms and submitting to
the national authority under the Consiitu
twn, leaving all questions which remain to
be adjusted by the peaceful means of la is
lation, conference, and votes.
Resolved , That, laying aside all differen
ces and burying bygones in the graves of
the past, we will use our best endeavors
onee more to briDg back the prosperity and
commerce we once enjoyed.
Resolved, That we do not put ourselves
in the position of a conquered city asking
terms of a conqueror, but we claim the
immunities and privileges contained in the
proclamation and message of the President
of the United States, and in all the legis
lation of Congress in reference to a people
situated as we are; and while we owe on
our P* * strict obedience to the laws of
the United States, we ask the protection
over our persons, lives, and propeity re
cognized by those laws.
Resolved, That we respectfully request
his Excellency the Governor to call a Con
vention of the people of Georgia, by any
constitutional means in his power, to give
them an opportunity of voting upon the
question whether they wish the war be
tween the two sections of the country to
continue.
Resolved, That Major General Sherman
having placed as military commandant of
this post Brig. Gen. Geary, who has, by
his urbanity as a gentleman, and his uni
form kindness to our citizens, done all in
his power to protect them and their prop
erty from insult and injury, it is the unan
imous desire of all present that he be
allowed to remain in his present position,
and that for the reasons above stated the
thanks of the citizens are hereby tendered
to him and the officers under his command.
Resolved , That an official copy of these
resolutions be sent to the President of the
I nited States, the Governor of Georgia,
Gen. Sherman, and to each of the Mayors
of Augusta, Columbus, Macon, and At
lanta.
We submit it to the impartial read
er whether it does not sound passing
strange to hear democratic papers say
the President will offer no terms of
peace, when rebels in public meeting
assembled, pass resolutions declaring
they accept the terms offered , and give
the very wording of those terms!
THE LEGISLATURE. —The Legislature
of this State met on Tuesday of last
week and organized by electing Wm.
J. Turrell, of Susquehanna county,
Speaker, and Geo. W. Hammersly,
Clerk of the Senate; and A. G. Olm
stead, of Potter, Speaker, and A. W.
Benedict, Clerk of the House. On
Wednesday the Governor's Message
was read. We give it entire to-day.
Our members. Messrs. Hall, Haines,
Balsbach and Swoope, are all at their
posts.
WAR NEWS.
The rebel papers of the 6th do not
contain much news beyond the fright
ened telegrams from Charleston. They
are discussing the intervention scheme,
and are all the while exposing the fast
failing strength of their Confederacy.
The intervention, or "protectorate"
theory, is still a favorite there. If
France, especially, does not immediate
ly intervene, this, according to the
Enquirer, is what will be the result:
Napoleon might be startled with
another phenomenon upon peace be
tween the North and the South. It
might not be impossible that a portion of
those now engaged in deadly conflict might
unite under the same banner in a march
upon the invasion of Mexico. We for
bear to extend this suggestion, but it
is borne out by the history of almost
all nations who have fought with each
other. The people continue hostile;
soldiers will fraternize in common en
terprise.
WASHINGTON, Jan. B.—The Rich
mond papers of January 6 contain ve
ry confused and contradictory de
spatches. They say that Gens. Hood
and Forrest are dead—the latter killed
by one of his own men—and other de
spatches deny that they are dead;
Sherman's army is and is not march
ing upon Grahamsville; Kilpatrick has
and has not crossed the Alabama river.
The only uncontradicted despatches
are one from Augusta of the sth, sta
ting that the chronicle of that morn
ing contained a significant communica
tion entitled, "Is it Treasonable to Se
cede?" and one from Charleston of the
sth, stating "no further movements of
the enemy are reported to-day. His
force is still concentrating between
Ilardeeville and the Savannah river."
"Our Ftrat-Claaa" People.
In this dreary winter time, when
there are thousands of people in this
city without a cheerful spark, and
thousands of women and children who
have almost forgotten the taste and
flavor of meat, upper-tendom is as gay
as though peace and plenty blessed the
land—as though violent death, sorrow
and cruel want were but empty sounds
and had no being in our midst. There
is one continued round of balls and
parties and great suppers. Almost
every night is made hideous by sere
nades from braying brass bands. "Ne
ro fiddled while Rome was burning."
There is much fiddling in Richmond
while battle and famine encompass us
on every hand.— Richmond Whig.
Raid by Sheridan's Cavalry.
A letter from Loudon county, Ya.,
dated Jan. 3, says: A cavalry force
from Gen. Sheridan's army visited the
neighborhood of Upperville, and Mid
dleburg, on Dec. 27, and destroyed and
carried off a considerable amount of
property belonging to secessionists of
that neighborhood.
A few days ago another party of
Union cavalry entered the county from
Fairfax, and made several arrests of
disloyal residents.
CINCINNATI, Janury 9. —The Com
mercial's correspondent estimates that
Hood took across the Tennessee river
from twenty-five thousand to twenty
eight thousand men. Forrest aban
doned about one hundred and fifty
wagons on the north side. On Friday
Lyon, with about eight hundred men, I
passed through McMinnville, capturing j
a company of Tennessee Union caval-1
ry. He then crossed tho Chattanooga '
Railroad below Tullahoma, and tore up
a few rails. He is on the way to join
Forrest at Russelville.
Raid by Dana'* Cavalry.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 3,
VIA CAIRO. Jan. 6.
Gen. Dana has received information
from his cavalry force, sent out lrom
here on the 21st December, that they
struck the Mobile aud Ohio Railroad 5
miles below Corinth, and had on the
27th utterly destroyed it to below Or
kolona.
Twenty-nine bridges, a great deal of
trestle work, 32 railroad cars, 300 ar
my wagons and 4,000 carbines were
destroyed.
Forrest's camp of dismounted men
at Everona was dispersed, and six of
ficers and twenty men captured.
I he expedition did not lose a man.
Gen. Grierson has orders to destroy
the road as far as Meridian, and re
lease our prisoners at Catawba, if pos
sible.
—Three otter were captured on
Licking ereek, Fulton county.
—A smash-up occurred in the nar
rows yesterday, among some freight
trains.
—Lt. Col. Nicodemus, of the signal
corps, has been dismissed from service
for publishing a report containing in
formation useful to the enemy.
- The Huntingdon & Broad Top
Railroad Company has declared a div
idend of 3A per cent, on the preferred
stock. This Company is gradually
emerging from its dark days.
—National Banks are superceding
the old State banks with such rapidity
that in a few years our entire business
currency will consist of notes secured
by government bonds.
—O. N. Worden, Esq., who has con
ducted the Lewisburg Chronicle wilh
much ability for a number of years,
has retired from the printing business
with, we hope, more worldly comforts
than usually accompany the fratynity.
—We feel highly honored by the re
ceipt of an extra Philadelphia Press,
postage prepaid, containing an article
on the circulation of the Inquirer.
This is the first scrap of paper ever
received from that establishment, and
we really feel at a loss to know what
it means, as we have not the slightest
interest in the subject. The Inquirer,
like all other dailies, has its faults, but
in the main is a good newspaper, ably
conducted and well and deservedly
patronised throughout the State.
Ladies' Furs.
The largest assortment at CHARLES
OAKFORD & SOMS, Continental Hotel,
Phildelpbia. nov9.
"I. M 0. K—1864-YT Y77"— These
cabalistic letters mean something, and if the
reader will obtain but one bottle of PINKER
TON'S \VAHOO AND CAUSA VA BITTERS, be will
find them, on trial, to be the most pleasant,
healthful and popular beverage now in use.
It is composed of the purest Bourbon whiskj
and the most healthy roots and barks ever
knewD to the medical faculty, and compound
ed with great accuracy, Persons suffering
from dyspesia. jaundice, liver comp'aint, or
any of the miserable feelings that follow in
digestion, will find speedy relief from the
use of these Bitters. We know, because we
have tried them. They will certainly strength
en and invigorate you. If they do not, then
nothing will. Look and see that the name of
"Jacob Pinkerton" is blown on the bottle.
For sale by Druggists and wholesale dealers.
Lewistown, Jan. 4, 1864. 2t.
DYSPEPSIA —What everybody says
mast be true. We have heard Dr. Strick
land's Tonic spoken of so frequently by those
who have been benefitted by it, that ot last
we are compelled to make it known to the
public that we really believe it effects a cure
in every case; therefore, we say to those who
are suffering with Dyspepsia or Nervous De
bility, to go to their druggist and get a bottle
of Dr. Strickland's Tonic. 4
Gentlemen's Hats.
All the latest styles at CHARLES OAK
FORD & SONS, Continental Hotel, Phila
delphia.
Ladies' Furs.
The latest assortment at CHARLES OAK
FORD A SONS, Cootinent&l Hotel, Phila
delphia.
Married.
On the 3d inst.. by the Rev D. D. Clarke,
D. D., R. M. KINSLOE, of Reedsville, to
Miss ANN ELIZA WHARTON, of this co.
On the 29th ult., at McVeytown. by the
same, W. H. AURAND to Miss SARAH
TWEED, both of this co.
At the house of Wm. Murray, Jan. 10th,
by Rev. H. R Fleck, J- R. KESSLER. of
New Berlin, Union county, to Miss LUCY
GUTHRIE, of Milroy.
Died.
At Jacksonville, Centre co., on Friday after*
noon, 30th December, Rev. JOSEPH A.
PATTERSON, formerly from Juniata coun'
ty, aged about 30 years.
At her residence in Greensburg, Pa , on
the morning of Friday, Dec. 30th. 1864, of
pulmonary consumption, Mrs. MARGARET
J. KATTE, wife of Walter Katte and eldest
daughter of the late Hon. Wm. Jack, of
Westmoreland county, in the 24th year of her
age.
Lines on the Death of Jas. J. J. Fleming.
Weep not for little Jimmie,
For he has gone to rest;
He is now in the Heavenly palace
With Christ and all the blest.
'Tis but a few short days ago
That his presence wag with us here,
Was loved by all his friends below,
But now his memory only is near.
In the beauty of all his existence
He was laid beneath the sd:
He suffered with great patience—
He rests in peace with God.
Then let us dry our mournful tears,
From gloomy grief refrain,
In Heaven our brother now appears
And shall forever reign.
Let us prepare to meet him,
Where parting is unknown,
And join in chorus with him,
Ana sing the heavenly song.
■lsjtsci* E. FLSMIXO.
—A colision occurred on the Not-ih
ern Central Railroad, about a nuieand
a hah south of York 011 Saturday last.
During a snow storm the express train
Irom Baltimore run into a freight train,
both running at good speed. Four
dead persons, and about twenty wound
ed were taken trom the wreck.
T ETTERS REMAINING UNCLAIMED
in the Post Office at Lewistovrn, State of
Pennsylvania, on the 11th of Jan., 1865.
Aiken James I) McCortuiek Jas II
Brown mrs Sarah J McKnitt John
Biler mrs Ann O'Xeil Chas
Cirnion miss Emeline Oilman John
Drake mrs Laura Old Pharon
Kngißh Rev Geo W Philips mrs Ellen
Krsenbise miss H Rider. Henry
Eby mrs Sinneretha Reynolds Win II
Forney Joseph D Richard James
Kelley Eliza M Richard John
Kent mrs Hannah E Smith Kate
Krewson lhomp6on Shaw Mary M
Mayes \Y m Smith mrs Dr J
Montgomery John Sail Christ
MeHaruot mrs M J Williams Wilson
McDonald Jdm Yingiing David 2
TO obtain any of these letters, the
applicant must call tor 'advertised letters,'
give the date of this list, and pay one cent
for advertising.
ttaj""'lf not called for within one month, j
they will be sent to the Dead Letter Office,
janli SAMUEL COMFORT, P. M. |
PUBLIC SALE.
IT7ILL he sold at public sale, by the un
T T dersigned, residing on the farm of F.
J. Hoffman, in Granville township, Mifflin
county, about 4 miles west of Lewistowu, on
Wednesday, Feb. 22 1865,
the following personal property, to wit:
2 MAKSS,
one with Fual, 2 Yearling Colts. 3 Milch
Cows, 4 Calves, Breeding Sow, 10 Pigs, two
horse Wagon, Spring Wagon with tongue and
shafts, 2 sets Plow Gears, single Harness, j
Collars, Bridles, Saddles, Plow, Harrow,
Doubletrees, Singletrees. Hay Ladders. Grain
Cradle, Mowing Scythe, ForkH. Rakes, Wheel
barrow, and a variety of other articles, too j
numerous to mention.
Sale to commence at 10 o'clock a. m , when
terms will be made known,
janll JAMES ANDERSON.
Estate of John Iflaglll, Sen.
OTICE is hereby given that letters testa
i_ v mentary, on the estate of John Magili.
Sen., late of McVeytown, Mifflin county, de
ceased, have been granted to the undersigned,
residing in said borough. All persons in
debted to said estate are requested to come
forward and make immediate payment and
those having claims to present them duly au
thenticated for settloment.
WM. MACK LIN,
JAS. M. ROSS,
Executors.
IN the Court of Common Pl a as of Mifflin
county, in Equity, No. 2, April Term,
1865.
The Glamorgan Iron Company
vs.
William Brown, his heirs, and all others in
terested in the premises.
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, )
County of Mifflin. j 88,
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to
William Brown, his heirs, and
£ g J all others interested in the prera
Whereas, the Glamorgan Iron
Company, of said County, complainant in
this suit has filed in our Court of Common
Pleas of said couuty, their bill against Wil
liam Brown, his btirs, and all others interes
ted, or claiming title thereto through said
William Brown, in the following described
premises, situate in Granville township, Mif
flin county, twelve acres of land known as
the Watson ore bank, being part of a tract
of land containing one hundred and seventy
two acres, which was part tract surveyed 2d
April 1789 in name John A, Hanna. Said
complainants immediately derived the title to
said twelve acres ol land from Etting, Graff
k Co., who by sundry good conveyances in
the law claim title thereto from and through
William Maclav, deceased, who claimed said
land by virtue of a deed from William Brown,
defendant in this suit, dated 22d April, 1812,
under which deed the said Maclay and his
grantees entered into possession of said tract
of land, and have remained ever since the
time last aforesaid in peaceable possession
thereof, without let or hindrance or challenge
of title by or from said William Brown, his
heirs or any other person, but inasmuch as
said deed from William Brown to William
Maclay, is now mislaid or lost, and as dis
putes may arise as to the title of complain
ants after the living witnesses are dead, who
said orator is now informed and believes can
prove continued and peaceable possession
for at least thirty years of the premises
aforesaid by said orator and his grantees, and
can also prove that the said William Brown
did make and deliver a deed for said premi
ses to William Maclay under whom said ora
tor claims. Said orator prays that said wit
nesses may be examined in jyerpttuam rei
memoriam for the proof of the matter as
aforesaid, and to have said testimony filed in
this honorable Court as against the heirs of
said William Brown and all other persons.
Now, therefore, we command you, and eve
ry of you, that laying aside all business and
excuses whatever, you and each of you be
and appear before the Judges of our Court of
Common Pleas, in and for the county of Mif
flin, at a Court to be holden at Lewistown,
on the first Monday of February next, to an
swer the said hill of the said the Glamorgan
Iron Company, and to do and abide what the
said Court may further order and consider in
this behalf.
Witness the Honorable Samuel S. Woods
President Judge of our said Court at Lew-
istown, this 7ib day of January, A. D. 1865.
N C. WILSON, Prothonotary.
Now. 6th January. 1865, on motion of Geo.
W. Elder, esq., solicitor for plaintiff, it is or
dered " that notice be served on the respon
dents personally if found in the county, if
not by publication in one newspaper publish
ed in the county, for three consecutive weeks,
one of which is to be sent to the nearest post
office of respondents by mail, if that can be
ascertained, directed to them, and John A.
McKee appointed commissioner to take testi
mony—same notice to be given of time and
place of taking testimony."
By the Court,
S. S. W.
Defendants are notified that Plaintiffs will
take testimony before the commissioner to be
filed in above case, at the Register's office in
Lewistowu, on 28th January, 1865.
GEO. W. ELDER,
janll Solicitor for Plaintiffs.
IN the Court of Common Pleas „f
county, in equity, No. 1, April T
1865. e '°-
The Glamorgan Iron Company
vs.
Maria Rulings. Ellen E. Dennison. Ohsrb
Dennison. Maria P Williams, Lb.yd \y
Williams, Mary R Williams, Elii-W
Reynolds and Reynolds. Mary {}
lings, widow of Thomas M. Ilulir.g.
the Heirs of said Thomas. Heirs of lI R ,
W Hillings, deceased, and all others icterl
ested in the premises.
STATE or PENNSYLVANIA, >
County ctf Mifflin, |"•
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Maria Rulings, Ellen F. benni.
[j c 1 son. Charles Dennison, Marin P
La. S.J Williams, Lloyd W. Willi,a,
Mary R. Williams,
Reynolds and Reynolds. Mary H,,.
lings, widow of Thomas M. Ruling's, and
the Heirs of said Thomas Heirs of David \S
Rulings, deceased, and all others interested
in the premises:
\V hereas, the Glamorgan Iron Couipant
complainant in this suit, have filed in.ij
Court of Common Pleas, of Mifflin enure?
their bill against the Heirs aforesaid of D,|
vid W . Rulings, and say that the
Iron Company, complainant as aforesaid
seized in its demesne as of fee of a eertam
messuage or lot of ground, containing ahoot
five acres, situate in Granville towruhir
county aforesaid. immediately d'rived toil
from Etting. Graff & Co., and vested in Ei
ting. Graff & Co. by certain good eonvevsiv
ces in the law from Mary Minehart and j, h n
Minehart. (the said Mary being lately M arv
Lyon.) being part of a tract of sixty f„ur
acres, land surveyed in the name of David
Steele and, as the property of David Steele
sold by the Sheriff of Mifflin county to Da!
vid W. Rulings, deceased, aforesaid, about
the year which land being so vested in
David W. Rulings, the said Rulings did, for
a valuable consideration, sell and convey to
said Mary Lvon, now Minehart, in or before
the year 1827, which conveyance so mad}
complainant is informed and believes is mj<!
laid or lost, hut that in pursuance of aij
conveyance the said .Mary Lyon, now Mine
hart, did before the year 1830 enter upon,
occupy and possess peaceably the said land
on and before the year 1830, and that said
Mary and her grantees have ever since the
said time occupied and possessed said land as
their own. and are now in possession of said
land without let or hindrance or challenge of
title by or from said David W. Rulings, hii
heirs, or any other person, claiming title thro'
or under him. which facts the said oratorii
informed and believes he can establish and
prove by living witnesses, but forasmuch u
disputes may arise after said witneases art
dead to the prejudice of said orator's title,
said orator prays that said witnesses maybe
examined in perpctuam rei memoriam fur the
proof of the matter as aforesaid, and to hate
said testsmony filed and perpetuated in tbii
honorable Court, as against the heirs of said
David W. Rulings and all other persons, now
therefore we command you and every of you,
that, laying aside all business and excuse!
whatever, you and each of you be and appear
before the Judges of our Court of Common
Pleas, in and lor the county of Mifflin, at %
Court to he holden at Lewistown on the first
Monday cf February next, to answer the sail
bill of the said the Glamorgan Iron Coiupa
ny, and to do and abide what the said Court
may further order and consider in this be
half.
Witness the Honorable Samuel S. Wo-.di,
President Judge of our said Court, at Ltw
i6town, thisTthday of January, A. P. 1863.
N. C. WILSON, Prothonotary.
And now, to wit, January 2, 18G5, on mo
tion of Geo. W. Elder, Esq., solicitor for
plaintiff, it is ordered that notice be served
on the respondents personally, if found in the
county, and if not, by publication in one
newspaper, published in the county, for three
consecutive weeks, one of which is to be sent
to each of said respondents by mail, directed
to tbem at their nearest post office, and John
A. McKee, Esq , appointed commissioner
same notice of taking testimony to be given.
By the Court,
S. S. W.
Defendents are notified that Plaintiffs will
take testimony before the commissioner, to
be filed in above case, at the Register's Office
in Lewistown, on 28th January, 1865.
GEO. W, ELDER,
jan 11 Solicitor for Plaintiffs.
TEACHERS 1 CONVENTION.
r |MIE annual Teachers' Convention of Mif
flin county will be held at Belleville -n
the 19th, 20th and 21st days of January, '65.
ORDER OF EXEKCISES.
Thursday, 10 a. m.—Opening and organ!
ting meeting. Report on reading, by Mis)
Marian Potts. Discussion of report.
Afternoon.— Report on school registration,
by W. A. Gilmore. Discussion of report.
Class drills.
Evening.—Report: What are the best
means of securing submission on the part of
scholars to authority, by G. D. Penepacher.
Discussion of report. Lecture by A. T. Dou
thett, Superintendent of Allegheny county.
Friday Morning.—Report by teachers on
the success of their respective district insti
tutes and their manner of conducting them.
Class drills.
Afternoon.—lllustration of the best man
ner of teaching the greatest common divisor
and least common multiple of number-,
square, cube root and alligation, by K. H-
McCord. Class drills.
Evening.—Report: What is the true order
of studies in our common school, and ho*
long a time should be devoted to each? by J.
K. Hartzier. Discussion of report Lecture
by Prof. C. R. Cobum, State Superintendent.
Saturday Morning.— Report: llow can
teachers most effectually impart moral instruc
tion to their pupils? by D. 11. Zook. Discus
sion of report. Class drills.
Afternoon.— Miscellaneous business.
Arrangements have been made for the gra
tuitous entertainment of ladv and gentlemen
teachers present at the opening of Conven
tion; also for conveying teachers fromKecuS
ville to Belleville on Thursday and back si
Saturday. 1
inducement for teachers to attend
the Convention, we hope directors will be
willing to give tbem the time. This is
just, especially as their salaries are low But
to teachers we wolild say, come anyhow 1
will richly repay you. No teacher ever ft
gretted having attended a convention. '*
you want your weapons burnished, yoursp *
its cheered and refreshed, to gather streo?-
for the arduous duties of the schoolroom,
come to the Convention. Come prepaid to
work—have something to say on the sever'-
topics for discussion, and you will certs- 1 - I .'
go home benefitted.
MARTIX MOBLXR, I
S. Z. SHARP, > Ex. Coo.
MARV MILUIR, )
WOLF'S celebrated Hanover Gloves, j a,,
received by K. F. ELLIf