Lewistown gazette. (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, January 10, 1866, Image 3

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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
RELIGIOUS. —The "week of prayer"
recommended by the Christian Alliance
commenced Sunday evening last, with
sermons appropriate to the subject for
the opening services in each church.
These meetings will be continued night
ly through the remainder of the week,
mid in the Presbyterian church every
morning at 11. The subjects for this
and succeeding evenings are as follows:
Wednesday, JaD. 10. Nations: For
their temporal and spiritual welfare; for
kings and all in tuthoiity; for the main
tenance of peace; and for the increase ol
"righteousness," which "exalteth a nation."
Thursday, January 11. For christian
families, for servants, and for schools and
colleges.
Friday, January 12. For christian mis
sions and ministers, and for all engaged in
christian work.
Saturday, January 13. For christians
in sorrow, in sickness, and in persecution;
for the widow and orphan.
Sabbath, January 14. Sermons: The
blessing to be expected from the manifest
union of believers of all countries.
FIRE. —The dwelling house of Job-.
Kiefhaber of Oliver township, situate
near the mountain, was totally des
troyed by fire on Sunday morning last,
with all its contents, except a table.
Mr. K had been quite ill for some time,
and there was no one about at the time
except his wdo, who made some efforts
to put it out when discovered, but was
unable to do so. it caught on the
roof, probably from the stove pipe or
chimney. This calamity leaves Mr.
K. in a destitute condition, there being
probably no insurance. Many here
wid no doubt recollect him as consta
ble and collector of that township.
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LARGE HOGS. —We have seen a good
deal in our exchanges about large hogs,
but one raised and slaughtered last
week by David M. Zuok, of Men no
township, and delivered to Harshbar
ger, Hughes & Co. of Mill Creek, takes
them all down, its net weight being
710 pounds. Get. out with your little
pigs of three or four hundred.
A public meeting will be held at
Liileysville on Friday next lor the
purpose of forming a company to bore
for oil on the Sigler farm near that
place. Although we have not confi
denc-e in oil in large quantities being
found on the eastern slopes of the A1
leghenies on account of the broken
character of those slopes, yet as un
doubted indications exist in both Derry
and Decatur, a trial cannot do much
harm and might result in benefit to
both landholders and stockholders, as
if even found in limited quariitiea it
would pay.
The following are the officers of
the Apprentices' Literary Society for
the present term, viz :
President —I. W. McCord.
Vice President—T. M. Uttley.
Recording Sec'y.—G. R. Fry singer.
Cor. Secretary—Charles Newman.
Treasurer—John A. McKee.
Librarian—Dr. A. T. Hamilton.
Asst. Librarian—Geo. L. Helman.
Editor Banner—C. W. Walters.
The whito sugar taffy manufac
tured by Mrs. Mary Marks, is superior
to anything in that line ever sold in
Lewistown—a fact which any one can
be conviuced by calling tor a bar or
two.
Our thanks are due to an old friend
over the ridge for a bushel of black
walnuts and a lot of sausage.
The Hamilton McClintock Oil Com
pany has declared a second dividend of
four per cent., payable on the loth.
A Good Templar Lodge has been
formed at Chambersburg, named after
our townsman, Rev. J. S. MeMurray.
A successful revival of religion was
in progress in the Methodist church of j
Dry Valley last month.
A vein of coal it is said has been j
discovered on the farm of Henry Bridge, j
in Decatur township— Democrat.
We'll bet a hat or cap that it is black j
slate or bituminous shale.
lhe child ot an Irishman residing
at Freedom Forge, fell into a bucket
ot hot water a short time ago, and was i
so severely scalded as to cause its
death.
Joseph S. \\ aream has been appoint- \
ed Clerk, and Joseph Alexander, Esq., i
Attorney to the Commissioners, both <
taking possession on the Ist. Charles '
W. Gibbs, the soldier boy, entered on
his duties as treasurer on the 2d.
Lewis Rudisill, one of the hands in i
this office, while visiting Hanover, Pa., i
during the holidays, was robbed of 1
his pocket book and some sl3 in mon- '
y. A lodger in the house is suspected \
having stolen it. j,
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
The following are the proceeding;
in the Court of Quarter Sessions lasi
week :
Com. vs. Jos. Orner, Thomas Low
) i Theodore Loudenslager—lndictment
j malicious mischief. Guilty, fined $£
! each and to pay costs of prosecution
' | jointly.
■ | Same vs Eli Price—lndictment, as
. sault ami battery. Not guilty, pros.
George Soles to pay two-thirds cost
' and deft, one-third.
Same vs. Albert Townsend and Wm
1 Cunningham—lndictment, illegal vo
ting. True bill against Townsend,
. not a true bill against Cufuiiiighnm
Same vs. Samuel Aurand, Martin
Mohlcr, and John Thomas Stone road
Indictment, receiving illegal votes.
True bill.
Same vs. Win. Soles—lndictment,
riot. Sentenced to p;.y fine of $lO
and costs of prosecution.
Same vs. James Jenkins—ln ict
ment, malicious mischief. Sentenced
to pay a fine of $lO and costs of pros
ecution.
Same vs. Jesse Horton, Samuel Tay
lor, and Perry I). Moore—lndictment,
receiving illegal votes. True bill.
Same vs. Joseph Stutcr—lndictment,
illegal voting. True bill.
Same vs. Peter J. Wertz, Samuel O.
llimes, and John Switzer—lndictment,
illegal voting. True bill.
Same vs. Josiah Kerr, Thomas A
Dunn, and David F. Milliken—lndict
ment, receiving illegal votes. True
bill.
Same vs Wm. Lowther. Henry P.
Hughes, and Charles Rickets—lndict,
Larceny. Not a true bill.
Same vs. John Freed—lndictment,
selling liquor to minors. True bill.
Same vs. same—lndictment, keep
ing gambling house. True bill.
Same vs. same —lndictment, keep
ing a disorderly house. True bill.
Same vs. Wm B Laird, Alex. Cum
mings and J aeob Norton—lndict ment,
receiving illegal votes. True bill
Same vs. John Sunderland and Da
vid S. Brown lndictment, illegal vo
ting. True bill against Sunderland,
and not a true bill against Brown.
Samevs Wm. Morrison, John Strunk,
and George M. Hobaugh—lndictment,
receiving illegal votes. True bill.
Same vs. Robert Kinzer—l .dietment,
illegal voting. True bill.
Same vs John Hoffman—lndictment,
selling liquor on Sunday. True bill.
Same vs. same—lndictment, fur
nishing liquor to minors. True bill.
Same vs. Nathaniel Comfort—ln
dict., furnishing intoxicating drinks
to minors. True bill.
Same vs. same—lndictment, selling !
liquor on Sunday. True bill.
Same vs. John Malanaphy—Deft, j
held to answer on charge of bigamy
The following cases were decided in
the Court ot Common Pleas :
Wm. Reed vs. Hugh Dillett—ver
dict for plaintiff for 8633 44.
Collins E. Patterson vs. Mitchcl ;
Jones—verdict for deft.
Charles E. Thomas vs. John S. Mc-
Ewen, jr.—verdict for plf. for $537 99.
Bank of Middletown for use vs. Ab
nor Thompson, Garnishee of William
Reed—verdict for deft , jury directed
to find.
John Rhule vs. Glamorgan Iron Co.
—verdict for plaintiff for SB3.
ORPHANS' COURT BUSINESS.
Henry Price was appointed guardi
an of Martha J. With worth, of Oliver
township. T. Whitehead was appoint
ed guardian of Joseph M. Whit-worth.
Samuel H. McCoy was appointed
guardian of tho minor children of Col. j
Win. Butler, dee'd.
George W. Sigler was appointed ;
guardian of the minor children of
John Cubbison, dee'd.
Michael Bowersox was appointed
guardian of the minor children of Da
vid Robenold, dee'd.
T. G Bell was appointed guardian
ot the minor children of John Himes.
dee'd.
R. L T . Jacobs was appointed guardi- i
an of minor children of Jerman Jacobs, I
dee'd.
John Glasgow, Esq., was appointed
guardian of minor children of John H.
\ andyke of Wayne.
Ihe writs of partition of the es-'
tales ot Col. W m. Cummings, of Brown, ;
and Michael Hostetler, of Men no, were i
confirmed.
The accounts filed to Januarv term
were all confirmed.
TEMPERANCE.— The Presbytery of
Carlisle, at a recent meeting, adopted
the following resolutions, which, with ;
some suggestions by the committee on
the subject, will commend themselves
to all who view with alarm the grow
ing evils of intemperance:
"Resolved, I*/—That in view of the im
mense aud increasing evils resulting from
the wde of Intoxicating Liquors in luns,
Restaurauts, and similar places of Enter- ;
tainment, and the encouragement given to
the traffic bj the existing License .System
of Pennsylvania, we earnestly recommend
to the Pastors and Members of our Church
es to use their best efforts for the direction
of public sentiment, so that a powerful in
fluence may be brought to bear upon the
next Legislature in favor of a repeal or
modification of the preseut law relating to
that subject
Reso oed, 2d —That we cordially invite
the cooperation of all Ministers of the
Gospel, of whatever name or denomination,
and of all christian men and lovers of hu
manity throughout the State. And, in or
der to aecure concert of action, we auggeat ;
that everywhere—in towns, wards, towu
I s ships, neighborhoods—petitions be prepar
it ed rnd as ruany signatures as possible pro
cured, and that they be forwarded to the
r next Legislature, praying lor uch modifi
' cations or changes in the License System
J of our Slate as will serve to remedy, or,
at least, abate existing evils
In these Petitions let the special atten
tion of the Legislature be called torhelaw
| for Licensing Restaurants, Drinking Sa
t loons, &c The existing law gives the
! Courts no control over this matter, but
I places it wholly in the hands of the Treas
urers, of the several counties, aud leaves
no discretion with them as to granting or
' | withholding, when application is made in
t due form. That is, they cannot withhold
j j license
These houses, which have become alarm
ingly multiplied, are the fruitful sources of
untold evil. They are the sure stepping
J stones which lead ?o ruin. They are fill
| ing our households with sorrow, our alms
houses with occupants, and our prisons
I | with inmates.
Let us strongly urge upon the Legisla
ture the repeal of this 'aw, and the amend
ment of the law for licensing of" Hotels
: and Inns, so as to give a larger discretion
ary power to the Judges of our Courts.
At a meeting held in Lewistown, on
Saturday, 6th January, 1866 for the pur
, | pose of appointing delegates to the Fish
Convention, to meet at Harrisburg, to
'ay. Wednesday, January 10, Dr. A T.
iamilton was appointed President, and
• muel W. Barr Secretary.
Th- following gentlemen were appointed
>elegtea to represent Mifflin county m
iid convention :
Dr. S Bel'ord, David Over, Dr A T
Hamilton, E. C. Hamilton, John 1
George Frysinger, Rev J S McMurr*.
Charles W Walters, I'. F Loop, \V N
Hoffman, Lewistown.
Lieut. E B. Purceli, and Captain da
C. Dysart, Newton Hamilton.
David Withrow, Esq . arid Hon. Li j h
Morrison, Wayne.
Geo. W. Mcßride, C C. Stahbargm
nd William Macklin, McVeytown.
George Settle and Simon Gro, B ration
John G McCord and Gcor e W
braith, Oliver
Capt. James P So.ith sod :• ,*
Coy, Granville.
Moses Miller and Wm iir - _•!: •
Joseph Sigler and A M Ingram r
catur.
John Taylor (pike) and J.ij. W Me j
Kinney, Brown.
James M Brown, Holmes MaaGy, an i j
A. W. Graff, Armagh
Dr Gibboney and Samuel II ifllv, Pro-
Wm. McClelUn an J lto->■- iE. .
! Men no.
All of tho above delegare, wo <y. > j
i make it convenient are reque.- e> >
tend said meeting, and urge the i.. e
a law requiring sluices in all :he 1 .-n
--the Susquehanna and Juniata and th- -
j leading tributaries, so as to permi: fi-h to a
ceud.
A. T HAMILTON, Pres.
SAMUEL W. BARR, Sec'y
Communicated
To School Directors
I have a word to School directors, with
regard to the employment of teachers in
our public schools. Some of them think if
they can only succeed in getting a suffi
cient number of teachers to fill their
schools at a low salary, and, by go doing,
save a little money to the district, then
they are doing God service. These men
never, for a moment, take into considers
; tion what the character of a teacher ought
i to be, witli regard to the mental and moral
! training of the children. They think this
a matter of minor importance, and their
sole aim and object appears to be ta em
ploy the man or woman who will teaeh for
the lowest salary. But there are others,
who are governed by quite a different mot
to. They not only seek to employ teach
ers who are qualified, both for the mental
j and moral training of the children, (and
: this, 1 think, should he a matter of the
very first importance,) but they are, also,
willing to pay them a liberal compensation
for their services The School Directors
of Menno district differ, in s< me respects,
from all these; they want, if possible, to
secure teachers, who are well qualified for !
; the position which they are io occupy, j
both in regard to the mental and moral
training of the youth, (and I must confess
that they have succeeded in employing j
teachers of considerable talent and ability ) ;
But alas ! alas I they have failed to renin
nerate them for their services, in propor
tion to their ability. They expect them
to teach for old salaries, which they re
ceived ten y n ars ago, notwithstanding the
advance on all kinds of produee Mechati |
ics ot all kinds here have had their pay
advanced, except the poor sell- ol teach- r i
and when I say "poor," 1 mean jogt, what
i I say, for most of our teachers are in real
ity poor, and their salaries never c.lcolito
to --"rich them, and no wonder, that so
many are compelled to abandon the busi |
n?§9, and seek employment in othei wa-.s
"0 . that our hchooi Directors would cun
,ider their ways and be wise," that they
would view these things in their proper
light, "and do to others as they would that
they in similar circumstances should do
u'.to them," and not- ask teachers to do
what they arc not wiiiiog to do 'heraselvta. j
A TEACHER
CANCER CAN BE CURED.
Dr. Hebern, of Quincey, Illinois,
cures cancer without knife, pain, or
loss of' blood, in from four to twenty
four hours; also treats consumption
successfully. iy. i
i he thermometer got down to a
degree or two below zero on Monday
e foorning, and up to noon continued in
tensely cold. Yesterday it moderated
i considerably. The river is froz n
i hard with tine clear ice, and nearly all
having ice houses are eugaged in till
, ' n g them The weather along the sea
board that morning was very severe.
* l ''Wiuoineter varying from 10 to
1 30° below zero.
r NOTlCE — l'ersoos having Deeds and
( oilier instr merits of writing, in the po—
| session of the lute II gi-trr and Recorder,
S. W. Ban, are notified fo call, and lift
thenj immediately, as he is anxious to set
tle up his affairs in that office
Ueirs from other Counties.
Juulala County.
Bum Burned. ~ The large barn be
longing to A. J. Ferguson. East Wa
i | terloid, together with four horses, two
cows, one hundred and fifty bushels of j
grain, and the entire contents, were
! consumed by fire, on Saturday night
week The fire was the work of an
incendiary, and a young man named
Bathgate, was arrested in aterford
on suspicion of ' eing the guilty party
D'-rr Killed —Samuel Klinepeter who
| resides in Black Log, killed a large
l deer about dusk,on Wednesday week,
with a double bitted axe. The deer
i came down to the yard of his dwelling.
| when the dogs took hold of it. and !
he.tl it until Mr. K dispatched it with j
: an axe ~ Register, Mfflt nto.cn
Huntingdon County.
At a meeting in Huntingdon, recent
ly a com tin i tee of thirteen was ap
! '"< i to draft a constitution and hy
i.i-vs tor the use of the "Soldiers Na
j i onttl UII on" of Huntingdon county
; Committee o consist of
VJ .j v John Porter, 9th Pa.Cav.,
j B- v. Maj A H. Creigh, 147 th Pa. In.,
('apl.J i) Campbell, 49th Pa. In.
J Capt. J Brew>ter, 70th 44 44
j Capt Neely, 149 th " 4<
;*" t jt J Doyle, A. C. 8. U. S. A.
' S L Liuyett, 19th Pa Cav.
' ' If ' Alexander. sth Reserves
- Irvin. 19l!iPa Infantry
;.l ler 501 it 44 44
Lit ut. Keiiyou. 13th Pa Cavalry,
i Capt. E Miles, 3d Pa. Artillery,
; < 'apt Jos J ohnston
Four prisoners broke jad at iiunl
j ingdon on Saturday afternoon week,
j by breaking tiie l ck off the yard gat
!Y' lii.g Stlytier itcl "aula ! Hardy
mad-i heir escape --the other two were
' roc.'.pi ured
I '
I Th-unas Gregg, of Huntin don, luts
| tieen appointed a Lieutenant in the
j reg'.T.sr army from this Congressional
; J lis! ■ . C '
Centre County.
! • -A very painful accident
j occurred iasf Wednesday afti-rnoon
i ne;tr Pleasant Gap, in which a young
| man by the name of George Potter,
I son of Mr. Samuel Potter, had his
right arm entirely torn off at the ei
bow by the terrible velocity and force
of a threshing machine cylinder. The
upper part of the arm is also so much
injured that amputation was deemed
necessary, and the physicians took off
the arm about three inches above the
elbow.
HIE MARKETS.
LEWTSTOWN, .January 10, 1866
Wheat, red, per bushel 51 93
" white " 2 00
Barley 44 00
Rye 44 80
0 ns 44 35
Corn, old 44 60
Cloverseed 44 6 50
Timothyseed 44 3 00
Flaxseed 44 2 25
Butter per lb 40
Lard '• 15
Eggs per doxen 30
Beeswax per lb 40
Country soap 44 6a12
Tallow 44 11
Wool 44 50
Feathers 44 75
lh.ps 44 15
Country Hams 44 20
Sides 44 15
44 Shoulders per lb 15
Dried Apples per bushel 2 50
Cherries 44 2 00
Beans 44 1 50
Potatoes, 1 00
"alt, hbl 3 50
44 Saek 3 25
Flour is retailing at the following prices :
Lewistown Extra Family per cwt. 5 50
Superfine 5 00
Extra Family per bbl 11 00
Superfine 10 00
Philadelphia JHaketi.
JANUARY B— Evening.
The Flour market continues very dull
and prices are unsettled and drooping.
Toe only sales we hear of are in small ;
lots to the retailers and bakers at from
87.50a8 for superfine, 88.50a9 for ex
tra. 88 50a9 tor northwest extra fami
ly, 89 50al0 50 for Pennsylvania and
Ohio, do
GRAlN.—There is very little de
mand for Wheat, sales at 225a235c lor
good and choice red, and 25Ua275e per j
bushel for white us to quality. Rye is
dull at 96a105c per bushel for Delaware j
and Pennsylvania. Corn, new yellow
sold at, 83c in the cars and in store.
Oats are scarce with sales at 52c in the
cars.
Beef cattle were in better demand
at an advance; 1,700 head sold at 12a
18Jc per pound for common to choice
Sheep were iu lair demand at an ad
vance; 9,000 head sold at 7aBJ per j
pound, gross, for good fat sheep. Hogs
—prices advanced 50c the 10b pounds;
3,000 head sold at 81Sal5 the 100
pounds, net.
Teachers Notice?
MEETING OF THE COUNTY
ASSOCIATION
Tlin annua! ir.petio.tr of the Mifflin Conner Teaehors'
Association will be heiil at MeWytowii, on
Wednesday. Thursday. Friday & Sat
urday, Jan 24 25. 26 and 27
Reports will be read on the followiiu; subjects—
District Institutes. W C. MeCtennhen. Gra iation of
i earners Salaries. XV. t\ Gardner.- Graded S. hools.
Jacob R. Elliott. Ibe Right Employment of aTt act -
ers Leisure Hours. Mi<=- Mary Met'ord. K Union of
Professional Teachers. Prof. S. Z Sharp
Report* will tie open for discussion '
j Subjects for Discussion —Thorottgh Recitations; Rela
! tion of Ministers t> onr Comtnan Schools; The Abol
! lshmentof Whispering.
lecturers —Frot. .1. p. Wiekersbam. Normal School,
j Millersvitte. PH.. an. 4 R-v F. L. Floyd. Belleville. Pa.
Basai/ijts—Misses K:te J* Stsiuber. Sallir HIH!
j Geo. P Eld ledge, esq.. ..! Philadelphia
q-af/>••—Messrs. \V. 11. Pndeanx, and J. K. Aiken*
1 liese exercises will be interspersed with the drill
; exercises on the different branches ami music.
I Special efforts hare been made by the executive
I committee to have tins the most interesting and prof,
j itable meeting of the kind yet held iu the county; and
] it is earnestly hoped that teachers and others tnter
s ested—directors, for instance, by encouraging teaeh
j ers to go—will make a corresponding effort to have it
• a grand success.
• lam authorized to say in behalf of the citizens of
McVeytowu and vicinity that their hospitality on the
occasion shall not be behind that of other places in
which the < .invention lias met. St* tiiat teachers can
go with the reasonable assurance that they will have
Something to eat and whereon to sleep, without pay.
except good behavior and thanks before they leave.
No teacher therefore of the County who is able to
go—physically I mean—can have a valid excuse for
staying at home. Let us have a grand rally, then.
The political freedom of the country has been great
ly enlarged of late, imposing new and greater respon
sibilities upon iis educators. Let us endeavorto meet
those responsibilities. Conic out. then, come prepa
red to participate vigorously in the exercises, espe
cially in the discussions, and'you w ill be amply repaid.
MARTIN MOTLF.ER.
Chairman Ex. Committee.
Lewistown, Jan. 1,1866.
3ST O T L C E i
I'HE public hereby have notice that the undersigned,
convicted at August Quarter Sessions. ISOS, of Mif
flin County, will apply to His Excellency the Gover
nor ot the Commonwealth for a pardon. Dec 29. 1865
jan-i-.'it* JAMES R. ANDERSON.
Mifflin County Oil Meeting.
A MEETING will be held at LilleysviHeon FRIDAY.
il the 12th day of January. 1866, for the purpose of |
organizing a company to bore for oil in Decatur town
ship Mifflin county. Pa.
G. M. Kepler aild other prominent gentlemen en- 1
gaged in the oil business, wilj be present. The pub- !
lie invited to attend. MANY CITIZENS.
January 3, ISOteL't*
TYPES & FIXTURES. '
FOR SsfILXL.ES.
\ ILL be sold at private sale, a No. 5 Washington
l Press, having been osed only aKviu two years
and a half, and all the type neeessarv for printing a
large Sized country paper, consisting of 256 lbs. of
Brevier; 185 lbs. Long Primer, and alt neeessaey dis
play letter, sticks, rules, eases, stands, chases, Ac.. Ac. i
Also SO lbs. of Pica, 5*5 Ihs. of Paragon. 36 lbs. of Dou
ble Primer, 33 lbs. of Canon, and a considerable
lot of other large Job Type, neeessarv for a country
Job Office. The'newspaper and job type have only
neen used tiv- 1 months and are nearly as good as new.
The above will be sold by the editor of this paper
and any one wishing to start a uewv paper or fit up an
© i one would do well to call on us, as we will sell at a
oargain.
fSOO PEK VEAKt We want
agents everywhere to sell our !
IMPROVED s2(l Sewing Machines. Three new kinds.—
Under and uppti feed. Warranted five years.— j
Above salary or large commissions paid. The OKI.V j
machines sold in ttie United States lor less than &10. '
winch are fully licensed bit Ilmrc. H 'heeler tf- Wilson, j
Ornvts d- Baker, Singer <1- Co.. and Baehelder. All
other machines are infiingementg and the seller or
user are liable to arrest, 'fine, and imprisonment. Circu
lars free Address, or call upon Shaw A Clark. Bid
deford. Maine, or at No. H23 Broadway. New York;
No 236 Carter St.. Philadelphia. Pa.: No. 14 Lombard's
Block. Chicago, HI.; No. l"o West Fourth St.. Cincin
nati. O.; or No. 8 Spaulding's Exchange. Buffalo.
N. Y. dec 20-isly
VALUABLE MILL PROPERTY
AT PRIVATE SALE.
Ml'. ROCK Mills, situate on Kislia
coqmllas Creek, about one nnle from Lewis
town, is offered at private sale. It is an excellent lo
cation. with abundant water power, is now doing an
extensive business and is justly considered one of
the most valuable mills in the county. It will only
be in market for a limited time.
For terms and further information, inquire of
G. LKHK.
nov.2Btf I.ewistown, P. U. Pa.
OF THE
Great Rebellion.
late Rebellion stands out peculiar
X "d extraordinary in human events; and
the magnificent scale upon which the war has
been conducted, constitute it one of the
GRANDEST AND MOST BRILLIANT CHAPTERS <>T
THE WORLD'S HISTORY 1
Mr Hundley, of all writers, is perhaps best
qualified to portray the stupendous features
of the mighty contest. His previous works
on less momentons themes have placed hitn
in the first position, as a graphic and power
ful delineator of war scenes and characters,
and the magnitude and grandeur of the pres
ent subject, impart to his pen the fire and
vigor of a yet more exalted inspiration, and
furnish ample scope for the highest exhibition
of his peculiar genious for military descrip
tion. Under his powerful pen the stirring
scenes of the War pass in review with the
vividness and distinctness of a present and
living reality, while his great talent for con
densation enables him to embody everything
of importance in a compass just suited to the j
public want. Fr-m no other source can so
clear a d comprehensive an impression of j I
the grand march of events be obtained, so j
easily and agreeably, as from Mr. Headley's j
work. Other histories have been issued be
fore Grant's Report and other Official Docu t
ments were submitted to the Government, !
and are therefore unreliable. Mr. Head ley
has delayed the completion of this till those
documents so essential to authenticity and j
correctness could be obtained.
The second volume, completing this work,
will be issued in March. 1866 Agents want
ed to engage in its sale in every town and j
county in the United States. Liberal induce
ments offered. For particulars apply to or i
address.
AMERICAN PUBLISHING CO..
148 Asylum Street, Hartford. Conn.
Scranton & Burr, Agts. jan3-lm
ADMINISTRATORS' NOTICE.
LETTERS of Administration having been
granted to the undersigned, on the eatata
uf Elixabeth Burkhnlder, 'ate of Decatur j
township, dee'd, all persons indebted to J
said estate are notified to make payment im
mediately, and those having claims against
the Kiiuie will present them duly authenlicat (
•d for settlement <
WILLIAM MITCHELL. >
nuv.226t Administrator
TIA WIRE.
AT very iuw prices, and best article, at
no? 15 HOFFMAN'S. j
IRON BUILDINGS,
No 37, Fifth st,
| PITTSBVRGJI, P*.
TUITION PEE
> even nmucn,
j
FORTY DOLLARS PAYS FOR
The Full Graduating Coum.
j IME UNLIMITED IN
Book Keeping,
Business Penmanship.
Commercial Calculations,
Lectures Upon Law, Ethics,
Detecting Counterfeit Money.
j Other Colleges have either.adranoed their tuitiok
i fee to SSO. or charge sli) to AlS extra for PeDtnitnshjp.
Their Boot* and Stationery, also, costing from 911 to
s2o—ours cost but $5.
DUFF'S ORIGINAL PLAN OF BUSINESS KIT
CATION, as taught in this city for about twenty-Ate
years from his own systems of' Book Keeping, which
are sanctioned by the American Institute and Cham
bar of Commerce, and other competent authoritiea ef
New York, as the most perfect system in use. with W.
H. DUFF'S FIRST PREMIUM BUSINESS AND
ORNAM ENTAL PENMANSHIP taught in
ftl%¥ and liV fhiMpi,
It will be found by proper inquiry that this is the
: only College of ihe kiml in the Union conducted by
an experienced Merchant, and whose Penman it a
| trained accountant.
kag-Merohatite. Steamers and Bankers can always
| obtain thoruuguiy educated accountants on applica
( tion at our office.
I
j 49rThoe desiring our elegant new Circular, pp. 79
I containing an outline of onr Course of study and prao
j tice. with Samples of our Penman's Business and Or
! nsmental Writing, must enclose TWENTY-FIVE
I CENTS to
P. DUFF A SON,
Pittsburgh, Pa,
*g-\Ve will mail any person enclosing u92, aVopr
fo either our Mercantile or Steamboat Book Kee.piag
post paid. BorJMm*
ill IM\.
GSKEAP AS
PARKER & SONS.
CONSISTING OF
taws a toim*
Woolen Knit Shawls,
Children's Knit
Coats,
Balmorals, Ladies' &
Children's,
HOC? SXJ3.SS,LAS.S3
AXTS SMAXiXi,
SiAKER BONNETS,
CLOTHS,
CASSIMEKES,
Carpets, Rag and
Imported,
FURS ! FURS! FURS!
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL!
CHARLES OAKFORD & SONS,
idhmbsmi a Dan.
PHILADELPHIA.
Hare now open their large and splendid stock of
LADIES' FIR CAPS,
COLLARS.
MUFFS.
CUFFS,
GLOVES.
AND HOODS.
r a £m h tt"™£,¥X2E£ e,u of FANCY FUR ROBES,
i ® RS * nfi ®tOYB9 ever before'
ottered by them, all of which are warranted to be aa
represented. octlMm
Shipping Furs 'Bought.
jttKQO A *OW*HI-AGENTS wanted for
' SU r e'ltirelu nexc article*, just out. Ad
dreas U. T. GAKEY. City Building, Htddeford, Main
December at), islv.