THE GAZETTE.
LE wisTOWN, PA.
Wednesday, August 8, 1866.
G. G. R. FRY SINGER, Editors.
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COUNTY CONVENTION
The mem Iters of the Union Republican
Party of Mifflin county, are requested to
meet at their usual places of holding del
egate elections, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1866,
to elect delegates to a < ,'ounty Convention
to he hold sit Lewistown, on Monday, the
13th of A...gust, to elect Congressional
and Representative Conferees, and to nom
inate candidates for Associate Judges,
Sheriff, Commissioner, and Auditor.
By order of the Co. Com.
R. \\ . PATTON, Chairman.
BMP, The delegate elections are recom
mended !t be held during the afternoon
of said day, between the hours of 2 and 7
p. in . and to IH> kept open two hours from
the time of opening. In Lewistown the
usual hours have been from 2 to 4 p. m.
Union Meeting.
I lie I nion men of Mifflin county, and
all others who have Iteen acting with
them in their etlbrts to put down the re
bellion, and who, in weal and woe, have
rallied around the flag—all who desire to
unite with them ih sustaining Congress
in its patriotic efforts to reconstruct the
I nion on a sound basis, are requested to
assemble in County Meeting, at the Town
Hall, Lewistown, on MONDAY EVEN
ING, AL GUST 18th, for the purpose of
opening the campaign in Mifflin county.
B£P.Able speakers will be in attend
ance.
Lewistown, Aug. 8, 1866.
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but when sent in packages through the
county we cannot undertake to direct
each paper.
Delegate Elections.
We hope our friends throughout the
county will attend the delegate election
on Saturday, and see that good men are
selected. But few candidates have been
announced, and as but little rivalry has
thus far arisen, the delegates will be able
to act with better judgement and more
for the interests of the ticket than if hav
ing but one particular office in view.—
Where fitness, location and standing are
embodied in a soldier, we give that sol
dier the preference, and shall be glad to
see the convention adopt the same rule
but be the nominees soldier? or civilians'
let them by all means be of the right
stamp. It lias t>een suggested that diffi
culty may arise as to who has a right to
vote for delegates. There can be none in
this respect, us it is generally understood
that whoever is willing to support the
ticket to be nominated by the delegates
is entitled to a vote.
Speaking of the adjournment of
Congress, the last Johnstown Democrat
says:
"Their last act of infamy, was to vote
each member ol Congress SB.OOO under
the cloak of martial music, bv nussintr
the bounty bill, WHICH WILL BI FED
THE NATIONAL TREASURY OF
THE SNUG LITTLE SUM OF 875 000-
000! We are glad to see 'the cuss re
moved.' "
The above is some more democratic :
love for the private soldier. Here the
Clymerites iatelv found fault with Con
gress for not passing a bounty bill, and
now that one has been passed a demo
cratic organ pronounces it "bleeding the
treasury,* I
The Democrat and Pacts.
The Democrat says the Judiciary Com
mittee's report fails to give any evidence
of complicity with the murder of Presi
dent Lincoln, either against Jet" Davis ni
nny other of the Southern leaders. Any
such evidence would of course becircum
stantial, and in our opinion if it could be
shewn here on a trial that A entertained
propositions from B and C to assassinate
D. and D was afterwards assassinated hv
E and the secret cypher of A found on
the assassin, as was the case with Booth,
who had that of the rebel government, a
Mifflin county jury would be very apt to
convict A as an accessory to the crime.
The rcjMirt which the Democrat says ex
onerates Jef Davis, furnishes the follow
ing among many other facts :
On the 12th of September, 1864, a letter
was written to Jeff Davis by J. S. Pura
more, which was received, us appears by
the endorsement, on the 20th of the same
month. The following is a copy:
" SEPTEMBER 12, 18(51,
"BOSTON P. 0., Thomas Co. Ga.
"JEFFERSON* DAVIS:
" 818 : Having a desire to be of benefit
to the Confederate Btates is the only ex
cuse I can oti'er for addressing you a let
ter; and believing the best plan would he
to dispose of the leading characters of the
North, for that reason I have tried and
experimented in certain particular.- that
will do this without difficulty, although
:! is quite an underhanded manner of
warfare; and not knowing whether it
would meet with your appreciation or
not, prevents me from giving you a full
account of the material used, although I
believe any <>ne of them would take the
life of a Southerner in any manner they
could. If you wish it. write to me ami
get the whole process. Hoping you good
health and future victory,
"J. 8. PARAMORE." I
At the top of this letter, in the hand
writing of Jeff Davis, is the following
note:
" Secretary of War, J. D." Upon the
back of this letter is this endorsement,
under the name and residence of the wri
ter : " Has discovered a mode of disposing
of the leading characters at the North.—
File."
Oil the 17th of August, 1863, one H. C.
Durham writes to Jefferson Davis a let
ter, of which the following is a copy:
NEAR SAVANNAH, Ga. Aug. 17, '(53.
To President J. Davis:
Mr. President: After long meditation
and much reflection on the subject of this
communication, I have determined to in
trude upon you, earnestly hoping my mo
tive will constitute a full vindication for
such presumption on the part of one so
humble and obscure as myself, though I
must say that the evidence of your Chris
tian humility almost fully assures me. I
propose, with your permission, to assist
in organizing a number of select men, say
not less than three to five hundred, to go
into the United States and assassinate the
most prominent leaders of our enemies,
for instance, Be ward, Lincoln, Greely,
Prentice, etc. * *
Begging your respectful attention to
this communication, I am your Excellen
cy's most obedient servant*
H. C. DURHAM, 63d Ga. Vol.
To his Excellency President Davis, Rich
mond.
This letter was received Aug. 24, 1863,
and is noticed as follows:
" Asks permission to take from three to
five hundred men, and assassinate the
leading men of the United Btates. Re
spectfully referred, by the direction of the
President, to the Hon. Secretary of War.
J. C'. Ives, Col. and A. D. C. Aug. 24.
File."
In addition to the testimony thus pre
sented upon this point, the committee re
fer to a letter of Lieut. R. Alston, which
was produced at the trial of the conspira
tors of the assassination of President Lin
coln, from which the following is an ex
tract:
" I now otter you my services, and if
you will favor me in my designs I will
proceed, as soon as my health will per
mit, to rid my country of some of her
deadliest enemies by striking at the very
heart's blood ol those who seek to enchain
her in slavery. I consider nothing dis
honorable having such a tendencv. All
I ask of you i.s to favor me by granting
me the necessary papers, &c., to travel on.
I am perfectly familiar with the North,
and feel confident that I can execute any
thing I undertake. I was in the raid last
June in Kentucky, under General John
H. Morgan. Was taken prisoner. Ks
caped from them by disguising myself in
the garb of a citizen. I went thro' to the
Canadas, from whence, by the assistance
of Col. J. p. Holcombe, I succeeded in
working mv way around and through the
blockade. I should like to have a per
sonal interview with you, in orderto per
fect the arrangements before starting."
The following are the endorsements
upon the above communication :
"A. 1390. Abla 1390. Lt. W. Alston,
Montgomery, Sulphur Springs, Ya. No
date. Is in General Duke's command ;
accompanied the raid into Kentucky, and
was captured, but escaped into Canada,
whence he found his way back. Been in
had health. Now offers his services to
rid the country of some of its deadliest
enemies. Asks for no papers to permit
linn to travel within the jurisdiction of
tne Government; would like to have an
interview and explain." "Respectfully
. oterred, by direction of the President, to
the Hon. Secretary of War." " Signed
Burton W. Harrison." " Received. Nov!
~K 1864. Recorded, book A. & G. O.
Dec. 15, 1864. A. G. for attention. By
order, sighed, J. A. Campbell, A. B. W."
It is thus clearly established that this
poor, innocent lamb, Jef Davis, entertain
ed such propositions, and instead of re
jecting them as cowardly and dishonora
ble, referred them to his Secretary of War
for consideration!
The Democrat attempts to justify the
removal of officers for opinion's sake, by
citing the fact that Congress struck out
flu- appropriation to pay our Minister to
Portugal because he wrote a private letter
to Seward censuring Congress. That pa-
I* >r however forgets to state Mr. Seward
made this private letter pvblic by pub
lishing it.
The Democrat is mistaken in saying
that Cornelius Vanderbilt, A. T. Stew
art, and \\ ui. B. Astorof Is cw York have
been elected delegates to the Johnson
Convention, and rather unfortunate in
alluding to them at all. Those parties,
wijh others, have issued a call for a State
Convention to be held to-morrow at Sara
toga Springs to appoint delegates, and
that call, over their signatures, concludes
with the following significant paragraph:
"By the language and spirit of the ca LI.,
it will be perceived that those who refus
ed their support to the government in put
ting down rebellion, and those who ap
proved' the action of Congress in keeping
loyal representatives out of their seats and
loyal States out of the Union, are exclu
ded from Ihe invitation, and are NOT ex
pected to participate in the preliminary
meetings, or to take stent in the conven
tion."
According; to this, while these rich men
do not want Stevens, Sumner, fcc. there,
neither are they willing to admit north
ern copperheads or suffer them to partici
pate in the delegate elections. It thus
appears tli.it about one-half of thedemoc
racy of this county would be excluded.
It is oi course an easy matter for a cor
respondent of the New York Herald to
get up an •'announcement" that a defi
ciency of $50,000,000 has been discovered
while Mr. Chase was Secretary of the
Treasury, and equally easy for the Demo
crat to assume it as a fact, .and then inti
mate that Harper's Weekly, Leslies Ill
ustrated, &<•. were bought to be loyal.—
The Harpers and Frank Leslie will hard
ly sleep soundly for the remainder of
their lives after this discovery of the
Democrat.
It appears to us the correspondent of
the Baltimore Sun who, by his own ac
count, spent one d<ty in Fredericksburg
and discovered that a contract burying
party, put not less than three and as high
as seven bodies into a box the size of a
musket box, must have seen more than
double under the influence of tanglefoot.
His happy conclusion that "if'the con
tractor gets paid for seven coflins instead
of one, it is a good thing for him, is con
clusive for the Democrat, and it swallows
ifs as sound democratic gospel.
Nothing however can better illustrate
the unfairness of the Democrat's position
than merely admitting a single ease of
cruel inhumanity against the blacks
south. Ever since Johnson's 22d Febru
ary speech every daily paper lias fur
nished abundant evidence that hundreds
if not thousands of former slaves have
been murdered in cold blood, and the
murderers left unwhipt by justice. The
terrible scenes at Memphis and last week
at New Orleans, demonstrate that well
disposed people do not rule, and prove
also that such a state of society is totally
unfitted for regulating itself, much less
making laws for us.
We last week corrected a state
ment in reference to Mr. McCord's Ala
bama school, and since then.have re
ceived tiie following note from him in
reference to the paragraph as originally
published. After stating he was not noti
fied not to return, and referring to what
we did not say, lie continues—
"Certain children of Alabama who ex
amined my scholars on their way to and
from school, told me that they never
knew white children to learn so fast, and
wanted to know if 1 'thought darkies
could learn faster than white children.'
1 told them that I thought white children
could learn faster. My own school de
monstrated my position. Mulattos learn
faster than full-blooded Africans. Those
who have the most white blood in their
veins learn faster. But the blackest
among them corn learn, and more rapidly
too than many think they ean. There is
a great field for missionary enterprise to
day in the South. A'o other field prom
ises so rich, so sure, so ready a harvest.
Not only the black men, but the poor
whites of the South need our aid and claim
our sympathy.
If we would reap any benefit from the
victory we have gained we must educate
all classes, North and South.
It. H. MCCORD.
[By the Atlantic Cable.]
News from the Old World.
LONDON, August 3. —Received in New
York, August s.—Martial law has been
proclaimed in Lower Austria, and also in
V euice.
The peace conference is to he held at
Prague. The preliminaries thereto as
agreed upon are as follows: Austria is to
withdraw from theGermun confederation,
and is to lose Yenetia and her part of
Schleswig-Holstein. Austria is also to
pay $lO, WO, 000 to her adversaries as the
expenses of the war. The German Slates
north of the Main are to form a Union
under the guidance of Prussia, and those
south of the Main are to form an inde
pendent Union.
JBJST* A Hod Fellows Union has been
incorporated in Cincinnati.
A message by the Atlantic Tele
graph to England costs SIOO in gold.
Two years ago, the Rebels were be
sieging Washington; now, they are strut
ting through its streets. Progress, that!
Among some persons arrested at
Harrisbitrg lor dealing in counterfeit
money, is L>r. Lindsay, of blood searcher
notoriety.
jgsar Howell Cobb, Buchanan's rebel
Secretary of the Treasury, who swindled
the people out of at least $-50,000,000 by de
signed mismanagement, is on the stump
for " niy policy."
BgL, A shop in Baltimore was set on
tire lust week by the agency of a warped
pane of glass in a window, which acted
as convex lens, and concentrated the sun's
rays upon a pile of cumbustible material,
causing it to take fire.
On the leg and thighs of Mr. Jones,
who was killed by lightning the other
day, in Piqua, Ohio, and on the back of
his little son, was daguerreotyped a per
fect image of the tree under which they
were standing at the time of the accident.
fitsßT* Whether the Republican Congress
has done anything for white people dur
ing its recent session, will soon be dis
covered by the release of many taxes on
farmers, mechanics, and workingmen
generally. The fact is there has not been
one-half as much nigger in Congress as
there is on the brains of Clyiner's loafers.
Among the regiments which the
Harrisburg Patriot and Union attempts
to disparage is the 201 st. The best of the
joke is that the President of the Harris
burg Clymer Club was its Colonel and
his brother second in command.
A soldier who lost both hands in
the war was furnished with a hand organ,
and, with his son, a young lad, iias trav
eled a year or two in the vicinity of Bos
ton, with remarkable success, having al
ready accumulated $15,000, the generous
contributions of the charitable.
We are glad to notice the appear
ance of the Central Courier, a new repub
lican paper, at Selinsgrove, Snvder coun
ty, and we trust it will be liberally sup
ported, the other papers there being too
busily engaged in carrying petty offices
on their shoulders, to attend to anything
| else.
tfeaU Ex-Alderman James T. Harmer, a
noted democratic rowdy, was shot to
, death on Wednesday evening, at the tav
ern ot Mr. Peek, corner ofpassvunk road
and Federal street, Philadelphia, by Jas.
Bastian, in self-defence. Mr. Bastian im
mediately proceeded to the (Central station
and surrendered himself to the authori
ties.
iSrif" Recently two men drove up to a
, toll gate near Washington. Ohio, in a
j spring wagon. During a dispute which
; one of the men had with the gate keeiier
; about a counterfeit bill, the other man, a
! Mr. Chas. Scott, turned around on his
I seat to get at his pocket book, when he
lost his balance, and fell off the wagon
i backwards, alighting on his head, ami
breaking his neck instantly.
B*i±,. A soldiers' convention, composed
principally of green back officers, was held
[at Harrisburg last Wednesday, which
, gravely resolved that tliev were'the only
; lamest men and patriots in the land, that
: all others were counterfeits and disunion
ists, swore they were better than the nig
i and then adjourned to hear Clymer.
i Wallace, and other copperheads deliver
, da courses on every subject except their
j war record. The thing itself was a good
i deal of a fizzle.
fair A. H. Stephens of Georgia, in a
i lecent letter says: "The public good is
I ui\ otih object. How best, to subserve
• that consistently with truth, honor, and
; uiii ightness, is the only question with
I me. 1 his man took oaths six times to
• support the Constitution of the U.S., then
' tuined rebel and took the rebel oath, and
is now willing to take tlie first again.—
\\ hat would a jury think of the truth,
honor and uprightness of an aecoramada
ting witness of this kind?
ItOOk NOTICES.
A Political Manual for 1866, including a
classifi.il summary of the important
; Executive, Legislative, and Politico-
Military Facts of the period, from Pres
ident Johnson's Accession. April loth,
60, to July 4th, '6B; and containing a
lull record oi the Action of each branch
ol the Government on Reconstruction.
By Edward McPlierson, Clerk of the
House of Representatives of the United
States.
This is one of the most useful works to
politicians of all shadesaml colors we have
met with, as it contains everything rela
; t ing to the present campaign men of that
I class can desire, while to all others it can
j not be otherwise than interesting. The
President's seeches, addresses, orders,
| &c, from his inauguration to the present
: time are peculiarly refreshing.
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for August 15tli, a magazine which we
have heretofore favorably noticed, com
pletes the first volume of the new Fort
nightly. Its contents are Archie Lovell,
Albert Bicrstadt, The Circuit Preacher,
A Recent Literary Forgery, Going In,
Travel, Laura, My Darling, The Cover
ings, Possibilities of Economy, Walter
Savage Lundor, Beyond, Arnold's Creed,
The art of Dining, Nebuhe. The price of
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The first volume, just completed, will be
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
SPIKE THE GUNS!
Of humbug. Imposters are in the fieid with deadly
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' when that eooling vegetable preparation,
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WORKS OF NATURE.
In a state of health the intestinal canal may be eom
' pared to a river whose waters flow over the adjoining
1 land, through the channels nature or art has made.
I and improve their qualities; so long as it runs on
j smoothly the channels are kept pure and healthy; if
! the course of the river is stopped, then the water in
i the canals is no longer pure, but soon becomes stag-
I nant. There ts but one lav of circulation in nature,
j When there is a superabundance of humorial fluid m
! the intestinal tubes, and costiveness takes place, it
j flows back into the blood vessels, and infiltrates itself
j into the circulation. To establish the free course of
| the river, we must remove the obstructions which
j stop its free course, and those of its tributary streams.
With the body, follow the same natural principles—
remove the obstructions from the bowels with BRAN
! DRETH'S PILLS, which never injure, but ;r* HI
; ways effectual for the perfect cleansing of the system
! from foulness or disease. Remember, never suffer a
! drop of blood to be taken from you. Evacuate the
humors as often and as long as they are deranged, or
| as long as you are sick.
See that B. BRANDRETH is in white letters in the
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DIED.
In Osceola, Mo., on Sabbath night, Ju
ly 22d, Sl'E M, wife of \Ym. U. Johnson
;ini"l daughter of Judge E. Morrison, of
i wi.- county, aged 2t> years, 6 months and
0 days.
Also, on the 28th ult., FRANK ROB
ERTS, only son of Wm. U. and Sue M.
Johnson, aged 1 war, 7 months and 5
! days.
In consigning her to the tomb, we feel
; that we are yielding a bright examplar of
, '■ hristiai: fidelity and patience. Her mem
ory will be fondly cherished, and a re
membrance of her virtues will incite us
a> stronger aspirations for that higher
iife in the world, which it is the privilege
>f all to live, and for the radiant glories
. of that life which is
" I nmeasured by the flight of years,
1 And all that life is love." T. \v. j.
In Ncv.ton Hamilton, on the night of
(he sth inst., CARRTK EIAKN, daughter
J LS. I>. and A. A. Norton, aged 1 year
and 9 months.
" I he Lord hath given and hath taken
away."
In Armagh township, July 3d. fi.V.MR
-1 L It. son fit John Mc and Jlary J. 1 riss
man, aged i j'car, 2 months and 12 days, j
" This lovely bud, so young and fair,
Called hence, by early doom,
Just came to show how sweet a flower j
In Paradise would bloom."
In Newton Hamilton, on the morning j
"l the 17th July, suddenly, MARTHA J
LOUKLLA, daughter of Joseph O. and j
Mary E. \\ barton, aged6years, 3 months j
and 8 days.
Death has claimed our little Louie,
iSet his seal upon her brow.
And her eyes that shone so brightly, j
Shine in heaven with Jesus now.
LEGISLATURE.
MK. EDITOR l'lease announce the !
name of J. A. MeKrr:, Eg., as a oandi- j
date for the Legislature, subject to the |
decision of the Union Republican Conn- 1
TY Convention. [ 1 OLIVER.
\\ e are requested to announce LEVI
CJLASS, lisq., of Belleville, as highly
'jualified for the offlee of Associate Judge,
and who would add strength totlieticket
subject to the decision of the Union
Republican County Convention. jylß
AUGUSTUS M. TROXELL, of Lewistown,
a firm and undeviatiiig Union man, is re- !
commended to the Union party of Mifflin i
county, as a.suitable candidate for the of- !
lice of Associate Judge.
MAN v CITIZENS, j
rilfc, MARKETS.
LEWISTOWN, August 8, 1866
Wheat, red, per bushel $2 30
white " 240 j
Barley •• 00
Rye 75
O.its • 50
Corn, new '• 75
Citiverseed •' 6 00
Timothyseed " 3 09
Flaxseed " 2 50
liut:er per lb 30
Lard '• 18
Lggs per dozen 20
Beeswax per lb 30
Country s ap " 7alo
Wool * " 50
Feathers " 75
Hops " 15
Country Hams " 20
Sides " 15
Sbnuidere per lb 15
Potatoes, 1 65
Salt, lib) 3 00
" Saek 3 00
Flour is retailing at the following prices:
Lewistown Fjxtra Family per cwt. 7 00
Superfine " 6 00
Extra Family per bbl 14 00
Superfine 12 50
Pliilndelpliin Markets.
There is very little movement, in ! maul-1
stufl's, and no change in flour, which sells
only m small lots at >6 87ja7 50 for super
fine; SBaS 50 for extra; $lO 75a1l for fresh
ground; 89 50al0 50 for old stock North
western extra family; §l3 for fresh ground ;
Penn. and Ohio new wheat do. Rye dull i
at 85 75, and corn meal at 84 2-5. Wheat i
red is in demand at $2 60 to 82*90. Rye I
95c. to sl. Corn, sales of yellow at 90c i
and mixed Western at 88c. Oats, 48a50c. i
IiWTRA BOU.Vn !
J • lut por lit lit 1> Soldier !
B\ a recent act of ('ongress, all soldiers
who served three years, or those who
were discharged by reason of wounds re- i
ceived in the service, and the
WIDOW, MINOR CHILDREN OR PARENTS,
Of any such soldier who died in the
service of the United States, or of disease !
or wounds contracted whilst in the ser- i
vice, are entitled to an additional bounty
of one hundred dollars.
BY GIVING THIS MATTER YOUR
IMMEDIATE A I TENTION,
And calling on, or writing to the un- I
dersigned, these claims w ill secure prompt
attention. Also,
BACK I'AY, PENSION,
And all other Kinds of claims against
State or National Government will re
ceive a sale and speedy settlement
JAMES M. SELLERS,
aul-4t* 224 South Fourth st., Phila.
A TTEVnO.V ! ATTEMTIOX !
U Soldiers ! Cquallzalion ol
Bounties ! All Soldier of 1861. '2and
'B3 are entitled to an
INCREASE OF BOUNTY.
Send on your discharges and you will re
ceive a receipt for them by return mail.
Apply in person or bv letter to
J. B. SPIESK, Att'y at Law-,
and Licensed Claim Agent,
Third st., Harrisburg, Pa.
* "* All letters answered on thesame dav
tliey ara received. auß-3t '
I KTI ERS remaining unclaimed in the
Li Cost Office at Lewistown, Pa., on the
7th of August, 1866.
Candor Miss Mary Laughlin Nancv
Dresher Catharine Smith Frank
Gallaher Ann Sheller John A
Ivofl Mollie Symington Jos
Miller G F Weber Charles
Martin Mrs E A Yeric Maggie
aug 8. E. C. HAMILTON P. M.
CTR4I SHEEP.
P.. A 4 wl T ,ite Ewe (with a small brass
bell) and a Lamb came to the premises of
the subscriber, in Ferguson's Valley
.Granville township, some time ago, which
the owner is requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges, and take
away, or the same will be disposed of ac
cording to law.
Aug. 8-4t* SAMUEL L. RUBLE.
PUBLIC SALE!
WILL be sold at public sale, on the
T T premises, on
I TUESDAY. August 28th 1866,
! at 2 o'clock in t lie afternoon, the fo'lowitr'
valuable farm, situated in Kishsu-omijijJ?
I valley, Brown township, ahoui %
j west of Reedsville, adjoining land.- o>
| meon C. Voder, C. K. l>avis, Robert C'um
; uiins, Jan: -s Cuioy and others, eontahi
i ing
EiGHTY-SSX ACRES.
The above is all cleared except about six
; acres, which is well timbered, with a
j Bank Barn and a two-story plank fm>.
; proof painted
i) w E I, L RN o IT o i sE,
! Oven House, Wood House. Dry Hons,-
| Hog Stable, Wagon Shed. Coin Barn'
j Sc.. a "Weil of excellent water near the
(1 .or, and oneof the best ORCHARDS j.
j Ki-iiei'-oonilhis valley of the choicest of
j Apples. Beaches, Rears, Cherries, G rapes j
; &c.. Ac. i lie hirrn is one of the most de
sirable as to 'jn-dUy and locution in
; Yu'lcy. A part of it lots been new] v lim
ed, and new pos/ and rail fence* were put
I up on the premises.
j Further information can be had by ap
j plving to the undersigned,
j auß* JOSEPH \V. BYLER.
| D\AMI\ITIOI of TE UHEBS
1I J The examinations of touchers for
j the Schools of Mifliin county will beheld
: as follows:
Lewistown and Forge, Saturday, \u
j gust 18th.
Berry and Granville, in Lewistown
| Sat.. Aug. 25th.
Is ewtoli and Wayne, iu Newton Ham
ilton, Thursday' Aug. 30th.
Oliver, MeVeyt'n and Bratton, in Mo
Veytown, Aug. 31st.
Decatur, in Stroup's Sehcfl House
.September Ist.
•Voltno, in Alieiivtlltf, Sej.t. sth.
I nion, in Bellville, " 6th.
Armagh, in Milrov. " 7th*
Brown, in Reedsville, " -Bth.
Stragglers, or those who, from any
cause, fail to be present at these examina
tions will please meet in the High .School
room, Lewistown, on Saturday, Sept. 22d
No private examinations will be held ex
cept under very peculiar circumstances.
it i- highly important that directors be
present at the examinations, and it is
itoped they will. '} he public are invited
.o attend. j'.xami nut ions commence
promptly at 9 o'clock.
MARTIN MOHLER,
au^-8 - Co. Superintendent.
SHERIFF'S SALES.
H , virtue of sundry writs of Venditioni
Expona.-. and fieri facias, issued out
of the Court of Common Pleas of Mifflin
county and to me directed, will be expos
ed to sale, by public vendue or outcry it
the Court House, in the Borough of Lew
lstown, on
SATI IM\ , Vuftust 25tli, 1 H(iU.
at one o'clock in the afternoon, the follow
ing real estate, to wit:
i 11 AV- '• situate in Decatur town
ship, Mifflin county, Pa., bounded In
lands ot Samuel Mutt hers bough. Alexan
der Dorman, Jos. Snook and Win. Orr
containing fifty -Veres and allowance
with a Frame House, Stable, Saw Mill'
and other improvements thereon.
H/.SO, a tract of Mountain land, bounded
HiVe n" r Ja( _-ob and Samuel Lauver,
and \\ llliain Snook, containing one hun
dred acres, more or less.
.i/o-o, a tract of laud bounded bv lands
of Jacob and Jamuel Lauver, keuben
Rnepp, Isaac Aurand, Wm. Orr, P. La*h
and Robert Dor man, containing Two
Hundred and Seventy-Five Acres more
or less, with about one hundred acres
cleared, with a House, Barn, and other
improvements thereon erected Seized
taken in execution, and to he sold as the
property of Frederick Lash.
ALSO,
A lot of ground in Bellville, Mifflin Co.,
1 a., containing One Quarter of an Acre
adjoining lands of Jacob A. Hart/ler on'
Ami Ma U on
Ann E. \\ lse on the west,and the public
road on the south, with a Frame House
Shoemaker bhop, Stable and other im
provements thereon erected. Seized ta
ken m execution, and to be sold as 'the
property of Sennecu H. Bennett.
ALSO,
\nmm aot of . iu Decatur township,
Mifflin county, Pa., containing one bun
dled and sixty Acres, more or less, about
eighty acres cleared, with three Log
Houses Log Barn, and other improve
ments thereon erected, bounded on the
south and west by land of John Reigie
and oris, s, on the north, south and east,
by lam. of David Kline and Henry Ri
den. Seized, taken in execution, -md to
be sold as the property of George Rei'de
su DONTNER, Sheriff.
Snerirt .* office, Lewistown, Aug. 8, ''36.
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