THE GAZETTE.
G. &. G. It. PItVSINGKR, Kclltor*.
LEWISTOWN, PA.
Wednesday, January 23, 18G7.
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Notices of Xtw AdvertUrmentii.
Benedict ttri'l Co., Bankers, Lewistown,
make collectibns, and allow interest on
all time deposits.
John Hamilton, agent for the lea ling
Insurance Companies for property, acci
dental, life, and horse thief.
Two small tracts of land near McVey
town for sale.
Our readers who are fond of good Teas,
are referred to the advertisement of T. Y.
Kelley & Co., New York.
Attention is requested to the advertise
ment of the New York Mica Rotting Co.
Election of officers Lewistown Water
Company —Public Sale, Ac.
The Middle C reek Railroad.
The excitement attending the recent
election of officers of this company hav
ing passed away, it now becomes the du
ty of all to further its construction. We
do not purpose to inquire whether the old
board was right or wrong —whether, a:
some alleged, individual interests were
held paramount to public benefit—or
whether Tom, I)ick or Harry thus far
made anything out of it. The more im
portant questions are, Can the road be
made, and, if made, will it pay? To the
first we unhesitatingly answer that it can
provided our citizens generally and those
along the line will combine in mutual ef
forts to cfleet it. It course is such that
no rival interest is at stake, nor is it in
pursuit of a phantom or of a trade to be
acquired. On the contrary, it will open
a wide extent of country to the conveni
ences of coal as fuel, both for household
and field purposes, and all experience has
thus far proved that where such facilities
were brought into existence, its consump
tion ha* gradually increased until in ma
ny cases the supply lias scarcely equaled
the demand. If to this be added the
wants of furnaces already in existence, or
in process of erection, a considerable
amount of trade is ready at any moment
the road is capable of transporting it.
Trade begets travel, and if those who
come over the road to sell coal will find
articles they stand in need of, the like i
liood is they will purchase grain and a
hundred other matters and take them
home by the same mode of conveyance.
One half of the country to be traversed
by this road lias no market at hand by
which advantage can be taken of enhan
ced prices, except by wagon transporta
tion over bad roads whenever the weath-
er is unfavorable, and vast quantities of
bark, timber, lumber, shingles, firewood,
&c., will be brought within reach of sta
tions, which otherwise might remain use
less and almost valueless for many years.
Lands too would greatly increase in val
ue, not only on the line but for miles on
each side, and at a moderate estimate ev
ery bushel of grain, whether wheat, rye,
oats, corn, or buckwheat, would IK; worth
from five to ten cents a bushel more than
now in consequence of the creation of
near markets,oreasi !y transported where it
could be disposed of to bettor advantage
than at present. Xo better illustration of
the changes effected in small matters by
the construction oi railroads can he* given
than in the case of the fonusvlvaiiia,
which has gradually drawn new articles
into the vortex of commerce until even
raspberries, blackberries and whortleber
ries, (years ago a mere drug in out of the
way places) gathered along its line of hun
dreds.of miles can be disposed of at good
prices at every leading station in "any
quantity otiered. There is then apparent
ly inducement enough to make it, beeau.-e
its eastern and western terminus and
more than half, perhaps two-thirds, of
the intermediate country, is so much in
terested that lie must be blind indeed who
cannot see an ultimate benefit in its con
struction.
"\\ ill it pay ? We will not undertake to
suv that the road will pay 4, t;, s or 10 per
cent, dividend from the start, l>ecause so
much depends upon the amount that may
be subscribed, on unforeseen obstacles that
sometimes arise, upon divided counsels,
&c., that it is mere guesswork to venture
such an assertion; but there is nothing
unreasonable in saying that if the road
can be put under contractaud constructed
at the engineer's estimate, and stockhold
ers furnish the means to pay for its con
struction so as not to encumber it with
the incubus of a heavy debt, there is
every probability that it will pay Some
thingfrom the day business is commenced,
and once an established flvt thertvean be
little doubt of its ultimate success, unless
gross and culpable mismanagement should
characterize its controlling power.
Mi .TBS&JS
Speech of General Cameron.
After the election of United States Sen
ator the members of the Legislature and
other friends of Gen. Cameron met in the
Locliicl dining room, and after the Gen
eral had received the congratulations of
his many frieuds lie addressed them as
follows:
GENTLEMEN: —Your greeting is very
kind and cordial, and i thank you lor it.
I thank God that in spite of the slanders
my enemies have repeated, tor twenty
vears, mv fellow citizens, who have seen
my life from d;iy to <iny * liiivo al\v.i\s
stood bv mv side and helped me to repel
them. Tins hist struggle of my political
life lias ended in victory. I desired this
as an answer, to vindicate my honesty to
mv children and mv friends. 1 now pro
pose to put these slanders behind me, and
t > forget alike, the liars who coined them,
a id the fact that goo 1 men, in some cases
bv the repetition of them were induced to
believe and repeat them.
Of the eighty-two Republican members
of the Legislature, my friends assure me
that sixty of them preferred me to any
other candidate, and would have voted
for me, rather than have witnessed my
defeat. The character of my supporters
is as gratifying to me as their numbers.
Any one, whoknowsanyihingof ourpol
itics, who will read the list of those who
voted for in' will find names as pure ami
honorable as that of the purest christian
moralist among my rivals; and quite as
unlikely to listen to any corrupt proposal.
Just there I leave the whole matter, put
ting all falsehoods, and animosities, and
prejudices, togethe under my feet; and I
go forward to the honorable duties to
which my native State has culled for the
third time.
Six years ago I thought that slavery
was the strength of the rebellion, and
ought to be destroyed without delay. I
wished also to arm the black men who
would volunteer. Of course I thought
that clothing a black man in the Ameri
can uniform clothed liim also with the
rights of an American citizen; and I am
always sorry to see a black soldier, and
reflect that even Pennsylvania denies him
the ballot—the only weapon whereby he
ein protect himself. I hope to live to see
the word "white" stricken from our own
Constitution, and the spirit of caste, based
upon color, utterly destroyed.
The South, however, is more controlled
by social influence than by |xditical prin
ciples. If you are wise and firm you may
possibly educate the rising generation
into loyalty, but there is no method o!
statesmanship which will make this gen
eration of the South loyal to the Union
and to the flag. The poison of thirty
years cannot he eradicated by the subser
viency of the President, or by the statutes
of Congress. Let u> look the truth in the
face. The Southern territory is disloyal.
The loyal men of to-day must guard their
children against another treasonable re
bellion. The < 'iKistitutional Amendments
and impartial suffrage will .help to do this,
but universal amnesty will help to undo
it.
Of Andrew Johnson 1 said iong ago that
lie was a traitor to his party, ami an ene
my of his country, and a bad man. lie
has clone many bad things, but nothing
worse than ottering theotlices of the coun
try to those few unprincipled men who
agreed to desert and betray the great Re
publican organization for his patronage.
He joined the Democratic party long ago.
He has a rigiit to give tiiem the offices,
but he has no right to dispose of them at
auction to weak-kneed Republicans.
The pauper labor of Kurope is again
competing with our labor, and our manu
factures languish for want of protection
against it. Pennsylvania needs no assu
rance of my devotion to her interest in this
regard, which is the interest of the whole
country. I will continue to labor in sea
son and out of season to protect our man
ufacturers from ruin, and their workmen
troui being thrown outof employment,or
their wages reduced to starvation point.
For I hold that the true welfare of any
nation depends 011 the welfare of its labor
ing-classes.
Gentlemen, I trust that this is my last
iKii lieal struggle. 1 have nothing more
t > desire, and 1 hope we will ail forget the
idtterness—the unjustifiable bitterness—l
think, of the late contest. For my part 1
win try to act as a representative of all the
Radical Republicans of Pennsvlvania,
without regard to past differences or dis
sensions. \\ Ith my temperament I can
not forget my friends who have stood by
me so nobly, but I will try to forget—and
forgive—the unjust calumnies, ami the
l*)litieal opposition I have experienced.
1 he vote in the Legislature stood, 81 for
Cameron to 40 for Cowan. The vote stood
in the Senate, Cameron 19, Cowan 12; in
the House, Cameron 92, Cowan .37.
Inmates of Poor EEOIISCN.
Judge iiiowe, of the Allegheny Quarter
Sessions, lately had before him three pe
titions i com the Directors of the Countv
Home, setting forth that certain parties
therein named had become charges upon
the county, and that certain other parties,
children and grand-children of the indi
gent persons, were amply able to main
tain them comfortably for the future, and
to refund to the county such sums of mon
ey as had already been expended for their
support. In every case the Court fixed
the amount ol compensation which was
to be assessed upon theehildren and grand
children.
The principle of law settled in these
cases, says the l'ittsburg Commercial, is
a very important one, and is this: That
the father, or mother, if able, is bound to
support his or her children or grand-chil
dren; and prevent them becoming acharge
upon the public—and the like duty legal
ly devolves upon the children or grand
children of aged, infirm or indigent pa
rents or grand-parents. If the parties
neglect so to do, the Poor Directors can
apply to the Judges of the Quarter Ses
sions, and if the ability of the parties is
established, compell repayment of what
ever public money has been expended,
and a sufficient sum per week for the fu
ture maintenance of the party.
Peter Marie, about 70 years of a~e
an old an much respected citizen of Lava
ca, Texas, died recently at that place. The
Commercial says: "While sleeping in
the daytime, he was flyblown about the
nose, which respited in the introduction
of the screw-worm. They penetrated the
head so as to cause his death. This is the
lust human death we liuve ever seen rel
-e 1 " tliid CaUBe ' t,ut is not at al l
Progress of Treason.
Since the decisions of the Supreme Court
by a majority of one that our government
must conduct war according, to peace
laws, and thus leave rebels and conspira
tors carry out their views until all power
to check them will he lost, and tiiat a re
bel cannot be subject to a test oath, loyal
men are beginning to pause and wonder
what new idea will next be acfrocated and
adjudicated by men who seemingly con
sider treason too great a crime to be pun
ished at all, or else* no crime whatever.
Under these teachings the rebel element
is daily becoming bolder, and no one need
be much surprised to see another rebel
lion spring up before or shortly after the
next Presidential election. As a prelude
to such a state of uitairs, the rebel papers
are moulding public sentiment south pre
cisely as they did before 1861. That our
readers may see we are not exaggerating,
nor setting down aught in malice, we
quote the following from the Richmond
Times of the lltli January, which, speak
ing of the next Governor of Virginia
says:
" We want 110 man for that office of
doubtful or lukewarm devotion to that
cause over the toss of which even our wo
men are sti'l wcepiut/. We want no suc
cessor to Pierpont who was not with us
heart and soul during our struggle for lib
erty. We shall not canonize Hypocrisy
as the tutelar divinity of the ballot-box at
the"spriHg elections, by electing men who
were in sympathy with the Federals when
our Confederate soldiers were chasing
them from Bull Run ami the Wilderness!
"The great popular heart of Virginia
throbs at this moment in profound sym
pathy for the " heroes of the war." This
sentiment intensifies,grows stronger,and
glows with increasing warmth with each
attempt of an ungenerous foe to ostracise
and punish the Confederate warriors who,
for four years, performed such miraclesoi'
valor upon our soil. Even if these popu
lar idols were not, in education, execu
tive and legislative experience, the peers
of the most distinguished civilians in the
State, yet their years of exposure to death,
the daily privations, faithful vigils along
the Hues, fortitude, endurance, and splend
id valor give them a place in theaflections
of OUT people which no civilian can ven
ture successfully to dispute."
The men who utter these rebellious sen
timents and sneers at our gallant soldiers
are welcome visitors at the White House,
and how a President can counsel with
them, or brook their insolence, almost
surpasses belief.
E'i'izc nglil in York County.
One of the brutal prize lights which usu
ally occur near the larger cities, took place
on York county soil Tuesday of last week.
We append the following notice of the af
fray, furnished by the Harrisburg Tele
graph of that day:
" A prize light took place to-dav, at or
near Goldslx>ro', York county. The com
batants were Sam Collyer, of Baltimore,
and McLeod, of New York. Collyer, ac
companied by several personal friends, ar
rive i at (loldsboro', on Sunday night.—
Last night the train from Baltimore
brought several hundred rowdies to the
same place. No less than seven robberies
were committed on the train, and the
plugs were armed to the teeth, and the
lives of the men in charge of the train
were endangered. M'Leod came from
New York yesterday, and was accompa
nied by a large number of theollsCourings
of that city. No less than thirteen rob
beries are reported to have been commit
ted in the cars between New York and
Harrisburg. The tight took place in an
open field one-half mile above Goldsboro'.
Forty-seven rounds were fought in fifty
eight minutes. Collyer knocked down
McLeod three times and was declared the
viet >r.
DcsSrucfivp IFire in Jolmsfown.
An Entire Mock Consumed. —At two
o'clock on Sunday morning last occurred
one of the most destructive fires that ever
visited Johnstown. Some gentlemen
j>:i--4ng up Main street at that hour dis
covered that the hat store of George Turn
er, three doors from the north-east corner
of Main and Franklin street, was on fire,
andatoncesotinded theularni. The flames
spread, till they enwrapped the grocery
store suid dwelling of Frederick Border,
the drug store of C. T. Frozer, the book
store of Alex. .Montgomery and the law
office of J. F. Barnes, Esq., overhead the
saddle and harness establishment of 11.
M. Lewis, the ladies' dress goods store of
Miss Mary J. l'arke, the clothing store of
Isaac E. Chandler and the adjoining resi
dence of James Williams, allon Mainst.,
and the grocery store and residence of
David Greed on Franklin street.
Captain Thomas Gore owned all of the
buildings destroyed except the one l;ust
named. His loss is not less than $6,000,
upon which he has an insurranceof $1,400.
The other building was owned by Miss
Kitty Hamilton and James Williams —
loss s3,3oo—fully insured. Mr. Williams
lost $250 in furniture, on which he had no
insurance. The other losses are about as
follows: C. T. Frazcr $-,soo—insured; F.
Border, SI,OO0 —no insurance; Geo. Turn
er, $3,-00 —insured for $3,000; A. Mont
gomery, S4O0 —insured; J. F. Barnes, Esq.,
sl,ooo—no insurance; H. M. Lewis, $2,500
—insured: Miss Parke, from SI,OOO t051,500
—no insurance; I. E. Chandler, from SSOO
to S7O0 —insured; D. Creed, SI,BO0 —insured
Henry Walters, goods damaged and lost,
value not ascertained —insured; J. Benton,
heavy glass front in the store room of J.
A. McKinney.on the opposite side of Main
st., broken by the heat, sll-s—no insurance.
The Lycoming Fire Insurance Co. loses
more heavily by the tire than any other
company. Its loss will be over $6,000.
The other companies which suffer are the
N. American, Blair, York, Cumberland,
Cambria and Merchant's Mutual of New
Jersey. The cause of the fire is a mystery,
and we will indulge in no speculations con
cerning it. — Johnstown Tribune.
Two families of Carter co., Tenn.,
named Itolierts and Johnstone, have been
waging a bloody war between each other
for twenty years, during which time four
teen men belonging to these two families
liave_ lost, their lives. On the evening of
the sth inst., the vendetta came to a
bloody end in the streets of Elizabethtown,
Tenn., by the sole surviving males of the
Huberts and Johnstones. They engaged
in a personal altercation which resulted
tatallv to both. The domestic war origi
nated about a very trilling aft'air.
Twenty-two negroes were burnt in
n jail in South Carolina. The only white
eon viet in it was rescued.
Gone to Rome. —One secular paper of
Hagerstown, Md., recently announced
that the Rev. Andrew Stewart and wife
had lieen received into the Uoman Catho
lic Church at that place. It is added, that
they formerly resided at Burkettsville,
Md. From this latter fact we infer that
the Reverend gentleman referred to must
lie the Rev. Moses A. Stewart, of the Re
formed Church. Rumor had it that such
a transition had taken place in his ease,
and to those who have been familiar with
his idiosyncracies for years past, the event
will not occasion surprise. All we have
to say is, we wish him 110 harm, but hope
he has at last found h's proper spiritual
home and will be happy in it. — German
Reformed Mess.
AYKR'S AMERICAN ALMANAC is now
ready for delivery gratis, by Clwis. Kit/.,
to all who call for it. Among the prob
lems of high sciencd which the Doctor
presents in it, is the startling assertion
that the friction of the tides upon the sur
face, retards the earth's revolution upon
its axis, or holds it back with a force of
(KMX) millions of horse jxnvers. llence it
is easy to see that without some counter
force, the globe must rotate slower and
slower, until its revolutions wholly cease.
Then with perpetual night 011 one side,
and a degree of cold far below any now
known, we should have on the other a
"fervent heat" from the sun, which would
melt the rocks and make the mountains
run like water. Rut we need feel no
alarm, lie shows a counter poise which
nearly balances this resistance, and will
maintain, substantially, the present mun
dane condition, through ages upon ages
yet to come.
BQKOneof the most fiendish acts we
have read for some time was the cutting
out of the tongue of a valuable horse be
longing to I)r. Thornton, of Lewisburg.
A man who would he guilty of such a
deed, ought to be killed l>y inches.
fecial Uotices.
3ST O T I O IE _
The beautiful Piano Fortes of GOVESTEEX A Co.are
deemed by all good judges to be the Vltana Thulc of
instruments of the kind.
We eannot suggest "vliat is wanting to make a mu
sical instrument more perteet. although we are slow
to admit that the limit of .mprovement can ever be
attained.
Before they had brought their Pianos to their pre
sent excellence, they had submitted them to compe
tition with instruments of the best makers of this
country and Europe, and received the reward of mer
it, over all others, at the celebrated World's Fair. It
is but justiceto say tnat t! ejudgmcnr thus pronounced
has not been overruled by the musical world.
Still, by the improvements lately applied by them
to their Pianos, it is admitted that a more perfect in
strument has been made. They have accordingly
achieved the paradox of making excellence more
excellent. Surely, after this, they are entitled to the
motto "Excelsior." novl4-ly
FRIGHTFUL EXECUTION !
Is done upon tbousan Is of grey heals, by endeavoring to
darken them with metallic dyes that
Scorch and Blast
the fibres from tip to root. lit)' Avoid these horrible
IHSPIGUKI xc; At; ISNTS,
and use onlv the great toilet staple of America,
CRISTA DOUG'S IIAIR DYE,
which not only Instantaneously produces all shades of
black and brown, but also nourishes, strengthens and
beaut I ties the hair. Manufactured by J. CRISTADOUO, 6
Astor House, New York. Sold by Druggists. Applied by
all Uair Dressers. Jan23-lm.
ALLCOCK S POROUS PLASTERS.
LAMB BACK.
New York, Nov. 23. 1859
T. Allcock & Co.—Gentlemen : I lately suffered severely
from a weakness in my back. Having heard your plasters
much recommended for cases of t is kind, I procured one.
and the result was all I could desire. A single plaster cur
ed uie in a week. Yours respectfully,
J. tl. BKIGUS, Proprietor of the Biandretb House.
CLUE OF CHICK IN IIIE BACK, AND LUMBAGO.
Lyons, N. Y., July 4, 1362.
Messrs. Allcock & Co.: Please send tnea dollar's worth
of your plasters. They have cured uie of a crick In my
back, which has troubled me for some time, and now my
father Is going to try tb -m for dilHcnlty abut bis heart.
L. 11. SHERWOOD.
Dr. Green, No 563 Broadway, New York, informs us he
sold, on Monday, June 22d, 1862. two piasters to a young
woman suffering very severely from lumbago. On Thurs
day she called to get two more £jr a friend, and then stated
how the two she bail purchased on Monday had relieved
her Immediately after putting them on, and cured her in
two days of a most distressing pain lti her back and loins.
Sold by all Druggists. Jai.23 lin.
TO OWNERS OF HORSES
mIIOUSANDS of horses lle yearly from Colic. This need
i. not l>e. Dr. Tobias' Venetian Ilorse Liniment will pos
itively cure every case, if given when first takeu. Tile
c at is only one dollar. Every owner of a horse should
have a bottle in his stable, ready for use. It is warranted
superior to anything else for the cure of Cuts, Wind Halls,
Swellings, Sore Throat, Sprains, Bruises, Old Sores, Ac.—
This Liniment Is no new remedy. It has been used an I
approved of for in years by the first horsemen in the coun
try. Given to an over-driven bore, it acts like magic.
Order.- are constantly reeelved from the racing stables of
England for It, The celebrated Hi rani Woodruff, of trot
ting fame, has used It for years, an 1 says it Is far superior
to any other he has tried. He kindly permits me to refer
to him. Ills address Is East New York. Long Island. Rec
ollect, Dr. Tobias' Venetian Horse Liniment Is put up In
pint bottles. Take no other. Sold by the Druggists and
Saddlers, Depot, s<> Oortlandt Street, Xew York. Jan2T; 7w
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
FOR THE RAPID CL UE o.'
Coughs, Colds, Influenza, Hoarseness,
Croup, Bronchitis, Incipient Consump
tion, and for the relief of Consumptive
Patients in advanced stages of the dis
ease.
/ZSsfi®G////// / usefulness and so nunivr
cwVl///// 0,19 are ils cures, that In al
tisSlfwGi /IVitCY&IR// 1,1091 every section of couu
■&KV3l lAfUitM IVili- . try are person s publicly
,' k n.twn, who have been re
'* ' -"vy • slore< i by it from alarming
v?j •- ' and even desperate diseases
of the luugs. When once
" ■ tried, its superiority over
every other expectorant <a
—too apparent to escape obser
vatioii, and where Its virtues
are known, the public no
longer hesitate what nmitdote to employ for the distres
sing and dangerous affections of the pulmonary organs
Incident to our climate. While many inferior remedies
tlirust upon the community have iailed and been discard
ed, this lias gained friends by every trial, conferred bene
fits on the afflicted they can never iorget, and produced
cures too numerous and too remarkable to be forgotten.
We can assure the public, that its quality is carefully
kept up fo tlie best it ever has been, and that it may be
relied on to do for their relief all that it has eyer done.
(ireat numbers of Clergymen, Physicians. Statesmen,
and otlier eminent personages, have lent their names to
certify the unparalleled usefulness of our remedies, but
space here will not permit the insertion of them. The
Agents below named furnish gratis our American Alma
nac In which Ihev are glveu ; with also full descriptions Of
the complaints our remedies cure.
Those who require an alterative medicine to purify the
blood will find Ayer's Couip. Ext. Sarsaparllla the one to
use. Try it one, and vou will concede its value.
Prepared by IR. J. C. AVER A Co.. Lowell, Mass.. and
sold by Charles Kit/, and all Druggists and dealers In med
icine everywhere. Jan.23-2m.
ITCH ! ITCH ! ITCH !
SCRATCH ! SCRATCH ! SCRATCH !
WHEATON'S OINTMENT
WILL CURE THE ITCH IN 18 HOURS.
Also cures SALT RHEUM. ULCERS. CHILBLAINS,
and all ERUPTIONS OF THE SKIN. Price 50 cents.
For sale by all druggists. By sending sixty cents to
Weeks & Potter, Sole Agents. 170 Washington street,
Boston, it will be forwarded by mail, free of postage,
to any part of the United States. seps'B6-ly
Cowan has l>een nominated for
Minister to Austria, but will no doubt be
rejected. The Legislature of this State
protests against his confirmation.
Disturbances are said to have bro
ken out among tiie blacks in South Caro
lina, caused by attempts to drive them
from homes in which the government had
placed them.
fey-The house of Enos Harman in
Musser's valley took fire about two weeks
ago and was totally consumed with most
of its contents. The lire originated from
the flue.
tgfc, One of Johnson's organs at Wash
ington, edited by a bloated rebel, threat
ens to arm tiie President's friends North
and South, to put down Congress, and
also to call in the aid of the Army and
Navy. Andrew Johnson might find
friends in the South for such a scheme,
but we doubt whether even Northern cop
perheads (excepting the cowboys) would
relish such a programme, for to destroy
Congress is to destroy this government,
and substitute a usurper for ttie legislative
power, who may declare himself King,
Dictator, Emperor, or anything else.
DEATH IN A HAUL ROOM—A Horrible
place to Die in. —On New Year's eve, Miss
Kate Hofmeister, a daughter of a widow
lady residing in BoonviHe, Mo., died sud
denly at a party given by the Turner's
Society, at the Thespian Hall, at that
place. About 11 o'clock at night, and
while on the floor waltzing, she suddenly
threw up her hands and fell, but was
caught before striking the floor. At first
it was thought, amid the confusion that
ensued, that she had only fainted. Res
toratives were at once applied, but befort
slie could be taken home she was discov
ered to be dead. Miss H. was about
twenty years of age, and apparently in
good health up to the moment of her do
t-ease.
THE MARKETS.
LEWISTOVTN, January 23, 1807
Wheat, red, per bushel $2 05
" white " 2 70
Corn, old, 90
Oats " 45
Eggs per dozen 30
Butter per lb 30
Flour is retailing at the following prices:
Lewistowu Extra Family per cwt. 7 00
Superfine 0 00
Extri Family per bbl 14 00
Superfine 12 00
Buckwheat per cwt. 5 00
Coal, per 2000 pounds, delivered.
Lyken'e Valley, ?5 00
Sunbury, G 50
Chesnut, 5 50
Wilkesbarre, 6 50
Nut, 5 50
Pea, 4 75
Blacksmith's, 6 00
Common Salt, 2 75
Ground Alum Salt, 3 00
Plaster, per ton, 10 00
PliilaclelpUin Xarkets.
WEEKLY REVIEW.
FLOUR AND MEAL. —The Flour market
during the past week, has been quiet; but
holders, in consequence of the meagerness
of the receipts and stocks, have I wen firm
in their views; there has been no demand
for shipment or on speculation, and the
home consumers purchased only enough
to supply immediate wants. The sales
reach 3,500 bbls., chiefly Northwest extra
family, at sll 50a13 50 for common and
choice, including Pennsylvania and Ohio
do. do. at $12a14 50; fancy at sl4 75a 17 ;
extras at Shall' 75, and sujierfine at sBaB
75. Rye Flour has been dull; sales of 200
bbls., at $7 25. Nothing doing in Corn
Meal, and prices are nominal.
GRAIN. —The demand has been entire
ly confined to Wheat, of prime quality,
which is scarce and held firmly at full
prices; sales of 5,000 bush. Pennsylvania
red at 70a3 10 ; Nos. 1 and 2 spring at
$2 65a2 75; choice Illinois at $3 25, and
small lots of white at $3 21)a3 40. Rye has
been in moderate request, and 2,0"0*IHHII.
Western and Pennsylvania sold at $1 35a
I 40. Corn—There was a good demand
early in the week, but the market closed
dull at a decline of 3a4c. bush.; sales of
33,000 bush, new yellow at 97ea$l 03, clos
ing at 97a!'9c.; white at $1 03a 1, and old
yellow at $1 19al 16. Oats—The receipts
have been small and the demand fair;
sales of 10,000 bush. Southern and Penn
sylvania at sSaooc.
PROVISIONS.' -There is a somewhat firm
er feeling in the market, and rather more
demand, but not enough to warrant us in
noting any marked change. Pork is firm
er; sales of 500 bbls. at $21a2l 50 for new
mess; S2O for prime mess, and sl7 for
prime. Mess Reef —The market contin
ues in the same spiritless condition noted
in our last; we quote Western at $17a20,
and city packed at $22 50a2.3. Dressed
Hogs sell at Baß}c. wholesale, and 9e. re
tail. Bacon —We have to record a con
tinuance of the dullness noted for some
time past; sales of plain and fancy can
vassed hams at 15a18c.; sides at 12a12ic.,
and shoulders at lOfallc. Green Meats
have been in better demand, and 900 tes.
pickled hams sold at 12}al2]c., some at
12c., anil 200,000 lbs. sides and shoulders
at SlalOc. Lard has been more active;
sales of 200 bbls. and 600 tes. at 12$al3ic.,
and a few kegs at 141 c. Butter—There
has been a fair demand for choice lots at
full prices, but common qualities have
been almost unsalable; sales of inferior
and choice roll at 24a36c., and solid pack
ed at 14a30c., as to quality. Cheese is sel
ling at 19a20c. for New York factory, and
10al8e. for Ohio. Eggs command 3Sa4lc.
V dozen.
SEEDS. —There is very little Clover Seed
coming forward, and prime lots are scarce
and wanted ; sales of 1,600 bush, at $7 75a
8 75 "p 64 lbs. for new—the latter rate for
re-cleaned. Timothy has advanced. 800
bush, choice sold at $3 75. Flaxseed has
been in demand by the crushers, who
purchased 600 bush, at $2 85a2 95.
Wool,.—There is a firmer feeling in the
market, and more demand for the finer
grades, which are in small supplv; sales
of 200,000 lbs. at 33a40c. for unwashed;
36c. for \\ estern pulled ; 45a50c. for meri
no pulled ; 45a50c. for common and quar
ter blood ; 55c. for tub; 49a57 for quarter
and half blood, and 60a64e. for fine Ohio.
CATTLE MARKET.
The Cattle Market was moderately ac
tive last week, and priees remain about
the same as hist quoted. 2000 head sold
at 164a17c. for extra, loal6 for fair to good
and 12a14c. per lb. for common as to qual
ity.
'Hogs were dull; 7000 head sold at the
different yards at from $8.50a9.50 per 100
lbs. net.
Sheep were in fair demand; 10,000 head
sold at the Avenue Drove Yard at from
9a7c. j>er tt>. gross, as to condition.
Cows were unchanged- 250 head sold at
$50a75 for springers, and $70a90 per head
for cow and calf.
Gold is quoted at 136*. *
feThe steamer Platte Vallev whini.
left Memphis for \ icksburg on the DiV
struck the wreck of a gunboat and sunk
almost to her hurricane deck in almm
three minutes. She was crowded' with
passengers, a large number of whom <ir
lost. It is estimated by the rumors t
100 persons were drowned. Anion ' tl„. „
Judge Mcßride, of Monroe count v u i
his family of fifteen persons, bound for
Texas. The captain and pilots arc sa f,
There were some forty women and i iiil
dreu 011 hoard, most of whom were lust' *
A telegraphic despatch announce
that the Legislature of North Carolin
has "passed a hill granting a general par
don and amnesty to ollieers and soldier*
of the United States, and of the <\>nfeder
ate States, for offences committed against
the criminal laws of the State in the dU
charge of their duties." This law amy
prevent tlie prosecution of our soldiers
before rebel courts, but it is humiliating
to reflect that a State law of North ('arie
lina is needed to protect the heroes of the
Republic, and that they should IK* t'orinul
ly pardoned for obeying the orders of the
National Government! It is probable
the North Carolina legislators were anx
ious to shield I'elie 1 soldiers, who are
placed on an equal footing with Union
troops, and that tiiedb] lay of magnanim
ity is only made to cover the absolution
of traitors.
BSSCEDICT & CO.,
BANKERS,
LEWISTOWN, PA.,
/Collections and remittances promptly ma-jo.
¥- Interest allowed on time deposits. janj3-l v
VT"OTICE. —The Stockholders of the
i-i Lewistown Water Company are here
by notified that an election for 'Maincers
to conduct the affairs of said Comnanv
will be held at the Banking House of \\ '
Russell, oil Monday, the 4th day of IVl,l
ruary next, between the hours of 2 and 4
p. ni. W. RUSSELL,
jan. 23. Treasurer.
I)I IILIC SALE !
L Will be ottered at public sale bv the
subscrilier, residing near Locke's Nlill>
Mifllin county, on
Friday. February Slh, lStt-j.
the following personal property, to wit:
• EIGHT WORK HOUSES,
4 C01t5,.4 Springers, 1 Fresh Cow, 7 head
Young Cattle, 1 young Durham Bull, 25
head of Southdown and Cotsdown Sheen
lot of Hogs, 1 Broad-wheeled Wagon 2
two-liorse Wagons, 1 Spring Wagon! 2
Bee Seups, Harness and Gears, 1 Roller
Hay Rake, Hay Fork, Hay Ladders, large
Cultivator, Plows, Harrows, Forks, Rakes
and a variety of other Utensils, too nu
merous too mention.
Also, Household and Kitchen Furni
ture.
Also, One-half interest in 04 acres of
wheat in the ground.
Sale to commence at 9 o'clock a. m.
when terms will be made known.
jm2S WM. F. OCKER.
M'jiu'J Mm Mouaa,
RNN K NEK YORK MICA ROOFING COMPAXY. F established
1554) lire mHniifacturitig under Letters Pntent the
Best Article of Composition Roofing ever Ottered to
tiie Public. It is adujted to every style of R.x.f, steep
or flat, arid can lie readily applied By any one.
1 lie U. s Government, after a thorough test of its
utility, have adapted its use in the Nary Yard-, and
upon I'uhlie Buildings.
The Roofing is put up in rolls, and has only to he
nailed to the Roof to make a
Durable Fire and Water-Proof Covering.
We particularly recommend its use upon
Buildings. Stores, Churches, Factories. Machine
Shojs, Steamboat Decks, if.
MICA ROOFING PAINT,
For coaling Tlx, IRON, or SHINOLE ROOFS. It forms A
Body Equal to Three Coats of Ordinary paint.
Xo Roof can rust under it-and old leaky Roofs mavbe
made permanently water-proof and durahie hv its use.
1 he Paint requires No mxixo, hut is ready to he ap
plied with the ordinary paint brush. PrirtCsi per QOI
IOII, which will cover two hundred Mjuare tect.
Also manufaeturers of
Black Lustre Varnish,
Tarred Felt ami Roofing Fitch.
Discount to the Trade. Circulars and Priee List fur
nished. Rights for counties sold at low rates. Address
THE MICA ROOFING COMPANY,
194 Broadway, Y.
Frank Humphreys, CI Royal st.. N. OG Schofield
Williams A- Co, Augusta, Ga, Baldwiu H. Woods
Montgomery. Alag 1 hos. S. Coates. Raleigh. N. 0.; K.
A. Tucker- Richmond, VIU Henry Wilson. Petersburg,
\ a. Agents. JAA^
TEAS!
Teas for the People. Eo more Enormous
Profits for Consumers to Pay.
- < uts t'> One Dolkir per Pound SciV m
ed by Buying your Teas direct
from the Importers.
vvui,Th,^r K ;L'-^: V f C). Im]rters of Teas. In connection
thl?r -r . !,a ' c '"--mess, have determined to
nr ces thu. ei-,T;' as '""vtiv to consumers t Importer.'
DK nnt f mnt! * saving to the consumer oI 40 to 60
!iuah ties' of Tail ir. C w° E° W tlub together for n.v kind or
and "ve w-U PaC CtS °* Pound ami upwards,
cent Tbovethee.LV?. a s "P^" or article of Tea ut 5 per
Ititlv or t.vfer * °T Importation. some energetic
ao.uiintanci . . nT. a" ."."S 1 ' '"'ighborhood call upon Iter
fno nime 1 take their orders lo; anv of the follow-
S oMawTi ,t" 1 f whl ' n * cl "h of ten. twenty, or mora
fo us and we will send the Teas put up lu
on U all ei? C ] "?i witll thf name of -nth person marked
to the °' le bOX - Vs * IXI.MVOT
her eerv?ce* a,, K e J, ' g " P the tlub we wl " - er,d f "r his or
extra complimentary package on all or
w-HY U^ B • Its perha l ,! > not well understood
imo conshh-rnff n f° v V ry ,ow •' but whl>n il 15 takeD
t-lthrn the it? t L ? '"/."ies 'he original cost of Impor
and Re ta if erf hi". &pe , cula,o f. Jobber, Wholesale Dealer
merahlL P reap a i arse proflt a,,d ,he lnnu '
which La hee l pl ' ra ,'"'•"ranees. Storages. Ac ,
™n\nm .dil .S ,ss through before tbev reach the
aw.vwth "L i;' cap la in this. We propose to do
ft now remSf™ ol these pr. rtts aud expenses, and
slve V ren s lo 1 A?® PK ° PLE >IV whether they -hail
?hle . f ? 100 per P" u "d on every pound of Tea
'& t0 ff!ve tb * tr earnings to a
J'""-** an<! Da-SLEKS wishing Teas to sell again,
?rd^t?,t C nf' n ew n L WUh slna!! packages to suit their
wholesale priels *** bC made - as the#e * re OUr
PRICE LIST.
L°'r i ? t k ( ll B r lac . t , ) "h.fVJO ?100, $1 10. best $1 25, per pound.
Kn*Ji>n iJrtukfat. (olack t ® 90. SI.OO best $1 25 L>er lb
5 "ung Mysun. (Green) Slßgi .£ superior
$1 50, per |oun<l. •
i X i! Xe -; ;,nd '"ark] 70. 80. 90. best $1 00. per pound.
Imperial. tGr. en] $1 :), beat per * ' p v
Japan, $1 Utl, $1 10, $1 25, best per pound
Gunpowder. (Green I $l3O, best $1 60 per poond.
COFFEE DEPARTMENT-
It,hn,io. Ve alf. tCl l'., a,l, ' e w n Cu,lee Department to our estab-
Ls oSitV although we cannot promise the consumer
f,n c.m L*. V nß Bs **" ran Tea *. (the margin tor profit
£ !f , ' g Tery ".) >tl we can sell Coffees fuily
'-"heaper than retailers charge. Our Coffee}
i from the Custom House and we roast and
?[•"" Tl . perfectly pnre, put up in I or more pound
au advance of 2 cents per pound.
„ Dur Wholesale Price—Ground Coffees-Pure ltio, 25.
cents per pound. Best Old Government Java, 40 els. Re' l
Cevloib 40 cts.
s? " V,t " .—Parties sending orders for less than
S3O for leas or Coffees should send with their order a P. 0.
t>raft or the nionev. to save the expense of collecting t>f
Jsxpress. but large orders we will forward by Express and
collect on delivery.
55 e shall be happy at all times to receives call at our
arehouse from jiersons visiting the city whether deal
ers or not.
T. Y. KKLLEY & CO,
Late Keitev A Vought, „
Jnn23-Sr.i id S'KSEY STREET. NEW YORK.
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BKISEIN'S.