Ike si*r c[ the West at New York. Damage Sustained from the Guns of Fort Moultrie. Particulars of her Attempt to Enter the Port of Charleston. Arrival of off Char leston Harbor. .NEW YORK, Saturday, Dec. 12. The steamer Star of th- West, from Char leston, three days, arrived this morning and report that on Wednesday, at 1 A. M., made Charleston Bar, laid to until daylight when she proceeded to enter the harbor. When off Morris Island was fired into by the battery from that point. Seventeen shots were fired at her, one tak ing slight effect ou her port bow, and a second as she turned to leave harbor, on the starboard quarter. One ball passed between the smoke stack and the engine beam. Finding it impossible to land troops—was returning-to sea when the fire was continued, several shots being fired after her. Succeeded in getting to sea without experi encing other damage to vessel or those on board. On coming out over the bar the ship struck twice. Remained outside the bar over Wednesday night. That night saw steamer coming out ot the harbor. Supposed she was in pursuit, and extinguished all lights and was uot seen by them. On same night spoke ship Emily Si. Pierre, of and for Charleston, at anchor, who had been refnsed admittance, in consequence of having the American flag flying. The troops will remain on board until orders are received from Washington. THE INJURIES TO THE STAR OF THE WEST. During the firing, Quartermaster Hanncgan stood in the port fore chains, heaving the lead. A ricochet shot struck the ship directly beneath him, three feet from the water-line. Begin ning to think his position a little unsafe, the Quartermaster intimated to the Captain that he would prefer, if he had no objections, to heave the lead on the other side, ot the ship ; but Capt. McGowan quietly replied that he might be safes.; another shot would not strike in that place ; and the officer kept at his post. Previons to the firing, all the troops were be low deck, but the report of the guns so exci ted them that before three shots had been fired, a large portion of them were again on deck, where they fearlessly stood, witnessing the rather wild practice of the South Carolina guerrilla artillery. The shot which Captain McGowau says came within an ace of carrying away his rudder, passed within four feet of the 6tern. The shot which struck the hull made an indentation of the size of a hat crown, and some three inches deep, but did not fracture the plank. The shot which struck the after bulwarks, made an ugly opeuing in the light wood work, and rebounded over the ship. No one ou board was injured by the shots. From Charleston. CHARLESTON, Saturday, Jan 12. The South Carolina Secretaries of War and State went., yesterday, to Fort Sumpter under a (lag of truce. There is great excitement, and all sorts of rumors are afloat as to their object but nothing certaiu is publicly known. The Secretaries remained two hours at Fort Sum ter. It is believed the visit was Dot hostile. THE BROOKLYN OFF CHARLESTON. CHARLESTON, Saturday, Jan 12. The steamboat Excel has come into port with the news that the sloop-of war Brooklyn is off the bar. This is certain. CHARLESTON, Sunday, Jan, 13. The last news by the steamer yashcille from New York reports the Brooklyn off Cape Romain. Washington Items. The Times correspondent telegraph?: I have good authority for saying that extreme ! Southern men have been for some days past engaging rooms in every quarter of the city 1 until nfter the 4th of March—the object being of course, to flood the city with opponents of the new Administration, and, incase of trouble to assist iu the riotous proceedings. It has become known beyond doubt, as intimated above, that there is a preconcerted movement among the Secession members to remain until the close of the present session to stave off the Army and Navy Appropriation bills. It was so declared by a prominent Secession member of the House to-day. As a set-off, many Re publicans and the President have received as furancesfrom many Northern States that they will appropriate and loan the Federal Govern ment ail that is necessary to carry on every department of the Government. A gentleman arrived this evening from Char leston, in company with Com. Shnbrick. Both say the panic which prevails there is unparall eled. There is a great lack of food; business is prostrated; the peop'e are idle and patrols are wandering up aud dovr.n to preserve order. Ou the day Com. Shnbrick left, there was on usual excitement, and upon inquiry he found that news had been received that the etsamer Macedonian was on her way with 800 troops to bombard. the city and reenforce Major Anderson. He could uot convince them to the contrary, and expresses the opinion that they , cannot hold out in their present gondition long j unless Georgia comes to their relief. No vessel entered or left the harbor while they were there. WASHINGTON, Friday, Dec . 11. Lieut. TAI.BOTT arrived here this afternoon from Fort Sucnter, and held a conference im mediately with the President and Gen SCOTT, I understand that he reports that the condition of Fort Surnter is not so favorable as was be lieved by the Government. Twenty seven gnns are mounted on the first tier, eight on the third tier, and they are mounting others. The second tier of embrasures is blocked up. The fort he thinks, can hold out for two months with the present supplies, there being plenty of good water and fuel for cooking. The supply of coal is short. The statements of abundant supplies probably were made by the officers to quiet the apprehensions of their friends. Major ANDERSON'S brother has repeatedly stated that the supplies were abundant. It is said that the Administration is deter mined to send supplies at all hazards, and that it repeated to-diy that the Brooklyn will go down, and if necessary, engage the batteries on Morris Islaud without crossing the Bar, while another steamer escorts the Star of the West to Fort Sumter. Secretary THOMAS resigned to day, as was predicted in last evening's despatch, and Gen. Pix was nominated and confirmed his successor Gen. Dix declined the War Pcpartmcnt. Mr. I HOLT is unwilling to be transferred to the War Department for the brief remainder of his term, it is asserted on apparently reliable authority that Gen. WII. O. BUTLKH, of Ken tucky, goes iuto the War Department. Gen. BCTLKR is regarded by Kentuekians here as a i decided Southern man, and public opinion is , wavering as to the President's policy. A serious difficulty occurred a day or two I since at a diuner party, between Gen. Scorr and Senator TOOM-BS. What transpired seems to have been kept very quiet hitherto. The conversation turning on the National Crisis, I some one expressed the opinion that the Star !f the JICJ< would be sunk. Senator TOOMBS replied if this should prove to' be the case, he only wished all who had any hand in ordering her South were on beard. Gen. SCOTT made some severe remark, and soon the lie was given when Gen. SCOTT rose to resent it, but Senator GWIN interfered and parted them. Rumor says hostile notes have passed tetween them. WASAINOTON, Saturday, Jan. 12. The largest crowd that ever collected inside the Senate-Jiouse assembled' on Saturday to hear the speech of lion. WM. 11. SEWAHD on the National Crisis. The full Diplomatic Corps were in attendance, the galleries were crammed almost to suffocation, and numbers went away unable to obtain admission. Mr. SEWARD'S remarks were listened to with the most profound attention. No business of spe cial importance was done by the Senate. In the House, Mr. CLARK, of Missouri, asked leave to offer a resolution in reference to the reported occupation of the Government build ings at St Louis by United States troops,and moved a suspension of the rales, bat objections were made, and the resolution was not enter tained. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Mississippi delegation, announ cing their withdrawal from Congress. An at tempt was made by Southern members to have their names and those of the South Carolina delegation stricken from the roll of the House bnt it did not succeed. The Navy Appropria tion bill was then taken up, and a long debate followed a motion to strike out all appropria tions, on the ground that the Navy was to be used to make war upon the seceding States, i The Southern members announced their inten tion to defeat appropriations for the Army and Navy by the usual parliamentary expedients, until a full debate could be had. A compromise ! however, was finally effected, on an agreement that a three-days' debate should take place on j the Army Appropriations, and the Navy bill ! was allowed to pass. WASHINGTON, Monday, Jan, It. 1861. j SUPPLIES FOR FORT SUMTER. It now seems tobe understood that the Com missioners on the part of Major Anderson and ' Gov. Pickens are sent here to propose, on be-! half of the latter, that supplies shall be furnish ed to Fort Sumter, and communication allow- j ed with Charleston if Government will agree not to send additional troops. The exact j character of the proposition will be known to morrow. These and other negotiations have j excited much comment on both sides. THE BROOKLYN. There is no reason whatever to fear that! any collision has occurred between the Brook lyn and the South Carolina troops. Her orders j were explicit against crossing the bar, and if she had met the Star of the West, as was in 'tended, the latter would not have attempted to enter the harbor at all. [FOB TUB REPORTER.] Religious. Ens. RETORTER : Believing that occasional items of religious news are willingly admitted into your paper, I would furnish for your col umns the following notice of a late meeting held in Smitblield by the people known as the "Disciples of Christ," or more generally per- ! naps as "Carapbellites"—though the latter i designation they utterly discard, as they do not profess to be in any sense the followers or disciples of Mr. Campbell. They honor and respect him precisely as they do any other great and goodmau ; but their respect for him . is in exact proportion to his respect and rev erence for, and his couformity to the word of God, which is the christian's only creed —the christians "only rule of faith and practice.'' Yonr correspondent esteemed himself very j fortunate in having this opportunity of hear- ! ing for himself, from this much-slaudered peo ple, an exposition of their understanding of | Bible truth. Rev. M. Encell, from Ohio I ; think, was the principal speaker during the j entire progress of the meeting, and although 1 a young man, still his presentations of the 1 Gospel as God's power for the salvation of men, were certainly very able, and very effect ive too, as the resuit of the meeting shows.— There were more than 20 persons converted, \ who confessed their faith in the Savior, and | put him on before the world ; and six or seven j more, as I have learned, from other denomi nations united with the church. Having heard so much of the "heresy"' of this people. I was very happily disappointed to hear apostolic Christianity urgfed upon the attention of the people with such power, and the almost breathless attention of large, res pectful and often tearful audiences,told the ef fect of divine truth upon their minds. There was no noisy enthusiasm and excitement, but everything was "done decently and in order" ; a.nd the calmness, deliberation, and deep feel ing of the converts showed conclusively that they understood what they were doing it for Never before have we seen the practice of the inspired apostles, as recorded in the New Tes tament, more perfectly imitated in every res pect than in this meeting. As in primitive times, anxious inquirers were told what to do to be saved, and like the first converts to Christianity, did what they were told, and "went on their way rejoicing." A raercifnl Savior was held up as the only hope of sinners, and obedience to his requirements was powerfully urged upon the people. The word of God was elevated to its true position, and was conclu sively shown to be the only guide in the great work of salvation. The terms of acceptance with God were so clearly pointed out that no one could mistake his true position, nor fail to understand what he must do to be saved. Upon the whole then, my opioioa of the "Disciples" is quite favorable, notwithstanding all that has been and is said about their heter odoxy. If in any respect they differ from oth ers, they most unquestionably have the Bible in their favor. And so far as practical reli gion is concerned, I have yet to learn that they come short of those who so loudly con demn them, in piety, benevolence, christian de portment, or in the desires and efforts for the spread of the gospel and the conversion of sin ners. "By their fruits,'' not by their opinions, "ye shall know them." "PROVE ALL THINGS ; hold fast that which is good." A LOOKER ON. §rabforlr Reporter. E. o. OOOniilCH. > R. W. STURROCK,) t-UfTORS. TOWANDA: Thursday Morning, January 17, 1861. THE PRESIDENT'S SPECIAL MESSAGE. The Special Message of President BUCHAN AN in reference to the present agitated condi tion of the country, aud particularly regard ing the recent action of Sonth Carolina, was ou Wednesday sent to Congress. The Mes sage was prepared immediately oti the depar ture of the South Carolina Commissioners from Washington, after their ineffectual en deavor to induce the Administration to sur render the fortifications in Charleston Uarbor to the State, and has since been awaiting au opportunity for presentation. The most im portant feature of the document is in reference to the execution of the Federal laws and the protection of the Federal property. The President says there is no alternative but to collect the revenue at Charlestou, and to pro tect the public property as far as practicable under existing laws. The right and duty to use the military and naval forces agaiust those who illegally assail the Government are clear and indisputable ; but he considers the pres ent state of things revolutionary, and beyond Executive control, and throws the whole re sponsibility of action in the emergency upon Congress, which aloue has the power to de clare war, or to remove a grievance which might lead to war. He therefore appeals to Congress to take some measures to preserve the Union, and suggests the restoration of the old 3G deg 30 min. Compromise line as calcu lated to produce a good result. He alleges, as a reason for the delay in sending reinforce ments to Major ANDERSON, that such an ac tion would have furnished the pretext, if not the provocation, for aggression ou the part of Sonth Carolina, and at the same time admits that had Fort Moultrie been attacked Major ANDERSON could not have held possession more than sixty hours. Ou tli3 presentation of the Message in the Senate, Mr. SEWARD obtained the fhior to ex press his views in reference to it. Mr. DAVIS, of Mississippi, in calling for the reading of the correspondence with the South Carolina Com missioners, animadverted upon the fact that the President had failed to include the last communication of the Commissioners, and had not even announced their departure from Washington The communication alluded to was read after considerable objection, by per mission of the Senate, and all further discus sion of the subject was postponed until Thurs day. In the house, on motion of Mr. HOWARD, of Michigan, the Message was referred to a Spe ciai Committe of five, with power to investi gate everything pertaining to the present dif ficulties, aud with liberty to send for persons and papers. There was strenuous opposition to the passage of this resolution, but it weut through by a vote of 133 against G2. A caucus of Republican members was recently held at Washington, to consider the terms of a proposed compromise. In the re port of the proceedings we liud the following : Mr. GROW, of Pennsylvania, expressed him self decidedly opposed to all compromises.— He asked what better platform the North or the South could have to stand upon than the Union, the Constitution and the Laws ? The Republican party has chosen a. President in accordance with, the forms of the Constitution, and is entitled to fair play. If his adminis tration of the Government is resisted by those opposed to Mr. Lincoln, the crime will be theirs. When the Republicans took their po sition before the election, they knew tuey would have to meet this state of things, and now they should not put the burden upou pos terity. Mr. GROW, in these remarks, faithfully rep resents the feelings and views of his constitu ency. The Republican party has presented no issues, nor assumed any position which calls for acknowledgment that they have acted wrongly, or in a spirit of unkindness towards the South. They have not promulgated doc trines which have not been advocated by the FatLers of the Republic, and endorsed and sanctioned by the wisest men of the South.— They propose no action of the General Go vernment which shall encroach npon the con stitutional rights of the South. To give way to the insolent and humiliating exactions now demanded, would be gross cowardice, and would demoralize and disintegrate the Repub lican party. If the Union cannot be preserv ed with a Republican President faithfully ad ministering the Constitution and the Laws, it is hardly worth preserving. To acknowledge such a result, would be to confess the utter failure of our Republican system—and to sub mit to it would be to degrade ourselves as the vassals and serfs of the Slave oligarchy. The Northern Representative, who at this time, gives way to his fears, consigns himself to po litical oblivion, and bis memory to disgrace and infamy. THE GOVERNOR OF WISCONSIN in his mes sage recommends the Legislature to prepare the State for military assistance to the gener al Government in order to maintain the integ rity of the Union. lie recommeuds the firm maintenance of the Personal Liberty law of the State as essential to the protection of the people agaiust kidnappiug. Every human be ing, he remarks, has a right to a legal test to determine whether he is a freeman or a slave.— The message gives great satisfaction iirtos Crom all Jlatfons. —lt is reported that some one asked the vertoraii Geo. Wool, the other day, if the army would lie likely to divide in ease of secession, and fail to obey eiders Ironi the new President. The Riillant old man drew hiinaelt up proudly and replied, "Do you think sir, the army is going to fail the country at the moment need ed ? No, air. Furthermore, I allow no officer or man un dermy command to admit the possibility of disunion,and if 1 hear tligt any one has s|>ojcen in favor of it, i will court martial h:in with all possible expedition, and (Jen. Scott feels as 1 do sir.'' .Judge Purkcr, of Massachusetts, in ex pressing his opinion that the Personal Liberty Law of that State, is unconstitutional, incidentally declares of the Dred Scott decision by the Supreme Court that "the doctrine which has been promulgated by some of the in cumbents of that bench, that the constitution secures a right to carry slaves into the territories, and protects slavery there, is utterly indefensible." —Tne Bev. Wm. O. Frentis, rector of an Episcopal Church in South Carolina, lately preached a sermon, in which lie said that cotton had become so much of a necessity among all classes of people, that their prayer wouH soon be changed to "Give us this day our daily cotton !'' —Says the Springfield (Mass.) Hepullitan. One o 1 our enterprising citizens has gone to South Caro lina to take the contract to build a mint for the new king dom, if he can get it. We hope he will calculate that the only mint he will be likely to have anything to do with in South Carolina wiK be a mint julep. —Major Jack Downing remarked to Gen eral Jackson, during the troubles in South Carolina thirty years ago, that he had always observed that persons who had a great deal to say about shedding the last drop ol their blood, were amazingly particular about their first. —The N. Y. Iferald has a table of the Militia of the respective States, from which it appears that out of the aggregate of 2,*oo,oooenrolled and organ ized men, about 2,500,000 may be safely counted on, as on the side of maintaining the existing Government. —The Louisville papers state that a regi ment of volunteers has been formed in the lower part of Indiana, who have tendered their servievs to the people of Kentucky, should any slave insnrtection occur. A sharper case is now pending before the Supreme Court of Ohio. One smart rogue traded off a tract of land upon another for gold chains, put in at S3O each. The land was three feet under water, and the gold chains are sold at $0 a dozen. —By the ancient law of Hungary, a man convicted of bigamy is condemned to live with both wives in the same house; the crime was, in consequence, extre mely rare. —The schoolmistresses whom Gov. Slade of Vermont, sent out to Oregon, were to pay a tine of SSOO if they married under oue year. M ist of the girls paid the tine. —E. B. Ward, the Napoleon of lake steam boat owners, writes to the Detroit Advertiser that he has iron sufficient for 70Q heavy cannon, and 20,000 stand of rilles, which he will sell to the State of Michigan on twenty years' time, if they will make it up in guns to be used to preserve tiie Union. —Oil has been discovered in large quantities in the immediate vicinity of the town of Cuba, A lleflieny county, N. V. and great excitement exists in conse quence. The location of the new wells is within a mile ol the Erie iiailroad. —Some waggish young fellows raised a Dalmetto tlag on Fort Hale, New Haven haihor, Saturday night, and there it waved defiantly in the breeze of Sun day morning till the citizens removed it. —Mr. Lincoln is expected to start for Washington about the middle ol February. The route is yet unfixed. The Pittsburg, Fort Wayne, and Chicago road have tendered a special train. —The Hag adopttd by South Carolina has fifteen white stars on a marine blue cross, the arms of which extend vertically and horizontally to the edge— The centre star, which is supposed to represent South Carolina, is much the largest. The corners have a red ground. On the upper right hand corner is placed a palmetto tree and crescent. The tree is without a rattle snake. —The Detroit Tribune learns from a relia ble source that the gun-carriages at the arsenal at Dear boro. have been destroyed by fire. In reply to a question the officer in charge stated that the carriages were of no use, and had been destroyed to preserve the old iron, which was alone valuable. An explanation is asked of Secretary Floyd, the affair being considered rather singu lar at the time. —The Montour Iron Works, at Dinvillc, Pa., have suspended operations, thus throwing out of employment several hundred hands in midwinter. The lntelfipeneer says, in consequence of the hard times, the company proposed a reduction of wages, which the work men refused to accede to, and hence the stoppage. —lt seems that Fioyd ordered Major An derson to return to Fort Montrie"even if he should die in the last ditch," and that the later laconically replied : "] prefer to die at Fort Sjinjiter —During the past six months, large addi tions have been made to the Pacific Mills, the Petnl>erton Mill has been rebuilt, on an enlarged scale,and the Kvcrett Mills have at so been prepared for the Manufacture of cot ton. All these establishments, situated in Lawrence, will come into full operation during the first quarter ol the present year, and will require about two thousand five hundred operatives. It has been supposed, until recently that it would be difficult to find operatives in New Eng laud for these establishments, but as the boot and shoe business has been overdone for some time past, it is now presumed that enough operatives will be found in the vicinity, without advancing the rate of wages. THE NEW YORK Century relates the follow ing anecdote in connection with the former attempt of South Carolina to seperate herself from the Union It is characteristic of the old soldier, and scar-worn veteran, of whom it is told:— " G-encral Scott was at Fort Moultrie, with a command of eight hundred men, and a full complement of officers. With a view to allay some nntural anxiety in his own mind as to the fidelity of his officers, he sent for a Judge of the United States Court, and addressed him iu their hearing as follows: 'Judge, I have long ago taken my oath of allegiance to the United States Government but it occurs to ine that in this extraordinary emergency I will do it again. There is no im propriety in it—and Gentlemen, said he, tur ning to his .officer "it will not hurt any of us." A compiled statement of Mr. R. Chain ponier of the sugar crop of Louisiana shows "that the total product of that State, from 1834 to 1858 inclusive, a period of twenty live years was 4,014,709 hogshead, valued at $248,- 139,260 ; and that of this quanity the Atlautic ports took 1,485,653 hogsheads.aud the West ern States 2,314,454 hogsheads." It should be remembered that the sugar crop of Lousisiana is fully protected by a duty on foreign sugars of twenty four per cent, and should she secede her great crop wou'd be brought into competition with the sugar crop of the West India islands, with which she has never yet been able to compete without such protection. Under such circumstances, can she afford to sacrifice by secessiou such great aud importuut interests, and lay her planta tions waste at the "beck uud bid*' of South Caroliua ? CONDITION or FORM SISTER. —A gentleman who made a thorough examination of Fort Sumter a few months ago, and who is well skilled in military affairs, informs us that it is almost impossible for any successful attack to be made npon it, and tliut it is as near impreg nable as human science can render it. Its walls are so high that it is almost impossible for any shell or cannon ball to be thrown into the fort, and they cannot make a serious iin pression upon iU massive walls. Ju ca*e of an assault, any enemy that won id come near enough to bombard or cannonade it would be subject to a terrific fire from its heavy guns.— Excellent arrangements have been made for securing a good supply of water. From deep wells which have been dug, any quantity of water necessary for washing and cooking can be obtained, but it is slightly brackish in taste, and for ordinary drinking therefore, they rely upon rain wa'er, which is preserved in immense tanks under the fort, where it is kept cool, and by filtering, rendered agreeable to the tuste.— Our informant expressed a belief that Major Anderson would be able to hold it for six months against any foree that could be brought against him, if his supplies—and he has an abundance of all he needs except fuel--arenot exhausted. THE ALABAMA CONVENTION, on Friday, 1 LTLI inst., passed the ordinance of secession, de claring her connection with the Federal Union at an end. The immediate cause of this ac tion is declared in the ordinance itself to he the election of Lincoln and llamlin to the Presidency and Vice-Presidency. An invita tion is extended to the other Southern States to meet in Convention in Montgomery on the 4th of February, for the purpose of forming a Southern Confederacy. The State Conven tion of Florida also passed an ordinance of se cession on Thursday. DISTRESS IN NORTH CAROLINA. —The Ilaleigh "Standard" says: We hear in North Carolina the notes of coming distress. Under the dis union panic which has been gotten up, specie is being hoarded, the banks have contracted their accommodation, cerditors are pushing debtors, and the prospect is that a vast deal of property will be sacrificed under the Sher iff's hammer. Creditors will demand the sbecie, and the property worth one hundred dollars will b ■ knocked off at twenty live dol lars, for the specie is not to be hau. ; In this Borough, by Rev. Julius Foster, "ti Tuesday morningl.7th in>t., MYROX SMITH to Miss FRAN CES MA RIOX, nnljr daughter of Rather H.andMiri etta C. Scott, all of this j)lace. i The happy couple will please accept the printers' thanks for their generous remembrance of its, with our best wishes for their prosperity. 3Z22J, ; In Orwell, Jan. IE 1361. of Droosy. .M A 11(1 A RIOT V. D., wife oi S. X. Uronsou, aged -h jear->, 8 months, and ; 71 days. At his residence in Pike, Jan. 6, CHARRES KEERER, aged Tl years. iiciu airtjerttsements. DONATION" VISIT—A Donation Visit will lie pai.l to Rev. C. S. FRENCH, at the Parsonage in Freiiclitown, on Wednesday, li.hl inst., afternoon and | evening. All are cordially invited to attend. N OTlCE—Whereas, Wm. Drew, of CHll ton, Bradford County. Pa., holds the note ol the : subscribers fur the sum of $67. with interest, bearing j date Feb. is. ism, this Is to notify all persons not to 1 purchase the said note, as it has heen fully paid and sat , Med. 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Exciting Times! GET THE LATEST NEWS! TIIE New York Dalies.—The New Yoik Tribune, Herald Timet and IVortet. I will furnish any of the above papers at i> cents per week, or single copies for sale. Fanners who want the latest news, will always find a supply at the News Room of A. F. COWRES. \o w is the time to subscribe Jor the THE WEEKRY TRIBUNE. A Club is now being formed Tor the New York Weekly Tribune, at Cowle's New Room, only One Dollar a year. All who want this paper will please call in soon, as shall send on the names immediately. Towanda, Jau. J, 18(51. M U S IC. HIIUICK. respectfully informs the people • of Towanda anil vicinity, that he is prepared for giving RESSOXS OX THE PIANO. Also that he Tunes and Repairs Pianos npon reasonable terms, and insures perfect satisfaction Rooms in Bender's Bindery, south cud of Ward House. Dec. 6th, l&tW. dm. ilcto autocrUiements. UNION MEETING AT JOHN SHLAM'S, Elmira Branch. PVKKV UNION MAN should recall. t-J that lie can buy Clothing 15 PER CENT CHEAPER mI. JOHN Sflf.A MS than at any other eatahlj,),- Pennsylvania. Plea-M- eonir in ami try to * before von jmrc-ase clsew cerc. He will keen * sortment of ® - a PANTS, PANTS. P ANTS OVER COATS, OVERCOATS, OVER (JOATg Bt.ACK FROCK COATS. BLACK FROCK COATS, BLACK FROCK COIT, I BUSINESS COATS, BUSINESS COATS, BUSINESS COAT* GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS, GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS. Sir Ca>h paid for Fur.s and Sheep Pelts. Respectfully Your., J. bin.iii S. OS BORN, Salesman. Remember the place. Next door to H. S. U,._. I>rv Goods Store. Towanda, .Jan. 3. 1861. • Sfflal. SHERIFFS SALE.—By virtue of 511 ,,J kly writs of tend. Expo., issued out of the coor J common pleas o[ Bradford county, to me directed' * f be exposed to public sale on THUKSDA V. the 31*t j, t I January, A. D. 1861, at the court bouse, in I at I o'clock, p. m- the following described piece otLvl situate ia Ulster tp., and bounded north and ea-t <[ lauds of James M'Carty, south by land of J. Smiiii | west by the public highway. Containing half an ji>| more or less, all improved, a framed Tavern lioue a I a few fruit trees thereon. ALSO—The following lot. piece or parcel of land. ! uate in Wyalnsing tp., bounded on the north hv tare I Hiram Buck, on the east by hind of Nathan Staliord u Itenjamiif Stalford and the Wyal using creek, on the* by land of Jesse Stalford. and on the west by laid. • Hiram Buck. Containing 30 acres mure or less, a '1 > acres improved, one framed house, one framed ie-" and a few lruit trees thereon. Seized and taken into execution at the suit of S,f Sturdi vant to use of L. D.Hturdevant vs. Simeon S Br ?! ALSO —By virtue of writs of Lev. Fac. the folio*- described lot. piece or parcel of Land situate in Si>r lieid tp., in said county, and bounded as follow.: (Vj ning at a hemlock, the north en-t comer of HezeL H Crowell's timber lot, thence west 91 7-10 ]>. totlv virtue of MaJ 0 writs of Vend. Expo., issued out of the eioi- f common pleas of Bradtord comity, to me directed > [| be exposed to public sale on FRIDAY, February. (/;■ tsbl. at the court house, in Towanda, at 1 tlie following described lot, piece or parcel of land-- in Pike tp., and bounded on the north by lands of 1> * Ford and Richard Ashton.on the east and south ta j. I of Edwin Ford and John Ford, 2d.,0n the wentbv i of Abel Moore. Containing forty-one acres more -J| atiout 25 acres improved, a trained house, a trained with sheds attached, a cider mill and other out out -| ■ ings. two apple orehanls and other fruit trees there.■ Seized ami taken into execution at the suit of K -fl Ashton to the ime of David Bhu kmau now to the u-m Charles B. Shafer vs. Johu Ford. ALSO—The following lot, piece or parcel of land -M ate in Albany tp. and Iwmixied north by the public .Sp way, east by Daniel English,south by lands ol Mrs Sabine, west by hinds of Edward Nichols. Fmiunfl 2ti acres, more or iess, with ten acres improicd, "figg hewn log house and lruit trees tliereon. Seized and taken into execution at the suit of Hiniiian vs. William Campbell. A LSD—The follow ine lot. piece or pan el of I.i ; p ate i'> Springfield tp.. and bounded north l.y land- I ter i'erhauitis and widow Shaler. ea-t by land of . I It. Bailey, south by lauds i f K. S. Tracy, and hk |'i land of Lewis Beach. Containing about 50 acre- v 11 or less, about 4<) acres thereof improved, a linoC I house, a frame'd barn, and an orchard ol Iruii w i thereon. Seized and taken into execution at the suit '' I litis liunaicktr, now to use of N. C- llarri-, is ihen I •Sheriuau. I A. HANSON SPALDING I Sheiiff's Office, Jaw. 17, 1881. lICF.NSES. —Notice is hereby given '' M I the following named persons have tiled in tie "* | 01 the Clerk of the Court of Quarter Session-. tbetrpjH tions for license under the existing laws of this C*f I wealth, and their several applications will liebttt; t 1 fore tlie Judges of the Court of Ouarter ScMxi-'-tJ Monday, the 4th day of February next, at 'J isi J the afternoon of said day.- ■ FOR A TAVERN. A. A. Noble Monroe tnww^P John M Pike Athcnsbin.^H Ann Wlialon Wysox IOWIH^H H. M. Holeomb Lellcy tu*;.s^H J. W.Tavlor Franklin t"*t*t^B Hiram Sherry Windham tovn-tB J. M. Reed Wysox tavia^H T. Hines Wyalusing John Howard * *' James Malory Granville tovssßß S. W. Clark Vthens L. T. Itoyse Burlington C. IV. Northrop Pike to*3*^ Powell & Smith Towanda l> ♦ G. H. Est ell John Wilson Windham t.'VAI | 0. S. Morse lat Roy MERCHANT DEALER. Stephen Felton To wan 1s T. L. Woodruff Ridgtmry T Micha:l Walsh Athens K. (>. GGODRIUH.C' 1 ■ Clerk's office, Jan. 17.1861. tiIMCEUIES FOR THE )lII.U' , q TMIF undersigned takes this opp ort ." n JL express hia thanks to his friends in Bradford County for their patronage, during thm • | inontlis, and would also imtorm them that he received and opened a very large and cotuplvF ment of II GROCERIES & PROVISIfI Consisting in part of TEAS, COFFEE, SUGARS, ST*** MOLASSES, FRUITS, SPICES, SOAP. < (V DLES, TOBACCO, SUGARS. FUH'H. PORK, HAMS, FISH. SALT, WOODEN-WARE, STNOE WAKE, CORDAGE, AC., AC. All of which, together with any amount of are EOR SAI.E, at low prices, for CASH or r- ( PRODUCE. We will he happy to •< how our friends, aiul warraut everything soM to K' vfc 11 faction. . j;ji Remember the plaee, Opposite Moutanrc-. bnry's Block, first door above B. S. Uussrl! A 1 " ers. CASH for BUrTEK, EGGS and Produce £% Towanda. Dee. id, fsril). C. ' Notice. , \ LL persons indebted to the XX. late Register, Recorder awl Clerk '' ' Court in and for tiie county of Bradford, arc tliey can settle and pay said accounts at the > | Office, at any time before or during the tit- 1 3 ruary court.* and such (if any) as may tlx' l j I paid, will be placed in the hands of p r -'"'*. \u>S tivu. J AM t > "• January 7, 1-ijl.