--,ILEPUBLIGAN -COMPILER.
GETTYSBURG, PA.
MONDAY 31ORNING, JAN. 14,.1436.
Erjlion-Joni; ("AnwarAiwa has placed ns
under rerreired obligations for Congressional
Awn's. - Dr.-Animate% of the Senate. - and
Messrs. 8OBIN.S93:: and rawlN. of the House,
it Harrisburg. aliadilerve and here our thanks
for their attentions.
DIVAiOCRATIC , NATIO:VAL CO X r ENTION7.-T he
Democratic National Committee wet at Waah-
ingion on Tuesday last—Hon. Robert M. Mc
-Lane - in -- the - ' - ehair;-=TA nd - allunted - it - resol Oen
fixing the first Monday - in June for the meet
of the National Convention at Cincinnati.
to nominate candidates for President and Vice
President . Of the United States.
ELECTION CF UNITED STATES SENATOR.-A
joint resolution has passed both branches of
the Legislature, and been approved bfithe
Governor, fixing this day. at ,12 o'clock AL,
as the time for electing a Senator to represent
Pennsylvania in the Senate of the United
,States... A good Democrat will undoubtedly be
elected. and . Pennsylvania will have reason to
he proud of her representative.
(7The Democratic Senatorial caucus met
on Friday evening. and, on the first ballot,
Ex-Gov. Bigler had 18 votes, Robbins 15, Fos.
ter 13, Buckalew 6, Porter 7, Jones 8, Mc-
Candless 6, scattering 9. Necessary to no)ni
nitte42. The 16th ballot resulted in the choice
of G9'r. Biglei, he having 43, Foster 18, BuCk - -
slew ll,' Jones 7, Robbins 3. Pennsylvania
will !lever have cause to regret this choice.
rl:7•The election of State Treasurer by the
Legislature takes place on Monday next.
3:7•The Old 'Soldiers' Convention, in Wash
ington City, on Tuesday last, was well attend
ed. They waited' pon President Pierce in a
body,:and were very baridsomely received.
At a subsequent meeting, resolutions were
passed asking from Congress the enactment of
more liberal pension laws.
.Nsw YEAR% AT THE PRESIDENT'S NI ANSTON.
-4:-The diplomatic corps paid their respects in
thixly to, the President of the United States
on Tuesday merning. The compliments of the
_season' were exchanged, and the interview, al
though of brief duration, was characterized by
great . cordiality:'of feeling. After the depar
tine of the fOreign ministers, the customary
public reception was.beld, and rarely, if ever,
has the presidential mansion been visited on
the first day of the year by a larger number of
citizens and strangers, anxious to pay their
personal respects to the Chief Magistrate of the
Republic.
THE Panstemcv.—lt is stated that the dele
gates already chosen to the .next Democratic
State Convention of Pennsylvania, stand 74' for
Buchanan. 5 for Dallas, and 1 doubtful.
"Col. A. K. MuCt.unE having resigned the
offiCe,of SoPerintendent of Public Printing. the
Governor, has appointed Mr. E. itaA.rry . , of the
Carlisle Herald, to 1111 the vacancy.
tt7GEORGE IiLLS. Democrat, has been
chosen Governor of Maine, by the Legislature
of that State.
V * THE' PENNSYLVANIAN is now issued on
a doable sheet, in consequence of the large in
crease of ,advertising custom. The P. is an
able and fearless advocate of Democratic prin
ciples; and this evidence, of its prosperity Will
cause much pleasure to the party -generally.
":LANC.titut... INTELIAGUNC Ex. —George San
derson,Esq., has associated with him, as assis
tant editor, his son, Alfred Sa ndet son, in the
publication of the Lancaster [ntelligenccr.
The paper will hereafter be Conducted by them
jointly, and we doubt not ,that the "chip of
the auld block ", will show himself worthy of
the stock he springs front:
Tax ,ILIGERSTOWN MAlL—This excellent
Democratic journal made its appearance last
'Week in an enlarged form, and improved ty
ithaphy. Abundant success to the "Mail."
TIIK CASE OF 3lms. GEM. GATNIS.—The fact
las heretofore been announced that the Su
preme Court of Louisiana had decided that
Mrs. Gaines was entitled to the valuable es
tate in New Orleans which formerly belonged
to the late Daniel Clark. In order to obtain
actual possession of the property, she is now at
liberty to institute actions of ejecttnent against
those no* in possession of the estate, but it is
said she is disposed to make reasonable and
iiberal comprowists with the occupants or
owners.
07The Rev.iptin Chambers. Pastor of tho
First Independent Church, Broad street, l'hil.
ardelphia, was presented, on New Year's day.
with $5OO, by a number of gentlemen connect
ed with the church, as a token of their regard.
: trGrov. Pollock has pardoned George W.
ilorner. convicted on several indictments in
Delaware county, for burglary, in 1850, and
sentemed to an imprisonment of fifteen years
in the Eastern Penitentiary.
r,"Tbe New Hampshire Patriot has cheer
ingindieationa, in imters from a hundred tow Lig,
that the Democracy are determined to change
the government of that State at the election in
34rch, sad drive out the Know Nothings and
their abettors. Mn •• of and reApectable
Whigs, it is said, their o a party being with
out any organization, are de •ritiinill to join
the Democrats. as the oul tru all 1 tvota•ititatiat
sapporters ot.the coastitu tio I 1: i
Ca ... nge Know. N otlonga hatrAP , Pieeted 'the
31syar is Pitiabarg. by a amall
jug to the factthat there were tev,l other n-
Adams. A. majority of the City Coaseilt; are
statiflEsaw Mathias'.
Governor's Message .
Won't Do.
Gov: Por,LOCI3 Stessage is concluded in our ' Many and tharvelloug are the shifts of Know
columns to-lay. The document exhibits a Nothingisirs - Among the latesfof the_Move
gratifying financial condition, thanks to the mews of its leaders, is an attempt to . buy over
wholesome - laws in operation for the last ten the votes of the . old line Whigs of New York to
Or aslozen yearc_and a very large balance in dark lanternism by the nomination of Mr. Fill
more for the Presidency. • But the &age won ' t the Treasurlwhen Gov. Biota. went. out
office. As to the part relating to Banks, the
work. It is entirely too transparent to be suc
.
Philadelphia Nora 3 merlon', (Know Noth- essaul. The York Advocate; (one of the very
ins.) says : "Every intelligent C i t i zen w ill • few Whig papers that withstood the flood which
recognize the justice of the remark (i n refer- i carried so many of its political cotemporaties
j'ence Banks,) but he will not fail, at the into Know Nothingism.) speaks of the move,
same time, to regret that the eminent function- , and the nomination of Mr. Fillinoreas the Whig
ary who made it. has failed, as he did a year candidate, thus :
ago in a similar communication to the Legista-+_: To select as the Whig candidate for the
Pry - a man who has not y„left the
tore, to speak very explicitly and decidedly;
Whig esidenc party. but has joined another onl party, and
that the party that has' done more than all
upon the subject. Be deals now as he dealt
before, in such vague generalities, that it is ! others to break down the Whig party, strikes
sutterly' impossible to deduce from them any i its as an odd way of re-organising the Whig
very definite conclusian as to what his official i party. The Whig party would not need any
re-organising if Mr. Fillmore and thousands of
action will be when the occasion for the exer- j other former Whigs like him had not deserted
else of his judgment will arise." * * * f it, and become members of another and distinct
"Now, it is easy and Rafe enough for the head I orianization. -
i
of n government to deliver himself upon a vital Ve have the highest authority- for-the' does
'trine that a man cannot servo two masters ;
• and difficult topic of public policy in this spe- and th e idea e that as-man can honestly be a
cious and loose way, but it is certainly not a member of two parties, having separate orgoni•
satisfactory mode of enlightening, either the sations, governed by different principles, and
s
body directly addressed, or the people at large, seeking different objecta, is novel, and all at
tempts to put it in practice have failed. So far
as to the convictionmt and purposes of him as our observation has extended,"all—or near
whose sanction or signature are necessary to ly all- s -those Whigs' who became members of
the Know Nothing party "hold" to that party,
validate all legislative enactments. It may be
and not a few of them "despise" the Whig
conceded as a general rule, that a bank should party, and lose no occasion to express their
only be instituted 'when indispensably neces- contempt for it. We have no reason to believe
sary and clearly demanded by the actual busi- that Mr. Fillmore will be more successful in
ness wants of the community in which it may serving two parties titan others who have tried
be loCated ;' but it is obvious that that mu'st the experiment.
We have nothing to say against Mr. Fillmore
be a very uncertain and perplexing guide when for leaving the Whig party ; nor - do we im
it comes to. be applied practically. What is peach his motives, though people will have
to constitute , the condition of indispensableness doubts and suspicions when they ,see office
seekers deserting a weak and waning party to
referred to ? Who is to be the judge of. the join a strong and growing one. it does look a
necessity of a bank to a community in any little unkind when a man, who had been so
given case ?" • highly favored and honored as he was by the
Whigs, turns his bock on them, and joins
Gov. Maio& is equally general, or obscure,
another political party. But if the Wales fell
as to what his course will be in reference to
from his eyes, and he discovered that the Whig
the "Jug Law." policy and principles are wrong, and found' •*a
more excellent way" in Know Nothieg•sm, he
not only had the right, but it was his duty to
leave ;he Whigs and join the Know Nothings.
If the Know . Nothings choose to sake Mr.
Fillmore as Their candidate,—as they most
probably will,—it is their utalonised right, •
and is no concem n of ours or any other.'Whig:
Ile will, no doubt, make a ,hetter candidate,
and, if elected,_a more respectable President
than either George Law or Commodore Stock
ton. But that is their- business—not the
Whigs', and we have nit advice to proffer.
We should doubt the success of Mr. Fill-
Mote, even if he could get on both the Whig
and Know Nothing tickets. Those Whigs
who are opposed—as most of those still remain
ing in the Whig ranks are —ta Know Nothing
ism, would refuse to vote for him, or perhaps
vote for his Democratic opponent ; and many
of those who have come into 'the Know Noth
ing order from time Democratic party, would
probably be dissatisfied when they saw a man
who had been a Whig President running on
the Whig as well as on their own ticket for
the slum high (Alice.
Congress on Monday.
lEaln the U. S. Senate, on Monday, Mr.
Brodhead - called tip his resolution directing the
committee of finance to inquire into the expe
diency of reporting the general appropriation
bills, or adopting more speedy.aotion on them,
to ovoid the evils of night sessions at the close
of each Congress, and scenes which a sense of
delicacy prevented him from describing. Ho
was in favor of doubling the compensation of
members, and shortening the sessions.
Mr. Clayton . said ho had no doubt of the
poiver of the Senate to originate those bills.—
Twenty-seven years ago, the evil referred to
Has as great as now, no measures having ever
been taken competent to arrest it.
Mr. Toombs did not think this the true
remedy. The -difficulty was occasioned by the
large number of amendments tacked on by
both Houses at-a late period of the session.
Mr. Seward said that while favoring the „re
solution he would not commit himself to the
propriety of the remedy-proposed.
After further debate the resolution was
adopted, and the Senate adjourned :till Thurs
day.
The . House again proceeded to vote for
Speaker, MR follows: Banks 101; Richardson 73;
Fuller 29 ; Pennington G; scattering 5. Ne
cessary to a choice 108.
Three more votes were taken, the last with
the following result : Banks, 99 ; Richardson,
72 ; Fuller, 30 ; Pennington, 9 - ; Orr, 2 ; and
Messrs. Williams, Milton, Porter and Bennett.
1 each. Nuwl►er of votes cast 210 ; necessary
to a choice 109.
Before the result was announced, Mr. Eustis,
of Louisiana, rose to n personal explanation,
stating the position of the American party in
that Stole. He said that they repudiated the
eighth section of the 'Philadelphia . platform,
considering it odious to persecute any man on
account of his. religion, which was a question
between the individual. and his God.
Mr. Smith, of Alabama,. differed from the
gentleman and denounced Roman Catholicism,
because. he said, spiritually, temporarily and
politically the adherents to that faith owe their
allegiance to the Pope above the Constitution.
Mr. Taylor, of Louisiana, referred to the re
cords of history to show that during the French
Revolution the Roman Catholic priests joined
the people against the nobles, and gave motion
and power to the popular element Which achiev
ed freedom in France.
An Ineffectual motion was made that the
House adjourn till Wednesday—yeas 101,
nays 107.
After some further debate another motion
erns made to adjourn over till Wednesday,
which was successful. Still no choice on that
day.
The House sat during Thursday and
Thursday night, but without a choice of Speak
er. On the last ballot. Banks had 88 votes,
Richardson 62, Fuller 27. Pennington 6, scat
tering 4—necessary to a choice 94.
Friday—Banks 89, Richardson 70, Fuller
32., Pennington 7.
The candidates for Speaker were expected
to "define their positions" on Saturday, and a
wide range of discussion wa-; anticipated.
"TIM GROANS OF TOE BRITONS."—The Ohio
State Journal, the State organ of Seward re
publicanistn. is becoming indignant at its
friends. Hear it talk :
"W e che e rfully agree that the administra
tion members are not in any resrect responsi
ble for this delay. The majority of the House
is largely against them. They have selected
themman, and, on every_ ballot, they give 'him ,
their enure strength—mventy-live votes. It
belongs; to the opposition to organize that body.
The country expects; and has a right to expect
it from them. They will be held to a strict
teeountability for the delay."
PROFITS Ofr LlVTrltlNG.—firtyard Taylor
will make. it is said, $5,000 this season by
tecturing.—John G. :Saxe will net $4,000,
if tiielin-sc der• not break up too many o f his
engagements.
thaxegr litcz..-J. W. Gilman.' of
36 - 14e.sloorol/gh, Me.. while at work in a :53'3"
mill. attempting to kick a clog from the. end
cit a
ullbacejLbetlednetaseeli.Y—lidl'inwu
o.s g a h n L h:.ict..3—iiii°-°l-ch—st,ili savored
,tr:)= - (..;0v. Shannon, of liansas,.will, it is said,
the foci:, from the leg in a twinkling , 60011 re.sign.
ErThe "Monroe Doctrine" is compressed
in the sentence of one of Mr. Monroe's tnes.
sages, "that the American continents, by the
free and independent condition which they
have assumed and maintained, are henceforth
not to be considere&as subjects for future col
onization by any European powers."
FIRST DEVELOPMENTS OP LEAP
party of tFCIIIy-two ladies and gentlemen from
Rockville, Conn., visited this city on Friday,
in the.capacity of a sleighing party, dining and
tithing supper at the 'Massasoit [louse. and
visiting the armory and other of the prominent
features of Springfield. The ladies acted as
escorts for the gentlemen, ordering the meals,
paying the bills and furnishing the comforts
of the trip generally. We shall hope to record
many fruits of this leap year gallantry among
our tuatrimonlal announcements before the
year is oven—Spring.. Repub.
ANOTHER 110A1) ()Iwo:D.—The first train of
cars passed over the new line of the Missouri
and Mississippi Railroad. from Davenport to
lowa city on.the Ist inst.
FANNY FKRN MARRIED.—The New York pa
pers announce the marriage - on Saturday week
i lof the far-famed Fanny'rern (Mrs. Sarah Pay
; son Eldridge) to Mr. James Parton of that
city, and author of the "Life of Horace Gree
ley."
A SAD MErriNG —At a meeting of the vete
rans of the war of 1812, held in Norfolk, Vir
ginia. upon - calling the roll it was ascertained
that twenty.one of those brave men had fallen
since the last meeting. Mr. Charles 11. Shield
having resigned the Presidency of the Society,
Thomas G. Broughton, the venerable editor of
the Herald, was chosen to fill the vacancy.
After appointing 76 delegates . to the National
Convention in Washington, the meeting ad-
Ijourned.
[3:7 - We learn from the Belfast (Me.) Journal,
Cud Mr. Willard J. Hemmenway. of Sears
mont, was - drowned on the 18th ult., in the
river at that place. His little son fell through
the ice while skating—when he rushe d to the
rescue,' and Succeeded in saving the boy, but
lost his own life.
COL. BRAGG RESIGNED.—Brevet Lieu t. Col.
IlnAvros BnAGn, ("A little more grape, Capt.
Bragg,") captain third artillery, LT. S.. A., has
resigned, to take effect January 3, ISSG. It
is said that-he-i-s-ab Ont to become a planter in
'Louisiana.
CC7The candidates for the Legislature in a
county of Wisconsin. were J. M. Root, Demo
cratic ; R-►bt. Hogg, Free Soil ; T. IL Dye,
Know-Nothing. So it was Rnot, Hogg or Dye,
with the voters, sure enough.
ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF NEW'
OR
LE.~~s.•=iJ'oyhingt'in, Jan. 8. The Democrats
are celebrating the ann;vers. ary of the battle
of \e*- Orleans this evening. Amos Kendall
is in the chair
(171ter. «n►. F. Greaver has taken charge
of the Lutheran pastorate at 'Williamsport,
Washington county, Md.
Miss Bunckley was last week married to Dr
A udil-ws, of Perth Azuhay, N. J.
! Legislative. 1 TOWN & COUNTY.
I Immediately upon the assembling of , the ,
Legislature,' Mr. Welsh introduced in .the i
.44 ; RAILROAD LETTING.---Messrs. TAvt,on
Senate, and Mr. fleck in the House, bills to ,
& lawut pill receive proposals fur the grads
repeal the 'Jug Law." Since then a large
I lion and masonry of the Railroad to Hanover,
number of petitions have been proented in fa-!
,
,
_--4t i ,:frorn the 2:24 to the ''
___ ~.tit inst. See advertise
, •enti if anothei column.
e repea
VOr 0
In the House, on Wednesday, Mr. Johnson lik
introduced a hill for the repeal of the Restrain-1 THE EIGIITII.—Tuesday last, the anni
ing Law of last session, and to restore the old versary of Jackson's victory at New Orleans,
license system. He moved to suspend the was observed in this place with much spirit.
rules in order to take up the bill, but the mo- I At 6 o'clock in the morning, the Democratic
tion was lost-63 yeas, 35 nays—two-thirds gun, "Penelope Ann," was fired, and heard as
being required to- suspend the rules. On far off' as Taneytown. At 10, the "Indepen-
Thursday, however, the Committee on Vice I dent Blues" paraded, also firing a cannon,
and Immorality reported a bill to repeal the j and again turned out at 2, firing volleys of
musketry. At 3, "Penelope Ann" again
"spoke with a 1 " which concluded
the day's doings.
said law.
On Tuesday, Jackson's Farewell Address
was read to both Houses, and 10,000 copies
ordered to be printed. A contract fin the
publication ofa Daily Record was also report
ed and confirmed.
The following are among the more irnportant
of the House Committees :
Ways and Means:—Messrs. Foster. M'-
Combs, Wright, (Luzerne,) Ball, Getz, Duck,
Riddle, Orr and Roberts.
Judiciary.- - -Messrs. Wright, (Lnzerne.)
WhaHon, Morris, Montgomery. Phelps, Mil
ler. Longaker, WCalinont and Magee.
Vice and Inonnrality.—Mesms. Hill,•Beck.
Smith, (Philadelphia,) Harnil, Wright,
phin.) Reinhold, Smith, -(Allegheny,) Kerr
and Robinson.
hanks.—Messrs. Irwin, Johns, Laporte,
Fansold, Hibbs. •Wintrode, Lebo, Robinson
and Craig.
Railroads.—Messrs. Montgomery, Edinger,
Hunseeker, Innis, Hippie, Cobourn. Mumma,
Smith, (Cambria,) Whalion, 31Talmont,
Fausold, .M'Carthy and Irwin.
The Snow and the Weather atthe North.
The Northern papers all speak of the snow
storm of Saturday week as one of the heaviest
for several years. Near Hackensack, N. J.,
the drifts are 'said to be 10 or 12 feet high,
and in the vicinity of New Haven, Conn., about
15 feet. In Boston its depth was 24 inches
on a level. Of course all the railroads were
blocked up. Wednesday was the coldest day
they have had in Philadelphia for 32 years,
the thermometer, early in the , morning, being
degrees below zero, and one degree below
at noon.
• The New York pnpers speak of the weather
as being intensely cold there also; the ther
mometer being below zero and the4uliole city
enveloped in snow and ice. Saturday week
was the coldest day of the season at Portland,
Me., where the thermometer ranged through
out the flay from four to six degrees below ze
ro. We have not heard from Franconia, New
Ila mpshire, yet.
Interruption of Travel—Trains Detained
by Snow Drifts—Passengers Burning
up Fences and Cars to Keep from
Freezing.
Pnn..+nsi.rur.►, Jan. 10.—The Pilot Line and
four o'clock train from New York of yesterday
art ieed here at 9 o'clock this morning. Both
trains reached a point 12 miles from Camden,
when the engines were unable to move further
with the trains. The engineer and conductor
of one of the trains then left with an engine
and tender only for Camden to obtain assis-
Lance.
During the absence of this train the wood
I gave out, and the passengers, in order to keep
tip the fire in the stoves. had to tear down
] fences in the neighborhood, and finally they,
had to use . the wood work of the car and com
i pletely demolished one of the handsomest ps
i senger cars belonging to the company, to pre
vent themselves from freezing to death ! Final
ly a freight train came up and pushed the pas
! senger cars ahead slowly until they reached
Camden about To'clock.
The train which left here for Baltimore at 9
o'clock this morning was blocked up by snow
] drifted and frozen to the track for a foot deep
and for more than a mile in length. There is
no chance of trains reaching Baltiinore from
this city. •
PiIiLADELPIIITA t Jan. 10.—Two locomotives
have been started from the Baltimore depot to
the assistance of the morning train, which is
stuck in a snow drift 7 miles below Philadel
phia. Six miles further down there is another
in the same condition. The Susquehanna liver
is passable, but no trains will be started until
there is some surety of getting through.
• PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10-6 P. M.—The train
which left this city at 9 o'clock this morning
for Baltimore, and encountered a deep drift of
snow after proceeding seven miles, has return
ed to, this city, by the aid of four locomotives
—two at each end. The train was a long one,
and was brought to a dead halt- in the snow.
I bank about live or six miles below Gray's
i Ferry. The wind was very high. and the
snow drifted at a terrible rate. In crossing
Gray's Ferry bridge one of the locomotives,
which was ahead, hut running backwards, got
off the track on the hi idge. It was by extreme
good management that there was not a general
smash of the cars.
FATAL. AccilMNT.—Mr. Wm. Reynolds, en
gaged in the Adams Express office, at Pitts
burg, was killed almost instantly, on Thurs
day, at Wilkinshurg, Pa. He left that city
on the accommodation train to go to Wilkins
burg, where his family reside. As he jumped
from the train, the mail train which had been
detained some hours, came up and struck him,
taking oft' his left arm, and otherwise injuring
him, so that he died almost immediately.
lyilon. Joseph Casey has been appointed
State Reporter fot the Supreme Court of Penn
sylvania.
;or , • con dently rumored that Hen
ry A. IVise has withdrawn his claim for the
Presidency in favor of James Buchanan.
SOMETRING NEW UNDER THE Sts.—Rev. Mr.
Wise, the Grace Church, New Belford. has
refused to have his salary increased. Is he a
Wise man ?
al.loston has six 'thousand more females
than males, while Chicago has about fifteen
thousand more males than females.
Willia-n Larimer, formerly a banker in
Pittsburg. has been elected speaker of the Ne
braska House of Assembly•
17 — lion. David It Atchison has withdrawn
from the canvass for S Senator in Missouri,
arid retired into private life.
[l7 - A Mrs. Ithode.s, of Louisville, on Thurs
day last. had four babies at a birth—two boys
end - two - gills. They are - all rery - w - ert. - ,
It is said that Grorc,re Law is ',eating
4N:_e_w-1-o-r;i-K--counct I
HOPS—The Eighth of January Ball at
FIWIRIt'S Hotel, in Taneytown, is spoken of as
having been a capital affair, many attending
t-fronr-a-distance-of-twenty-te-thitty-tn . -
Fisher is hard to bat as a caterer for such oc-
caslons.
Several parties of young folks, of this place,
have visited Emmitsburg during the present
snow, and, of course, enjoyed what, in fashion
able circles, are called "hops." They speak
in high terms of the admirable accommodations
received at Devitt's Hotel. "Go it while you're
young,"--for dancing days pass away with
distressing rapidity.
BIG HOGS.—A large porker was shot for at
Fairfield on New Year's day, Dr. N. WEAVICIL
of this place, carrying off the prize. One shot
only entered the squart. The hog was slaught
ered the other day, and weighed 402 lbs. It
was raised by Mr. Wat. CULP, of Hamiltonban
township.
Mr. MICHAEL FISSELL, of TMOUTItjOy town
ship, recently 'slaughtered a Hog, which
weighed 593 lbs., when dressed. The animal
yielded 200 lbs. of bard !
[aA young man named Fooar, of York
county, hired a horse and sleigh at H. WILT'S
Livery, in'York, on Monday last, stating that
he intended going to Weiglestown. 44stead
of taking that direction, however, he came on
here, and, representing that he was on hie way
to Bedford, but on account of illness, intended
returning to his borne in Lancaster county,
he disposed of the entire turn-out to H. G.
CARR, of this place. He had on the way
traded sleighs in Ahhottstown. The proper
ty is again in Wilt's hands.
0:71. L. SCaICK entered upon his duties as
County Treasurer on Weclnesday last. That
he will make a first class officer, need hardly
be said.
1711 r. JonN PFOUTZ has sold, at private
sale, the property on which he resides, in
Franklin township, including the Factory and
113 acres of land,' to Mr.-BENJAMIN JOHNSTON,
of Baltimore-county, for $4500. Mr. Johnston
will continue the Factory business in its vari
ous branches. Mr. Pfoutz intends removing
to his farm on this side of the creek.
(There will be service in the Associate
Reformed Church of this place next Sabbath,
(the 20th,) at 2 o'clock, P. M., by Rev. R.
WARNER. There will be service at the Hill,
in the morning, at 106 o'clock.
(U - An election for a President and twelve
Directors of the Gettysburg Railroad Company
will take place at the Court-house to-day.
ICE.—The ice houses about town are being
rapidly filled. The ice on-Rock creek, we are'
told, is a foot in thickness. which is considera
bly "beyond the beyonds."
COLD.—The mercury in the thermometer,
in front of this office, sunk to EA° below zero
on Wednesday morning last, and 3° below on
Thursday morning.
COURT.—The January term of Court com
mences on Monday next.
-- MONEY WANTED AT THIS OFFICE.
counterfeit $2O bill on the Bank of
Gettysburg. was passed in Richmond, Va.,
last Friday week. The bill is altered from
some broken bank.
Jra - Mrs. Martha Kridler, formerly of Em
tnitsburg, Md., was found dead in bed at
Wrightsville, Pa., on the 2d inst.
0:7 - From the Annual Report of the Auditor
General we glean the following items in regard
to our own county :
PAYMENTS INTO THE STATE TREASURY.
Bank of Gettysburg, tax on dividends, 8990 98
Do. stocks, 495 49
Gettysburg & Petersburg turnpike co. 21 69
York & Gettysburg " 35 55
Geo. Arnold, Treasurer, tax on real
and personal property, 13,196 96
T. Warren, late Treasurer. 191 94
Geo. Arnold, retailers' licenses, 651 75
John Picking, tax on writs, &c. 125 00
Daniel Plank. tax on wills, &c. 108 30
Wm. F. Walter, tax on collateral in
heritance,
$16,232 66
RECEIPTS PROM STATE TREASURY.
Pensions and Gratuities,
'-Common Schools.
Abatement of State tax,
Mercantile Appraiser,
and Alex. Cobean, e ecte. in
Jchn Dickson, Amos McGinley and
Andrew Will,
John Dickson, Amos McGinley and
John Stewart, 1811
John Dickson,Alexander Cobean and
Andrew Wil,
Alexander Cobean, Jolin King and
John Shorh,
John Dickson, Andrew Will and Wm.
Thompson,
— John - K
A Hen Robinette
Isaac Wierinan
Peter Mark
James Cunningham
John Duffield
Samuel Fah nestock
Georue Will
k large straw paper mill, belong- John Kerr •
C.
in?, to Jacob Eleyser, at this place, tocrether______• F. Keener (2 y)
w , s _ viink .
with out-huilding . i. Ivas en:ireiY eon- David Mils
gunied by fire last night. Lobs abuut.iil3,- Rf , h-rt Nicllbrnny
Robert `with
TTITNGS IN CARROLL. Courar.—The West
minster Democrat records the sudden death
of Mr. Charles Arnold, a respectable citizen,
and also of Mr. John Lefevre, a veteran of
the war of 1812.—The same paper states that
Mr. John Frizell, a butcher, was frozen to
death during the snow storm on Saturday
night in the vicinity of the Washington road;
and_that-the-snow-iii-that-eountv- fell - to the-
depth of ter, incheq. A fire occurred at the
Patapsco Copper mines, near Finkshurg. on
Saturday, but nothing except the wheel-house
was destroyed.
- PA PIM. MILL. BURNT. —Ch rnbtrsbti lg, Pa.,
BM
000, partly insured.
' William McClellan, Henry Hoko and Wit
.
liana Hamilton were appointed by authority of
the Act creating this county, Commissioners
to erect public buildings.
Walter Smith, Henry Hull and Michael
Slagle were elected the first Commissioners
of Taxes, in 1800
Walter Smith . 41 1801
Henry Hull 66 180-3
Michael Slagle 66 1803
Moses McClean 46 lBOl
Jacob ("assatt IL 1805
Johri Bonner 66 1806
John Arendt
_ _ 66 1807
Joseph Sneeringer •ii 1808
Samuel Witlterow 66 'lBO9
Peter Mark (1 y) 66
Henry Brinkerhoff "
Peter Mark 66
Robert Hayes 64
John Stewart, jr. 46
Alex. Russell (2 y) 66
Henry Smyser 64
David Stewart, - (2 y) "
64.
o'lloB le In ey
Michael - Newman 16
James Horner
William Patterson "
Joseph Sneeringer 44
Archibald Boyd
Alexander Mack •
Harman Wierman 44
John Shorb
James G. Paxton 14
John F. McFarlane "
Samuel B. Wright -
Jacob - Pickes -
James Mcllhenny, jr.
Thomas Ehrehart 44
Jacob Cover
John L. Gobernator "
Robert Mclihentiy
John B rough 14
John Musselman 46
George Will 64
John Wolford 4,
William Rex
James Renshaw (1 y) "
Daniel Diehl
Joseph J. Kuhn
William Douglass
George Basehoar 66
James Patterson
Peter Diehl
James Cunningham "
Joseph Fink
Andrew Heintzelman "
Jacob King 64
John G. Morningstar "
John Musselman, jr. "
Jacob Griest
Abraham Reever 66
John4l ickley
James J. Wili3 44
George Myers - 4,
Henry A. Picking 64
. . .
- .
Clerks to ConimisSioners.—John Andrews,.
Alexander Mcllhenny, James Brown, Wm.
McClean, Alexander Russell, David Horner,
Wm. King, Henry -J. Shreiner,- Robert G.
Harper, and Jacob Aughinbaug-h.
In 1817, Charles F. Keener, James Rohi.
nette, Frederick Baugher, Thomas-C. Miller
and Henry Brinkerhoff were elected Commis
sioners on the Poor-house Site. In the same
year, William .NlcPherson, William Mc.
Gaughy and John Murphy, sr. were elected
the. first Directors of the Poor.
William McPherson "
Frederick Boyer
William McGaughy "
Daniel Funk
Robert McMurdie 66
David Horner, sr.(l y) "
David Homer, sr.
George Hcrner (1 y)
John Duffield
Hugh Jackson
Daniel Mickley, sr.
William McCurdy
Peter Diehl
James McKnight
Garret. Brinkerhoff
James A. Thompson
William Rec
James Cunningham
Jacob Will
Quintin Armstrong
Baltzer Snyder
George Irwin
John Slentz (1. y)
Peter Trostle
Jacob Sterner
Henry Lott
William Morrison
Garret Brinkerhoff
William White
David Hollinger
John Hostetter, jr.
John Houck
Thomas McCleary
Henry Brinkerhoff
Jesse D. Newman
Nicholas Bushey
James Bigham
Peter Smith _
Joseph Bailey (1 y)
Joseph Bailey
John Homer
Garret Brinkerhoff
Clerks to Directors.--Robert Smith, appoint
ed in 1817 . ; John Garwin 1826 ; illiam W.
Paxton 1836; J. J.,Baldwin 1850;- Robert
Paxton 1855.
Mewards.—Michael Newman, appointed in
1820 ; Peter Aughinbaugh 1827 ; Quintin
Armstrong 1837; Henry Welty 1839: Samuel
Cobean 1841 ; John Scott 1854.
Physicians.—Dr. C.N.l3erluchy in 1821 and
'22; succeeded by Dr. D. Horner, who has
filled the post ever since, assisted during the
several last years by his sons, Drs. Clarlesand
Robert Horner.
Treasurers.—John B. McPherson, appoint
ed in 1822; Samuel Hutchinson 1824; David
Horner, sr. 1826; Thomas J. Cooper,"lB32 ;
Samuel Witherow 1837 ; James Major 1841 ;
Alexander Cobean 1850.
415 00
The term of appointments by the Direc tors
is one year: we give only the years in which
officers received their first appointments.
$2BO 08
2,380 14
659 85
19 59
County Auditors.
Thomas Pearson, John Stewart, jr.,
$3,.39 66
LOCAL HISTORY.
County Commissioner,.
Direttors of the Poor.
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1830
1831
1'122
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1834
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836
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1838
1839
1840
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