V"-1at. 53- f 2lu iroiato fntinel. ESTABLISHED IN 1646. PtirttsitSD EvfcKT WtDSESDAT MoBHIXO, Bridge Street, opposite the Odd Fellows' Hall, MIFFLINTOWN. PA. The Juniata Sentiucl is published every weuuesday morning at f 1,60 year, in ad vance ; or $2,00 in all eases if not paid promptly in advance. No subscriptions dis continued until all arrearages are paid, unless at the option of the publisher. gushuss Carbs. JOUIS E. ATKINSON. -A.ttoi-iiey at Law, NIFFLINTOWN, TA. ("Collecting and Conveyancing promptly mttended to ' Office, second story of Court House, above Prothonotary's office. JOBERT McMEEN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, MIFFLIXTOWN, PA. Office on Bridge street, in the room formerly occupied by Exra D. I'arter, Esq. jLEX. K. McCLURE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 144 SOUTH SIXTH STREET, PIIILADK.LI'HIA. OCt27 tf g B. louden, ' MIFFLIXTOWN. TA., Offers his services to the citizens of Juni ata county as Auctioneer and Vendue Crier. Charges, from two to ten dollars. Satisfac tion warranted. nov3-Sm. THOMAS A. ELDER, M. D., MIFFLIXTOWN, PA. Office hours S A. M. to 3 P. M. Office in Iteifoni's building, two doors above the.ffa tinel office. Bridge street. 'g IS IT dr. r. c. niLVDio, PATTERSON, PENN'A, August 18, 18G9-tf. II0U.E0PHATIC PHYSICIAN ft SURGEON Having permanently located in the borough of MitHititown, offers his professional services to the cititeus of this place and surrounding country. Office on Main street, over Bcidler's Drug Store. sug 18 I?63-tf G. W. McPHERRAN, gvttorncii at Jiaiu, G01 SANSOM STREET, PHILADELPHIA. aug IS 1869-ly c ENTRAL CLAIM AGENCY, JAMES M. SELLERS, 14 4 SOUTH SIXTH STREET, PHILADELPHIA. BJj Bounties, Pensions, P.ack Tay, Horse Claims, State Claims, &c, promptly collecteJ. No charge for information, nor when money "is not collected. oct-7-if U7IM,l.l.?l ivir Mifflintown, Pa., Agent or the CELEBRATED AMERICAN OUGANS for Juniata county. Iheseare the best ORGAN'S now made. Suited to all circumstances. Trices ranging from SlOO Siooo. Alse, Agent for FIRST CLASS PIANOS. All instruments sold warranted for five years, aug 2 l8T0-tf. LEBANON MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, f Jonestown, Ia I POLICIES Perpetual, at low rates. No Bieam risks taken. This is one of tbe best conducted and most reliable Companies in the State. The undersigned, agent, will visit MiiH Blown and Patterson on the second Wednesday of each month. JOHN SWAN, Agent for M:ffiin and Juniata counties. I.ewistowu Aug 17, lS7('-ly CLARK &, FRANK, HARDWARE DEALERS, OPPOSITE THE COURT HOUSE, MIFFLINTOWN, PENS 'A. Iren, Steel, Nails, Nail Rod, Horse Shoes, Carpenters. Builders, Carriage Makers, Cab inet Makers and House furnishing II A R D W A R E. Call before purchasing elsewhere, at CLARh& FRANKS, aug 18, 1869-tf Mifflintown, Pa. JjEST CIGARS IN TOWN Ilollobaugh'g Saloon. Two for 6 cents. Also, the Fret-hest Lager, the Largest Oysters, the Sweetest Cider, the Finest Domestic Winee, and, in short, any thing you may wish in tbe EATING OR DRINKING LINE, at the mest reasonable prices. He has also refitted his BILLIARD HALL, so that it will now compare favorably with any Hall in the interior of the State. June 1, 1670-ly OAL AND LUMBER YARD. The under sifined begs leave to inform the public that he keeps constantly on hand a large Stock ef Coal and Lumber. Hie stock embraces in part. Stove Coal, 8mith Coal and Lime-bur-oets Coal, at the lowest cash rates. Lumber of all kinds and quality, such as White Pine Plank, two inches, do 1 White Pine Boards, 1 inch, do one-half inch, White Pine worked Flooring, Hemlock Boards, Bcantling, Joiee, Rooting Lath, Plastering Lath, Shingles, Striping, Sash and Doors. Coal and Lumber delivered at short notice Persons on the East eide cf the River can be furnished with Limeburners Coal, &e., troro tbecoal yard at Tysons Lock. Lug 15-ly. GEORGE GOSHEN J. M. KEPIIEART BARNES BROTHER &IIERR0N. WHOLESALE DEALEES IB HATS AND CAPS, 503 Market Street, rhiladelphia. ug 18, 1869-ly. BQU Handbills for public sales printed on short notice at the Sevtib Orricc. B. F. SCHWEIEK, VOLUME XXIV, HO. 4S THE CELEBRATED SINGER THE superior merits of the "Singer" Ma chines over all others, for either family use or manufacturing put poses, are so well established and so generally admitted, that an enumeration if their relative excellencies is no longer considered necessary. OUR NEW FAMILY MACIIINE, hich has been years in preparation and which has been brought to pertectiou reprd less of time, lnbor or expense, and is now confidently presented to the public as com parably the best fcewiug Machine in exist ence. The Machine in question is simple, com pact, durable and beuutiful. It is quiet, ligh running, and capable of performing a range and variety of work never before attempted upon a single Macbine. using either Silk Twist, Lineu or Cotton Thread, an 1 sewing with equal faciuty the very finest and cosrsest materials, and anything Between the two ex tremes, iu tbe most benutiful and substantial manner Its attachments for hemming, braid ing, cording, tucking, quilting, fellit.g. trim ming, binding, etc.) are novel and practical, and liave been invented and adjusted especi ally for this Ma;hine. .Midlines always kept on linml at our Clothinj fStorc on I2r:dge street, Mifflintown, Pit., for the inspection of the public, and for sale at thi most reasonable prices. Machine Cotton, Needles, Thread, Oil, kc, and everything pertaining to this Machine constantly kept on hand f r sale. D. W. HARLEY & CO., Agents. Mifflintown, July 13. ISTO-ly G ROVE R &, BAKER'S SEWING MACIIINE. The following are selected from thou sands of testimonial of similar character, as expressing the reasons for the prefer ence for the GkoVKK &, Rakek Machines over all others. " I like the Grover Baker Machine, the first place, because, if 1 had any oiber, I should still wunt a Grover & Baker, and, hav ing a (trover & Baker, it answer!) tbe purpose of all the re.-i. It does a greater variety of work and it i easier to learn than any other." Mrt.J. C (roll (J. unj June I hvc bad fevi-i al years' experience with a Grover & Baker .Machine, which has given me great satisfaction. I tbink the Grover & UaLc-r Machine is more easily managed, and j less liable to get out of order. 1 prefer the Gruvei & Baker, decidedly."-.Vr. Dr. K'atti, 1 Aew York. I have had one in my family for some two I yearn, and from what I know of its workings, j ami from the testimony of many of niy I friends who use ttie saint-, I can hardly see how anything could lie more complete or give better satisfaction." .Vri Central Uratit. i " I believe it to be tbe best, ail thing'- con sidered, of any that I have known. It .is j very simple and easily learned ,- the eewing I from the ordinary spool is a great advan- tage ; the s:itch is entirely reliable; it does ornanien'al work beautifully ,- it is not liable I to get out of order." Jr. A. M. Spoonrr, 'M j Bond Srtel, Brooklyn. j " I am acquainted with tbe work of the principal machines; and I prefer the Grover I & Baker to them all, because 1 consider the i stitch more elastic. I have work now in tli j houao whicb was done nine years ago. which ! i still rood."' .Vr. Dr. MtCreadi, J'o. 4'i t.'ait Tirtnly third Srtrt, K York. " More than two-thirds of all the sowing done in my fanily for the last two years has been done by Grover & Biker's Machine, ami I never had a garment rip or need mending, except those rents which frolicsome boys will make in whole cloth. It is in my opinion by far the mist valuable of any I have irieu." ilr. U'iry Ward Bttcktr. The Grover & Raker Sewing Machine Company manufacture both the Elastic Stitch and Lock Stitch Machines, and offer the public a choice of the best ma chines of both kinds, at their establish ments in all the large cities, and through agencies in nearly all towns throughout the country. Price Lists and samples of sewing in both stitches furnished on ap plication to Grover & Baker S. M. Co., 115 Market street, Uarrisburg. April 27, 1870. A. B. FASICK JOUS NORTH- Wew Firm. FASICK & NORTH, BOOT a SHOE MAKERS. MAIN STREET, MIFFLIN, In the Hotel Buillivg nf Mr. Albright. Having entered into partnership, we are now prepared to manufacture and have for sale all kinds of BOOTS, SHOES AND GAITERS, FOR GENTS', LADIES AND CHILDREN. Our work is all manufactured by ourselves, and we warrant it to be made of the best ma terial. Oil work sold at our counter will be repaired free of charge, should the seaming give way. Give us a call, for we feel confident that we can furnish you with any kind of work you may desire. lr Repairing done neatly and at reasona ble rates. FASICK. & NORTH. aug 18, 18G9-tf. KOONS, SCIIWARZ & CO., COMMISSION MERCHANTS AND WHOLESALE DEALER8 IS MACKEREL, SALMON, HERRING, . SHAD, AND PROVISION GENERALLY. 144 North Delaware Avenue, and 137 North Water Street PHILADELPHIA, PENN'A. aug 18 1369-ly SEWIIG MACIIII MIFFLLNTOWN, IJori's Corner. TWENTY YEARS AGO. IIT CATHABINB ANNIE MATTUEW. At her window, At her window looking o'er the bay, Sitteth Nellie, Sitteth Nellie, sewing all the day ; Such a merry girl w s she, Full of beauty, full of glee, Twenty years ago. Bright-eyed Nellie, At her window looking o'er the bay, Saw approaching Stalwart Owen, on a sonny day. When the bloom was on the tree, When the breeze wis blowing free, Twenty years ago. Sweet-voiced Nellie Gave him welcome in her winning way, And brave Owen Stole fair Nellie's heart away ; That sweet face was all a-glow When he said he loved her so, Twenty years ago. Dark-haired Nellie Looked at day-break o'er the tossing sea, Prayed in whispers, 'Father! send my Owen sifely back to me : Round the dung'rous rocky head. Northward-bound, a 'chooner sped, Twenty years ago. Silent, lonesome. Sitteth Nellie, sewing all the day ; Wind and billows Bear her Owen far, so far away ; Other wooers came to ask fr Nellie's hand, Nellie whispered No," and pointed to the strand. Twenty years ago. Then came winter. And the waves rose mountain high ; And poor Nellie, Sitting there, could only gaze and cry ; Every frail returning did she see. Every time she murmured, "Tis not he !" Twenty years ago. Twenty summers Shed their fragrance o'er Nellie's head; Tweuty Winters Heapel their snows upon the violet's bed ; Still with dim-eyes, now that hope is o'er, Sitttvth Nellie sewing, as she sat be lore, Twenty years ago Last May morning, Nellie at her window sat no more, And the neighbors Came and knocked at Nellie's cottage door; No one answered, in they went in haste, Nell:e welcomed not, her grief was past ; Peacefully and lonely Nellie breathered her last. tkct Storn. THE DEAD SHOT A STORY OF PION EER LIFE. The crispy autumul air bad begun to color the foliage but the forest, and the green leaves were but sparsely scattered upon the boughs of the trees. A myriad of gray hues decked the woods, but the atmosphere was raw and chilly, except at noon-day, and yet a lover of nature, who chanced to he abroad, might readi ly find enough of the beautiful to while away an hour iu raptures in gazing at the fading but etill gorgeous loveliness of the scene where our sketch opens. It was in the year J 810, before any settlement of cousequeuee had been made in Ohio, that a family went from New York State to reside upon a branch of the Great Miami. It consisted of the parents and two children, a son and a daughter the eldest fifteen, the other less than ten years of age. The land they selected was a wild but lovely spot in the valley and but a few weeks elapsed after their arrival ere a small but comfortable log hut had been erected beneath the shadow of the forest's edge, and Roger Grey very soon cleared a re spectable patch about him, which he had Bown with spring grain. The region was a romantic vale, and far down to the southward the river flowed by in majestic silence. The spot had been well chosen by Roger for agri cultural purposes, but the new-comers had been there scarcely a week ere they found that the neighborhood was only visited by wild beasts for several sheep had been destroyed in the night, and the howl of the wolf had been repeat edly heard at a distance in the lonely evenings. The iisarest neighbor of the emigrants was one farmer, Holland, an Eastern man," also, where Grey's family had remained during the erection of their cabin, and his house was full a mile distant to the westward. Mr. Holland had but one child a son, some 20 years of age, who had been brought up literally "in the woods," but a braver heart or a kinder disposition than that of young Wallace, could not be found in the State. His father was one of the original "Buckeye" pioneers, and Wallace had seen and encountered all the rnde treatment and every-day hardships incident to a 20 years residence in the backwoods. Bnt his arm was a practised oner he had met the wild red man iu hostility and conquered him ho had grapphd with the fiery wolf and the huge bear of that region, and destroyed them be had TBI COHSTRBTIOS TBI CHIOS AUD TH lirotCISIir OF JILN1ATA COUNTY, PNH'A; NOVEMBER 30, 187C. been accustomed to danger and toil r l :e. J L 11 II dm uis uiiancy -auu uo who wcii ac quainted with the turmoils and troubles of a life in the west. His old rifle and his dog were his coustant companions, and Wallace never ventured into the forest without one or both of them. The stay cf Fanny Grey at the cabin of bis father, through brief, had a queer effect upon Wallace. He had very rarely met with women in that lonely country, and though he could not account for it after she left the btxmble dwelling which had sheltered them temporarily, he had a strange and longing desire to visit her father's cabin There was daily something he could do fur old Mr. Grey, some advice be could give, some haudiwoik he could pet form, some help, he could render to the novice in the woods, which he deem ed would prove acceptable to her father, aud at almost any time for weeks you might have found Wallace at Mr. Grey's settlement. He met Funny there ; he showed her a thousand novelties which she never dreamed of iu the vicinity. He played with her brother Frank, whom she dearly loved ; in short he found occasion to pass a great deal of the time at Mr. Grey's where he per formed many a good office for the father, while he enjoyed a rapturous pleasure in the society of his pretty and affectionate daughter. On a bright afternoon, it had been their custom oftentimes to wander away togeth er in the woods, or to the margin of the (river. Jranny was a dear lover ot the ntpturpAnnp. And in tlift tnwpririfr. fn.iflaivp forests by the rim of the gentle stream abroad upon the hillocks-she constant ly met with some new feature, some brighter spot in nature, than she had hitherto seen, to reward her search and gratify her fondness for the sublime and beautiful ; until, at last familiar with the neighborhood, she would saunter away alone, or in company only with her lit tle brother though she had often been cautioned never to leave the cabin out of sight in her roomings. But aututu came. Eight months had elapsed since Roger Grey came to reside in the spot where he had uow located himself; and, as the day was fine, Fan ny ventured forth rather later in the after noon than was her wont, and, with her brother clinging on her arm, she tottered away toward a small hill, some quarter of a mile distant a favorite haunt of hers latterly, aud quite within the bouud of her parent's rei-triction, for from its sum mit, which she frequently climbed, she could always see the smoke which curl ed front the chimney of her father's hut. With a light step and a merry heart, she hastened to the wood close by, and iu a few minutes the children were out of sight. Scarcely had they disappeared when Wallace made his appearance rifle in band before the entrance to Grey's dwelling. ' Come in," said Rogers kindly. "Not now, thank you." "Why not!" "Nothing . Where's Miss Fanny ?'' "She has just gone flower hunting." "I only wanted to say that' ehe had better avoid the mound yonder, where she loves to sit so often." "What's the matter, Wallace ?" "Not much," continued the Youth ;" "I passed there yesterday evening, aud at tbe east side of the hill, you remember there is a narrow cleft between the two rocks which form the bluff." "Yes I recolect a sort of a cave." "So it seems, though I never knew it before." "Well what of tbe cleft, Wallace ?' "Nothing sir, particular. That is. you see, I have been through these gronnds a good many years, and I know a pan ther when I see him." "A what ?" exclaimed Grey, starting to his feet. "A panther ; sir, I can tell him, even though I see nothing but his tail." "Well, Wallace !" continued Grey anxiously. "Well, then, coming home last even ning, I saw a panther's tail the pointed end of it projecting from the crevise of that cleft, and I've come to caution Miss Fanny to stay at home this afternoon, while I go and get a shot at him, if I can quit Belch !" continued Wallace, turning to the fine dog that had accompa nied bis master along, but whose quick ear bad detected a noise in the distance, which neither Roger Grey nor Wallace had heared. "Down I say, Belch V continued Wal lace, as the dog set forth a sharp growl. "My God I what's that!" exclaimed Roger Grey, an instant afterwards, turn ing deadly pale and springing to the door way. But Wallace bad heard it too, and, withont uttering a syllable, he dash ed madly to the forest, followed by Belch close at his heels. The terror-stricken fa ther was instantly upon his trail, for the wild shriek they heard had came from his daughter's lips. "Help, father ! help, father !" scream ed the girl at the top of her voice ; and "Sister Fanny, help ?" cried the boy, as he clang in desperate fright to her dress, for, as they approached the favorite spot TBI LAWS. J on which the gentle girl had delighted to rest, there emerged from the crevise of ii.- i - i - i i .i ., uib tuts a liujre animator me pamuer j... species, within 30 yards of the wanderers, and, crouching npon his belly, lay pre pared to spring from the ascent npon the defenceless children. The monster lashed the sod with its tail, and growled as it gazed npon the horrer-struck girl, who dared not turn to flee, well knowing that such a course would be fatal ; And, in her mad despair, she could only shriek for succor, which she had not thought, however, was near her. But there was a quick rustling in the undergrowth behind her, though she heard it not, and, an instant after, old Belch passed them in Lot haste. "Down Fauny, down ! shouted the brave Wallace, who had come np at the same moment, and saw her peril, but could not fire to advantage. Belch bound ed up the side of the bluff and sprang upon the beast, but i'l a moment was disabled by the fierce clutches of the now enraged and disappointed panther, who for an in stant, stood over the prostrated dog in triumph. 'Down !'' shouted the young marks- :.. v n i .,i , . . ' witli the trigut ana excitement, sank up on the ground. A shurp ring echoed through the forest, and the savage beast reeled forward aud plunged headlong to the base of the bluff, pierced through the brain by tiie bullet from young Holland's unerring riile. The father heard the report, sprang wildly to the spot, and, in He i an" ! tthfr Itmmiiiit nrnnipil bid fli I lilritn fin ... " tically to his heart. They j. ; J unharmed. J Three years subsequently to this ad- j venture, 1 chanced to be travelling down the Oiiio river. On its brink there stood j a neat little dwelling an humble spot, j tenanted by a youthful couple who had ; been but recently married ; aud from i their lips I gathered the above fact3 ; The occupants of that pretty dwellii The occupants of that pretty dwelling' ii it.- nr j were Wallace and Fanny now Mr. and , Mrs. Holland. KEEriNU A THOUSAND HESS. With a flock of 1,000 fowls, at least six acres are requisite. Some have given this rule, an acre to each hundred. This area should be fenced iu with boards or pickets, aud houses erected, ; anJ ked L(j ;o y m large enough to accommodate 100 fowls ; a gcr!on3 cLarge rose aud for roostiug, shelter from storms, and lay- j . j ing. It is not essential that these houses '"'.. Aii ,Le Joc(1. j newr Ht! should be expensive, but they should face q"ucn paU!,ing witU nwfi gCriousness, the South, aud the fronts should be par- , i i,-t 1 i ,i l, ' r he proceeded with a slow and solemn de- tially or entirely glazed. The glazing j jibera;ion . should be by sashes, which may be open- j " ..j' u ittlu c!rcurastaRce ed easily by hinges above, and may be ; j tll;Ilk maJe the act justifiable, I left opened through the Summer, to per- j .j BQt tQ tfco lroth(,r h may mit a free circulation of air. The care uot iiave muci, weight wi.h the confer of these Louses should be entrusted to a , but ahh h m,y be of trifl;,.lg capaute pereou. as ou uie.r proper uiuu-. jgement tbe success of the poultry large- j !y depends. Ia add.tion to the poultry bouse, there should be provided numbers of low sheds, beneath which the fowls may take shelter from the heat of the sun or from st inns. ! Care should be taken to prevent the ; ingress of' vermin, skunks, weasels, 4c, to the grounds, and one or more good dogs should be confined within the en closure, tare being taken to secure dogs which will not trouble the fowls, but j which ate good watch-dogs, and vigilant. An abundance of pure water is also ab- solutely necessary, and unless a brook runs through or a pond is located on the land, water should be brought by a ram or pumped by a windmill from a i well. Fowls drink a great quantity of water, and it should be of as pure quali ty as can be obtained. The preparation of the grounds, and building of the houses and sheds having been completed, the stock may be procured. For all practical purposes the common dunghill fowl is as good as any, as we have proved completely to our satisfac tion. In selecting a stock, take hens from one to two years old, bright eyed, red combed, clean legged fowls, as large and well formed as can be obtained. There is no need of a crower with the large flocks, the breeders being selected and kept seperate from the others ; for laying purposes, hens do better away from a cock than with one, and if a num ber of male birds are together, the fights aud troubles will be incessant. The care of the poultry is not great after they are placed iu the park. The fowls selected for breeding purposes should be kept in flocks of 20, in yards seperate from the others, and a male bird. These birds should be the very best to be obtained, strong, well-formed, aud hardy, and the cock should be two years old, healthy, strong, and courageous. We believe that a Brahma cock, such aa we have describ ed, crossed with the dunghill fowls , would get better and more marketable chickens than would and other breed. This however,' is for the poulterer, to de cide. Mass. Plowman. A hunter, on the Crawfish river, Wis consin, has succeeded in killing 2000 canvas backs this season. All railroad tickets are good until used, according to judicial decision!. EDITOR AM) PKOPKIETOK. WHOLE NUMBER 1237 SLEEPIXW WITH THE LAXDLORD'S WIFE, w .u j -i t we c ve the annexed incident in re- j , Rev Zeb TwitcLe! a Methodist minister, iu full and regular standing, aud a member of the Vermont Legisla ture : At one time be represented Stockbridge in the Legislature. Zeb , says our in formaut, is a man of fair talcut, both as a minister and a musician. In the pul pit he is grave, solemn, dignified, and a thorough, systematic sermor.izer, but out of it there is no man living more fond of fun aud drollery. On one occasion, be was wending his way towards the seat of the annual conference ot ministers, in company with another clergyman. Pas sing a country inn, Zeb. remarked to the other : "The last time that I stopped at that tavern, I slept with the landlord's wife.'' In utter amazement his clerical friend wanted to know what he meant. "I mean just what I say," saM Zeb., and on went the two travellers in unbro ken silence, until they reached the con ference. In the early part of the session the conference sat with closed doors lor he purpose of transacting some private busi ness, and especially for the annual ex amination of each member's private char acter, or rather conduct, during the past year. For this purpose the clerk called Zeb's -Does any one know aught against j the character of brother Twitchel during I came, !.., tl.o l.:l.nn 1. lite iiaob till i U.Timi till. uiotllj nilv was the presiding officer. After a monieut's silence, Zeb.'s trav. eliog companion aros with a heavy heart and a grave countenance ; he said he had a duty to perform one he owed to God, the church and himself; he must therefore proceed to the discharge of it fearless, though trembling. He then re- loxl tlmf VtA l.il tub! liim wbili na. , . , "'o ,ue tavern, that he had slept with the landlord's wife, etc. The grave body tf men were struck las with a thunderbolt, although a few smiled and looked at Zeb. and then at the presiding officer knowingly, for they knew better than the others the charac ter of the accused. Tim lii.-ilinn called nnon brother T.. . , . state it. Whca J g, tho ,auJIord.a wif(J T kcpt ll)e taven, as I told rern mysell. The Canadian telegraphs are entitled to the credit of having discovered how fist an earthquake travels. At Mimous- ki, when the lute earthquake was made known to the operator there, he at once asked the Quebec man how he felt. The shock having arrived just as tho latter was about to answer, it caused him to change bis niimi. and ask ttie -Montreal man two hundred miles further on, whether he had felt it. 1 lie latter bad just time to say "No" when the office shaken to its foundation. Johu Smith's Serenade. John Smith Ml in love with m .iJ, Each night 'neath the window he stood. And there, with his soft serenade. lie awakened tbe whole neighborhood. But vainly be tried to arouse. Her from sleep with bis strains so be witching ; While he played in front of the bouse. She slept in the little back kitchen. Five young ladies took the veil at the German Catholic church, in Erie, a few davs ago. The ceremonies, which were conducted with great pomp, included cutting the hair close to the head and putting on the black robe and head-dress worn by the nuns. Pennsylvania's quota of brecch loading muskets has boen received from the United States with the necessary ac coutrements. Organizations that have no arm3 will be required, in order to re ceive the new arms, to give security in 2000. It is said that the largest room in the world is in a cotton mill down in little Rhode Island. It is 7o0 feet long by 76 wide. The building, which is not com pleted, is 2100 feet long, 75 feet wide, aud four stories high. A doctor who was tarred and feather ed in Indiana some time since received $5000 damages for his injuries last week from an Indianapolis jury. Wn.T is ours, even to life, is hers we love ; but the secrets of our frienda, im parted in confidence are not ours. Thk oldest husbandry we know of is when a man ia clover marries a woman in weeds. RATES OP ADVEBTISISS- th All advertising for less tkaa three aonttr for one sqnare of eight lines or less, will b. charged one insertion, 75 cents, three $1,51 and 50 cents tor each enbseonent insertion Administrator's, Executor's and Audito Notices, $2,tiO. Professional and Busina Cards. not exceeding one sqnare, and Ineie ding copy of paper, S8,00peryear. SofieJ in reading column, ten cents per line. Mr. chents advertising by tbeyear at special rat 3 wenfa G months. 1 ycKY One sqnare S 4,."fl - $ 6.00 51.00 Two squares 6.fil) . 9.00 1.00 Three squares.... ft.00 12.00 ?IC One-fourth col'n. 14. tin I'o.Ort S5,,0' Half column 18.i 2i.r,0 45.i One column 30.0' 45,00 80,Ct ' SEWS ITEMS. Wild board chae people in Hunting don county. Indiana. It is rumored that Napoleon is making preparation to visit the United States. Hon. John Cessna will contest the election of Myers, Democrat, in the Sixteenth Pennsylvania District. . General Butler has been reqne?ted by the President to visit him on business, the nature of which has not transpired. There are 61 factories in Richmond, Va., for the mnnnfacture of plug and 21 for the manufacture of smoking tobacco. A practical farmer in Wisconsin adver tises for a healthy young woman to take his name and bring np bis five children. In New York the other night, a woman wa found dead in bed whilst her husband was stretched on a sofa in iho same room dead drank. Scientific men have recently discovered that the poison taken into the system from continued smoking of tobacco will causo death in 167 years. The bankers of Fall River, Mass., excite the cupidity of the pedestrians by displaying in their wiudows nine silver bricks from Nevada, worth SSOOO. Chunder Sen, the famous Hindoo, came from India to see Christian En rope, and could not do so by reason of the ravages of war among Christian peo ple. A Western paper describes a letter of Uorace "eley's as looking "as if some-J boi,y had n-hed a bottle of ink on it and tried to wipe it off with a curry comb." A young man in Indiana county, while out hunting the other day, fired into the bushes and brought down his mother-in-law, who was seeking a stray chicken. That was making game of the old lady. A Boston paper tells how two very fashionable wedding receptions occurred there recently at the same time, in neigh boring houses, and how many of the gnosis got into the wrong hou;e and were presented to the wrong "happy pair." A few days ago a yonng man died at a boarding house on Common street. New Orleans. Two of his friends went to the house to attend to the body. What wa3 their astonishment when they were con fronted by the landlady, who told them that they would not be permitted to touch the body unless 100 were paid. They inquired for what service the mon ey was demanded and were informed that tltc deceased owed 18 for board, and thnt the balance was required for ''damages done to my boarding house." The Western Reserve (Ohio) Chronicle says : We were shown a few days since, a letter in the handwriting of Rev. John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. This letter is not a copy or lithographed imitation, but the original. It is dated February 13th .1773, haviug been penned nearly 100 years ago. The chiroghaphy is smooth and uniform, although bearing: evidence of having been written some what bun ii dly. The letter came from England, nnd is now the property of Mrs. Dr. Gray, at present on a visit to this place. The aurora borealis was recently visi ble in England and excited great aston ishment. A traveller who happened to be in Leicestershire at the time found the inhabitants of a certain village gazing in tently at the pheomenon One of these observers said "There is France for yon" The traveller was rather taken aback, but found, upon inquiry, that the villa gers all believed the red light in the Eky to be the reflection of Paris on fire. One of the villagers taid "Gad, bow it burns," and another exclaimed, "They're getting thunder now." The Tionesta lirjullican ssys : "We believe we have in this section the champ ion old couple of the State, if not of the United States. Mr, and Jits. Allio, liv ing about nine miles southeast of this place, are aged respectively 106 and 104 years. Each is the other.s first compan ion. They are natives of France. Have two sons, and one daughter living. The oldest, a son, is living on the farm with his parents. Oar informant, Wm. Thom as, Esq ,eays they have lived where they are now, to his certain knowledge, for thirty-five years. Both are hale and hearty, and bid fair to be the 'oldest con pie ' for several years to come. If any body knows of an older conple thau this we would like to hear from them. ' On Saturday evening, at Selma. Ala- ; bama, a quarrel, which had been pending all day between Jack Baxter, white, and Alf Granger, negro, both brick masons, culminated in the latter being shot and killed. Baxter surrendered himself t Marshal Waide, from whom he was U ken by a mob of negroes, stripped, beat en, and dragged through the streets, anJ left for dead. Through the influence o Gen. Pettus and others the whites gather ed and armed on hearing the affair, bo. were restrained from attacking the n groes. A strong posse under Gen. Pettu;. was summoned by the sheriff, by who's the body of Baxtor was taken from the negroes and the mob dispersed withou-. any further violence. The city wt quiet that night. 4 - ' i i- ill'? H it tt s m V . I : t. 1 t , 9 i y ! 1 1 I I ; I. 1 f ic-
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