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Wednesday, Jan. 8, 1862.
THE SURRENDER OF MASON AND
SLIDELL.
It will be seen, by reference to our news
coition., that the Government has surren
derail 64 Rebel Ministers to the British
autimities. The letter of Secretary Sew-
ARM al the subject is too lengthy for -our
column. but is an able, temperate and
dignified document. The wise course of
the President and his advisers in this mat
ter will, of course, prevent a collision with
England, which at this time would prove
a moat deplorable calamity.
OUR 00IIRSE AND POSITION.
The Editors of this paper have always
cultivated friendly and amicable relations
with all men, without regard to difference
of political opinion or party associations.
Their honest aim in private life and as
public journalists has been to Bay a
write nothing concerning their oppone►
or their party policy ificoneietent with ti
truth or with the courtesy which ought
prevail and does prevail amonggendemen
How well we have succeeded in maintain
ing li dignified and respectful tone towards
those who differed with us in political con
victions and affiliations, we leave our read
ers to determin e . Notwithstanding our
studied efforts in this direction, however,
we have been repeatedly assailed by a few
bitter and illiberal opponents in a totally
irresponsible and venal press, evidently with
We view and hope of prorokigg a personal
controversy and thus diverting public at
tention from the dangerous issues raised by
Abolition politicians, and from the schemes
they were hatching for the hopeless dis
memberment of the country. But we have
not allowed ourselves to be cheated, in any
such way, out of the decided expression
our honest opinions, nor are we to be hood
winked in any such style in the future.—
Personal controversies are always distaste
ful to the reading public, and have little
interest to any bat the few who are indis
creet enough to engage in them. Soft epi
thet. and hard arguments are the weapons
of men of sense, and are what an intelli
gleat.fend a refined public taste imperiously
diemasuOtrut oF these we have not meant to
s sparing. Harsh expressions and vulgar
ayed ill-natured personalities only betray the
,wavity and malice and mendacity of those
jiwbo employ them, and prove to what des
to shifts a little of the logic of commoi
may drive a hot-headed opponent.—
The :Geo . rt of the vanquished is almost
variably the dialect of the blackguard.
Conscious mental weakness and cor
ignorance, in some instances, lead men in
stinctively to billingsgate and villification
when they approach questions unsuited to
their calibre and attainments; and this,
we regret to say, is the case with many
Republican scribblers in this locality.—
Others, again, have bad hearts, live on their
hates, make daily meals on "good men's
naanete," and would rather censure and tra
duce than praise or be just to their fellows.
For our part, we have no desire to cultivate
the acquaintance of men or politicians be
longing to either of the classes we have
named. Collusion with them, or contro
versy, might lead us into their habits, and
we have no desire to fall into any such dis
graceful ways of propping up our party or
promulgating our opinions.
As public journalists and American citi
zens we have responsible and important
ditties to discharge, and those who know
us need not be told we will not shrink
front them. We claim to love this country
and her Constituft6n and Union as well as
any man that breathes, and in our present
position, and elsewhere when necessary, we
are ready to make any sacrifice and to en
*canter any peril to preserve and perpetu
.ote them. Let others do as they may, wa
.shall fearlessly utter our convictions, and
cordially support, as heretofore,. the policy
which we believe will soonest and with
most certainty restore the country to its
old-time harmony and prosperity. To vio
late the Constitution flagrantly and out
rageously, as Abolition fanatics propose, is
sorry way to preserve it or to commend
it to others, and we shall consequently op
pose all infractions of that sacred instru
ment. In thus following the path pointed
out by a high sense of patriotic duty in
this, as in every emergency which may
-arise, we expect to be sustained by an in
..telligent and generous people, and we
LOW ws. WILL Bs. Their interests and
hap pees and liberties, like our own, are
only secure while their servants obey their
soleme obligations to support and defend
the Fideral Constitution, the "Magna
Charta" of American freedom. The PEOPLC
will know what estimate to put upon the
eamrrilous attacks and wicked fabrications
;o "oar enemies, and will look beyond them
to the high motive of public duty which
they know impels ns to our every utterance.
`they have long since consigned the poor
~oral and political bank-apt, thitt assail us
to the obscurity and infamy they have ao rich
-17-deserved, and will receive this article as
our only and last apology fpe declining any
newspaper war with men who gi) , **o ROD"
rimudy destitute of oltareekr, peliseipis or de
, sovigood Mai but Haw n
in tits . dark. An *neon**.
would only AVllfe u0,..04 we ask „se _Other
boon than to be spared the odor of in
famy as 'clings to their names and reputa
tions. Without the manly courage to
publish their reflections on ourselves and
on Democrats generally, over their own
signatures, they devolve the responsibility
of their libels on their imbecile and innocent
tools.
John Wesley, the great and good found
er of Methodism, "once said with as much
truth as terseness, that if a man hate you
on account of your politics, he hates you
worse than the deal." And we are sorry to
see the truth of the remark so strikingly
illustrated by a few of our political oppo
nents.
We cannot close this article without
saying that the masses of our Republican
opponents in town and country have treat
ed us with the kindness and bearing of
gentlemen and friends. They are the very
life and soul of their party, and would do
honor to any organization. They are en
"tled to our respect, and they have it.
h estimable character is always a pub
lic loss, but especially when he falls in the
ranks of his country's defenders, either by
the steel of the foe or the hand of disease.
To the bereaved parents and friends of the
deceased we tender our sincere condolences
on the painful sacrifice they, in common
with tSousands of others, have been called
to offer on the altar of their country,—a
country worthy of the lives (if need be)
and the hearty devotion of all her gallant
RE-APPOINTED.
WILLIAM A. PORTER, Esq., of this place,
has been re-appointed Deputy Grand Mas
ter of the Masonic District of Greene,
Washington, Fayette and Somerset. Mr.
PORTER has filled this position with distin
guished acceptability for several years,
and deserved the compliment of a re-ap
pointment as well for his conspicuous de
votion to the interests of the fraternity as
on account of his accurate knowledge of
traditional Masonry. Few District Mas
ters have rendered more universal satis
faction, or have contributed more to syste
matizing the business of the office, and
enforcing the laws and regulations of the
order.
CARRIER'S ADDRESS.
Our Carrier's Address, this year, pos
sesses more than ordinary poetic merit,
and breathes a spirit of patriotic devotion
to the Union and to Constitutional liberty
worthy of the commendation and emula
tion of men of all shades and varieties of
political opinion. The Address is the pro
duction of DANIEL C. Jonas, Esq., of St.
Clairsvi]le, Ohio.
WAYNESBURG.LODGE.
The following gentlemen, elected officers
of Waynesburg Lodge, No, 153, A. Y. M.,
for the coming year, were installed on the
27th ultimo by W. A. PORTER, Esq., Dis
trict Deputy Grand Master :
A. G. CROSS, W. M.
NATHANIEL CLARK, S. W.
ROBERT MORRIS, J. W.
JlTs.rus F. TEMPLE, Sec'y.
HENRY ZINMERS, Treasurer.
OAPT. DAVID BRADEN.
. We are gratified to learn that our young
friend Capt. DAVID NUDES, of Indianopo
lis, Ind., has been appointed Aid-de-camp
to Gen. DUMONT. The Ca,Aain is a gallant
and excellent fellow, and in case of a
fight, will be found "there or thereabouts."
The last Indianopolis Journal contains the
following:
" David Braden, who has been appoint
ed Aid de camp to Gee. Dumont, who is
now at Bardstown, Kentucky, was present
ed, on Saturday evening, with a splendid
sword, sash, and belt by a number of his
friends. The occasion was made very
pleasant by the "accidental" assembling of
ixane ladies and gentlemen at Captain Bra..
den's house, who had a "good time" in
view. Presentation and reception speech
es; were made, refreshments paseedecomd,
*ad Mirth sad OM enjoyed far
°AS' •11,1040. P. expects to i 1 41.00
• organ to join his brigsiarksim.,
STIAN, hay-
ars a zealous and
T of the Methodist Episco
The death of a young man of
UaxOntoams oil new Taiiis
—We shall be perfectly well satisfied if
each of our paws will fork roar the little
amount due us **subscription, jobbing or
advertising. This is not asking much—
will not each of our patrons send us this
Christmas or New Year's present ?-3Ter
ristown Democrat.
sor Will not our friends remember us
in the same kind way P
At his residence in India a, Dec. 4th,
1861, Maj. JoaN Otnsatrz. aged 72 years.
The deceased was raised in Fayette co.,
Pa., and served with distinction as a Lieu
tenant in Capt. Lywn's company through
out the war of 1812. After his return from
the Army he was elected Major of the Mi
litia. In the fall of 1816 he moved from
here to Richland county, Ohio, where he
opened and improved a fine farm, on which
he laid out the town of Ashland. From
there he moved to Indiana, where he was
very successful in business affairs and accu
mulated considerable wealth. Two of his
sons went through the Mexican war and
returned home, one as a Captain the other
as a Lieutenant.
soir We clip the foregoing from the
Uniontown "Genius." The deceased was
a relative of the Senior Editor of the Mes
senger, and we may be pardoned for say
1g was one of the most agreeable and
mpanionable men we ever met.
)"'The HOWARD ASSOCIATION, of Phila-
Aphis, established on a charitable basis
or the relief of the victims of virulent
iseases, extends its operations over the
hole Union, and every where enjoys a
igh reputation as an humble and useful
nstitution. We call attention to the an
luncement of the Directors with much
mfidence in their integrity, and in the
iedical skill of the Surgeons employed in
keir Dispensary.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The enormous
,expenses of the war
as shown by the report of the sec
retary of the treasury (Salmon P.
Chase,) must awaken profound at
tention throughout the country. It
is said by the Secretary that by the
Ist of July 1862, the public debt will
be $517,322,802, and if the war be
continued until the Ist of July 1863,
it will amount to $900,000,000. In
the face of these figures—in the face
dfthe prostration of all kinds of bu
siness—in the face of the inability
of almost one half of the people to
meet their ordinary taxes—in the
face of these facts, the Abolitionists
in Congress would shape the legisla
tion of the nation so as to drive eve
ry southern man into the ranks of
the rebellion, and thus indefinitely
prolong the war.
from etatridspnlititts.
, and
MESSRS. JONES & JENNINGS : GENTLEMEN,
— I have been very much gratified,—and
all with whom I have conversed have been
equally so,—with the manly course adopt
ed by you as Editors of the "Messenger."
You have consistently and persistently de- ,
clared in favor of the Constitution and the
Laws, and have given due credit to all
public functionaries, without regard to
party opinions, when they stood by and for
the Constitution and the Laws, and for the
punishment, in the way pointed out by the
law, of all rebels and disunionists, wheth
er of the North or the South. You have
won much credit for yoursellies and your
paper by fearlessly advocating the freedom
of the press—the freedom of speech—the
inviolability of the personal liberty of the
citizen until taken away by due course of
law. And you have again and again pro
ven
the utter futility of the tyrant's argu- '
ment, the necessity of violating either the
Constitution or the laws to put down the
present rebellion, and have also shown
that all who would or have pursued such a
course are tyrants and rebels and disunion
ists. And the Democratic party trust you
will continue the honorable course you
have thus far pursued, notwithstanding
the stubborn endeavors of the "Greene
County Republican" to drag you into a
personal controversy with some one, no
man can exactly tell who. It is true that
the name of L. K. Evans still stands at .
the head of the paper as Editor, but it is
well known that Mr. Evans is in the Army
about Washington city in some capacity,
and that he neither writes the editorials
nor inspects the communications that ap
pear in that paper. Now, although to one
not acquainted with the facts; Mr. Evans ,
would be deemed as the author and appro
ver of all that appears in that paper, and
without knowing whether he aloes so ap
prove it or not, I will say this for Mr. Evans,
that when he was here he was looked up
on as a very clever fellow, and has many
very respectable relatives in the *astern
portion of the county ; and as a friend—
not political, but personal—we feel at liber
ty to say this much to Mr. Evans, that in
justice to himself and his relatives he
ought to withdraw his name from that pa
per as the editor. The character of a
great many of the communications and of
some of the editorials is such that neither
Mr. Evans nor his relatives upon rake
!
tion, I am satisfied would be willing to ad
mit them as a transcript of their own
minds or hearts. And you, Messrs. Edit
' ors, have acted wisely in not holding Mr.
Evans personally responsible for the vari
ous scurrillous articles of the "Greene
County Republican." But there may be a
point when it would become necessary.—
All who know Joseph Cook—and who don't?
—would regard you as having committed
one of the most serious errors of a whole
lifetime to attempt to notice or reply to
what he might say or write, if he is to be
consideredets the Editor. And if any of
the other individuals who are supposed to
control the matter of the paper will put up
their names as Editors, their epeeist eon
4tition, fi such, would, wale auk., case at
00Ce.
,cttni or Y 944 Bor4"Alia,
DIED,
For the Mes.senger
!r the Ilkeseere.
XILO, Witrrzzi. Co., VA. }
December 3190861.
EDITORS hissamont— Gents :—Tbe great
est excitement known her; since the
adj ustment of the English War question, is
caused by the prevalence of the small pox
in our vicinity. There are several deaths
reported along the Greene County line, and
it is now current that there is a case in
Parkinson's company, located here in our
midst. If this be really that dreadful dis
order, it will have a wide spread over the
whole country ; but 1 trust it may be a
mistake.
The amicable disposition of the Trent
affair will probably cause the country to
breathe "deeper and freer," enabling as it
does the Administration to husband its
whole resources to quell rebellion. It is
too soon to know what the verdict of
the country will be as to the surrender of
Mason and Slidell, but it is very probable
that the President will be sustained—as he
certainly should be. However desirable
the seizure of these persons might be, or
however mortifying to our feelings or
national pride their surrender, such con
sideratiqns should not weigh one feather
against right or consistency. Their seiz
ure was against the broad ground we have
hitherto held, as it is well known that we
preferred a war with England in 1812,
rather than surrender our principles, and
it would be grossly inconsistent to get our
selves into a Foreign war on the reverse of
the question now. No one should blame
the President for taking the earliest op
portunity to set himself and the country
right, by making the "amende honorable"
as soon as possible. England has taken a
position in regard to this country, howev
er, that will not soon be forgotten, and af
ter we get our home troubles settled she
will have to carry herself tolerably straight
and trim, or Brother ,Jonathan will have
to again teach her that "Brittania does"
not "rule the wave."
There is one thing, bye the bye, in this
case that will strike the mind very forci
bly. Had the Administration been one
half as prompt in averting a civil, as it
was a Foreign war, the country would not
have been subjected to a war at all!
Had they been one half as ready to make
excuses for the rash acts of the people of
the South,—one-half as willing to drop a
plank or two out of the. Chicago platform,
or to sacrifice their peculiar views on the
altar of National welfare, .instead of hor
rid war, ruin, carnage and destruction, the
country would now be smiling in peace and
plenty such as has but seldom been our
lot, even in this hitherto favored land. I
believe if the President had been left to
his own instincts, this would have been
the case ; but he was, for some time, under
the control of a power that looked on the
success of party as greater than that of the
country. He has broken that bond, and I
sincerely believe, has only the good pf the
country at heart, and act from his own
honest impulses. If he adheres to this
policy, the country will soon crush this
outrageous rebellion.
I am sorry to record the death, on the
26th instant, of Corporal JOSIAH T. CUN
NINGHAM, son of Edward Cunningham, of
this place. He was a member of the Com
pany of Capt. J. H. Showalter, Company
A, Sixth Regiment of Virginia Volunteers.
The Company was stationed at Grafton,
when from exposure, incident to camp-life
he was attacked by the Typhoid Fever.—
Ile visited home on furlough, to try and
restore his health, but death seized him a
very few days after lie reached here. An
other valuable life sacrificed by this wretch
ed rebellion.
The weather has been extraordinarily
fine for the season. We have rejoiced all
this month in balmy days and the singing
of birds, like spring. Fear it will have
to be paid for in the spring.
MASON. SLIDELL, EUSTIS AND MAC
FARLAND are surrendered to Great
Britain, but we are comforted by the
opinion of the National Intelligencer
that the long-vexed question of the
right of search (as we ourselves pro
posed, some days since,) is settled with
their surrender. If this be so—if
Great Britain means to keep the set
tlement in good faith, when it does not
suit her interests as well as when it
does—the surrender need cause little
regret. They are, as individuals, of
no more consequence than a thousand
others of their rebel associates, and
can do us no harm which could not he
done as well by other instrumentali
ties.
DEATH OF JUDGE McCLURE.—We
regret to learn of the death of lion.
Win. B. McClure, President Judge of
the Court of Common Pleas and Quar
ter Sessions of Allegheny County,
which took place Friday last. Judge
McClure had served one full term,
and, at the last fall election, had been
chosen for a second term without op
position. He discharged the duties
of his official position without "fear,
favor or affection," and throughout
his whole career maintained the char
acter of an honest and incorruptible
magistrate. The loss of such a man
from such a place is a public calamity.
Washington Tribune.
Ba,rritlt,
On Dec. 25th, 1861, at the residence of
the bride's father, by Rev. H. 0. Rosbor
ough, Mr. ABRAHAM Haut, of Taylorstown
Washington Co., Pa., to Miss CYNTHIA M.
WRIGHT of Springhill township, Fayette
Co., Pa.
On the same day, by the same, at the
residence of the bride's father, Mr. JAMES
SHEAR, of Dunkard Township, Greene co.,
Pa., to Miss BARBARA ANN CRAB', of Spring
hill tp. Fayette co., Pa.
ftitll,
Near Littleton, Wetzel co., Va., on bee.
26th, 1861, JOSIAH T. Commoner, eon of
Edward and Margaret Cunningham, aged
22 years, and U aboatka, lacking 1 day.
On the; 12th of December, 1861, ELNA
M. McVsy, wife of George McVay, of
t Allapper*.toweeleilk, thecae eaunty, Pa.,
' years' 7- mend* trod 3
_thus.
General McCall, General Ord, Lieu
tenant Colonel Kane, and Captain
Easton, have all handed in official
reports of the late battle. We are
glad to see that great credit is given
our gallant Ninth, (whose mancever
ing and firing were so admirable that
they were mistaken by the enemy
for regulars,) and also Col. Jackson,
and Captains Galway and Dick.—
McCall regrets that the list of wound
ed is greater . than first reported, and
puts down our loss at seven killed,
sixty-one wounded, including one
lieutenant and four captains, and
three missing. The enemy's loss he
puts down, at the lowest estimate, as
ninety left dead on the field.
Price in Possession of Springfield.
OTTERVILLE, MO., Dec. 31.—One
of our men captured by the rebels
near Clinton, and carried to Spring
field, has just returned, having left
that place on Christmas. He says
that Price, with 8000 men, had taken
all the houses in Springfield for his
troops turning women and children
into the streets. He had unloaded
his wagons and was making prepar
ations fora long stay. The people
of Arkansas refused to allow Price
to enter that State with' any other
troops than those r egularly enlisted
in the Confederate service, and he
had only 1500 men enrolled in that
service: The country North of
Springfield was full of men returning
from Price's army who said that if
they were permitted to return home
and take the oath of allegiance,
Price would be left with only his reg
ular Confederate troops. .•
Since Gen. Pope's rapid operations
last week, there is perfect quiet in
all the region between the Missouri
and Osage rivers. Not a rumor of
rebel camps or squads has been heard
of.
BIGAMY EXTRAORDINARY.-A young man
named Levi Irvine, of Bloomsburg, Pa.,
being enamored of two young ladies, mar
ried them both on last Saturday evening.
The girls, of course, were ignorant that
the were marrying the same man at al
most the same time, and were greatly dis
tressed when the fact was discovered.—
Two days afterwards, the bridegroom was
in the county jail for taking more wives
that the law allows.
Dr. WHITTLESEY'S next profession
al visit to Waynesburg, will be made
on Monday and Tuesday, 13th and
14th days of January. Official
Booms at the Greene House, with
remedies entirely new. Dr. WHIT
TLESEY cures the following com
plaints, viz : Diseases of the Throat,
Lungs, Heart, Liver, Stomach, Drop
sy—also, all diseases of the Blood,
such as Scrofula, Erysipilas, Cancer,
Fever Sores, Nervous Derangements,
and ail other complicated Chronic
Complaints. 411 forms of Female
Weakness and Difficulties attended
to with unparalleled success,
Dental. --Dr. S. S. P
_ ATTON, Mai n
street, Waynesburg, Pa., attends to all
branches of the Dental profession, unless
advertised, in this paper, for other points.
DV virtue and in pursuer re of the directions contain
ed") in the last will and testament of Barnet 0. Neei,
late of Cumberland township. dec'd, and an order and
decree of the Orphans' Court of Greene county, there
will be exposed to public sate, on the premises, on
Thursday, February 6th, 1662,
a tract of land situate in Cumberland township afore
said, adjoining lands of John S. Flenniken, John
Crago, heirs of Thomas Addison, dec'd, heirs of Wm.
Cloud, dec'd, and others, containing
246 ACRES,
more or less, about 160 acres of which are cleared, and
has thereon erected a brick house two stories high, a
frame ham, two tenant houses, &c. Said land is well
watered and well timbered, and abounds in good stone
coal, limestone, &c. This property is very desiraole
nn account of its lot elicit), being within one mile of the
Monongahela river, and well adapted to either farming
or grazing purposes. It will be sold in one or two par
cels, tO suit purchasers. Terms made known on day
of sals. JAMES NEEL,
ALIPF NEEL,
Jan. 8-3 w. • Executors of Barnet O. Neel, dec'd.
J. IV. H
Administrator's Notice
T ETTERS of Administration having been granted
I_4 to the undersigned upon the estate of GRAFTON
&RIDLEY, tate of Jackson township, dec'tf, notice is
hereby given to all persons indebted to said estate, to
make immediate payment, and those having claims
against the saute will present them, properly authenti
cated, for settlement. GEO. SELLERS,
January 8, 1862. Administrator.
Proposals for Beef Cattle.
CIEALED proposals are invited till the 10th day of
CI January, 1662, at 12 o'clock, m., tor supplying the
Government with BEEF CATTLE. The Cattle to be
delivered at Harrisburgb, Chanibersburg, or York, Pa.,
as soon as after the 15th day of March, 1662, as the
Goveniment may direct. The Government will re
ceive under this contract 4,000 head, and reserve the
right to call for any additional number tip to 10,000.
Each lot of Cattle delivered shall average at least
1,300 pounds gross weight; and no animal will be re
ceived which weighs less than 1,000 pounds gross
weight.
The Government reserves the right to pay in Treasu
ry notes, and to reject any bid for any cause. No bid
will be entertained unless the bidder is present to re
spond.
The bide must be directed to Major A. BECK WITIf,
C. 8., U. S. A., Washington, D, C., and endorsed
"Proposals for Beef."
1, A. 8., do hereby propose to deliver to the Govern
ment rood Beef Cattle on the hoof for per hundred
pounds gross weight. The Cattle to be delivered at
according to the terms of the enclosed advertise
ment. The Cattle to be weighed on the scales and the
weight so determined to be the purchase weight. I
hereby agree to give a good and sufficient bond for the
fulfilment of the contract, and to receive Treasury
notes of other Government funds in payment for the
Cattle. jab
OFFICIAL NOTlCE.—Quewrsamerrea GENSRAMS
OFFICE, WASHINGTON CITY, llec. 5, lfAl.
The following Resolution was adopted by the House
of Representatives of the United States, viz:
" Resolved, That the Secretary of War be requested
to furnish to this House copies of all contracts made by
the Quartermaster's Department for feeding disabled
horses during the winter, to state the terms of these
contract:, the names of the contractors, the number of
horses given out, and whether those contracts were
made upon public notice."
All officers and agents of the Quartermaster's De
partment are instructed to send to the Quartermaster
General, immediately upon seeing this notice, copies
of all contracts, and all information embraced withih
the terms of the Resolntion. MEIGS,
lot Quartermaster General.
OFFICE ASSISTANT Q. M. U. S. A.,
Fort Monroe, Va., Dec. 24, 1661
pdtelpallidTroSpoMeßwill
received rvTl E at G oTc E e S u *
td 12 o'clock at noon, on the 10th day of January next,
i for furnishing two Steam Fire Engines for this post,
Each to have an 8,9 or 10 inch Cary's Rotary Pump,
or other pump of equal capacity, with suction hose
(length and diameter to be named) and, sufficient num
ber of discharge pipes; also tender for fuel and hose
reel to aecontanniate 500 feet et hose, of usual size.
Proposals will also state price per foot for auction hose
of seine sine as that with engine, from 50 to 75 feet ad
ditional being requited with each, with all necessary
connections.; also for 590 feet of India rubber delivery
hose efthe requisite strength with hi in connections.
Bidders wilt state in detail the capacity of each 8,9 Or
10 inch pump, for drawing and discharging water un
der differeat lengths of suction Ind Xtwharge, hose ;
lime reqiiired to get up a sufficient heed of steam for
effective work, and such other information as will ena
ble this department to decide upon the bids. Separate
proposals will be received for the one .thosenit4ket of
India rubber delivery bow, if desired. Price in each
cose I t o boriode ikelieerg at thin post is Mined cons
pfeie working order. Bidder' *twin also state sites
~ i polkonin omelet, skein peoposale. -
1 / 2 (Signed ) GRIER TAT:MADGE A. Q. ffi.
ThiikOleatiksiserri
TO INVALIDS.
Executors' Sale.
FORM OF BID
NitAirt *Oda..
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T TTIOS etetaseentity toning lowa panted e
i I_4 undersigned this day, upon the estate of Isaac ,
Shrive:, hue of.Wlntedytownshill, deed, notice k here-
by given to all persons indebted to end mate tar mate I
immediate payment, and those having claims against
the same to present them, properly auUtenticated, for
settlement. JACOB COLE,
January 8, 1862. Executor.
DR. A. G. MOSS
wMILD very respectfully tender his services as a
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, to the people of
Waynesburg and vicinity. De hopes by a due appre
ciation of human life and health, and strict attention to
business, to merit a. share of public patronage.
Waynesburg. January 8, 1862.
DR. W. P. lISIDLDII.
Physician's Office in the old Roberts , Building, oppo
site Day's Book store.
Waynesburg, Jan. 1, 1861.
MO IMIIMMMIMMISMISOMMOMMEMMISOMMMEM
Administrator's Sale.
BY virtue of an Order of the Orphans' Court of
Greene County, the undersigned. Administrators
ofohs estate of TkIOMAS LUCAS, dec'd, will expose
to sate by public auction. on the premises, on
Tuesday, the 11th day of February, 1863.
a tract of land, situate in Cumberland township, ad
joining lands of i eery Sharpnack, firiah Rinehart,
other lands of deceased, and others, containing
128 AL 33 EA ,
more or less, which has erected thereon a two story
dwelling house, log barn and other outbuildings, has
an apple orchard, is well watered and timbered, and
well adapted to agriceltnral purposes.
ALSO,
On the same day, on the prs,,ises, a tract of land ad
joining that aiwye-mentioned. Remy Sharpnack, Uriah
Rinehart, and others, containing
132 ACRES.
more or less, and has a frame house and stable erected
thereon, and is well watered and timbered.
ALSO,
On Wednesday, 12th of February, 1862,
On the premises, a tract of land adjoining the borough
of Carmichael!, Henry Jamison, James C. Neel and
James Hufty, oontaining
87 ACRES,
more or less, which has elected thereon a commodious
brick dwelling house, large frame barn, corncrib, wa
gon house, and other cco,celli , A.l nut buildings This
property is a portion 01 the home tarn - . 01 the deceased,
is in a tine state of cultivation and repair, is well suited
for either homing or glazing, and is, altogether, one of
the most desirasle farina in the county.
ALSO,
On the same day, on the premises, a tract of land, ad
joining that last mentioned, containing
67 ACRES,
more or less, and has erected thereon a frame house,
log stahle, &c. This tract is also a part of the home
farm, and is well timbered and admirably adapted to
cultivation or grazing.
ALSO,
On the same day, on tile premises, two desirable town
lots in the borough of Carmirhaels.
ALSO,
On Thursday, the 13th of February, 1862,
On the premises, a tract of land situate en Little White
ley Creek, partly in Cumberland and partly in Monon
gahela townships, adjoining lands of Daniel Stephen
son, Levi Mundle, Thomas Lucas, Jatues Irvin and
others, containing
9 2 ACRES,
more or less, and has erected thereon a frame house
and large log barn, is well watered and timbered, and
is undermined by good coal, easily accessible. A con—
siderable portion of this parcel is excellent bottom land.
ALSO,•
On the Same day, on the premises, a tot of gfound, ad
joining lands 0; Levi Mundle, Matthias Hartley and
others, containing about
SIX ACRES,
which is under fence, and and ermined by good coat.
The property mentioned above Will be sold upon
the following
NI Mt ME YES
One-third of the purchase money to be paid iipcn the
confirmation of the rale, and the remainder in two
equal annual payment+ thereafter, with interest from
the date of confirmation of sale.
• THOMAS LUCAS,
CHARLES A. LUCAS,
Jan. 8-4 t Administrators of Thos. Lucas, dec'd.
la' Genius of Liberty publish four times and charge
this office.
Orphans' Court Sale.
BY virtue of an Order of the Orphans' Court of
Greene County, there will be offered at public out
cry, on the premises, on
Saturday, the 15th day of March next,
the following described real estate, late the property
or EDEN ROSE, dec'd, to-wit:
A LOT OF GROUND,
situate in Clarksville, Greene county, on the South
east corner of tt, e Public Square of said village, on
which are erected a two story frame dwelling house,
frame kitchen, frame stable, smoke house, &c.
Terms of Sale.
One - half of the purchase money to he paid at the
coithruigtion of the sole. and the remaining half in one
year [hetet/out, with intekest from said confirmation.
MORRIS ROSE,
WM. 11. ROSE,
Executors.
January 8, 1882
SHERIFF'S SALES.
By virtue of sundry writs of Venditioni Exponas
issued by the Court of Common Pleas of Greene coml..
ty, and to me directed, I will expose to public sale at
the Court House, in Waynesburg, on Saturday, the Ist
day cf February next, at one o'clock, P. at., the follow
ing described real estate, to-wit :
All the right, title, interest and claim of the defend
ant of, in and to a tract of land situate partly in Wash
ington county and partly in Greene county, containing
one hundred and thirty-seven acres, more or less, about
one hundred acres of which are cleared, adjoining in
Washington county lands of Hiram Swart and Robert
Bristor, and in Greene county lands of Samuel Braden,
and others, and has erected thereon one frame barn on
the lands in Greene county, and one frame dwelling
house on the lands in Washington county, and a frame
stable and an apple orchard.
Seized and taken in execution as the property of
Abner Bane :it the suit of Cephss Lindley.
ALSO,
All the right, title, interest and claim of the defendant
of, in and to a tract of land situate in Centre township,
Greene county, Pa., adjoining lands of Edmund Smith,
Lewis Lewis. Daniel Jacobs, Samuel Roberts and oth
ers, containing two hundred and seventy-free acres,
more or less, about one hundred and eighty acres of
which are cleared, and erected thereon one hewed log
house, log stable, frame shop, tan house and twe lye or
fifteen tan vans; also, an apple orchard and a spring of
water.
Seized and taken in execution as the property of
Washington Pipes at the suit of Witliana Cottetell.
A LSO,
All the right, title, interest and claim of the de
fendant of, in and to a tract of land situate in Dunbard
township, Greene county, Pa., adjoining lands of
Bowen Ross. Levi Titus, Robert Maple and others
containing ninety-six acres, more or less, about seven,
ty acres of which is cleared, and bas erected thereon
one large Brick Dwelling House, two frame dwelling
houses, frame barn and stable, one frame grist mill,
one frame carding-house, one frame loom-shop, one
stone fulling-house, one !tone ale-house, one frame
saw-mill, one flame still-house, one frame wagon
shed, and ether out buildings, and an apple orchard
and other fruit trees, and three wells of water, &c.
Seized and taken in execution as the property of
Johnson Bailey at the suit of Alfred Myers, for use of
J. T. Bailer.
ALSO,
All the right, title, interest and claim of the defend
ant of, in and to a tract of laid situate in Springhill
township, Greene county, adjoining lands of John
Martin, Samuel Riggs and others, containing one hun
dred acres, more or less, about twenty-lice acres of
which arencleared, and under good fence.
Seized and taken in execution as the property of
George Grant, at the suit of Samuel P. Bayard, James
Meek and James Wood.
THOMAS LUCAS, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Waynesburg, January 1, 1862.
SHERIFFS SALE.
BY virtue of a writ of Furi Facing, opened out of
the Court of Common Pleas of Greene county,
and to me directed, I will sell on the premises, on
Thursday, January 16th, 1861, the follow
ing described real estate, to-wit: A Tract of Land, sit
uate in Richhill township; ai.joining lands of Samuel
Vanatta, Charles Band, the State Road, &r., contain
ing Fifty-Three Acres, about Twenty-Five of which
are cleared, and on which are erected TWO CABIN
HOUSES, some FRUIT TREES, &c.
Taken in execution as the property of F. J. L. New
burn, at the suit of Samuel . Vannatta,Esq
Dec.,
25 1861-3 t
THOMAS LUCAS, Sheriff.
LAST NOTICE
fiIHE subscriber has left all his Books and accounts
J_ in the hands of R. W. JONES, at the Messenger
Office, for settlement and collection, where they will
remain until the First o" February nest. (1862.) All
accounts unsettled at that time will be left in the hands
of an officer for immediate collection. This is short
notice, but the accounts are of long standing, and
MUST BE CLOSED. Call early, if you want to save
costs. W. T. B. YAULEV.
Der. 25, 1861
ADM INISRTRATO'S NOTICE.
T EWERS of Administration, De Bemis Non, upon
L
the Estate of EPHRAIM WILLIAMS, late of Perry
Township, deceased, having been granted to the un
dersigned, notice is hereby given to alt persons know
ing themselves indebted to said Estate, are requeswd
to come forward and make immediate payment, and
all thopg having claims against the saute, will pretent
thou; duly authenticated for settlement.
CHARLES WILLIAMS,
January 1, 1861. Administrator, D. B. N.
Executors' Notice
LEWERS testamentary having been granted to the
undersigned upon the estate of William Arm
strong, late of Cumberland township, dm'd. all Persons
indebted to said estate are required to snake immediate
payment, and all hating cluieme-suediet hid estate are
required to present-them Liftmen' y - swthentiellted for
settlement. RUSSELL ARMSTRONG, •
ALFRED ARMSTRONG,
Jan. I, Mt Szeeutors, euerbettemd townetap.
I GROWS", .
In thelintlinnt
Krocier Ac CO. for bexieft of
L so r &e.. 1144 LIU
T. . Webb, lank bieoniene No. IMe
Term, 1841:
aroAnd now to=wit: 19, 1861. Aeolian"
f Wm. T. E. Webb, . as MOM
ndnned shouhsty * hatttnat of Ave bitr
and thirty-nine dollars and eleven cents, $6119
accountant's hands. and Samuel Montgomery, •
appointed auditor to detribute balance in amounting;
hands.
• By the Court, • 4
E. A. WORLEY, Prothonotary.
I will attend to the duties of the above appointment
at the °Mee of Buchanan & Lindsey, in nVayneegines
on the pest Saturday in January, 1863.
SAMUEL MONTGOMERY, Andhra:
Jan. 1, 1861.
GREENE COUNTY, as.
Henry ligharpneck In the Court of COnteenn
vs. said County of June Term, AD,
Benjamin Altman, No. 104.
Ejectment for a lot of ground situate onlMain street.
in the borough of Carmichael., bounded by lota of 1110.
Crawford's heirs on the north, by alley. on the emit
and south, and by Main street on the west, and Pule
bered 48 in the plan of said borough.
11110 And now, to-wit : December 19th, 188 1 11 in
otion of Black Phelan, Counsel for -
m &
tilt, the Court grant a Rule upon the d
ant to appear 'rind plead, on or benne. the that ay of
next 'fern' Judgment, to bo published three thiellikin
Waynesburg Messenger, the last of which tairtBo
days before the return day thereof. By the Court,
Jan. 1, 1862. D. A. WORLEY, Prothonotary.
Poor House Notice
THE Poor House Directors of Greene County wilt
meet in Waynesburg, on the drat Monday of AO
ruary, 1862, for the purpose of appointing a Outward
and Matron for the Institution, and persons intending
to apply for the situations will please do so in writing
before that day. The salary of the Steward will in
ciwie that of the Matron, and those applying will bear
Any Ina:ion as to the duties required of
the Steward and biatron will be furnished at toy'leitr
by eUher of the Directors. JOSHUA ACKLEY,
C. A. BLACK,
AARON SHELBY.
January 1, 1862
Orphans' Court Sale.
DIY virtue of an order of the Orphans' Court of
Greene county, I will Bell on the presume* on
fURDAY, the 25th DAY OF JANUARY, ISMI, the
described real estate, late the properly of
TIIOMZS SIMONTON, dec'd, td-wit
A Tract of Laud
Situate in Morgan: +,l‘cnollip, Greene county, enjoining
lands c.f Jams. :den, heits of James Hoge, deed,
heirs of Smith A,latimon deed, and others, cisnWshig
TIIIRTY-IHI:LE ACRES, more or less, about thirty
of which are cleared, and on which me erected a hewed
log house, log kitchen, hewed log barn, and Ober
outbuildings, and having some choice fruit trees Of it.
TERMS.—One-third at the purchase money.s be
paid at the confirmation Of the sale, a third in a year,
and the remaining third in two years, with interest.
ELSA ANNE SI MONTONi
Administratrim
Jan. 1-td
Administrator's Notice.
LETTERS of Administration on the estate ofiNas
McCollough having been granted Oh -the Oxide:-
signed, notice is hereby given to ail persons hukilaita
to said estate to make immediate payment,lnd those
having claims against the same wilt present them duly
authenticated fur bettlement.
Jan. I, 1881
Executor's Notice.
LETTERS testamentary having been granted to the
undersigned upon the (state of JOhn etymon, bate
of Greene township, der.'d, all penions indebted to said
estate are required to make immediate payment, and
all persons having claims against the said estate are
required to present them properly authenticated Cot
seulement. LINDSEY CLYMER,
Jan. 1, 1861. Executor, of Greene townehipb.
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