agunfritrg tissmyr R. W. JONES, . JAW. S. JENNINGS, Editors: "A sentiment not to be appalled, corrupted or trOniprordised. It knows no baseness; it cowers to no a nger Destructive oppresses no weakness. Destructive only ofdes po tism, it is the sole conservator of lib erty, labor and property. It is the sentiment of Freedom, of equal tights, of equal obligations--the la *I of nature pervading the law of the land." WAYNESBURG, PA. Wednesday, Jan. 15, 1862. AUDITOR GENERAL. A Surveyor General and Auditor General otthe Commonwealth are to be nominated at the approaching Democratic State Con vention. As the candidate for one of these positions will be conceded to the West, we propose to the consideration of the party and the Convention, Wm. T. H. ?AWAY, Esq., of this county. In the en tire circle of our political acquaintance, we could not point out a more consistent and indefatigable and thoroughly indoctri nated Democrat than Mr. PAULEY, or one who has stronger claims on the party. As Pi public journalist, he labored for the cause with unflagging zeal and marked ability for nearly twenty years, and only relinquished his pen when his failing health admonished him that he must seek a less exciting and more invigorating em ployment. This retirement from editorial toildand vexations has not, however, re sulted in any abatement of interest in the politics of the country, or in the success of the National Democracy—the only orga nization, as he rightly believes, whose patriotism and principles are broad enough for the WLIOLE UNION', and for the success ful administration of the affairs of the Federal Government. His pen, time and means are still, as heretofore, at the service of the party, and few of its friends, in any sphere, exhibit a livelier anxiety fur the triumph of its candidates, its doctrines and policy. Beside all this, Mr. PAULEY, is admirably qualified, in every respect, for the position, and would discharge its duties with distinguished acceptability. Inasmuch as Greene county has never sought or obtained a nomination for a State office, we trust the party will con cede her a candidate on this occasion, and in the person of Hr. PAULEY. No county in the State, according to her population, gives a larger Democratic majority, or has been more reliable and unfaltering in her devotion to the principles and measures and men of the party. Let us have the nominee for the Auditor Generalship next fall, and we promise a largely increased Democratic majority. EOONOMY AND THRIFT. Few public rulers in this or in any age have had a better knowledge of the sci ence of national economics than Frederick the Great. The system of savings he in troduced and enforced in the admintstra •tion of the affairs of his Empire, while it was most thorough and rigid, and extend ed to the most trifling items of expenditure in the royal household, was not all of economy, as he understood and taught it. In his view it consisted as much in earning as in saving, and he insisted that his people should be employed, that there should be to idlers in his dominions, and that every subject who was not disabled by disease should contribute of his labor to the ma terial wealth of the nation. As a conse quence he "yearly made his country rich er," Carlyle informs us, "and this is not in money alone, (which is of very uncer tain value, and sometimes has no value at ell, and even less,) but in frugality, dili gence, punctuality, veracity—the grand fountains from which money, and all real values and valors spring for men," and corn- Munities, and nations. He inculcated his lessons of diligence in the oddest and most eccentric ways ; "would not have the very apple-woman sit 'without knitting' at their stalls" in his capitol city, "aod brandished his stick, or struck it fiercely down over the incorrigibly idler," driving them from public places with (what often proved) wholesome reproaches and male dictions. Is it any wonder that his teach ings, illustrated as they were by his own example of industry and strict economy, hould at last make Prussia "the most thrifty, hardy, rigorous, and Spartan coun try any modern King ever ruled over I" The same industry and economy, and consequent thrift, which prevailed among the subjects of the rough but vigorously sensible Frederick, is characteristic of all German nations to angreater or less degree. Even in our own country, there is no more thrifty and prosperous class than the Ger mans ; none that understands or practices more successfully the seience of personal and domestic economics, or that contributes more by its diligence to the national wealth, numbers and opportunities considered. As a nation, the American people are at present passing through a terrible ordeal, —an ordeal which will not only test their valor and endurance, but their momentary resources ; and it behooves us to look well to the sources of our wealth, which alone Can enable us to prosecute successfully the struggle before ue. The war is begun, but when it will end is known only in the coun sels of the skies. Its theatre extends over a vast scope of country, audits prosecution will require ibimense numbers of hardy and heroic men, and fabulously extrava gant amounts of money. To furnish these - sums, which are the "sinews" of every war, will require, on the part of the people, a degree of se Ipdenial, and in -and -and Aar .PeCtilesT 14 ./i Ol ./ 10 ? be 747 loathe to practice. But it must be done, es pecially if the war should be indetinately protracted, as we fear it may be. Our tax es will unavoidably be very heavy, and our interest, not less than our patriotism, will lead us to meet them promptly. To do this we must save all we can. Our per- sOnal and family expenses must be reduced to the lowest possible figure, without de nying ourselves the absolute necessaries of life and our children the education which duty, not less than affection, requires us to give them. Our real wants in this world are but few, while our imaginary or artifi.- cial ones are multitudinous. These latter must be brought within the compass of our means and .of something like reason. In their reduction lies the principal means of discharging our obligations as men and as citizens in a time of trial like the one now upon us. In our efforts to retrench, how ever, we must not neglect the philanthropic and benevolent enterprises of the day.— They appeal even more to us for support now than under ordinary circumstances, as the field of their operations and chari ties is extended rather than circumscribed by the war. In addition, to sasin,q all we can, which is as much the duty of the rich as the poor, we must earn all we can in honesty and good conscience. Let there be no drones in the social hive, no idlers on the street corners and loafers in private offices and store-rooms. Let every body find some useful, and as far as may be, remunerative employment. But whether we earn much or little, let us labor. The life-blood of the nation may lie in the sinewy arms and wil ling hands of her toiling sons and daugh ters. Let us drive the loom, plant and gather the harvests, ply diligently the im plements of mechanical craft and domes ' tic labor, and the trials and exactions of the times will be met cheerfully and promptly, THE SANCTITY OF THE CONSTITU TION. The Constitution is as sacred as the Union, and should be preserved as invio lately and completely. The attention of those who differ with us in this view is di rected to the following article on the sub ject from a cotemporary :- 1 Some of the Republican papers, claiming to be conservative, do not even yet enter into and understand the contest in which the Government is engaged.— With these, it still appears to be a war by which the Constitution is to be overthrown, if necessary, for the preservation of the Union. Without entering into the discus sion of that question, it seems to us per fectly apparent that the very idea of a Union without the Constitution is absurd. What has bound and united the people of this Government together has been the perfect and equal manner in which its pro visions have been adapted to the nature of the country and the genius of the people.-- The manner in which the States act in legitimate spheres, and the General Gov ernment over all in a limited manner, has given to the whole that unity of action necessary in national affairs, and to each Stalk that power of domestic legislation requisite from a diversity of climate- and habits of the people. A strong Federal power would find it impossible, from the mere massiveness of machinery and its complexity, to legislate upon the minutem of State affairs, while the frequently appa rently diverse interests of the States would not allow them to legislate as a confedera tion, so as to make us a united nation.— The framers of the Constitution, with a wisdom that seemed inspired, adjusted this in a manner that conithanded the admira tion of the world. It is wrong to say the nationality of the United States was an ex periment. It was an established fact. Its power and unity.had been recognized for seventy years on every sea and shore on the globe. To attempt to establish the Union upon any other basis would b. fu tile. It would crumble to pieces, if estab lished upon the right of secession, as in the Southern Confederacy. If established upon the basis of "strong government," its massiveness would be its destruction, unless the government was made a tremen dous despotism, like Rusia. Even then we have the lesson of Ancient Rome to show ~hat its days would be numbered. It would be impossible for Congress to reg ulate at Washington the internal interests of California, Oregon, Texas, and Maine, without crushing out the spirit of freedom. The true and only method is a strict adhe rence to the letter and spirit of the Consti tution. To depart from a tried, successful plan fora novel experiment is anything but statesmanship. This plan has the higher recommendation of being under stood from long use by the people of this country. The Southern people understand it, and will be willing, once the despots now ruling them are crushed, to accept it. In our opinion this course simplifies many vexed questions—especially the sla very question. It leaves it to the States, except in cases where the States and State. authorities abdicate their authority, or mil itary exigencies, necessary alike for the State and United States, demand an in terference for their ultimate preservation. This exigency is only temporary,sand will pass away with the occasion that called forth the exercise of the power. It is by a faithful adherence to the Con stitution that the Union is to be preserv ed; and the departure which radicals in the so-called Southern Confederacy, and in the North, advocate, are alike hostile to the Union. We would like to see the tone and temper of some of these rad icals changed. Loud denunciation, bit ter recrimination, and violent dema goguery, have saved no nation, and ruin ed many. We believe that a wise consid eratioh of the Constitution is as essential as armies. After this storm we look for a peaceful settlement of the question by a firm reunion, making us stronger, wiser, and better than we were before these troubles began. POPULATION OF THE REBEL STATES. According to the census- of 1860, the white population of the seceded States is as follows:. Alabama 529,164 Arkansas 324,323 Florida 78,606 Ge,.rgia 695,097 Mississippi 354,699 North Carolina ................. •-• • • •• • 661,586 Routh Carolina 301,271. Tennessee 834,863 Texas ...................... ....... •..• - • • 420,651 Virginia 1,105,196 Total If at the odds of four to one, with right and law and order on our Bide, the loyal States cannot maintain the Union and crush out the Rebellion, it will my but little for the powers of the Northern peo ple. In our opinion, it is ridiculous non sense to talk of the triumph of the South. Sooner or later, they will And *lmwsselwes tertiNT “drubbed." , • 00141180ATION, The "Public Ledger" of Philadelphia, discusses this subject with so much tem perate dignity, and eltarness, and force in the following article, that we transfer it, entire, to our columns, embodying, as it does, our own mature convictions:— "Smarting, in many cases, under the in calculable injuries inflicted upon us by this causeless and wicked rebellion, it is most natural that we should feel an eager desire to punish, as they deserve, its authors and abetters. There is the strongest motive to obtain 'indemnity for the past and secu rity for the future,' by inflicting a chas tisement which shall be memorable to all time. Two or three cities—the oirth-pla ces and hot-beds of sedition—laid in ash es, the leaders hanged and the misguided followers driven houseless and homeless to wander forth from a land which they have endeavored to ruin, seem to be the appro ate and reasonable requital of a crime the greatest perhaps that history records. All this is but the expression of manly indig nation and outraged patriotism, and we can scarcely wonder that members of Con gress should vie with each other in draft ing confiscation bills, in which ingenuity is exhausted in framing clauses that shall sweep away the property of every man who has been in any way concerned in support ing secession. In admitting it to be natural, however, we do not say that it is politic ; in assert ing that the rebels have deserved all this, it does not follow that we have the right to inflict it, nor that, if we had the right, we could with either due regard to present or future exercise it. From the first, the North has stood by the Union and Consti tution, and when reluctantly forced to draw the sword, in the cause of law and order. We are fighting fir the Constitution, be lieving it to be our only safeguard, and that only by upholding it can we secure the blessings of a free and settled government for ourselves and our children. Let us then be upon our guard that, in our zeal for the Constitution, we do not ourselves destroy it. Unlike the British Parliament, Congress is not supreme. Our fathers did not throw off one tyranny to snbject them selves blindly to another, and they care fully restricted its powers, so that it should at no time be made an instrument of op pression. This may at the present moment place unpalatable restraint on the expres sion of righteous indignation, but to this we must submit in view of the security which it has hitherto afforded, and which in the future may be even more necessary for the common salvation during a period of intense excitement and violent popular revulsions. Referring to the Constitution for its provisions on the subject now most prominent before Congress, we had the fol lowing absolute limitations : No bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed."—(Art. I, sec. 9. clause 3.) 'The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason; but no attain der of trilkson shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture, except during the life of the person attained.—(Art. 111, sec. 3, clause 2.) It will thus be seen that the confiscation bill passed during the extra session went as far as the powers of Congress could pos sibly extend, were actually in use in arm ed rebellion ; and this rather by an as sumption of military necessity, to be exe cuted by martiel law, than by any well grounded claim of congressional authori ty. The bills, however, which are now under consideration are of a very different character, proposing, by the machinery of. the courts, to seize all property, real and personal, of those concerned in the rebel lion, forming a vast fund oat of which to repay the losses of loyal citizens and to reimburse the Government for the expenses of the war, as well as to liberate the slaves. There could be no doubt that any such laws would wholly tail in their intent, for the courts would necessarily pronounce . them unconstitutional and inoperative.— Their only effect would be to give to a war waged with the highest and holiest of mo tives the aspect of one for pluhder andcon quest. The result of this would be that the rebels, who are now fighting for a shadow—the diseased creation of their own distempered brains—would then have every motive that can animate man to re sist to the last. We should be verifying the lies by which their leaders have exci ted them, and we should postpone indefin ately the revulsion on which we have so confidently relied when they should real ize that our object was simply to restore the Union and protect the rights of all citizens. But even apart from these all-absorbing considerations, what is there practically to be gained by such an act? Its provis ions must include all alders, and abetters of the rebellion, and thus would bring within its technical scope every citizen of the seceded States, with the exception of the gallant East Tennesseans. Loyal men there, when not compelled to take up arms, have been forced to conceal their senti ments, to give of their substance to support the dominant treason, and to yield to its behests in many ways that must render them legally liable to its penalties. The high position of Judge Petigru may save him from the wrath incurred by his more than Roman firmness, but his noble stand only shows the periiS which must perforce deter imitation. To confiscate the proper ty of the rebels is therefore virtually to seize upon the entire South, from the Po tomac to the Rio Grande. Supposing, for the sake of argument, that this were pos sible, that Government had evicted all the present inhabitants, and that it were in quiet possession of land and negroes, what could it do with them? The mind loses it self in the pictures of.the wild confusion that would arise. If only to keep the un happy slaves alive for a time, Government, as proprieter, would be obliged tocultivate the lands by means of agents, opening up fruitful sources of the foulest corruption, while the net results would not meet the expenses. So vast a body of property thrown upon the market would produce but little, while it would unsettle the stan dard of value everywhere, and cause finan cial revulsions that would engulf the North, while the whole of the rebel States would be reduced from the highest condi tion of productiveness to a howling wilder ness. If to relieve itself of the three or four millions of slaves thrown upon its hands, Government should undertake colo nization, the entire product of the confis cated lands would not pay the expenses of deportation. To sum up in brief, such a law would be clearly unconstitutional, im possible to enforce, and impracticable in its results. As a simple demonstration of vindictiveness, its consequences would be deplorable, and we can conceive of scarce ly'anything within the range of Congres sional action that would more surely strengthen the hands of Davis and his reb el oligarchs. We can imagine the rejoic ing at Richmond over the passage of such a bill, which would at once reduce to sub jection the rapidly growing restiveness of of the deluded South. Would to Heaven that Congress would promptly drop all such unprofitable discussions, and apply itself resolutely to the work of enabling the Ad ministration to prosecute the war with all the resources that the country possesses! 5,205,536 Dent al.--Dr. 8. 8. PArrote, Main street, Waynesburg, Pa.,_ attends to a 1 branches of the Dental profession, unless advertised, in &japer, for other points. WI. S. 3111THART. The remains of this estimable young man, whose death we noticed in our last issue, were brought so the home of his sor rowing parents in this place, on Friday the 10th instant, having been forwarded by express from Washington, D. C. in Saturday morning " his remains were borne to the M. E. Church, where he bad been wont, when living, to pay his devotions to the God in whose keeping he had placed his all. To the crowded audience there assembled, to pay the last tribute of respect to the departed, a funeral discourse was delivered by the pastor, Rev. JONES, from 2nd Timothy, 4th and 7th, "I have fought a good fight ; I have finished my, course ; I have kept the faith." The ser mon was appropriate, sympathetic, and forcible. At its close, the friends and ac quaintances took the last sad look at the cold and lifeless form of the loved one, ere it should be laid in its "narrow house."— lie was buried in Green Mount Cemetery, ' adjoining town. William had been, though only nineteen years of age, for several years a consistent member of the M. E. Church. The following letter was received by Simon Rinehart, Esq., from the Colo nel of the Regiment to which his son was attached : CAMP PIERPONT, HEADQUARTERS, Bth Regiment, Pa. R. C. Jan. 4, '62. MR. SIMON RINEHART-My Dear Sir:— Ere this, the sad intelligence of the death of your amiable son will have reached you and cast a gloom over your family, and his many friends and associates. With you sir, I have nu acquaintance. But I am a father and can fully cuter into your feelings. I knew your sun well.— His manly deportment, amiable disposi tion and good_conduct won my early at tention. :We besame acquainted and by virtue of those qualities and others, 1 grew to love him almost as my own soli. The duties of a soldier are many and ar duous, yet from a single one, I never knew him to shrink. He was always at his post, ready and willing to do his duty. Alas! he is gone I The Company to which he was attached will miss him greatly.— He was a great favorite—and much be loved by every one in it—Officers and pri vates. It is rare to meet with young men like him any place : but scarce, very scarce, I'•m compelled to say, are they in the army. I regret that during his sci kness, his mind so wandered that I conld not converse with him. Allow me to assure you my dear sir, that every attention which wisdom could conceive, or deep interest prompt, was given him, His friends were always at his bedside until God took him to him self. A verse familiar to me appears ap plicable in his case more so than ever— "Oh, thou vast so endearing, We thy abscence now deplore ; At our Saviours bright appearing, We shall meet to part no more." May God bless you, my friend (I'll call you.) Trusting you will bear this great afflioNon with fortitude. I Remain Your Friend. GEORGE S. HAYS, Col. Bth Regt., Pa. R. C. An Eloquent Appeal. Hon. Caleb Cushing has written a letter, in which he discusses and fully sustains the act of Capt. Wilkes ; and at the close of his letter he makes this appeal, full of lofty thought, and eloquent expression : My voice is that of a political poscript for opinion's sake. It may avail nothing at this hour. But, if I might presume, at this time, to address my countrymen, I would exhort them to cease from cavil ing with foreign governments as to the name to be given to this potentious thing, which rises terrible before us, the awful fact of this great struggle in the heart of the United States, on the one hand to dis rupt, and on the other hand to uphold the integrity of the Union—l would entreat them to ascend to the majesty of the oc casion in the legal and political relations of the times, as they have nobly mani fested their purposes to do in the military once ;—I would implore them to consider that civil war is not the less war, with its rights and its duties on both sides,—with its calamities, but nevertheless, its tri umphs, its grandeur, its gallantry aed its glory would pray them to banish from their thoughts all impracticable schemes of revolutionary social change, under the misapplied name of the Union, and to look only to the sanctity of the Constitu tion; I would admonish them that, in such a crisis, it is the paramount duty of all men to rally around the President, as• the necessasy and only possible centre of political order, and the young commander in -chief, as the single existing centre of military order ; and I would proclaim to them that the Union is to be rescued from the perils which menace it, peace and hap piness are to be restored to the country, not by any unconstitutional tampering with the subject races of the insurgent states, but by winning battles—battles in the field of honor—battles of brave men, to encounter brave men—great bat tles, to pale in the brightness of their fame that of the greatest and holiet days of the New or the Old World. That would be something fit:to live for—that would be something for which it. would be fitter still to die. Exciting from Western Virginia. Information was received at Wheeling, on Thursday, that a day or two since a train of Government wag ons, fifty in number, was captured between Weston and Sutton, by the secessionists, and fifteen of the dri vers killed. The rebels took all the valuables from the train and burned the wagons. It is also reported that the Norton Cavalry, Captain Wr es. Rowan, were recently captured at Sutton, by a superior force of rebels, and that the town of Sutton was de stroyed. Captain Rowan is, we be lieve, a resident of Pittsburgh, and has disti,guished himself on more than one occasion during the cam paign. We trust yet to hear that the runior of his capture is untrue, as the Captain is entirely too active an officer to permit, himself and his command to be "bagged" after this Station. ONGARTZATIOT VI: TIE LEGBLi- 1178 E. The House of Representatives was or ganized on the 7th inst., by the election of Jima Rowz, of Franklin county, Speaker. Mr. Rows is a Democrat elected on a Union ticket. WM. HOPKINS, Esq., our neighbor of Washington county, was the nominee of the regular Democrats, and received quite a respectable vote. ROWE receiving 53 votes, and HOPKINS 45. The Union com plains of the manner in which the election was conducted: and says it was effected by a bargain and sale in which the Repub licans "made Mr. Rowe Speaker, in con sideration of benefits which the former was to confer upon the members of the Republican party." In speaking of Mr. HOPKINS, he says :—"Nothing that we could say would add to the estimation in which this veteran Democrat is held by the Democracy of Pennsylvania. Forty five good and true Democratic votes were given to him for Speaker of the House— and although he was defeated, we would rather be in his position to-day than in that of his successful opponent—rather suffer defeat with the Democratic party, than triumph with its enemies." In a later issue the Union says, "The ay rangement entered into between the Re publicans and Union Democrats of the House of Representatives was fully carried out yesterday in the election of officers.— E. 11. RAucu,of Carbon county, Clerk of the last House, was re-elected and Mr. Capron, of Chester county, re-appointed Assistant Clerk. Two Union Democrats —Messrs. SCOTT, of Huntingdon, and IVORLEY, of Lancaster—refused to support RAucn, and threw away their votes upon candidates of their own ; but with this trifling exception, there was no .baulking on the part of the Union Democrats." AYEr'S AMERICAN ALMANAC for 1862 is now ready for delivery grat is. at the Drug Store of Wm. L. Oman, who is happy to supply all that call for them. Every family should have and. keep this book. It is worth having. Comprising much general information of great value ; it gives the best information for the cure of prevalent complaints that we can get anywhere. Its anecdotes alone are worth a bushel of wheat, and its medical advice is sometimes worth to the sick the Wheat's weight in gold. Many of the medical alma nacs are trash, but this is solid metal. Its calculations are made purposely for this latitude and are therefore correct.. Call and get an Ayer's al manac and when got, keep it, rim erfrroptraltints. For the Messenger NEW FREEPOET, Jan. Bth, 1862 MESSRS. JONES & JENNINGS gave you an account of the stabbing of Hennen, near our town, which you noticed in your paper a few weeks since. David Hennen expired on the night of the 2nd of January, and on the afternoon of the 3rd a Postmor tem examination was held by a Jury of 12 men and three Physicians, which resulted in the finding that Henene'eleft Lung was cut through and his Heart wounded, which caused his death. The Lung was mainly healed. The wound in the Peri cardium was not healed. Oue of the veins of the Heart was wounded, and after in tiamation 'let in the vein bursted, which caused his death, without any possible chance of saving him by Medical treatment. The Jurors were, Philip Shough, J. Morford, Joseph Wildman, James Bur dihe, Hiram Hamilton, Hugh Hamilton, E. Yager, I. Hupp, E. B. Woodruff; Lemons, Wm. Lemons and E. L. Dolly.— Wm. Fox, Esq. Physicians.—D. W. Gray, J. Shriven, and 0. N. Owens. The Jurors and Physicians agreed unani mously that the wounds caused the death of David Hennen. OBSERVER. gli6, On the 18th of Dec., 1861, after an ill ness of a few weeks, Mr. Wm. ARMSTRONG, Sr., in the 80th year of his age. In his business habits, the deceased was a man of great energy, industry and endur ance. Possessing in a high degree, those social qualities, the exercise of which tends to lessen the ills of life and to strengthen the ties that bind us to earth ; the stranger felt himself at home in his presence. A lover of hospitality, his heart and house were open for the entertainment of both stranger and acquaintance. In his domestic relations, perhaps few men excelled him, in the uniform kindness of his heart, and in the fond greetings he was accustomed to extend to kindred. On a profession of his faith in Christ, Mr. Armstrong at a somewhat advanced period of his life, became a member of New Providence Church, then under the pastoral care of Rev. George Van Emon. Some time afterward, lie was elected and ordained a Ruling Elder• of the same Church, in which office he continued to serve with acceptance till his death. Dur ing his illness, he expressed perfect resig nation to the Divue will, and affirmed his strong confidence in the atoning merits of Christ, as also a firm reliance on the doc trines of grace, as affording consolation and good hope of future happiness. His surviving partner who has traveled with him in life's journey for more than fifty years, and a large circle of friends, together with the church of which he was a member, though bereft of his presence, his counsels and co-operation, would sub missively bow to the will of Him who do etli all things well. J. M. On Monday, the 30th December, 18(11, Mrs. ELIZABETH BELL, in the 75th year of her age, at her residence in Morgan town ship, Greene county, Fa, near where she was born. The subject of this nolice.was the daugh ter of Levi Harod, who was among the first settlers of this county. She was also a t►eiee of .4ittnee *trod, of Kentucky. Mrs. Bell was the wits of Isaac Bell, who died about 38 years ago, leaving her with six children. In tbis.responsible po sitionshe managed the affairs of her house hold with discretion and frugality. She raised her children to honor and respecta bility. Such was the discipline in her family, that she enhanced the deepest af fection and esteem of her children, who reverenced her as one of the most estimable mothers. Sister Bell never united with any Church, yet she gave evidence of deep toned piety. Her regard for the poor and needy, her at tention to the sick and love for the Bible and religious conversation, strongly evinc ed the Christian character. She died in a good old age, lamented by her children and a large concourse of relatives and all her neighbors. Besides six children, she had thirty-five grand-children and seven great grand-children. While her loss is deeply felt by all her neighbors, and especially by her children, yet they mourn jot as those who have no hope. On the 31st ult. a large concourse of peo ple collected at the house of her late resi dence to pay the last respect due her. After an appropriate and affectionate sermon by the Rev. S. Kendall, from Rev. xiv: 13, her remains were respectfully deposited in the old family grave-yard, there to rest until the glorious resurrection morn, to join with the redeemed in celebrating the praise of her Redeemer and Saviour forever. A FRIEND. On Friday the 27th of December, 1861, Lucy L. daughter of Robinson W., and Catherine Downey, aged six months. The bud that in our garden grew, So young, so sweet and fair, Is but transferred to Paradise To bloom in beauty there. PITTSBURG MARKET---Jan. 11. Flour—The aggregate sales to-day at noon were 529 bbls, of all qualities, at the following rates: Family, $5(iS5 25 ; Extra, $4 40(0 90 ; Fancy brands, S 5 50(015. As we are unable to obtain from first hands sales sufficient to give reliable prices, we give the above, all store rates. AYER'S PILLS. 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What is true and so apparent in this trivial and commotion complaint, is also true in many of the deep-seated and dangerous distenipers. The same purgative effect expels them. Caused by similar obstructions and derangements of the natural functions of the body, they are rapidly and many of them surely cured by the same means. None who know the virtues of these Pills will neglect to em ploy them when suffering from the disorders they cure, finch as headache, Foul Stomach, Dysentery, Bilious Complaints, Indigestion, Derangement of the Liver, Costiveness or tonstipatioa. As a Dinner' Pill they are both agreeable and effectual. Price's remits per bol t or live boxes for one dollar. Prenat.ed by Dr . .. 1 C. AYER. Lowell. Mass. W5l L. CREIGH. WM. A. PORTER anu M. A. HARVEY, 5Va3 nesburg, and one trader in every town in the country. Jan. 15, 1862-2atio. Guardian's Sale. BY . virtue of an order of the Orphans' Court of Greene County. to roe directed, I will expose to public sale, on Friday, February 21st, at the Court House, in Waynesburg, the following Real Es tate, viz : A Tract of Laud Situate in Alleppo Township, Greene County, adjoin ing lends of Patterson Chapman, John MeCithin and George Weimer, containing FIFTY-FOUR ACRES, more or less, about thirty acres of which are cleared, and has erected thereon one log dwelling house, late the Estate of John Weimer, deceased. TERM—Oue•third of the two-thirds of the purchase money to be paid at the confirmation of the sale, and the remaining half of the two-thirds of the purchase money in one year thereafter, and the one third to re main in the hands of the purchaser Until the death of the widow of John Weimer, deceased. lIRNRY TAYLOR, Giordian of Perry, Elizabeth and Sarah, minor chil dren of John Wenner, deceased. Jan. 15, 1862. A dministratorli Sale. BY virtue of as order of the Orphans' Court of Greene Coup; v, to me directed, I will expose to public sale oil the 15th day of February, 1862, on the premises, in Centre township, adjoining lands of Win. Tuttle, James West, Moses Johnson and others, A Tract of Land, late the residenee of Wm. Huss, deceased, con taining ONE 11117 , DRED ACRES, more or less. The prennees will he sold in parcels or entire, as will best suit the purchaser. TERMS 01' SALE. One-third of the purchase money to be paid at the confirmation of the sale, one-third in one year. and the remaining third in two years thereafter, with interest on the whole from the confirmation of the sale. BENJANIIN ROSS. Executor of William H. Huss, dac'd January lath, 1862. Administrator's Sale. BY virtue of an order of the Orphans' Court of Greene County the undersigned Administrator of tie Estate of Elizabeth Hatfield, deceased, will ex pose to public sale, by rtuct.on, on Saturday, the Bth of Febivary, 1862, on the premises, a parcel of land, situate in Franklin township, said county, about TWELVE ACRES, ad joining lands of Charles Adamson. Henry Zimmerman and others, on which there is a frame dwelling house. Terms wade known on day of sale. THOMAS ADAMION, Administrator. Jan 15, 1862 lIIMILAT Cow. fIaME to the subscriber, near Carmichael!, Cumber land township, on the 25th of December, a speckled red and white muley Cow. no ear marks, nor brands, Enteredlon the town.hip Clerk's Book according to law. The owner is requested to come forward, prove prop erty and take her away, or she will be disposed of ac cording to law. kEhIUEL lIORNER. Jan. 15, 1862-3 t. / 1 1111111lIll i kik1111111111111 - Frr , '= DR. A. G. CROSS wOULD very respectfully tender his services as a PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, to the people of Vir aynesburg and vicinity. He 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. T. P. SUIELDS, Physician's Office in the old Roberts , Building, oppo site Buy's Book store. Waynesburg, Jan. I, 1861. LAST NoTicE rr HE subscriber has left all his Books and accounts 1. in the hands of It. W. JONES, at the Messenger Office, for settlement and collection, where they will remain until the First o' February next, (15624 All accounts unsettled at that time will be left in the hands of all officer for immediate collection. This is short notice, but the accountk are of long. standing, and MUST BE CLOSED. Call early, if you want to save costs. W. T. H. PAELEY. Der. 25, 1861 OFFICIAL. NOTICE.—QUARTERMASTER GENECASeB OFFICE, WASHINGTON CITY, Dec 5, 1861. The following Resolution was adopted by the Houso of Represeatatives 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 contracts, the names of the contractors, the number of horses given eut, and whether those contracts were made upon public notice " All officers and agents of the Quartermaster's Do paptment are instructed to send to the Quartermaster Geneml, immediately upon seeing this notice e. opies of all contracts, and all infoimation embraced within the terms .f the Resolution. M. C. MEIGS, lOt. Quartermaster General. Executors' Notice LETTERS testamentary having been granted to the undersigned upon the estate of William Arm suong, late of Cumberland township, dec'd, all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment, and all having elainut against said esUni4lare required to prawn' them property authenticated for settlement. . RUSSELL ARMSTRONG, ALFRED ARMSTRONG, Raenlttont, ettinberland tdWaebip. Jas. 1, INS. Adjailthltratift lOC ler , Anna or or ; ele t iii - or o p firime- iedido A court e t of the CAS !wo e s io a it r e e. te , & id WA, we:pose to sale by ' 0 w Obelus, os Tuesday, Via Hitt day orldebribilty, NM, a keel of land, Mame le Cereberiseg tentallidir, joining lands of H enry narpnacir. Urialt art rehnit O other lands of deceased, and others, n* 188 AL 4:" 31%.421 , more or less, which has erected lemon s two story dweliini house, log barn and other outbertdi Ms an apple orchard, is well watered and tilaWAi sad well adopted to agricultural purposes. • ALSO, On the same day, on the premises, a tract of land ad joining that atwve-mentioned, Henry Saarpaack, URA 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 leebruai% 1862, On the premises, a tract of land adjoining•the borough of Carmicliaels, Henry Jamison, James C. Noel and Jame' lofty , oontaining more or less, which has erected thereon a commodious brick dwelling house, large frame barn, corn-crib, wee gos house, and other convenient out buildings This property is a portion of the home farm of the deceased, is in a fine state of cultivation and repair, is well suited for either farming or grazing, and is, altogether, one of the must desirable farms 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 stable, &c This tract is also a part of the home Cann, and is well timbered and aiLeirahly adarsd cultivation or grazing. On the same day, on the premises, two desirable tow lots in the borough of Cannichaels. ALSO, On Thursday, the 13th of February, 1862, On the premises, a tract of land situate on Little White ley Creek, partly in Cuinberland and partly in Monet' , gahels townships, adjoining lands of Daniel &Wien son, Levi Wandle, Thomas Lucas, James Irvin and others, contenting 92 ACRES, more or less, and bas erected thereon a frame house and large lug barn, is well watered and timbered, aad is undermined by good coal, easily aecessible. A cal siderable portion of this parcel is excellent bottom land. ALSO, On the same day. on this premises, a lot of ground, ad joining lands of Levi Mundle, Matthias Hartisy sad others, containing about SIX ACRES. OM which in under fence. and undermined by good coal. The property mentioned above will be sold upoa the following "X" NI XI. Mitt JOS g One-third of the purchase money to be paid upon the confirmation of the sate, and the remainder in two equal annual payments thereafter, with interest from the date of confirmation of sale. THOMAS LUCAS. CHARLES A. LUCAS. Jan. 8-4 t Administrators of Thos. Lucas, olised. Genius of Liberty publish four times sad sharp this office. Orphans' Court Sale. Brvirtue of an Order of the Orphans' COM ef Greene County, there will be offered at public ma cry, on the premises, on Saturday, the 15th day of March heap the following described real estate, late the property of EDEN ItuSE, deed, to-wit: A LOT OF GROUND, situate in Clarksville, Greene county, on the Semi east corner of tie Public' Square of said village. ea which are erected a two story fnekte dwelling how, frame kitchen, haute stable, smoke house, &c. Terms of Sale. One-half of the purchase money to be paid at tha confirmation of the sale, and the remaining half in OM year therefrom, with interest from said contirmadon. MORRIS ROSE, WM. B. ROME, Executors. January 8,1804. SHERIFF'S SALES By virtue of sundry writs of Venditionl Expense Issued by the Court of Common Pleas of Greene coun ty, and to me directed, I will expose to public sale at the Curt House, in Waynesburg, on Saturday, the liet day cf February next, at one o'clock, P. it., the Renew log 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 Ware ington routity and partly in Greene county, communing one hundred and thirty-seven acres, more odes*, about one huisdree acres of which are cleared, adjoin=l' Washington county lands of Hiram Swart and Bristor, and in Greene county lands of ldasnuel Brad**. 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, sad a hams stable and an apple orchard. Seized and taken in execution u the prepeety of Abner Huns at the suit of Cephas Lindley. All the right, title, interest and claim of the defendant of. in and to a tract of land situate in Centre low= Greene county, Pa., adjo . g lands of Edmund Lewis Lewis, Daniel Jacobs, Samuel Roberto Mid-M6- era, containing two hundred and seventy-few more or less, about one hundred and eighty addhlmerf which are cleared, and erected thereon oak bowed:big house, log stable, frame shop, tan house and twelve or fifteen tan vats; also, au apple orchard and a spring of water. Seized and taken in execution as the property • f Washington Piper at the suit of William Cottrell All the right, title, interest and claim of the de fendant of, in and to k tract of land situate in Dunkard township, Greene county, Pa., adjoining lands of Bowen Ross, Levi Titus, Robert Maple and others containing ninety-eix acres, more or less, about seven, ty acres of which is cleared, and has erected thereon one large Brick Dwelling House, two frame dwelling houses, frame barn and stable, one Herne grist mill, one frame carding-house, one frame loomehop. one stone full ing-house, one stone ale-house, one frame saw-mill, one hams still-house, one frame wave 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 we of J. T. Bailey. ALSO, All the right, title, interesi. and claim of the denim& ant of, in and to a tract of laud situate in Sprio&III township, Greene county, adjoining lands of John Martin, Samuel Riggs and others, containing one hun dred acres, more or less, about twenty-five acres of which are cleared, 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, Shedd'. Sheritra Office, Waynesburg, January I, 18112. SHERIFF'S SALE. BY virtue of a writ of Furi Facius, opened wit of the Court of Coinnion Pleas of Greene meaty, and to the directed, I will sell on the prendus, on Thursday, January 16th, 1861, the follow nig described real estate, to-wit: A Tract of Land, 'sit uate in Richhill township. a.ljoinin7 lauds of Samuel Vanatta, Charles Bond, the State Road, fcc.,.contain ing Fifty-Three Acres, about Twenty-Five of which are cleared, and on which are erected TWO CABIN oU S ES, some FRUIT TREES, &c. Taken in execution as the property of F. J. L. New burn, at the suit of Samuel Vannatta, Esq. THOMAS LUCAS, Sheriff. Dee. 15, 18614 t Executors' Sale. Mlol' virtue and in minium ee of the directions contain- Jl3 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', dare will be exposed to public sale, en the premises, ow . Thursday, February 6th, 180%' a tract of land situate in Cumberland township anus said. adjoining lands of John 8. Flenniken, John Crago, heirs of Thomas Addison, dec'd, heirs Of Win. Cloud, slac'd, and others, containing 246 ACRMS, more or less, about 160 acres of which are cleared, and has thereon erected a brick house two stories high, a fr.ime barn, 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 on account of its to i mirth, 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 sale. J AMES NEEL, ALIFF NEBL, Jan. 8-3 w. Executors of Barnet 0. Neel, dec'd. Orphans' Court Sale. BY virtue of an order of the Orphans' Court 01 Greene county, I will sell on the premises, on SATURDAY, the 25th DAY OF JANUARY, the following described real estate, late the property et THOMAS SIMONTON, dec'd, to-wit : A Tract of Land Situate in Morgan township, Greece county, anioinim lands r.f Jacob Braden, heirs of James Hoge, dec'd, heirs of Smith Adamson, dec'd, and others, containing THIRTY-THREE ACRES, more or less, about thirty of which are cleared, and on which are erected a hewed log house, log kitchen, hewed log barn, and other outbuildings, and having Some choice fruit trees on it. TERMS.—One-third 01 the purchase motley to be paid at the confirmation of the side, a third in St year, and the remaining third in two years, with internat. ELSA ANNE SIMONTON, Administratsig. Jan. 1-td Poor House Notice THE Poor Rouse Directors of Greene County wild meet in Waynesburg, on the first Monday of Pa& ruary, 1802, for the purpose of appointing a eildlcald and Matron for the Institntion, and persons in to apply for the situations will please do so in W l = before that day. The salary of the Stewart wiS la dude that, of the bletree. sod those epplyeag am beer that* wind. Any further in/impede* an tell the Asti* neqpdaeal the. Steward and Moms be 111.11aerthen of by either of the Direeters. . harlat . January 1, leet SI ACRES, A LSO, ALSO, ALSO,
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