OCAL NEWS. be had St Tee DAILY PATRIOT AND UNION may pick', Book Store, corner of Third and Diarket WINDT AND Uniox.—The DAILY PATRIOT AND NO can be had by Dauphin subscribers, every ;nniag, at the periollical store of T. S. Plum Tan MAlLS.—Under the change of schedule on be diffezent railroads, the time of closing the ! oails at the Harrisburg Past OEM, December ISt, SO, s as follows : pr.s-NsrLvANTA R. R. wY m _ ma y mail, 12. p. in., 5. p.m, 11, 111. a. m.—way mail, 3.50 p. in'a 9 p• m. NORTIIERN CENTRAL R. R. ;; A.-12.15 p, m.—way mail, 9. p. m. LEBANON VALLEY R. R. 7;10 a. Di. DAUPHIN AND SUSQ. B. D. P• Dl ' CUMBERLAND VALLEY B. B. 0 a. m.,1 p. m.—way mail. BY STAGE. 3. m., to Gettysburg, on Tuesday, Thursday Saturday. Ta.m, to Jonestown, on Monday, lt,the.,,,lay and Friday. 1 p. m., to laewisberry, saturday, somE.—The soldiers of the war of 1312 will at Brant's Hall, at 9 o'clock a. m., pree isely, Ile morning of the 22d. soldiers of the war of 1812 are requested to at the office of David Harris, on Thursday : :+ 7 1:90A, At 3 o'clock. Arssrms..—The Cameron Guard will meet this ::noon for the purpose of performing escort to such military coropanios as may arrive in BO fiswAnn.—Daniel Shellenberger, whose store :y Market Square was robbed a few nights ago, t f . ,rs a reward of one hundred dollars for the re :2.t of the goods, and the arrest of the thieves. Asi) gTlTitt maw Conn.—The Philadelphia .rayi, the Norristown Artillerists, and the Wo- PeLtdarf Legion, not heretofore noyoed, are to at tni the parade in this city. 1,90 K OUT FOR COUNTICRIPEITS.--.0110 of our hutch had a counterfeit V on the Commonwealth ant passed on him in market yesterday morning. ca out for "shovers of the queer," who are af vbe change, and not what they purchase. SOTICE TO MEKBEBS OP CIVIC SOCIETIES.—The rirshals of the various civic societies intending ;ake part in the procession on the 22d inst., are mysted to meet at my office this afternoon, at 1 ' c halk. Punctual attendance is requested. R. A. LAMBERTON, Marshal. Tao OLD Sormnins.—Col. Gregg, in the geod e:. of his heart, yesterday offered a joint resoln :L 10 the Senate authorizing the committee of gements to provide a suitable dinner for the ?.trans of the war of 1812. The resolution passed 4i4nate without opposition s bat it was killed in House, under the miserable plea advanced by Mavis that it looked like a charity affair, and the old soldiers out to be paupers, The de '9 of giving them a dinner at the expense of the 2:e,was intended as a compliment by Col. Gregg. BEWARE OP PICKPOCKETS I—We again caution nen visiting here, as well as our own citizens, te on their guard against pickpockets . That t will be here DI groat numbers, scarcely admits a doubt, and that many of them are so deeply - ;_lipd in the science of abstraction that they can litre a pocket of its contents without the owner's owledge, many know from sad experience. We y leave your pocket-books at home, or in the Is of bottle. iSsion lisoas.—Mr. Gantt, of 'Philadelphia, has 'veil with a large supply of Union badges. He -also the Philadelphia Blue Book, which gives detail all the offices held under the National ;1 - rernment, in Philadelphia. Gantt is the right ilia the right place, with his book, just at this ~2s everybody in the State who has an eye on "fit sit" in Philadelphia—and their name is Le iss,"if the court understands herself, and she iike ehe does," will be bore to-morrow to in- Ike after the health of Uncle Abraham. 113 DY Snmers.—We have been called upon by kut a dozen of oar *Wants within the last Erty-four hours with the request that the atten ',E El the Mayor and Council be called to the 'hy condition of the streets_ We do hope that a ' , cc will be set to work early this morning, and meets scraped through which the procession to pass- There are plenty of idle men who ma be glad to get the job, and if it is under ',es at an early hour to-day, the streets can be in ere:Aleut order, unless rain or snow should TP.2 FF.NCIItLmS VISIT TO lIATITUSBURG.—As be rated, this handsome military company will pert in the celebration of Washington's birth- I', at Harrisburg, on Friday next. They will 'tads 36 muskets, or 56 men, including officers d band. They will leave this city at 6 o'clock on : .:ay morning, in a special train, and will be at the depot by the Jones Artillery, of Safe arbor, numbering 35 men, with martial music. 12 '1` ,, ytown Infantry, and the Washington Ri 'M,Junt Joy,) will also attend the celebration, '-- will probably go up in another train. The will be accompanied by the Mount Joy Brass 'r- 3, Altogether, the military turn.out from this 44 1. Y, with two excellent bands, will form quite :attractive feature of the day.—Laneaster Ex- fee Twawry-Secoan.—The Huntingdon papers .ate that all the military force of the county—six :rlipaniee, with field and staff officers, will visit 'ribluirg on the 22d. Itingold Infantry, Scott Band, and the of Juniata county will arrive this morning. iVe copy the following frona the Preas of yeator- , The Philadelphia Zouaves.—This fine body of .tizen soldiery will visit Harrisburg on the 22d, to Part in the celebration to be held in that city, a the occasion of the raising, for the first time, of national flag over the Capitol of the State. The saves are ordered to assemble at their armory at VeloCk on Thursday evening. The Zouaves, cubjunetion with the Guards, will create quite excitement in Harrisburg. The Chambers Artillery, of Chambersburg ? are 4 4 coming. lIE MOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.—A large roam -6f delegates to the Democratic State Come " 4, arrived in this city yesterday at noon, and by li e trains la s t evening—and by the time this 'aebe s our readers, all appointed will be here. In ' 4l of intelligence, this Convention will take 411 With any ever held in the State, and the a uea are looking with intense anxiety for its Astion. The Convention will assemble at : kraut's Hall at 141elt. Delegateu will please report themselrei It Ro. 3 Buehler llouse, were they will be fur -14144 With tickets of admission, in order to en i° them to reach that part of the hall set apart er delegates, Reporters are requested alsO to co/ 1 kit get tickets. !eh /oaterflay morning three large Democratic flap Nought from Philadelphia, which will be across the street from the hall to-day. SEED CORN—How to Produce Early Geamina tioa.—For the consideration of our agrioultural readers—of whom we are pleased to say we have a large number—we transfer to our columns the fol lowing with respect to seed-corn and early germina tion If y on did not, as you have so often been advised, to do, save your seed-corn by selecting the best ears in the field, don't lose another day, but go at once to your corn-cribs and pick out the handsomest ears that you can fnd, and store them up in some dry loft; no matter if it is a very smoky one, and as hot as a July sun, it won't hurt the vitality of the seed. It is of the highest importance that your seed should germinate immediately after you plant it. That is of more importance than early planting. Germination can undoubtedly be hastened by arti. ficial means. Dr. Chamberlin of Buren county, 111., has made some important discoveries in this direc tiun. The Republican says: "Last year Dr. Chamberlin of this place made some practical experiments, and demonstrated that nearly half the time may be saved in germinating the seed by the use of chloride of lime. "Not satisfied with the success of last year, be is again experimenting. In his office he has four boxes; in the first is corn planted without soaking and the seed not germinated; in the second, the seed was soaked in warm water, which has just commenced to germinate; in the third is seed soaked in a solution of lime, and green blades are just peeping from the ground; in the fourth is seed soaked in a solution of chloride of lime and cop. peras, and the blades are now nearly three inches above the ground. 'All the seeds were planted at the same time, in the same quality of soil, and taken from the same ear. The boxes have all bad an equal share of heat and light, neither allowed any advantage over the other. "This experiment should attract the attention of farmers. We conclude from four to six weeks may be saved by the use of chloride of lime and copperas, which is a matter of no ordinary moment when we reflect that a delay in the germination of the seed of two weeks frequently places the crop within the reach of the frost in fall. Another fact of some importance may also be mentioned. The copperas used in .soaking will prevent the birds, squirrels, worms, dte : , from eating the seed. "Dr. Chamberlin assures us that one pound of chloride of lime and one pound of copperas in water, will soak enough seed for twenty acres. The oost will not be twenty-five cents. Every far mer could afford to make the experiment, even if he should fail to derive any benefit from it." A NEW WAY TO PRESERVE MEAT.-WO Cut the following method of curing meat from the New York Tribune of the 14th inst. The suggestions are new to this county, and worthy the considera tion of our farmers. The recipe is a simple one, and we have no doubt it will answer the purpose. If sugar will cure hams why should not molasses effect the same purpose ? The Tribune says upon the subject: "Sugar-cured hams" have long been in fashion in this country. They are moderately salted, and sugar or molasses added to assist in their preservation. In France, all sorts of fresh moat have been preserved by molasses alone. An article in L'lnvention asserts that meat may be pre served by molasses alone in the most perfect man ner, and with the following important advan tages : It has an agreeable flavor, it produces no scurvy or other disoiders which result from the use of salt food, and it may be prepared at a moderate price. The process consists simply in cutting the meat into pieces of moderate size and dropping them into molasses, such as is obtained from the sugar manufactories or refineries. By a natural process of osmobe the lighter juices of the meat pass out, and the heavier molasses penetrates in ward to every part of the meat. When the exter nal molasses has acquired a certain degree of li quidity from the mixture of the juices of the meat, it is a sure sign that the meat is thoroughly im pregnated. It is now taken out of the molasses, thoroughly washed, and hang in a current of air to dry. After it is completely .dry, it may be packed in boxes and sent all over the world with out experiencing any change whatever. • A VALUABLE HELP IN EXTINGUISHING FIRES IN FAGTOMES,-,A very ingenious and desirable in vention for facilitating the extinguishment of fires in factories or large buildings of any kind, has been applied at the mills of the Agawam canal; compaay,.in West Springfield, and is worthy the attention of mill owners and manufacturers gener ally. It consists, generally, of a small hydrostatic engine, set in motion from any part of the building by a sort of water telegraph, and operating at once to start the wheels, the pumps and bells of the mill. On the discovery of a fire, the watchman in one minute can have all these means for giving alarm and putting out the flames put in full and permanent motion, and then he can go to work himself in the use of the hose directly upon the fire. Without this machinery, on discovering a fire, ho must go to the pumps, put them in gearing then start the wheel, and then go to ringing the bell; and the flames must rage until help comes to apply the water with the hose. All this must take at least fifteen minutes, probably half an hour of the most precious time—usually fatal time, for it permits the Samos to get an uncontrollable head way. With the help of the invention we have de scribed a single faithful watchman would alone ex tinguish nine out of ten of all fires occurring in mills. The managers of the Agawam mills are much gratified with the invention and its opera tion, and warmly commend it to their fellow mill EIZZES THE NORTH CENTRAL ROAD.-SOIHO days ago we noticed the introduction of a bill in the House to fence the North Central road. We have been called upon by persons who state that the bill only provides for fencing a small portion of it. Any expense to the company, just after the loss of their bridge, must be heavy, and any other time would have been more appropriate than the pre sent. We copy the following from the Telegaaph by request: Correction.—ln our local column of yesterday we stated that Dr. Heck had read a bill in place requiring the Northern Central Railroad Company to fence their road in this county. The bill was not read by Dr. Heck, but by Mr. Clark; and upon a careful examination of the provisions of the bill, we must admit that Mr. Clark was folly justified in presenting it. The road passes alongside and in many cases over the only passable wagon road loading from Halifax to Milloraburg, and it is ex tremely dangerous to travel the road with convey ances. If a fence was erected many accidents would be avoided. Comma Everrs.—lmportant coming events are casting their shadows before them. The 22d of February is at hand, and the 4th of March is within less than a fortnight of us. The Southern Confed eracy is organized, and a complete change in the National Administration impends, Then will come the inauguration of new spring habits, and a con sequent grand rush for the latest styles, to the Brown Stone Clothing Hall of Rockhill 41; Wilson, Nos. 408 and 605 Chesnut street, above Sixth, Philadelphia. Their stock of garments for gen tlemen and youths is matchless. THE Guam Tming.--The export of grain from the United States to Europe daring the past year bas been unequalled. In the year 1809, 2,590,987 bushels of 'grain were exported to Great Britain; in 1860 there were 23,820,820 bushels exported, being an increase of 21,590,927 bushels. NeTcr before has the surplus product of the United States risen to such gigantic proportions. - THE cavalry squadron of Harrisburg will meet at Richard Hogan's Hotel, on Friday morning, 22d inst., at 9 o'clock, to participate in the parade of that day. D. J. Mums, febl9-3t Acting Orderly Sergeant. I. 0. O. F.—A isPee l laf meeting'of Dauphin En'- camiikeni,Yo. 10; also, of Olive Encampment, No. 50, will be held at thefill of No. 10, (Exchange building, Walnut street,) on Thursday evening, February 21st, at a quarter before eight o'clock. The officers of the Grand Encampment will be pre sent and instrutt in the work of the Order. Sojour ning members of other Encampments are cordially invited to attend. By order. 2t A. J. FAGER ) Scribe. MITCEELL'S NEW GENERAL Arras.—Says the Principal of one of our best seminaries ! have examined Mitchell's New General Atlas, and find it to be decidedly the best work of the kind that I have ever seen. As a map view of the world, it seems to leave nothing to be desired. The statis tical tables, and the plans of the principal cities, evidently prepared with much care and accuracy, add greatly to its worth. The enlarged maps of the several States, showing the county boundaries —and, also, of all the countries to which any spe cial interest attaches, add immensely to its value. The typographical execution of the work is beyond all praise, and it is indeed a splendid illustration of the progress of art in that direction. Every teacher should have a copy, for reference, in his school. It should be in every library and reading room—and no family that can afford the expense should be without it." LARGE ARRIVAL OF NEW GOODS—The Cheaper Goode Offered Yet.-2,000 yards Canton flannel at 10 cents, worth 12 cents. 2,000 yards bleached 4-4 muslin at 10 cents, worth 12 cents . 100 Pe beautiful new style print at 10 acute, worth 12 cents. 50 Pe print at 7 and 8 cents, worth 12 cents, warranted fast color. 1,500 yards of un. bleached muslin at 10 cents, the best ever made for the price. 1,000 undershirts and drawers at 50, 62 and 75 cents. Socks and ladies stockings a large variety. Our whole stock of winter goods, such as Shawls, De Wiles, Pant Stuff, Cloth and all kinds of Flannels I will sell off at cost. Now is the time to get bargains. S. LEWY, at Rhoad's old corner. jan22t. SPECIAL NOTICES. izrEIABoLD.A 4111411INti PIMPARkTION Cures (Ira vekßladder, Dropsy, Kidney Affections. HE L Ikt HOLD'S Genuine - Preparation for Nervous and Debilitated Bufferere. _ BOL amain. Preparation for Lou of • cower, LOU of Memory. 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It moderates all excess and re moves all obstructions, and a speedy cure may be relied on. .TO BinititaßD LADIES ' it is peculiarly suited. It will in. a short time bring on the monthly period with regularity. Each bottle, price One Dollar, bears the Government Stamp of Great Britain, to prevent counterfeits. THESE Pitts entiLD Nov an wAmilm BY nrximg DURING TEE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF PREGNANCY, AS mum ARE SURE TO BRING ON MISCARRIAGE, BUT AT ANY OTHER TINS THEY ARE SAFE. In all cases of Nervous and Spinal Affections, Pain in the Bask and Limbs, Fatigue on plight exertion, Palpitation of the Neart, Hysterics and Whites, these Pills will e ffect a cure when all other Means have failed, and although a pow erful remedy, do not cnntain iron, calomel, antimony, or anything hurtful to the constitution. Bull direetions In the pamphlet around each package, which should be carefully preserved. N. 8.—5400 and 6 postage stamps enclosed to any au thorized Agent, will insure a bottle, containing over 60 pills, by return mail. Poe sale by C. A. PiturvAne, Harrudinrg. j347-dawly Prom the Inetepenteent, New York, July 28,1869. Gram.—Our advertising columne contain some testi monies to the value of a new article known as Spald ing)P.Preisavedigne," useful to housekeepers formeading furniture. It is prepared with chemicals, by which it is kept in the, proper condition for immediate use, the chemicals evaporating as soon as