December'-20, i 865. tranitlin (i! L OCAL 'ITEMS. GOSSIP WITH OUR FRIENDS.—Next Monday is (or as some particular people have it—will - be) , CHRISTMAS. May every one, big and little, be and happy,. and try to render "the rest of mankind" so too, on that brightest and best of days! For one day at least let us forget our house and heart—burnings. and let us as little children start from the holy anniversary with new resolutions to do better. I hope the good little boys and girls will .not waste their money on cakes and candies that will make them sick ; but will buy BOOKS which will improve their minds. This advice is supposed to eminate from the purest and most disinterested motives. I read to ray surprise thata new =acid more ex pensive edition of " Carleton's Funny Book on Cuba" is about to he published for the holidays. As an editor who reads books occasionally, I would advise any one who has never seen a ten cent comic paper, or a comic almanac, to pur chase this " infinitesimal abortion" for a couple of dollarrhond give it away immediately. It is the most impndent and pretentious humbugs ever presented by an artist to the public. What could have induced a publisher of such taste to have issued such a book ; as if handsome binding mid good paper would recommend silly, purposeless pictures! 1 I am rejoiced to hearth& Cul. Jno. S. Schultze has been breveted Brig General of Volunteers. He has fairly earned his promotion, having serv ed from the commencenn.nt of the war to its close; was wounded five times . in M'Clellati's Peninsula campaign; and finally Assistant Ad jutant general of the Department of' the :Risque henna, afterwards of Pennsylvania, won the res pect of all with whom lie was associated, by his modest and gentlemanly manners and thorough acquaintance with all the perplexing de tails incident to his harassing position. Mr. Stan ton has h,onored himself by such nn app Antitient. One of our most respected-readers . has 14 fits ten me " that ho does. wish I would try to be.a little more tunny." My only reply to such an' in nuendo, and I make it with all editional 'dignify, is "that every mail, contains a certain limited 'amount of humor in his phrenophysieal composi tion and that if the said humor comes out ot his leg you have no right to exiert it from his pen— again; my instincts teach me that after-being a lyia' here, say three months, I hope- to he a lion for a day or two in Chamberabure, far which I must prepare—and lastly, the Fenian excitement 'ls too serious a matter to allow one while it lasts, to attempt a joke ; otherwise I'd say Something about the Fenian President and Secretary who are said to have pocketed the Fenian funds; which is nearly cfr,quite as bMI as building a Ca thedral out of poor servant girls' wage's." So Chambersburg is to have a clock on the Court House, with an illuminated'dial.'Sax dull friend of mine is in the habit of remarking,( not so clear aborethe propriety." Mr. MC,' to doubt means well, but look at it.- We have 'a tow clock alread), which i, never right. being (at least it .used tr'lu..) on au average indifferent.' ly either fifteen minutes too slow or torv - it: Now the new cloek. it is to he presumed, will keep correct time. Well. suppose a ens. A meeting is calledfor 7 o'clock precisely., tde c ide whether we shall accept an appropriatir . this winter, or nor, from the Legislature'. The Dutch Settlement assembles by''ToWn Hall time, and gets there tweniyininutes after the North Ward has met by Court House time, and perhaps rejected the appropriation, which in all probabil ity the Dutch Settlement would have gladly-re=; - . ceived. Some may argue that incorrect lanais worse than no time. Nit so. for if we oil agree to go by any time, and if we all call eight o'clock seren, it willmake no difference to any but out . eiders, andAvhat have we to do with strangers. The clock - is for our convenience, not theirs. When Peter Stuyvesant employed a confidential • servant to tarn his weather-cock each day in the direction of the wind, he knew what he wad do ing. I for or.e -beg Mr. M'Culloh to pause and reflect, and here give him fair nonce, I shall go by the old clock, right or wrong ; and if the cars "go off and leave me, as they once 'did, in conse quence df my misplaced confidence in it, I can only say I wish it had been ten minutes late the last time I started Sro Philadelphia.". La,t;), I plead for Aughinbaugh's sake, fur Mr. Ditt man's and for Mr. Reineman's, (though the last I• don't advertise with us,i•.,don't . let us get a clock that keeps tithe. for who then, taking taxes -into consideration, Will go to the expense of buy ing a watch"! Santa Cuique. TEMPERtN:CE-310ETING.-At a large and re spoctable meeting of the citizens of Mercersbiirg ina vicinity, held. on Thursday evening, Decem ber 7th, in the Preshytesian Church, to take into _n oi ti onsiticration - the great od : growing evils 0E in temperance and its eon omittuit vice:, withAieh we are affected aFf a community. the falh,wing proceedings were had : Oif motion, Hon. James 0. Carson was ale poild;d Chairman and H. R. Key - ger Secretary, when the meeting wag opened with prayer by the Her. Mr. Brown:s' On. motions committoie 3X three, consisting of Dr. M'Dowell; 0. L. MuiTrand M. Fallen, were appointed a committee to draft resoulthillA for the action of fheneeting. After retiring for a short` time, the committee reported the follo%ing Resolred, That ale Louses, as at present heeta,ed a•.d conduMed, are a eaten to our Community, and aad to the destruction of the morals of our youth and demtolanon of • many families., Rrsoircd, Tuat a committee of six he apisouteti to c 4 fersvith the citizens throughum our count), in older tope titian our Leg,iature to chance or amend the law by which ale rouses ate Lit present licensed. nu RS to bmw applicants for the same before the Coin . : of Q S.-- stuns. Ile.lrrd, - That tt ii tike nod o ditty ,sry goal citizen to report any ot thetam rog• tinting the sale of intoxicating such I/ mg to in i• nors or persons of internl,erda. habr•a. rr I.y ...Pan: un th Sabbath day. • Treat eurn..t.tee of tWi nt pera.,,s be a Rooln L pointed by the chairman. and their natur. kept a limn all veilationii 4,1 the above named. litte i ported. in order that +lilt 111:1y ho• 'mouth: .1.14 - 1..t1.1 11 vialaten. of the Luc. Itrsolrcd, That n ' tinane . ,al rwrinlith-.• of he appointed to I•olno V; •ii•nrSti orp -, 1 in earrylng 11110 ttXttelit ion the ttwegoing Re,ntrcd, That the REVO-11 , 11(1 . Rua re•inps:,l to pnl,h.h thy Itr!tet etlihgot lies ott After a free and jujl- tli.eu.6ion of the, ahole reablution9, they were 'adopted ,:•parately. and as whole unatihnously. when the meeting v‘a , clo9ed with prayer by-the Rev I tr:Creigh. J.1.311'.. 4 O. CATC , iON, Chairman H. Kuitscit, Sycret.try. Tile NORMAL SotooL.—The meeting held at he Court House, on Saturday evening hut, Has highly creditable to the spirit of our Borough. Chambersburg, robbed, burnt, and almost crash ed out 4,f being, rises majestically from its ruins, determined .10 more' than repair the wanton de structionof its material prosperity and its litrra• ry institutions. The flounithing Academy and Female Seminary of our town were not among the least of our losses. We mean not only the buildings, but the schools. The advantage of l e flourishing literary institution in our vicinity can not be too highly appreciated. To he able to edu cate our sons and datighters without sending them to distant points, to miss their pleasant faces in the domestic circle and to be unable to adminis ter to their comfort, when a frveled brow or •acking head would make home of all thing, most desirable, are considerations which the affeetion= ate parent dwells upon with anxiety. For the information of our citizens in tegard to the educational _advantages -offered in Normal Schools, we append the following section 4tf, the - act of Assembly in relation to Normal Schools. We refer the reader to the school law for NI in formation on this subject: "CRIER. Each school shall hate at least six• Profe ssors of liberal education and known ability in their res pective departments, namely : One of orthographly, read ing and elocution: one of venting, drawing and book-keep ing: one of arithmetic, and the higher branches of math ematics; one of geography aml one of theory and practice of teaching, *tether With such profegsors of natural. men tal and moral science, languages and literature E. the con dition of tha,artinal and the number' of students may re quire. We hop. the CoMmittee appointed at the meeting will be encouraged and cheered in their work by amappreciative and liberal reception by our citizens NORMAL SelfOOL meeting of the citizens of the Borough of Chumbersburg, was held in !the Mutt House, on Saturday evening last, for thepurpose of devising Ways and Mena for securing the location of,,theproposed Normal School in this vicinity. The Hon. F. M. Kinnnel offered the following resolution, which was passed: - Rceoirrd, That an Executive Committee of ten peroni: be appointed by the pn shield of the meeting whose duty it shall be to correspond with prominent citizens, friends of Common Schools ,n the county, with a view to procure a large an attendance as pos.siblo at the County Convention to be held in this borough, on the 29111 inst.. and the com mittee is requested to tiseortain as ruarly as may be, what amount of funds wil4 he emdributed by the Borough of ChamberOntrg and ichnty, and how mu, hby the county zenerally. ND inatleCUlPllt to the heater:tier to phi,. the Normal School in our county." The President appointed the following Commit tee: F'. M. Kimmel, Dr. B. S. Schneek. G. R. Messefsmith, Hiram White, W. S. Stenger. A. H. M'Culloh, C. M. Burnett, Dr. J. L. Suesse rott. B. Chambers, and p. K. Wunderlich. The folloo, lug persons were chosen delegates to the County Convention,—F. M Kimmel', B. S. Schnee]: and J. W. Douglass, w.ith the follow ing alternates: Jas. Hamilton, J. He nnninger and A. M'Elwain. JACOB HexsizsGhtt, Pre&t. W. H. HOCkESBERRy, CHRISTMAS. the anniversary of 'the 'vital of the Savior, will be-eelebrated on Monday next. A, usual. it will be - an oaeitsion of milli], and hearty congratulation. but the events that lime transuded Within the past year. will render the coining Christmas a day of unusual rejoicing and merry-making. Everybody will be present ing gilts to their friends, and everybody (no allusion - , - of course, to editors and printers,) will receive tokens of respect and goad will, from their generous acquaintances. The hearts of the little folks will be made glad by their good friend Kriss Kringle, who, in making his annual round with his tiny reindeer teem, will deposit the usu al supply of Christmas goods in the receptacles provided for the same. Tlia windows of our dealers are already presenting to passers-by.a most attracting display of holiday goods, and ev erybody can be supplied, at the moderate expen diture of a few greenbacks. WIYNESBORO' ITEMS.—We chp the follow ing local items from the Record: New Charch.—k:apt. J. IL Clayton and Thos. .T. Walker. who were authorized to solicit Sub scriptions fur the erection of a new Presbyterian church in this place, have we are gratified to learn, been yen!: succesqul. Upwaras of $3.100 have been sub.cribed. linden:fund the ladies iu this place connected with the Pre - ebyterian congregation purpose holding a Fair sometime during the 1‘111•• ter or a:xi sprhig, the proceed,- to be applied to wards furnishing the new church, which the con propnse erecting ncit ,uminer. THE SEVL:fI-SEVENTII.—A letter has been received Mai:VlZ:aster. from Capt. Jas A. Haus. ' of Company K, 77th P. V. V., dated Victoria, as, ovember 21,t, 'INV.., 'states that orddrs had just been received at that place to muster out the 77th, and that thh officers were making out their muter rolls for that purpose. It is ex pected that the reentrant will reach this State 311 advertisement in to-day's paper, it n ill ho oven that the Lutheran Sabbath 5e14,01, of thi- place, will itiVe a Festival 011 rist nea..l night. We L.A.,: • 11.441 furuuNl tlaat tLc (.Inrreh v. ill be handsomely , decorated on the oc el.oddo, and that a rich treat may be expected. FOLK'S FAiit.—A Young Folk's Fair will 4en in Mies iiimibly's School room on Thurs day evening next, and contirmerriday during the day and evening. The proceeds will go to the benefit. of the poor of C'harnherphiirg. Admit tance 10 mid 15 Ceribi. FREtzeuric.—Qtir attention has been called to ;he fre..“?nnkr done by A. 11. Nelher• C Lehtnnu of Baal- MO , ef,the 1,1[11 ,, Ey•ter on Main street, link. 'and A..r. :gill, no the Diamond. The r.e.m. pros. rot a ,fry 11:111 111.'athedappyarane... hi core attractive and pleadna to the eye. W.• byl.eve frybeeire, to he mm h eta seer It Z:le I.,.pernig. It wtl! !at: tit. td the wa;ln era. - and the flattering falls off. These gentlemen are exp. rt. , in their husine,s, evne htCpl}' rot" onm.m.ded .11,1 trent 7. /1.0. iv, Loos ellof Then' work. tliey;C.-8., high reprata.n. Tilt: limit) -t1 gayegt season of the en . t.re year 1, now Z.1 , 111o;e1,`Ilif. but %a - 1111,1,a, are el?joylng In, feels e se.i. w Lt ne not forget that ii;lltne of we tote.t ale a‘sbe prepared Jro disease. Cough , cold!, sore Ihrist, 1114;13thri18. and ,hooping cough are speedily cured l oe', Cough 13akam. eta. cl,natipation, olek•headaehe, .sour stolnaeli, non—ties mon . ',ourin , of-$1 heAlth, eerAi•lty cured by 'lin T.lre ly use of Cots by , piT•ia Corc. Wlll7 will you L 0 prematurely Grey or Buhl. CI{:VALEIIC-. L 11.1: FM: rim HAIR vdll restore me hair "riginal dark r .lor. and Irl el. an k.rid ea4ily rued. r Sole at MILLER, Drag Store. _ W . ti t7tsite the attention of persona wishing TO purchase a Hoe residence, to the advertisement of Robert S. in another column of to - day's parer. THE Cholera wtill lingers in Europe. A litter from Fldrenec says that the recent progress' of the pestilence there tailor& a striking refutation of the opinion nonit'lllni , eXpreesed,4rthe ap proach of the cold season it a guartniV-e'l of impu nity ai;.,ailA its attacks. After a brief interval of effinparafit repose during the autuinual months the ni}sterodia ei,einy is once more on its deadly Tue Levant Herald not ices: the reappear ance or cholera at Alexandria, and at Trebizond, after having totally ceased. fither,places,are af flicted in like manner. At Naples, November 17), there Isere 155 Ca , of cholera, and 147 deaths. Ihe deaths from cholera in France during the, month of Ovtaber IA ere -I.f v2f.t. mid 1179 from the itch to the Igfl. of November. SlNo.rLift DI: %111.--A few weeks sihee, Mr. hrl , tian Zimmerman, of Niohoning township, :shoo eot o nt t ,ttluteenna,ed in skinning a node, N%hich had .died of glander4, cut }Conseil in the thumb. A fett day , aft, r the s'ore inflamed, tlrich v.as folloaed by ansee , ..(s forming in dif tereut parts of the body. Thew. %ten. followed V severe volnitinif, and diarrhoea A fel.er of is plaid character then set in, accompanied b} bioody diarrhoea. The ahscesq‘s inch had i-ed wore tone re-opened,—lei, face became %ler} notch swollen, and_both cte , were complete- It cried up. A few days before his death he be came deliriom, which continued until he breath ed his last. The disease of the animaLwas an dntbtedly iminculated into his sythem. MARRIED PANTON—SEIBERT.--On the 14th had., at the resi do nee of the father, by the Res. S. H. C. Smith, Mr. John N. Paxton to 311,, ErntaaVoSethert, Loth u 1 this Vote, \ LL-110`41:NBERRY,.—On the souse da•{, by the , qune at the 31. E. Parsouage 31r. David Wall 'to Mira 11,ty lto• • enberry•, troth of this eoun.y. 1' C.% RT—KOLA3:D.—On the I , th ito,t., by the ;ame, at the M. 1: Purruu:ut••, Mr lteg.y-W. St t,ut to 31,, Mary .1. Noland. both ut the, place. si.XEAS—NENDAL.—Oti the 7th test., by the Rev. J. Benson Akers, Mr. MOM!. T. Sixeaa to Mm Margaret Jaae. Kendal, both of St. Thornier. . . lIADE—IIENNI:ISERGEIt.—On the 11th inst., in Quincy to tmhip, by the Rev. Jacob Pri , o, Mr. DavT4l Y. Ilad to 11 ilia Rebecca Ilenneberger, of Antrim townritop. PO'CTF:It—IIARIAIrGII.—On the .1.4t11 pet, by tho net% IC. E, iirstio, Mr. Wfit 11. Potter to Miss Mary Jane Harbaugh, both of the vieinay of Wayneaborii. DIED Vint:HT.—On the 13th inst., in this place, of Apoplexy, Thomas J. Wright, Fsq an old and esteemed cittzen, aged about 65 yearn. CLINGEN.—On the 2nl nit., near Upton, of Inptheria. Harry Frisby. aged 1 year, I month and 10 days ; and on the 9th inst., Emma Kate, aged 6 years, 0 months and 29 days, only children of Thomac and petty rlingen. FUNK.—On the lot inst.. near Waynesboro, 3tie, Jul.a Ann, daughter of John and Nancy Funk, aged 17 years, 9 months and 10 days. BEARD.—On the 15th inst., at 111 P residence of Mr. John Walker, in Hamilton township, Mra Martha Heald, of Letterkenny township. aged 78 ynirs. 5 months and 24 days. CHAMBERSMG BUSINESS DIRE(I! TO R DRY GOODS. NOTIONS. S. Eckel & Gilbert, Main St., oppcnite Greenawalt', Hotel DRUGGISTS. A. J. Miller, one door west of Brown's llotel. Jacob Spangler, Main St.. a few doors S,Stub of the Dia . . mond.l, • C. H. Cressler, opposite Pot Office. J. S. Nixon, Second St.. between Seller's Hotel and Ntmh oust Church. • STOVES, TIN-WARE, &e Etter & Erder, Maio St., cue door South of Dr. Rich ante Stiller. Hamilton Co., S.E. Cor. of the Thatoond. BOOTS, SHOES, &c. P. Feldman. Main St; otil...site Taylor's Hotel W. W. Paxton, Market Horne. E''Py & Foltz. Second Street. - HAT AIM CAP STORE. _ W. W. Paxton. market Howie: Second Street. J. L. Deeltert, Seeond St., near the Washington ROMP. Frey & Foltz Second. St., near the Mhrket Home. James M. Ross. Queen St., opposite Brown's Hotel. MERCHANT TAILORS. _ . Jobn Reiter, Main Street, opposite Huber & Tolbert). - HarllWare Store. . , T. J.Hoiskuirron, Market House. A J. ik. H. 3L White, New Store Room, Main St, CARPETS, COCOA MATTING, &ie. S Bro., South Sr near German Reform. nil Chang, HARDWARE, Se. Huber & Tolbert Main St.. South of Queen Brand & Flack. M,lin St., netir the Diamond GROCERIES. Huber & Leman:ET, Market Hoke. E. D. Reid. err. Main and Wiudungton Sts HOTELS. Queen St., near Main—John Fisher. Bron n'n, Car. Seemal amft,lneen—Jaeob S. Brown. National. Main St . near the Diamond—auliel Trotle. GENTLEMEN'S FLIINISHING 1400Dts. Jame.: M. Ross. opposite Bronit's Hotel. Frey S. Foltr., Second St., South of the Market Honke. A. J. & H. M. White, Main St., New Store Room. T. J. Hoskinsoa Market House. Jobs Detter - Mam St., opl.iite Haber & Tolberrb Maid Hare Store. • PHYSICIANS Drs litiehards d M,lntgamery. Main Ist, near Diamond. Dr. John S. Angie, Market street. Eat of Court 1 once. Dr. John Lambert. Main street. S‘enh ei Ql4,en. ' DENTISTJ. • N. Schheser, street, North or Queen. PLANING AND FLOORING MILL Iliu.:et. Vernon S Cp. Harrison AN enne. GRAIN AND AGRIQULTI RAL WAREHOUSk! Geo. A. Deitz. North of the Railroad Depot. LUMBER AND COAL YARD. Le, Ebert ,i-fittrt. North of the Jo 1. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. G. M..s W. S. Stenger, Sevend btu.. t. Sturnbauzit Gehl., opposite Po , : thin e S Everett, oppeite Court Sionse. .T(Am Stewart. wad T. J. NUL T. B. Kennedy, Market greet.. FORWARDING AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS tiv/m.lerholl S .Ne?.