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Educational Department. By It. BI'DIVITT ESSAY, Read by A. W. BENEDICT, Esq., before the Hun tingdon County Teachers' Institute, December 22., 1854 : Subject—TxE LAW OF SUCCESS. (CONCLUDED.) The teacher must exercise an inflexible will to love the school, the scholar, the book ; and the hours of toil. No communings of the soul, exhibits so plainly to the external world its presence in the heart as love. The poet said: 'Like the vase in which roses have on' e been distilled, You may break, you may ruin the vase if you will, But the scent of the roses will hang round it still." With that all pervading love for the seve ral objects of your care and auidance, and the instruments of your labor, with a mani fest pleasure for the hours you spend in a never ending round of lessons and toil you impress upon the tender tablet of the child's heart a kindred love which assumes and as serts its power ; and the wayward, the. thoughtless, the stupid, the indolent and even the mischievous and rebellious are carried captive by the law of love. Every where, and at all times you must present unmistakeable evidence that you have but one aim in all your study, toil and love, and that aim, the present and future happi ness, well being and prosperity of those you love. I have said present, because I desire here to urge the importance of making the school room a pleasant and a happy place for the teacher and the taught. What a griev ious hindrance to success is the feeling, too often prevalent in the school room, that the hours of school are the hours of task "and toil, irksome alike to pupil and teacher, en dured by one as an eye-servant and a prison er ; and by the other as an overseer and a jailor. With such a presence in the school room, oh how dull, how purposeless, and how void of good are the study hours. But how changed the scene and its results, when all is cheerful joy and light hearted hope, and warm and zealons love and pleasant, gay and earnest zeal to make the present gladsome and delightful, because it secures a future full of fruitful and substantial good. When the teacher shall have attained all these ends, and when he shall have made himself master of himself, of his books, and pupils, he has used the means, and success will wear her proudest chaplet for his crown. Have I convinced you, that you are all di rected to your destiny by imperative law ? Have I made apparent the importance of obe dience to those laws which secure progress and prosperity I Have I showed you that thus you are measurably the arbiters of that destiny I Have I satisfied you that it is the duty of every person who assumes the high and honorable responsibility of a school teach er, to adopt as the law of his life, the law of success I If I have done all this, I have suc ceeded beyond my most sanguine hopes. If I have secured any one of these things, all iny - labor is well requited. Whether I have, or have not, I have endeavored to perform the friendly office for my fellow laborers in the cause of schools, which the wise man says, iron will perform for iron. *To sharpen them for the duties of life. "There is a divinity which shapes our ends, - Rough hew them as we muy." And it is that rough hewing of lifer would by the law of success, make a co-worker with that divinity, so that our ends should be sharpened to secure the largest measure of complete success for the teacher, and pupil, and 1 would convince the listless and care less teacher that there is no "divinity" that will command success to them, while they re main careless and listless; and of the wilful ly dull, the idle, the selfish, the ignorant and the self-wise, whose pride of opinion spurns the counsel and care of his companions in the profession. I say their's is a hopeless case, for there is a law which Marks them all for a final expulsion from the school room.— They will be known by their works, and they cannot be allowed to mar l what they ha:Vo not helped to make. Know Nothing Reform When the present Know Nothing Legisla ture assembled we were informed that vari ous and extensive reforms were digested for the formal enactment of that e n lightened body—reforms that would materially lessen the expenses of government, and proportion ately lighten the burtheus of the people.— We apprehended this was all for buncombe, nor have ,we _been disappointed. The first act in the programme was the creation of several new Gees, with an aggregate sala ry of six or seven thousand dollars. The next step was to increase the pay of the pa triots who are there ,to do the work of legis lation. After so moat "fuss and feathers" about their regard for the cause of religion, they wanted to signalize by one bold stroke ofßolicy, having an eye to No. One in the long run, and to prove they are not infidels, by neglecting to look after their household of faith, they made their office a - salaried one, at $5OO apiece and mileage. Here is an in crease 3f upwards of THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS to - the expenses of the State annu ally. the next move of these reformers is the introduction of a bill to abolish the Board of Canal Commissioners, and appoint a Su perintendent of the Public Works, at a sala ry nearly or quite equal to the amount recei ved by the Board ; with .numerous satellites, whose aggregate salaries will swell the ex pense of their management to about double or treble the present cost. These are the only samples of reform with which we have been favored by the intelligent patriots who have stolen into place by scheming in mid night cabal to cheat the people. It is reform, too, with a vengeance, and a fair sample of the geniuS and talent afforded by the wise colons who now constitute the legislature of Pennsylvania. It affords also the best com mentary that can be given of their profes sions. Such are among the first fruits of this new "order.—H" such are the fruits of its in fancy,• what may not be apprehinded if it should be permitted to mature? The Gal phins and Gardipers bid fair to be far out stripped.in rascality and peculation, by the new locusts that are now swarming our coun try to eat out our substance, and rob us of our heritage to enrich themselves.—Leteis totem Democrat. • ' 11J- THE Harrisburg lietald of Saturday says, the most strenuous effort have been made this week for the pardon of Dr. Beale. After a full hearing of the case Governor Pollock positively refused to grata a pardon. From the Clearfield Republican, Feb. 528 talLfja2Mtali!Mafj The following communication from a high ly respectable citizen of this county, is pub lished at the request of the author. The state ment is voluntarily made, and we hope will put to rest the doubts heretofore existing in some minds as to whether-this secret organi zation were bound together by oaths. All who are acquainted with THOMAS MAnas.- FEY, Esq., in this county, will bear testimo ny to his high moral Worth as a citizen. It will be useless for the members of the order, longer to deny its obligations, or attempt to screen themselves from reproach ! This ex posure fastens upon them two things; first that they have let themselves down to a icy el with membership in it, and secondly that they have falsified the truth when they cleni eri it. Let it pass round. Read it, we say, and then if any man can be found mean enough to advocate such an order in a free country, and under a Republican form of Government, let him speak- He will de serve credit for his bravery, if not for good sense. Think, however, while reading, what kind of men they must be, who will suffer' themselves to be bound by, and adhere to such obligations. Who will deny the truthfulness of the fol lowing statement Is not the word of an honest riian sufficient ? Other political par ties, we have no doubt, will be satisfied with it—churches will be satisfied with it ; every association except that of the Know. Nothings alone, will be satisfied .with it. We submit the statement without further comment, how ever, assuring our readers that the position and character of the author entitles him to respect and confidence. A CARD Burnside Tp. Feb.'2l, 1855 MESSRS. MOORE & WILSON : Gentlemen, I must ask the liberty to appear before the public, for the first time in my life, in the colums of a newspaper. To vindicate my own character, and to expose the corruption of a secret oath-bound political combination in our midst is my only object. I have all my life endeavored to keep my obligations with my fellow man, and intend to do so in future, whenever sound morality binds me sotto do. I r=gret, that duty to my conscience and my country, compel me thus publicly to renounce an obligation taken without know ing: its extent or its character. I mean the obligation imposed upon the members of the order of the "Star Spangled BaiZner" as it has been recently called, but more remiliary known as the order of "Know-Nothings.P— I became a member of the order previous to the last election, and took the two first de grees. The order to which I belonged was called the "New Washington Council," No. 261, and held its meetings in the town of New Washington, Burnside township, Clear field county, Pa. The meetings were al ways held after night in a secieemanner, in 'some out-house or uninhabited building with the windows darkened. and made secure from observation. One of their meetings was called in my wagon-shed, being able to find no better place where the Council could meet without fear of detection, The instruction to the members, was, always to approach the place of meeting alone ; and to leave in the Isame manner for fear of exciting suspicion. I must here confess that I always felt a de ' I gree of meanness in goitig : to and returnin g from those places, that I had never before felt , and the more I knew and learned of their secret organization, and their movements, the more I became convinced that no honest, upright, conscientious, man could, without ereat violence to his feelings, and an entire surrender of all self-respect, and dignity of character, continue-in their ranks. I had al ways before felt the proud conciousness of lbeing an hbuest man and a freeman. I had 'lever known what it was to shrink from the I gaze of any man or set of men.. I had al ways felt, and fee/ now, that it is a high priz ileoe for a "freeman to express his thoughts," on all occasions and upon all subjects. I , have been taught to believe that an "honest man is the noblest work of - God," and my highest ambition through life has been to oc cupy among my fellow men that exalted po i sition. I soon found however,' that I had been decoyed inio a Secret scciety, that clai fried from me a very tlifferelti character. A Isociety that not only askedme voluntarily to falsify the truth, and to act the knave, but actually imposed upon mean' oath in advance by which I was bound to lie at their bidding. Having without proper reflection assumed these oaths, and become a member I conclu dedlor a while to remain with them and learn what I could of them. I have now left them and forever ! I shall no more meet in their secret midnight conclaves, and no lon ger hear their impious oaths administered.— I rejoice to feel that lan again a freeman -! Those whose conscience will allow them to remain in their ranks can do so. Doubtless ere this I have been expelled from their Cannel!, for my denunciation of the order, and if so our obligations are dissolved by "mutual con sen t." The question here arises in my own mind —have I done my whole duty in merely free ing myself from their unhallowed influences? Do I aptt owe it as-a duty to my fellow men to exffse this combination, and to warn them against what I conceived to be the most (lan.; gerous political movement that has ever ex isted in this country. I know there are those who will think and say, -that I am violating a high obligation if I attempt to expose the doings of these midnight orgies, but I shall content myself with the belief that they are not those for whose opinions I have much re gard. I have thought long and anxiously on this subject. My conscience approves the course. If the judgement of the public is rendered in my favor I shall-feel glad; if not, I shall- be supported by the purity of my own motives. I firmly- believe the oaths admin istered to be immoral in their tendency,and corrupt in' their influences. Having sworn to become dishonest and to practice falshood, am I bound to keep that oath? Having sworn, if needs be,_ to perjure myself in a Court of Justice, will the Almighty hold me lesponsible for the violation of such an obli gation. Believing as I do, that my duty, both to my God and my country demand at my hands a full renunciation of all such ob ligations, can I hesitate? Certainly not?— Every impulse of my heart approves the course I have adapted, and my friends will allow me alorr:e to be responsible for the con sequences. I shall settle that account be fore a tribunal far above the reach of Know- Nothingism, and before which neither their favors nor frowns can effect me. One thing know, I should not be alone if others were not afraid to go with me. There are hun dreds in their ranks, whose outraged feel ings dictate the same course; and who if they can summon to their aid sufficient mor al conrage will soon follow in my footsteps. I shall therefore proceed to unmask the mon- I ster and expose its iniquities to the public gaze. The organization of the secret society to which I allude, is after the following form.— In the beginning it was called a society of "Know-Nothings," and I may be allowed_ to say the name was peculiarly appropriate.— So soon, however, as that name became gen erally known, they changed it for another, and then another, until during the short pe riod of their existence they have been known by several appellations, the last" of which known to me was the "Sons of the Star Span gled Banner." There is a "Grand Council" for the United States, the President of which has a superintendence and control over all the "Councils" in the U. States. There is a subordinate "Grand Council" for each State, with a President who controls the "Councils" in the different counties of the State. The "Grand Council" for Pa. is in Phila.. and the President thereof appoints an "Instructor" for each county in the State, who has charge of the "Councils" in elle different townships in the county- The "Instructor" for the county is sole dictator and settles all cites tions wising in the "Councils." He orders when their meetings shall be held for making political nominations, and if the ribminations do nct please him, Le may order mother to be I, held, and so on until they are satisfactory.—; I-le also appoints for each "Council," a "Dep uty Instructor,'' who acts fog him and under his advice and directions. Each "Council". is bound in everything to the strictets obe dience to its superior. This arrangement first alarmed rne. I joined the order, because I had been induced to fear the power of the "Pope." But when I learned that the Pres ident of the "Grand Council" had more pow er than is even attributed to the Pope of Rome, that he was constituted for the purpose, and willing to'use his power to further the designs of the basest political clemastogueism,_ I could not close my eyes to the &lA, that he was a more dangerous enemy to the civil in stitutions of our country than I had before thought the Pope. I fear now that my worst apprehensions will be realized. H. Bucrnta Swoops:, ofehe Borough of Clearfield, is the "Instructor" for Clearfield county, and di rects the movements of all the "Councils„ in it. He is understood to be among the first members of the order in the county. In Burnside township there is thiee,"Councils," one held at New Washington, one near Pat chins, eand one called the "Crooked Run Council." Dn. LIKES M. BUNN is the "Dep uty Instructor," ander Swoope, for the New Washington council, and those who know that individual best, can judge of the charac ter of the instruction he would be likely to impart. I am sure they will not charge him with much moral instruction or many long prayers. In a recent instance in our town ship after a regular nomination had been made and ratified by a vote of the Councils for township officers, these instructors, H. Bucher Swoope and Dr. Bunn ("a pretty pair,") orderes anew nomination to be made, and the Councils as in duty bound had to obey. How humiliating :o the old inhabi tants of the county, who were "pioneers" in its es rly settlement, and who have had a voice heretofore in its political welfare, to be obliged to bow before the dictation oPone who has not resided two years in the county. Let those 'who are opposeil to "Foreign influ ence," condemn at the 'same time this kind of "foreign interference" and- T am with - I them. No matter how, great a profligate, or i how corrupt the man may be ; the "Council" must yield implicit obedieuce to their -"ln structor.' He may be a gambler, a drunkerd, a blasphemer of religion, and fresh from the Iscourges earned by his infamy, and yet, the By-Laws of this secret-oath-bound society require better men to surrender, not only their own judgement, but their sense of right and wrong to blindly follow such - a leader.— Such is Know-Nothingism, and such its vota ries know it to be. The meetings so far as I attended them were generally occupied in initiating mem bers. They have no object as far as I can learn, but that of controlling the politics of the country, and grasping the offices. The President for each Council; calls the meetings together by a written notice unintelligiable to any except the initiated. He takes the chair and presides during the evening. The gen eral topic of discussion in the Council, before the election last fall was how to best decoy the Demoerais into their ranks, and generally how to augnient their' forces, and gain the ag eendancy. Their hope is to ride into power, on the popular prejudice against the Roman Catholic church, and indeed they ate making rapid strides towards effecting their object. I -could go with them "in an honest effort against any political poWer attempted on the part of that church, and with_ that object in viva , many joined their ranks. But when I saw that bad men of . all parties had joined them, and were willing to prostitute the asso ciation, to the basest political purposes to ob tain power, I could no longersee any hope of accomplishing the original object. They are no kv composed very largely of the ignorant, who are to be pitied—the bigotted sectarian, who is more designing than foolish ; the bro ken down and disappointed politicians of both parties ; the demagogues who love spoils more than party, and who fancy they can see a glimmer of hope ahead ; a part of the cler gy in some of the Protestant churches, who are longing for power, and who early with them more or less of their members ; the floating population of the country ; with no fixed principles either moral or political, usu ally denominated "majority men," ormen who vote on the strong side if they can find it. If these classes of men combin ed have the numerical strength they will suc ceed. The order hopes to be able in 1856 to hold in their hands sufficient power to secure the election of a KnoW-Nothing President, and by obtaining the reins of governinerit to perpetuate their power.. A desperate effort will be made ; perhaps such a one as this country never witnessed. In my opinion if virtue, intelligence and hon`e.sly of purpose is in the ascendancy in this country they will be defeated, if not they may triumph. For my own part I have heretofore been a whig, and have always' gloried in the triumph of whig principles, but even to accomplish that object the sacrifice is too great. The following is a copy of the oaths, and examination which every member must un dergo, and subscribe to before becoming a member, as nearly as I can recollect. That they are substantially, true, I pledge myself to prove in a court of justice if the opportu nity be afforded me. They are contained in a book, one copy of which is furnished to ! each Council. The ' , lnstructor" has posses sion of it, and administers the oath from it, but the members are not allowed to have it. I suppose for the same reason that Roman Catholic Priests refuse to let their members ! read the bible, because they are too ignorant to read and understand it. I thought it strange that they as an order Should adopt a course they so much disapproved in others. The candidate is first proposed, by a. mem ber of the Order, to the Council without his knowledge. Three negative votes black balls him. If elected he is secretely requested to present himself in the anti-room of the Coun cil, when an officer appears from within and administers to him the following oath : I—, do solemnly swear upon this sacred volume (or - cross) before Almighty God and these witnesses, that I will not divulge any question proposed to me here, whether I be come a member of the Order or not, and that I will never under any circumstances what ever, mention the name of any'Verson I may see present during any of the proceedings, or that I know such an Order td be in existence and that I will give a true answer to any question asked of me, so help me God. Which being taken by the candidate, the officer proceeds to propound the following in terrogations, before reporting to the Council his fitness for initiation : 1. What is your name ? , 2. What is your age ? 3. Where is your residence ? 4. In your religious belief are you a Roman Cath olic 5. Where were you born? 6, Where were your parents horn ? 7. Is your wife a Roman Catholic? 8. Did either of your an cestors take part in the American Revolution? 9. Are you willing. to use all the influence you possess in favor of Native born American citizens, for all offices of honor, trust, or pro fit in the gift of the people ; and do you pro mise to vote for them to the exclusion of all aliens and foreigners, and Roman Catholics in particular,for all State or , .Government of fices? 10. Who invited you to be present on this occasion I If the candidate's answers are satisfactory to these questions, he is taken in the Council by two officers, led up to the President of the Council, who administers the following oath in the first degree : "1 —, voluntarily and freely do solemn ly promise and swear before Almighty God and these witnesses around me assembled, that I will not under any circumstances what ever divulge or make known to any person or persons, either directly or indirectly, or to any human being other than those I shall know to be good and true members of this Order, the- name, secrets, mysteriei, or ob jects of the same, or cause or allow the same to be done by others, if within my power to prevent the same. Binding myself under the no less penalty than that of beingextommu nicated from the order, and having my name posted and circulated throughout the different Councils of the Order, as a traitor and perju rer to both my God and country, and as being unworthy to be employed, entrusted, counte nanced, or supported in any business trans action whatever, and as a person totally un worthy of the confidence of, all good men ; and one at whom the finger of scorn shall ev er be pointed. 1 furthermore promise that if I should hereafter be expelled from, or volun tarily leave this Order, I will consider this ob ligation as binding out of it as in it. All of which foregoing I voluntarily and freely sub scribe to, so help me God l'7 The President then addresses the new mem bers as follows : "My Brothers—The Order which has now received you_ as members, may with all pro priety-be considered a secret organization.— It is so secret in fact, that if you were placed before a legal tribunal, and there sworn to tell the truth ; the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, yOu could not for your lives reveal the name of that band of brothers among whom your name now stands enrolled : and further than this, when you retire from this meeting, you will return to your lamiiy and friends as ignorant as when you came, so far as the name of this order is concerned. "In common with ourselves you "Know Nothing," and let it be your stern resolve through life, to "Know Nothing" that will at all conflict with the high and exalted duties you owe to your God, your country and your selves, so far as regards the preservation of American liberty, which alone can be seemed to ourselves and our children by the entire and absolute exclusion of all foreign influ ence in those matters which appertain to our government policy." After the delivery of this address, the can didate is referred to the Instructor, who tea ches him the signs 'and grips and in what manner to obtain entrance into the Council. He is then Master of the first Degree, and signs his name to the register, after which the following oath . is taken : • 1, do solemnly promise and swear be fore Almighty God, and these witnesses, that I will not under any circumstances, divulge or make known the name of this Order, or its objects, to any person or persons in the world, unless to those 'whom I may know to belong to this Order, in good and regular standing. "And I furthermore promise and swear that I will neither write, print, paint, cut, carve, engrave, embross, stamp, stain, or mark any secrets of this order on anything moveable or immovable on the eat th.or the sea, whereby said secrets, or any part thereof, the name of the Order, its operations, the names of its of ficers, or the names of its members or its pla ces of .nieeting, may become known to those who have not received the'first and second degrees of this Order in due form ; nor will 1 cause or permit the same to be done, if with in my power to. 'Prevent the same. "And I furthermore promise and swear that I will always conform to the will of the 'ma jority. of the members of this order, in the selection of candidates to fill every office of honor, profit or trust, within Ilia gift of the people ; provided such candidates hall have been born on American soil, and shall' have been educated in American institutions, and that I will use all the influence I may possess to elect all such candidates i,vhom I may know to be opposed to all foreign influence, Pope ry, Jesuitism, and Catholicism, without any hesitation on my part whatever. And I fur thermore promise and swear that I will strict ly con form to and abide by the oath I have now taken, and that I. will pay strict obedi ence to the constitution, laws, rules, ritual and edicts of the honorable Grand Council of this Order, of - the State of Pennsylvania, and to the by laws of the Council No. 261, to which I.now belong, or to those of any other Grand Subordinate Council from which 1 may hereafter hail, binding , myself under the no less penalties than are attached or belong to those who violate the oath of the first de gree of this Order. All the foregoing I vol untarily and freely subscribe to of my own free will and accord, so help me God." I have thus given the forms as far as the' second degree. I never went further. It will be a matter of regret all my life that I ever went so far as I did. I have now, how ever, done all I can to atone for it. I may add before closing this communica tion that the exposure published in the Pebn splvanian last summer, is substantially cor rect, and was so considered at that time in the Council. I was then a member, and heard it discussed. Yours Respectfully, THOMAS MAHAFFEY Petition for License TO the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Huntingdon county, now hol ding and composing a Court ofQuartcr Sessions of the Peace, at April Term, 1855. The peti tion ofJames Chamberlain, of Warriorsmark township, in said county, respectfully sheweth that the occupies and still Continties to keep that well known tavern house in the said village of Warriorsmark, which has heretofore been used and occupied by him as a public house of entertainment, and is desirous of continuing to keep a public house therein; he therefore prays your Honors to grant him a license to keep a public house at the place aforesaid for the en suing year, and he wiq ever pray. inh 6, '55. JAMES CHAMBERLAIN. The subscribers citizens of the township of Warriorsniark, in the county of Huntingdon would respectfully recommend the above peti tioner, and certify that the irn or tavern above mentioned is necessary to accommodate the public and entertain strangers and travellers, and that the petitioner above named is of good repute for honesty and temperance rind well pro. vided with house room and conveniences for the lodging and - accommodation of strangers and travellers. Jacob Wyant, Samuel Culp, D. B. Money, Wrn. Thompson, Lewis Edmondson, Isaac Thompson, Sam'l. Shank, Joseph Bransteter, P. L. Sacket, H. K. Neff, Martain Itinger, John Shank, William Wray. Petition for License. TO the Honorable the Judges. of the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, lhr the county of Huntingdon. The petition ofiames Fleming respectflilly showeth : That your pe titioner occupies that %yell known tavern House in 111 . :12101* Hill, Barre(' township, on the public road leading from Petersburg to Lewistown, which has heretofore been used and occupied as a public house of cnterta in ment for several years last past, and is desirous of continuing to keep a public house therein, he therefore prays your Honors to grant him a license to keep a public house at thc place aforesaid for the ensuing year, and he will pray &c, JAMES FLEMING. March 7th, 1855. . We the subsCribers, citizens of Barree town ship, in the county of Iluntingdon, recommend the above petitioner, and certify that the inn or tavern above mentioned is necessary to ac commodate the public and entertain strangers and travellers, and the petitioner above named is of good repute for honesty and temperance and is well provided with house room and conve. niencies_fbr the accommodation of strangers and travellers, Richard Brindle, John Greenwalt, Jacob Harman, Reuben Duff,vJohp Conner, James Carmont, John Harper, James McMonigle, Moses Robison, John Hirst, Joseph Gilliland, James McGregor, John' Houck. Petition for License. TO the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Quarter Sessions of Huntingdon County. The petition of GratTius Miller respectfully show eth That your petitioner ocunpies that old and well known brick Tavern House, near the Railroad depot in the borough of Huntingdon, known as the Exchange Hotel, heretofore used as s public house of entertainment and is desi rous of continuing to keep a public house there in. He therefore prays your Honors to grant him a license to keep 'a public house at the place aforesaid for the ensuing year, and he will ever Pray &c, March 7th, 1855. The subscribers, citizens of the borough of Huntingdon recommend the above petioner,and certify that the inn or-tavern above mentioned, is necessary to accommodate the public and entertain ztnngers and travellers ; and that the petitioner above nazncd is of good repute for honesty and temperance, and is well provided with honse room and conveniences for the lodo - - ing and accommodation of strangers and trav ellers. Geo. Gwin, William A. Saxton, B. E. Mc- Mtirtrie, 'Thos. Adams, John H. Africa, C. A. Newingham, , Wm. :me wart, A. 13. Cretvit, R. C. McGill, S. S2Wharton, A. P. Wilson, Geo. M. Barr, J. S. Stewart, Robt. Kyle. Petition fox• License TO the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Quarter Sessions ofthe Peace in and for the county of Huntingdon, April Session 1855. The petition of Christian Cools of the borough of Huntingdon, iw the county - of Huntingdon, respectfully slimed), that be still continues to to occupy the house well known as the. Frank lin house, and for many years kept as a public house, in Market square, in said borough; and that he is desirous of keeping a public house in the same for the accommodation of strangers :and travellers—end that he is provided with house room, stabling and the necessary accom modations for keeping a house of public enter tainment at said stand. He therefore prays your Honors to grant him a license to continue to keep a house of public entertainment at. the said place for the current ensuing year, and, as in - duty bound will ever pray, &c March 7th, 1855. We the undersigned, citizens of the borough of Huntingdon, do hereby certify that the above named pctioner, Christian Cents,_ ia a man of good repute for honesty and temperance, and is well provided with house room snd con veniences for the accommodation of strangers anal travellers, and that the inn or tavern pro posed to be kept is necessary to accommodate the public and entertain strangers and travel. lers, Geo. Gwin, William A. Saxton," Michael Fetterhoff, Enos H. Kulp, Jacob Snyder, Thos. Adams. A. B. Crewit, Edm. Snare, T. K. Simonton, A. Carmon, Lewis Meredith, A. L. Smith, Robert Stitt. 'Petition for License TO the Honorable Court of Quarter Sessions of Huntingdon county, Penna. The petition of R. P. Hastett, of ,Spruce Crock, Morris town ship, in said county, respectfully represents;-- That lie is well provided with house room and conveniences for the lodging and accommoda tion of strangers and travellers, at the house now occupied by him as an inn or tavern, in said township ; he therefore prays the Honora ble Court to grant hint a license for keeping a public inn or tavern, and he, as in duty bound, will &c. R. P. HASLETT. March. 7, - 1855. We the subscribers, citizens - of Morris town. ship; in which the above mentioned inn or Lev ern prayed to be licenced, is proposed to be kept, do certify that R. F. flaslett, the above applicant, is of good repute for honesty and tem perance, and is- well provided with house room and conveniences for the lodging and accommo dation of strangers and travellers, and that such inn or tavern is necessary to accommodate the public and entertain strangers and travellers, R. Kinkead, Edward Belgic:, William Haws, Henry Black, Samuel Harnish, John Davis, Job Plympton, Wm. Cromwell, Robert Tus sey, Casper Waight, Adam Bryan, Benjamin Sprank le. In the counties of Sonor6. and San Francisco, Cal., five hundred murders have been committed in the last five years and on ly three murderers have been hung under ju dicial sentences.. ct.AFFIUS MILLER. C. COUTS Petition for License TO the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace in and for the county of Huntingdon at April-Term, A. D. 1855. The petition of John P. May respect. fully showeth : That your petitioner having leased that well known Tavern stand, situated in the township of West, and county aforesaid, on the great road leading from Petersburg to Bellefonte in Centre county, known as the Green Tree Hotel, formerly kept by James McMurtrie, deed, is desirous of keeping a house of enter. tainrnent for the accommodation of strangers and travellers, that he is well provided with conveniences necessary for the• accommodation ofstranlzers and travellers as aforesaid, he there fore prays your Honors to grant him a license to krel a tavetn or inn as aforesaid, and your petitioner will ever pray, &c. • JOHN P. MAY. We the, subscribers do certify that Sohn P. May, the above • named applicant, is a man of good repute for honesty and temperance and that he is well provided with house room and other conveniences for the lodging and accent, modation of strangers and travellers gonerally; also that the above public house or inn prayed for is necessary ler the accommodation of the public and strangers and_ travellers, and we therefore recommend to your Honors to grant him a license agreeable to his petition. Robert INlTraeken, John Huyett, David Ramsey, William White, John Henry, James Myton, jr., John Hurst, John Henry, jr., J. M. Oaks, John Eberle, Jacob Eberle, John Henderson, Thomas Newell. [mh 6 755.* Petition for License TO the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Common. Pleas of Huntingdon county at April Tenn 1535. Your petitioner George Randolph having rented that well known tavern stand in the village of Sanlshurg, Barree township, slim, atc on the great leading road from Lewistown to Petersburg, now occupied by John G. Stew. art. Time petition-of George Randolph respect fully represents that he ,is well provided with house room and conveniences fin. the lodging and accommodation of strangers and travellerA, he therefore prays your Honprs to grant r him a license for keeping aa, public in 3 or tavern and he will ever pray. mh 'ssr GEORGE RANDOLPH. We the undersigned subscribers, citizens of Barree township, in which the above mentioned in or tavern is prayed for to be licensed, do cer tify that George Randolph, the above applicant, is of good refilite for honesty and temperance and is well provided with house roorn - aml con veniences lbr the lodging and accommodation of strangers and travellers, and that said inn or tavern is necessary to accommodate the public and entertain strangers and travellers. Samuel Coen, Thomas Stewart, Jas. Car mrwt, John Houck, John - Harper, Reuben Duff, Jo1:n Corven, Joseph Forreste, John G. Stewart, Richard Brindle, James Fleming, R. J Massey, John Peightal, Peter Living ston. Petition for License- TO the Honorable the judges of the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the county of Huntingdon : the petition of John Montgomery respectfully sheweth that he has purchased the well known stand known as the JackstOwn Ho tel, and is desirous of continuing to keep a pub lic house therein, lie therefore prays your Ho nors to grant him a license to keep a public house at the place aforesaid for the ensuing year and he 1,611 ever pray, &c. - -JOHN MONTGOMERY We the subscibers, citizens of Brady town ship in the county of _Huntingdon, recommend the above petitioner and do certify that the inn or thvern above mentioned is necessary to ac commodate t he public and entertain strangers and travellers, and the petitioner above named is of good repute for honesty and temperance, and is well provided with house room and con wniences for the lodging and accommodation o 1 strangers and travellers. Andrew Wise, John Vandevander, Adam Warfel, Philip Holler, Samuel Sharer, Fran cis Holler, Daniel Gray, James Simpson, J. K. Hanipson, James 141.'Donald, John M'- Donald, James A. Simpson, Samuel G. Simp son, Richard Meredith, Jesse Yocum. l'eb. 6, 1855. Petition for Licerise TO the Hon. theJudges'of the Court of Quar ter Sessions of the Peace for the county of Hun tingdon: The petition - of Ezekiel Sc. Nathan White, respectfully showeth : That your peti tioners occupy a commodious house, situate in the town of Coalmont, in the s township of Tod, which is well calculated for a public home of entertainment, and from its neighborhood and situation is suitable as well as necessary for the accommodation of the public, and the en tertainment of strangers and travellers. That they arc well provided with stabling for horses, and all epnveniences necessary for the enter tainment of strangers and travellers; they there fore, respectfully pray the Court to grant them a license to keep an inn or public house of en. tertainment there : and your petitioners will ever pray &c Coalmont, February 28, A. D. 1855. We, the undersigned, citizens of the town. ship or 'Pod aforesaid, being personally acquain ted .with Ezekiel & Nathan • White, the above named petitioners, and also haling a knowledge of the house for which the license is prayed do hereby certify that such house is necessary to accommodate the public, and entertain stran gers and travellers ; that they are persona ... MC good repute• for honesty and temperance, and that they are well provided with house room and conveniences foi the lodging and accommoda tion of strangers and travellers. We therefore beg leave to recommend them for a license, agreeably with their petition. Andrew Donclsbn, Samuel G. Miller, James S. Reed, David Fluck, James P. Reed,,Josepli• Barnet; Jesse Cook, Thomas George Hor ton, William Carr, John W. Whitt!, Enoch Simi:, Levi Evans, Samuel B. Donelson. Petition for License' TO the Honor:Ale the Judges of the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the County of Huntingdon : The petition of McDonald Stew. art respectfully showeth : That your petitioner occupies that well known tavern house at Mc. Alevy's fort, in Jackson township, on the7pub lic road leading from Petersburg to Lewistown, which has heretofore been used and occupied as a public house of entertainment for severalyea.rs last past, and is desirous of continuing to keep a public 'house therein. He therefore prays your Honors to grant him a yiecnsc to keep a public house at the place aforesaid fot the en. suing year, and he will pray &e. INI'DONA LI) STEWART. Wo, the subscribers, citizens of Jackson town. ship, in the county of Huntingdon, recommend the above petitioner and certify that the inn or tavern above mentioned is necesary to accom. niodate the public and entertain strangers and travellers, and the petitioner above named is of good repute fur honesty and temperance, and is well provided with house room and convenien. ecs for theh:olging and accommodation of stran gers and travellers. W. G. Bigelow, William Mitchell, Thomas Ozhurn, John Irvin, Samuel. McCord, Samuel Powell, Samuel Mitchell, Solomon Hainer , Wil liam Talley, Henry Selfridge, J. J. Otlurn, Thomas Huston. reb. 28, 1855.' EZEKIEL WHITE, NATHAN WHITE.