The ambbigah citjben. Butl&r, Pa,, Wednesday, Apr.12'865, WHISKERS!!!—Thosp wishing a fine set of whiskers, a nice moustache, or a beautiful head of glosßy hair, will please read the card of THOS. F. CHAPMAN in another part of this paper. Agricultural ];i<><-(inn. The anual election of officers of the Rutler County Agricultural Society took place in the arbitration room in Rutler, op the 29th of March, at ten o'clock, p. m., find resulted as folloys : President—W. O. Rraekenjadge Sec retary—Win. Campbell. Treasurer—ll Heiftcman. Vice Presidents—Win. P. li rah a in, Jas. Black. Esq., llob't. Rovard. Ksq., Rob't Jamison, Thos. Moore, Robt. Dnnn, S. G. Meals, Robt. Story, Ksq., Isaac M'Nees, R. F. Glenn, Capt. S. Louden, Thos. Coulter, W;n. M'Cnfferty, John W. Forrister, Alex. M'Oullough, teuton Maxwell, Isaac Robb, Col. Ma nasses Gillespie, Geo. Neiss, Jos. Ilenry, Silas Pearco, Hon. J. Mitchell. Miles Gal lalier, H. R. Hise, Jacob Hooster, Eli Ilartzell, David Logan, Ksq., Wm. Kee ner, Jas. Robinson, Hon. Saw. Marshall, John Mehan, Jas. Norris, Mat. Grear. Esq., Wm. Campbell. John T. Rard, Geo. Rurkhart, Alex. Akin, Andrew M'Cul lough, Geo. Ream, Capt. A. Ayres, E. Maurhoff, Esq., Dr. M'Mikel. The above list embraces one from each township and borough in the county. The following was appointed a commit tee to secure ground for the holding of our anual fair: lion. Sam. Marshall, Wm Campbell, James Rredin, J. W. Jacob Walters, Robt. M'Aboy, and Gen. J. N. Purviance. The following were appointed a com mittee to tuidit tjic account of tjio Treas urer: 11. lleineman, 11. Colbert, and Thomas Robinson. After the transaction of the foregoing i business, the Society adjourned to meet at the call of the president. THOS. M'NEES. IWt. THOS. ROBINSON, Sec., pro tcm. Piihllc Meeting. On Friday evening last, our people of I all classes and conditions, without regard to party, assembled at the Court Room, to celebrate the glorious victories achiev ed during the week, by onr gallant sol- j diers. faceting was callftj to order by Gen. Juo. N. Purviance, upon whose mo- i tion the jfollowing officers were appointed': President—Hon. L. L. M'Guffii). Vice Presidents.—<--Johnston White, ••Samuel Louden, Wm. Campbell, Wm. ■%«ps 112 Arotarte* —C°l- John M. Thomp son, Lieut. Geo. W. Fleegor, Jonathan Clutton, James Rredin. The meeting was opened with an ap propriate prayer by the Rev. J. X. Nib- j lock, rendering thanks to tiie Lord of Iloasts for the blessings vouchsafed to us. | His Honor then made a brief, patriotic j speech which was received with great ! enthusiasm He then called upon the ! following gentlemen in the ordor named, ! who responded in short, improintuc but purviance, Jacob Zicgler, Lieut. Flee ger, L. Z. Mitchell, Onirics M'Cnndlcss. James Rredin, Rev. J. 11. Fritz, Col. J. M. Thompson, Rev. J. 11. Niblock, and John 11. Neglcy. All the orator's efforts being in the '-Happy strain," kept the au dience in the 1 test of humor, a««i elicited rounds of applause. The Rrass and Martial 'bands were pres ent, and "enlivened the audience with lively and patriotic airs John 11. Neglcy, Esq., offered the fol lowing resolution, which was adopted. Resolved, That we learn with incx pressable joy of the success of the ar- K uiies of the I'uiou ; the downfall of the rebel Capitol, and tJic surrender or .cap ture of the rebel hosts. Victory and Peace have oomc tlwough war, and, God be praised, the Republic lives. jKor the American COM.III \M ATIOXN. Mil. EDITOR :—Wheu llieGreat God of Heaven first made man. be so consti tuted him that his happiness depended on his acquisition of knowledge and re finement; and he expected them to in vestigate all the sciences, and couvey them to the minds en others ; and ulways to leave a moral influence in their path; and when we see men going directly con trary to this, we think he ingoing reverse to the will of the divine mind; aud when we sec men engaging in a traffic in the community, which pot ouly keeps indi viduals from growing in knowledge of the perfections of the works of the Creator • but chasing down the faculty of soul to sonsual and devilish debasing vioes we i look upon him as a violator of tie pro- < cess of heaven ; and just such is of- : fects produced by engaging in the traffic of intoxicating liquors. Aud to express my candid opinion, nothing else iu all our land has such a tendency to destroy the intellect, as whiskey. There is wore tal ent covered up aud buried in the whis ky-cup, than ever graced our Legislative Halls ; and it is a curious phenomena that » a shallow-brained individual, or a tow fool, cau drink liquor till doomsday and not foel the effects, whilst a man of liigh . intellect will soon become iipsey- j tnrvcy, apd find the giving way, and run into all excess of debauchery crime, J-fird (sat ttrelr fantastic e*pers before high Heaven as makes the angels weep. Kxjierienee, investigation and close o»> serration, has taught me that intemper enpa is no carpet knight, to be handled with gloves on but it is a terrible and powerful enemy to be ovcrthrowed. Rut I appeal to yoi} temperance men apif christians, if it must not be banisned be fore that day of the Lord cometh, that we will not have to say to our brothers, l l know"ye the Lord : but all shall know him from the least even to the greatest, or before the lion and the ox shall eat straw together or the wolf and the lamb shall lie in one fold. Well then, if we are con vinced that intemperencp prolong the coming of the day that MJllcniam will be urshcred in, why not strike now for freedom, and break the yoke that binds ns. Ponder, think a moment how you, how we, how all have been enticed and de ceived, and no longer stand back, but coine. let us all unite in common phalanx and give this insiduous foe of man such a dreadful overthrow that all his bones will be completely and forever broken. Man_y who belong to no religious socie ty have taken thc'ularni. Many of the youth of our land have seen Ihci-r awful danger, apd they call on us and all friends of humanity to come over to their help and lend them our influence and all our aid to save them from so awful a gulf. Can any feel so cold or indifferent as to refuse to leijd a helping hand to save when so affectionately called by many, even by the present and future generation of our dear children and youth? Ido not expect to tyjiph a now cord iij the souls of temperance men that will vibrate through their whole system, but by plain talk and prayer, I wish to make them see their duty and act accordingly; and I would ask what would be the future des tiny of our great country of we suffer the whisky influence togo on £cd spread, and let wickedness and licentiousness prevail. I fear for my country when I look over the land and see those coming on.on whose shoulders will rest the destiny of this nation. It seems, in a.great many of our Colleges, that the student who can drink th,c most whisky is making ljiost headway iu knowledge. A shame, but too much truth in the assertion. People arc with the temperance ques ! tion just as tlioy were with slavery, think it is an evil and ought to bp abolished, i and still afraid to strike till it gets of such | gigantic proportions that nothing but ar ] bitration by the cannons' mouth will sup [ press it. Call it prophesy, if you like, but I sayout,fearless^"contradiction, that i if intemperance is not suppressed speedily : and securely in a short revolution of j years, it will rule or ruin this nation, just | as sure as the wicked and hell bore sl(l --; very institution tried to rule or i.am. D. M. HARHAUOII. ( Kor tli® American Citiien. ] RL'TI.KR, April 0, ISGS.' MR. EDlTOß:—Having just been rc i leased from eight, months' incarceration ; in Southern prisons. I will attempt to | j\.'e you'and the readers of your paper a discription of some of the scenes of suffer ing I witnessed while there. On the morning if the 18th of August, 1864, the sth Army Corps was tjbtsn lying iu the rear of the fortifications in front of Petersburg. At three o'clock on the morning of the above named day, we were woke from our slumbers by the most ter rific cannonading I think 1 ever heard. All along our lines, fjrom the Jerusalem plank road, extending on up the right of our linos to the Appomattox river. Gen. Warren, commanding the sth corps, is sued orders for us to be ready to move at a moments notice. At duj light we start ed on our march to the left of our to destroy the Weldon Rail-road. We struck the ltail-road about ten o'clock Ln the forenoon, and commenced tearing up the track and destroying the rails. We destroyed about eight miles of the track, and then we commenced throwing up fortifications ftt the Yellow Tavern. The legimetit which I huve the honor of being a menfber of, well known us the aid Penn sylvania " Ruektails," were armed with Spencer riffps, or seven shooters. We were otdered out on the skinuish liue, which order we obeyed as all good soldiers will JVe remained on the liue *ll night without exchanging one shot with the enemy, the next day, being Fri day, the 19th, all was quiet, until about 10 o'clock, when the enemy in front of us opened a most galling fire on us, to which jve responded quite lively with our seven shopters. -T'-he skirmishing contin ued about one hour, when an officer of the regiment with which we were engag ed, came out under a £ag of truce and ask,ed/or an armistice between his regi ment and qjirs, which was grouted, the armistice lasted until about four p'clock in the evening, when the armistice was broken by the enemy; they opened,& gall ing fire QD US, and the same tiuie our cars were grated #>!th the sound of very hea vy musketry ya the right and -left of our lines. They broke through our lipes on ■both and the lesult of the break ing of our lines wa3 the capture of about 4,000 prisoners, aud «unuug the .number our entire regiment, Colonel, colore aod*Jl other memh®'' 3 of the regiment, except obout 400. That evening we taken to Petersburg, and kept on a hill in tjie outskirts of tUe city; it rained very hard during the night. We woke up the next morping very tired, wetapd hungry; some of the officials came around and asked for something to eat. and received an answer that we would get nothing to cat until we got to Richmond. They or dered us to fall in lines, and march to an Island below the city in the Appomattox" river, which we did—there we had togo through our first searching, preparatory to entering upon our prison life. There they took all the blankets, both wollen a&dgwp, fropius; our haversacks, knives, forks, spoons, and tin cups. From there we were taken to the depot, and shipped to Richmond, and then we were put into old Libby prison. I looked around and everything looked natural to me, for I had the pleasure of spending six long weary months there in 18G2. I discov ered there was as many inhabitants in then, as there was in 'O2, for it is a place that is very thickly populated, whether there ig any Yankee's there or not. We bad not been in there over two hours, when up steps a Confederate offioer and told us all that bad any money—either Green backs or Northern State money— to the clerk, with our name, company and regiment, and when we were released, we would receive it. And any money that was found upon our persons when we yore searched, would be confiscated; and a great many give up their money. We were then taken duw,i stairs and search ed, one by one, we were stripped entire ly naked, and every pocket about our clothes were thoroughly search ed. All money, iewelrv. and watches, were taken away from us. After that we received something to eat, a little corn bread and some beans. From Libby J \ ye moved to Salisbury, N. C. There we wore put into the stockade. It is an en closure, containing about five acres, laid off in the shape of a triangle, surround ed by a board fence, twelve feet in height. Just inside of the feuc.e is a dead line 0 fest and 6 feet deep, and the inten-j tion of the line is this : " So far shall you come Yankee, and no further.". For the first three weeks after we were putin there, our rations was about 15 ounces of )sheat bread, with a small piece of beqf, or three taUs-spoons of molasses, for one day's rations. Had we still received that kind, wo would have fared well, but they quit giving us that; and for awhile fed \is on surgam bread, which we got 16 oz. a day. Surgam bread is made out of su gar cane seed; but in a short time that played out, and then came that very heal thy and palatable diet—best known to prisooc-rs of war as corn eobb, and i«l— --when 1 say all—l include the dirt, and some which is in the eobb. There we were, in that- miserable, low, marshy ground, with j,:t any shelter, no blankets or overcoats; and with nothing to eat but this meal, and that wifhont one par ticle of salt. It made ntf difference how near or dear a friend was confined in there jvith you,you could offer them nothing to relieve their sufferings, but your sympa thy. It was on the Gtli day of October that we were counted, and there was 9.947 men in the stockade. From that date up till the liioruingwo w;re released —wiweh was the 22nd day of February 1865 there \vas 5,327 of those men died from nothing but starvation and exposure. The constant use of no food but the chopped coru we got, brought on diarahea, and there appeared to be no remedy for it scarcely; and lying upon the ground without any covering, brought on Ty phoid I'noumoinonia, over which all the .Medical treatment that could be brought to boar upon it, availed nothiug. 1 wit nessed hundreds of my companions dy ing, and I never saw one dying who ap peared to suffer any pain—all died a very easy death. I have witnessed gccues of coffering in tlw stockade which I hope to God. never to witness again. I have Been men gather up stuff lying on the ground, and eat it. which I know no swine would eat. And why ? lie cause life is 1 dear all times ! And what more hor-I rible death could be taian to death. I have Been men who were so weak that they could not get off their backs, beg of me and othur ones, for God 6i>kc, to get them to e;(t; often have I asked myself the question, " where in the name of God will I, or can ,1 gftt it." I have sqpn nj.en dying from hunger, and heard them exclaiming: " Must I lie here and die that awful death of starving, \vhile at home I have uleu ty!" But the most barbarous thing I ever iknew of being done, was .done "by Major , Gee, who was in command of the Gajri ; son. Every morning when the guard was ; mounted, it was marched up in front of his quarters to be inspected, he would is sue this order verbally : "Any one of guard that catches a prisoner arouud the .edge of the dead-line—except that part of it intended for the use of the prison ers—if you ghoot him, I will give ypu a furlough .of thirty days, as a reward for shool,iu£ Jiim J" ' Believe me luy readers, 1 know of ten different instances where ■they djtoajfii men up to the dead-line and : shoot them, and receive their furlough ui ( I thirty days, aud vent home, came back, and boasted that when they wanted togo home agait;, sll they had to do was shoot a Yankee, aijd go. The 25th day of November, 1564. is a day long tp he remembered by all those who were confined in Salsburv, that lived to get out of there. There had been a regiment of young boys guarding us (the 68th N. C. Pegiment). On the morning of the aboved named day, they were or dered down to AVeldon to reinforce the troops there—for Gen. Warren was mov ing in that direction. There was a few of the old North Carolina Militia came to the garrison and relieved that regiment; they went down to the depot, and the report got into theganisen that they would leave on the twelve o'clock train. And almost unanimously we agreed to strike for our liberty that afternoon, at two o'- clock when the relief guard went around. At that time there was about twenty men on guard, in the inside of enclosure; just as these twenty men came in the gate to relieve the guard, we attacked them with small pieces of wood, for it was all the weapons wo had. We came off victori ous, captured their guns, and openad a fire on the guards on the fence. We kill ed sof the guards and wounded 12; but oh ! unfortunate for us, this 68th regi me nt had not gone; they rushed up to (ha garrison, got up ou tjie fence, and opened a galling fire on us. This 68th regiment numbered about 800 gnn3. — They were armed with the short Austri |ap rijle; and while tliej were pouring a musketry fire into us, they opened on us with two pieces of artillery, loaded with ! those small puncheons out of boiler iron. They fired seven loads out of each piece of artillery at us, when we begged of them, lor God sake, to have mercy onus, afid spare our lives. We had 27 men killed and 85 wounded, of which 17 lost either an arm or limb ; and as a reward for our bravery in attempting to gain our liberty, wc got nothing to cat /'or 3 flays. But at last the dark cloud which had j been unchanging, our d..stilly was remov ed, Jittle by little. We first heard of Shorten's victory at Savannah, his inarch Charleston, and the evacuation of that place ; his marcn into Columbia, and the evacuation of that place, and finally, 1 upon the w ight of the 21st of February, i 1865, wo were issued some chopped corn brcrd, and at 8 o'clock next morning, we | started to march to Goldsboro' from .Sals- Imry, a distance 0f,50 miles. There wo 1 went t.y railroad tv within twelve miles lof Wilmington, and then marched into the city, then for the first time in eight wearry months, which appeared to us eight years, we gazed upon our country's | Hag, the emblem of liberty. Oh ! what an exultant shout of joy was raised, when we got into our own lines, and as wc took one another by the hand wc exclaimed : "Thank God," we are in America once more. These are scenes I have witness | cd and participated in, au/1 1 coul.J toll j you many others had 1 the but : not wishing to tire your patients witli too long a letter, 112 will close by subscribing myself. Yours Truly, 4' H. FLEMING, Company C, Pena. liucktails in lYiihuid liirp oflllallH The inailfrom Butler to fast Sandy, by way of Iloly oke. Coultarsville, Auandale, Mm rinsvillc and t'Unton ville. SO miles; leaves Butler tyi Monday ami Friday of each week, at 6 o'clock, a. in., returns on Tuesday and Saturday of each week at 7 o'ejock, p. in. The inailfrom Rutler to Saleut Cross Roads, by way of Rdx»»nburg, Sarv.r isyule, Freoport, Shearer's Uoads, Stoi e and Oak-laud Cross Roads, 43 miles; loaves Rutler on Tuesday end Saturday of each week, at • o'clock, a. m.; returns on Friday and Monday cf each week, at 8 o'clock, p. m, The mail from Rutler to New Castle, by way of Mount Chesnut. Prospect, portcrsville and Princeton. 28 miles; leaves Ruiler on Monday and Thursday of each week, at 6 o'clock a. m; returns on Tuesday and Friday of each week, at 0 o'clock, p. m. Tho mail from Bui ler to Lnwrencebnrg.byway of North Oakland, Baruhart's Mills, Baldwju ai.J Brain, & miles, leajs Butler on and Friday 'of enrh week, at 0 o'cW.k, *. in! teaUrday of each week, at 9 o'clock, p. m. The maii from Butler to New Brighton, by way of Pe tersburg. Rreak-Neck and Zellenaple.29 miles; with two Hdditional trips between Break-Neck and le«vs Rutler on Wednesday of each waek. at 7 #Wock, a. m; re urnson Thursday «>f each week, at 5 o'clock, p. m. Tin* mall from Bntler to Pittsburg, by way of Olade Mills. Bakersfown, Tally Cavy. Etna. Dequesne and Alle gheny City, 32 miles; leavos Butler every morqiog, Sunday, at 7 o',«'loui, a. m.; arri>;as St Burter from Pitfs hnrgh by the same rbnte, every day, Sunday cxcnptod.nt 1 o'clock, p. m. Th'i mail from Butlerjo Mercer,by way of McCandlees, North Liberty, I«onden%nd BahM. ii' 2 miles; leaves Butler every day, Sunday excep ted, at 1 o'clock pn».: returns by tho «.ime route, every day. Funday excepted; arriving iuD«llerat7 o'clock in the morning. Tbe mail from Butler to Tmlisna. by way «»f Coyles ville. Worthington. Kittannins;, Eldericu ai.,l miles; leaves Rutler on Monday and each week, at 4 o'clock, a. returns'on Tuesday aiy Friday of each a - eek, at 7 o'clock, p. ui. Tbe mail flpon to Boydstown.O miles, leaves Bovd? town er Pildhy morning of each week, arrives at Butler ir. U.#J. On the 30th ult.. by fhe Rev. Win. P. Rreaden. Mr. J, Sutton and Mivs Matilda Frier, both of Clav tp., Butler co., Pa. Qj the same day, and by the same, Mr. Thompson Campbell, of Concord tp., and Miss Mary Jane Cannon, of Oakland to. **utler co., Pa. On tbe «ith ult, by Rev. F. Putlirle, Mr. John C. Kel ly, of Centreville, autK.ilnut Nannie G. Gillespie, of Cran berry tp.. Butler co. Pa. DIED: On Wednesday, April &tb, ISA>, in Jefforsttn tp., But ler couuty, Pa-, Mrs. Catharine Cooper, aged Si yrs, OnThu.sday, April oth, Dttio, Mrs. Amelia Bsrkuian, aged 10 ffi., '7 mo., ane«. Co*. WAILPAPER, \ " Huey a, IN* -g. Btrri.Wß MAitKl'/i.M. BCIMCR, I» a. April BUTTER—Freah Roli, 26„'cents per pound MEANS—'White, fi 00 rsr bushel. BARLEY—Spring,sl,lo; fill, $1,26. BEESWAX—36 cents s«r poyjid. EGOS—I 6 cent® pet-dot in. FLOUR—Wheat, $6,00 to 6,53 par hand ; Rye 4 00; Buckweeat, $4.60 per hund. FRUlT—Dried Apples, $1,50 to $175 per biuhel; Cried Peaches, $4,00 to 4,50. F FEATHER Sl—6o cent* per pound. ORAlN—Wheat, sl,soper bushel; Rye, I,lo,Oats, c"6 ! Corn. 100; Buckwnat, 90c. QROCERIES—Coffee, Bio, 50c par pound; Java, 00c Brown Sugar, 26c per pound; do. White,; N.O. Molas ses, $1,60 rents per gallon ; Syrup 1,50 and $1,75. HIDES—B cents per pound. LAKD—2S rente per pound. NAILS—SIO,OO per keg. POTATO Erf—lo and per bushel. PORK —14 to 15 cents per pound. RAGS—S centi per pound. RICE—2O peutS ppr pound. SEEDS—Clorer, $16,00, per bushel; Timothy. SO.OO a*, $2.50. SALT—SB,76 per barrel. TALLOW—I 6 cents per {or.-d. WOOL—B6c per pound. NEW ADVEHTISEMEJITS. nixeoiitor's Sfoticr. ESTATS OF DANIEL MBALS, DEC'D. LETTERS testamentary on the ostate of Dan'l Meals, late of W hhipgton town* hip, dee d, baring been Is sued to the underSignecL All persons Snowing them selves Indebted to said estate, are notified to make imme diate payment; and those having claims against the same, willpresout them properly authenticated for set tlement. » JACOB PAUBEN9PFCT 8. D. MEALS. March Oth, 1505::3t. Executors. KiaiiiluuHou. JTIXAMINAMIONS of Teachers for Summer Schools, 2j will he held at Butler, (Faller School House,) Tues day, April 26th; Saxonburg, Wednesday, April 26th North Washington, Friday, April 28th ; Suubcrry, Sat- I unlay, April A'th ; Harrisville, Tuesday, May 2d ; Pros- j pect, Friday, May stb. Rich applicant will provide pen, ink, paper, a stamp ed envelope with old c.rrttjtcate, tknd a firi ce«f revenue stamp inclosed. A. il. WATERS, County Supt. Writ oi" Partition. IJutlcr County, ss. rpilK Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, To the Sheriff JL of Butler county, Ofteting. Whereas at an Orphan's Court held at Butler, in and ! rot the county of Butler, the petition of Robert M'Rin- [ nis w>»s presented, setting foci);. Thfit 'he Hf's and | heir ot julin M'Kinnis, late of "Whites town, Butlsr Co., | and as such interested in his estat*. That said John M'Kinnis died seized in his demisne as of fee of in and ' to a tract of land containing Two Hund red ami Fifty acres, more or less, situate in Connoquenessing township said county, bounded by and adjoining lands of Jacob or Samuel Duffort, Joseph Henry Esq. Ellas Shanor, and others, being the same tract of land on which Hamilton \ (•illespie resides, leaving a widow, Mary and the follow- j ing children and Representatives to wit: Robert M 1 - , Kinnis, Rachel intermarried with Georoce Cowan, Re- j hefca M'Kinnis, widow and LucrstiaJ. M'Kiuni*. John j G. M'Kinnis. Alex. S. M Kinnis Andrew J. A. M'Kinnis, j Celemency M'Kinnis children ot Andrew dec' I Sarah M'Kinnis, widow, and George W. M'Kinuis, Frart l j | cis >1 M'Kinnis, Leavenworth M'Kinuis and Mary A. i I M Kinnis, children of Henry M'Kinnis dee'd. Lydia , ' A M'Kinnis widow and Sarah J. M'Kinnis, Sophia J. M - , Kinnis,*Hannah M' Kinnis and Ellen "V. M'Kinnis, chil ' dred of William M'Kinnis dee'd. Joseph ltalpli, hiphand ! and James M. llalph. child of Sarah Jane M'Kinnis. (Ralph) dee'd. That no partition or valuation of said ! r«*ai estate yet msde. That said John M'Kin ' ni.s di«Nl intestate in iUutler county, on tlio 19th day of i March 1804- And praying the Court to award an In quest to make Partition and valuation of (-aid Real estutu according to law. ' And now to wit: March 27,1*05 Court award writ of | Partition. W. J. YOUNG,CIerk. Administrator's Male. ! TN pursuance of an order df Orphan's Court*, of Bnt |_ ler co M 1 will offer for sale on the premises in Cran berry tp., on May lltli. at 10 o'clock A. M.. all the right litle, interest und claim of Joseph M: Nevln, late of Reaver county, of and in One Hundred Acres of Land, more or less, bounded and described as follows : Com | inencing at a Post; thence south by*Bredin's district; one hundred and five and three tenth perches to a poet; thence by lands of George Otto, e:ist, one hundred and fifty-two perches to a post; thence by lot N0.'63, n vftb, ono hundred and five and tljnio-tentjj perches to a Kost; thhnce by lot fivr 81, Weif, 'hue hundred and fifty-two perches to the place of beginning. Ai.ao—ln same township, all that pleco or parcel of j laud, bounded as follow!: beginning at a l'o«r. west by i lands ol Thomas Lightblll, one hundred and fifty-seven perches; thence, south by lot 81, fifteen peiches t-« a I post: theixe by laud of Daniel Otto, east, one hundred and fifty-sevcfi perches ton post; thence by lands of Simpson; north, tiVelve perchos to plnce of beginning, thirteen acre* and one hundred and eighteen perches. TVRMS —Ono third In hands and the balance in two equal annual payments. SAM I EL BOYD, April 12th, 1805:.4t. Administrator. Witherspoon Institute. THE Summer Term of five mouths wbl open on tiu 18/7i of April, and doss In timo for the fall examina tions. There will be no harvest vacation. Those wish ing to flt tbemselvesfor the Teacher's profession should endeavor to be in attendance during the entire term.— A few weeks of hurried review «>| studies, although bet ter than none, is of but little account in flttiug any one to assume the responsible post of Com mon School Teach er. Time, and diliytnt application on the pari of the pupil, are absolutely necessary, in order to gain the qualification* required by the School Lav. tention, though the language-* and higher Mathematics will be taught as faithfully as heretofore Applications foradm.ssiou to the Primary department should be made early, since a limit** I number can bo received. Send for a Circular. Rev. J. S. BOYD, A. M. Principal. April, 5, 1805, Buffer Fa. Valuable Farm for Sale. I offer for sale a farm on Mnddycreek, adjoining lands otf Jacob A John Brown, in Clay township.containing ene'huhdred and thirty-four acres—about ono hundred clear'd—thirty of which is prime meadow —good or- I chard, frame house and log barn For terms inquire of the subscriber. CHARLES M'C AND LESS. Butlsr, April 5.1805. » Lutler Pa Sheritt'a Wale, BY sundry writs of fieri facias, thero will be exposrd to public sale at the Courl House in Butler, On April 27fb JVff'ibe/otlowinK jsroe^ttv wit: Art tltv r rig!lt,-titleiWrw* aint mUn (J Peter Bar to, of in and to one hundred acres, more or less, situste in Si muiit Tp., Butler (». Pa. boimded and described as MItSNvJT:' north by lands « 112 Joseidi Gould. eot>t by llobt. Thompson, south by Slaties heirs, and west by John Forelit, about 00 seres cleared, K of which are in irtesd ! ow. two double hnwe«l houses, and soisll hewed log house and frame barn thereon erected. Seized and bu ken in execution as the property of Peter. Barto, at the suit of lluKhs fe Hntchison. W: o>. BRACKEN 111 DOE. Bntler, April"B, 1805. Sheriff. (j>iiar«li«Mi Matr. IN pursuance'ofan order of Orphans Court, of Butler Count v; I will offer for sale, ou the premises, Buffa lo township, on April 24th, at 10 O'clock A. M., all the right, title, interost. and claim, of John Elliott, a minor child, of John El'iott dee'd , of, and In One Hundred Acrssof land, in Buffalo tp.. adjoining landsfo, J. S. Elliott, W. P.. Elli ott. John Fleming's hers, acd others TERMS CASH. D.S EK AS, Butler A|iril6 Guardian of Joliti Elliott FAMILY BIBLES. A. ! OF j j ■&-T HEINEMAN'S | March 22,1865. j George Vogeley, Jr., MANUFACTURER AND BfcALUR j IS SXL RATURE IN THE j pi injsaips* FAMILY BIALEB FOR PHOTOGRAPH ' A4.S(V-t/ general supply.) t Ps-kft and Family Bib&s. , Call and see thero H* tcrs of . r j.TWtSMUAI < Butler Jure 14 U. S. 7-30 LOAN By authority „112 tho Seoretary of the Treasury, the undorsigned hu assumed the General Subscription Agency for the sale of United State* Treasury Notes, bearing seven and tfcrf • tent he par cent, interest, per annum, known aa the SEVEN-THIRTY LOAN. These Notes are'Jssued under date of August l&th. 1*65. and arc payuble thrco years from that time.in f>r are convertible at the option of tha bolder into U. S. 5-20 Six per cent. G6LD--BEARING BONDS. I These bonds «y® worth a premium whl~4i Increases I thV actual profit'on the 7-BCI loan, and it* exemption from State and municipal taxation, which addt from i one. to three per wnt. mort, according to the rate levied on other property. Th* internet is payable in currency semi-annually by coupon* attacned to enoh note, which may be cut off and sold to any banker. The interest amount* to One cent per day on a 9.10 not?. Two eeutl " » 8100 ' " Tin «< « •• ». 9500 «' •<0 « >• " « 91000 " I Si '« " " •• •5000 - H j NottsTof all dnnominations named will be roinptly ( I furnished upon receipt subscription*, and tho note* j forwarded at onee. The interest to 15th June next will be paid In advance. This is | ( THE ONLY LOAN IN MARKET I now offered.by tne Government, and It Is confidently j i j expected that its superior advantages will make it tho j j Great Popular Loan of the People. j Loss than $300,000,000 of the Loan Authorized by the j ; j la* Congress are now on the rnatket. Tliis amouut, at I the rate at which it is being absorbed, will all' be sub- | ; scribed for within four months, when the RO(M frill 'An doubledly command a premium, ax has nmibrmly been ) the case on r-losing the subscriptions to other Loans. In order that citizens of every town and Meet lon of the country may be afforded facilities for taking the loan j , the National Banks, Stat«? llanks, and Private Hankers j throughout the country have generally agreed to receive ' subscriptions at par. Subscribers will select their owu i agents, in whom they have confidence, and who only are . J to be responsible f«>r the delivery of the note* for which they receiveorders. ,JA Y C 'OO K 10, SDRSCP.!PTION AuE.tx, Philadeli/tia. Subscript tout ;n7/ i ccyt'icil by t/ir j First National Bank, of Builei, Pa. j j March 15, 1805.-3: m. D. T.PAPE &CO. One Door South of \ ill in ti nt Itanli. Holler I'M. | HAVE JUST OPENED! I A very large nud attractive Stock of j siPiR-iztrq}- q-ogps, j i all of which have been purchased AT REDUCED PRICES, j DRESS GOODS, . PRINTS, GINGHAMS,! Balmoral &. Hoop-Skirts, GLOVES ANII HIIHKUY, Mourning (IIOIMIK ot* all (TipUoii, MILLINERY GOODS, ! New Style Cloaks, Snqucs and Ches-1 terfields, always 011 hand and made to Order. | Clocking Cloth of all Kinds 1 |CAL L A XI) EX. i MIX 01E STOCK j | March 8, 1865. New Goods, New Goods. \ LARGE LOT OF FALL ANT) WINTER GOODS, | PLAIN AND FASCi DRESS GDS, | I VERY CHEAP, DE LANES, ADLPACAB, " MT;ri.V»ES, coat UIIS, PLAIDS, P0M.1X6.1e., 4s. Long and Square Shawls, LADIES CLOAK P. NEUIITKS, HATS an 1 HOOD", j PLAIN k IIA It II ED FLANNELS, UALMOKAL SKI UTS 1101)1' .-sfclllTS. LADIES SIIOESy uLO VES, OAL-^TLkts, HEAD-DRESSES, COMBS COLLARS, Ac, j Men's W ear, I CLOTHING, fiOOTii k SHOES, WOOLEN JACKES'ft READu-HADE SHIRTS Cloth, Twoads, Heavy Jeans. Casinet*. and j Over-Coating Ac., JiiHt received Ity* JAMES A. NEOLEY. r South end of town, opposite Zimmcrman'M Hotel. i | Sept.CS, I*«4::*t * • WHEELER & WILSON'S j SEWING MACHINES i J-QPC3ST WAGLEY, ! AGENT FOn n'JTLER COUNTY PA. ; Headquarters for Butler County, Low ry House, Butler, Pa. i arhine Stitching done on Short notice. Machines , I ifj Sud Xiwfltt kept constantly on hand by Mrn. T. .1 ! i Loviuan, who vill attend to all mar tern connected with | ! Hha «fwcy, in the abeunce of the tu:4yigH«d. ; March 23,-1805.:.3m0 JOH.N AOLEY. FARM FOR SALE, TIIE undersignedoffers for *al«* cno Lu&dratl and sev enty acres of good farming Lfd ui Butler To unship, | Butler county—one miTo from '.\B About ibK orchard of fOud fruit I \ tree^*—g'»od frame house, und a good Coal Ilank opened. ! T one hundred acrts of coal. W. 0. BRACKENRIDOE, j j T* J\IAIN gTBJIET, Opposite Boyd's Buildings, Butler. j 31HEmLlarsk|Pt<> rabDectftilly Inform h*a old ' Intada itiWtli;- frnrnTc geHmHty, that t? is corisUut- I in recalft very latest Ka%hiona, &iiJ6 fulK-*pr c * j yared af all times to execute all kinds of work in hla liao business In a o*nt and wwrkmatilike manner, and will ! Ibe happy to attend to all who mar givn him a call. j A McCANDLKSS. JIB. E, lS64::;!f Fifth Street, Pittsburgh, Pa., FOUNDED IN 1940. \ND ' Incorporated by Legislative Charter, of the kind IN THE ITNIO*fl T NIO*f conducted by a practical BUSINESS MAN. Our highest commercial authorlties v Bust and West. pronoct.c6 hl4 ayfteyi* of Book-keeping unequaled—comprehending ofery <*f busi ness, and yet §o skilfully condensed that ths attentive student imtotcrs the whole In six or eight weeks. • sonr mitts of STOCK BOOKS, rioted onro with a low and twice with a Rain—exhibit ing by three different methods, tha transfer of old tq new books. PARTNERSHIP BOOKS, ronducjed by tfire* different methods, exhibiting tha transfer of old to new bookj<,*wiih the of new pat t tier. And practically Illustrating t|H» PRIVATE LEDGER, by meam of which the result* of the business sre kept out of the general h'oks, for the uso of the partners om ly. The bo. >k is not even >r rectifying DERANGED DOUBLE-ENTRY with six •• pec i fit at ions. The gain or loca found, aud tho books correctly ic-opened. The learner is also exio-cUcdin OPENING BnQHS, from eight spe«iftoatioipi, ip . iuding «j,erlal conditions not often met with from new aud peculiftr speciflcaiious The loarner aNo writer about eight v BUSINESS FORMS of Promi-.nty Notes, Judgment Notes. Drafts. Orders. ! Rills ot Exchange Accounts, Invoices. Ac., Ac. Also, a series of BUSINESS LETTER*. ! whleh, with the business fbrrns, are all connected with hia » courao of Rmik-Kce.ning. making it a regular course of I business practice, with H course of twenty-five LECTURES UPON BOOK KEEPING, by the Senior Principal, explaining all the business mat- I ters recorded in tho text. Also, twelve LECTURES ON BUSINESS How every on?, jjiay get rfch. How to rich by tra j dins. Tho c-hi -> -i ««f commercial failures. On speculrt ! tiorts. The moral influence of integrity in youth, Ac.—> | At.*), lectures upon COMMERCIAL LAW, lon Partnerships, Contracts, Insurance, Common Carrier!,. '• the Stalul# of Limitations, Ac. Piactical instructions it* i detecting • ' COUNTERFEIT BANK NOTES, I by a full set of g''!;.u.i vlgnrtt * »!ij ar.d a, I largo cidlri'tlofe of ctffffitcrfoil'nof##, ; «- . 6UR RAILROAD BOOK-KEEPING, | fin manuscript,) exhibits the construction and eqnlp ! incut, the operating receipts and expenditures, tho hook* closed ami a dividend recorded. These books aro adver tised bv others, but not taught elnewhure in the city.— I our new system of i PkIVATE BANK BO3KS, (in manuscript.) embracing ah forms In use among privato llanknra Our .new suiitrged edition of DUFFS / STEAMBOAT BOOK KEEPING, In this department students liar* tho assistance of our Superin ; te?»dent. Mr. IIIOS. ||. %MITII,an experienced Practical ' Mercantile A .'uxMitftu., and formerly Clerk of a Missi*. I sippi stnacu«H*V I Our full course of !,.•.« •• •ss practice includes cbout FIFTY ftr?INESB BOOKS, - I ruled to about THIRTY DIFFERENT I'ORMJ, ri* : 1* Lotlgrrs. 7 Day-hovks, JoyruaN, rt Bill-boaks, ♦ C«sh. 1 Rooks l S lies-book . 1 Disotoiht-book/t Check register, 1 D«p(.>eit-register. 2 Collect iou-regiHtere, 1 Tickler. 1 H.-.n-IVregister, I Freiglibbook, 2 ! bookl Ftfel-btiok. Thc-ebook*practically record about Sl> IICNDP.I D BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS, compre hendinp DWf'S original plan of busings evocation in ti'»duce«jre uisi wfti*" r JOHN SNYDER, CaHhier llank of Pittsburgh. «'You have your own long experience as a merchant to I good use in this work.'* RICH ARD IRVIN, Merchant. No. Front ftre-:t N. V. ' '• The favorable opinions already express by I men of competent authority aro well dosery«d aJUI vary ' properly bestow*l." .»< CHARLES M. LEUPP, •MSOPOI.D RIERWORTK, r.DUKKT KKLLT, Special ComniUter of tho Chamber of Commerce, \L [Extract frojn tU«i Minutes.V. ' PROSPER M. WKTMORE. Secrotary. "Your Committee unanimously concur in the of thou'.dity of tho improved SUM hod of Mr. Duff." OURDONJ. LEEDS, Recording Secretary of the American Institute, N. Y. ; THE NEW ENGLAND EDI TION OF DUFFSSISA>f- BOAT BOOK KEEPINO,' ' ? ! Ju*t Published by tLa author. Price t?.00. by : Booksellers Generally. "A perfect system for keeding sucii I>ooks and aceoniits'* J. CA BOTHERS. ) Formerly Cashier of the Merchants' Bank I'liuion g. 1 '-The Time Table alone is worth tbepriep t^ebook.' 4 D. B. I. KlUinN. Lc.re Clerk of steuuirr'Aloiint Vernon, j "1 **on*lder theleeitl f«irm of the Steamer's Protest *t» : valuable that I never leave pcrU without a copy of tha : book on board." ~ A. C. McCALLAM.- Captair at«A,inar Arp>la„ j "TLs only wort published ofauy vehla t» th 4 Steiur.or'» , AcjWutant."' ' • J. F. J. AbLIKoN^ j - Formerly Clerk of the Steamer Fortuno. j "Tlie most perfect s> stem of Steamer's Accounts in use.'* C. S. FRISBEE, Formalj oi gic-umer Na.shvilla. On lVni.]l.Diill' , Ml*cnmannli l lp„ J'jyelvc first Prrmiuuis for tho l>e«t Business and Ornamental P*rmabship k 'awafdtsl our Present Peuuian, ty um Uhltetl States Fa»- at Cincinnati in IST.O P«tinsyiVonla Stato Fair st Wyoming „....lH»k) Weateru PennsylTania Fair at Pittsburgh Western Virginia Fair -at Wheeling .isoo And the Ohio Stats ajt Clovaland All of which arc exhibited at our office. "Perfect gems of tht»p»nmau's ad''•-> PifUimrgk Pogi 1 "Tb<4? performances cr-y otjy b» e*-»4Urd by the au tho -JritQbufgh CtliAt.' '■ ats p.,'« ar>vl liviTorinkncek. —t!re)tin(/ Oaz'tte. * I "Tho late Westass Pennnylvauia Fair swarded him- Fir*4 Premiums In all branches of the iu-t.''— Ohio I {*tnUJ(UM-nol. OI R TERM 3« For theGnuluatiug'Aj» w "• tl^lu nnlimilsd >41),00 BLinks ami Stationary:c /Ming $7 t... 2.50 • The .aplargt* of Duff's . Our flanks fire made of fine extririlsi* payer, rulad com~ 1 ideievwitb full sots of aps^iarias. | • Tho iQuWlution therefore oKern the Commercial Stu dent, the following i ' » IMPORTANT ADVANTAGES: j I st. Tha bea. System of accounts in ua«, taught by th* Anchor. " ♦ l 'M. The daily laotur«*r..f an azperiencad Accountant I Sd. A sairing of half tho time reqnirod by Colle ' g«s. »Oi I 0r530 in board. I 4th. A saving of 96 or 57 in Stationery. I oth. Having the bait bliaini;»apafirnan in Uia West. or full particulars, for our alegant new CUv i juk.r fi» 8, wiOt samptee ofToir Penman's Business and: I Orsamemal Wrltlua, mtlosing 2.0 cents for poetaan, to P. Dt'FF A. SOS, I'l iuctpala* . 'lltwiorijh,