gtrald4 cation of. the HERALD, we - desemle-pre pet to announce • to , itsfriends 'and patrons--that it will, as of be con_ •ducted , iir the.,roliocacy. and. defense-cif 'the_principles_..9f_thellgreits - Repnblican party. •Believing.! that to this 'political organization properly and justly belongs the'eredit-tinipionor of - having Saved the life of the nation when it WirSivantonly as- I sailed by tsce on and traitors;wo shall endeavor to'th best of our. abilities, to. -promote 'and adv _nee its welfare, feeling 'assured that in so doing we :Shall be serv ing the best interests - of the, whole coon-, try. Ihe,,Wer, at an expense of millions Of tre tire and thousanas of_pattiot lives, having been foright to a successful ter -minationfthe -gieat work&f Reconstruc tiOn, now so happily progressing, is yet F . toliel ] cOmpleted..__ln4he ' aceeniplisli.. merit, ,of this object, we shall over be found laboring for-the success ; of - the humane and generous policy of CongriSts 1 as opposed TO the pro-rebel-"sehemo :of an apostate Eiecutiye, endorsed and 1 suPported by the party whose whole war , record.is that of open and aimed hostili -Ity to the friends of the Union. Anxious. to see the Union restored, and all the States in their-practical-relAiorimthereto, ' we shall support and advocate the Cor gressional policy, simply because we be. Bove it To be the only one that will se cute a permanent pedee and: lasting pros perity throughout the land. In the great political contest for--the =-Presideney into which we _arei about to j enter we will support the nominee of the Republican party, freely expressing our choice at this early day for that great', and illustrious soldier General Grant; at the same time, reposing full and implicit :confidence in the wisdom of those who. May meet at Chicago to make our We shall' oppose to the bitter -- e nd--tho--polierand mornineec-be lie : -Who• lie may, of theoDemoeratic party.: 'No matter what his previous record may, have been Olio iiisfer he accepts their-notiiina tionj the 'Places hithSelf - in --- a position so equ'ivicafthat no good union man can sup-, porthim. We shall endeavor to our utmost to arouse the Republicans of this county to a live sense of their. duty and.respon , sibility in this great contest; and:sineerley hope that out efforts in this direction will . be seconded by the :zealous Men of our party. With their assistance we will be able, to accomplish Much, while without it our efforts will avail brit littld, We theiefote, earnestly" ask the co-op eration of every man who loves his country-and desires to see this the great and ruling nation of the world."' When Justice shall have beef -secured •to all men, and prejudice and wrong, banished the land, then will the mission of our party be ended. To assist in bring ing about this much to be desired con sumation our efforts shall be dine - Of - Odi„paper shall ibe O; and while justice and huniam'te it an acceptable we ce d e rs will, at the smile tune, be I palm ,[''repository of interesting local Amin has Andrew': Johnson seen fit .tins and select literary articles. - efforts to our in exercise his power in endeaveritic'ot In our improve paper in retard the work of re.construeTheridan every particular, we 8(1 1 11 talways be glad to hearken to the advise of our friends, satisfied.with the reMoniis respects to and hope to receive substantial encour. Gen. Poe And Sickels, he lisaSons . have as yet for this ungenerous act agement in the way of increased patron been ..' .2es p ident.; but, every man in the age. ' “ntry believes -and understands that it was done, as in the cases of Sheridan 'and SiCkels, simply because he was faith 'fully exeouting-the-laws - er Congress . . There was once a time in the histerjr_of thiS nation when . the. duty'k -fite Presi dent was understood to be, to see _ that_ The hits were `faithfully executed Mr. Johnson, if his actions indicate anything, ,holden very differelit doctrine. lie - aets. upon the principle-that, the laws lie likes should be executed, while those that do not agree .wit his particular wiSirefr or. notirms, sliduftLat least -be obstructed, if Mot..totally disregarded. .... -:' A few menths age he ,stigmatized and' - villied Congress, becauie the .Rebel States were not immediately apd•uncon ditionally restored to their old • positions , in . the'Union. .If he were sincere then. - C4I.I:SLE, PA., VILIIDILY; JANUAIit 18eS. • FOR PRESIDENT. ' Gen.. ULYSSES.:,S.. 'GRANT, OS 1LL1N018~..,- CHANGE .01 . FIRM-.:IMPORTANT No mica.—The readers of the HERALD will no tice by to-day's papor that JAS. A. HUNDAR, 'Esq.;lias boon associated with me in the pub lication of the lira/LID, and that the name of the firm will henceforth be Miami" DUNBAR. The prime reason for therchange• is that by tho association of additional labor . and capital we may be able to keep pace with the largely increasing circulation of the Elan- ALD and to still further improve and aug-, mont its charactor.and influence. Confident of a generous appreciation ot our efforts to furnish our people with a journal which will in all things meet the requirements of the age, we purpose inn short time,- to enlarge the pages and make such other improvementqin the matter and Style of the HERALD as shall fully maintain its old time reputation. We desire to call the attention of all per sons indebted to the office for either subscrip- tion, advertising or jobbing, to the impira tire ne&ssity.of an. early settlement of their, —mecounts, - , llt Is now seven years since tho subscriber cciiimonced the publication of the HERALD andrin that time. there hos been a considerable accumulation of unsettled-ac- . . courits r and as, tlio—ne44rm'..s boolca were -opened on Wednesday last, it is absolutely _necessary=q6- ; !ill-,-old., accounts shall be closed up: A. li. RLIF.EM. The:Age at 4 The Volunteer Our friend, the senior editor of the Vol unteer pitches' into the Philadelphia Age in a moat ferocious manner, for its imprudence in speaking'of the prospects of the return of -Alr.—Glossbrennor-an , representative..of-this Congressional District. Although we are - _ outsiders, we may Ito allowed, we hope, Co express our sympathy with the Volunteer man; • It -certainly.-^nrould_be unkind for York county to :"attempt to trample for the fourth time upon the rights of Cumberland," and it certainly is unkind for tho Age totkn -,, courage'. any such design. But wa have no j doubt that after the fierce threat of the Cum , Berland .editor 'they will desist; 'and qttly surrender their claims, if claims they. 'have r We baud not yet heard whether or not little • Parry has committed herself upen r 3 lib bnt, from the bland and patronizing - manner in which the Volunteer spoke of Mr. Mclntire some,time since, we are-led to be lieve that she is et least expected to support its interest. The following is the article of which wo speak : "Wobog leave to inform the Philadelphia ,Age that *the democracy of this Congression 'al District feel able-to select their nest can-. - diduto for Congress tvitliout its impudent interference. If York county again attempts to trample, for .the fourth time, upon the rights„of Cumberland, let the responsibility rest 'With that county alone. The Age; Of Paha/aphid; has neitife - r - the right northe ability to speak for this Congressional dis trict, and-its strictures are regarded with the oontempt_thay.sioserve.' iO2J2W sonfothing has worked, a wonderful Change in his mind ; for today we' find him using all the Means within his power to prevent the return .of States. Under the Administration, of these very men he has removed, reconstruction was rapidly progressing -.so rapidly, that the peokle expected- the, whale - Wl:irk to be coMple l tcd avitlun. six-menths or a year. But this does• notliiit. -his Ecelleney, simply because, ,that, under the' 'Con. gressional reconstruction, the Uni6n men of thoPth will hold the 'control' of these States. TJpori this, and this alone; does Mr. Johnson knee his present •hostility to the progress of re 'c'onstruction:. If it would eeouro the aseendancy of traitors,. then would An droiv joint - son . and .his minions he, earn. est in its ad;ocaoy and support, We do riot believe, how (s,rer; that his oppo;itioxi will is the end amount much. We do not believe that the President will find nnotlior anch a ., lloiltii - and pliant in- h c , now has ot New Orleans. Areade'andifelliawell, we soaroely ; pre, anxious, as Hancock seems to • . 1)f), •lienOmo candidates for the : doubtful is.for of aTemooratio.nomination for the riesidoney, Reeonstrifetien will go on, and . before 'long the, Union will - again be "iestored in spite of the.oppoWaoii of tbe ?resident and his . Ddmiriatio fiiends thini certain, Sheridan, SiOols ond lelso notting tho osti tuation dui, loyal mai' ,Of tho country . ~•,:by reason • of. the unjust ;treatment they fitioAq hOlerieugh thank tOlciiew .that; ',they' httvio bepn re. they ;led 'to 40, 4 494. 40117. , u.: = 2l , ,-PRIENDS AZTP PA -4.IiONS 71.111 BALD: Irkassooiatin AIM CONGRESSIONAL' 1 ACES. FA:LL - TERMi - 1,868-. GRAN]? .111RpLI .11A0E-OITN TO ALL AOS. , • Wd'prirrt a memoranda lately'fou - nd on the street, supposed td belong to a gentleman• of sportive taste's; which - will no doubt be interesting to both par Res As:thetepublican nem inatimn, has yet to be mathi,, andivoted for With a Air pros. peat of defeat', the party can with much, atnuseMent)Vatch the movements Of the oppositeparty, and adniire-the wonderful willingness of so many devoted 'citizens of 'the Republic to "saßiAce themselves for., its welfare. In the following Mem . oranda,' we:discover the various entries, 'with their turf history, present training, and comparative powers,. all of Which must insure a very spirited„contest for 'Congressional honors. It reads- thus : The ' House of York' enters Glossy,. a -veteran runner, and fast and sure on'a 'clear track-. hos made pretty good time on one or two occasions when odds were.. given largely in his fayor. His first attempt at a-hurdie act was,a fail ure, and many of his former frientls.riow doubt, 13is ability •-im Übe' the hurdle again at his - age and with his well known, Fersion t 9 leaping. •He has, however,` snitch inhis favor - which,-together with hie experience in fair-etwiting;-may'en -ablMhint to win the inside track, if his rider, of Whim mph. - is , Whispered in Washington, mahligeslt wifliDfinocratie tudinstincts.'dispositiomni atudh „admired for its docility, : as even - Chi/then are said to be objects of 'his regard, ana he hag never, been knoWn to kjck badly. An-traces. - Theseare qualities which Rig . ,briek4s seen to take pleasure in writing 4- A reMarka'bly good 'feeder at Um ,Pubßa crib, strong ia, patronage, and: wfthout any vicioust•propen - sities, pools 'ay sell freely in hie favor. , ' -Noiti Mr. 73. enters Volunteer—aft() shouldered courser Of remarkable pow ers Of 'ondurande, and , o , f uinineetionahle qumberland county • imeagg en . ..110, too, had / lien Jai 'candidate fdr Ala track 'a year or two ago, when he mat with.do cided favor, .but owing to spfe lank of training he failed upon trial, a ••;the home: .# , , strOtoh, to_ . the , ch , agrin o `lns s Many. friends. ~Dr.fany.,, persons, undoubtedly, those iv ho wore interested in other. sepi rants or:tnif honors, averred it-was al loge or owing- to , high , feeding :which )1e .h a 4 , received W ha in''the govern- P • AID I . P v, P • . A. .fouth 'llitnover, others.' . - . "attributed,. k to his high mottle., mottle . , which on ssvornl Ucoasioneliad=been:exhibitedL It is said likewise that in a moment of temper ho kicked ono ortlie - Oolninission; "ors Im.y - badly, and 'thereby lost the let tor's favor. Whatever was', , flui cause, Vol unteer nederthelessshowed pluck; and a second cburso of` careful traininrftill inakrhim Mlnn:compekitor, if his Dlunging and 'rearing at other horses do not employ him. This, 'his friends say is - not - viciousness, but ,the courage and spirit isifich a , Demoorati?. racer now needs. Ono thing is certain, Volunteer ourselves in the Ea lately. snapped 'at Age (a horse of the Glossy stock) so - fieiely that his friends advise bars to his 'stall.. 'He i's)well known to have nor.erjumped the track; through Mire, over ditch and fence, when we11 . ..0n the track, he may fake the hurdless—with a will, and thenliMk out. speak wItAILVady eye on his work, and titrtis if he was a fitst horse. He, too, has a register_ot, fair repute, having on several occasions, ran in fine style and came out first to the' stand, winning licr.vy p oi. fur hiorde, Ir. Zlu is Lunen admired- by the Ring 11)r his strength, healthiness in appearance : and obstinate perseverance, and• fo'r giving - efidende of a good four mile, racer. His backers ore determined to stand by him, de pending on his time made on, the course some years ago. Neyer having been beaten will secure him odds. He comes weßup to the "score, Whilp the Court house, Eastt. Ward, rind 'several rural districts, are waiting to see him borne to the bugle's, call, ‘ide by side; with, -Vol 111teep, who 'champs and neighs with the proud air.' of a thoroughbred. " Who now bets?" • -, • And still another. - R.Wroyd is en tered by W. Y. J., -Esq. This is a large, heavy-breasted racer, and registers. from Mechanicsburg, a. place noted for its interest in sports of this kind. " His trainer is Jsy.no Metals 'reticent,' for it is reported that: lae has *said thlit his hOrse on one pr two occasion a l shied very badly at 'the, Railroad - Company's ears, and that when down brakes' is -given, 4 he is in_. daiigec :of - throwing his rider and RUEEM & DUNBAR losing" the. race. This 'may damage him in the minds of bcau.betters, but his trainer may relieve. them of all- anxiety, by running hym now and then against the Expre - sti fl on this road, which will dconkoni him to. the noise oflOcoMblives, cows, railroad or •Express ,_agent,s, and make him a' safe horse. He is now in a lealth3i condition, and burns 'to rein state himself in the favor of .old turfets, who, when he -was. distanced some time ago, at a trial of coltslor the Senatorial ramp, spoke disparagingly_of hie merits. Some say that was attributable to a tem porary lameness, 'which has since .been removed by...pu,tting . on him gobd strong.:: shoe of ahl iron. Howovo'r • this may be, he is unquestionably of pure Dome cratio blood, and aspires to be on the. track. .His 'trainers sulfa is undergo ing - a training which has already made him obedient and tractable. Ills friends bid high on his pool, and avidontly in; tend to run hip—fori neck or nothing. " Mow much fir;Razlroad Y" says the pool-seller:- .It has been said that the little petty Defense, owned by Lawyer — 8; is in pri- Vatetraieing, and will come to the score on the day of trial, hesides . other horses of il,ome reputation an the political turf. Here by some means the pages ofthis inte l resting memoranda had become so bad).3r_ defaced that we were unable, to furnish any mexp for o ur ,compositor. , „A ~Philo ilancoolc le restoring Rebel oNO,. 'holders, and removing linion men' whonk, atowe had appointed, the Copperbead mon :are silent as to tlie arbitrarY .1 3 PWOrof: tary Commanders.' iinneoelt is not a Putrap, in their byes,. qs•,lo;uppoitys Ilteir 'Mei; I terily, it det)pnclirratialt 6rr te4osa bull bki • . 1 gored, whetber the gorift7 te be t igstpliA or,donoUncod, ,( • t. Col. H. enters RiverNiqe:, a high-wet tied, full-blooded nag, and which evj. dently -from its lithe, sinewy unbs, 1 commends -its tra,iaer... Report says that .thislitirselhas-gone•over: the-track ..in- an. adjoining county and succeeded-in being distanced; and-that his exportation was necessary to save his turf reputation. We think this, however, is only the_gossip of enitious turfists, which shoUld• not . militate against him entering on the Cumberland lists as a candidate, for we have heard it intimated that he is in ex cellent cendition,, having .had the ad vantage of faiipasturage during the past summer Perry county, besides run ning at the poll as aemate-with-the-cel -ebrated --trotter Mac, in his above race of last October. This has been discov erel by.tlM knowing ones, who witliTl Wink of the eye say, "Co two - better- on 'Riverside in second pool." •It is said that his record - shows good time;' but his defeat is wholly chargeable to the conditioneLtrack„which-in-Dau-phin county has never been safe for Demo cratic coursers; besid9l3 its jockeys are _men of experience • l'n . ,..close contests. Those who have seen him handsOmely caparisoned at the judge's conventional stand, say• his prancing and curveting fascinates many old turfists andpittracts many new admirers. There is' tilWa:o something in knowing the road, in which the other entries may perhaps, have ad vantage, yet what Rirerside may, In this, lack, he gains by his healthy condition, -as be has no chronic spasms,-sores, or kicks, to weigh him down in the ophiion 'Of his backers. Ills 'Wry friends were delighted with his performances ltiSt fall. Whether they will back hint oh a' hurdle raceisanother question. bthe language of the Poolseiler, "Bow much on .1? CrerSide Next comes _A ttormy j, another large, well hred courser, entered by 1,41174 . 61. This . horsc displays finellis trainera of his active Mo. has just gone into ,or Politic r Intelligence • —The IsTash4ple_Gazette_iioixtipate2 - Geo. H. Pendleton for Pioildent, ciiidjohirquinoy — Ailartp for Vice President. ' • , .'..i•The Now York Herald is out . for Mir y co*, but apkehoniive that Grant will dat him. - We shouldn't wonder if he'did. ‘ - , ,---Senator Henderson- of-Missouri i soon .to make a tpoeoli in favor - of (en/ Grant, who-is-tho-favorite:of-therllisseurpopubli cans.' / —Eight Fenton Clubs have Moon orgenL ized in . New York city. Sever / pi prominent - Deniderats in 04 city have' joined Grant Clubs. • - - N. Y. World is not ploasod with, Gon. Grant's roticenco, nor does R ib like n* of speech in-the 'Stanton lottor. World is hard to please. • —Frank Biair is growing ambitious. Ho proposes • to run for Governor , of Missouri,- - with' tho - dosign-of theneerstepping into the United States Silhato.: —lt. is rumored from Washington that a formidable lobby has been organized to bul ly -and-coax. an _appropriation for thie pur chnio of St. Thomas through the House. Pope and Ord have been relieved by his excellency Andrew Johnson. Popo for political reasons; and Ord at his own re quest, Meade and AicDowel succeed them' in command. —Johri' Ilickinan is named for the Vice Presidency by _the Chester county Village Record. In the National Convention of 1860, Mr. Hickman received fifty-eight votes for this office. —Mr. Hendricks is now "on the slate" as the DemociAtic candidate for„Governor of Indiana, understanding that if,sue cessful, he is to be restored to the United States —A - Washington dispatch to the Philade], phia Inquirer said it is now settled that, both 31r: - Wade - and Mr. , Clolfax. will be pressed by their friends for the Vice Presidency on the ticket with General Grant. —ln connection with the various places - v mentioned for the meeting of the Democratic Nationhl Convention, somebody has su..gcst -cd-thnt-Libby yirarehouse, in Richmond, or the site of the old prison-pen at Anderson ville be designated for the purpose. —The Republican State Central Commit- Cet Knvo just cTccided Ilia Wnynocounty was entitled to the banner, for making the best return in the lost election compared with the vote for Governor Gedry, rind to her; it has been awarded y -The„,,Committee also determined - Vint - the gallant struggle. of the Republicans in Luzern() county should also be recognized and encouraged, and 1 - iralini - iiiidlo,(s - lie - iiiii - Clinied and sent thither, with the compliments p and thanks of the Committee. NEWS,ITEMS Siollgil t 'OL,NCV Mexico ; has been shot and killed by a member of the Legislature of that Territory. show a Tun Intermil --RevenueNf 'WO lowest esti gradual daily inere le r ar do not fall shOrt of mates fo r - ! , br 'Thus far the receipts amount •% 2 9,Y4t09; 0110, 0 00. "`A`iin rhimissiOner of internal Revenue offers it - reWai'd 'of . $BOOO - 03 ariy person wile will hereafter give information,tfiat will fend to the forfeiture of any distillery whoio pro prietor has not given the notice required by law, to the Assessor of his district. A PIIILANTIirtoPIC English - man Ens sent nine tons of - religious tracts to Chicago for free cireutation. Looking over the wqrld, .11 oat, unootlnt, Ile could discover no spot in greatM• need of this description of moral influence. • Eton tnillions of people, it is announced, in the New York Police report, crossed the various ferries leading to that city during the year endipg November Ist, 18 . 87. This indicates an onohmous trifflic, and Om num. I ber of persons . wlto crossed is double the pop.. ulation,of the United,gtates. tuE -whole niunber of patents issued froin -tho Patent 'Office dnringthe preSeiit year is 13,105; being an increaho of )3015 over the number 'of last year, whiffir was 9,500. For the week, 400 applications, and' 50 caveats wore filed. Miss Oa:m . llTE Rlcurios, the- welt known AmericaU prima . .dona, Was married at Boston on ChristrnasEvd to Pierce Ber nard, of New York City, The ludy k ke the adopted daughter of the veteran Peter itch- . ings -of the old Park Theatre. Mr. Bernard is a Member of the Operatic Company of which hiewife is the bright particidar star. Miss Pichings first sang In °Pura at the Broadway Theatre in J. G. Walden's "Be'ri or tho Enchanted Fountain," Deconibor 13, . 1568. • . _ The. National Railroad-5.5 . Miles Completed. A Low days ago it was announced' that 4, 500' miles of the Union Pacific Railroad had been completed west from Omaha;" and the bare announcement was‘mado the text for many iribiresting facts. concerning_' tho history of this great national enterprise, and the iienderful rapidity 'which its con struction had boon carried forward. The pub lic had harldly begun to appreciate the fact that h al f a thousand miles of railroad had boon Mint in two years into ,amlthrouglyWhat had boon an untenanted Avast°, before the tel egraph, told of the celebration of the com pletion of the 517th mile, and tho.publie wel como-given tii the locomotive by the' City Of 'Cheyenne, which two months boforo had no ..oxiateneo, but which now numbers its inhab itants by thousanda.„ ,fpctovi,is proudly commented upon as Sri illustfittion of the restless vigor )yith which this Rail road was being built; . but while pho people have been reading these congratulatory par agraphs, the traeltlayors havo kept stoadily, nt work, and the last bulletin announces the completion of 525 miles.' How much great; or. distance will bo acoOmpliaod boforo, this article shrill be seen byi our roadors, we will' not venture to predict.-' Tho wholo historiv of thisitailroad is won derful. It has the advantage ' of stich liberal national atans--wag never boforo given - to' any private undertaking; its officers and pro platers are mon'of national reputation and largolinaniiial experience; the road is poing built under the largest railroad contraet .of which wO have any record; the security fond, its bondholders exceeds ,that any other similar loan, aeihoso bonds constitute .a first mortgage upon the untie road; while the Govorninont accepts a second lion as its ownaecurity for advances. The amount of its business when' the through line shall bo com pleted pet of necessity bo enormous; and its local traffic and prollis upon the poition , no3vlii operation era unprecedented. . We , Aro sure thatAlio , further information con , corning, this Itational Itaiirczad which" will bp, foink - d' iii`nrieWr; column, will be rend. 76 44 osiNal interest, A. L. Pronnugt, . is ',the agent ,at Oarliplo; for tho,ple of time aploaid IBM 1•111 Wiltten for tile; Himaii): AGRICULTURAL. MEE %IY . • . -, „ n , ---- Therri --- I"Wtisi - ovar,tperhaPs any agoin whioh.the inventive genius of Man was' so strongly invoked as it is at this moment l indeed, We' are disposed:6 .1:i ,uneasy and, reatlesS it each succeisive - day - dh - es not-pro , • ~ duce some. now and labor-saVing inaeliiiie, . ..,,„ - or - some -- niw -- project-whieh-is -to- startle-us into the hope of amassing a fortune by-sorpo 'desperate nnterprise.. :We address the yOung Ihrmets when we say, that whilst the cun ning devices and Plausible plane and ingen ious inventionsthe speculator awl the theorist are often, hibited With the bright isk. bit coloring; and eh rounded by the promise of most faseinatingreatilts, we do not advise a timid apprehension that You May' be caught in sornevell-doyised trap set for this unwary, Whereby you isay he induced to withdraw froin any examination °DIN sub ject,', and -thereby condemn a thing of which you know nothing; rather'approach, and give it the considerations of your. dispas sionate mind, that whon - its merits beeome the subject of discussion, your follows and friends may feel the influenco'of-IMMjudg - - - Ingot in making upatheir own. There is-no subject to which these remarks are more applicable, than the judgments of men with regard,to the... coinpensativo-v_alue-of a 6 ri--;:-- cultural implements; and there is no ono I so capable of . measuring their value as. ho whose daily life is spent in their use. If it bo an - implement to till- the earth, hi mind immediately recurs to the peculiar use to whiehlt is to be applied, the obstacles in its r way, - tho advantages-to bo gained, and op ptiMig„one Lo -tile other, his mind weighs for the result ; and thus his judgment approves or condemns ;' and when amongst his friends the subject is didbussed, ho is prepared -to express an intelligent opinion which-carries with it, perhaps, the force of conviction. It it is very natural that our prejudices should _tie agabist.things. that are _new, and espe cially if we do' not understand them, and more especially if WW,Olould contemptuously refuse the information offered to us, because. our habits have been formed, and We have been accustomed to use and deal witli things that are not new. But as we have said, this ago is highly fraught with inventive genius; and as there can be nothing new which does not mediutely or immediately effect our in terests, it behooves us to pause, hesitate and consider. I may exemplify Whitt I Mean by speaking of a production of whirls we are large consumers. It is a startling proposi tion, but one which promises within the next ten or perhaps five years to be fully realized, that the ush - of iron - will* wholly abandoned, add - the article itself become an obsolete idea. Such hav e .. been.,._;m, ; c- i y er - i _ tions mid' improvements in the manufacture of .steel-from the original ore as it is dug ,m from the earth, that it will be so cheapened for our use that fill our implem , -;;Ve Nxill be I manufactured, ,ttll in gon-tires -made, non sin our '''' - s - Shod" With that inaterial i 1, •• i ~,_ . even now, we think it can be clearly dOWn, that, taking into view the strength, lightness :aid durability or steel as compared - with iron, the former is far the cheaper Ma terial for all our ye:poses. This is a matter worthy of our consideration as largely en tering into the economy of the farm; . Fencing, being a subjeet•Whieb is so im portant to us, -we recur tbit•again for the purpose of considering the temporary or moveable fence. We do not know any ono thing more desirable, norrone.which would better promote our interests than a mode of confining_ cattle_with n_bounds purposes. We have many such purposes to subserve ; we want 'to confine cattle to krt of a crass field : we want to enclose sheen that thy may he properly cared for ; we want to corillne hogs to a potato or turnip patch after they have been raised ; and with 'the - aversion We have to Ilse indiscriminate turning of cattle into the fields, for-reasons which we havo,often expressed, we earnestly look for seine invention which will serve the purpose of a moveable fence. We have • never yet seen any such 3lting. - The many devices which \mimeo examined halm' .utterly failed to accomplish what they pro fess. So desirable is it io accomplish this purpose, that we have had much experience_ in testing -the Many projects which haver 'beertinvented Tor this purposo,: all of which With usipire.ihtorly..failed to tidain the do affect end. We have based the panels upon a platform of three and a half foot -long, :supported by braces,.and they fest:seed to' the ground - by iion - spilZeS long, -and they were loosened by the rain and wind, and the whole fence blown over, from - one end -to thp_other, and as a necessary 'consequence thlVandls, made of boards, en tirely broken up and destroyed. Wo may readily see_ why •an M•dinary-toorm foiwo will stand ; • the stakes aro planted in the ground, and-, kept in their- ,phice t r y - two heavy rails rusting upon-then: ; but this is n - vory - expensive fence r and one which nos: cannot now 011Prd to Make; it requires' too. much Material and •Mienpies too: Much ground. Another serious objection to-any anklill the moveable. fences which we linve exadiined,.is their bulk, which renders it so inconvenient to put them sway When not in use. Wire a material for. 0_ permanent fonce-Wo think is impracticable ; its expan sion and contraction bY.-heat and cold, mak-, ing .it so loose as that' anything May go through it, or so tight that it.is broken by its own innate powers ; but, we aro not yet without hope that this material may he reeled into a moveable fence, - that willsub:. serve all our purposes, and when nut in use maylOtOwed away in a small space. The suggestion May sot wits to work to accom plish the purpose,.- W. Momi.ii; Dec. 28. District Attorney - IL - V. B. Martin mot Judge Busteed, of ' the United.StateS District Court ° , this morning, and accosted him saying : _ "Judge, will' you' allow that 'indictment against me to take its course I" Judgo Bustoed Om law must ako its eourso:" • .1 . • Martin:then droll/ Crovolver and fired on the Judge, who fell to the pave ant,' hitving , roceived. two shOts,, ono boloiho breast bone arid anothor hr tko right le = Martin ,had been the Grand' ury tor revenue frauds and extortion. He is now in -jail. Judge Bu6toed'e wounds are not con • sidored mortal. - SECRETAiIIt 3.100ULT 4 0011, is proparinth plan for collecting , roionuo which ho`will -picaontln the Ways Committee rco4Vribble, Gym ORD has; asked permission. torpor at Wakhington•beforp Oleg tó Caktfornia, tvida/erevtest the Preeideut has granted. At the lout term of: the Bradford'doupty Court eix divorcee wore 'granted — arts], tow more'applied for. Married psffipifi. take tm-. :yaannapniowam , .is now, trying lyoonro .loolnring 1:)14,,., his , tonM bong "The Bible as,a Literary Book,'! 1 : and hie and). Oncos arojery small, •„\ ILMINIC FOR 1868. • . • •:,•g,"" , • - •• • • g • .t 1 7.- - 2 V, 4 5 6-- 7 8_ 9, 19 11 12 13 14 15 ''' f6 l- 17' 18 . 19 20 21 22 23 24 - 25 26 27 - 28 29 30. 311. Darun_wil FEBRUARY. _- 2. 2. 3' 4 & 6 7 -- 8 `9 - 10 11 12= 13 14- 15 16 17 18 19 .20 21. 22 2,8 '24 25 026 27 28 ?.9 1234 5 6 7 8 9 10. 11 12 13.,14 16 16 17 18_ 19 20 21 22 23 .24 26.26' 27 „28 29 30 81 MARCH ',l 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16' 17 18 - 19 20 -- 21 - 22 •• 23"24`25 26 27 28 25;:30 APRIL, EMI t 8 4 5 6 '7 8 11 10 11 12 13 1$ 15 1G 18-19-20 21---22-23 . 24 25 26 27- 28 29 3 31 _1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 .10 11 12 .13 7 - 18 19 - '2O 21 22 28 24 25 25 27 28, 29 30 , JIINT,: 12 3 4 5 6 7.. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 , 21 22 23 24 25 20 27 28 29 80 ,31 BIM AucrusT 2 3 4 • 6 '6 1: 8 9 10 11 12 13 'l4 15 16.17 :18 . 19 20 21 22 23 ,24 25 ° 26 27 28" 29 30 31 1' 2 - 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23' 24 25 26 27 28 29 80- SEPTEMBER BUILDING ANNOOLATION.---,-SinCe the publication of our articles on building as sociations, we Intro been informed that there is one in nctive-operation-in-Newville, this county. Their books were opened on the sth of October foe the suliscriptions o[stook. One4housand shares at $2,00 per share ore subscribed for by the ° lst of November. A chprter for the Association was granted by our Courts on the 14th of the same month. They have now on interest; loaned by the Association, $6,800,00. The Sales of money have averaged Di Per cent. premium. This ivf3.4hinft a.gr_eaterAucc.ess.lban.either of_the associations we mentioned. The officers of this .association iire Wm. B. Shoemaker President, Wm. Barr Secretary and J. A. Kunkel Treasurer. , A New Fact About Garibaldi' r 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11. 12 13 14 15 10 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 OCTOBER 25 26 27 28 29 30 -31 NovEmatn. 1 2 , 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17- 18-• 19 20 \2l 22 23 24 25 26 ,27 28 29 30 jDECEMBER. 1 2 . 3 4 5 •g--- - 7 - 8 -- 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 . 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 9.3 24 25 26 / 27 28 29 :h) 31 Defeat A foregoing correspondent states that at the batticv - of Mentamt, Garibaldi was not Oven that-he was fighting French troops. The forces which Napoleon had sent to aid ttie Pope came upon the GarilMhlians with out their - leader having been pi ovionsly ad .l:vised of their,nrr?r43,,aeq..oc 11, 4 .of the new Eren-Oh arm, the' Massed - at duu, was so rapid and.destructive, that the ill armed volunteers were unableto endure it, itt;d were forced to retire. It is said that - baldi Was-seekirig' a-junction with- the -Ital ian national troops, undeil - the confident be lief of Italian national unity, they would in ease of such junction, at once join his standard and thus secure- his primary ob ject. If this be se Napoleon's-forces arriv ed just,in time teprevont a united Italy. the absence of the French, the Italian qucationtilglSperhaps, Wave:Wen speedly and finally sett ed. 'AS it'is, his "interven: - tion has-left a troublesome....question_mn . on his hands, which he 'is now fain • to settle by a conference of the European powers. niirlantlp ' , rants to shirk la rn.sponsibility which he feels to be trout,tesOrna end which ij wears an unpleasant Repeat, so far nS his dignity is concern el. Ile may-yet dud that it would have been more fortunate for him. self if he had not made quite so rutich"haste . .' A little delay Might !men .cared hint vast trouble, niight have-tendered the conference. of the power's nnneepsnry,. and might have . settled. tbe question forever,_There is an old * proverb which says that baste makes waste.,-..1/o. Republican. r. 'Eptuit. - attn. gr,..ottnN- Rtattrs', S. M. PETTLNU 111..14 • CO., • TO 27 Park R6iT, .I)lolV . Yprk, a,41 11 State St, Bei' ton, are our' A gen Wail. in those , elites, warms authorized to-take Advertise ments anthaubseriptlono r.or';furi at •our.,tovest rates. Reitd - Pof: paper. HO is) ipuoielltrc7 ;trare talpntaL, nt a most valuabl teacher. . Wn nre prepared to execute all kindg ria-thementost manner, and with the greatest dispatch.. All work entrusted to ns'shall receive prompt attention.- • DEATH OF At: EMINENT 'DEVINE.--- Roy. Dr. De'Witt, n_Presbyterian Clergy man of Hai:risburg, so long and so favorably known in this community, died, at that place a few days since. But lbw soon were better known or more thought of than he. AOOIDiNT TO TIIE DEPOT{' . SITERME • —On Friday last riiin travelling along the Walnut Boitdov road, Deputy Sheriff Mr. A. L. BOWMAN was thCown trolll 'his sulkey and one of the/ small hobos, in his I. fractured, producing n vory k painful wound. EN.FoliftE TITE ORDINANCE.—Our zoos have been no , little annoyed by the condition of the,pavelrtents in various" parts "of thOtowfi. Tlk ordinance to "enforce the clearing of sido pavements n'hor snow storms seems in many instances to be entirely nosed. la it not the' duty of the High el'n litablo to soo it enforced? THE ALARM of fire on Sunday ()win ing was occasioned by tho burning of a largo barn situated on the Dauphin County bank .of - the SusqUelianna The barn was the property of Mr. Aitcob : 1 of Harrisburg. •About ;Ono thousand bilsholti of grain blooded horse, eight hog oight:cowrand some other stook were destroy in theharn, , The loss .a. is'nearlycovered I),y - insurance. A : 1-. :54D auffENT.-00 YV 4.A.A 9drleSd!Ly about „ • . noon a little daugliternfJuseph. 0. Halbert while sitting in .14m- father's d"por, was hit by a pistol ball; which, passing thiough tho 4eft.:- arm r penetrated the - sido -of-the little ono breaking several ~ribs. ~The ball has not yot been forind.• Vie' wound' is a very ' ilengerOus_one, though it is. hoped:notlatal.'-- It seems some boys, in or .about. the tueuth of Locust. Alley, were indulging,' in that. tp - OiqoollShandrOprohensiblediAnnsement Of frilrlng away the Old year.” The ball. which hit the little girl ;Was, fired 'froui 'a /Plettil in" the hands pf ono•ofitheso . koys, whiefi7ono‘ however.we behove has not ; yet boon tuner - - tidied. it ha's _"Often been a wOnder to us 'hat many - iiiiirolacoi'lioto . hav'o not hap. period in this _way.,. It' is- a Praotiqo that sl.iould be strlctlyAirbhi ' bitod bY .a , Mor- Ougli.__Qiilitiahoo. Nothing la .4140*. fooliili 'op m6io ‘ dapg9Fouß : .:: , . '. • :,., -. , ~ . • , • THh . .Lod: PeiEii::"4The folloWing i won told - truth ig from tho Chicago Repub. Lican:-JiWliother theCpextipl'o.. wilt or not, tho tonal paper Mtheir , repFeeeptativa . abroad,. their cinbassadokid foreign paile, by which they naust,b:o jiidged. Let them thorOilkii a patriotic iritercet in gividg it news, co-op eratiortand patronage.- Liko 'evidy -other duty.performed, it will pay in tho long run, ~.. .4 AGAINST VERDICT A A CUMBERLAND • , -Cowin: 11,:sur.4.NOVolurxtrz.—Inthe case of the Caledonia Springs Company, a, ver dict for Ilya thousand dollars' Was rendered against the Cumberland Valley Mutuai Prc;- tection Company. The roperty With - not occupied at the time o , the 'tiro but the Court tuildjhat an insure ce Coirmany. as sunids-iii-Tiart of the risk th card of non occupancy. The Cumberla d alley Mutual Protection Company is the 9nuOf - whieir - Williara_B: Mullin Esq. is President, Mr: - John T. Green Secretary, and Mr. Lard Woods Treasurer. CHANGE 6.1' PROPRIETORS.—Mr, J. ; Tr •Rippey having disposed of the furniture, good Will, fixtures, lease &c. of the Gorman HOUsato Mr. John Hannon, the late projiii etor of the Eranklin Hotel, the latter genS l tleman took possession oh Wednesday. Mr. Hannon's reputption as a genial and clover host is so• well established that nothing we E. 13 cad say could dcl to it. His success'iniim Cornman se is already nssured. Mr. Rippoy was a °pular and successfpl land lord, and upon Miring from the tniainess •takes with him tiie - bast-:ivishes - of his old guests and patrbns. ' kr. George Wetzel becomes peprtotor'of thO Franklin House, and wo have no doubt he will prove a-most excellent landlord, hav ing had very considerable experience in the business : in different places. . MON UMENT- FAIR.—The, fair.held in behalf of the Soldier's Monument Asisoci ation *sea on -the . evening of New Year, Day. The .aitodance and patronage al though fair, was notes generous as it should have been,_considering the object for wl4ch the fair was held. The nett proceed,, we -learn, will be in the Aeighboriniod of , one thousand dollars. The three most valuable prizds were drawn on Wedndsday evening, as follows. The oil painting, - byMr. JOHN wrox Aloolun ; the sending' machine by Mr. _ELL.i.s,brmrusrinr_kx; andlhecarpet..by Lieut. J. T. Zuo: The young ladies and the committees from the fire companies, who labored so assidously to promote the success of the fair deserve the warmest thanks.of the association. - Goon . STouns.—Part 2 has just been - issued by & FieldSs\4th the folloWing attractive Contents: The Me- -tompsyaosis,--by_Rouzaly. MAcNrsm,—i I Ma Crated by S. Evmcr., JR., (the artist, who illustrated the Dieviiond Dickans ;) Tim Un invited i The Bell ows-,ponder of Lyons,— illustrated by GEORRE G. WASTE The Smallchange Family,—illustrated by W : H. DAVENPORT ; ' The Scotsman's Tale,: by II A P.M ICT•LEE ; T l \ e B lacks mi ths-of HOlsby, iHnstrated by AV L. SukmrAwn : A-Peni tent Coil Ic',.siOß. 1 • The Stories are not original, 'hut are gen orally unlandliarto the present generation of readers. They are fresh, hitdakie, gen• nieely.llood.s6ries ; printed in clear, legi ble type, suitablOfor reading in ears or _on steamboats. . The price is only Fifty cents a number. All booksellers and newsdealers have.. them, or they can be"procnred.poqt-' paid directly , from' the Ptddish'ers, ; Ticknor. & Fields, Bogtbn. . • 6. • ' MASONIC iciAtrEitS--Thetwo sonic,Lodg s ocour town hold their mann nl ' eleotinns on - fhe evening --of St. John's Day, and elected the folloiiing officers. OT/MBERLAND STAR LOq,GE.. ii 7 o.l.9hipftalfaSECWAL . N*.ANCE. - Senior Irafden.—R. R WILLIAMS. Junior Jraitids--J. 0. LEp i mit', Secretary—MEW/ORE COTtN;IiAN,, Tyler—E. D. (iMIGLEY. • Sr. JOHN'S *LODGE : ° Worshipfzq Master—Epana LEE S6TiOT If r eirden—J. A. kyyty. : .77- tivo of some machine not, ev'en - on exhibition. The Elliptic, (made by tho W. &W. Co.;) , is rapidly_taking its stand in thefroht*rank - :ithich it fully deserves. : Last but not l'ast; .. the : rill also - be found there, thi ma- _ chin- ,------Singe.e has. o late been_ much improve and . now Tanks A io. 1. . \ '- These machines all make th,mice r. stitch - ____ making the . anam the same on-both sides. ..,`," - \ Another groat advantage it requirest ' \ ono half the thread to make the loos ti 1 , that it does to. - rnalie the chturvorjrrolc sti rf , and beingqnuch stronger whetrdone. -- ~.. OITITI*RY.—We Dunn with regret of the ,depth on\ Saturday evening, after a • lot lm - tritiveillneits, -- Of Rev.: Henry Har-; baugh, D. D. ,at Mercersburg,: Franklin ' county. Dr Harbaugh at the tiglic.of his deceass wee •prcifess'or in the German Re formed Theological .Seminary at thafplace ' titicl.editor of the Mercersburg 4 Review, a theoltical quarterly. To the religious i _world_ he was widely. andtovornbly known . as - a scimewhat , iOluiainous._ author, list series of works on "Heaven;'! Alkioe •--- " 4 „ sayeral , volumes, his “True Glory o/Woin — tizi;•:' ‘ - '"rife L. °- ~,,t , i on ter," and others enjoyed a popular oirctt,- - running tltrough . pinny editions. Among 4 ',... literary men he will best be remembered ;.--' "Birds of thet sßeibbilftet_. -his-happy. traoscriptiono.of.the-Pennsil ',/. --- L nia, German . " Das schal haus an der gri ~. . . and some similar poems, written with save ' and homely simplicity in wicat will soon but the traditional venacular tif our. Stat will probably ' find an ostablisbq.. place i : 1 2 .the literature of the • country. Dr: Ha - bough - was - of Swiss — dos - c - ent. -- lie - was liar -, 4 near Waynesburg, Penusykiattia, in 181 and -died consequently aged fifty year . t ife•wns for a long time pastor at Lancaste ,i and started and for many years editeeT ''--• Guardian, aleligions-monthly ruagav:ine: .... , SOLDIER'S CONVENTION.—The Sol diers of Cumberland County, -in pursuanoo. of n bublic - call assembled in - convention in .on Thursday the Fth...in stant. ' • . The Convention was organized lbii-41te_ selection of Gen. LENVOEL TODD as Presi dent, and Capt. Jout , t HAYS as Secretary. Gen. Tom) 'stated the •tibjea or-the bon vention to - be the election of ton deleiates to represent the soldiers of Cumberland County in the - Soldiers - Stfite ColiVention to be in Philadelphia January Bth., 168, for the purpose of nominating candidates for Pies-, - ident — and—Vice—Presidenk-of the thlited— \ States. The 'Convention then proceeded to the election of delegates when till, following were unanimously elioSon : Gen. Lemiol Todd, Carßele. Col. T. B. Caufinan, .S. Middleton Edgar Leo, Capt. John D.. Adair, Capt. J. 11. Paul, Carlisle. Carlisle. Monroe. • Capt. Jacob Gish,. Shipponsburg. Capt. John 13.- Landis, Mechanicsburg. Lieut. Wm. BrOcii`i',"" Srewville. • Capt. J. G. Vail, . E. Pennsboro'. A maim'', waa adopted giving each dele gate the'power of substitution, and in case' of tho, neglect of any non-attending individ-' ual 'delegate to gull* a substitute, thentli% majniity ofr the .delegation eii'orcis.is the power of substitution. It then unanirnously'resolyed that the delegates eliestn by:this convention be in -strueted.to support General U. S. GRANT for President and HA* G..CTIRTIN for Vico President of thellnitcd States, in the Con vention 'to ''lse hold in Pkiladelphiri. Ad- , journed : . ' - -• '4 • , - List of Jurors. • • ,—January Terrkeyor & Terrninci , - and. ,General Jail Doliycv and court of Quarter_ Sessions of tlp-Kace, 184 1. Boyd, Robert—Thinin, ; 2. - Bowman, Cyrus—West Tenn: ,3. 'Eckelst4W. H.—Silver Spring. • - 4. • Zug, Jacob 6. Bale, J.,' Penn. i 'I 6. Graham, Samuel—Sol - Ith Arid. " 7. Hesteter, Abm.—Ship. Boro.' -8. - Bridges,: JohaL-Ship. Toro. 9. 'lloffthan, Gpo, 10..Raum,' Joseph—Ship. Boro, 31eGuire,..Jus.—II. 12: Fithburn, Anthony.Ltliekinson. 18. G—Lower.Allens ' 14. Beaty,'Snru'l L.—Newton. 16, Sharp, Wm...-NeWburg. 10. .Brown, Thomas—Newton. 18. '-Woodward, R. o.—Carlisle- -• Henderson,Jas S.—Hopewell. • 20. Brindle, 21. Diller, Sannuel—W, Pennsboro'. - 22. Biggs, Benjamin—Ship. Boro. 28. HOorner, Jacob—liliddlesex. - 24- Barber, Jacob—Lower Allen, • TRAVEI3St JllRORS.—Jarpany;Torm, Oyer TorminerSc : and General Jail Delivery aria Court of Quarter Sessions of . the Peace aniJ r of Common - Pleas, 1868. 1. Ruby, 'llenrv—Ship:Boro'. 2. Wynkoop, Mathew—N. Mid. • 8: - Barnhart, Emanuel—Ship. - Boro'. 4. Grove, David—Mechanicsburg. 6. -Dellinger, Cleo.—Dickinson. 0. Grrdiam, John D.—nankford. ' 7. Drawbaugh, J. B.—Lower Allen. - 8. Kirk, J. Ourub'd. 9. Adams, Ephriam—Mifflm. 10. Leo, Thos. Jr.—Dickinson. . 11. Martin, Cumb'd. 12. Cressler, .11.—Southiimptoni : 18. RUdy, Daniel—South 'Mid. 14. Zug, George—S. Mid. 16. Xamerer,. Wm.—Frankford. ' 16..Clippinger, Ales.--Southarnpton. , MeKeohan, Geo.—(of B.) W. Poßn, 18. Lantz Levi—U. Allen. 19 1 1raul,..Benry—:Monrop! Wm.—Southamptcm. 21. •IFlcager, Chas.—Carlisle. , 22. -Thomna r Geo.—North 'Mid. 28. PattOn, J. W.—Oarlisle. '24..jMegaw, Samuel—Mifflin. 26. jßupp; Spring. ' 26. Miller, Isaac—Monroe. • " 27. Kerr, T. J.-,,Mikilmtiosburg. II H