„Home, and 'County Wills. TIII7101)KV, AUTICTST 22,.18 AT a meeting of • the, Republican County Committqe, hold on Tuesday, thirteenth day of August, at Carlisle, a -county convention of 'tilt Republican party of Cumberland was ordered to be held in Ithoem's Hail, at Carlisle, on Monday, twenty-sixth of August, at 111 o'clock a. m., for the purpose of nomi• tutting candidates for the following otii ces Member of Congress, Delegates to the Constitaitibal Convention, As-tociato Judge, Assembly, ~Protlionotary, Clerk of the Courts, Itegktor of Villa, County Commissioner', Director of ,the 'Poor, (2oroner, and Audittir, and for the pur-, pult of choosing a county committee for rho ensuing year. , - t. Delegate ekadions Still be held in all Ow Boroughs and Townships, on Satur day, the twenty-fourth day of August, between the liou: . s of 4. o'clock and 7 o'clock p. in., except in the Borough of Mechanicsburg, at which place the °lee tionfor delegates shall be between the hours c.f r and in W. A LiNw4l. STIORT , .I3—The days. 7.,n•L:int—The night , .; The printel a ,Hire I. will suou bo over :.L.,:ytlT.E . .,•am: a market 11.mNe. -prisimer., , ici the emmtyjail. \l'p.Alc -The . dereatell 1/enwern'Aie pe i•". , 11 V. 5111111 . 1 I=l in Itlaricet,. \l , , h.', .1 r)r ',n liunoti I),N'T rorvyt, tt• pay your Have L l ,o percc A GrNEI(A der. IMI=3M,I La :._1!...)' ILAN' is ;lay lIIIS Serl,:,oll. lon i, tito eitgille Las poi. ~ et beer placed in poaitlai ti, car shni.Hota 'font reports 'e Lo tbo ' , Lilian pox have been LL rosAy exaggmat A f. 11:,;!..: munber,of ncw pupils w •1 , adoli'td to *..he :'illerel.,,chools uu )lou day. THE It was Twt •4 . 1.. eat n RS.lll6t BKIF,(111.' r.d.ow cane with blAck spms has been missing for some :line past. it Was iast.4;een on East Main street. 'Mu .ToliN forffici - ly of LLos pi I Lit at 1 , 1, stmt. a cif ilen of Chari ton, lowa, is nn a vt tin oar I 'I:1 , nit! oreMm; List 01N M.; the, breaking of the main belt. Tti ri:E Is a groat dual our borough at the ptestmt tituo, partic ularly an.tup:: occa,iontl '1,10,1 by the "!: Hailb:Wl St:l , of ..,,,/!•( WIG) t !ivpirm.- W,1•1',4 gniVe ..1.11.11.,day. 'el') pleasant t:ine ant ',.ipa:ed Tut.: 16t.t.1.1 t - tt . 9t•lttt;tl I>iittytttitr, ;it the tnot•t•int_ t • , ttt rnorni Lig pa,,,ed rel.tt lye to t-,(4 ... qing i•ut, One 505,.,111 per day luring totn.h. EMI •I:lstn‘Li., the I.t , t, India Hoot, man, In•ni Lath on the Public Square, tho lall I , ~ vo or t 111 TC I venings, to . 1:rgo and al ton tiro odtonet-s. ;:.1111 Vi)C3lifit IR, w a snc,awg. Tar lentil annual exhibition or the Adams Couut7 Agricultural Suoiet y, will h e h e ld at Gin tp:burt! on the 24th, .2:it] ) and •:fit h days or :•;optom!wr—the worm week its lho Cambelland Conotv. 0111 friend linmri.•h at, the. rieen t very, 011 the frorller Ohm street , , ilsy.ays appoirs •n lie (lie ing a mishit.. , tiivo him .1 call, if yOll wish , 0 invest in anything in his ' ."11s1.. Rat shortly 1..eil s :t t.:l valry sub-depot. I .IC r4'''4i 'co any re )pit t ,d , t it tnity THE uktnian 110.1 :di I ti r.., Th II tlmio 11. l a great, many parlieip.ocai, )e: .t (I.Ly Nva, pa,—etl, and they tei,.ine.‘.lt, tins II 111 ti• 1 truing Gravy' ,11 me! MANN' or 11111 C11.17.1.1in 11., :itl t'.ll.lllt. heard an extla ,teain 0110, (101 . 01'01a .t ,y. will tltm•oly say th.tt it is steam threshing in.lehin, ta.t. ha 1.,,,z1 cm duty fmr tht. i LIII i I till. boi liot 1 .\ Nu \tnEic of Adam, I/11111y j 10.1,11 MCI , IIIIIII , bbing unable 10 iher tract at satisfactoiy pricrn 011 last Satur day morning, Were obliged to nod other markets for the same. Peaches have sold ;is low as IM cents pa r b us h e l, of (lOM'S° it was inferior fruit. .Suet: nor last we' have had a huge amountmf rain, but the intense heat has mot abitted any, and it , :cenui that after every shower the atmosphere becomes more heated. At mid-day the heat is :m great that it is almost, impossible for a person to bear expbsure to Old Sole rays. READER, don't forget that Old John Robinson's Cirous and menagerie Will give twp of their grand entertainments in Godfrey Bonder's lot, next .Monday. It is'said to be . ono Um best companies traveling this season. They eKhibiL at Thrrisburg on Saturday amid Shippens burg on 'Tuesday. This company, like Barnum's, travels by rail. See small bills. AuouT 1:A) 'persons were in attendance Mahe Haivest,goine exercises on Satur day. Our townsman, General A. B. Sliarpo delivered an able address, in bin usual happy style, whichwas w4ll re ceived by hishearers. Judge WatP3, latq . .Presiffent of the Society also nntdo a few timely romarlpi. The dinner was proL. pared in sumptuous Style by Mr. Robert Allison, of tine place.' Trim town was unusually noisy, and . free fights wore of common Occurrence ou liaturday night. Wo wonder if the preliminary excatises of t,he Democratic party aro in any way accou'utable for these Unruly demonstrations' Mr. AM. Boyles, on his way hinne at a lato'hour was at . tacked 'by some unknown parties, and most unmercifully ,beaten. W hdre,- oh whore are the " porlicor SgIALOT SCIIOOI. Von XonNo LADIJI9. call the attention of our readers to the card of Miss aibson, announcing the opening of is ielect School for Young Lilio:‘, on the twelfth Heptombor. Wo anderstand that the hirge and corn.. loodious building on West Main street, known •?s the McClintock property, has been ii,.oure(l for . the use of the school. Miss Gibson is an experienced teacher, and is very -highly recommended. The ..school will, doubtlossofford the wry best facilities for the education ,of yming "Dui York County 'Agricultural Fair will hold its criddbition on October Ist,, 2(1, 3d and 4.01... Tun Lochiel lions() at ilaniphom, has been gold to Mr. Pulte, of 'Philadelphia, for the sum of $lOO,OOO. Yam colored masous of Shippensburg contemplate having a procession, in that place, on the twenty-seventh of the present Month. 'Tan " Ordinance of Christian Bap tism" will be administered in the Bethel of God I on West street, on Sabbath,. August 25, immediately after the Morning services. MI aro invited ! - WriAT has become of- the -Fire Ex tiniXrdshor movement? Considerable money wits 4 subscribed, but of late wo have heard nothing and merely ,inliuiro for a little information, T,et no have the 'Extinguishers. .ON account of Judge Dunkin being attorney before his election to the bench, in some of the suits tried at the Perry county court, last week, Judge Bucher of the Mifflin, Snyder and Union Judicial district, presided in his stead. IT is thought that the Sebreppe wi'l iio almost us i - otracted as the one which resulted in his conviction a few s'ears ago. lTr ,MaglAughlin and Bitoarer 'will assist the district attorney vi thn . proeecutlon or the ease. chairman 'l. the 'j otiucil has favuret , ni mber- og or houSv, a! 4 , , .voiC.li it tl:,t Lr tvoll for tht.!o Imvotht. us:3' 101111 e, I the 5,..1C(2.., 11111 Vl•kt I`.` l,•. I{c, I): :);1% . ,1 , .,” iaeLehuti p 1 .1.1,11 v 11 i1Lltl`1 • List 11,0111,4, 1.1.01• l n• , r. •11 o't' ('Sc' Ipt =MEE ri : 011 Nr.'l, It Eht, , , the l't I,,rhh4, has beet cl ~ ~., ~;.; *. le • LI:II , C\ gnu t'Jii,and air.? t.leV'll itiminD2Lil. IL hracel• JUL , t areheS ontsido, and to JULII% ` a rdleCT il.Oll IINI.1) COURT.- -I . IIC Leim of Cout`. for J1111131'; e.,totty, Am.;ust 1!,?, 1 , 7!, convened on .510n da.3. at 10 oeloel ,- w. to. Jutiv,es .lttnkin anti loons were. pre, ml. The attend “tt, e was small, as the IA list had all been coniinned amt tic parties notified not to attend. l'ltc arhoment list: was dispoqed of, that Icing the only before the Court. ° t 1.. 111 A. miTi o.lr hundred null fifty-hie porsons, ineiailmg. citizens," fat mcrs and hutchms, has :men presented to Lim Piomd La" :llanagers of the Hall 11a.l.ri: company, prayin for a chaiige hours nom i r•:v morn ing until evening It is to lye hoped that dm petition will meet with favorable comideration, and the limns eh:mg.:al mini( ibately Thlll'SdAy Aft 11,111 l.ul, nVhilc Mr. A miaow Pritsch, a section hos, on the Mountain Railroad, was sleeping 011 the track, the , iigine of the passenger train coming North shtick him on' the light log, injuring intit that ainlnitation of the limb was nee - 35!iry. The operation was sueema - formed by Drs. Dale and !Nlitider, the Name eviNing, Ow !Rim,' man is improving as we'd as• Gan. bu exp:et , 3tl. Ttpixibt..mrioN.—" We ate .sorry to an nounce the unexpected death 'of Mr. `,VIII am 11. Parker, American Consul at /ante, who died of malignant fever last Thursday, the iiOth of this nionth Mr. P. was in the yea r of his age, came from the city of Cal lisle, Penn sylvania. H e WAS IrohNW,: - .12(1 of Many natural aml acquired gifts, ivith which he dcsty. We ~ :lit 1, t HIM %ante will mourn this non of friendly Amerh-e, aN prematurely (le t t lag.' P''r. " ' j , I 1 of ' itrd around V. Rut' Y 1. 11 , ptufcr,- t•.n of A tot IC. in Pal:CA.l'o.o ,•'crti•,! Nat a I.lltl LIS, ill UrNlllw, Horsy rnurt v. l'a. tZ4II)N G rtni•t y Uuml , , , •\ .\r: IC I. 1.1!-tliAlkorg.—I'crrg I' 1. ,, f Ituby n Ylll knu•.%u t. citi- law h,iti ,son,, . . C tho ill; ..i, .r Inn. uu.,l, n•uotn•,l lo.ivo arid .g tht Imlo nl• the I: notJilh bas ;we 11iviT11 ( * APT.tIN 11 'l. .Ni /,,NC'.‘ hi., (: . minty, died al. );u' 14.1111 rtr,t,lE etAl.lv 1.11 1,, vek. Capt. NtOt tl I L,. held tt. •1 somber of Vl.lrs nt eery the •hi \\ ,Lshington `,",,rlc, sof fel tog will, itillamm.itee, of tr;, , After in:telling York his disease. becamti WOrtilt, ending in his iloatri on the f.dlow ing- NVedtiesilay. I)..ivirg the rebellion - raw McGowan was iu caminiand or Ilea (ald.) I.: iim‘ls, and wasstationed at Yln - I5 to guard t h e, Ills age SILLS 3 .4 yea's, 3 months and 21) I)11 , s . . I to was a son of James McUoiVan, formeri.Y prop] letoi of the .hiniala Pumice, near this place.— Captain McGowan was on duty lor several months at thin Potit, awl way wt II knowo to many of our ctLiZetOl. .:OmIIIII ['Wm ed.) SIL VER CORNET BAND In last week's issue of our town papers, there , was an announcement that the horns intended for the new band would be delivered uu Thursday evening by the "Singer Cornet Band, of Mechanics b mg." The band, although being cont pencil to' "Mitke,,eonsiclerable change in their programme on account of the weather, were promptly oif hand, and after taking supper at the "Bentz House," treated our citizens to a general serenade. It was , the intention of the visiting gentlemen (had the weather been favorable,) to have made the entire tour of our town in,.their chariot, and thus give, our citizena <4//, , an,.,opyarlitnitx ; ,,of judging.of the merits of the instruments, the ability of the Band to make good music being already well known in our community. When wo take the state of the' weatlMr into' consideration, we cannot feel too grateful to the gentlemen for the amount of music they discoursed,. As tar ,as wo ham) had the opportunity of learning, the instrunlents gave katis.' faaion, and wo hereby, in behalf of the .subscribers to the Bantl Fund, return our sincere thanks to the, gentlemen of the Flinger Banefor their eourtery Tel good will shown:on . that- ()minion. In -order to makeliAproper disposal of the instruments, and 'dive our now - baud an opportunity of practisingAns soon as pos.: sible, we invite all who have subscribed to the fund to meet in the ''dbitratiett room, of the • Court, Hoiae:' , on -Friday evening, the 28 1 1 inst., at 8 o'clock, mid make such arrangemimits :Is are ?onsid cred, best. We hope every subscriber will bo present, so an to i n cnte satiSfite tioli, T. 'lain, B; BANTON. ' AT a mooting of the Board of Direc tors of. Carlisle School District, held on Monday last, the resignation Of 11.. C. Wood Ward as a niembox of the. Board was tendered and accepted. On motion, .1. -M. Woakloy was elected as Di re tor, to serve during the term for • w lc Ir. Woodward was elected. Ai ti ig N ust, e th ' e 2Cl i t ' l e l' iin 2 s l y s l t va a n n ia d S2t2adte days sof Teach ers Ass° iati4 will hold its nineteenth i) annual ' coliViSiltion "at the Academy of Music, in Philadelphia. An attractive propiamme of exercises has been mapped out as well as several pleasure excursions. Reduced rates on all the railiOads lead ing to the city have been arranged and no one interested in the cause of educa tion should fail to attend. ON last Sabbath morning, James Black and John Kauffman, aged respectively 16 and 20 years of age, %sere lodged in jail for having been implicated in the burglary and 'larceny of goods from Clever ,i Erneses'store, 7u jacksdnville. Kauffman fs ono cethe parties that had been previously arrested and escaped. Three or four other porFons are still at Toi: approaching convention of the Y. M. C.. is at trat Lug much attention ariongoar , 11.1753115. Many have taken a gt.:lt. int in LIM' arrangements and by offering homes to jilt' W.. re; :00;11.111M, St l-ave about lihor;11 411`1 II 1.1 1:: I. lEEE Tiiecr the I hoy /C:.' =II ' REM t. ,ort n t•l(ort.' .‘f our yong i:ien and will take pleasure in repo] imp; fr-rmi t 4 -• week •.,Iwir tile ilnlhirti ' .wauf ' :es 4 ,1' the ' wt., Tut , Fifteenth Aniri.l Exhibilion t Comberl.nal County Agricoittna' Sis , iiety will Le hold on the :nth, 2 1 111 t and 271 h clays of : - ;eptomber next. It !o be one of the very hest ever 1. , 2• 11;e i3ocirty and we trust it may use so. The prealimns for trials o r speed 310 larger than over before oiNrcd —.vlo in all. The fastest horse, open to all, s'2oo , i3d fast.ist, $75 ; ;d Gist eel, $2l. The officers of the society arty as follux‘s President—Charles 11. Mullin ; Treasurer, Heiii3 Saxton :nal Secretary The folloW;ing gentle men constitute the Hoard of Managers . Messrs. W. R. Line, (leo. Craighead, A. P. Henderson, Inn N. Arrns'.ion,_;, `,Nrilliam Pclfcr and Robert Irvin Family 'tickets of admission will oust, $l.OO. Single tickets, 25 cents. The family ticket will It mit fiiiiher, mother and children nude' eats of age. No checks will be “.• 'en at the gate,:. jAM V. L.I,W tS Bl:ll7.F.—llecr rimy be kilied front I:s'eptembcr 1, to DP001111)(11 111, but not hunted with hounds or dogs. Fine $5O. Squirrels and rabbits may be hunted from August 1, to .Tanuary 1. l'neasunts *n be hunted from Aug st I, to,/ Decomber ihi. ary 1. 11'duilcock .. um .lily 4, to l'..kwombur To Idll, trap, or have in possession any night, hawk, whipporwill; finch, thrush, lark, sparrow, wisp, martin, swallow. woodpecker, (love, bobolink, robin, starl ing, or any -other Insectivorous bird, er f.,r robbing or destroying their nests at any time IA prohibited under a penalty of f!..:‘ for every bird or nest. Fii for hunting on Sondays from if - , to • CHEAP POSTAGE.—The now postal law, if the people choose to al ail themselves of its advantages, will seriously interfere with the express business, which is not wholly' fins from tbn charge of being a n oppresF,ivo monopoly. An iixiiliamge SUMO :qlgt:`,, %%li( h are valuable, GII,•A; " 11 law th , July, pa ,r (1"V K. , ha a! 111-g,, , tt%. 'I hrr Tl ll. l'ellall , ll,o ON.Ceell (IL! t 011I1V(` , 1 in NVttlKilt. rau I,t; uI.IIiId. ill My i/ tll Or the I 11'1,i'd Staler tS\ t 1 .1111W0A. Ho) : .11:11 urwrY Hill he ,:n al In I hi, It ,II•;1•1/1 1.,t , t I it; 4•,11t. Ui li;lant'gt;L'lnl I;ls.tri..t;jP,'.n~~i Mil:l'A, .t 11,Y Thl! 1 .. 1;a11.•i,0 0 1 I.rt pap. .0 if ci itbcc 11o(0 wc1.,11., too:. ILIII lie Np1 . 1 . 11i.! '1 W 1,1% 1,1,11' 110 W..1,1r. Il i : 111 1:113 k.... 11111,1,1 Iv,ettly-Cout cow, : 11,0 0111 plait the 11'.113 , pm 310 inn of goclls of (11.sccii•rum cult ;t111)(1st. IW/1V irifinvy 1.35114 they Were - WM(11. Up Li. the pi urrut lime the post-othev has lost, money by the new system, owing to the that the general public has not taken ativ;tntago or it to snub an extent as to :natio it vointnierative. Ilutr it is expected that when tile- advatitages of the sy Stu: 11 ale ai)prechtted, the scheme Will lel:v(1. as profitable Ln the government :Is it is beneficial to the public. FAT.% L, AccIDENT.—Ou Tuesday of last week a telegram was received by Mr. Samuel Shelley, of this borough, stating that his brother Jesse D. Shalley, had met with a serious accident while en gaged in repairs oil thes', (timberland Valley Railroad . bridge. Thu :following Are the particulars of the sad nif,tfr : On the morning in quoStidn, the deceased, foreman of a force of carpenters, the employ of Mr. 'Bell bridge conti,lintor, was engaged in adjusting trestle Work in, the water from the k2umberland shore, when a plank fifteen feet long,: ton Inches thick and fourteen inches in width, slip ped from the hands of a number 'of car penters on the 'bridge, and struck him with violent force on the side of the head. The piece of lumber fell from a height of nbelnothirty 'foot;' hnd indicted n IlVe inch gash one way 'and traverse cut' two and a half inches in length. The scalp Was laid open, but the plank glanc ing oft', the skull escaped fracture. The injured man was - immediately con veyed to Wilder's' hotel, at Bridgeport, who're he boarded, whore ho laT in an •unconscious condition until about four O'cicick the following morning, when death put amend to his sufferings, The remains wore brought, to this place on Friday teeming, and e:Mveyed to the residence of his mother on West North ' , street, from whoneo they wore buried at 10 o'clock the same -day: •Dii spito the rain; the funeral was largely at tended,. being accompanied 'to Ashland Cemetery liy his fellow-Workinon to the number of 40, Knights of Pythias, Fellows and many citizens. , TIM diniekined wan an unmarried man' in the thirty-sixth Year of his age,' higlily esteemed and beloved by all who knew him. llis horrible death has cast finite a gloom over Clio portion of the borough in which Ike resided. , (iN Thursday afternoon last Mr...and Min. John Yniser, of , this phzco„nnil.o from Now York in tho ‘stoamor for Enrojo. . . Wild turkeys from Metoher 1, to .latin tt . ic !•,,v., ~~ .~ Ccivia—nest week. • Uliti;us 'day—Monday. • Sasnwes sales—to•morrow. - N4 mum' s delight, the flower at Green's Store. GETTYSBURG is to have a balloon ascen sion oaths:3lst instant. A cnorcic lot of coins and sugar just received at Green's store. • • Tom social picnic to_bd hold atllamil ton's prove, on Sat'urday noxt, promisos to bo a brilliant affair. „ If you wish a nice and comfortable shave, go to the Keystone shaving saloon on North Hanover street. THE :Rutz church,, situated on the Poor House road, has been torn down, and it, is proposed to erect a large and commodious brisk church edifice on its site. lintv.Eniffvns Smiley and • Wiley ad dressed the open air services on Sabbath evening last. They .will take place on the corner of Louthor and P..tit streets, next Sunday. TIIE "local" of the '`'-t,)'anicsburg Independent, iu mal , ',:,: f-m.. 3 of events transpiring iu this should be more particular relative t o the dates—see last !nl circus. the Pennsylvania Cen tral • •:: •Id • 1•• ti .1 ,:I,,erv s ; the olutllgp in the s it