ill HOffmifi SEITIML ANDREW J. KIIEV, EDITOR. EBENSDURG, PA. Thursday July 21, 1S.11. THE "SEXTIXEL," has much the largest circulation of any paper published in this county and as an advertising sheet offers superior induce ments to merchants and business men generally. Those desirous of making use ot this medium for extending their ousines, can do so ly either sending their notices direct, or through the following agents. John Crouse, Esq., Johnstown. V. D. Palmer, Esq., Xew York, I'hiladelphia, and Baltimore. Democratic County Committee. M. Jasson, James MDermit. X. Xagle, John Wherry, Richard White, Thomas If. Porter, Thos. Gallagher, P. J. IAtlle, George Murray SmkuhI Iiravclier, John Anderson, John Adams, John Devlin, Elisha M. Lucket, Leu-is B. Dunmire, G. Walters, George X. Smith, T. L. lleyer, Andrew Sproul, Charles Dillon. DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS. FOR GOVERNOR, WILLIAM BIGLEIi, OF CLEARFIELD COUNTY. VOR CANAL COMMISSIONER, SETII CLOVER, OF CLARION' COCNTV. I OR JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT. JOHN B. GIBSON, OF CUMBERLAND. JEREMIAH S. BLACK, OF SOMEESET. JAMES CAMPEELL, OF PHILADELPHIA. ELLIS LEWIS, OF LANCASTER. WALTER H. LOWRIE, OF ALLEGHENY. Democratic County A'onii nations. ASSEMBLY, joiin kean. of Siimmerhill. PUOTHOXOTAUY, WILLIAM KITTELL. of Ebcnsburg. ASSOCIATE JUDGES, HARRISON KINKEAD, of Ebcusburg, CEO. W. EASLY. of Johnstown. TIJEASUKEU, KEES J. LLOYD. of Ebcnsburg. COMMISSIONER, WILLIAM l'ALMEU, of Summerhill. AUDITOR, ROBERT HAMILTON, of Johnstown. State Central Committee. AITUIXTF.D BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE BEADING GUBERNATORIAL C O N VE X Tl OX. VVM. DOCK, of Dauphin, Chairman. WM. BOSS, of Luzerne. WM. DEAL, of Philade lphia.' THOS. J. POWER, of Heaver. J. ELLIS BONHAM, of Cumberland. JAS. BCRNSIDE, of Centre. FREDERICK K. BOAS, of Dauphin. CEO. W. BOWMAN, of Bedford. J A3. L. REYNOLDS, of Lancaster. . . - ... The Iast Day or the Session. On the 21th day of June, 18ol, Gov. Win. 1. Johnston made a speech to the Lancaster Convention, from a corrected report of which wc make the following extract: 'And now a few words about the bill repeal ing the tsiith section of the anti-kidnapping law of 1817. If what is said of the importance of its repeal be true, is it not singular that the I'uion exists at this day? Not only this. The section upon which it is alleged so much rest3 was repealed, when-? At the beginuing of the last session? At the earliest practicable moment after the organization? No. At the middle of the session ? No. When did they, who had the power, pass this bill upon which it is asser ted the Union hnngM? About an hour before tue final adjournment of the Legislature. If they could postpone action upon it until all other business was transacted, why rnny not I be excused from being hasty?7' Now it U a well known fact that during the early part of the last session of the Pennsylva nia Legislature the Democratic members made several ineffectual efforts to repeal the entire law of 1847, aud wc dare any Whig Journal to prove that their cffor;s were not frustrated by the Whig members of that House. Finding that they could not be successful ub to its total repeal, or at least as to the repeal of four sec tion cf it on account of the majority of Whi members in the Senate, the Democracy on tho ast day of the session made great exertions to "pcat that section cf this unconstitutional '.tu law conflicting as it does with the consti pation of the United States, and especially the .promise measures, and through the noble J dent was no t receive! until too late for inscr ;orts of the Philadelphia County delegMion, ' tion in to-day's paper. assisted by Gen. Eriudle, the talented Bonham, of Cumberland, aud other efficient Democrats, and Alex. E. Brown, to his honor be it spoken, Whig member from Northampton, tney suc ceeded in passing the bill respecting this same sixth section. We stood upon the floor of the House of Representative that forenoon, the loth day of April last, and witnessed the manoeu vres of certain Whig politicians to defeat the will of the majority, and know that had it not been for the officiousness of little John W. Kil linger, Whig member from Lebanon county, who by the by has strutted his brief hour upon the political stage and will be seen no more, and the remarkable sagacity and penetration (?) of the Rail Road Attorney, John C. Kunkle, Whig member from Dauphin, thi section would have been repealed three hours before the final adjourn ment of the Legislature, and Gov. Johnston would then Lave had sufficient time allotted him to have read and examined it carefully. These two Whig officials by their method of making long winded speeches, full of nothing, calling j the yeas and nays, and either by force, persua- J sion or bribery have the hands of the clock turned forward so as to allow the hour of one o'clock to arrive before its time, succeeded in delaying the passage of the bill, and had it not been for the call made by Gen. Brindle for the previous question which cut off all debate, the demands of the people for the repeal of this section, would not. lave been compiled with. The Appropriation bill which was twenty times as long as this one section received the signa ture cf the Governor fifteen minutes after its passage, aud he knows that if he had not suffi cient time to sign this bill that the fault rests with himself and the members of his own par ty, and the people intend to judge them by their acts. The Froarress ol'lhe Central. On Friday last we visited a portion of the Central Railroad now in progress of construc tion between Greensburg and Turtle Creek near Pittsburg. The company consisted of Mr Richard McGrann, Jr., one of the most enter prising contractors in the country, Dr. MeKim, of Blairsville, Messrs. W. Henry Barnes, and J. Dubarry, Esq., of the Engineer Corps, aeve ral ladies and ourself. Our route brought us firstly to sections 30 and 31 about one mile west of Greensburg, on which there are several hea vy embankments and deep cuts, ranging from 30 to 40 feet. On section 30 there is a tunnel constructing about 430 feet in length, which, through the indefatigable exertions of the con tractor, and the skill displayed by the hands employed, has in a short time been tunnelled half the distance, and i3 still progressing to completion. Near the western mouth of the tunnel, thirty feet under ground, imbedded in the solid rock was found a fossil tree, which j fact certainly bids us believe that the surface ! of the earth in these parts is at present much higher than it was some centuries ago, and leaves the impression on our minds that at some former date, through the c-O'ects of an earth quake, the ground has been thrown up consid erably. Through this tunnel runs a vein of coal about eight feet thick from which more than sufficient is taken to supply the. .various refreshing cup of buttermilk for which we were indebted to the kind and considerate Mrs. Siicr- ii . . . . the eening Mr. McGrann and ourself proceeded ! to section 2i, about four miles west of Greens- burg, where we found the work exceedingly heavy, and to persons uninitiated it would at first sight appear impossible to construct a j railroad through such impenetrable barriers as the Lihs seemed to be. The road hero runs across a ravine over which there is now build ing a substantial one arch culvert, and when completed the embankment will be in hcighth about 00 feet. Running west the line of road takes a thorough cut of about 80 feet, through a hill, three-fourths of w hich is solid rock cf the hardest kind. It was at section 27 thi while we were imbibing the real Irish malt, we were so warmly received by the usual salutation of "Cea l, Millia, Taltha," signifying "a hun dred thousand welcomes," a toast in every way appropriate to the feelings of every man who understands the Irish character. Mr. McGrann iuan, me party returuea to the town, and mil"1?'' wuft ume nearer home. The stone is said the contractor fur the above sections is the very tSJ On our outside will bo found the pro kind of a person into whose hands such heavy jceedings of the celebration of the 4th of July, sections should be committed, and is in fact! one of the cleverest, most sociable and gentle- j manly men we have ever met w ith. His hands j are of the right materal, orderly and quiet, and i in the course of a day do justice to their work. ! They esteem him highly, and it was pleasing to witness the good feeling existing between the employer and employees. Section 23 has been completed by its contractor, Mr. Pryce, and section 20 is in the hands of an able contractor, Mr. Madigan, who is determined not to bo out done both in the promptness and finish of his work by any of his contemporaries. There are several sections on this road that w ill not be completed until next ppring,-but by the 4th of August the cars (so Messrs. Barnes and Dubar ry informed us) will run from Johnstown to Lock port, and by 1st October to Latrobe from where there will be 30 miles staging to Turtle Creek and railroad from thence to Pittburjr. JC?2?"Godey's Lady's Book for August is al ready before us, and is unsurpassed by any previous number. Godey has been and is the friend and patron of the ladies, and the compli ment should bo returned four-fold by their pat ronage and subscription to his inimitable book. tsSf The New York Art Union Journal for July, comes to us beautiful and charming as ever. , The engraving of "Chess Playing" is in the best style, and if any person wishes to sub scribe to a society that will undoubtedly furnish them six splendid engravings this year, and a monthly copy of the Journal, worth in all $25, they can do so by subscribing thaough us the small sum of $5. The letter of our New York Correspon- If'est morclaml. Last week we made a flying visit to West moreland county, and it affords us much pleas ure to be able to state that the democracy are united in that gallant county for Bigler, Clover and the Judicial ticket, and intend to give them a majority in October of about 2,500. Success attend the democracy of the Star of the West. A slight difficulty presents itself in the nomina tion of Senator, Messrs. McFarland and Faus old each claiming to be the proper candidate, but it is to be hoped that there will be but one candidate in the field, and then the election is 6ure. Sacrifice something gentlemen for the harmony and safety of the party, and by your acts declare that you are willing to do a little for the advancement of the cause of democracy. We do not wish to see three Richmonds in the field as it was last fall, for then defeat is cer tain, and for all the empty honors we would not give a pin's fee. Whilst in Grecnsburg we met the editor of the Republican, Col. D. K. Mar- chand, and the editor of the Argus, John M. Laird, Esq. They are both true, talented, and hardworking democrats, and it gave us much satisfaction to form their acquaintance The Colonel is the democratic candidate for Treasu rer, and his election is as sure as Col Bigler's, which is a "fixed fact." The grain' crops in that county have been abundant, but some few fields were slightly injured with yust. The corn, oats, and potato crop promise an increase over last season. Youngstown Acadenij-. We attended the exhibition at Mount Saint Xavier's Academy, near Voungstown, Wst moreland county, on Thursday last. The examination had been progressing for a weelf and we learned the young ladies were each and every one proficient in the various branches of education which they have been studying for a year past. A large crowd assembled on Thurs day to witness the distribution of premiums and the entire affair passed off in a delightful manner. The vouns ladies were with few ex- i ceptions dressed in white, and ti all annearancc were the very embodiment of good health, beauty and vivacity. The exercises consisted of songs, music, and composition in French and English. For us, being a young man, it might appear invidious to be gnilty of discrimination but we cannot forbear saying that Misses John ston, Warde, Ryan, Mitchell, Mulvaney, and Phelan, of Tittsburg, Mis3 McCaffey, of Lo retto, Miss Shoemaker, of Ebcnsburg, Miss Crouse, of Johnstown, Miss Jamison, of Red ford, and Miss Head, of Youngstown, acquitted themselves in a highly creditable manaer, and proved most satisfactorily that the institution is capable of imparting an excellent education to all those who enter it. There was some dis satisfaction caused to the friends and relations of several young ladies on account of their not having received a sufficient number of premi ums in proportion to others, but whether it was an opinion correctly formed we cannot vouch for, and if unfortunately such was the case, we hope in future the evil niav be corrected. Messrs. Shoemaker & Hughes have the;r new lime kiln ncir town nearlvcoirreted Already they haTe burnt several kilns of lime which has proven to be of excellent quality, and hereafter our citizens mav nrh.in h cm. ..... j L A . to be plenty and we hope it may continue so. t3" On Monday last we were favored with a visit from Capt. W. B. Frauklin, U. S. A., , " x ' ,CISn' c' & 'ana " "clsh r'3q'' lU" eloquent democrat and able lawyer f -- -.1. V- Tl. 1 1 i from York, Pa. They remained but a short time in town. JG'-if Three new school houses have lately been erected in our Borough, aud in two of them school is held daily, and the attendance of scholars is quite creditable. They are comfort- ! able houses and will we hope do much' good in the cause of education. Messrs. Brophy and Murray, two competent gentlemen, havo charge of these schools, and in a few weeks the other school will be opened under the direction of a young gentleman whose excellent qualifications eminently fit him for the situation. by the "Quitman Guards," at the Hotel of G. Marlett, Plane No. 2. The oration delivered by Mr. A. C. Mullin is well worthy of a careful perusal, and indicates on the part of the young gentleman an ability and talent of no ordinary kind. k2T" Among tho visitors at the Bedford Springs, we notice tho names of Hon. John B. Guthrie, Mayor of Tittsburg; Hon. C. Darrah, late Attorney General of this State; Hon. Benj. Matthias, Speaker of the Senate; CoL James C. Vandyke, of Philadelphia; J. Gondcr, Esq., of Lancaster, the great contractor; and George W. Brewer, Esq., of Chambcrsburg. Hon. James Buchanan was expected on Tuesday, and Judges Lewis, Lowrie, Campbell, and Black, candidates for the Supreme Bench, will be there sumo time during this week. A Grand Fancy Dress Ball was to take place last evening, and a Tournament comes off on to-morrow, at the close of which, of course, the fortunate winner will receive from the fair hands of tho most beautiful lady present the crown of victory. The Democratic State Centra! Committee were to meet at Bedford yesterday, to transact some important business. The names of the gentlemen composing it will be found in this week's paper. 2f Gleason's Drawing Room Companion improves weekly, and as its appearance will at any time recommend it to the favor of the pub lic, therefore praise from us would be super fluous. I.."-1 JCCU" Robert L. Johnston, Esq., of this place, is a member of tho Whig State Central Com mittee lately appointed by the Lancaster Convention. Plank Road Xotice. The Corporators of the Ebensburg and Cherry Tree Plank Road Company are requested to meet at the Hotel of Col. Milton Roberts, in the Borough of Ebcnsburg, on Saturday, the 1st day of August next, to make some arrange ments for the opening of books to receive sub scriptions to the road. A general attendance is requested, and all persons in the northern part of the county, interested, are respectfully invited to attend. The following gentlemen are Corporators : Johnston Moore, Edward Shoemaker, John Williams, Ezekiel Hughes, James Murray, Chas. Litzinger, Robert L. Johnston, James Myers, Francis Bearer, David R. Kinport3, Peter Gar man, Jr., John P. Urban, Jacob Luther, and Isaac Gifford. 2y We are obliged to Col. J. W. Geary for a copy of the Alta Califomian, of June 14, containing' much valuable iuformatiou. CIRCULAR. Surveyor General's Offick, Harrisburg, June 30, 1851. j Thomas M'Connell, Esquire, Surveyor of the County of Cambria, Sir: The act passed the tenth day of April, 1835, authorizing the graduation and valuation of the unpatented lands in this Commonwealth, by the Commissioners of the several counties, and which has been extended from tiiuc to time by Suplementary acts, expires on the tenth day of Dec, 1851 (See Pamphlet Laws, page 38), after which time no abatement of any interest can be mado on the purchase money due on such lands. I have therefore conceived it my duty to give this notice to all the County Sur veyors. You will take such measures as you may deem proper to circulate this fact, in order that those interested may avail themselves of the benefit of a law which favors those who own unpatented. land very much. There is no appropriation made to defray expenses o.f pub lishing this notice in the different counties, or else I should have taken that method of giving notice in the newspapers. Very respectfully yours, J. PORTER BRAWLEY, Surveyor General. Guv. Johnston and - Slaverj- Agi tation. The late speech of Gov. Johnston, at Lan caster, is severely criticised by the New York Express, a Whig paper edited by Hon. James Brooks, a member of the last Congress. In answer to the assertion of Johnston that thp Fugitive Slave Law is within reach of amend ment, Mr. Brooks says, that nobody can better know than the Governor himself that there is no possibility of changeing the law ; that the introduction of the question in the halls of Congress will only create, foster and inflame agitation. Enough members of the coming Congress, Whigs as well as Democrats, are al ready elected, and mainly from the North, to drive out of the House of Representatives all proposed agitation of the law there. Xot ten Senators out of eufy-tico from the thirty-one Stales can now be got to touch the laic. It is not within the reach of amendment, therefore, and, with uue rvsjnrtt, an nio x-.Atcnency says aooui u is demagogism. To agitate upon things that can not be gratified, is no statesmanship. The Fugitive Slave Law, every body knows that knows anything, is on the Statute Book, and in the nation it is a popular law, three-fourths of the United States being for it; and no mere sec tional agitation can ever get it off the Statute Book. The more it has been agitated, the more the people have gone for it, and the more they will go for it, "right or wrong." Gen. Jsctli Clover. . The Clarion Democrat, in an able article in favor of the Democratic candidate for Canal Commissioner, who lives in Clarion, uses the following language in reply to a Whig paper : "He was raised a poor boy he has little distinction but what he has won by patient toil and persevering effort ; and yet in intellectual strength, in these attributes which give to man his god-like power and grandeur, he is the su perior of those who dare attempt to cast re proach upon him on account of his humble position in life. He claims no precedence he asks no homage his constituents are his peers, his companions and friends this gives him superiority over such as endeavor to traduce his character merely because he is not of their political faith, and will not bow down to the almighty dollar rather than abide in republican simplicity." An Incident. Fifteen steady Pennsylvania Whigs happened to meet, a few days ago, at a famous and favor ite watering place, near this city, and the ques tion having been put, "how many were in favor of William F. Johsstox's re-election as Gover nor?" all but one, answered NO; and all those who answered in this way, gavels a rcasen for their course the consistent Abolitionism of Johnston. This may be called a significant incident. Pennsglvanian. DIED: At sea, on his way to San Francisco, May 2d, James Magehan, Esq., aged 40 j ears, a native of Cambria County, Ta., but for many years past a resident of St. Louis, Mo. The deceased was a man of great energy of character, great industry and great talent in the discharge of tho various public duties with which he had been entrusted by the rulers of city in which he lived so long and made his use fulness so manifest. He died far from friends and kindred, and leaves a wife and interesting family to mourn a bereavement that no human solace can restore to them. Chronicle. Gov. Johnston's .Sinking Fund. The Whig papers are making a great ado about the efficacy of Governor Johnston's Sink ing Fund. We believe when the Governor was in the Legislature he always voted for tho lar ge&t appropriations to the Gettysburg Rail- boad; and all the money put into that work, very truly, went into a Sixkixo Fcxp. Col. Rigler and Wiig Opposition. When Col. Bigler was nominated, he was nominated by acclamation, an evidence that he had the united support of the Democratic party. The choice of the Convention was every where approved. The Whig and neutral press have joined in a tribute to his worth and virtues. It was a just and spontaneous acknowledgment of his merits. Had the election taken place then, he would have been returned by an overwhelm ing majority. Since that time an edict has gone forth from Dictator Johnston, rebuking the faithful Whigs for this injudicious praise and requiring them to exhaust their commen dations upon the Whig candidate for Governor, and to abuse Col. Bigler to the utmost. Has Col. Bigler changed since the nomination? lias he done any private or public act to forfeit the esteem and good-will of the people? Not at all. lie has conducted himself as an honorable op ponent, while his adversary has been hunting among State papers that are under his contn.1, and publishing or causing to be published as genuine, garbled or imperfect records of Col. Bigler's public acts. Is this an honorable op position? Is this the opposition hoped for by the Wing press wuen it was announced tnai ai reputable man like Col. Bigler, free from taint j or reproach, had been nominated by the Demo- j cratic Convention? Is this the fair and candid j discussion of the respective claims of the rival j candidates, predicted solely upon tneir qualm- cations and competency; JSo. fcucii a course of opposition will not answer. Party feeung and rancor must be aroused, traction must be employed. Slander and dc- Falsehood and. subterfuge must be resorted to; for the motto is, that "in polities as in war; all is fair." Here then, is an end to the candid and honora ble opposition hoped for (but hoped for in vain) by some of the Whig press. In this position of affairs, we appeal to the people. We place before them an honest, in dustrious and intelligent candidate a self-made man the architect of his own fortune and fame ; an instance of what virtue and enterprise can accomplish under the benign influence of our! free institutions. He has risen by dint of his ! own exertions the hardy growth of our own State, with no hot-bed influence to bring Lim forward before his time. You, that are republicans, and talk of that equality which elevates, support him, urge his claims, present him to your friends and urge! them to support him, and see that he is elected. In this republican country, we all commence life upon the same footing. Power is no more hereditary than virtue. We spring from a com mon nature. The path to noble fame is open to all. See what an example you place before your -children in the election of Col. Bigler! What an incentive you offer to youthful virtue and honorable ambition' The raftsman of the Susquehanna the printer's boy serving the State in the Legislature, and finally called upon to preside over the destinies of a great common wealth. llarritburg Union. Only a Common 3Ian! The Harrisburg American says, in endeavor ing to depreciate Gen. Seth Clover, that he is only " common man.'" Very well that wont set him back a fcirlc icg tho democrats pre-L., c, i v - 5 , e , , , , 1 ; stone State, and the idol of his party the fur- ftr "common men like themselves thay are' , - , . ., . . J .mer, by a singular coincidence, nominated bv lows, and can beat them badly at that. The ' "common mau" sneered at by the Harrisburg American, we "common men" will make CA NAL COMMISSIONER. A Pittsburg whig paper affects to regard Col. Bigler with contempt, on account of his being ''but a Militia Colonel.'" To this sneer the Washington Examiner thus happily replies: Now, this sne-er of the Journal argues two things, viz that the editor w ho, perhaps, is a fair example of his party editorial brethren considers military reputation as constituting the strongest claims to office, and a palpable ignorance of popular feelings. Nothing "but a Militia Colonel:'' indeed! Be cause Col. Bigler, once a poor raftsman, subse quently a printer, afterwards a State Senator, and now one of the most prominent and distin- guished men cf Pennsylvania, because he has never raised higher, as a military man than to the post of Colonel; the jeers and contempt of, an aristocratic Whiir editor are heaped upon him! What say the plaiu and honest hearted people of Pennsylvania about a spirit of this kind? James K. Polk was nothing "but a Mili - tia Colonel," but he made no militia President! i tue flood of '47. The streams above nsmd Then, let the Democracy of Pennsylvania now , never known to be so high, or the destroe act, as they did in the case of the lamented pa- I tion so great. On the stream at Shaffersvillf. triot just named, accept the intended stigma ofalve Waterstreet, we regret t learn, thehous? their opponents, and inscribe upon their proud ' occupied, and wc believe owned by Mr. Kobe banners tho honoured name of WILLIAM BIG- Kinkead, was, with his whole family, a wife LER, "the Militia Colonel." Col. Riglcr and tlie Jail-closin? Act or 1S47. The Harrisburg Daily American, a paper edi ted by a brother of Governor Johnston, origina ted the charge that Col. Bigler cast his -vote in favor of the law in 1847, which prohibits the use of the jails in this State for the temporary safe-keeping of fugitive slaves. To give a color ing of plausibility to this charge, the journal of the State Senate was referred to, and a garbled extract made therefrom by fraudulently affixing to the proceedings on the jail-closing bill the recorded proceedings of the Senate on another bill! And out of this maliciously contrived fraud has been 'spun a network of falsehood and misrepresentation that extends over the: State. Let us turn to the record: Extract from the Journal of the Senate of Pennsyl vania, Session of 1847, page 312. "On motion of Mr. Smith and Mr. Levis, the Scnato resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Anderson in the chair, on bill, No. 326, from the House of Representatives, entitled an Act' to prevent kidnapping, preserve the public peace, prohibit the exercise of certain powers heretofore exercised by judges, justices of the peace, aldermen and jailors in this Com monwealth, and to repeal certain slave laws. After some time tho Committee rose, and the tlwixiSPB reported the bill without amendment. "On motion of Mr. Smith nnii At. r parses said bill was read the second time, consiJerej and agreed to; and 'On motion of Mr. Smith and Mr. Overej the rule was dispensed with, and said bin read a second time and passed. Ordered thj. the Clerk return said till to the House of Eeprj sentatives, with information that the Senate hi passed the same without amendment." The next business recorded on the same ft of the journal as the aboTt, wa3 the consiJtrf tion, "on motion of Mr. Bigler and Mr. And son" of a bill "in relation to the duties of Couc ty Auditors in the County of Potter," an J a bu "relative to election for Constables ia township, Cumberland County." By omitting the titles of the bills called up - motion of Mr. Bigler and Mr. Anderson " substituting, with a counterfeiter's adroitnc-s "&c, &.C., &c.," in lieu thereof, it was niadot appear to the reader unskilled in finesse tlj Col. Bigler's motion had reference, in seme or other, to the jail closing bill: These are the wiles which distinguish tie demagogue and his confederates, and these ar the weapons used by the allies of the Abolition- iSts to deceive the 'people. Col. Bigler did Tl . tote for the jail closing law c1847, and when enemies falsely assert that lie did, thev are on1 advancing one more step in their career o' baseness and subserviency to a leader whose habits lead him to pass by the fountains of national party to wallow in the mire of a sec- tional faction We trust we shall hear no more of a clar that has no other foundation than a wilful a-j deliberate interpolation of official records. Xot Romance, but Reality. Many of our citizens whose memory can r call events that transpired twenty-eight year, since, will recollect a youth, not yet arrived &: the years of manhood, but whose indouiital't spirit and vigorous constitution enabled him tj perform the labor of a niau, and whose indus- try, honesty and intelligence secured Lim the esteem of all who knew him. Our acquaintance 'ith him commenced while he worked in the brick-yard of our townsman, James Thompson, -Esq., with whom he worked during the summer, and in winter chopped wood, or followed acv other employment that offered, and attended school whenever opportunity permitted, A few years later his younger brother, at that time apparently a youth of delicate constitu tion, and but poorly fitted for any laboricmj employment, might be seen engaged in all kinds - wuui, eu.u ua clearing iauu, cnopping cord-wood, hewing timber, and toiling bevoni his strength to support a widowed mother, and j several young brothers and sisters, left in des i titute circumstances by the death of a husband j and father. Thus far the history of these two brothers is : no more than that of thousands of young mea in our country at the present time; but let our young friends mark the sequel, and from the c xaniple and present prospects of these brothers, draw hope and inspiration in the hour of glutai : and despair. Tho elder brother was John, aui j the younger, William Bigler the latter the i Democratic candid.-itp fur C. the Democracy of California for the same ofiiw in that young State. Mrs. Bigler, with a portion of her fami!v. still resides in our county, about six miles north of this borough, and enjoys the esteem of ah' w ho knows her. Mercer Democrat. Prom the Huntingdon Globe. Very Destructive Flood Ioss ol Life and Iroierty. Wednesday, 5 o'clock, P. M. We scarcely know how or where to begin to speak of the Tery destructive flood that visited j this section of the country this morning b 'the afternoon of yesterday we had several light - ; showers, but in the evening from 7 to 10 o'clock - jthe rain fell pretty heaviiv, and from 10 to 2 ! this morning, at times it came down in perfect torrents, accompanied with the most frightful thunder and lightning ever heard. More rain f"l here than was ever known to fall in the sarct length of time. Between 3 and 4 o'clock Crooked Creek, Muddy Run, Spruce Creek, ; Shaver's Creek, Stone Creek, and many others, j having emptied their floods into the Jurats, ; she was at her highest as hich cr ncarlv so, &-! and six children, and a Miss Hileman, swept away. Mr. Kinkead, we have been informei was at Hollidaysburg at the time. The family would not leave the house they could not b made believe they were in danger, until thej were all suddenly swept away to meet watery graves. Mrs. K. has been found. The crops of Wheat on the low lands along the Juniata and the other streams, were princi pally cut during last week, and there havicj been but very little hauled In, nearly the whole has been swept away or lodged in a damage state on islands or against fences. Before and after the break of day, the ri was almost covered with wheat, lumber, paru houses, stables, boats, mills, Sac, mules, cattlf. hogs, sheep, fowls, &c, &c. One large bo' passed over the Huntingdon, dam about three o'clock and was broken to pieces. At M'Connelstown, on Crooked Creek, there was great destruction of property. The dve.- lings of Mr. John Coulter and a Mr. Strickle:. and a small house belonging to Mr. Fraker; an also the tannery buildings in the yards of M? rrotzman and Mr. Lang, with all their hi5 bark, &c., were swept away. Mr. Coulter o3 Mr. Strickler, did not Bave anything, so saddea was the rise of the stream, but fortunate their families got out in time to save their lives. All the farmers on Crooked Creek for ten ni5 from the river, havo met with heavy loses. ' gentleman who has lired ia that neigbcrt-:i
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