TRE.ISUREWS SaLE
UNSEATED LANDS
Huntingdon County,
1840.
WHEREAS by an act of the General
Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, entitled "An act direct
ing the mode of selling Unseated Lands
for taxes and fur other purposes," passed
the thirteenth day of March, one thousand
eight hundred and fifteen, the l Treasurers
in the different parts of this Common
wealth are directed to commence on the
second Monday in June, A. D. 1816, and
at the expiration of every two years there
after, and adjourn front day to day, if ne
cessary so to do, and make Public Sale of,
the whole or any parts of such tracts of,
unseated lands, situate in the proper coun
ty, as will pay the arrearage of the taxes,
any part of which shall then have remain
ed due and unpaid for the spate of one
year before, together with all costs neces
sarily accruing by reason of such deliii•
quency ; therefore, I, David Blair, Trea
surer of the County of Huntingdon, do
hereby give notice, that upon the foliow•
ing tracts of land which are situate as
herein descrihed, the several sums as sta
ted, are due on each tract of land, res.
fit Itively, for county, road, and school
taxeriand that in pursuance of theaforesaid
act of Assembly. I shall at the court house
in the boseugh of Huntingdon, In the county
of Huntingdon, on Monday the eighth
day of June next, commence the
PUBLIC SALE
of the whole, or any part of such tracts of
the Unseated Lands upon which all or any
part of the taxes herein specified shall
then be due, and continue such sale by ad
journment until all the lands upon which
taxes remain due and unpaid, are sold.
DAVID BLAIR,
Treasurer of Huntingdon County.
TREASURER'S OFFICE,
March 3d, 1840.
Amount of taxes due and unpaid on the
following tracts of Unseated Lands
up to and including the year 1838
AG. PR. WARRENTEES OR OWNERS. TAX.
Allegheny Township. Cts,
John Moore
Lazarus Black
Daniel Black
Jeremiah Black
David Black
Richard Nollman
Devil Hannan
John Montgomery
• William Steel
John Harris
John Black
John Cummins
Antes Township.
James Lamb
Esther Moore
Sarah M'Ewin
Elizabeth Hamilton
James M'Cracken
Alexander Spear
Othneal Spear
Thomas Hamilton
Richard Miller
Polly Williams
William M'Adams
James Smith
Daniel Hurley
John Long
Daniel Rodgers
John Moyers
Gill Robins
James Burns
Daniel Smith
Samuel Fetters •
Barree Township.
Adam Buchanan
George Hill
Thomas Russell
'ninnies Ralston
David Ralston jr
David Ralston
George Green sen
Henry Ruble
George Hess
John Spencer
William Robb
Robert Dean
James Dean
Stephen 1/reiviy
Jchn Russell
John Ralston
Henry Cannon
John Adams
William Johnston
Robert Johnston
Charles Caldwell
James West
Henry West
Alexander. Johnston
Hugh Johnston
Thomas M'Cune 94
Samuel Henry's heirs 34
William Watson 50
George Irwin
James Fulton
NYilliam Steel
John Watson
Robert Watson
James Watson
Samuel Cannon
George Belts
Jacob Widensall
Henry Johnston 14
Cromwell 'I ownship
232 115 Ruliama Calhooa
177 27 James Hunter
150 John Duffey
140 Ti bseptairudb
184 SO Illa ' lg.,
GO II
403 23
401 66
406 29
401 53
402 Is 4
399 40
400 90
408 51
433 153
103 82
400
599 13
399 33
422 115
430 86
400
100
428
292
400
402 35
379 145
379 147
420 24
150
300
120
pptlin Township.
Thomas Blair's heirs 1
do
119 John Forrest
88 Titus Harry
NValter 11 Hudson
John Lacy
John Philips
82 John 1.4 w
Joseph Hudson
Frunkslown Township.
14 William Nesbitt
Michael Crate
lot Samuel Armstrong
John Stewart
159 John Porter 2
Michael kt allace
Ilenderson Township.
371 Thomas Cummins 2 08
457 J J C Fox 3 20
353 William Young 1 39
302 44 Joseph Webb 1 02
100 Charles Smith 22
1 lot Thomas Brown's heirs ? 09 i
boro. of Huntingdon i
564 72 David Ott 2 45
378 37 Benjamin Gibbs 1 50
356 88 hmlrew Bingham 244
435 85 Samuel Ayres 2 90:
hopewell 'I ownship.
353 David Lapsley 44
183 Stephen Lowry 1 68
50 James Steel 12
t3l Adam Lynn 30'
200 Proprietary's tract 48
Porter 7 ownship.
416 Rob:rt Irwin 1 17'
120 Thomas M'llroy's heirs 35
424 74 Adam Gahagan 255
443 70 George Brimer 97.
16 Peter Swoupe 1:
402 Dorsey & Higgins 1 29
239 79 Ti illiarn Smith 634
Shirleg Township.
411 80 Peter Werts 21
60 James Armstrong 17
404 John Doss 26
456 64 James M'Mullen 28
100 Francis Bailey (part) 17
300 Thomas G. Pulland 16
290 Jacob Sharer 17
192 63 Caleb Jones 18
300 David Potts 20
200 50 James Hartley 18
100 Robert F. Ellis 18
do do 18
`405 168 George Nesbitt 26
* lot Frederic Dobbs 17
200 Henry Funk 12
67 112 Joseph Galloway 3l
348 48 John Bowman 60
220 107 Thomas W ishart 40
300 Thomas York 49
107 William Taylor 17
286 108 William Chambers' heirs 26
100 Henry Roberts 06
Springfield Township.
284 94 George Weaver 55
239 38 Patrick Martin 05 65
241 50 James Crookham 58
135 Amos Clarke 25
400 Sarah Hubbell 32
400 John Hooper 4 10
166 74 Sarah Ashman 72
250 Samuel Tate 1 1
100 J. George &W. B. Hudson 40
266 Michael Nurse 53
200 64 James Hardens 88
180 Thomas Cromwell 77
600 Ridgley & Cromwell 2 64
300 John Harrison 1 32
1 150 '1 homas Cromwell 66
162 Thomas I'. Cromwell 57
300 Robert Galbraith 1 32
1 150 do 66
300 Nathan Nash 2 76
424 129 Robert Canan 1 .50
150 Joh,. M'Cahau 66
1378 76 John Nash 165
388 64 Edward Nash 168
Tyrone. Township.
409 151 Barney Kerr 1 51
402 08 John Smith 1 28
458 72 James Nesbitt 2 62
400 152 Robert Murray 1 28
441 84 William Dysart 1 40
388 94 John Boggs 50
12 147 Caleb Evans 23
392 5 James Gray 102
454 48 Juhn Carson 1 42
Telt Township,
438 116 Samuel King 49
555 129 Simon Potter 39
414 10 John Pease 44
431 30 Adam Clow 46
595 113 George Truman 44
344 31 John Caldwell 17
1 94
Tod nwnship.
246 41 John George 6 75
60 Henry Hubbell 68
236 133 If ►lliam [fright 1 71
233 59 Augustus Ilornach 87
432 144 fl ill iam 11 arris 56
311 57 George Buchanan 4 24
447 145 Robert Irwin 3 04
433 56 Peter Benson 2 94
236 Mathew Atkinson 1 74
100 44 46 76
390 26 John Philips 48
Union '7'o►curhip.
300 10 Margaret Jones 187
324 Christian Snyder 2 01
212 Jacob Snyder 1 30
26 28 Benjamin Elliott 20
405 121 Samuel Steel 2 75
374 133 John Harrett 1 30
100 Peter Reily 24
390 Eebert Cox 74
222 Alexander MClelland 53
403 76 Alexander Moore 49
430 84 John Johnston 26
429 44 Ann Morrison 51
465 85 Jacob Steinhansen 609
409 149 Joseph Highland 490
377 J. Riddle & D. Duncan 2 72
435 109 William Steel 2 98
100 Daniel Newcomer 1 03
SO Nsrahaiu Myerly 2 46,
1 92
1 88
1 88
1 99
If oodberry Township.
Michael Boss', r
John Shoenfell, part,
57 29
87 200
John Patten
99 800
97 treat Township.
30
379
James Watson
97
, 425 // illiate /fatson
89 402 John Watson
100 John Bratlon
171100 William Long
180 illiani Belt
72 150 John Dorlaud
06 173 John Evans
is 100 John Ilaning
38 412 51 James Potter
151353 F.obert Young
80 579 Robert It atson
Warrioramark l'ouishy•
233 Ann Massey
333 48 James Craig
400 128 Samuel Marshall
433 153 Thomas Goodlellow
419 47 Daniel S'troup
452 62 Francis Gardner
433 153 Daniel Turner
14 16 James MCracken
Peter Graffeus
Hardman Philips
Israel Pennington
John Hastings
Sarah Hastings
Hannah 'Curlier
Walker 7awnship.
Alexander MConnell
George Cutwalt
D Smith
part of I/ in Wallace
It Ilium Orbisou
Richard
Charles Smith
William Smith
Samuel Find ly
John Carson
306
133 153
II
436 54
80 30
COMMON SCHOOLS.
The following• statement exhibits the
number of taxable inhabitants, within the
several common school districts of Hun
tingdon, and is made for the information
of the directors in compliance with the
10th section of the school law of June
1856.
The amount which each accepting
school district is entitled to receive the
ensuing year. commencing on the Ist
.Tuesday of June next, out of the annual
State appropriation, is a sum equal to ONE
DOLLAR for each taxable inhabitant in the
the district.
The amount of school tax required to
be levied to entitle a district to its share
of the State appropriation, must be a sum
equal to at least sixty cents for each taxa
ble inhabitant in the district.
DISTRICTS. EN UMERATION
of 1839.
Allegheny, 595
Antes, 347
Barree, 459
Cromwell, 268
Dublin, 168
Franklin, 519
Frankstown, 501
Henderson j 257
Huntingdon 268
Hopewell, 262
Hollidaysburg, 493
Morris, 301
Porter, 360
Shirley, 504
Springfield, 235
Tell, 209
Tyrone, 233
Union, 180
Walker, 176
Warriorsmark, 391
West, 469
Woodberry, 630
Tod, 203
Blair, 150
By order of the county Commission
ers,
17th Feby. 1810.
Proclamation.
IyHER EAS by a precept to me direc
ted dated at Huntingdon, the 24th day
of January A. H. one thousand eight
'hundred and forty under the hands
and seals of the Hon• Thomas Burnside,
President of the Court of Common Pleas,
Oyer and Terminer, and general jail dein,
ery of the 4th judicial district of Pennsyl
-1 vania, composed of the counties of Mifflin,
Huntingdon, Centre, Clearfield, and Jeffer
son, and the on. Joseph A dams, and
John Kerr his associate Judges of the
county of Huntingdon, justices assigned, ap
pointed to hear, try, and determine all and
every indictments, and presentments made
or taken for or concerning all crimes, which
by the laws of the State are made capital or
felonies of death and all other offences,
crimes and misdemeanors, which have been
or shall be committed or perpetrated within
thb said county, or all persons which are or
shall hereafter be committed or be perpe
trated for crimes aforesaid-1 am comman
ded to make.
Pithuc Prdanialion.
'Throughout my whole
bailiwick, that a Court of Oyer and Ter
miner, of Common Pleas and Quarter Ses
sions will be held at the court house in the
Borough of Huntingdon ' on the second Mon
day and 9th day of March, next, and
those Rho will prosecute the said prisoners,
he then and there to prosecute them as it
shall be just, and that all Justices of the
Peace, Coroner,
and Constables within the
said county be then and there in their pro.
per persons, at 10 o'clock A. M. ot said day,
with their records, inquisitions, examinations
and remembrances, to do those things which
their offices respectively appertain.
Dated at Huntingdon, the 24th day of
January, in the year of our, Lord one
thousand eight hundred and forty
and the 64th year ot American Indepen
deuce.
JOSEPH SHANNON, Sift':
Sheriff's Office Hunting- I
don, March , 18, 1839. S
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THE JOURNAL.
'One country, one conetitution, one destiny
Huntingdon, April 15r1 S4O
Democratic Jintimasonic
CANDIDATES.
FOR PRESIDENT,
GEN. WM. H. HARRISON
1 54
2 20
2 72
e 86
2 77
2 97
2 86
.2 86
OF OHIO
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
JOHN TYLER,
OF VIRGINIA.
FLAG OF THE PEOPLE:
Kr A single term for the Presidency, and
the office administered for the whole PEO.
PL E. and not fora PARTY.
9. 01
2 86
9. 36
2 86
j 7 A sound, uniform and eonvenient Na
tional CURR xsicy, adapted to the wants of
the whole CouNTRY instead of the SHIN
PLASIERS broug ht about by ur presen
RUILERM.
rrECONOM Y. RETR ENcnmENT, and RE
FORM in the administration of public affairs,
lU - Tired of Experiments and Experi
menters, Republican gratitude will reward
unobstrusive merit, N , elevating the sub
altern of WASHINGTON and the desciple of
JEFFERSON. and thus resuming the sate and
beaten track of our Fathers.—L. Gazette
Eleetorial Ticket.
JOHN A. SHULZE,ISen'to'I
JOSEPH RITNER, Selector:
Ist Disirict LEVIS PASSMORE,
2d do CADWALLADER EVANS.
do CHARLES WATERS,
3d do JON. GILLINGHAM,
4th do AMOS ELLMAKER,
do JOHN K. ZELLIN,
do DAVID PO'I"FS,
sth do ROBERT STINSON,
6th do WILLIAM S. HINDEU,
7th do J. JENKINS ROSS,
Bth do PETER FILBERT,
9th do JOSEPH H. SPAYD,
10th do JOHN HARPER,
11th do WILLIAM M'ELVAINE,
L2th do JOHN DICKSON,
13th do JOHN M'KEEH AN,
14th do JOHN REED,
15th do NATHAN BEACH,
16th do NER MIDDLESWARTH,
17th do G.4:9RGE WALKER,
18th do BEjINARD CON NEI LY,
19th do Gssr. JOSEPH MARKLE,
20th do JUSTICE G.FORDYCE,
21st do JOSEPH iJENDERSON,
22d do HARMAR DENNY,
g3d do JOSEPH BUFEINGTON,
24th do JAMES MONTGOMERY,
25th do JOHN DICK.
' Put Money in thy Purse."
So said the immortal Bard ; and so
say we to our patrons,—That is, when
you conic to the next court , put enough
in your purses to pay the printer—mon
ey we must have, and we must get it from
those who are indebted to us, else we
thall have to do even worse than the
Banks—they suspended specie payments;
we shall have to suspend all kinds, spe•
cie and paper if they do not follow the
advice of one of the inspired writer. 4,
"owe no man any thing." NYe have coax
ed for nearly five years; we shall soon be
gin to scold; and when we do, we mean
to scold hard, or as Orson Dobbs, the Hit
tite says, git sassy."
We have forwarded to a number of
our subscribers, the amount due to us,
and we shall expect them to 'toe the trig,'
or we shall soon be a "gone robin." If
they cannot come themselves they can
pay the money to any of the undersigned
gentlemen, who will receipt for us; and we
thus publicly request the undersigned to
act as our agents; and receive any money
fur us and forward, when opportunity
shall offer.
Daniel Teague, Orbisonia • David Blair,
Esq. Shade Gap; Benjamin Lease, Shirleye
burg: Eliel Smith, Esq. Chilcottetown; Jas.
Entriken, jr. Cigie Run; Hugh Madden,
Esq. Springfie/d; Dr. S. S. Dewey, Bir
mingham; James Morrow, Union Furnace ;
John Sisler, Warrior Mark; James Davis,
Esq. TVeat township ; D. H. Moore, Esq
Frankstown; Eph. Galbreath, Esq. Holli
daysburg; Henry Neff, dlexandria; Aaron
Burns, Williamsburg; A. J. Stewart, Water
Street; Wm. Reed, Esq. Morris township;
Soloman Hamer, Aeff's Mill; James Dysart,
Mouth Spruce Creek; Wm. Murray, Esq.
Graysville; John Crum, Manor 11111; Jus.
E. Stewart, Sinking Valley; L. C. Kessler,
Mill Creek.
Illarrison , s Aids
We this week finish the letters of Bar
, rison's Aids-de-camp. Read them fel •
low citizens. They are letters which
have been c•slled out by the unfounded,
and wicked slanders that have been ut-1
tered against their long loved and rever
ed General. They were by his side, in
the camp, and in the field—in the quiet of
his tent, and in the battle's deadliest
strife. They speak of him as they saw
him, and knew him; and brand as liars and
defamers, the whole troop of hero fuco
editors. We commend to the editor of
the Standard, the careful perusal of Mr.
Smith's letter. He belongs to the same
party, but he rebukes such men in lan
guage that the mos t hardened must feel.
Selling White Men.
There is hardly a Luco Foco paper
comes to hand now, which is not filled
with that oft told, and oft proven false
hood, that Gen. Harrison voted to sell
poor white debtors for their debts. Those
who have taken notice of the facts in the
case, are well aware that no such vote
was ever given by General Harrison.
Wit the opposite party knowing that Van
Buren did vote in finer of negro suffrage,
seek to create some slander against old
Tip, which shall be equally disgraceful.
We need no other contradiction of the
matter, than this fact, the very State in
which the vole was said to have been giv
en, goes by acclamation for him.
In order, however, that the honest and
truth-lovii.g Van Buren men may see what'
efforts are making to injure him, who hue
spent nearly a life time lighting for these
very poor men, which the tongue of slan
der says he voted to sell, we extract the
Following from an Ohio paper. They car
there see what he did vote fur; and wha'
kind ()linen those must be, who tuisrep
resent his vote. Here it is.
"We say again and again, fur the in
formation of distant readers, that the law
on which Harrison voted had nothing to
do with debts nor debtors. It was no
part of our civil code. 'lt related solely
to the punishment of SCOUNDRELS
and ROGUES, of like character with
•hose who circulate this calumny, such as
...
break into their neighbor's houses at night
to steal and plunder—such as burn hay
stacks, kill horses and cattle, remove land
marks, obtain money by false pretences,
destroy bridges, break down tomb stories,
rob the graves of the dead, live in a state
of lornication, assist prisoners to escape
from justice, &c. It had no connection
with the debts nor the business of an hon
est man. FELONS and VILLAINS
alone came within its cognizance, and
none but a FELON'S or a VILLAIN'S
heart could be so base as to attribute to a
valiant and faithful poor old soldier like
Harrison, a design to: . sell Ida poor
neighbor fur debt!! I ran have no chari
ty for such men—l mean such as have
seen the law, or are acquainted with the
true facts of the ^ase."
The Difference
"Strange that such difference there shout
be
"Fwixt tweedle dum and tweedle dee."
The party paper of this town, seems
to be quite well satisfied about the re-,
sumption Bill, which gives the Banks un
til January '4l to resume ; and even goes
so tar as to say that the time has nothing
to do with the principle ; and that all will
now goon brillrely.,
Now, the ...Standard" takes the matter
quite to heart, and blusters around like
an old hen, and says "we have been shame•
fully disappointed, decieved, and betray.
ed," and says farther, "such total aban
donment of prinaiple, has rarely bven
witnessed."
Is it not really strange, that there
should be so great a difference between
the two papers of this coon ty. We told
the people that it - th cy tl ought the party
would do the things they promised, that
they would find themse lees "shame/illy
disappointed, decievel and betrayed."
Did .we not speak truely ? And now the
two organs are playing different tunes
to suit the ears of all. The regular An
ti-Bank-LocosFocos, think there is still
hope in the party, when he reads the
"Standard;" sod the Porter-Bank•Loco
Foco exults and rejoices, that the whole
party cannot be called destructives. No
one, not acquainted with the facts, would
suppose they belong to the same party—
yet here they are, one blowing hot and
the other cold; and both fighting for what
they call principle.
We are led to think that about equal
portions of the party press, are allotted
different spheres of action. The "Stan
dard," must nurse and dress up their ban.
tling humbug about Aristocratic Banks:
and dandle, and show it off, so that if it
really proves worth raising, they can
have it for further use, or perhaps, be
cause they fear they can get nothing else
to bamboozle, and gull the honest and
unsuspecting ‘vith; Or if for nutting else to
keep such as they hay: already deluded
into their fallacies to still cling to that
party which has so "shamefully disap
pointed, decieved, and betrayed them."
While to the "Advocate" has been allot
ted the less important part, of playing in
to the stock-holding hypocrites, who have
• hollowed so loudly against the Banks, but
are always faithful; because bsionging to
the first rank, they always get the offi
ces, and or course the plunder. It works
admirably; each one has hold of the han
dle of the cross-cut, and between, they
saw into the people's treasure, and pock
et the dust.
We ask the honest People of this coup•
ty if they cannot see that we speak the
truth. Have they nut contended fur and
against almost every thing which they
called principle ? Have they made
stock holders liable for Bank notes ? Did
they not promise it 1 Have they made
the Banks resume 1 Did they not prom
ise it 7 (lave they reduced the number
of officers on the public woiltsl Did
they not promise it 1 Have they not bro
ken every pledge given I Did they not
promise to fulfill them ? And this, fel
low citizens, is called Democracy Oh
Democracy what deeds are performed in
thy name ! That name, synonimous with'
the interest, the welfare, and the love of
the people. Is hut the watch word to ri
ot upon their treasures—desolate their
farms, and silence their work shops.
How long will a Ref oblican people sub
mit to such infamy 1 We ask them new,
we shall expect their answer at the ballot
box.
The Canal.
It seems from the last Advocate, that
our remarks relative to the condition of
the canal, have aroused the anger of the
redoubtable writers for that valuable sheet.
NVe are nut disposed to bandy hard
words with any of the numerous troop,
who endite the editorials fur that print.
Yet to show them that we still wield our
gray goose quill lest as fearlessly as usu
al, we cannot but give them a passing
kirk, by way of hint.
The Advo-mte says, 'that we circulate
stories about the interuption of the navi
gation, when the boats were passing our
town before the editor's (om ). eyes." A
plain and unequivocal falsehood, concoc
ted in the addled brain of the writer. Ev
ery - sylable we said was true! and the in
dividual who would say that there was no
interuption in the canal, at the places and'
times we named, can hardly be an accoun
table being; for he that would thus cooly
menu facture a falsehood, and relate it fur
truth, when he knew better, and when ev
ery man and boy in the street knew it al
so, must clearly be devoid of the attribute
or immortality—reason. • The repeated
breaches that we enumerated, did occur;
and the navigation was closed at that point
for weeks, ()Wing, as we firmly believe, to
the incapacity of the officers—and boats
did not pass that point at all. It is truss
that on Wednesday, the day after our pa
per was printed, a few of the fastest lime
boats did arrive at our town, having pas
sed the breach, which is stated•in the Ad.
vacate, in another article; thus proving
what we said.
The same. paper then proceeds to sa
that "a great yirt of the work done by
Whittaker, had to be rebuilt"— not on*
word of which Is true. Mr. Price, wts
bye the bye, is a man, araiits intelligen ,
and capable officer, will not say that h •
rebuilt any of Mr. Whittaker's work.
True indeed that one of the abutments o
one Of the dams, built under Mr. IVliitta.
ker, gave way, owing to some cause Mad
none could divine; and that Mr. Price fil
led it up with stone an.l earth, and secu
red the navigation until this day; and f
which lie is yet to receive the songs e
praise (which are raised about every
mud hole that in mended , by some of th
others, who less capable, less industrious
and less honest) by the blow horn of tin.
Advocate. Even in the very article hen
alluded to, Price is named— and that is all
While the division under Mr. Woods, ii
" particularly" good. Aye, that's th
word! Notwithstanding Mr. Price ha
his whole division on that part of the ca
nal, that was examined by Porter himself
and pronounced in a very dangerous con
dition. Yet the price of his exertions
none of the adulation from "the party,'
or the press in town—yet every day sendi
forth a hallelujah about Mr. IVoods,,—.
That is all well enough! Mr. Woods m'a;l
merit, or perhaps demand, such praist
De may enjoy all the honor which is deri
ved from it. We have never bestoweil
one word of censure upon him; nor shat
we, while he keeps within hi s sphere
official duty. We have no cause to cen
sure his sonduct. Every day tells us tha
the course of some officers, is more bene
ficial to tire opposite party, than the our
to which they might be attached. Ye
why is it that Mr. Price, Messrs. Morrell
and the other contractors get none of th
Advocate's showers of damning praise; i
it not a little strange? Don't you thin.
so?
Againesthe same paper reiterates it
thrice told falsehood about Mr. Whitta
ker's "holding SIOOO of the Common
wealth's money for comer .speculalion:
Why does nut the Commonwealth prose
cute Mr. %V hittaker, if your story is true
Corner speculations indeed. Which co,