THE HUNTINGDON JOURNAL.
"Otte enuntry, one constitution, one destiny.'
ILlaumatl lauQy da a:Daus
Wednesday, August 20, 1843.
Whig and A.ntimasonie County
Ticket.
ASSEMBLY
HENRY BREWSTER
ROBT. A. McMURTRIE.
PROTHONOTARY,
JAMES STE El,
REGISTER h RECORDE R,
JOHN REED.
TREASURER,
JOSEPH LAW.
COMMISSIONER.
WILLIAM BELL.
CORONER.
SAMUEL P. %V ALLACE,
A UDITOR.
SETA R. McCUNE.
Our Convention and our Ticket.
The Whig and Antimasonic Convention which
met in this place on Wednesday last was numer
ously attended--every election district, we believe,
fully represented; ang it be thought doubtful whether
a more intelligent and respectable body of men
eve, assembled in this county on a similar occasion.
A spirit of harmony end good order prevailed
throughout its deliberations.
The ticket formed by such a Convention, as
might be expected, meets with the approbation of
the party—eo much an indeed, that we have not
heard a murmur against it.
JAMES STEEL, Esq., our present able and
efficient Prothonotary, has been renominated for
that office. Ile is a gentleman no extensively
known that he needs no introduction from us, cer
tainly ; and eulogy could not add to his fame tie an
excellent officer.
JOHN REED is re-nominated for Register and
Recorder. He held the same office three years by
appointment, sad has twice been elec'ed by the
people, which speaks loudly in praise of his quali
fications. Me is well known to the citizens of this
county, and it is universally admitted that a more
honest and capable officer could not be found any
...a.m. a..., upon the principle that the offices
ere not CO. the banal.. .r.caynkaarita, bill for
the benefit of the people, the better are nee 'et nu.
hog to give up their claims upon the services of
the present Prothonotary and Register and Re
corder.
HENRY BREWSTER and ROBERT A.
McMURTRIE, Raq'rs., have been re-nominated
foe mamh.r. or as. .1 rtepreeentativee.
Their conduct generally, during the lust session of
the Legislature, is approved of by their constituent.;
but on the " Division Question" we believe there
ie a division. By way of compromise the " upper
end" got a candidate in faros of a new county out
of parts of Huntingdon and Bedford, and the
" lower end" one opposed to the new county.
Meier.. Brewster and McMurtrio were able and
efficient members last winter, and were both highly
esteemed by their fellow legislator.. They are
gentlemen into whose hands the interests of their
constituents, and of the Commonwealth, rosy be
entrusted without danger of betrayal or abuse.
JOSEPH LA W, Eeq., the nominee for the office
of Treasurer, is a man every way qualified for the
duties of that office. He in known as a consistent,
devoted Whig, in principle and practice—a citizen
of Morrie township, where he has for many years
been a Justice of the Pence, until last spring, when
his commission expired. He in lame and disabled
of making a livelihood by labor; and therefore, in
voting for him we shall have the double satisfaction
of voting for a good Whig and one worthy of re
ward.
WILLIAM BELL, of Allegheny township, is
the choice for the office of County Commissioner;
and we are told by those who are personally ac
quainted with him, that a better man for tho office
could not be found in the county.
SAMUEL P. WALLACE, the candidate for
Coroner, and SETH H. McCUNE, the nominee
for Auditor, are both good men and true Whigs,
and well qualified fur the rerpective offices for
which they have been nominated.
We again say that when nominations have been
once fairly made, by a majority of the representa
tives of the people, there is but one course for all
who desire the welfare of the party to pursue, and
that is to give all such nominations their hearty
support.
Arouse, then, ‘Vhigs of ITuntingdon county,
buckle on your armor, and prepare to give this
ticket—a ticket every way worthy your cordial sup-
port—such a majority in October as will forever
banish from the minds of your opponents the idea
of electing a locofoco in this staunch old Whig
county.
TH. FAI ll.—The fair members of the Pre.
byterian Church of this place, had a fancy sale last
week in the old Court House, which was well at
tended, and, we believe, liberally patronized. A
more extended notice of it will be found in another
column, from the pen of a correspondent, to which
we invite attention.
DRDICATION.-1111 huge and splendid Presby
terian Church edifice in this borough, was dedica
ted to the worship of Almighty Clod, on Wednes
day not, with appropriate ceremonies. 'fhe Rev.
J. W. Yeomans, D. D., of Danville, preached an
excellent sermon to a large concourse of people as
embled on the occasion.
(0 The elections in the South and West, held
this month, dv no not vary much (torn firmer requite.
ip t:,efE,uroliii our nrxt
Whig Nominations
Our friends in the different counties of the State
are going on to make their nominations with great
spirit. This is right; and if the Whigs but under.
sterd and do their duty when the election comes;
there will be o voice heard front Pennsylvania—the
Iron State of the Union—that may confuse Secre
tary Walker's ideas on the !object of " reducing
the details of the Tariff to the revenue standard.'.
Union COUNTY.-The Whigs of this county
have made the following nominations
Sent for—Jacob Wagonseller. Assembly—Jacob
McCurley. Register—Daniel Hellman. Tt ea
surer—Archibald Thomas. Cammissioner—Jacob
Martin. Auditor—James Harrison.
LT. •,CIN COUKTT.-Our friends in this county
have put in nomination the following ticket :
Senate—John P. Sanderson. Assemb/Y—John
Hassler. Register—A. P. Hibshman. Cleric of
the Co'crts—John C. Seltzer. Treasurer—Jeffer
son Shirk. Commissioner--Jacob Shaeffer.
We are personally acquainted with Mr. Sander
son, the nominee for Senator on the above ticket,
and can only add that a better nomination could not
have been made. Mr. S. is a young man of great
tact and ability, and therefore wall qualified to suc
ceed his gentlemanly predecessor, Levi Kline, Esq.
CAnrnarA CorNirr.---The Whirr of "Little
Cambria" bavo put the following ticket in norni-
nation
Asseni&k—Michael Dan Msgehan. Prothono
tary—John Linton. Commissioner--Emeritus
Bender, Treasurer--Robert L. Johnson.
This is said to be • strong ticket, and one that
eon be easily elected.
Moan Law calm—Last week EDWARD A
Luaus, EN., of Harrialiutg ; J►Mss K. KELLY,
A. P. JACOB. and WM. H. lime, Esgrs., of Lew•
Woven; and WILLIAM J. Jamie, ER., of thin
place, were admitted to practice in :the several
Courts of Huntingdon county.
"CLOT maw Loaning re," is the caption of an
article in the last York Republican. stating that the
delegates from that county to the September Loco.
loco Convention, have all been good Clay own.
We think they are looking quite in the contrary di
rection.
The Shunk Organ.
Gov. Shuck has determined on having an organ
at the neat of Government, in which he can place
confidence, to support his re-nomination. We
were told at the out-set of his administration that
the anti-democratic practice of having an official
organ to support the administration in all its acts,
whether right or wrong, would not be followed by
Mr. Shunk; but it would appear that he hes chang
ed his notion in this respect. The " Home Jour
nal," a military 'paper, hes been removed from
Philadelphia to Harrisburg, where it has made its
appearance under the title of “Pennsylvania Repor
t., and Home Journal," avowedly as the organ of
\ the &Me Netnin,tret,oe.
Tho Pennsylvania Intolligencor, otior noticing
the appearance of this paper, says :
The administration finds itself in such had odor,
and has so little confidence in the 'Union' and'Ar
gus' that it has deemed this step essential, as the
only means of erecting a re-nomination of the pre
' sent Governor 'far a second term. The paper is
filled with fulsome eulogy of Gov. Shank, and ad
ministers somo homethrusts at Gen. Cameron and
his friends, of which the following paragraph may
serve as a specimen
We may also expect to see allied with the
whip, a few disappointed and unprincipled politi
cians, who, unable to obtain place or plunder under
his administration, will join the common enemy.—
To gib; we have no objection. They are a class of
politicians who are an injury to any party to which
they belong, as they prevent more worthy men from
attaching themselves to it. The sooner the rotten
members are lopped oll", the sooner the body politic
will be restored to a sound condition, and the more
vigorous and permanent it will become.'
Doubtless all the corruption and rottenness in
the ranks of the Democracy will disappear at the
advent of the Reporter! Rare specimens of union
and harmony in the ranks of this party may be
looked for.
ctj- Great interest was felt for the arrival of the
steamship Great Britian. She was expected to arrive
daily. She is constructed, as most readers will
recollect, entirely of iron, carries six masts, is 320
feet in length, about 3200 tons burden, and is work
ed by a screw, submerged at her stern, instead of
paddle wheels at her side. Her four engines are
250 horse power each, and she is altogether the
largest and most remarkable ship ever built Full
particulars are given in another column.
CONVICTION of BOTD.-The trial of Jabez
Boyd, at West Chester, charged with the murder
of Westly Patton, was brought to a close on Tues
day, by the rendition of a verdict of guilty of
murder in the first deg•ee. The examination of
witnesses was concluded about three o'clock on
Monday, and on Tuesday morning, after argu
rnents, the case was given to the jury. They were
out about one hour.
a z,.. We are informed, says the New York Trib
une, that the Account Books, Checks, and other
manuscripts belonging to Crocker & Warren have
been recovered, having suffered no further injury
from the fire than the total erasure of all entries
made in blue ink, while those mado in black were
uniformly legible. If this is true it is a fact which
should be generally known.
oi^ During a storm at Riclunond Va., on Fii•
day last, two young 'saint one the daughter of Mr.
P. K. White, and the otitis, a daughter of Mr.
Samuel Putney, while sitting on a sofa together in
Mr. White's residence on Union hill, were struck
by lightning and instantly killed.
An Ohio paper states that cows are selling on the
Reserve at $6 a head, for want of feed, and sever
al thousand sheep are to be driven to the Western
prairies, to feed on wild grass for the winter.
Ty On the 7th inst., the barn of Mr. James
Mcquiston, near Butler, Pa., was consumed by
tov.ther is C:ck
D rxeitlN COI,TT.-The Locofueos of Dauphin
county have nominated John M. roster, Esq., of
Harrisburg for Senator, and and Michael Keller and
J. Rathvon, as their candidates for the Legislature.
'rime nomination. are spoken of as an administra
tion triumph.
It appears that the Governor led on his forces in
person, using the influence and patronage of tho
administration to defeat the delegates pledged to
support Jos. W. Cake, Esq., for Senator, who was
deemed the anti-administration candidate. Digni
fied, truly, for the Governor of Pennsylvania to he
managing a delegate meeting! or to use the Dau
phin county phrase, "fixing" delegates.
If the Native Sentinel be good authority, these
delegate meetings were attended with more spirit
than was ever witnessed by us in these truly inter
esting little assemblages of the people--a whole
barrel of brandy having been brought into the South
Ward to procure votes. In our opinion no strong
an argument as this is as well appreciated in that
ward, as any place in the range of our acquaintance.
Rich time, eh, boys
cCrThe Butler Democrat announces, by autho
rity, that CIIAIRLES C. SULLIVAN, Esq., decline.
being a candidate for Canal Commissioner.
APPOINTMENT lIT PERSIDENT.-STEW
ANT &rest, of Pennsylvania, Consul for Dundee,
in Scotland, in place of Edward Boxer, recalled.
Gov. Skunk has appointed Fergus Cannon, edi•
tor of the 'lndiana Republican,' Associate Judge of
that county, in the loom of Jame. McKennon, Esq.,
deemed.
Carter and Parke.—The Court of Error", et
Trenton, on Friday, affirmed the judgments in the
cam; of Joseph Carter and Peter W. Parke ; so
that the prisoners will be executed according to
their sentence, at Belvidere, on Friday the 22nd
day of August, instant.
(CY. It is estimated by a gentleman of intelligence
and well acquainted with the business of Pittaburg,
that $ 1,000,000 are added yearly to the actual
wealth of that city by its productive industry.
cry- The post office Department have decided to
take only A merican coin in paymen t for postage, or
to receive Spanish lips, levies and quarters, as equal
only to half dimes, dimes and twenty-three cents.
tn. Counterfeit $ 5 gold poicei, American coin,
are being circulated in the West. They are of the
date 1843, tolerably well done, as to the views, but
but very deficient in weight.
Another Tragical Wedding.—The Louisville
Courier gives some of the particulars of a most
dreadful affair which happened in Washington
county, la., on Thursday, 24th ult. It appears
that a wedding party on their return home after
dark, wore met in a piece of woods by a party in
tending to " charavari" the new married couple.—
The serenaders by some sudden movement in the
road, so frightened the horses of the wedding party
that they became entirely unmanageable. They
ran away, threw their ridersoind the result was
awful and terrible. The bri4 bridesmaid and
groomsman were killed, and so Bruised and disfig
tired that their bodies could scarcely he recognized.
There was much excitement in the neighborhood,
and seversl of the serenaders wore arrested and put
in prison.
Reciprocal.
Ritchio, editor of the Washington Union, Polk'e
official organovas at one time a bitter opponent of
Gen. Jackson, and said many naughty things of
him, in the Richmond Enquirer. The following
will corm as a sample :
' We cannot consent to lend a hand toward the
election of such a man as Andrew Jackson.'
Richmond Enquirer.
•Wo would deprecate hie election as a curse
upon the country. '—Rich. Eng.
, Compere him with Adorns and Crawford and
how inferior must he be. '—Rich. Enq.
• lie is too little of a statesman--too rash—too
violent in his temper--his measures too much in
chard to arbitrary government, to obtain the hum
ble support of the editor of thin paper.'—Rich
mond Enq.
The General, on the other !rand, entertained and
expressed reciprocal opinions of father Ritchie, as
will be seen by the following :
Ritchie in the greatest scoundrel in America'—
Gen. Jackson.
I see that I am attacked in Congress by Cooke,
Whitman and Williams, aided by that infamous
prom the Richmond Enquirer. If such a corrupt
press as the Richmond Enquirer were to approbate
my conduct, I should think that income unguarded
moment, I had committed some great moral impro
priety. '--Gcn. Jackson.
Horrible Accident.
The Columbia Spy of Saturday last soya On
Sabbath evening last, about 11 o'clock, Mr. MI
CH.. &cosi., engaged in the warehouse of D.
Leacu, & Co., in this borough, met with a horri
ble accident, which resulted in death. He was in
the habit of lodging in the warehouse where he was
employed, and either in a somnambulism, or from
confusion arising from not being wholly awake, he
walked out of a door in the second story of the
building and was precipitated on to the lever attach
ed on to the break of a burden car which was
standing on the track beneath. The lever entered
under the left arm at the 31 rib, passed through the
lungs, through the diaphragm, the stomach, the
point of She upper lobe of the liver, and came out
about an inch above the umbilicus, fracturing three
of the ribs in its course. He was relieved from his
shocking position by the hands of one of the boats,
lying convenient to the theatre of the accident, and
Mb COCHRAN, CLARKSON and Moosa were in a
very short time in attendance. Mr. S. lingered tin
, til about four o'clock on Monday morning, in ex
cruciating agony.
Quiet( Est • rate rat.—The Steam-Ship Cam.
brio, recently arrived from Liverpool, performed the
trip in the unprecedentedly short apace of eleven
days, including a stop at Halifax. Truly has the
power of steam annihilated distance !
Dc►'cus of CutnormeN.---The Presbyterian'
says that twenty-els miniaters, in connexion with
the Old school Assembly, have died in about a
Reported for Me Huntingdon Journal.
Court of Quarter Sessions and
Oyer and Terminer.
The following canes were brought before the
Court and disposed of as below stated :
Commonwealth vs. Jacob Fleck. Indictment
for Libel on Philip Bridenbaugh and family, in
Sinking Volley. 'rho libellous matter consisted in
a written letter which the defendant found and ex
hibited, caricaturing the prosecutor and his fami
ly. A °true bill" had been found at April See
eeione and continued to this term. Verdict, guilty.
Sentence of the Court that defendant pay a tine of
$2O 00, the corn. of prosecution &c.
Cumth. vs. Zaehariali Pheasant. Assault and
Battery. A writ of habeas corpus was awarded
on the record, to bring the defendant into Court.
Defendant brought up and discharged on payment
of all costs and physician's bill, by agreement of
the parties.
Condit. rs. William Darrison. Indictment for
keeping a Tippling House. Defendant 'deed guil
ty and submitted to the Court. Sentence, that
defendant pay a fine of $2O 00, costa of prosecu
tion dm
Cornth. vs. William Abbot. Indictment for the
larceny of a cheep, the property of Robert Gill, in
Springfield township. The Grand Jury returned
the bill "Ignoramus."
Comth. vv. Eliza Westbrook. Two cases of
Surety of the peace, on the oath of Margret Shive
ly. After a hearing, the Court sentenced the de
fendant to find security in the surn of $lOO in each
cue, and to pay the costs, &c.
Comth. v:: David Yingling. Indictment for
the larceny of a promiseory note, the property of
Thomas Crissmen, in Hollidaysburg. Bill return
ed °ignoramus."
Comth. vs. fames Reed. Indictment for Sodo
my, in Henderson township. "True Bill." Ver
dict, "not Guilty."
C.A. vs. Jonathan Bard. Indictment for
arson—setting fire to a certain dwelling house, sit
uate in Tyrone township, the property of the heirs
of Michael Wallace, decd., on . the night of the 25th
of July last. The Grand Jury returned the bill
',ignoramus."
Comth. vs. Michael Brenneman. Indictment
for murder. The indictment charged the defend
ant with the murder of Duncan Stewart, in Wood
berry township, On the 19th day of May lout. The
evidence elicited on the trial was, that the defend
ant was on the pavement before the public house
of Mr. McCoy, in Williamsburg, on the 19th May,
when Duncan Stewart, who we. intoxicated, pase
ed angry words, and made an tumult upon him.
The defendant then struck him with his fist, caus
ing him to fell backward., striking his head upon
the curb-stones. Afterwards he walked to Frank.-
town township, and there died on the 22nd day of
May. The prosecution failed to prove malice, and
an intention to kill. This case occupied the time
and attention of the Court on Friday and Saturday.
The jury retired for a few minutes, after which
they returned a verdict of "not guilty."
Comtd. vs. James McCafferty alias Gaffcrty.
lodietemerit for the murder of David Hassler, at
Mill Creek, on the 17th day of July last. On
Friday the defendant was brought into Court, and
being arraigned, plead not guilty. The con was
then continued on account of the eickness of ono
of the counsel of the defendant.
The jury for last week wee ordered to be in
Court again at 10 o'clock to-day, so that the crimi
nal business might bo disposed of. Tho civil list
will probably be taken up on Thursday.
August 18, 1845.
New Counterfeits.
Slate Bank of Indiana, Inthanopolis, la., 20'e ,
letter A. psy S. S. Hanna, July 1, 1843, and filled
up to the different branches. Engraving good and
calculated to deceive.
Bank of Middletown, Middletown Pa., fo's,
spurious. A female with a child in her arms. On
tho left end statue of 'Washington, which is not on
the genuine.
10's, spurious. Vignette, Declaration of Inde
pendence.
20's, spurious. Vignette, Patton Lyon at his
Forge.
Bank of Louisville, Louisville, Ky., 3'o, June
1, 1943. The true notes are dated Ist June, 1843.
Lancaster Bank, Lancaster, Pa., s's, spurious,
Vignette, Indian, Sailor, Eagle, &c. Engraved by
Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Co., New York.
Western Bank, Baltimare. 3's spurious. Vig
netto Arms of Pennsylvania; signed Benson, Treas-
urer; Pennington, President, which names are not
found on genuine notes.
North Western Bank, Wheeling. I O's apu•
does. Vignette, agncultural implemento—stoum•
boat in the distance.
A Lag over the Traces.
The editor of the New York Evening Post, who
is in England, attending Free Trade meetings,
Cita reps President Polk over the knuckles for ap
pointing Mr. MeLmca Minister to England:—
I cannot close this letter without expressing my
regret that Mr. Polk should have made such an ap
pointment as that of Mr. McLane to represent the
government of the U. States in this country. It
would have been much better to allow Mr. Everett
to remain, if he is willing, as 1 suppose he is. In
regard to political opinions, there is slot much to
chose between Mr. Everett and Mr. McLane; or ;
rather, the advantage is on the side of Mr. Everett,
inasmuch as his opinions are frankly declared. In
point of character and capacity, Mr. Everett is much
before the man selected as hie eucceseor. The files
of the Evening Peat for the summer of 1834, con
tain the record of an act of double dealing, of
which Mr. McLane was guilty, in relation to same
misconduct of Swartwout, the Collector of New
Y ork ."
The author of the above paragraph is Mr. DOT.
ANT, the celebrated Poet, and Editor of a loading
Locofoco paper in New York, who is now on a visit
to Europe. He is very high testimony against
the propriety of Mr. POLK'S appointment of a Min
ister to England, which in fact can only be produc
tive of injury to all - airs there. Mr. Evenurr is
personally the most popular Representative we have
ever had at London ; and nothing is gained—it will
be well if something be not loot— by exchanging
him for Mr.,lcl-&.—l'crk Republican.
Foreign Intelligence
Seven days Later from Europe.
ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT BRITAIN
Ths steamer Great Britain, Capt. lloskens, ar
rived at Now York on the 10th, at nalf past three
o'clock, in fifteen days from Liverpool, having loft
that port on the 16th ult. )3y her we have Lon
don dates to the 25th, and Liverpool to the 26th.
The, news, though not exciting, is favorable.—
Cotton holds its price, with large pales, and there
was a general conviction that the lowest point had
been reached, and henceforth the change would bo
in favor of the sellers, if any. Provisions, too,
were firm, and there wore some expectations of
scarcity and an advance.
Earl Gray, father of the Reform Act, and for
four years Prime Minister, died at his residence,
Hewick Hall, on the 17th, aged 81.
Viscount Canterbury (for seventeen years Speak
er of the House of Commons as Mr. Mancini' Sut
ton,) died on the 20th, aged 66.
In the Parliament, there have been two or three
personal brushes, but no proceedings of interest.
Mr. Ewart moved a repeal of the duties on Butter
and Cheese, which was resisted by Sir Robert Peel,
and defeated. A debate on New Zealand has been
had, but led to no result• A bill to enable the
Jews to hold certain offices will probably pass.
O'Connell is about to retire to Derrynane, where
he proposes to occupy himself during the recess
with the details of various measures for carrying
out his views. The state of Ireland ie serieue—
not to say alarming.
The lionteaumZ Capt. Lowber, arrived at Liv
erpool on the 20th, with papers of one day later
than was carried out by the Caledonia.
. . .
The revolt of the inhabitant of Croatia has sub-
sided of itself.
There has been a terrible conflagration at Spur-
The Provision trade is improving. Inch Butter
has advanced nearly 2e. on moat deacriptione.—
This is caused to acme extent be the market being
se bare of American Stock. New Cheshire end
Gloucester Cheese rule. front 48s. to 1565. per cwt.,
according to quality.
The Metal market is quiet. Pig Iron is selling
in Glasgow at 60e. In Wales, Bar Iron .67 10,
and Railway Bar in London £8 10 In the Staf
fordshire district, matteia remain nearly as rho last
steamer left them.
American Scientifics continue to look up. The
improvement in this description of Stock which the
last steamer carried out, has rather increased than
otherwise since her departure. The quotation. are
in favor of holders. This firmness is mainly at
tributable to the desire evinced by the Pommylva
vines to redeem, and fur the future to maintain their
credit.
The produce markets generally/continue steady,
with an upward tcndeney.
Fur the Huntingdon Jourual.
"Panay Sale this evening in the
Old Court Nouse."
Mrt. EDITOR:-
During a visit on business to your place, this an
nunciation from a Handbill in a conspicuous place,
attracted my attention and irresiatably led my steps
L. the vol. From the ruinous appearance of the
building known to me in its palmy days, when I
viewed it as a model of architectural beauty and
the pride of our county, I was not prepared for
the scenes within, when mending the stairs the
shattered condition of the windows, became more
apparent from the light of the Transparencies, point
ing the way to the room formorly knows. as Use 1.41
Room, (and then Jury room.) brilliant as of yore
with light end beauty—but I exercise too long the
privilege of age, and loiter by tho way. The ladiee
of the Borough were holding a "Fair," or "Salo"
fo, the benefit of the Presbyterian Church, whilst
a crowd equally busy were purchasing their mer
chandize. Upon entering what thick coming fancies
thronged my mind,
Busy mem'ry here retraces
Scones of bliss forever fled,
Lives in former time. and place.
Holds communion with the dead "
Here seine 25 or 30 years ago, I, a bashful youth,
hesitated to ask the hand for the next dance, of the
mother or perhaps the grandmother of the fair girls
now offering the fancy articles upon their tables, to
the attending beaux. The former Belles of the
Ball Room were converted into respectable old ladies.
Many who were then active in the busy scene, sleep
on the "Grave Yard Hill," or have emigrated to
distant States, yet a fow remained in green old age
enjoying the scene (of my male cotemporaries)
whilst some of the females were actively employed
in dispensing refreshments, upon whose placid
brows I could trace the evidences of a useful and
well spent life, giving their example and counte
nance to the younger ones.
From the associations connected with this vener
able building, I was glad to find a portion of it re
deemed from ruin and in good repair, employed not
only ne I saw it then, but usually as a , Tersami
Sammie'," where the faculties of the mind are
developed and our youth trained up for usefulness.
Yet with all my fondness for old customs, I could
not deny that the dancing &c., of former times,
lost by comparison with the present, when the tal
ents and industry of the Female. were devoted to
furnishing • Temple dedicated to the worship of
their Creator, and the young men were enjoying ra
tional pleasure in their.society, contributing by their
talents and means to further the same object, in
stead of engaging in the habits of their anecdote,
(sanctioned by the customs of the day) rendering the
Ball and Refreshment Room of the Old Court
House quite independent of the Temperance Soci
ety.
VIEUX TEMPS.
Huntingdon, August 18, 1845.
Creditable.
The Boston Transcript nye—. A lady yesterdey
afternoon loot a pocket book containing $4O in mo
ney, and a check for $2OO ; for the recovery of
which a reward of $lO was offered. The pocket
book was found by Mr. Henry Smith, the razor
strop man,' who called this morning at our office
for the purpose of advertising it, where he met the
loser, who had called for a similar purpose. The
lady tenderered Mr. Smith the $lO, which he refus
ed to receive, but directed the lady to No. 1 Scott's
Court, where lay a sick man, destitute, to whom he
desired the reward might be paid, which was ac
cordingly done.'
On Saturday evening, the 9th instant, the barn
belonging to Mr. John Wolf, of BulTaloe valley,
Union county was struck by lightning and entirely
destroyed. The whole of his Wheat, Rye, (Nei
end Hay of the present year were consumed. So
rapid wan the flames that even the horse gears could
nut be saved. Mr. NV's loss will be heavy.
The County bonvention.
This body met at 2 o'clock on Wednesday lasi,
in the old Court House, and organized by appoint.
ing JOHN WILLIAMSON, Eeq., of Huntingdon,
President; A ntimzoo Suers Ears, of Warriormatki
and „Nelsen Hroorn 5, of Allegheny, Vice Presi
dents ; John final, of Porter, Jacob Van Tries,
Esq., of Warriorsmark, and Wm. B. Smith, of
Jackson, Secretariee.
The following gentlemen appeared, produced
their credentials, and took their seats in the Con
vention :
Allegheny.—Joseph Higgihe and 'no- 1 S M.
tifflor: --
Antic—John Hamilton and Abram Bowers.
Blair. Alexander Knox and Elijah Ferree.
Barree.—James Gilleland and Jiimee McGuire,
Gam—John Stever and Ralph Crateley.
Clay.—Jacob Gharret and Kinney L. Green.
CrOmwell.—Aaron Stains and Tfiornas E. Orbi•
BOIL .
Dublin.--Brice Blair and John Rouge.
Frankatown.—Philip Hilemon and Jos. Shan
non.
Franklin.—John H. Stonebraker arid John Con+
red.
Henderson.—Richard Plowman and TisoMaa
McCahan.
Houston.—George Bare and Chriation Good.
Jackaon.—William D. Smith and Jame. Mitch.
Morris.—Adam Keith and Wm. Reed
Murrya Run.—E. L. Plowman and Geo. Hawk.
Porter.—John Huyett and David 0. Stewart.
Roxberry.—Taaac Wolverton and John Kemp.
Shirley.—Thomas Haling and Abraham Long.
Snyder.—John T. Mathias and John Kratier.
Tyrone.—David B. Tummy and Jamas Marrow.
Tod.—Solomon Houck and John Ramsey.
Walker.—John Householder and John Snyder.
Warriorsmark.—Jacob Vantries and Samuel W..
Stonebraker.
Woodborry.--Samuel Doan and Alex. McKa
may.
West.--James Stewart and John Bayer.
Union.—Simeon Wright and William Smith.
Alexandria Borough.—Samuel Huey and Fred
erick Burket.
Birmingham bo.—James C.ark and Nathan W.
Green.
Gamut bo.—D. Caldwell and Wm. Noise. "
Hollidaysburg bo.—Solomon Shomo and David
Goodfellow.
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Huntingdon bo.—Gao. A. Steel, end John
Ramon.
•
Petersburg bo.--Abraham Renner arnlJoseph M.
Stevens.
Shirleysburg bo.—B. Leas end A. O. Brown
The Convention then proceeded to the
nomination of candidates for the offices of
Register and Recorder, Prothonotary and
Treasurer at the same time. There were
66 delegates present--34 constituted a
majority. JOHN REED received 37
votes on the first ballot, and was declared
duly nominated, for Register and Record
er. For Prothonotary JAMES STEEL,
Esq. received 43 votes on the first ballot,
and was declared duly nominated, JO
SEPH LAW received 38 votes for Tree,
surer on the second ballot, and was de
clared duly nominated for that office. The
Convention then commenced ballotting for'
Commissioner, when kVILLI 4111 BELL,
of Allegheny township, received 44 votes
on the secodu Damn. e. r. WALLACE
was nominated for Coroner, and SETH
R. McCUNE for Auditor, without oppo
sition. The ballottings fur members of
the House of Representatives then com
menced: HENRY BREWSTER receiv
ed SG votes on the first ballot ; and R 0 .,.
BERT A. McMURTRIE, Esq., 39 on
the third ballot, and were declared duly
nominated.
The Convention then adjourned sine
die, the best order and good feeling having
prevailed throughout its deliberations.
DESTRUC FIVE FIRE !-LOSS OF LIFE! !-
HORRIBLE MURDERS! ! !
An extra from the office of the Xenia (Ohio)
Jeffersonian of the 3d inst., states that at two
o'clock on that morning, tho extensive store room
of Puterbaugh & Allison was discovered on fire.--
Their entire stock of goods, probably to the amount
of ten thousand dollars were destroyed. The large
brick building occupied by Puterbaugh & Allison,
store keepers, A. B. Beal, harness maker, and
Samuel Crumbaugh, hat store, was consumed. The
large brick, occupied by D. D Williamson, grocer,
D. Garr, bookseller, and partly as a dwelling by
two or three families, was also destroyed. The loss
of property cannot be lees than from fifteen to
twenty thousand dollars.
The most deplorable part of the calamity, was
the lose of two very estimable young men, James
Kenny and William Steel, clerks of Puterbaugh
and Allison, who slept in the store. When the
flames were discovered and the door buret open,
Mr. Kenny was found lying against the front door
senseless, cut and bruised to a considerable extent.
He was conveyed to a dwelling not far off where he
breathed his last, without being able to give any
information how the fire commenced. Mr. Steel
was discovered lying in bed, probably senseless, but s
could not be rescued in consequence of the lumen.'
His body was afterwards discovered in the cellar
where it had fallen through. The back door of
the store room was standing open, from which it
is pretty conclusive that a most foul murder has
been committed, and the store set on fire.
It is supposed that the robbers entered at the
back deer, and despatched Kinney ae he lay upon
his cot, and that Mr. Steele, who slept under the
counter, made some resistance, but was overpower
ed and murdered. A hatchet or hammer is suppo
sed to have been used in the encounter with Steele.
A considerable quantity of goods was found about
a half a mile from town, which had been taken
from the store. It is not known that the robbers
obtained any money. The entire loss of property
is said to be covered by insurance.
The Cincinnati Commercial of the sth instant
states that a man has been arrested in that city on
suspicion of being one of the murderers.
IgoCt Entso.
siTTORXEI .11T LAW.
HUNTINGDON, PA
GEORGE TAYLOR,
Attorney at Law.-- Attends to practice in
the Orphans' Court, Stating Administra
tors accounts, tierivening, &c.—Office in
Dimond, three doors East of the "Ex
change Hotel." feb2B, '44.
A. K. CORINVIN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW—Huntingdon PA.
Office in Mani street, two doors East
_of
Mr. Adam Hall's 'lemperance House.
IDLANK BONDS—Judgment and cm
_rncal—ior sale at tjiis office,